SZ: *coughs as I moved some cobwebs* okay. We seriously need to stop delaying current projects we're working on...I get most of us were busy, but still…

Z0: *grabs leaf blower to blow away all the dust and webs*

GT: I am so glad I'm wearing a helmet with oxygen supply.

Z0: WHAT? *takes off noise blocking headphones* Oh...there has to be something in this building that makes our rooms diriter. GT, see if there's a Yokai that does that.

GT: Can do. However…*whistles and a troop of Katazukerai and a Arai Mashō run in and start cleaning everything* There are Yokai that clean everything. I just hired these guys this morning.

Z0: That explains why my room was so clean this morning. I thought I was sleep cleaning again. Anyway, welcome back readers to chapter 3 of Zyuohgers Monarchs of Mobius!

SZ: Yup. As always, I'm Seanzilla115, and with me is Kamen Rider ZER0 and GammaTron.

O.N: *comes in dress as part 1 Dio Brando*AND ME KONO OVERNERD!

SZ: To be honest, I've been hoping we could get back to this story soon. It has some pretty good potential….though we might need to lower the length of the chapters with how long the last one was…

GT: Yeah...We got a few complains on length.

Z0: I consider them well meaning criticism. That means we have something to work on as a team.

GT: True.

Z0: So let's take it as we got room for improvement. Besides I personally don't mind length I read fast, and most fan fics I find are people complaining they are so short.

O.N: Readers, I will check to see if you guys favorite either Kamen Rider Chrome or Ten Faced Paladin and i will call bullshit on the length complaints.*dresses up as Avdol from jojo* YES! I WILL!

SZ: True...another complaint we got was there was a bit too much comedy in the last chapter.

Z0: What do they want...it's Super sentai. We don't exactly deal with Murder and the evil in people like Kamen Rider does. If you want that...read a Kamen Rider fic. This is super sentai, so we have to keep things lighter and more happy.

GT: We do?

Z0: Name a Super sentai series that's dark.

GT: Completely dark or at some points dark?

Z0: Dark moments don't count since those are common later in shows, but scarce. But when you watch Super Sentai...it's more geared towards happy and light. I mean… it's a group of heroes in color coded spandex.

O.N: more importantly isn't this a Sonic crossover?

SZ: Very true…

GT: Right.

Z0: Also...Leo...just...just Leo. Tell me he's not meant for comedy.

SZ: Go ahead, readers. Tell us if Leo's not meant for comedy or not.

*silence*

SZ:...Yeah. We thought so.

Z0: Anyway, we dragged this point on long enough. Sorry for that I take responsibility. Let's get onto what we are here for.

GT: Eeyup! We don't own anyone but our OCs! So enjoy!

O.N: *burst in* SUUUPEEERRRR...HERO TIME!...starts now.

The world still has much to discover, but with the hearts of five connected, the world can discover these things, for those five shall protect it with a roar of victory.

(begins Dobutsu Sentai Zyuohger opening theme)

Haruka oozora e jiyuu ni habataku

Kibou mitsumeteru shounen no hitomi

Eagle, Shark, Lion, Elephant, Tiger, Honnō Kakusei!

Saikyou no ouja Zyuohger yasei no PAWAA de

Chikyuu no nakama wo mamotte miseru

Zettai teki shousha Zyuohger taiyou yori mo moeru

Kokoro wa muteki sa Zyuohger!

"Hai here you go." Yamato smiled as he handed a paper to a man. The paper has a well done drawing of the Kings Credential and Lost Item written along the top. It also has Yamato's contact information along the bottom.

"Here ya go!" Amu smiled, handing one out. After the woman walked away, Amu sighed as she sat down. "This is so boring...when you suggested we go find the Kings Credential...I thought it be some exciting adventure in the human world. I'd even rather go shopping with Roll…" she pouted in boredom, "Plus the people we give the papers to keep throwing them away...that's just rude, I tell you."

"HEY! YOU...Take this paper...don't you run from me human!" Leo shouted, chasing a scared businessman. "Don't you run! Hey, tell me if you seen this Cube!" he shouted tackling him down some stairs, causing the papers in his hand to fly into the air and scatter around the mall.

"Speaking of, where is she?" Yamato asked.

"She found a place available for the cafe idea," Tusk replied, "It seems like this mall has a high human traffic...plus, it will be an extra source of income...and we have Leo...so," he muttered, motioning to Leo as he was chasing more businessmen.

"Come back here, you wimps!" he shouted. "Leo needs to know what you know!" he roared, tackling into one of the more portly businessmen. "Tell me where the cube is!?"

"Shouldn't' we worry about lawsuits…" Amu muttered.

"Nope." Tusk replied as Leo reverted to his Mobian Form, scaring the poor businessmen even more.

"Hai…" Yamato muttered.

"Right...anyway, let's leave Leo to his devices." Tusk stated.

"Hey...oh pretty girl...hey...I'm Leo! What's your name!?"

"KYA!"

*SMACK!*

"Wait...Kya! You didn't talk to me!"

"Sela!" Yamato shouted.

"Leo!" Sela shouted, dropkicking Leo and sending him flying into a water fountain.

"Heh heh….look. Stars…" Leo laughed in a dizzy manner, his eyes replaced with swirls.

"Anyway, ignoring that from now on." Tusk said, "While I'm not optimistic, I think Roll's idea will work for us. That and it'll make her happy...everyone knows Happy Roll...happy everyone else."

"Hai, plus it'll be more fun this way. And I'm bored again…" Amu complained. "Ne Tusk...do my work for me."

"No."

"Please!"

"No…"

"P~lease!"

"Do your own damn work, Amu!" Tusk shouted.

"But it's so boring...I want to go have fun with Yamato." Amu complained, still pouting.

"Wait...why am I involved now?" Yamato asked, blinking in confusion as he handed out more papers.

"Come on, Tusky...please~~~?" Amu begged as she gave him the puppy dog eyes.

"...Don't you dare quiver your l-" Tusk began with a frown before Amu's lip began to quiver, "Damn it…" he groaned.

"Stay strong, Tusk…" Yamato cheered for him.

"Ugh...I'd sooner yank out my own namesake then do your work again...we're not in school anymore." Tusk groaned, avoiding looking at her face.

"Pwease~~~?"

"...Damn it, she added the baby talk…"

"Tusk...don't worry...I can take care of it." Yamato offered.

"No, you have to come with me!" Amu stated.

"Why?" both males asked.

"Yamato has money...Tusk is flat broke and useless here." Amu pointed out.

"So are you," Tusk frowned, "We gave all our Rings to Roll to get that place."

"Yeah, but Yamato-kun has Earth money." Amu argued. "That and he's much better looking."

"Wait…" Tusk blinked. "You want Yamato to go with you...cause he's handsome...why?"

"A girl has her reasons," Amu giggled.

"...I...ugh…" Tusk groaned, slapping his face. "Know what…? We can manage… Yamato, go with her...keep her from stealing cute clothes and cake from stores." he looked to his fellow confused male.

"Are you sure?"

"Sela can make Leo focus." he stated.

"If you don't hand out those papers right, I'm making you eat fist for a week!" Sela shouted.

"Yamato, save Leo!" Leo cried. "I'm sorry...please no more knuckle sandwiches!"

"I'll...I'll just trust you. Plus, I'll take the chance to go check on Roll-san." Yamato offered before Amu looped her arms around his before she dragged him off. "EH!?"

"...He's doomed, you know," Sela noted, dragging Leo over by his ear.

"It's Amu...she's more mature than we think...or at least we all hope." Tusk muttered.

"I…shall be the best man…" Leo spoke up. "When...Amu eventually drags him home to do that."

"Shut up," Sela tugged his ear.

In space, the Deathgaliens' bow-themed ship floated around the planets moon. It's occupants were all gathered in the Owner's throne room. Ginis sipped down his whine again as his three commanders...well two commanders and his secretary.

"So...what's new for today?" Ginis asked.

"Owner! I demand another turn!" Azald spoke up.

"Azald...you already sent a player; it's Quval's turn." Naria spoke up calmly.

"I don't mind it." Quval spoke calmly. "If anything, this will give me more time to study these Zyuohgers."

"Well...alright then. Azald, go ahead and take another turn." Ginis said.

"Great! I got just the player for this...Bowguns!" he shouted loudly.

At that, the doors slid open as an alien with a body made up of black and green armor walked in. Golden accents decorated his jester-like feet as a jacket colored in black and green with purple accents covered his body with several small tassels along the back. Its head...was huge and oval shaped. It was mostly white in color, save for the golden accents making a 'mouth,' and the large purple indents with green gems acting as eyes. Each eye also had a crosshair like pattern for pupils. It also had a horn at the top of its head and two fin along the side of its white oval shaped giant head. And true to the name Azald called it by, the alien was carrying a purple bowgun weapon in his hands.

"Greetings! Bowguns is gonna hit the bullseye!" the alien greeted with a bow.

"Ooh… What's this one do?" Ginis asked.

"He shoots really fast arrows, no species alive has been able to see his shot coming." Azald explained.

"This should be entertaining. Launch immediately." Ginis ordered.

"Hai, de gansu!" Bowguns saluted as he stepped on the teleporter and left.

"Naria...get back to hacking Earth television. I want to see what entertainment this world has before we kill it." Ginis ordered.

"Hai."

"I still find it odd he ends up loving some worlds programmings...but kills them anyway. Bringing more boredom." Quval muttered.

"Because I find them entertaining."

"Ginis-sama, I found one program you may enjoy. It is called 'Wrestling'. In it two men enter a boxed arena and fight one another with various complex rules." She exlained.

"Play it." Ginis ordered. "I swear if no one really dies, I'm blowing up this world worse."

"Sonic...why are we hanging out here in the middle of the city?" Tails asked as they were sitting on a building edge.

"'Cause the giant TV on that building shows a fun program where two humans beat each other up." Sonic explained, pointing at a dome shaped building. "This world has some weird but awesome entertainment."

"So...we're just gonna sit here and wait for that giant screen to give us entertainment?" Tails asked out of interest and confusion.

"Well, we could watch it on the TV at Yamato's, but his Uncle is there and walking around like a Walrus." Sonic explained.

"That's...one explanation...but why do you like this so much?"

"It's just fun." Sonic explained. "You get to see people fight it out epically, and there is no danger...okay, there's some danger."

"Are humans stupid?" Tails asked.

"Leo fits in. …Let that make sense of it." Sonic countered calmly, "Go, Tiger head guy!"

"Wait...is that guy a Mobian?"

"No, he can't be…" Sonic muttered.

"But he has a tiger head." Tails countered. "Plus...what human is that strong?"

"..." Sonic was about to open his mouth.

"Don't say Yamato."

"Tiger Head guy." he said as they saw the fight on the screen. "How do humans get to be Eggman Robo sized?"

"I don't know...did he just throw him?!" Tails gawked seeing the Man with the Tiger Mask toss the giant man out of the ring and into a metal pole. "This is the greatest human thing of all time what's it called?"

"Wrestling."

"Wow we have alot in common with humans in terms of sports." Tails noted.

"So how's that thing Tusk asked you about?"

"The Disguises not good."

"Why?" Sonic asked curious.

"Sonic these things are much more complicated then chaos emeralds they'll work with anything for anyone, these cubes…"

"Let me guess if we're not Sela, Leo or Yamato…"

"Yep ain't gonna work, i would need a cube unbonded to anyone or at best i can make a temp replacement changer for Yamato and the guys." he said, "This is actually fun, i mean i thought i have problem fixing caliburn but i can do that in my sleep its like its in my blood or something."

"Yeah, but how are we gonna convince Yamato's uncle about us? We can't keep getting lucky forever."

"The guy loves dressing up as animals, right?" Tails asked.

"Yeah from what I hear. Wh….ohhh." Sonic nodded, getting the idea. "Will it work?"

"As long as everyone plays along. If Tusk wants what he asked, I'll need a King Credential that isn't bonded or activated like the others are."

"Which there is only one of...and it's kind of missing." Sonic pointed out.

"Yeah," Tails frowned.

"This is a tough one. Where could the thing have gone. I mean it's a shiny crystal cube. It's not like someone just picked it up and walked away with it...right?" Sonic asked...making Tails slap his forehead.

"...You guys never considered 'What if the guy who gave Yamato his never left the sight,' did you?"

"So...what? We find Bird-man and get the cube from him?" Sonic countered.

"Sonic, we tend to take back Chaos Emerald day after day from even good friends…" Tails reminded, "It's how we've met most of them. I'm calling them." he muttered before seeing another match, "After this fight."

"Whoo!" Sonic cheered, happy at the prospect of more enjoyable violence.

"Amu...this is the clothing store on the clear otherside of the mall." Yamato spoke calmly holding six bags of clothing as Amu walked around in what he just called a pallet swap of her normal clothing.

"Oh...right right...we we're gonna check on Roll-chan...silly me. I forgot." she smiled, tapping her head while sticking her tounge out in a cute manner. "Just six more bags."

"You said that at the last store…" Yamato pointed out.

"Well...we wouldn't be in this one if you hadn't tried talking me out of it, now wouldn't we?" she countered with a smile. She then looked over to the woman at the cashier. "Ah, I'm gonna wear this out. Don't worry, he'll take care of it." she smiled, patting Yamato's arm.

"Eh…" Yamato blinked.

"Hai." the woman smiled as she pressed on the machine, making the numbers pop up. "That'll be 800,000 Yen."

"Ehehe…." Yamato muttered. "800,000 yen…"

"Oh wait! These too!" Amu smiled as she put in a few more stacks of clothes in varying shades of pink and white.

"Oh, one moment. 990,000 yen." the woman corrected.

"Uh…" Yamato groaned, falling over, "Sayonara...my money…"

"Yamato, are you okay?"

"Fine...just...I get the feeling this is what it's like to...know what? Not finishing that thought." he sighed, standing up and pulling out his wallet and handing his credit card to the woman. His eyes visibly began crying as she swiped it and he was forced to accept the charges.

"Oh, come on. I'm not so bad...Roll-chan already blew all her money for the cafe." Amu giggled.

"How do you…"

"...You were right." Yamato blinked at the cafe...or at least the lot that would eventually become one.

"Roll-chan is very useful in business things. Trust me. I've used her skills to my advantage many a times." Amu smiled.

"Amu-san...What kind of person are you?" Yamato asked.

"A very cheeky one," both jumped and turned to see Roll behind them, "I still don't have everything for the cafe, but I got one of the optimal places for not only attracting customers, but a decent spot to any exits in case of a fire, quick access to the bathroom, and managed to get this for half of what they were selling it for."

"Told ya." Amu smiled.

"Oh, and congrats, Amu. You are going to be one of the maids," Roll informed.

"I am already settled for living with Yamato. Sela-chan will be glad to take it and be your man pervert barrier." Amu said, hugging Yamato's arm.

"No...please take her off my hands." Yamato said quickly.

"I am cashing in that favor you owe me for the incident with Leo and the shampoo," Roll stated, making Amu freeze.

"Shimata…" she cursed, "Darn it...why do you have to do that, Roll-chan…? I was having a happy day buying things with Yamato-kun… Why…? You're so mean…" she complained like a little girl.

"Why does she keep doing 360s?" Yamato wondered out loud.

"That's just Amu-chan being Amu-chan," Roll shrugged, "And as for why? What you did last week to my strawberry parfait."

"...I told you I was sleepy."

"...I'm gonna step out...silently...quietly…" Yamato said before blurring off.

"...I'm telling your mother you're blocking me," Amu pouted as she looked for a cosplay that she liked.

"Amu-chan, the store opens next week," Roll informed, raising a brow.

"I'll wear what I want!" she pouted in anger.

"...hmm... That human in the tiger mask so promise." Ginis said. "I will admit...I wish he snapped the head off that tall bulky human...but I will say it. I'm entertained. Bring up that fight with that Yellow Devil character...I like him...He has a nice style."

"See? I told you brains wins over stupid brawns, " Quval told Azald, who paid him in space money.

"Man!" he complained slamming his blocky fist on the bar. "Curse you Tiger Mask!"

"Naria, hurry up ple…" Ginis started before the screen fitz and a brown and black-furred humanoid lynx was seen.

"..."

"..."

"So this is a thing…" Quval spoke.

=...umm...Good Evening?= Nicole waved.

"Naria...what is that?" Ginis asked.

"Ginis-sama...we are being hacked."

"Oh...so…"

"Yes, that is bad." Naria spoke.

"Oh...so...can I like not watch the Yellow Devil fight?" he asked.

"In a moment."

=...i'll be taking my leave= she said as she vanished and the screen showed the yellow devil slashing a man's throat with his sharp fingers.

"Okay, all is good." Ginis spoke calmly. "Azald...Quval, money on who wins?"

"Yellow Devil all the way!" Azald shouted.

"Ginis-sama...I'm going to do some tasks." Naria explained.

"Quval...translation?" Ginis asked.

"She's gonna kill the Earth creature that hacked us...possibly brutally." Quval explained.

"Azald, I'm borrowing your Player for a side mission," she said.

"Oi, Naria…"

"I'm borrowing." she said, glaring at him.

"Yes, Naria-sama...go ahead, Naria-sama." he bowed his head. "One day...I'm gonna enjoy hitting her."

"What was that?!"

"Nothing!" he shouted loudly as he backed away.

"I think even Azald is smart enough to know when to back down." Quval spoke.

"And slammed headfirst into the mat!" Ginis chuckled happily. "Oh look...the men in white are dragging the poor human away. I like this Yellow Devil human...Quval, hit loop."

"I believe I have made an error," Nicole noted.

"Eh? Wh….why?" Haseo asked, poking up from his makeshift bed.

"I...think I may have contacted the people behind the recent attacks on the city," Nicole sheepishly admitted, making Haseo nervously gulp."...We will be taking our leave of each other's company from here."

"E-eh?!" Haseo exclaimed at that, "D-demo, didn't you promise Kaa-san you'd look after me?!" his ears drooped a bit as he looked down.

"I am by ensuring your safety." she explained. "As it stands, the odds of survival with me have dropped drastically. The only way to increase those odds back to a number suitable for your survival is to be separated from me. I know of the consequences otherwise, but I suppose the term is, 'the lesser of two evils.'" she stated, "I am at an optimal efficiency that I believe I can contact someone of our world. Please wait."

-line break-

"...Oh sorry." Leo said as all the Zyuoh Changers rang. "Hello! This is Leo!" he said answering.

=Good evening, Sir Leo=

"Nicole?" Leo blinked. "NICOLE!" he roared in realisation.

*WHAM*

"IS HASEO-CHAN WITH YOU?!" Roll asked with the changer in her hands, Leo under her feet.

"I smell pain…" Leo groaned. "And sugar…honey, honey..."

"..." Yamato gently lifted the frantic Roll off Leo and helped his friend up, "Daijobu?"

"Yamato...am I still pretty?" he asked, covering his bleeding nose.

"You're still the same old Leo." he smiled, patting his back. "...I wouldn't ask for a better wingman."

"Yamato!" he cried hugging his friend. "You're the best person, I know!"

"Hey…" the other Mobians all complained, minus Roll.

=Miss Roll, drop your heartrate to healthy levels or put on someone more calmer than you. In your current mood, you will be irrational in your responses=

"Where is Haseo-chan?! Is he okay? He better not have one bit of fur misaligned or I am going to find a way to load this annoying internet song Tails-chan found into you!"

"Roll-chan." Yamato said, holding out his hand, "Please, let me." he said in a tone that suggested 'no' wasn't an answer...Given the red aura of anger that formed when he scolded the others.

Roll whined a little, her ears drooping, as she handed it to Yamato, "Please make sure my baby brother is okay, please?"

"I promise. I'll take care of everything."

=Who am I addressing at this moment? Do not let it be Roll trying to disguise her voice again=

"Ano...Yamato the Human." he explained. "Don't worry. I will try and keep this between you and me for now." he said before looking at the others, "Any of you give her your changer to listen in...you're sleeping in the forest without a tent." he threatened to the others.

=How are you, Human Yamato? I was enjoying this 'cultural shock' of your world. You come from a lovely place. I find it 98 percent similar to Mobius=

"Yes the parallels are obvious. But we can talk about this after you tell me what's wrong. Your tone earlier suggests something is going on." he explained.

=It would appear I will be terminated soon. Please have Tails track my nanite signal and retrieve Haseo=

"Terminate...nani?" Yamato asked

"HASEO-CHAN'S IN DANGER?!" Roll freaked.

"Roll, calm down." Yamato frowned. "Now is not the time to panic…" he said with a serious look.

"...I love a man who takes charge…" Amu blushed as her tail made a heart symbol.

"...women." Tusk groaned.

"Nicole-san...where are you currently?" he asked.

=I have no idea. It is why you should have Tails track my signal now. If I had any ideas where I was, I would've made attempts to reunite with you all… Please put Tails on the assignment=

"I'm afraid I can't do that. To accept that request would mean I left you to die..." he spoke calmly, "No matter what...I will never let that happen."

=I am not alive. I am a machine = she said, =Haseo's life is more important as he is real...Now please be quick. The Deathgaleins will be looking for me=

"I already said it...Besides, to me, both your lives are important. So please Nicole-san...while you're around me." he took a moment to breathe in deeply, "Never say anything like that ever again!"

"He called herself a machine again, didn't she?" Roll whispered to Tusk, who shrugged.

"It would explain why Yamato is saying that." Tusk explained, "That guy cares about everyone...I'm sure to him, her life is as important to him as Haseo's is. Meaning he's gonna save both of them at the same time."

=You still will require Tails to track me...Haseo, would you please enter that locker? Mister Yamato, if you wish to be a man of your word, I implore you; track us down quickly= she said before hanging up after an explosion could be heard in the background.

"..." Roll was now hugging Yamato's leg, tears in her eyes while she looked like she was a kicked puppy, "Please save my baby brother!"

"Don't worry...I promise I will." he replied. "Sela!" he shouted.

"Hai?"

"I need you to use your ears...see if you can hear an explosion." Yamato ordered.

"Explosion?" she blinked before she closed her eyes and held a hand to her ear.

"Roll...can you make Leo be quiet, please?" Yamato asked her with a smile. "It'll make it easier for Sela-san."

*WHACK! BAM! SLAM*

"All yours, Sela-chan," Roll informed, sitting on Leo's half-buried body, keeping a hold of his tail before she whispered, "Say anything and cause me to lose my baby brother and I'll cut it off."

"Hmm...Ah! I hear it!" she said. She then ran out the front entrance of the mall before she pointed to the west. "That way!"

"Yosh." Yamato nodded. "I'll go ahead! Minna, follow!" he ordered as he began running. "Honoo Kakusei!"

=EAGLE!=

With that, Zyuoh Eagle took off down the city streets with a sonic boom. Red feathers floated behind him before they were scattered by a yellow blur chasing after him on the ground.

"We can't be left behind. ...Where's Amu?" Tusk asked, noticing she was gone.

"She jumped on Roll's back as soon as she got into a running position," Sela explained as Leo dug himself free while spitting out a mouthful of dirt, "You know how Roll and her mother get when it comes to Haseo and even the barest hint of danger."

"Leo remembers." Tusk reminded.

"Leo's a good boy...Leo's a good boy!" Leo shook in the corner, hugging his tail, "No take Leo's sexy tail!"

"Come on!" Sela complained, dragging him by his mane, "I can hear even more explosions."

"Leo swears he's a good boy!" Leo panicked.

"No...you're not." Tusk and Sela argued.

"I can lie to save my ass and tail!" Leo countered.

"Hmhmhm…" Bowguns hummed as he aimed his crossbow and fired green arrows of solid light that blew up a wall, "This is so boring...nothing's moving fast enough to make this hard."

"Be silent and kill the hacker." Naria ordered as she was tapping away on a green holographic touchpad. "There." she pointed at a window on a second floor. "The signal for the hacker is coming from in there."

"Hai, de gansu." the alien sighed as he aimed and fired several energy arrows into the window, causing another explosion. His eyes began to focus like a sniper's scope as he peeked inside. "Nope."

"Now the signal is moving...impossible. They can't move that kind of equipment so quickly…" Naria muttered, "Unless...the hacker is the equipment."

"What's that mean, de Gansu?" the alien asked, scratching his egg-like head.

"It means, dead or alive, I'm taking it." Naria informed, "An organic super computer." she smiled. "I'm sure that would make for an excellent new PC for Ginis-sama."

"What does Ginis-sama even do on the internet?" Bowguns asked.

"...Better question; what can I do to you right now for even daring to ask me that?"

"Oh look! I see something moving, de gansu!" he said, shooting away.

"Please desist this unneeded violence!" Nicole shouted. "The chances of you actually hitting me are 50 percent! Your aiming is 35% unfocused and the rest is devoted to fear. You're shaking and it's messing with your aiming."

"Shut up, De gansu!" Bowguns shouted as he shot a rapid barrage at the walls, making multiple large holes, "Now I can see better, you stupid Earth animal!"

"I would be insulted if I was from Earth and if I was an animal." at that, a swarm of green numbers flew by them and out of one of the holes.

"Oh, and it's in my color." Naria said. "Now I almost want to keep it." she chuckled. "Bowguns, it is in the open. Reveal your true skills."

"Hai, de gansu!" he said as he got on a rood and aimed before he pulled the trigger. Before anyone could notice, things just began exploding, "There...and there! And There!" he shouted as buildings were blowing up left and right as he lead the stream of data where he wanted. "Got you, de gonsu!"

"HA!" a voice shouted as Bowguns was tackled off the roof by something red.

"What was that? Oh, don't tell me…" Naria groaned as she looked over the edge to see Zyuoh Eagle slamming the Deathgalien Player into the pavement down below.

"Ah...it's the green alien lady." Eagle blinked, looking back up. "But...we didn't kill the Deathgalien yet."

"Please don't kill me...Azald will kill me twice if you do…" Bowguns complained, "Also...ow, de gansu…"

=Inquiry...Yamato the Human voice recognition= the data stream noted.

"Nicole-san!" Eagle said happily, "Yokatta...I made it in time."

"Get offa me…" Bowguns growled before a blur ran over his face and skidded to a halt before the data stream.

"Is Haseo-chan okay!?" Roll asked as Tiger hopped off her back.

=He is inside near the back of the building. I made sure to draw enemy attacks as far away as possible= Nicole explained before she reformed next to Eagle.

"Arigatou!" Roll thanked before zipping into the building, once more going over Bowguns's head.

"Ow, De Gansu!" he complained, her shoe prints on his head.

"Oh, right! The Deathgalien!" Eagle remembered, jumping away as he got in front of Nicole defensively.

"Zyuohgers…" Naria sighed as she was somehow already down on street level, her heels clicking against the road. "Oh...and yellow hybrid…" she blinked, looking to the side. "Anyway, why are you here?"

"To save Nicole, of course!" Eagle shouted.

"So...you name your sentient Bio computers...cute." Naria spoke. "I'm surprised Earth has something so advanced, honestly. Your world is known for being rather backwater without the intervention of other beings. But a living computer made of nanites of all things?" she laughed. "What a one of a kind find! Ginis-sama will love this," she mused.

"...I don't suppose I could just apologize for accidentally hacking…?"

"No. I've decided to take you."

"Uhm...Bad touch…" Tiger joked.

"Bowguns, take the Zyuohgers out of my sight."

"Hai, Naria-sama!" Bowguns said getting up as he aimed his crossbow and began shooting.

"Yamato, Amu, quickly dodge!" Nicole warned.

"Huh?" they asked before small explosions came off their suits, sending them stumbling back across the ground.

"His weapons can release arrows at the speed of light," Nicole explained, "Give me a moment a-" she tensed as she phased out a bit, "No...don't tell me I'm running low already…"

"Oh...Is the poor computer in need of a recharge?" Naria teased, walking forward.

"...This world is low on nanites...my current body will not be maintained…" she said, phasing in and out, "Power sources inadequate...solutions...zzz...rrtt..."

"Oh, poor thing...I do hate when my devices' batteries die while away from home." Naria taunted. "Don't worry, Ginis-sama will take good care of…" she started before a fox with black and white tails got between them, "Oh?"

"Haseo-chan!?" Roll shouted, zipping out of the building before gasping at seeing the sight before her.

Mmm…." Haseo whimpered a bit, a look on his face as he tried to be brave, "St….stay….away from her."

"Another one like the yellow," Naria blinked. "No matter, just another part of the Blood Game. Bowguns, deal with it!"

"Hai, de gansu!" he cheered, shooting.

"Ah!" Eagle shouted as he pushed both Haseo and Nicole away, letting the energy arrows explode against him. "Gah!" he cried in pain as his suit was smoking.

"Haseo was more important." Nicole pointed out logically, "Risking yourself for both insured your inju...zzzrt...ries."

"I...Iie," Haseo quickly shook his head as Roll ran over, "I...I don't want you to sacrifice yourself for my sake, Nicole-san."

"Haseo is right…" Eagle groaned as Roll checked Haseo over. "It doesn't matter what you are...you and Haseo are connected." Eagle spoke as he got back up. "You both have a connection...that's all that matters. For those connections...I'll protect both of you." he explained.

"...Yamato…" Nicole started before her lower half turn to nanites and not pulling back together. "Power at 6%..."

"...This is annoying, and Ginis-sama needs his wine poured…" Naria frowned.

"Naria, where's my wine…?"

"She went down to get you a new toy, Ginis-sama." Quval reminded.

"But...then...what about my wine…? Where does my wine come from if Naria's not here?" he asked.

"I don't know, the bar?" Quval countered.

"Ugh...I guess I'll have to move. I better get my new toy." Ginis sighed, moving to the bar. "I never pick my wine myself…" he paused. "Naria...please come back soon...Why are there so many different flavors?! Wine is wine."

"I will be taking the toy." Naria said, "I can't keep Ginis-sama waiting."

"So...is she the guy's wife or…?" Tiger asked.

"That...would be too great an honor…" Naria froze.

"...Umm, Naria-sama?"

"What?"

"They're running." Bowguns said as Eagle flew off, slower than normal due to holding Roll, Haseo, and Nicole, the twin-tailed fox holding the rest of Nicole's nanites.

"Bye-bye!" Tiger cheered as she was climbing up a building with her claws before she began roof hopping.

"Why didn't you shoot them down?"

"Well…?" the alien began "I didn't want to break Ginis-sama's toy."

"...You are forgiven for thinking about him. I'll be back in 5 minutes. I need to select Ginis-sama wine."

"This one." Azald said, pointing at a barrel of wine.

"No, it's this one," Quval pointed at another.

"I said it's this one! So it's this one!" Azal snapped, punching the barrel. "Oops…"

"Great work, Azald…" Quval spoke in a long drawn out sarcastic tone.

"Now it's all over...Do I...lick it off the floor?" Ginis pondered as green coins dropped in and Naria appeared.

"Ginis-sama, wine time." she said, holding a bottle.

"Oh thank me." Ginis sighed in relief.

"Azald did it." Quval pointed at the alien, who was currently using a straw to drink up the mess he made.

"I have good news for you, Ginis-sama." Naria said, "Our hacker was a living computer."

"Oh, they have those here?" Ginis asked, sitting in his throne. "I have wanted one for so long since I blew up that one world that was filled with them."

"She claims to be from another world, and not native to this, so we have our next blood game." she smiled, "Oh, and before I forget, she's made up of nanites as well."

"Oh wonderful...I hope their screams are just as good as this world's." Ginis smiled, drinking his wine.

"Azald, stop drinking the mess!" Quval shouted.

"But...URP! It will go to waste!" Azald burped, "Never let wine go to waste! That rule one, you multiple Quval you!"

"Ginis-sama, I would also like to mention for some reason the game is treating her like...a person." Naria chuckled at the idea.

"Oh...what a novel idea. Treating a Bio Computer like a normal life form...ahahaha...That'd be like not treating a Blood Game like a sport." Ginis laughed. "Get me this computer, Naria."

"Only if you promise not to break it."

"I'll break it and fix it." he replied. "I mean if it can hack my ship, it must be one of a kind, of course I want to take it apart so much so I know how it's made. It's in my nature."

"Then I will not rest till you have it."

"Azald! That's not Wine! That's my foot!" Quval shouted kicking the blocky blue alien.

"So chewy~"

"Nasty!" Quval complained as he kicked the alien even more.

"Oh Nicole…" Tails said, examining the holo lynx.

"She's in bad shape…" Tusk muttered. "What do we do...there's no method of replenishing her the normal way here on Earth...is there?"

"No. Her nanites were keyed to her...in fact without her, our town is probably not even giving people baths or dishwashers aren't even working."

"Oh mom's gonna be piss." Tusk groaned. "Then...what can we do? ...Going home isn't an option."

=Inquiry why?= Nicole asked.

"Nicole, don't worry about it...just focus on saving power." Tails said as her arm fell off, "...I'll fix that."

"To think this is probably less stressful then Roll and Haseo reuniting." Tusk muttered.

"I'm gonna be safer in this big shoe box!" Leo shouted from inside one of Tails's lockers.

"...Leo get out! That…"

*BOOM!*

"...was a bomb made to look like a locker…" Tails groaned.

"Wohooo…" a charred Leo muttered in shock and awe.

"...What else is a bomb in here?" Tusk asked being careful.

"...It'd be easier to tell you what isn't…"

"...Nope. Still better then Roll and Haseo." Tusk shook his head.

"Hey! An apple!" Leo called out.

*BOOM*

"I know what you're gonna say...but it wasn't the apple...it was the chair." Tails stated.

=Inquisition: Tails, are you some kind of bomb fanatic?= Nicole asked jokingly.

"No…"

*BOOM*

"Maybe...maybe."

"Leo still got his apple!"

*BOOM*

"...That was not the apple; that was the seeds inside the apple."

"...We're taking away your bomb stuff," Tusk and Nicole said in unison.

"Leo has applesauce…No, mommy, Leo's sauce, not yours..."

"No one is taking away my bombs. You're not my parents!" he said

"..." Tusk gave him a look that said 'Really, that's your argument?'.

"And you're not even living with me, besides…. Are you complaining…?" he asked, pointing to Leo.

"Nom." Leo said, chomping on Tails's...tails.

"...just be thankful I tested painkillers I made."

"Why would you make painkill…?" Tusk started before pointing at him and Leo and then the zyuoh Changers. "...fair."

"It's nice to meet you again, Haseo-kun," Yamato greeted as Roll kept cuddling her younger sibling.

"H...hai. S-same here, Yamato-san," Haseo nodded before looking out the window, his ears drooping a bit, "Nicole-san…"

"Daijobu Tails will take care of her," he said.

"..But..she used a lot of power to keep me warm...and acted like a bed for me…"

"How long were you guys there?" Yamato asked.

"...Eto….a….a few days, I think…." Haseo replied.

"Why did the Deathgalleins attack you?"

"Nicole-san hacked the...inter..net...and she said she went into space to look for anything non-Sonic chase news related."

"..." Sonic whistled innocently as Roll leveled a glare at him.

"And try to find everyone and she accidently entered the green lady's ship," Haseo finished before his ears drooped further, "Sh...she told me to hide while she tried to lead them away…I….I feel like this is my fault..."

"Oh, there-there," Roll comforted, "It's not your fault at all. While I nearly had a heart attack from you getting between that green lady and Nicole-chan, I think you were very brave because you stood to protect someone you love." she held him a bit tighter, "You're not to blame, only those aliens are."

"Ahh, we'll protect you and Nicole-san." Yamato smiled, petting the young twin-tailed fox on the head.

"...A….arigatou, Onee-chan...Yamato-san…" Haseo smiled a bit, his ears perking up a bit.

"Now we just need to think of how to keep her safe and sound," Roll frowned, "...Do you think Tails-chan could make her a robotic body as a temporary thing?"

"...M….maybe….or…" Haseo thought for a moment before he gasped, his twin tails shooting straight up, "M-matte! I just remembered something!"

"What is it?"

"D-do you remember that handheld she used to live in now and then to recharge?" Haseo asked his older sister.

"Hm? ...Oh!" Roll reached into her cleavage and pulled out a bulky handheld device, "Kaa-chan told me to hold onto it." she blinked twice when she saw Yamato and Sonic looking away, "Eh?"

"Why does she and her mom have to keep stuff in those places…?" Sonic mumbled, his cheeks red.

"...Eh?" Roll and Haseo tilted their heads.

"..." Yamato then cough and looked at them. "Umm before you do may I ask why it wasn't on Tails's person or something?" Yamato asked.

"Hmm...not really sure…"

"You don't think that it's weird that Tails, someone who knows how to at least fix Nicole, would have that himself?" he asked making them blink. "Gomen, I'm sure you are trustworthy..but how long as it been since Nicole used it?"

"Never since she became the city." Sonic answered.

"...How fast can Tails upgrade it?"

"Minna…" Yamato asked, "Why are we making decisions for nicole?" he asked, "Roll, i know you were worried about Haseo, but you never once showed concern about Nicole equally that a bit mean you know." Yamato then looked at Haseo, "And, Haseo don't tell Nicole you blame yourself. She did her best to protect you. I'd think she be hurt if you said that."

"..." Roll's ears drooped, "Hai…It's just..."

"I understand. I have family too." he said, "But you didn't even give Nicole a thank you."

"When it comes to Haseo, Roll and Aphrodite tend to just go blank to everything else," Sonic shrugged.

"Boys are very rare in the family and we often treat them as priority one in protecting," Roll explained.

"..." Sonic then silenced at Yamato's aura.

"Minna, I get your customs are...different, but your friends are important, too. Nicole burned her life out to make Haseo comfortable," he reminded, making Roll's ears droop lower, "You have good reasons, and odd but interesting customs; but if you care for one thing and not your friends just as much, how can they treat you with the same love?"

"?!" Roll's eyes widened, "Ah! Oh! Y-You're completely right!"

"Ad you brought in 'love' around a Sakurai," Sonic facepalmed

"Sonic..." Yamato said, "Swimming lessons."

"NEVEH!" Sonic screamed before blurring off.

"I don't care about your customs. They're important to you, but don't let them make you act less or more important than someone else. Nicole tried very hard and I didn't hear anyone give her a 'thank you.'" he said, walking off, "For now, I'll give you two your space."

Once Yamato left, Roll looked down at Haseo, "When we go give Tails-chan this, I am making sure Nicole-chan knows how much I appreciated her protecting you." she frowned, "I can't believe I forgot to give her a 'thank you,' too..."

"...Hello Sela, Amu. You both seem fairly lovely." Nicole greeted.

"How could you tell it was us?"

"Your heartbeats and voices. Can't fool me." she smiled, "I was unaware you all had shapeshifting powers."

"Wow! Nicole-chan, you're always amazing." Amu cheered. "Ne, what else can you sense? Oh! Can you tell if Yamato's heart goes Doki-doki when I'm around?"

"What about me?" Yamato asked.

"His heart rate is calm. He appears to be relieve...heart rate rises as I talk."

"You can sense my vitals… That's a little embarrassing." Yamato admitted.

"I serve many functions back on Mobius. It's my duty to ensure the welfare of the people." she said, "If you require me to stop, please ask."

"No. It's fine, Nicole-san, but for now, while you're resting. Try and keep the amazing things to a minimum. Save your energy." Yamato smiled. "Please...it'll make everyone happy."

"But without the city, most of my functions are useless…"

"Well we'll put you back in your handheld that…"

"...I refuse." Nicole said.

"Whoa! Nicole angry?" Tusk blinked shocked.

"Eh...why?" Yamato asked. "It could help you...is there a reason why you refuse to do it?" he asked calmly and out of worry.

"I politely refuse. I wish to enter rest mode now."

"Nicole-san…" Yamato sighed.

"...this is gonna go back and forth for a while." Amu pointed out bluntly.

"Never seen Nicole angry before...kinda put my angry face to shame." Sela said.

"But you're always angry." Leo said; as Sela was about to hit him, Leo bit a cookie that blew up in his face and sent him flying through the roof.

"...I feel cheated out of my fun," Sela admitted.

"Mou...stop playing. We need to deal with Nicole." Amu reminded with a pout.

It was then a blur shot into the room and Amu was now holding a blinking Haseo, Tails had the handheld, and Roll was covering Nicole's cheeks with kisses and repeated 'thank yous.'

"Roll-chan's here." Amu said as she gently hoisted Haseo into Tusk's arms.

"...You're as confused as me, right?" Tusk asked the boy in his arms.

"...Please remove yourself...I am feeling irritable," Nicole said.

"Gomen," Roll apologized, letting her go, "I'm just really, really, really thankful you protected Haseo-chan for so long at the costs you gave and forgot to show my loving thanks."

"Hehe…" Yamato chuckled. "The way you took my words so much to heart. It's really sweet, Roll-san."

"You guys kept this?" Tails asked, "I was asked to destroy the handheld." he blinked. "...Oh dang it. Aphrodite took my stuff again."

"You need a better password than 'Password' for your safe." Tusk pointed out.

"...I didn't make that password I ask Leo to…Leo!" Tails said, taking out his magic hands.

"It's the best password in the world!" Leo said as he grabbed the hands and began wrestling with them despite their being mechanic, "I will fight you on that!"

"Could you take it outside first?" Yamato asked.

"Kay!" Leo said, dragging Tails outside.

"Anyway...can someone explain to me the meaning behind this device?" Yamato spoke up again as he held it up. "Or did Leo just Fox-nap the only person who can?"

"Oh, this is the real Nicole." Tusk explained.

"Eh?"

"She wasn't always our entire homes." Sela added.

"...Yes…" Nicole nodded a bit, "I was created by Dr. Ellidy to map out and gather information within the digital space, able to set up and/or disable any form of security, and scan any computer. I was given to the princess of the Kingdom of Acorn, Princess Sally Alicia Acorn. I had been with her since she was a child, even after Robotnik had taken over most of Mobius...I have been a crucial member to the Freedom Fighters when Sonic, Sally, and a few others first formed it, helping to bypass Robotnok's security programs, map out the area for any of his robotic soldiers, and to help Sally with what she needed. As time went on, I eventually created myself a body using nanites, and...well, you've seen what I am able to do after seeing Mobotropolis for yourself."

"...wow...so Nicole been taking care of everyone for so long…" Yamato said amazed, "That's why you wanted to protect Haseo so much?"

"I still think of protecting as my primary programming...but in truth, I think of it and the word prison comes to mind…"

"Eh, prison?" Yamato blinked.

"All my life in that handheld, I got to watch everyone laugh...cry...love...hug...smile…" she said, "All I could do was act like a machine...then I got my nanite body and all those emotions were finally accessible to me...but now you're all asking me to return to it…"

"Actually...I kind of get it." Yamato spoke up, making everyone blink and look at him. "Finally...you're free out here...You get to be with others. You get to form bonds and connect with them. You don't want to lose that...nobody does."

"...Yes...I got this body by accident… If I lose these nanites who knows if I can return...or if I become unknown data...I won't give up this body…" she said, trembling.

"I said I kind of get it...this is a concept too surreal to me…" Yamato spoke. "I just understand you're not wanting to lose the connections you've made. You have connected to so many people...Your life right now is happy. But...because of that, I think you should try everything to make sure you don't lose them forever. I know if I was like you, I'd be afraid of losing myself...but I'd be more afraid of dying and leaving everyone I connected with sad." he spoke. "I won't force you, Nicole-san...but I want to just say one thing. When you've formed many strong bonds...your life is no longer just your own. You have to live it for everyone you're connected to." he explained as he gently took the device and set it down on a table nearby, "I don't want to lose you either, Nicole-san...I got the feeling I was finally starting to make friends with you."

"Thank you very much." Nicole smiled.

Hmm." Tails pondered, "Everyone leave the room. I might have something, but I need no distractions."

"What happen to Le…"

"He stepped on one of my landmines."

"TAKE THIS!" Leo's voice roared as something hit Tails and exploded.

"..." Yamato then got his aura ready and stepped out.

"...Yamato-san is as scary as Kaa-san when she's mad when he's mad," Roll explained.

"He would make a great parent. Amu, that's not meant to be idea fuel!" Tusk stated loudly as he grabbed her by the ear.

"You don't throw bombs someone made for defense!" Yamato's voice snapped, "Especially when someone is trying to rest!"

"I'm sorry! Stop giving me that glare! It's scarier than Aphrodite!" Leo cried.

"We're gonna head home...Tails you okay?"

"I don't know how you guys do this all the time…" he said shaking it off. "Good thing that was my 'Scare People Away' bomb." he said, "I might have short term memory loss...I might have short term memory loss."

"You could just hang an angry picture of Yamato and get the same result." Sela joked.

"..." Yamato then came in, "Sela, you can sleep with Leo outside."

"Ah!?" she gawked in surprise at his being there.

"Hahaha…" Amu laughed.

"Home now everyone. Tails, call." Yamato said "Oh, and Roll? You're taking Sela as well no arguments."

"I was just going to ask her to help with the cafe before Nicole-chan contacted us," Roll replied, "Which reminds me...Nicole-chan, when you're nice and rested, I hope you can come to cafe to double check everything."

"Roll ask after she's better." Yamato said calmly as he patted her head, "Home now come on."

"Hai, Yamato-san," Roll nodded, "Oh. Ano…" she whispered into Yamato's ear, "I'm not sure if there's enough space where I sleep for Haseo-chan."

"Haseo can have my bed." he said, "Haseo-kun, Nicole-san will be alright. Come with us."

"...O…okay..." Haseo nodded, giving Nicole one more concerned look as he followed the two out of there.

"TadimaaaaaAAAAHHHHH!" Yamato freaked, seeing Sonic out in the open as he and Mario played limbo.

"Come on, man! Be the walrus, be the walrus."

"Be the walrus, be the walrus…" Mario grunted as he made it through the stick, "Yeah!"

'What is he doing?!' Roll thought, peeking out from behind Yamato.

"Alrighty, m-" Sonic began before he noticed Yamato, "...Oh. Hey, Yamato."

"Ah!" Yamato freaked as he tackled Sonic into the kitchen with a loud cartoony crash sound coming from within.

"Sonic, where'd you go? It's your turn." Mario chuckled.

"Oji-san, Sonic and Yamato had something to talk about very important, they'll be right back." Amu said. helping him stand properly. "Roll...go check on them!" she whispered while covering her mouth.

"Hello." Mario waved to Haseo. "You're a cosplayer too?"

"...what?" everyone asked as Yamato and Sonic poked back in.

"One more time?" Yamato asked.

"Yeah. Sonic told me everything, his rich wife Roll loves cosplaying as certain animal and bought costume and Sonic and his friends tend to join in,..man, I'm so jealous. You all look so real." he said, pinching Haseo's cheeks gently. "Man this is real good work. You look so cute, kid!" he sighed, patting his head very gently.

"Thank you. Though, you are a bit misi…." Roll replied before Amu covered her mouth.

"Yes, that's right!" Amu agreed.

"Yes yes yes. They're so well made uncle they can even eat and sleep in it." Yamato informed. "So don't be confuse or worry about them overheating or anything whatsoever!" Yamato agreed walking up to him.

"You kids have to promise you'll find one of those costumes for me. But other then that, welcome to our home!" he said happily. "Please make yourselves at home 'till you kids get all your affairs settled." he said, as he looked at Haseo, "You can have my bed tonight, young man."

"...A...ano...th-thank you…." Haseo replied with a small, shy nod.

"Don't worry boy. Sonic told me about your situation. Don't worry. Until you find your Kaa-san again, you'll be safe here in mine and Yamato's home." he said, patting his head again while pushing his animal mask up. "I promise you that." he smiled as everyone swore they saw an old Yamato in Mario.

"...Wow... This family…" Tusk blinked.

"Now...who's up for dinner? Roll-chan, you and I will cook up a great big meal for everyone!" he cheered as his mask fell down again. "Ah...can't see…" he complained, trying to push it back up.

"Sonic with me...outside." Yamato said, grabbing him by the quills.

"Look. I'm sorry for lying to your un…" Sonic started.

"That was a great idea!" he said happily while grabbing his shoulders, "Ah...you're much better at lying then I am...I owe you so much."

"Wow. Thanks, man…"

"No problem. I wish I thought of it sooner…"

"Honestly, I hate lying to the guy. He's so great! We were listening to music, watching comedies, he's a great uncle like my Uncle Chuck."

"Ah...Oji-san has been taking care of me for a long time. Honestly...I don't think I'd feel at home unless it was here." Yamato admitted, "That's why I hated lying to him...but what can I do? I don't want him to worry about all the things related to the truth. I know he'd try and involve himself more in the dangerous things if he knew about you guys...and I think he'd have a panic attack if he learned about me and the well... transforming part."

"I get it. Your secret's safe. But if he learn we were real, I'd think he'd freak out then hug us like plushies." he chuckled with Yamato.

"Ahh... You learn about him so...Where's Caliburn?"

"He's in timeout." he said, "...Hey. I gotta ask...have you see a necklace shaped like a guitar?"

"Necklace…?" Yamato blinked, "No… Can't say that I have."

"I must've lost it when we got sucked into this place… If you see it, let me know. It's a family heirloom."

"Don't worry. I'll keep a close eye out for it next time," Yamato nodded. Suddenly, he felt an itching sensation in his eyes, making him rub them.

"Everything okay?" Sonic asked.

"Hai...I just felt like I had something stuck in my eye. Guess I jinxed myself, hahaha." Yamato laughed.

"Welp. I'm hungry. Let's get chili dogs."

"You can eat that stuff?"

"Just try and make me eat something else." he smirked.

"Okay, you lost sight of the target and just went rampaging while I was gone?" Naria frowned.

"I'll find it! I promise in the name of Ginis-sama, de gansu!" Bowguns shouted in fear as he saluted to Naria.

"No, no. I'll find it; you go back to your game."

"What? Really?"

"Ginis-sama wants it now for sure. I can't allow you to screw it up." she explained, "And while I'm searching, your Blood Game will keep Ginis-sama entertained." she added. "And...please do try to keep him entertained. Or you'll become the target of my Blood Game." she threatened.

"Hai, de Gansu!" he shouted in fear saluting again and smacking himself in the face with his bowgun weapon. "Itai…"

"Why are Azald's players all such idiots?" Naria asked as she walked away. She pulled out the holopad as she began typing away. "Now...those color coded pests can't have moved to a different city...so somewhere within the limits of this Tokyo. But where?" she muttered as she pulled up a map of the city taken by the ship. "Hmm...hello? What's this?" she asked zooming in on one area. "A Blue blur running in between this location and this…" she muttered, zooming in. "Eh...just a tree...but what's this?"

"Hmm... Would you agree?" Tails asked.

"Yes. If I want to last at least six months, a red power ring would suffice.." Nicole said as Tails pulled out a power ring.

"And this…"

"At maximum of doing nothing...3 and half months." she said.

"Better than nothing." he said, hooking her handheld to a cord and putting the other end of the cord in her neck, "Are you ready?" he asked as the cube animals watched.

"Those cubes are cute." she smiled, petting eagle. "Are you all concerned for me?"

Cube Eagle cried out while flying up and circling around her. The rest all crying just the same and fidgeting around, clearly out of worry for Nicole.

"Okay, Nicole you might feel a slight tingle. I'd say bite on something, but I'm not a doctor." he said while hooking up the ring. "Three…" he said as Cube Lion roared, "Not you Chibi Leo."

"Chibi…"

"Leo wants us to call him that or Chibi Leo will tell on us." Tails explained as Cube Lion nudged his leg. "Hey...I called you it, didn't I?"

Cube Lion roared before he hopped up next to Nicole as it trying to remind Tails about her.

"Right...3...2….1…" he then slammed the power ring into Nicole as she let out a little yelp.

"Hmm?" Naria blinked at a massive energy spike. "Well...no normal machine uses that much energy at once, meaning it would be needed for something that requires a mass amount of energy...oh, you primitive life forms. You make this game oh so easy." she smiled. "Bowguns, wait a few hours to get back to work. I need you to make sure those Zyuohgers don't bother me"

"Yes ma'am."

"Hmm...interesting…" Ginis mused, seeing the energy readings Naria sent him. "This energy is truly something unexpected. I shall enjoy these games to come."

"Ginis-sama, Azald is still drunk!" Quval complained.

"Hehehehe...You're drunk!" he chuckled. "You...8 Qubuls...Qubels...Qu...qu...ah…" he groaned as he fell over, "Night night…"

"And there's your solution. Watch the game, Quval."

"..." Nicole then stretched her body as the cubes circled her in happiness.

"Well... looks like it worked." Tails noted as some of his fur was standing on end. "And only slight energy feedback...Nevermind. Pain pill wore off...ugh…" he groaned, falling over.

"I do not find that hilarious." Nicole noted as she help Tails up.

"Thanks Nicole… What's that…?" he asked, seeing a cube above her chest.

"Oh...It would appear a strange object got mixed into my body while I was fleeing from the Deathgelien known as Bowguns." she explained. "Strange...it feels as though more energy than anticipated has been produced." she explained as the cube was glowing.

"...I need to make a call. Ignoring pain."

"Zzzz...ZZZZZZ…...Gao!" Leo snored next to a wide awake and annoyed Sela.

'I will get back at him someway…' Sela thought with an eye twitch before she looked down, "Why is Haseo whimpering?"

Downstairs, a sleeping Haseo was whimpering as he was fussing in Mario's bed, trying to grab something. A teddy bear was held out and grabbed by Haseo before he snuggled with it, the whimpering ceasing. Roll sighed in relief, a pink teddy in her arms.

"Almost forgot that," Roll noted.

"Ah…" Mario yawned, walking past the room with noise canceling headphones on his head. "...oh, Roll-chan...is something wrong?" he asked, pulling the headphones off, "Oh do you need a pair of these? Leo-kun snores like a beast, don't he?"

"He does, but no thank you, Mario-san," Roll replied, "I just forgot to give Haseo-chan a teddy I bought for him. Neither of us can really sleep peacefully without something soft or warm to hug at night."

"Ahh... So cute," he smiled, "I'm going out. Is there anything about your mother I should know if I spot her?" he asked as he grabbed a jacket from the hanger in his room closet.

"Hai. She dresses as a fox like Haseo-chan, but with a lighter shade of my coloring and likes to wear magenta clothing," Roll replied, "She loves to talk about love as well."

"Hai. What's her name?" he asked as he laid out a pick sign and took out a paint brush.

"Aphrodite Venus Sakurai," Roll replied.

"Ah, soka. What a fitting name. Like you said, she loves to talk about love. She reminds me of my nee-san." he smiled. "She was always so wise. She loved talking about how people are all connected." he mused. "I'll call if I run into her. Later." he said, taking the sign with Aphrodite's full name written on it, "Yamato, stop clinging to Amu."

"Eh..wha…" Yamato blinked, waking up to Amu clung to him. "AH!" he panicked.

"Ah...kids...I'm going to have to set up some ground rules. We have a kid in the house. Shame on you, Yamato."

"It wasn't me!" he shouted in defense.

"Shh!" Roll hushed, pointing at Mario's room.

"Hai, hai. Leftovers in the fridge." he said, leaving. "Whose fake sword is being used as an axe?" he asked, leaving.

"Oh, that's where he is." Sonic blinked.

Once Mario was gone, Caliburn slid his plate down to reveal his scowl, "I am unamused, knave."

"But I am." Sonic smirked from the terrace on the treehouse. He took a sip of some water he got before the Zyuoh Changers beeped.

"Moshi moshi, who's interrupting cuddle time?" Amu asked, "...A cube?"

"Yeah, but it's too small to be a King Credential. It's even smaller than the cube mecha...no offense, guys." Tails apologized as the Cube animals were glaring at him while all standing on either Nicole's shoulders or her head. "Nicole, are you alright?"

"Yes, it seems to just be stuck, but I am detecting similar life signatures like the cute ones." she said, using her finger to scratch Cube Lion's chin.

"Uh...yeah... I think I need Tusk who knows more about this then me."

=Ah...mou okay...hold on...TUSK, PICK UP THE DAMN PHONE! IT'S FOR YOU!=

After a moment Tails heard the sound of a loud clunk and Tusk screaming in pain.

=PAON! OW MY EYE! AMU!=

"...yeah...Tusk? Tails. Think you guys have a new mecha..." Tails informed.

=You woke me up for that!? Couldn't this have waited 'till after breakfast?!=

"It's inside Nicole."

=Why didn't you wake me up sooner?!=

"There is no winning with this guy…" Tails complained.

=Paon= Cube Elephant nodded.

=Alright. I'm bringing everyone over=

"Why everyone?" Tails asked in annoyance.

=Is Nicole walking?=

"Yes."

=Then everyone. Who's the genius here…?=

"Touche my friend...touche." Tails admitted.

"I am insulted. I believe myself to be of equal intellect." Nicole said. "Also, you are not a genius here."

"Look, just hurry."

=You want hurry? Roll! Nicole's okay now!=

"What were you saying?"

"The highest intellect in this world stand at 600 and it belongs to a elderly gentleman known as Hongo Takeshi." she explained. "He is in his 60's, has multiple PHD's in almost all fields of science, and is a former motorcycle racing champion at the age of 19 after getting his first PHD. He lives primarily off of his Genius grants which give him great sums of money just for being the smartest man on Earth. He also had a butler at one point."

"I'm...I'm jealous." Tails muttered, he'd be lying if he said he never once dreamed of being rich just for being smart...oh and having a butler who does stuff for him. 'Man I want a butler...make me food whenever I want…'

"Don't be. You are still young. I am positive your IQ will raise…" Nicole then waved her hand, causing Roll and Sonic to be caught in a barrier, "Please mind the speed limits."

"Holy cow! Tusk wasn't lying...you're okay!" Sonic exclaimed in amazement as Roll snuck around the barrier and wrapped Nicole in a big hug.

"I am so happy you're better!" Roll beamed, "And thank you again for protecting Haseo-chan. AI or not, you are a Shield Sister to the Sakurai family now in my eyes."

"...Is this…"

"Yeah. A custom." Amu said.

"You guys are very Japanese...This country used to be all about customs and rules…" Yamato sighed as Amu was still hanging onto him tightly, her head resting on his shoulder as she snored lightly.

"...I am...honored?" Nicole shrugged as Tusk looked at the cube above her chest.

"Hm…" Tusk muttered.

"Hm?" everyone repeated.

"..." Tusk somehow pulled a leather book out from his clothes. He flipped through it quickly before sighing and slapping it shut. "Nope...never heard of it." he shook his head. "This...this is something totally new to me. Or any of us." he explained as he looked at it closer.

"Humor attempt: does this mean I will have a boy or a girl?" Nicole tried to joke.

Amu gasped awake at that before she bumped Tusk out of her way, sending him face first into an explosive chair. Tails chuckling sheepishly at the looks he got for that.

"Say that again!" Amu said, holding Nicole. "You made a joke...You're becoming even better than before! You were awesome before, but now that you can joke! This is amazing!" she smiled hugging Nicole, "Roll, group hug!" she ordered.

"Yay!" Roll cheered, hugging both.

"So...what do we do about the cube?" Yamato asked.

"At the moment, it seems it's merged with Nicole...kind of…" he muttered. "It seems to be empowering her, meaning A) she's back to normal operational order; and B) the cubes have a kind of energy that can help her."

"...Okay. So no removing it from her unless it wants to," Roll noted.

"I still require a Red Power Ring. I do not plan to rely on this cube." Nicole informed. "Reasoning: I feel wrong using it like this."

"You're very strong and independent, aren't you?" Yamato smiled. "Yokata. I'll respect that wish and help look for a Red Power Ring….what are those?"

"It's a ring with a red star in the middle." Tusk answered, avoiding everything touchable in the room, "It's a great power source. Plus, it should help Nicole keep herself active for a time."

"Do you think some of them ended up here on Earth?" Yamato asked.

"Six months maximum." Nicole said, "And if I suspect we might have relics of our worlds likely summoned here...I detected...Chaos Emeralds briefly…" she said, having everyone but Yamato's attention.

"Uh...let me guess...Another object of amazing power?" Yamato took a guess.

"All seven will basically make you a god." Tusk summed up.

"Wait...do you think you know who and his sacred big emerald ended up here too?" Sonic asked.

"Are we ever lucky?" Sela asked.

"Fair."

"This might've become more troublesome." Tusk said.

"Wait...wait…" Leo spoke up. "Does that mean what I think it means?"

"What do you think it means?" Roll asked.

"My buddy Knucks is here!" Leo shouted in excitement. "I'm gonna find him!"

"Knucks?" Yamato repeated.

"Red echidna that can punch the ground so hard, he can set off volcanic eruptions," Sonic explained.

"That doesn't sound possible…" Yamato muttered.

"Story of my life." Tails spoke up.

"He's also gullible, even if he does make some really fun traps to get out of," Sonic added.

"He knows how to fly despite being an Echidna." Amu spoke up.

"Eh?" Yamato blinked twice.

"He's a dedicated person, though," Roll noted, "He takes his duty of protecting a special gem on his island home very seriously."

"He sounds like a good person," Yamato muttered.

"He ate a napkin...multiple times." Tusk pointed out bluntly. "Didn't he kind of eat some of your very fancy ones even that one time you invited him to dinner, Roll?"

"He did tell us they tasted good, so it was forgivable," Roll replied, "Now if he insulted or did something to the strawberries, then we'd have had a problem."

"Don't tell me...some Sakurai family law for Strawberries?" Yamato guessed.

"Not a fan of laws?" Amu asked.

"Not a fan of overreactions." he explained, "But mainly just seeing if I can understand the patterns. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with her family laws. Like I said they are still a practice here in Japan. But I'm just more…"

"Worldly?" Sonic guessed, "I mean far as I can tell, you seem like one of the most open minded dudes ever."

'And you're closed minded,' Roll thought, "It is a Food of Love, Yamato-san."

"Food of...love?" he tilted his head, Amu cutely mimicking him while standing next to him.

"Indeed. Many of our recipes use strawberries as an important ingredient," Roll replied, "And it becomes all the more special when the strawberry is coated in chocolate."

Amu then grabbed Yamato's chin and moved his head to look at Sonic. "Oh I get it." Yamato nodded. "So that answers that."

"Just don't do anything bad to them," Leo shuddered, a haunted look in his eyes.

"Well...good to know." Yamato muttered.

"Ne, what kind of animal do you think it is?" Amu asked, lightly poking the cube. "I wonder if it'll be something cute. I bet it'll be something adorable." she then got behind Nicole and began rubbing her face, "I mean, Nicole is adorable!"

"...please release me…" Nicole said politely, "I would like to assist Tails in his work and perhaps buy new equipment for his lab."

"Ehh? But…" Yamato started before Nicole twirled around and assumed a human form with her clothes, but facial features similar to Amu.

"I believe a human form would be adequate?"

"Oh my God!" Amu shouted. "Roll-chan picture, picture! We're twins!"

"Cheese," Roll giggled, holding up a camera.

"Maybe...it's because Nicole-san is a lynx...and Amu is a Tiger. And they are similar in that they are feline." Yamato talked to himself as Roll took pictures of the two.

"Irrelevant." Nicole stated, ignoring the face cuddling from Amu. "I used amu facial features, as sela loos would incite fear."

"Okay, I need to get a few things for the cafe," Roll noted as she looked at a list, "All we really have is the place and the costumes."

"So lots and lots of grocery shopping then?" Amu asked, simplifying the overall objective.

"And chair and table shopping," Roll nodded.

"Ooh! Ooh! I had an idea! What if we ask Mario-Ojisan to build them for us? He's a sculptor who works with wood, right? And he made most of the neat stuff in the house." Amu offered. "Plus, it might even be cheaper since you at least have to pay for the materials he'd use." she explained with a sense of logic that seemed more impressive than expected of her personality thus far.

"...Amu-chan, that's brilliant," Roll noted.

"Well of course. I had to learn real world skills given Tusk is so antisocial. And Sela and Leo are so temperamental that if they go and buy our groceries for the week, they get into a shouting match with the merchants in town." she reminded. "I know how to get the best prices out of them by reminding them so and so could sell it even cheaper."

"Amu is a brilliant negotiator." Nicole spoke bluntly. "Academically, her skills are not shown to full effect."

"Books are so boring...unless it's a love novel! Then it's worth reading." Amu smiled.

"Ano...why am I here?" Yamato asked as Amu's tail was wrapped around his wrist and dragging him along with them.

"I believe it's because Tusk requested you to keep an eye on Amu," Nicole replied.

"That's right!" Amu smiled, taking it in stride, "Plus, you can't trust me alone with them! I'll trick them into buying me stuff."

"I like to think I'm the only one who falls for that." Yamato replied sarcastically.

"No. She's done it to me, too," Roll sighed.

"It's 'cause our Roll-chan is so kind and loving." Amu joked, hugging her. "It's what we all love about her."

"Amu's definition of Love might not align to the rest of ours." Nicole said bluntly.

"Right…" Yamato nodded in agreement.

"Very true," Roll agreed before spotting something, "Oh, Amu-chan, the smoothie truck's here!"

"AH!" Yamato shouted as he was dragged off by a white blur.

"That didn't go as you expected, did it?" Nicole asked, feeling bad for poor Yamato as he was being dragged along the ground.

"It got her to stop bothering us. Though I feel sorry for Yamato-san," Roll admitted.

"Hai. He's paying." Amu spoke up happily.

"EH!?" Yamato gawked.

"I believe the terminology is...you owe him big time." Nicole muttered.

"Okay hear me out on this one." Sonic spoke as him, Tusk, Leo, and Sela searched the forest for the power ring they needed. "We find the last cube, and I use it."

"You want to join a team?" Tusk asked as he moved some branches out of his way.

"Mostly I want to see how that whole turning into a costumed super hero feels." Sonic admitted.

"It...is...awesome." Leo stated.

"I get the feeling there's more to it then that." Sela sighed. "Besides...I'm already blue. How many colors are left?"

"That's a good point...but I'm willing to risk it." Sonic admitted.

"You know there's a large chance you'll turn Pink." Tusk pointed out, smirking as Sonic paused.

"...Okay. We find the last cube and Nicole uses it then."

"Why not Roll?"

"Because she'd probably use it to find Eggman and kill him," Sonic scowled.

"True." Sela nodded.

"But Nicole is a lynx. That's, like, three cats." Leo pointed out. "Wouldn't it make more sense for a more interesting team given our name is 'Dobutsu Sentai'? Hello!"

"Why does that sound both stupid...but strangely clever?" Tusk asked.

"Because it's awesome," Leo nodded.

"First, we fix Nicole, then we find the cube, then we help Sonic think of a way to make Roll go home and leave Eggman here." Sela listed, "That way we all go home, Sonic has a clear conscious, and none of us ever...EVER have to hear that laugh of his ever again. Sound good?" she asked the boys.

"Agreed," Leo nodded.

"Big time," Sonic agreed.

"..."

"...Tusk?"

"Hm? What?" Tusk looked at Sela.

"We agree on leaving Eggman here and take Roll back home when we find the Cube?"

"Oh. Right. Agreed," Tusk nodded.

"Tusk...stop being negative...or I'm shoving your nose in Mario's Natto snack," Sela threatened, making Tusk freak and cover his nose as he backed into a tree.

"Why do humans eat something so gross smelling!? It's fermented beans...why?!" Tusk shouted, his fear of bad smells overwhelming him.

"It smells bad?" Leo asked; being a predatory race, Leo's kind have a lower sense of taste, and Leo himself doesn't have the best of noses.

"Given the smell of your laundry, I'm amazed you smell at all." Sonic admitted.

"Can I throw my ten cents in?" Tails asked, holding an energy tracker, "Tusk, Amu, Leo and Sela had their cubes the longest and so did Yamato since he was a kid no less. It's obvious whoever had the most exposure will be who the Cube bonds to and chooses the most. So if I'm right and the birdman did take the Cube or it was taken by a bystander, there's a high chance it might bond and choose them and not work for anyone else." Tails stated, "Just because we're Mobians doesn't mean we'll get picked. I mean, look at Yamato. In fact, I'll place bets that the next Zyuohger is another human."

"I'll take that bet. Who's with me? Next one is a Mobian?" Sonic asked.

"Also, Sonic, the point of you becoming a Zyuohger would be pointless. Even as Zyuohgers, not even Yamato can constantly keep up with you given you beat all your records. The only real advantage he has is going over ocean terrains, plus as Super Sonic, you're much more powerful and indestructible then any of the guys so far."

"Oh yeah. Then come up with a reason for Roll."

"Simple; she's very focused on killing Eggman and very strict in her family's laws that you refuse to listen to when someone tries to…" Tails began to explain.

"Less talkey on Roll, more talkey on why it won't work for her."

"..." Tails sighed, "From what everyone told me, I think the Zyuoh Changers respond more to people who want to protect all life, not end it." Tails continued, "Besides, Nicole's a bit more complicated. She doesn't generate our energy."

"Ugh...Leo brains hurts from the big lecture." Leo groaned. "This is stupid...who cares about if they can or can't?! All that matters is you want to! That's all I cared about when I made it work!"

"Yeah, but Leo…" Tails began.

"Tails, I will belt you across the face!" Leo complained, wanting no more lectures.

"Then I'll tell Yamato." Tails said, "After all, he doesn't know about my real age~"

"..." Leo froze at that, imagining Yamato's glare at Leo. Leo, in his panic, pushed Tails down the hill.

"Did he break the tracker?" Sela asked.

"By some miracle, no." Tusk said in relief. "This would take forever without Tails."

"Oh. Good," Sela nodded before sucker punching Leo in the face, making him twirl before falling down the hill, "Don't do that again!"

"Ta-Da!" Amu smiled as she got her friends to sit around a table, each of them having a plate of perfectly cut cake in front of them. Everyone having a different kind of cake: Vanilla for Amu, Red Velvet for Yamato, Chocolate for Nicole, and for Roll…

"I have never seen...something more beautiful," Roll tried to not cry, looking at the red velvet cake before her, decorated in strawberries and a strawberry sauce.

"That actually looks pretty good," Yamato admitted, "But...I'll stick to mine." he quickly said, taking a bite of his own.

"..." Nicole slowly blinked as she looked at her plate.

"What's wrong?" Yamato asked as Amu happily ate hers before she put her decorative strawberry on Roll's plate.

"I...am unsure of what to do here," Nicole admitted, "I am technically composed of nanites, so I am unsure of how I'll react."

"Oh! Maybe you can have the nanites make you a tummy," Amu suggested, eating some of the white chocolate off her cake.

"...That...sounds like an interesting idea actually," Nicole nodded as her eyes flashed data green for a moment. She then slowly looked down at her cake before picking up a fork, using it to take a piece of the cake off before putting it in her mouth, causing her to tense up, "?!"

"Nani...are you okay?" Yamato asked in worry.

"...I….I…."

"...Nicole?"

"I was unaware of how...how…." Nicole whispered as she swallowed her piece, sending a shiver up her back as a smile grew on her face, along with a bit of a blush, "...Delicious~!"

"Chocolate is one of the Love Foods. Of course it's delicious," Roll giggled, eating another of her strawberries.

"Yeah, Score One for Amu!" Amu cheered to herself.

"The way the sweetness combines with the starchiness of the cake and frosting...its...ahh~" Nicole gasped out in bliss as she took another bite, sending another shiver up her spine, "Ohh~"

"And we have succeeded in introducing another girl to the wonders that is chocolate," Amu fist bumped with Roll.

'Does she have to make noises with each bite?' Yamato asked himself as he took a sip of the coffee that he ordered with his cake when he decided to accept this was happening.

"It's her first time enjoying chocolate," Roll explained, seeing a small twitch in Yamato's expression, "Girls have a bit more...sensitive taste to certain things."

"Though none can compare to Amu's sense of taste." Nicole explained. "Her sense of taste is stronger than any ordinary being, it's believed a trait of her kind enhanced by her long exposure to the King's Credentials."

"Boring Superpower for the win!" Amu cheered earning her piece of cake happily. "Yummy. I can taste the vanilla extract, the rich cream, the hint of spice to balance out the sweet flavors, mainly the cinnamon."

"Having all those enhanced senses must be very helpful." Yamato noted.

"Hm...if you ask me, Sela and Tusk have the better ones." Amu stated while chewing more of her cake. "I guess we cat types don't get the neat stuff...I mean Leo's power is his voice. One time, he stubbed his toe and, half the town couldn't hear a thing for half a week." she reminded. "Remember that Roll? You and Haseo kept shouting 'What' to each other for 2 days 'till you figured you could communicate with pen and paper."

"..." Roll's ears flattened against her skull as she frowned at Amu.

"Oh come on, Roll-chan. Leo can't help it...besides, could you imagine if his Dad or Mom had his super power? ...You might never be able to hear things again." Amu muttered with a pout, seeing the frown, "Leo is a good boy compared to the rest of his family. Now…" she grunted reaching over the table and grabbing the sides of her cheeks before forcing her to smile. "Smile...smile, I say…!" she grunted in much effort.

"..." Roll gave a tiny smile...a tiny, vindictive one.

"...I am in much trouble, aren't I?" Amu asked.

"Let's just say that you don't get to pick your first cosplay for the opening."

"...You're a sly vindictive girl...I trained you well." Amu said, crying fake tears. "But you do realize, this means war!" she cheered in a cute voice.

"You two really are like sisters, aren't you?" Yamato muttered eating some of his cake.

"Of course. She's considered a Shield Sister to the Sakurai family just like Nicole-chan is," Roll replied, reaching to hug Nicole, who growled while eating her cake, "Okay. No huggy while you're still eating your first taste of chocolate."

"Hahaha…" Yamato chuckled warmly at that. But after a moment, his eyes began to itch again. Like last night he began rubbing them to get the feeling out of them. But once he opened them again...everything before him began to zoom in as he saw everything miles away. "Ah…" he grunted, closing and opening eyes quickly as everything was back to normal.

"Daijobu?" Roll asked in concern.

"Hai...but it was weird...one moment everything looked funny...then suddenly I could see the park...all the way over there." he explained as the three turned to see him pointing at a park...which was a good 10 miles away.

"I don't see anything," Amu noted.

"Me neither," Roll agreed.

"I'm just...weirded out…" he muttered before his hand shot up suddenly, making the girls jump in surprise.

"An indigenous insect." Nicole noted, seeing in Yamato's hand was a Mosquito.

"It looks creepy," Roll moved behind Amu.

"Strange...how did you notice it, Yamato?" Nicole asked.

"Eh? ...But it was moving so slow." Yamato explained as his finger slipped and the bug flew off very quickly to the girl's eyes at least. "Something must be wrong with me…" he muttered as his normal eyes became sharper and more threatening...almost like those of an eagle...but it wore off after Yamato blinked.

"Hmm…" Nicole muttered putting the last bite of her cake in her mouth before she grabbed both sides of Yamato's head and peered into his eyes carefully and got in very close. "Interesting...the internal structure of his eyes...it's altering."

"Altering?" Amu and Roll repeated.

"Where once his eyes where Mammalian such as yours, now they are becoming avian." Nicole explained.

"Eh...you mean that's why my eyes have been feeling weird?" Yamato blinked.

"Yes, the lense of your eyes is being pushed forward, which is causing your retinas to look larger and slightly more intimidating." she muttered.

"And as a result, my eyesight has become binocular." Yamato added his own knowledge of the anatomy of animals. "Wait...I have Bird EYES?!" he gawked, causing the people around them to look at them.

"Uh...Yes! Though they should call them 'Rabbit Eyes' with all the carrots you eat," Amu spoke quickly. "Right, Roll-chan...right!" she awkwardly chuckled while elbowing her friend repeatedly.

"Uh...H-Hai!" Roll agreed, "Maybe we should have a rabbit mask instead of a bird one for you at the cafe, ne?"

"Oh...oh! Right...right...sorry...sorry...ahahaha!" Yamato laughed awkwardly as they were able to shake off the attention. "Gomen...gomen." he bowed to them.

"It would appear that exposure to the King's Credential and the Mobian power already inside of you has resulted in this...power," Nicole examined as Yamato kept blinking. "If the King's Credentials enhances his vision like Amu's taste, then it's fair to say he could develop telescopic vision, and it explains why things move slower for him. He can now process the information his eyes receive information faster for the sake of safety during flight."

"So like a normal eagle's vision...I can see miles away to spot prey...and to protect myself in flight." Yamato noted.

"Ano...let's not explain it that way...I feel like you're gonna fly off to chase a rabbit in the forest any moment now when you say it like that." Amu spoke up innocently.

"That'd be horrible!" Roll gasped.

"I'm not gonna go after a rabbit." Yamato muttered, calming them down.

"That's like saying Amu hunts down anything that comes into her home." Nicole countered, making Roll just stare at Amu with wide eyes.

"What...I don't do that...Oh, the one time I hit you with a pillow when you came over and you never let me forget it." Amu pouted at Roll.

"...How do you feel about maid outfits?" Roll asked.

"I'm telling your mom once we find her," Amu pouted even more.

"Totally like siblings." Yamato muttered bluntly.

"Agreed…" Nicole nodded, "...Now if you will excuse me, I wish to test out some samples of food."

"Just don't eat too much…"

"...Mr Kazakiri, I am an AI program with a body made of nanites. I highly doubt I'll get...as you call it, 'fat,'" Nicole deadpanned, "But enough of that. I must have some samples of food. Roll, Amu, would you two care to join me?"

"...I think you might've flipped something in her, Amu-chan," Roll whispered to the tigress.

"Score 2 for Amu." Said Tigress cheered, doing a little victory dance in her seat.

"Hmm….Devil's food cake...interesting name…" Nicole muttered, already looking at the menu, "...Mr. Kazakiri, I wish to try samplings of all the cakes on the menu here."

"...On second thought, I think I see what you mean," Amu sweatdropped a bit, seeing Nicole focus on the menu.

"Oh? Maybe one of each hot chocolate flavor drink as well they have here," Nicole went on.

"That's my girl!" Amu cheered. "Make that a double! Roll, you want in on this?" she asked in a sweet tone.

"No thank you," Roll shook her head, "I think Yamato-san's wallet is crying enough as it is."

"Arigato, Roll-san." Yamato thanked with his face planted on the table.

"Oh? Strawberry flavored chocolate milkshake? Interesting," Nicole noted, "I was unaware there was strawberry flavored chocolate."

'...Please no. Please no. P-'

"..." Roll pulled out her purse and looked into it, "How much is it? If it's in the right price range, I can put a bit aside from our food supply money for it."

"Roll-san...seriously...thank you…" Yamato sobbed happily.

"Find it yet?!" Leo shouted at Tails, who wasn't that far away.

"No!" Tails replied.

"Oh...Find it yet?!"

"No!"

"...F-"

"Leo I swear if you ask that one more time, I'll superglue that mouth of yours shut," Tails threatened.

"Well...where is it?!" Leo countered. "We've been looking for hours...and Amu and Roll get a pass out of this boring stuff!" he added while running up to Tails, "I want to sleep!" he complained, shaking Tails.

"...Leo….do that to me again, and, if she's even here, I'll call my sister and tell her you manhandled me again."

"?!" Leo tensed as he dropped him.

"Yeah...don't want another 'cold attack' do you?"

"No no! Leo finally got his mane to thaw out after the last time!" Leo exclaimed, holding his mane as he reverted to his Mobian form.

"Then don't do it again….ever."

"Leo, shut up! Tails, stop acting tough!" Sela shouted, making them both stand straight. "Find the damn thing so we can go home 'cause even I'm getting tired of this! And don't make me chew your ears off for wasting time with stupid macho stuff!"

"Leo's always macho!" Leo declared as Tails managed to get out of his manhandling and walked over to a lake.

"While he's distracted." Tails muttered, scanning the lake with his device before he leaned in close as it began detecting a positive signal.

"Tails!" Sela shouted, grabbing him by his collar and pulling him away before the water exploded and green arrows of energy shot out and destroyed several trees.

Sela fell back as she held on to Tails as everyone looked up at the now burning trees then back down at the lake. Sela, to be sure, tapped Tails head before she sighed in relief.

"What was that?!" Sonic asked before the water burst again and Bowguns rose up.

"Ugh...why did you move him? ...Know what? Never mind...the game's done." the oval headed alien groaned.

"...Caliburn, I know we fight, but that ass just shot at my Bro." Sonic frowned, taking out his sword.

"You...you're all friends with that Red Eagle jerk, aren't ya?!" Bowguns asked. "He made Naria and Azald-sama mad at me...do you know what they do when mad...they do the worse things you can imagine!" he complained as he held up his crossbow. "So I'm going to take you out, while Naria-sama finds your stupid...Living computer thing!" he ranted clearly upset.

"Uhm...did he realize he gave away her plan?" Tails asked hiding behind Sela.

"Yes...yes he did." Sela nodded, "Tails, find Yamato and Nicole and warn them."

"Uh...well I want to...but see...I can't." he muttered slowly before using one of his tails to point at the lake behind Bowguns, "The thing we're looking for is like...right there in the lake."

"Damn it..." Tusk groaned.

"Also, that guy fires at light speed. I'm fast flying and a runner but, only Sonic is at that speed. Well not currently mind you..." Tails muttered on.

"He fires at light speed!? How did you…"

"Nicole."

"Oi...stop ignoring me for the brat, de gansu!" Bowguns shouted as he began shooting...Only for each of his green energy arrows wat knocked out of the air by a blue blur. "What?! ...uh...Fire!" he shouted, shooting again only for the blue blur to knock them out of the air before even getting close to them.

"Boy...these Deathgaliens aren't so smart, are they?" Sonic muttered, leaning on a tree while tapping Caliburn on his shoulder.

"Ha! If being smart were a qualification, then I'd be on the other team...oops...shouldn't have said that maybe."

"Yeah... hold that thought…" Leo said, taking out the Zyuoh Changer only for Bowguns to shoot it out of his hand. "Oi!"

"I know not to let you hold those things!" he laughed only to be slashed across the back, making sparks fly. "Gah!" he cried as Sonic was behind him already, "Oh...you're gonna pay for that Blue spiky thing! Azald-sama will pay me handsomely if I bring him back your hide! You messed with his last player a lot!"

"Hold on," Sonic held a hand up.

"Huh?"

"Look at me…" Sonic said, "Now look at your weapon…" he ordered, "Look at me...look at your weapon. Back to me...I am not a bowgun; I was holding a sword...back to your weapon...Where'd it go?"

"Huh, where'd it go?!" Bowguns gasped.

"Now, look at my friends; they're transforming."

=SHARK~! LION~! ELEPHANT~!=

"...Dammit, he got me too!" Bowguns realized.

"Dammit! It got him too!" Azald snapped, sober once again as he bashed his head into the wall next to the old imprint of his face.

"It's almost like any random idiot can join your team." Quval muttered sarcastically.

"We need to enforce that whole IQ minimum thing at some point…" Ginis muttered to himself, "...Nah...another time."

"Thank you. Quval has admitted I have more team members! I win!"

"What!? No I didn't!"

"Hmm...Has Naria gotten my computer yet…?" Ginis asked sipping his wine as a few Moebas were ordered to give him drinks on command. "Oh hurry, Naria... The Moebas don't have your lovely company aura."

"I'm starting to wonder of the company I keep…" Quval muttered with thick sarcasm.

"I apologize…" Nicole burped slightly as Yamato looked at the mountain of plates before him, "I've never actually eaten before."

"...Yamato-san?" Roll pondered, waving a hand in front of Yamato's face as he kept staring at the plates.

"Hai…" he responded as he saw nothing come out of wallet but air, "Oh no."

"..." Roll looked between her purse and the empty wallet, "...Amu is in deep trouble now…"

"I am adorable and lovely and he likes animals. I'll never get in trouble with Yamato, ne?" she smiled as he sighed and scratched her chin like a cat.

"Not with him; with me," Roll frowned.

"It's fine, Roll-san...I'll just put in some overtime at the park." Yamato smiled calmly.

"Still adorable~" she smirked.

"I believe I should take some blame." Nicole said, "I believe as long as this cube is inside me, I can make a more accurate data response to organic things."

"It's fine really I don't mind it." Yamato shook his head. "It was just some money...I can get more back. Plus, it's not like I have a lot of things I'm interested in buying. As long as you guys are happy while here, that's all that matters."

"This wallet is mine." Amu claimed, "It's Yamato's, but by extension, it and him are mine!"

"..." Roll gave Amu a stare, "You are not allowed to service Yamato-san at the cafe and his meals are all free as thanks for what he's done for us."

"I would actually prefer Amu-chan…" he admitted, "I would feel even more awkward with anyone else…" he admitted that as his face was one of...even this was very awkward for him.

"Yes! I win, boss!" Amu cheered. "Pay up."

"Achooo!" Aphrodite sneezed, barely covering his mouth and nose with a handkerchief.

"Are you ok?" Sonia asked.

"I believe that Amu-chan is expecting me to pay for a bet we never even made...again," Aphrodite replied.

"It's Amu. What do you expect her to find? A boy…" she started before catching a pickpocket, "Hey! Watch the hand…Manic?"

"Yo, Sonia."

"My Godbaby!" Aphrodite glomped him before starting to look him over, "Are you okay? Have you been eating right?" she sniffed, "Yep. Pancakes. You've been eating."

"Nice to see you too, second mom." he said, "You guy see Bro on the tv?"

"...I am smacking him upside the head when we find him again for doing that," Sonia admitted.

"Oh, who cares? I stole from fifty jewelry stores this morning." Manic said.

"Manic. The. Hedgehog."

"Oh come on," he frowned, pulling out some fancy rings, "Tell me you don't like them."

"...So….pretty…" Sonia trembled.

"I do not like them since they were stolen…"

"They were overcharging everyone and the majority of their products were made of cubic zirconium and fool's gold."

"...and now we're good," Aphrodite replied.

"So you guys wanna come back to this 5 Star Hotel Room I borrowed the keys to?"

"...In." Sonia instantly replied without even a millisecond of hesitation.

"..."

"Yes, the guy was a douche. Yes, I stole his wallet and gave the cash to someone needing it," Manic rolled his eyes.

"You are my favorite Godbaby," Aphrodite stated, nuzzling him in a big hug.

"You're welcome." he smirked.

"Where did you put my gun, gansu?!"

"Oh, well I got a gun. In fact, I got two," Lion said flexing his muscles, "Both figuratively...and literally!" he said as the Zyuohgers shot at him using the Zyuoh busters.

"...Who taught Leo how to say that?" Shark asked.

"Yamato." they answered.

"You're welcome!" Lion shouted as he jumped and bodyslammed Bowguns. He then grabbed the alien's arms as he tumbled him and locked both arms behind his back while pulling. "Gao!" he growled as the alien cried in pain.

"Itai...itai! Let go, de gansu!" he cried.

"Tusk...score a goal!" Lion roared.

"Ha!" Elephant shouted as he slid across the ground before he landed a drop kick to Bowguns's head while Lion rolled back to toss the alien, both attacks at once ended sending the alien flying away and then through a tree.

"Ugh…" Bowguns groaned while standing up before he looked up as Shark shouted as she jumped and landed a hook kick to his head, making him stumble back even more.

"Zyuoh Buster!" she shouted as she changed it to sword mode and slashed the Deathgalien across the chest several times before stabbing it forward and through his shoulder.

"Gah!" he cried as she swung him around and spinning around as the sword was pulled out.

"Ikuze!" Lion roared as he jumped and spun around before he slammed his elbow into Bowguns's face.

"Oof!"

"Paon!" Elephant trumpeted as he jumped and slammed his knee into Bowguns's chest, sending the alien stumbling away.

"Ugh…" the alien groaned before he saw a blue flash from the left.

"Yasei Kaihou!" Shark shouted as she backflipped before she began spinning forward while mid-air. She then began picking up speed, becoming a buzzsaw as water collected around her.

"Oh, that looks bad!" Bowguns cried, running to the right only to see Sonic there. "Oh no...no…" he said as Sonic smirked and jumped up while holding Caliburn up above his head, Sonic then began spinning as well.

"Ike!" Lion roared as both blue spinning Mobians shot forward and pincer attacked Bowguns with their Spin-Dash attacks, both grinded against the alien before slashing past him. Sparks rained off the alien as large scratches formed along his body.

"Leo, our turn!" Elephant ordered.

"Ikuze, Tusk!" Lion roared in agreement.

"Yasei Kaihou!" they shouted as Lion's claws grew and Elephant's legs grew.

Elephant stomped his feet as the ground began shaking as a green shockwave traveled across the ground...causing the ground under Bowguns to explode as a pillar of earth rose him up into the air.

"AH! What's going on?!" the Deathgalien cried before he looked down and saw Zyuoh Lion climbing up the pillar of stone using his claws. The Zyuohger picking up speed with his climbing.

"GAO!" Lion roared as he jumped over Bowguns with his claws raised into the sky.

Lightning shot from out of thin air and to his claws as Zyuoh Lion swung both his arms, creating giant claw constructs of constructs hit Bowguns and caused a huge explosion, causing the stone pillar to crumble.

"Ahahaha! If we act fast, we'll beat him before evil hot green lady appears." Lion cheered.

"Ye...wait a second….didn't Nicole say the green lady was with him?"

"Did you idiots really forget he just told us the green woman is after her!?" Shark shouted at all of them.

"...oh no…" Elephant and Lion blinked.

"Bakas!" she shouted at them, making them flinch.

"Ah-ha! Found my gun!"

"Wait, what?" all three asked before getting shot down.

"Uh Tails?" Sonic asked, looking around for his buddy.

"I'm calling. I'm calling." he said while tapping at his handheld.

"Sonic really made you eat chili dogs?" Yamato asked.

"He mistook the concept of my real body," she explained, "I was fat for a day, but chili dogs were...I am not allowed to say."

"Why?"

"You don't describe the chili-dog; you live it," Roll replied.

"Ahahaha…" Yamato chuckled.

"No, he burped then said 'Don't cheapen it with words,'" Nicole informed.

"You guys are a lot of fun," Yamato smiled before his Zyuoh Changer began ringing. "Hai Yamato." he replied answering it. "Oh hi Tails...oh...is everyone alright...the green lady isn't there?" he asked, "Hai...we'll keep an eye out...do you...hello...hello…? Mou, he hung up."

"Battle time?"

"We have to find them first." he said, "Nicole-san, can you…" he said before he saw her tapping at the air, "Umm...what's going on?"

"It would appear someone is trying to hack me…" she explained calmly. "I believe it to be the alien known as Naria."

"Oh, how cute. It can remember names," Naria's voice laughed, making them all look to see the green alien, "Now say Ginis-sama is the one true god of your life."

"No." Nicole said sternly.

"Ah well...I'm going to have to perform a factory Reset on you." she said before looking and frowning, "What are you doing?"

"You really shouldn't have tied your ship controls to your device." she smirked.

"Nani?"

"I do believe the term used on Earth is, 'got you.'" she smiled proudly.

At that, Naria's device began beeping.

=Naria...what's going on? The ship is losing orbit!= Quval shouted.

=BIG SHINY THING!= Azald shouted.

=Oh look. It's the sun...I hope you boys are fire proof= Ginis chuckled.

"Ginis-sama the computer is attempting to end your life by sending you and the ship to the planet star."

"If that does not work, maybe a black hole will...either way you'll be mightily inconvenienced I imagine, "Ginis-sama" the great and all powerful...to quote Sonic, I've heard it enough to boredom…"

"How dare you…" Naria snarled.

=Naria…= Ginis spoke over the line. =I think this one has...interested me. Not in the original way, though= he spoke. =Ahahaha...Ah good one though. My SagittariArc taken over by a bio-machine...truly a surprise=

"Ginis sama, I will break this machine for its insolen…"

=Naria, I wasn't finished=

"Forgive me…"

=I've never seen such a cocky AI in a few centuries. I kind of want to take it apart even more now...to take its code apart bit by bit...see what every byte of Data gives me on its personality...its dreams...I want to tear it apart and see what makes it tick even more= he spoke in a dark sinister tone, making those besides Naria just stare in shock as this Ginis spoke. =What's your name, computer?=

"Nicole the Holo-Lynx...and you will never break a Freedom Fighter."

=Freedom Fighter...how cute. Well...try not to be too cocky, Nicole the Holo Lynx...because sooner or later, like everything else in this world...you will become my play thing. But...till then, enjoy your freedom, Nicole The Holo Lynx.= Ginis spoke.

"You cocky…"

=Naria...return home. For now, we shall go back to the games. Also, cut off the ship's connection to your holo pad as well...she's using it as a door= Ginis spoke calmly. =Anyway Nicole...do me a favor...save yourself for me. Someday, you'll be one of my belongings.= Ginis chuckled darkly making everyone shudder.

Nicole's response was to force activate Naria's teleporter, sending her back to the ship and ending the conversation.

"Nothing has ever disturbed my circuitry like that."

"That was...Ginis." Yamato muttered to himself, finally he heard the voice of this big boss of the aliens out to harm his planet.

"He sounded scary," Roll noted, hiding behind Amu who was hiding behind Nicole, "Scarier than Eggman, even."

"Well...he is some leader of a group of aliens that blow up planets for sport...Eggman isn't on that level…" Amu added.

"Indeed. The chances are if Eggman believes we have a chance against this 'Ginis,' he will likely assist us." Nicole said logically.

"..."

"Sonic ordered me to prevent you from doing that before we left if we ran into him here," Nicole spoke up, picking up on the mood from the Hedgefox.

"No matter. She's not killing anyone," Yamato said, causing Roll to look at him with wide eyes, "But I'll talk with her about that later." he said, "I'm more concerned about Leo-tachi."

"Yes, they will likely fight. But Tails should take priority given his age."

"What do you mean?" Yamato asked.

"Oh. Were you not aware? He's 8…"

-exactly 3 seconds later-

"...wow." Nicole noted, seeing Eagle fly off like the wind. All anyone heard was a loud sonic boom and flash of red as Zyuoh Eagle flew off. "Did you really all neglect that fact?"

"...I was making Leo owe me one." Amu admitted. "That and if he knew that back at Tails's house...he would have yelled at all of us...and I do mean all of us...except you, Nicole, 'cause you were hurt."

"Hai," Roll nodded, "...Do you need to hop on my back so we can go after him, Amu-chan, Nicole-chan?"

"Let's go! I honestly don't feel comfortable not joining with them in a fight!" Amu cheered.

"I will return to Haseo and see if Mister Mario wants more channels." Nicole explained. "I believe I can get back home via the Train system. It is amazingly accurate and advanced here in Tokyo." she added in a slight bit of appraisal.

"Okay, Nicole-chan," Roll nodded, "Stay safe, okay? I don't want to lose my Shield Sister."

"Don't worry. They have train cars for women only during this time of day," she nodded before Roll and Amu left, "...Strange. Roll is normally better at remembering important things. She already declared me her Shield Sister back when I saved Haseo when I first got this body…"

"This guy is cheap!" Lion shouted as the Zyuohgers fired back at Bowguns while Sonic blocked any shots coming at him.

"I suppose you wouldn't happen to be able to do something like become a firearm?!" Sonic asked Caliburn, while blocking arrow after arrow of green light energy. "Don't make me waste a soul surge!"

"Now die, De Gansu!" Bowguns shouted as he unleashed a large surge of arrows into the air that slowly arched and came down to rain on the five Mobians.

"Crap…" Lion said in slow motion as the arrows got closer.

At that, a powerful gale force wind blew the arrows away as something red and fast blurred past them.

"HA!" Zyuoh Eagle shouted as he came down and slashed with the Eagriser, slashing Bowguns across the chest and making him stumble back. As the Deathgalien stumbled back, all the energy arrows in the air exploded. Eagle rose back to his feet as he slashed Bowguns across the chest, leaving a red streak in the air as he did.

"Yamato!" everyone called out.

"Why did no one tell me you had a child present!?" he shouted at all of them. "Tails...Grounded!" he stated, pointing at him. "Oh...so very grounded!"

"...you guys didn't tell him he was 8?" Sonic blinked.

"It never came up!"

"No excuses!" Eagle shouted, making them all flinch. "Sela, Leo, Tusk...laundry, shopping, and cleaning duty! Three weeks! Plus all your money from whatever work you do for Roll is given back to her!" he shouted. "Sonic...I'm honestly not sure how to punish you...swimming lessons?"

"I'll fight you with this, I swear! Roll and her mom already made it worst." Sonic said, holding Caliburn.

"It's true. We just now helped him get use to rain again." Tails informed.

"I'm here!" Bowguns cried, only for Eagle to kick him in the face sending him tumbling down an incline.

"I have more important issues then you." Eagle spoke coldly, "Oh wait...Deathgalien!"

'He just noticed…' everyone gawked mentally as Roll came up, Zyuoh Tiger hopping off her back.

"Minna, you're all grounded...oh he beat us here." Tiger noted.

"Why are you acting like a mother?"

"Cause his wallet is mine! I'm the favorite! Me!" Tiger gloated.

"We're never talking about that again." Eagle shook his head. "Roll, take Tails out of here." he ordered before he turned to face Bowguns.

"Wait. Yamato, the power ring we need is in the lake." Tails spoke up.

"Sela, go get it." Eagle ordered simply. "You have aquatic abilities, it should be no challenge for you." he ordered, "Leo, Tusk, cover Roll and Tails, Amu you're with me, we're gonna finish this fight as fast as we can!" he went on giving them all orders.

"Here we go, Tails-chan," Roll hefted Tails onto her back, "Hold on tight."

"Oi, where do you think you're going?! Full speed arrow!" Bowguns shouted as he pulled the trigger. His light speed arrow shot out...only for Eagle's Eagriser whip to knock them all out of the air. "Nani?!"

"I can see anything you shoot!" Eagle stated as Roll ran off. "Kono hoshi yo...nameruna!"

"Nameruna!" Tiger copied before they both ran forward.

Eagle jumped as he slashed down cutting the Deathgalien across the chest. As he landed on his knees, Tiger jumped over him by stepping on his shoulder. Zyuoh Tiger used the air as she pointed and slammed her knees into the monster's forehead making it stumble back. Eagle whipped his Eagriser as it extended and snagged Bowguns's leg and tripped him.

Eagle growled as he pulled with all his might and began swinging Bowguns around before smashing him through a tree. Eagle grunted as he spun around another time before he flicked his wrist and compelled his weapon to release the Deathgalien sending him flying up into the sky. Tiger aimed her Zyuoh Buster in gun mode and began shooting as cube energy bullets flew through the sky and began juggling the alien in the sky via multiple explosions. As Bowguns began to fall, both charged at the Deathgalien. Before the alien monster could even hit the ground, both Zyuohgers swung their swords-the EagRiser and Zyuoh Buster sword mode-, their slashes sending him flying back and tumbling across the ground.

"Oh...they make a good combi…" Lion muttered as he and Elephant just watched.

"I suppose they've just gotten so use to one another's presence that they are in tune with one another." Elephant figured.

"Come on. We're missing out," Shark pushed the two towards the fight.

"I told you to get the red ring!" Eagle said, making them freeze.

"Hai!" they all gulped.

"Are we gonna die later?" Lion asked as Shark jumped into the lake, "Because I have a nap scheduled for the rest of the day after we blow him up."

"...Not even going to dignify that last part with a response," Elephant sweadropped a bit.

"Ugh…" Bowguns groaned as he got up, "Okay…Now I'm getting mad…"

"You have no right to get mad!" Eagle and Tiger both shouted as they stabbed their swords into his chest, sending him flying back.

"Wow...it's like someone ticked off Mom and Dad." Sonic joked, watching the two go to town on Bowguns.

"Yasei Kaihou!" Eagle shouted as he grew his wings before he jumped up. He then began spinning before he fired a barrage of red feathers that all struck Bowguns, causing multiple explosions.

"Yasei Kaihou!" Tiger shouted as her claws formed before she stabbed them into Bowguns chest. She then shouted as she slashed them down and ripping through his mineral based body. As the Deathgalien stumbled back ice began forming along the scratches in his body before it all began encasing him.

"Cold..cold...cold!" Bowguns cried as the ice stopped around his neck...leaving his giant head exposed.

Zyuoh Eagle landed as he held up both his Zyuoh Buster Sword mode and his Eagriser. He crossed them before scraping them against one another, the sparks lighting both his blades ablaze with crimson fire. Tiger pulled out her Zyuoh Buster as she reformed it into gun mode, she crouched down on one knee as she slowly aimed as cold wind began to coil around the barrel of the gun.

"Zyuoh Slash!" Eagle roared as he slashed his sword in a giant X of fire before an energy projection of Cube Eagle the size of Zyuoh Eagle himself shot out. The energy projection encased itself with fire before it crashed into Bowguns, causing a large burst of fire and sending him flying back.

"Zyuoh...Shoot!" Tiger shouted as she pulled the trigger, sending a giant cube of white energy before it unfolded into Cube Tiger as a blizzard-like aura of cold air coated it. The energy projection slammed into Bowguns, causing a large explosion of ice in the shape of a snowflake.

Eagle and Tiger turned away as Bowguns's body exploded violently with embers and snow falling around them. Lion fell over in awe at that display while Elephant just gawked behind his helmet.

"When did they get that strong?" Elephant asked in his dumbfounded stupor.

"Found it!" Shark called out as she jumped back onto the land, holding the very ring they were searching for.

"I still don't get how they end up with that little star floating in them," Lion admitted as he sat up.

"It's best not to question it too much Leo." Elephant called out before he turned to the scattered remains of Bowguns's stone-like alien body, "Knowing this pattern…"

At that, the green coins landed on the ground before they separated to reveal an angry Naria. She quickly walked over to Bowguns's body.

"This is infused with Ginis-sama's cellular energy, don't waste it." she said, kissing the coin before she pushed into the coin slot on his shoulder.

Bowguns's eyes lit up as all the shards of his body reformed into his perfectly healthy self before he exploded in height. The giant Deathgalien stomped around, adjusting to his new center of gravity before he laughed and looked down.

"Thank you, Naria!" he shouted happily.

"Oh! Deka kita!" Roll declared, seeing the giant Bowguns from a few miles away.

"Why are we just getting used to this? How do lifeforms just grow big after beating them...and we just accept it?" Tails asked.

"No idea...But I get to do this!" Roll giddily responded as she pulled out her camera and mic once more.

"Well...whatever makes you happy," Tails muttered as he looked back at the equally giddy looking Bowguns.

"Just be glad we're at what is most likely the best distance to not be caught in any crossfire," Roll replied before scooping him into a hug, "And thank you for saying that. I have not heard that outside of my family in weeks."

"No problem…" he muttered, scratching the back of his head, "Oh...the robots!" he exclaimed as the 5 Cube Animals all grew to their giant size with their Zyuohger pilots jumping in at the same time.

"Oh, right! My cue!" Roll's eyes widened before turning to the camera, "Konnichwia, minna! This is Roll-chan reporting once more for another Giant Fight! With me is Tails-chan! Say 'konnichiwa,' Tails-chan."

"Koni...konnichiwa…" Tails awkwardly greeted, "Wait...isn't 'chan' more commonly used for girls?" he blinked in realization.

"You're eight. You are adorable, so you are a 'chan,'" Roll explained, "And here they go! Oh...I wonder what they'll be doing first in the fight?"

"Take this!" Bowguns shouted as he fired a barrage of arrows...only for all the Cube Animals to fold into cube form and let them bounce off with little harm.

Cube Eagle unfolded first as it flew up and began spraying energy blasts all over the Deathgalien. As Bowguns blocked with counter fire, he was blindsided when Cube Lion roared and unleashed a blast of lightning to his gut. As Bowguns backed away, he backed right into a trap as Cube Shark bit his leg. The Deathgalien paused for a moment as the pain traveled up his body and to his giant head.

"Ooh...That had to hurt," Roll cringed.

"AH!" he cried in pain hopping around trying to get Cube Shark off.

"Ike, Tiger-chan!" Zyuoh Tiger ordered as her Cube Animal roared and jumped while sweeping it's claws and scratching Bowguns face repeatedly like a mad cat.

"Ah! My eyes! Eyes!"

"Leo, Sela! Dobutsu Gatai!" Zyuoh Eagle ordered.

=SAN~NI~ICHI~=

"Here it comes! The totem of Lion, Shark, and Eagle comes together to form and King of Beasts! The one and only…" Roll narrated.

"Kasei Zyuoh King!" Eagle, Shark and Lion called out as Zyuoh King grabbed it's King Sword and slashed Bowguns across the chest letting Cube Tiger jump away.

"Oh, now you're one robot?!" Bowguns asked as he raised his crossbow only for ZyuohKing to slash it out of his hand before slashing him across the chest again.

"No Mercy!" Lion ordered as Zyuoh King's sword was engulfed in fire as it swung and struck Bowguns making him back away as an explosion from the sword's impact sent him stumbling back into a mountain.

"Press on before he can shoot back!" Shark shouted as Zyuoh King slashed down at Bowguns, forcing the Deathgalien to use its crossbow as a shield.

"Oh, that's actually a good tactic if you have a durable-enough crossbow," Roll admitted, "Oh, this is getting so excited, ne, Tails-chan?"

"Yeah!" Tails had to nod as he just enjoyed the giant robot fighting the giant monster.

"Perhaps you should not praise the Deathgalien for its ingenuity." Nicole's voice said from behind them.

"Ah! I-I wasn't praising it. I was praising the tactic," Roll argued, "He's still very bad, but the tactic is a good one for defending."

"Why are you here?" Tails asked.

"This wants to be with its friends." she said, pointing to the cube in her chest, which looked like it was pulsating with an orange light.

"Oh! Could it be that a new Zyuoh Cube ally wants to join?" Roll asked.

"Logically yes." Nicole nodded. "I can feel it's power growing even more, I do believe it is resonating to the emotions of the Zyuohgers. Primarily their leader, Yamato." she explained factually. She then winced as she took it out, "That was a bit painful...but I thank you for your assitance. Time to go do what you want." she said, holding a black and orange smaller version of the Kings Credential.

"Huh...It kinda looks like a King's Credential," Tails noted before the cube glowed brighter; it then cracked and revealed a smaller Zyuoh Cube with an Exclamation Point on it in white. The cube itself was an orange color with black spots. It then unfolded into...a giraffe.

"Aw~ Kawaii!" Roll cooed, "Cube Kirin-chan!"

"Cute," Tails agreed as Nicole looked at it.

"Thank you, Kirin," she stated, giving it a small peck on its head, "Time to go." she then looked at Zyuoh King, "Yamato!"

"Huh?" Zyuoh Eagle asked as he made Zyuoh King look to the side and they spotted Nicole.

"Nicole!" Lion gawked.

"..." Nicole then made calculations as she made a pitching movement. She then tossed the cube animal in her hand. And like the rest, it began growing as it flew through the air until it was the size of Zyuoh King's leg.

=CUBE KIRIN~!=

With that, Cube Kirin landed on the ground and gave a cry as its cylinder-like mouth began glowing. It then began to shoot beams of energy at Bowguns, causing large explosions.

"Ah! It fires beams!" Roll exclaimed.

"You little...Take this!" Bowguns roared as he began to fire repeatedly at Cube Kirin, who began to bounce around, dodging the shots.

"So very nimble, so very quick! Oh, look at how Cube Kirin is jumping so lickety-splick!" Roll exclaimed.

"...Did you have to rhyme?" Tails asked.

"It is adorable," Nicole replied for Roll.

"That's my Shield Sister!" Roll beamed, "Demo...I wonder how it combines?"

"Sugoi…" Eagle awed as Cube Kirin bounced around.

"Awesome, Kirin...Ikuze! Gattai!" Lion roared as Cube Kirin turned around and gave it's own battle cry of agreement.

Cube Kirin then jumped into the sky before its body locked and became stiff while its head pointed up, a handle extending from its neck just below its jaw. Cube Kirin now looked like a giant bazooka as Zyuoh King grabbed the weapon while it connected to the shoulder.

"OH! I see now! Cube Kirin may be smaller, but it holds a lot of power within! Becoming a mighty bazooka to be held be the king, they become…" Roll narrated.

"Zyuoh King, Kirin Bazooka!" the Zyuohgers shouted as Zyuoh King struck a dynamic pose while hefting the Kirin Bazooka up...somehow, a light shone from behind the mecha, making the rest of the area around it darker.

"...I want a toy like that," Tails stated, his tails going nuts as he looked at it with wide eyes.

"...Strange. I thought it would connect as an arm with a spear," Nicole admitted, earning some confused stares from Tails and Roll, "...I think I may have seen something similar in my skimming through news sites." she admitted quickly while turning away...as if out of embarrassment.

"What...now you got a gun, too?!" Bowguns demanded.

"Hey, Eggface! ...Wow so odd saying egg puns and not have it be Eggman." Lion muttered before shaking it off. "Incase you didn't notice, your little needle shooter don't compare to us and our Manly Kirin Bazooka!" he shouted, standing in his seat and flexing his arms...before Kirin Bazooka gave a squeaky sneeze, "...It's still manlier!"

"Leo…" everyone chuckled at that.

"Ikuze, Cube Kirin! Lend us your power!" Zyuoh Eagle shouted.

"Exactly, fight together with us!" Shark agreed.

"Ikuze Kirin!" Lion roared.

Zyuoh King aimed at Bowguns as the Deathgalien unleashed a large barrage of arrows all at once. But Zyuoh King just calmly pulled the trigger of its new Kirin Bazooka and fired a large orange energy ball. The energy ball blew through all the arrows before hitting Bowguns and sending him flying back a good mile from the explosion.

"Tinier than the other cubes, but Cube Kirin holds a ton of power!" Tails gawked.

"Now you must really want a toy of it," Roll teased.

"I advise if you do, don't let it be made by this 'Bandai of America.' It seems they're more...subpar in terms of robot toys," Nicole noted.

"Eh?" they both tilted their heads in utter confusion.

"Nevermind…" Nicole advised.

"Ike!" the Zyuohgers all shouted.

"Tusk, we can't lose out to the others!" Tiger shouted as Cube Tiger fired its pink energy boomerangs at Bowguns.

"Hai!" Elephant nodded as Cube Elephant began shooting its beams at the Deathgalien.

"Gah!" Bowguns cried at the sudden attacks before he was hit with another bazooka blast. He stumbled back before Cube Elephant slammed into his chest. Cube Tiger then jumped past him and slashed with its claws, making the Deathgalien stumble into the lake.

"Let's end it!" Eagle ordered, taking out his Zyuoh changer and twisting it to the red face before plugging it back into activate the finisher.

"Kita! The hissatsu waza!" Roll cheered as Zyuoh King aimed at Bowguns, "This is going to be a blast!"

"You did not just make that pun," Nicole deadpanned.

"Kirin Bazooka...Zyuoh FIRE!" the three Zyuohger pilots shouted as the energy focused around the barrel before forming a huge mass of orange fire like energy.

It then pulled the trigger as it unleashed its blast with an explosion. The blast of orange energy shot forward before it tore a hole in Bowguns body. Zyuoh King turned around and pointed the Kirin Bazooka as it's barrel smoked.

"But I'm not a target…" After a moment, Bowguns fell over with a cry of defeat before he exploded, causing cubes to rain around Zyuoh King.

"Z-End...I guess." Nicole said as Kirin came off king's arm and landed before her, looking at her, "Umm...are you upset I threw you?"

"I think Kirin-chan thinks you're his Kaa-chan," Roll noted.

"You mean...it imprinted on Nicole due to being well...bonded to her?" Tails figured, "Just like how all the other Cube Animals just kind of like her."

Cube Kirin gave its same battle cry from before while shaking around. It then shrunk down and bounced around the ground, circling around Nicole.

"Shall we all go home?" Nicole asked as the Zyuohgers came back.

"Hey, where's Sonic?"

"Oh, you know him. Once he's not doing anything, he's off to look for excitement...We'll see him on the news or something…"

"Ahh! How'd you catch up to me?!" Sonic snapped, crossing swords with a dog man.

"Sonic the Hedgehog...you are going to Traffic School!" the blue Dog man growled, "You're in a lot of trouble, young man!"

"Catch me first and beat me!" he replied as he engaged further in the sword duel.

"To be honest, this is the most practice you've gotten in months...since we reunited," Caliburn admitted.

"Oh...your sword talks. Amazing." The Dog Man said before he grabbed Sonic's head and flipped him to the ground.

"This is gonna take half a day." Sonic grunted as he got up, "Let's go."

"I am the Jigoku no Banken...Doggie Kruger!" he greeted with a bow before he tore off his black trenchcoat uniform, revealing his buff body covered in white and blue fur underneath.

"Calburn, we might be here all day."

"...I have no qualms with that. The blade he wields is rather elegant in his hands," Caliburn replied, "Quite a beautiful song she plays as well."

"Let's do this!" Sonic whooped, "Engarde!" he shouted, spin dashing at Doggie.

"Shobu!" Doggie roared, charging at him.

-Line break-

"Dinner's ready!" Roll beamed as she carried the last of the trays to the table, "I made Haseo-chan's favorite!"

"Now, Tails, you're living with u…" Yamato said before Tails stopped him.

"I am more comfortable living on my own...A crowd isn't my thing and I got so much to work on," he said, "Listen, I also don't think I should be here. I fly on my tails." he reminded, flying a little.

"How does that work?!" Yamato demanded.

"I don't know. Haseo and I were just playing together and then it...it just happened," Tails replied, "Also, I think I'll find other Mobians faster on my own. But I'm also concerned about something."

"The possibility the hole we made might have suck in more things from our world?" Nicole asked.

"Logically, yes," Tail agreed, but before he could speak, a spoon full of food was shoved in his mouth along with Nicole.

"Ah...mou enough of that, we won the fight today, you two." Amu pouted. "Now, here's the rules, and no arguments, Tails do your thing but come in time and again to make Yamato happy, but promise you'll call if things get too heavy or you find a Deathgalien somehow...deal? Shake your head yes for deal." she said.

"Amu, take the spoon out of his mouth. You could've choke him." Yamato scolded.

"Hai~"

"...Okay, I'll call…" he said, "Can I get my food to go, please?"

"I will accompany and keep Tails company. I can work with him and keep you all on speed dial, so to speak," Nicole suggested.

"Good." Amu nodded her head in understanding, "Now...you have to promise you'll come back to visit Yamato or so help me, I'll sick Roll on you, Tails." she said with a warm smile...but, for everyone besides Yamato, it was a smile that made them all shiver in fear. "Or maybe even worse...hehe."

"Your threats will be voided if Tails's sister is here." Nicole advised.

"Nicole." Amu spoke simply.

"Yes?"

"Zip." she said putting her finger on her lips. Nicole tried to talk but Amu just cut her off, "Zip."

"I am being ask to mute myself?" she asked before Kirin glared at Amu. "Calm yourself."

"Zip." Amu smiled, doing it to them both at once just confusing them that time.

"..." Kirin poked its head into the cup of water beside it before squirting a bit at Amu.

"Oh, now you're gonna get it!" Amu smiled happily, not at all angry.

"Amu-chan…" Roll shook her head, "No dessert if you keep going."

"Eh?!" she cried.

"And Leo's in the clear today," Leo smirked as he ate his food while everyone ignored him. He then stole food from Tusk while he was distracted.

"Wait...You said it happened while you and Haseo were playing…" Yamato noted, slowly looking at Haseo, "Haseo-kun, can you also…?"

"H...hai," Haseo nodded.

"...Ho...I...This doesn't seem physically possible," Yamato shook his head in disbelief.

"But...you can fly...and our wings are barely the size of your own arms. Which is physically impossible as well... Normally to fly, your wings would need to be twice the length of your own body." Amu spoke. "Furthermore, you can take off at top speed from a standing jump." everyone just gawked at that display of intelligence from her, some food even falling out of Leo's mouth.

"Well, all Sonic did was make my tails twist up and I let them go. Been flying ever since," Tails said, "Also…" he said, holding up a wrapped up plate, "Got my plate! Bye!" he quickly before flying off.

"Take care, shield sisters… Be good, Haseo." Nicole bowed as she left.

"Am I the only one still hung up on Amu knowing stuff I didn't?" Leo asked.

"I just read from the books in Yamato's room." Amu explained. "He takes well written and easy to understand notes about animals."

"Where's Uncle?" Sela noted.

"Huh? Where is he…"

"Oi! Miss Sakurai! I found your kids… Miss Sakurai!" Mario shouted while holding up a sign with Aphrodite's full name on it, "Miss Sakurai! I found your kids, A sweet girl named Roll, and a cute boy named Haseo!" he shouted while walking around downtown, "Oh...ah...my voice...I should have brought cough drops to help me with that...ooh lesson learned for tomorrow." he noted, "I'm done for tonight…" he sighed as he put up his sign. "Ah... times like this, I wish I was younger. Boy, I bet if I had a voice like Leo, I'd be done in no time." he smiled as he took out a water bottle and took a big drink. "Boy, I hope those kids don't get too wild at home with no adults present. Nah...just one more sweep down the block then back home to some tea." he said, passing a woman and two kids sonic's height with the older woman wearing headphones.

"Was that guy calling Mom-2?" Manic asked.

"Couldn't be. He was a total stranger…." Sonia replied while counting the money.

"Come on, Sis. Let me hold the money…"

"All you need is love, love, love. Love is all you need…" Aphrodite sung the song she was listening to under her breath before giggling, 'This world's music is lovely! They even have a song about Love!' she took off her headphones, "They even have songs about Love here. ...Aphrodite likey this world even more."

"Give me the money, sis."

"No!"

"You're gonna spend it on clothes!"

"What are you two doing?" Aphrodite questioned, giving them a frown.

"Um...nothing?" both replied.

"Sonia-chan, the money," Aphrodite did not request, but ordered.

"Yes, Aunt Aphrodite," Sonia replied, handing the cash to her...who proceeded to pull a purse from her cleavage to put it into.

"There we go. Out of sight, out of mind," Aphrodite nodded as she put the purse into her cleavage once more, "Oh, Sonia-chan, Manic-chan, they have songs about love here, too! By a group of beetles, even! Demo..." she tilted her head, "They misspelled 'beetles.'"

"No, mom, it's Beatles… They're saying the word beat and added les." Manic explained.

"Oh. ...Well, I still love that they have a song all about love is all you need," Aphrodite giggled.

"Me, Sis, and Bro will sing you one ourselves when we get the family back together." he assured.

"And my godbaby proves himself the best godbaby once more!" Aphrodite beamed, pulling him into a very tight hug of glee.

GT: Swing and a miss, Uncle Mario.

SZ: eeyup. Swing. And. A. Miss….but most importantly, we're finally done with this chapter...and it's a bit long...but I'm good about that.

Z0: I said it before I don't care for the length complaints. At least it's something for you.

O.N: I swear readers i'm looking and the first person i see has kamen rider chrome or ten-faced paladin faved.

SZ: Mmm hmm...a lot of good moments in this, plus quite a few Yamato X Amu moments...or rather, Yamu moments.

Z0: It's a thing deal with it, accept it. Cause it's not going away.

GT: Very true. At least they now have Nicole and Haseo back with them...along with Nicole's 'baby,' Cube Kirin.

SZ: Eeyup. Hm….anything else?

Z0: Let's see... Ginis was creepy, we found two more Mobians, Yamu...Uncle Mario now believes all the Mobians he'll meet are cosplayers.

GT: Thank you, Sonic, for that last one...well, sorta. I mean, you're the one who's royalty with the cash, not Roll...then again, I guess it's because she's the one who pooled all the cash together…

Z0: Let us not question it too much.

SZ: Yeah…in the meantime, Oma…*gets a call*….hold that thought. *answers phone* Hello?...What do you mean you lost the omake footage? What do you mean you dropped it in the sewers?! What do you mean a gator ate it?!...Ugh….*looks at GT and Z0* Looks like the footage for the Eggman Omake is gone…

O.N:*Whistles innocently as I hide the omake plans*

Z0: We'll make him relive the torment again and post it in the next chapter. And next chapter should be a fun one as well for I feel we've focused enough on Yamato these last three. Don't you think fellas?

SZ: Indeed. I think it's time we focus on another member of the team.

Z0: Exactly. So who shall we torment next time…*throws two darts at a wheel chart* Sela...and Leo.

Leo/Sela: What?!/Oh damn it…

SZ: Tough it out, you two. It'll be good character development for you both.

O.N: YES it will be!

GT: Hopefully, it'll all be good. Cue the preview?

Z0: Yes *cuts rope dropping the screen*

Dobutsu Sentai Zyuohger!

?: You'll be fighting for the chance to escape this stage!

Leo: Is that it...heh okay Sela get out of here and take care of this, I'll give you an opening.

Sela: You weren't trying to win, were you?

Leo: Why would I? This is pointless. All that matters is we get out of here, so you win and boom it's done.

Sela: ...No.

Leo: Eh...why?

Sela: Because this time...I'll beat you for real.

Leo: EH?!

Chapter 4: Roar in the Ring!