Kamen Rider LL

by JTWAS1994

When an ancient evil is unleashed on the world, it falls on an average, everyday boy (Or as average as you can be with 10 sisters) to defend it, Henshin! Kamen Rider LL! (Not Too Good At Summaries)

39. Chapter 39

Welcome To The Latest Chapter Of Kamen Rider LL! If You Haven't Read The Latest Chapter Of Alebrije Sentai Lucharanger, I Suggest You Do, Because The First Scene Has Some Things That Wouldn't Make Sense Without Reading It First. Also, I Know This Is Late, But This Chapter Is Dedicated To The Memory Of Fred Willard, The Original Voice Actor Of Pop-Pop From The Loud House, Enjoy, I Own Nothing! This Was Co-Written By Hallucigenia77.

Terriblis was searching the forest outside of Great Lakes City for the location Cicadeath and Flygor found. "Come on! Where is it?! I've been searching for it for hours! Cicadeath and Flygor's triangulation and the tracker chip that's in Axolota's Soul Core say she's right here!" Terriblis complained. "Yes, but thanks to me, you'll never find her!" AkaRed said as, unbeknownst to Terriblis, he actually was in the middle of the Lucharangers' temple hideout, but thanks to AkaRed's magic barrier, he only sees and hears the forest. "Something must be wrong here!" Terriblis complained. "Hey, would it be possible to mess with him some, dood?" Derrick asked, holding a baseball bat. "Yes, but not with that." AkaRed said, handing the Prinny a frying pan. "Oh, I guess that works, dood!" Derrick said as he took the frying pan. Before whacking Terriblis upside the head with it.

"OW! Hey, Who Hit Me?!" Terriblis asked in anger and confusion. "Oh, we want to join in, dood!" Elliott said as AkaRed handed he and Arsene frying pans of there own. "Help yourselves, gentlemen!" AkaRed said. Then, after grabbing the frying pans, Arsene and Elliott went and started whacking Terriblis on the head as well. "Are you sure this will work?" Mambana asked AkaRed. "I designed the barrier to mess with the minds of people like Terriblis, the Pecadiablos, and Jim Sparkletooth to mess with their minds, make them think one thing when another thing is happening." AkaRed explained. "Stop throwing those at me, you stupid squirrels! Where did you even get Brazil Nuts this side of the world?!" Terriblis said. "Apparently the barrier is making him see squirrels throwing Brazil Nuts." AkaRed explained as Arsene smashed the side of Terriblis' face with the pan.

"Okay, that's a bit funny, though it would make more sense if those squirrels threw acorns instead Brazil nuts, since the latter isn't native to North America!" Mambana pointed out. "Yeah, well Acorns wouldn't pack the same punch as a Frying Pan." AkaRed said. "Oh, forget this! I'm out of here! That Cicadeath and Flygor, they must have calculated wrong!" Terriblis said, teleporting in a flash of light. "And good riddance." AkaRed said as Axolota walked into the area. "There's the bride to be!" AkaRed said. "Oh, thanks!" Axolota replied. "I'm so happy, this is something I've dreamt about since I first realized I was in love with Gorf! I just wish there wasn't a war currently going on so that we could go ahead and tie the knot!" Axolota said. "Yeah, very unfortunate, but true, dood!" Zoruku said.

"Where's Fuka and Desco?" Axolota asked, noticing they weren't there. "Ronnie Anne was able to convince her family to allow them to stay with them in her brother Bobby's old room." AkaRed explained. (Referencing Movers And Fakers) "Oh! Good for them! Though, how did Ronnie Anne's family react about Desco's appearance, considering the fact that she's a man-made demon and all?" Axolota asked. "From what Ronnie Anne told me, they were quite shocked at first, but since Ronnie Anne was able to vouch for them, they were fine with it." Mambana said. "Plus, I talked to Lisa, and she says she'll be able to build a watch that will disguise any non human features Desco may have." AkaRed said. "Of course, to better help things, Desco can easily change the size of her own tail into whatever length, whether it be small or large, she wants while her Octorabbit, the tentacled creature often seen on her back, actually resides inside of Desco's body, since her back actually splits open briefly and allows the creature to emerge from that opening like an octopus!" He added. "Which now that I think about it, should probably be something she should do in private." AkaRed said. "Let's hope Desco hasn't made that mistake already." Mambana said.

Meanwhile, at the Loud House...

"I can't believe Gorf-san has actually proposed to Axolota-chan!" Sakura said excitedly. "I know! That was really unexpected!" Lincoln replied. "It's too bad we have to wait until after the battles against the Animarius Empire and Pecadiablos to celebrate." Sakura said. "I know! I've been designing Wedding Dresses for Axolota all morning, and it pains me we have to wait!" Leni said, popping up behind them, showing a couple of those designs. "Whoa, that's a lot of wedding dresses, Leni-neechan!" Sakura said. "You should see the ones I've been designing for you since you and Linky started dating!" Leni said, making her brother and his girlfriend blush. "And I've taken the liberty of talking to Master Toadus about Animarius wedding customs, it's surprisingly a lot like some of our planet's own." Lisa said, passing by. "Really?" Lincoln asked.

"Yes, surprisingly enough." Lisa said as Rita walked downstairs. "Kids! Today's your Pop-Pop's birthday, (I Know That It's A Little Late To Be Doing It Like This, Since Fred Willard Was Born In September, But Cut Me Some Slack Here, Please) and he should be here any minute!" She said. "Pop-Pop? Who's he?" Sakura asked in confusion. "Our Maternal Grandfather. I guess we've been too busy talking about Gorf and Axolota's upcoming nuptials, we've forgotten about the anniversary of his birth, layman's terms birthday." Lisa said as the siblings all facepalmed. "Dang It! We really have forgotten!" Lincoln complained. "Even worse, we literally don't have any presents to give him and we haven't even prepared a cake!" Lori added. "I'll call Clyde on the cake front." Lincoln said, pulling out his phone. He then called Clyde on speed dial.

Meanwhile, Clyde was looking at the orb Dwennimen gave him with wonder. "Just what secrets do you hold?" He asked as his phone rang, which Aurachnid answered. "Hello?" Aurachnid asked. "Put Clyde on the phone." Lincoln said. "You got it! For you." Aurachnid said, handing the phone to Clyde. "Hello?" Clyde asked. "A Birthday Cake for Pop-Pop? I'm on it!" Clyde said, pulling out a chef's hat and Apron. "Let me guess, a cake request?" Aurachnid asked as he and Webster the J'ba Fofi looked at Clyde. "You know it, partner!" Clyde said. "Apparently, today is Lincoln's maternal grandfather Pop-Pop's birthday and Lincoln and the others forgot to bake a cake, so he called me to bake a cake for Pop-Pop!" Clyde explained. "Wow, they all forgot their own maternal grandfather's birthday?! I guess all of that fighting we must have done in the war must have made everyone forgetful!" Aurachnid said. "Plus there's the news of Gorf's engagement to Axolota." Clyde reminded.

"Oh yeah! Good for them!" Aurachnid noted. "Now come on! We've got some baking to do!" Clyde said. "Okay, Webster and I will keep an eye on the equipment, just to be safe!" Aurachnid said.

Meanwhile, at the Animarius Castle...

Queen Hornet was walking through the castle when she ran into Cicadeath and Flygor. "You two! Where's Kabuto? I've got a plan and it's going to require assistance from your army." The Asian Giant Hornet Kaijin told the scientists. "Let me guess, it has something to do with your motif, right?" Cicadeath asked. "As long as it doesn't interfere with my plans for Kamen Rider Jewel. I've already dealt with one nut job, I'm not afraid to fight another one for that." Cerberion said, passing by. "Let's just say that the plan I have in mind requires me, my friend Ichneumona the Ichneumon Wasp Kaijin, and a soldier from General Kabuto's army!" Queen Hornet said. "Ichneumon Wasp? That's a parasitic species!" Kabuto said, walking up to the Kaijin.

"In fact, the females are known to inject their eggs inside other insects, just so that their larvae would eat said insects from the inside out before turning into pupae and then emerging from the insects' carcasses as adult wasps! *SHUDDER!* Those types of wasps are so extreme that even I wouldn't dare to include them in my army, lest I risk having a Xenomorph-type infestation within the Empire!" He added with a shudder. "Of course, the only parasitic wasps that I would tolerate would be the spider wasps since they feed exclusively on spiders and not insects like me!" Kabuto noted. "Funny you should mention that." Queen Hornet said, approaching Kabuto. "I need a Spider Wasp to complete my trifecta of awesome wasps to attack the humans, but Ichneumona and I are the only Wasp based Kaijin I can think of." She said, tickling Kabuto's "Chin."

"Fortunately for you, I happen to have one right here." Kabuto said, holding up a Soul Core with the image of a Tarantula Hawk in flight. "This here is the only parasitic wasp-themed Animarius soldier that I've created from the essence of a Tarantula Hawk! Her name is Pepsinestra and she's rather excitable around spiders or anything resembling spiders, if you can catch my drift!" He added. "Keep her away from Kamen Rider Anansi!" Shibogumon said as Skeletron walked by. "Cerberion isn't the only one interested in killing someone himself. After killing Kamen Rider Anansi's mother, I've gotten the craving for ending him myself with the same blade as his mother!" Shibogumon said, laughing maniacally. "Careful, Shibogumon! If Pepsinestra sees you, she would most likely try to attack you!" Kabuto warned. "I maybe a spider, Kabuto, but I fear no bug. If she gets near me, I will not hesitate to defend myself!" Shibogumon warned.

"Plus, even she tries to eat me, I'm a cybernetic spider made of metal and circuitry, so I'll most likely give her indigestion, if I don't inject my venom in her stomach, that is!" He added, much to General Kabuto's chagrin. "*GROAN!* Fine! I'll try to convince Pepsinestra not to kill Anansi, though it won't be easy!" Kabuto relented out of reluctance. "Yeesh, and I thought Hell's Watchdog was obsessed." Kabuto said, walking towards the Tree of Life room. Then, after he got to the Tree of Life, Kabuto then placed the Soul Core in one of its fruits. That caused the fruit to swell up and burst open to reveal a large female humanoid Tarantula Hawk with a curvaceous feminine figure, four arms, and two legs as well as the symbol of the Insect Army on her left shoulder. "You rang, General Kabuto?" Pepsinestra asked.

Back at the Loud House...

Leni looked out the window as a familiar old man stepped out of a cab in front of the house. "Oh, he's here!" She called. That took Sakura by surprise. "Already?" She asked. "But we just ordered Pop-Pop's presents online and Clyde hasn't arrived with the cake yet!" Lincoln said. "The pain of last minute preparations." Lisa lamented. "Oh, what are we going to do?! Should we tell Pop-Pop the truth that we forgot about his birthday and we didn't prepare in time?!" Luna asked in panic. "Whatever we do, we'd better do it fast! He's at the door!" Leni said as the knob started turning, opening to reveal... "Pop-Pop!" The 11 Loud Siblings said in delight upon seeing Albert. "Glad to see you all again, kids!" Pop-Pop said in delight. Each of the Loud Siblings hugged Pop-Pop. "Same to you, Pop-Pop!" Lincoln said.

"But we kind of have a confession to make. We've been so busy lately with something, and we have a friend that got engaged last night, and combined with what's been going on with us lately, we kind of forgot about today, and well, we kind of have everything last minute." Lori admitted. Suddenly, Albert started laughing. "Oh, I don't care about that kind of stuff, just getting to see your wonderful smiling faces is enough for me!" Albert said. That made the Loud Siblings sigh in relief. "Oh, Pop-Pop, this is Aya." Lucy said, introducing the African girl to Albert. "Hello! Nice to meet you!" Aya said. "Oh, you're the girl Lucy told me about, the one that can read auras and turn into a werehyena, I believe you called it?" Albert asked. "That's right!" Aya said, shifting into her werehyena form. Before shifting back to her normal state. "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't frighten you, did I?" Aya asked in concern.

"Normally, I would be! But, with those aliens running around, your nicer compared to them!" Albert said. The mention of the aliens made the Loud Siblings chuckle nervously before Lincoln decided to change the subject. "Pop-Pop, this is my girlfriend, Sakura." Lincoln introduced. "Konichiwa! That means "hello" in Japanese!" Sakura said. "And a Konichiwa to you as well. Wow, Lincoln, you weren't kidding, she is a cutie." Albert said, making Lincoln blush. "Yeah, Lincoln and Sakura are so close with each other that they fall sleep together in Lincoln's bed from time to time!" Aya said, much Lincoln and Sakura's embarrassment. "Aya-chan!" Sakura said in embarrassment as Lincoln's phone started going off. "Uh, Lincoln, your phone is ringing!" Albert said. "I hear you, hold on." Lincoln said, pulling out his phone to see Kabuto's symbol flashing on screen with the word 'ALERT' beneath.

"Oh Come On!" Lincoln complained. "Hey, as fun as this is, Sakura and I have an emergency we need to take care of real quick!" Lincoln said. "Emergency? What sort of emergency?" Albert asked in confusion. "Clyde-kun needs help with the cake!" Sakura said nervously. "Oh! That seems understandable!" Albert said. "We'll be back soon!" Sakura said as they backed up to the door, opened it to see Clyde. "Oh hey, guys! Cake's-" Clyde said, as Lincoln showed the alert on his phone, quickly closing the door. "Seriously? Now?" Clyde asked upon seeing the alert. "Unfortunately, yes, buddy!" Lincoln confirmed. "Dang It! And I've just finished the birthday cake I've made for your Pop-Pop, Lincoln!" Clyde complained as he was holding a box containing vanilla-frosted birthday cake that had the words "HAPPY BIRTHDAY POP-POP!" on it. "Wow, Clyde-kun, that looks amazing!" Sakura beamed. "Thanks! I was a rather easy cake to bake!" Clyde replied.

"You'd better hide it until we get back though, we told Pop-Pop that you needed help with it." Lincoln said. "Aw, Dang It! But where am I going to hide that cake without the danger of any animal accidentally discovering it and eating it?" Clyde asked. Soon, the Prank Shelter door was opened as Clyde wheeled the cake in, much to the confusion of Edge, Azalee, Aden, Ankh, and the Homunculi Guardians. "No time to explain, Animarius attack!" Lincoln called. "Animarius Attack? Mind if Azalee-chan and I come along with you?" Edge asked. "I'll come along too, just to be safe and also to get some much needed exercise!" Ankh said. "Arigato, Ankh-san!" Sakura said. "And just to be safe, what kind of enemy are we talking here?" Edge asked. "All we know is that it's from Kabuto's army." Lincoln said. "Kabuto, that's the Insect army, right?" Edge asked. "Right." Lincoln said. "In that case, it might be a good idea to take the Kuwagata and Kamakiri medals as well as..." Edge said, looking at the Homunculi Guardians.

"Shokumu's medals!" Edge said, pointing at Shokumu. "As you wish, Edge-sama!" Shokumu said, tossing said medals. The Core Medals that Edge caught were all indigo in color and had the images of three different animals. The first medal had the image of a Hedgehog facing forwards and having its short while fully displayed the second one had the image of European Mole facing forwards and having its large front clawed paws fully visible on its side, and the third one had the image of a Northern Short-Tailed Shrew facing left. "Kawaii!" Sakura beamed. "Arigato, Shokumu-san." Edge said, placing a Cell Medal into the Ridevendor and switching it into Motorcycle, or thanks to some of Lisa's modifications, age appropriate Dirt Bike, mode while Azalee hopped into the recently finished Alchemy Arrow, a LuchaKart with Phoelocandra's features.

"Remind me why Lisa had the Ridevendor's Motorcycle mode become smaller?" Aden asked. "Because right now Edge is too young to ride a motorcycle like that." Lincoln explained. "Therefore, Lisa-chan added shrinking technology to the Ridevendor, so that it would shrink down to the size of a dirt bike after transforming into its vehicle mode, just to make sure that it won't be too big for Edge-kun to ride on!" Sakura added. "It's the same reason we use Dirt Bikes instead of full blown motorcycles." Clyde said. "But you guys also have Jets." Aden said. "Yeah, but based on what Neo-DEAVA said in the files they sent us with the Vectors, it seems they don't really have any age requirements." Sakura said. "Oh!" Aden replied. "Let's go, guys! Don't touch the cake!" Lincoln said as they all hopped on their rides and drove off.

"Okay, judging by the fact it has someone's name on it, this cake is meant for somebody's birthday and not for us!" Atsumaru noted upon seeing the cake. "True, which is a shame, because that looks delicious!" Mamoru said. "Perhaps we should ask Lincoln if we can get a few pieces of that cake after the fight is over and after the person who this cake is supposed to belong to blows out the candles and gets the first piece!" Aden suggested. "True." The Guardians all said.

Later...

The riders and Lucharanger soon arrived at where the alert was directing them to. "Okay, just what is going on?" Lincoln asked. "And more importantly, what's with all the corpses?!" Edge asked in shock and horror as he pointed at few corpses of dead humans as they looked to have holes in their stomachs and backs as well as what appear to be empty pupas in those areas. "I don't know, I'd better send pictures of it to Lisa." Lincoln said, taking his phone out and doing so. "You'd better do the same over there, Lincoln." Aurachnid said, pointing to more people, who were still alive, but paralyzed, with eggs on their bodies. "Horror of horrors! What's going on here?!" Lincoln asked in shock and horror as he then approached the paralyzed people in question. "So we finally meet, Kamen Riders!" A voice said as everyone turned to see Queen Hornet, Pepsinestra, and a third wasp themed monster.

The third individual in question was a female humanoid that resembles a curvaceous black-haired human woman, but with a costume that had the motif of an Ichneumon Wasp (specifically a Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumon Wasp, scientific name: Megarhyssa macrurus), as she had Ichneumon Wasp wings on her back, an Ichneumon Wasp abdomen, complete with an extremely long stinger/ovipostor (tube-like organ used by some female insects for the purpose of laying eggs), on her backside, and a helmet with Ichneumon Wasp antennae and sunglasses resembling the compound eyes of an Ichneumon Wasp, as well as wearing a Shocker belt around her waist and carrying a very long-bladed rapier in her right hand. Sakura took one look at Queen Hornet and immediately recognized her motif. "O-o-o-osumebachi!" She said in terror, hiding behind Lincoln.

"*SNICKER!* Looks like you really afraid of the very insect that I model myself after, which so happens to be my favorite insect!" Queen Hornet said. "What's her problem?" Ankh asked. "When she was younger, Sakura got attacked by a swarm of Asian Giant Hornets and nearly died, she's been terrified of them ever since!" Lincoln explained as Sakura whimpered in fear, started sucking her thumb and muttering "Oniichan." The three wasp-themed monsters couldn't help but laugh at Sakura's state of fear. Suddenly, Lincoln's phone started ringing. "It's Lisa." He said, answering it. "What's up, Lisa?" Lincoln asked. "I've examined the photos you sent me, and based on what I'm seeing, it seems you guys are dealing with monsters with motifs of the Megahyssa macrurus and the Pepsis grossa, layman's terms, the Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumon Wasp and Tarantula Hawk, two species of parasitic insects who's methods of reproduction sound like something straight out of a horror movie." Lisa explained. "*GULP!* What kind of horror movie are we talking about?" Lincoln asked in fright. "The "Alien" franchise, of course! You know, the movie featuring the titular creatures, which are known in the films as Xenomorphs?" Lisa answered.

"Yeah?" Lincoln asked. "Well, when the Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumon Wasp reproduces, the female takes an insect, usually either a grub, caterpillar, or pupa, injects them with her ovipositor, and shoots her eggs inside." Lisa started explaining. "Then after the eggs hatch, the larvae will quite literally eat their hosts alive from the inside until their hosts die! After feeding for a while, the larvae will turn into pupae before later bursting out their hosts' bodies as adult wasps, which, unlike their larval stage, feed on plant nectar instead of insects!" She added. "Whereas the Tarantula Hawk, which is easily the more famous of the two, even being the state insect of New Mexico, tracks down and stings Tarantulas, injecting them with a special venom that leaves it alive, but paralyzed, where she then proceeds to drag it to a nest she has burrowed out, seals the Tarantula inside, and lays her eggs on it." She explained.

"Once those eggs hatch into larva, they create a small hole in the Tarantula's abdomen, then enters and feeds voraciously, avoiding vital organs for as long as possible to keep the spider alive! After several weeks, the larvae pupate and later on emerge from the spider's abdomen as adult Tarantula Hawks to continue the life cycle! Also, like adult Ichneumon Wasps, adult Tarantula Hawks only feed on nectar and sometimes fermented fruit! Plus, the while the males spend their time searching for females to mate with, the females spend most of their time hunting for Tarantulas to sting and lay their eggs on, with the fertilized eggs, which hatch into females, being laid on female Tarantulas and unfertilized eggs, which hatch into males, being laid on male Tarantulas!" Lisa explained, much to the shock, horror, and disgust of Aurachnid. "Uh, Aurachnid? I think that one is looking at you kind of funny!" Azalee said, pointing to Pepsinestra.

"*CACKLE!* Well, well, well! You may not be a Tarantula, but you're definitely a spider, nonetheless! You'd make an interesting host for my offspring!" Pepsinestra said in glee. "Hold it, Pepsinestra! Remember what Shibogumon said." Queen Hornet said. "*Groan!* Dang It! I remember! 'Don't kill Anansi or his spider partner Aurachnid', he said! What a killjoy!" Pepsinestra complained. "Great, just my luck, I've got a psycho killer of my own after me!" Clyde said. "Welcome to my world." Sakura said before resuming her panic. "Well, might as well introduce ourselves while we're here! I'm Queen Hornet, the Asian Giant Hornet Kaijin!" Queen Hornet said. "I'm her friend Ichneumona, the Ichneumon Wasp Kaijin!" Ichneumona said. "And I'm Pepsinestra, the Tarantula Hawk Animarius!" Pepsinestra said. "Yeah, well you're going down!" Lincoln said as he, Edge, and Sakura, albeit with shaky hands, armed their drivers while Clyde allowed Aurachnid to bite his wrist.

0-0-0-1, Let's Go!
Ruby! Sapphire! Topaz! Emerald!
Spider On!

"Henshin!" Lincoln, Sakura, and Clyde as they transformed into their rider forms while Edge placed the Taka, Tora, and Batta Medals into his driver scanned them with the O Scanner before shouting "Henshin!" himself.

Taka! Tora! Batta! Ta-to-ba! Tatoba, Ta-to-ba!

After Edge transformed into his Tatoba Combo form, Azalee shouted "Lucha Power!" and rang the bell on her Lucha Changer as she changed into her Lucharanger form. "Alchemy Power! LuchaVermilion!" Azalee announced. "Let's go!" Lincoln said as they all rushed over, however, Kamen Rider Armadeiras jumped in, attacking Clyde with his blade. "Hello." Shibogumon said in a creepy tone of voice. "YOU! YOU'VE GOT SOME NERVE TO SHOW UP HERE, YOU MURDERER!" Clyde shouted in fury. "I want my blade to taste your blood just like it did your mother's!" Shibogumon said laughing maniacally. That only made Clyde even angrier. "Battle Spider Mode!" Clyde called, entering his super form. Afterwards, Clyde brought out his laser blades and charged towards Shibogumon in fury.

Back With The Others...

Lincoln was battling against Queen Hornet with Sakura hiding behind him while Edge and Azalee were fighting against Ichneumona and Pepsinestra respectively. "Your little crybaby girlfriend should consider herself lucky Hell's Watchdog has repeatedly told me not to kill her, LL." Queen Hornet said. That, of course, made Lincoln very unhappy. "Yeah, well, that doesn't change the fact that you're scaring my girlfriend!" Lincoln angrily retorted. "Very much so! Even worse than Vespatrix! Luckily for me, I already used the bathroom back at your place!" Sakura said. Before feeling something wet. "Nevermind." She admitted. That made Queen Hornet laugh at Sakura's situation. "Mop up on aisle 3!" She joked. "You're going to pay for that!" Lincoln said, summoning his screen.

0-0-0-5! Fire!

Swiping his screen, Lincoln entered his fire based secondary form. "Uh Oh! Fire Bad!" Queen Hornet said in fright. "That's right, bug brain! Prepare to burn!" Lincoln declared as he then threw a barrage of fireballs at Queen Hornet, causing her get engulfed in flames. "Now we're cooking! That was easy!" Lincoln said. Unfortunately for him, when the flames subsided, Queen Hornet was not only still alive, but she was completely unharmed as she had no burn marks and her wings were completely undamaged. "What the heck?!" Lincoln asked in confusion. "Psych! You really thought I was afraid of fire didn't ya? Unfortunately for you, not only do I not fear flames, but I had those scientists at Shocker make some genetic modifications on myself to make my entire body fireproof, just to be safe!" Queen Hornet said while making a wicked grin, much to Sakura's further fright.

Meanwhile, with Edge...

He was clashing his signature sword, the Medajaribur, against Ichneumona's extremely long rapier sword. "You don't stand a chance against me, human!" Ichneumona said. "We'll just see about that!" Edge said, kicking Ichneumona's rapier out of her hand before taking advantage of the distraction to take the Taka and Tora Medals out and replace them with the Kuwagata and Kamakiri medals, running the O scanner over them.

Kuwagata! Kamakiri! Batta! Gata! Gata! Gatakiriba! Gatakiriba!

Edge then entered his Gatakiriba form and extended the Kamakiri blade on one hand and held the Medajalibur in the other. "A Mantis?! Oh great, just great! The one insect that I hate more than anything and you dare to you use that insect's motif against me!" Ichneumona complained. "Lucky me!" Edge said, slashing with his extended Kamakiri blade.

With Azalee...

She was using her extreme flexibility to dodge Pepsinestra's stinger. "How are you so flexible?!" Pepsinestra asked. "She's not the only one you have to worry about!" A voice said as the Spirit Searcher drove onto the scene, accompanied by Andros and Phixia, before firing lasers at the Tarantula Hawk Animarius. Pepsinestra saw that coming and flew out of the way before the lasers could hit her. "Aya!" Azalee said in delight as LuchaAmber climbed out of her LuchaKart. "I managed to get away and picked up Andros and Phixia on my way here." Aya explained. "Yeah, my sister felt something bad is happening today, so we decided to come along with Aya to see what's going on!" Andros said. "And I'm afraid I'm actually right about that, just look at all the corpses!" Phixia said in horror as she pointed at the dead people that had holes in their stomachs and backs. "Yeah, oh by the way, Sakura! I heard we were dealing with another Asian Giant Hornet monster, so I went over to your house and picked up these, figuring you might need them." Aya said, handing Sakura a clean pair of panties, pants, and a skirt.

"Um, Arigato, Aya-chan! Though, I would probably be better if I go somewhere else before changing!" Sakura said while blushing. "Feel free to use the Spirit Searcher. Lisa programmed them with a privacy mode where the glass of the cockpit blacks out, making it impossible to see in, as well as completely soundproof! Something Denkyem and I are going to have to remember sometime, if you know what I'm saying." Aya said with a chuckle. That caused Sakura to blush further, figuring out what Aya meant. "Arigato." Sakura said, rushing over to the LuchaKart and hopping in, lookin around before finding a button that reads 'Privacy Mode'. "Arigato, Lisa-chan!" Sakura said, pushing the button.

Afterwards, the glass of the Spirit Searcher completely blacked out, allowing Sakura complete privacy. "Lisa-chan, you and Aya-chan are life savers." Sakura said, taking off her driver before starting to change. "More allies? And what's this? You two bear the symbols of King Draco!" Pepsinestra said in shock upon seeing Andros and Phixia's Soul Cores. "I'm Andros!" Andros said. "And I'm Phixia!" Phixia said. "We're the biological twin son and daughter of General Leo and Sphinxia!" They said at once. "What?! I didn't know that General Leo had children! When did that happen?" Pepsinestra asked in confusion. "Let's see, we were conceived about 5,000 years ago, but thanks to our mother's magic, we were born about 10 years ago." Phixia said. "Okay, that's somewhat interesting, but why are you two on the side of those heroes instead of the Empire?" Pepsinestra asked in confusion.

"Long story short, we betrayed the Empire after learning the truth about the Empire itself and after we fell in love with two human children!" Phixia said, much to Pepsinestra's shock and anger. "You two dare betray the empire, and court humans?!" Pepsinestra asked angrily. "Considering that they were giving us a chance, yes!" Phixia said. "And we don't care what our so called 'father' has to say!" Andros said. "Well, at least when my offspring hatch from their eggs, I'll make sure that they don't betray the Empire like you two have done!" Pepsinestra said as she pointed at the eggs that still on the paralyzed people. "We've got to get rid of those things!" Phixia said. Just then, the eggs started moving and then break open to reveal toddler-sized wasp larva with soul cores on their upper left sides. "Too late! Looks like my offspring have just hatched!" Pepsinestra said. However, a mist started spreading throughout the air, making the larvae screech in pain before shriveling up in death, everyone turned to see Lisa in her aide outfit, atop a giant can. "Genetically modified Pyrethrin. Won't hurt us, our Animarius allies, or any humans, but it's been specifically modified to harm insect based lifeforms." She explained.

That caused Pepsinestra to be infuriated. "MY OFFSPRING! YOU'VE KILLED MY OFFSPRING! THIS MEANS WAR!" Pepsinestra said in anger. However, Lisa repositioned the can and sprayed it in Pepsinestra's face. "You're too big to be killed by this like the offspring, but you will be severely weakened." She said as the Tarantula Hawk Animarius screeched in pain. "Good thing I ordered my Ichneumonsters to head back to the castle and await further orders as soon as they emerged from their pupa stage!" Ichneumona noted. "You're going to have to leave them to your comrades!" Edge said, taking Uva's core medals out and replacing them with Shokumu's. He then ran the O Scanner over his driver.

Harinezumi (Hedgehog)! Mogura (Mole)! Togarinezumi (Shrew)! (*Rock Guitar Riff!*) ~Hari! Motogari! Hari! Motogari!~ Harimotogari!~ (*Spin Dash Sound Effect!*)

That's when the images surrounding Edge stopped and showed the symbols of the Harinezumi, Mogura, and Togarinezumi Core Medals before they then merged into one symbol and attached itself to Edge's chest to convert his form into a brand new Indigo-colored form that had a new green-eyed helmet modeled after a hedgehog, complete with spikey quills reminiscent of Sonic the Hedgehog's signature hairstyle, a set of large clawed gauntlets modeled after mole paws, complete with long drills that act as the claws on the fingers, as well as shoulder armor modeled after mole heads, and a pair of leg armor with kneepads shaped like shrew heads and boots modeled after the hind feet of shrews as well as a short thin shrew tail hanging from underneath the back of his belt. The name of Edge's new form is Harimotogari. "You honestly think I'm supposed to be scared of that?" Ichneumona asked.

"Well, yeah! This form is based on insectivorous mammals after all!" Edge answered. "I hate to break it to you kid, but even if the animals your form is based on eats insects, the reason why I don't fear them is because they usually feed on flightless insects and, unfortunately for you, I'm based on a flying insect, which makes your form rather useless since the animals your form is based on can't fly!" Ichneumona said. "Well then it's a good thing I'm just going to do this!" Edge said, running his O scanner over the driver.

Scanning Charge!

Edge then started changing up in Indigo-colored energy and then dashed forwards before he then curled up and became enveloped in a spikey energy sphere, ala Sonic the Hedgehog's Spin Dash, while charging towards Ichneumona, much to the latter's surprise. "Uh Oh! Time to fly!" Ichneumona said as she then spread out out her wings and flew upwards into the air before Edge could hit her. "Ha! Missed!" Icheumona said. "But I won't!" Sakura, now fully clean from her accident, said, flying up in her Hurricane Mode pointing her Crossbow point blank in her gut before firing, causing the Ichneumon Wasp Kaijin to crash down. "Try again, Edge-kun!" She called. "Okay, Sakura-chan!" Edge said as he was then quickly changed direction while still in the spikey energy sphere and charged towards Ichneumona while shouting "Harimotogari Dash!". "Oh, this is bad!" Ichneumona said as she braced for impact. However, something unexpected happened. A swarm of energy constructs, shaped like Yellowjacket Wasps, came in front of Ichneumona and formed together to a larger Yellowjacket Wasp-shaped construct to take the hit instead, allowing a mysterious figure to pull Ichneumona out of the way. Then, after Edge shouted "SEIYA!", he then struck right through the giant Yellowjacket Wasp construct with the full force of the spikey energy sphere before unfurling himself and slash through the energy construct with his Mole Claws.

That caused the large Yellowjacket Wasp construct to explode and dissipate into particles of light after Edge landed on the other side. "Eh? What the heck was that?" Edge asked in confusion. "I don't know!" Sakura said. "More importantly, where's Ichneumona?" She asked. "I've got a bad feeling about this!" Ankh said. "If you're looking for me, I'm right over here!" Ichneumona said as came out from behind a bush alongside the mysterious individual that rescued her. That individual was clearly a female, given her curvaceous feminine figure, and she somewhat resembles a humanoid Yellowjacket Wasp, but the most striking feature about her is that she had star/constellation patterns on her body. "Nani?" Sakura asked as Edge looked at the new figure. "Those patterns, it can't be!" He said. "Are those patterns arranged in the constellation Vespa?" Lisa asked.

Even King Draco and the Great Leader, who watching the fight from the monitor alongside the other Animarius and Kaijin, were taken by surprise of the newcomer. "That a friend of yours?" They both asked the other. "Somehow, I get the feeling that this newcomer is neither Animarius soldier nor Shocker Kaijin!" Cerberion noted. "Who are you?" Sakura asked the newcomer. "You may call me Vespa." Vespa introduced. "Vespa? As in the Latin word for "Wasp"?" Azalee asked in confusion. "It's also the name of a former Constellation shaped like a wasp! Before that, it was known as Lilium, the Fleur-de-lis or Lily Constellation, and before that, it was known as Apes, the Bees Constellation! Then, it was later known as Musca Borealis, the Northern Fly Constellation, while the modern-day Fly Constellation known as Musca was originally named Musca Australus, the Southern Fly Constellation, before Musca Borealis later became obsolete and had its stars become a part of Aries the Ram Constellation!" Lisa answered.

"Although it's plain to see the constellation clearly isn't completely out of media, as I can see the patterns on your body are arranged in the same pattern as the stars of Vespa." She added. "Very well observed, little girl genius!" Vespa said. "How is it that you're here?! There should be no Zodiarts switches left!" Edge said. "Zodiarts? What are Zodiarts?" Lincoln asked in confusion. "The sworn enemies of Kamen Riders Fourze and Meteor." Edge explained. "They are all based on constellations, with the Horoscope Zodiarts, the highest ranking Zodiarts, being based on the twelve constellations that form the Western Zodiac!" He added. "Their powers are derived from little devices called 'Zodiarts switches', devices imbued with Cosmic Energy." Shintomaru said as he walked up. "But the Zodiarts Switches were all supposed to have been destroyed! And everyone who knows how to make them are supposed to be dead!" He said.

"Yeah, that's not entirely true! You would have to thank Foundation X for the knowledge and research in making new Zodiarts Switches, including the one that I'm using!" Vespa said, much to Edge's shock and chagrin. "Foundation X?" Sakura asked in confusion. "An organization so mysterious, only a few Kamen Riders know of their existence. But how are they in this world?" Shintomaru asked in confusion. "And who are you, really? Zodiart switches require willing humans to press their buttons in order to be used!" Edge pointed out. "To answer the first question, they aren't really in this universe! Well, not yet, anyway! I was sent here as part of a test run for an interdimensional portal they recently made and I must say that results are successful, given the fact I'm here now! As for the second question, let's just say that I'm a member of Foundation X's Zodiarts research division and leave it at that!" Vespa said. "Great, just what we need!" Shintomaru said, irritated. "By the way, I believe I have something of interest to you, Decade!" Vespa said, holding up what looked to be a belt buckle mixed with a camera.

"*GASP!* The NeoDecadriver?! But how?! The last time I saw it, Zi-O had it!" Shintomaru exclaimed in shock. "That baka? It was so easy to lift this from him it's not even funny!" Vespa said with a laugh. That only made Shintomaru rather angry. "Oh, what's wrong, little boy? You want your toy back? You're going to have to take it!" Vespa said, spreading her wings and flying off. "Shall we regroup and have her join us to explain a few things?" Queen Hornet asked Ichneumona and Pepsinestra. "Fine, I need to recover from that poison attack, anyway!" Pepsinestra said. "On your way, pick up this Vespa person and drag her to the castle!" King Draco ordered. "Fine, I need to recover from that poison attack, anyway!" Pepsinestra said. "On your way, pick up this Vespa person and drag her to the castle!" King Draco ordered.

"At once, your majesty!" Pepsinestra replied as she, Ichneumona, and Queen Hornet flew up towards Vespa. "You're coming with us!" Queen Hornet said, grabbing the Zodiart by the hand. "*Sigh!* Might as well! I do need to need know what this universe is like anyway! Plus, I would want to meet with your superior to do so!" Vespa said. "Good!" Queen Hornet said as the four Wasp themed monsters flew away, making Shintomaru scream in frustration. "I'd better get going too! See ya later!" Shibogumon said as he hopped away, much to Clyde's chagrin. "Dang It!" Clyde said.

Later...

"I can't believe this is happening! I finally find my driver and it's in the hands of those guys?!" Shintomaru asked in frustration as Clyde wheeled the cake he made for Pop-Pop out of the Prank Shelter. "Just who are these Foundation X guys, anyway?" Aurachnid asked. "Foundation X is the name of an underground network of wealthy individuals who 'sponsor' other organizations as it's hosts, allowing them to fund massively illegal projects with phenomenal energetic potentials for immeasurable profit." Edge explained. "Let me guess, Edge, you know this because you actually fought them before in your past life, didn't you?" Azalee asked. "Not just me, Foundation X has been secretly aiding the enemies of Kamen Riders W, Fourze, Ex-Aid, and Build too!" Edge answered.

"Officially, they're like the Men In Black, neither they, nor their members exist, a true enigma to the Kamen Riders." Shintomaru explained. "Yikes! They sound scary!" Lincoln said. "Indeed! Even worse, W, Fourze, Gaim, Ghost, Ex-Aid, Build, and I thought we got rid of them for good after we foiled a plot where Kaisei Mogami and his alternate counterpart of the same name tried to forcibly merge both the main Kamen Rider/Super Sentai World and Kamen Rider Build's world together and then destroy them!" Edge said. "Unfortunately, as today proves, they're still out there. I'm going to need to find Sougou and see what happened that caused him to lose my driver to those fiends!" Shintomaru said, opening an Aurora Curtain. "Okay, Shin-kun! While you're at it, maybe you should try to find Kamen Rider Fourze and Kamen Rider Meteor, since you did say that the Zodiarts are their enemies!" Sakura suggested. That caused Shintomaru to flinch a little. "Yeah, about that. Meteor, I might be able to find no problem, but there's a slight hitch with Fourze." Shintomaru said.

"What do mean by that, Shin-kun?" Sakura asked in confusion. "See, from what I was told in my past life, during a battle that involved both him and a villain called the Hercules Zodiarts, Fourze went and threw the Fourze Driver into a smelting furnace, sacrificing his powers. Why, you ask? It was to gain the trust of Saburo Kazeta, a Neo-Human with the ability to transform into a larva/pupa-like humanoid mutant called Sanagiman, who was mistreated by normal people, including his parents, as child because of his powers and became distrustful of humanity as a result of that, which caused him to team-up with four other Neo-Humans to form the Monster League and also teamed up with the Hercules Zodiarts, making them come into conflict against Fourze and Meteor, before they realized that the Hercules Zodiarts had tricked them in order to control them and their psychic powers! Fourze's act of sacrifice was what caused Saburo to not only trust him, but also inspired him to fight on the side of good and then helped defeat the Hercules Zodiarts by evolving into a blue moth-like called Inazuman!" Edge explained.

"Whoa! Fourze sacrificed his own powers, just to inspire a mistreated person into becoming a hero himself?! That's rather deep, man!" Aurachnid said. "Fourze is all about friendship, he even has his own little handshake he does with those he considers friends, his final form Cosmic States is even literally impossible to achieve without them." Shintaro explained. "Say, is it possible that the Fourze Driver is still in that smelting furnace? Maybe there's a way to retrieve it and maybe even repair it, depending on the damage!" Lincoln suggested. "Maybe, if IRAD could track it down." Shintomaru said. "But it might help if you could find Sougo! His, Geiz, Tsukyomi, and Woz's time travel technology might be able to take you back to the day it happened and Lisa-chan can pull it out at a time after Gentarou throws it in!" Edge realized.

"Wouldn't that cause a time paradox?" Lincoln said in worry. "Not if we do it after Gentaro has already tossed it into the furnace and everyone thinks the driver has been destroyed." Shintomaru said. "Of course, if we can't find Sougo, I could always use my powers to find the dimension the Den-Liner travels through." He added. "Den-Liner?" Sakura asked. "It's a time-traveling train, specifically based on a shinkansen, a.k.a. bullet train! It's Kamen Rider Den-O's main form of time travel and also his mobile home base!" Shintomaru answered. "Okay, I'm coming with you guys on this mission. I've got to see this 'Time Travel' technology myself." Lisa said. "Just try not to mess with that technology while you're there, Lis! Remember that time-travel incident that you,me, and the rest of our siblings went through involving our Mom and Dad's wedding gift?" Lincoln reminded.

"Need I remind you that had you and the other siblings haven't decided to sneak aboard the time machine and messed things up in the past to the point where Lily and I had undo the damage ourselves, we wouldn't have had that incident in the first place?" Lisa reminded back, causing Lincoln to flinch. "Oh, right! I forgot about that! Sorry, Lis!" Lincoln apologized. Everyone else looked surprised. "Don't ask." He said. "Wait, what about Albert-Ojiisan?" Sakura asked, making Lisa and Aya flinch. "Funny story, we kind of had to tell him everything before we left." Aya admitted. "Wait, what?!" Lincoln asked in shock. "Sorry, but Leni's big, surprise party accidentally ruining mouth struck again." Lisa said. "Also, Aden, Toadus, Gorf, the Homunculi Guardians, AkaRed, Mambana, a hologram of Axolota, and the other Lucharangers are in there as well." Aya admitted. "I was wondering why the Prank Shelter was empty." Clyde muttered.

"Plus, Mrs. Hoseki, Yaa, Tomoki, his Mlularuka brothers Fluffy, Duffy, and Tuffy, Charley, Atea, their twin babies Panyin and Kakra, Nyansipo, Aika, and their son Yasuke, along with Cianán's girlfriend Aoife and his son Brion are there as well!" Aya said. "Dang it, I'm really going to have a hard time explaining this!" Lincoln said, facepalming. "Sorry!" Aya and Lisa apologized. "Let's just get this over with." Shintomaru said as he, Stella, and Lisa jumped through the Aurora Curtain.

Back At The Animarius Castle...

Vespa was brought to the audience of King Draco and the Great Leader. "Zodiarts, huh?" King Draco asked Vespa with interest. "Foundation X?" He added. "Yes, all members of Foundation X are classified as both researchers and business merchants of death! Foundation X as a whole was originally created by merchants involved in heavy warfare, with their successors continuing to use Foundation X as a front for illegal activities to carry out their goals! As for what Foundation X is, we're basically an underground network of influential and wealthy individuals who "sponsor" other organizations as its hosts, allowing them to fund massively illegal projects with phenomenal energetic potentials in return for immeasurable profit! We do that by manipulating unsuspecting companies to collect their research data, which mainly consists of research on the Kamen Riders spanning all the way from the Heisei Era to the current Reiwa Era! Of course, if a single project we're researching on is no longer considered valuable to us, we simply just shut down projects and move on to different projects!" Vespa explained. "Anyone else concerned about the way she just used Air Quotes like that?" Morag asked. "Shut it, jester!" Cerberion called, slamming a chain near her feet.

"Of course, just because we are an organization that fund illegal projects for other organizations while also collecting their research data, that doesn't mean that we have any grand desires for world domination and all, since that only creates more problems for us than benefits! Plus, there were former members of Foundation X that went rogue for their own selfish desires that don't align with our organization's goals, specifically Lem Kannagi, who became mad with power and tried to conquer the world for himself, and Kaisei Mogami, who teamed up with an alternate version of himself in a plot to forcibly merge both our world and his counterpart's world together and then destroy them in order merge himself with his counterpart into single immortal being! Ironically, we were somewhat grateful for the Kamen Riders stopping both of those plots, though they are still our enemies to this very day nonetheless!" Vespa explained.

"I while I do enjoy conquering worlds myself, since that's basically what our Empire does, the idea of destroying planets isn't exactly beneficial to us, since that would mean that we won't be able to conquer and inhabit those destroyed planets, so I do somewhat understand what you mean!" King Draco said. "One question though, who is your organization's leader anyway?" He asked. "That would be our director, Neon Ulsland! She's the one in charge of Foundation X as whole, along with the board of ! She's basically very strict and punctual, always carrying around a stopwatch due to her busy schedules, and would often interrupt others if they were affect her schedule! She's also the one who shut down our Gaia Memory research after Museum, the organization that created the Gaia Memories, was destroyed and after Jun Kazu, a currently deceased member of our organization who can turn into a monster called the Utopia Dopant, was permanently defeated in his battle against Kamen Rider W!" Vespa answered. "Interesting, tell us a little bit about these 'Zodiarts' you say you are right now." Great Leader requested.

"Ah, yes, thanks for reminding me! The Zodiarts are actually humans who willingly transform into constellation-themed monsters via the use of a device called the Zodiarts Switch!" Vespa started explaining. "Allow me to demonstrate." Vespa said, pulling out a small blue device with a dome and a button on top, pushing said button. It then instantly changed her from her Zodiarts form to her normal human form, specifically a black-haired Japanese woman in her 20's wearing a white business suit. "Where would a lady get her hands on one of those?" Morag asked. "Foundation X headquarters has plenty of them. But there is one drawback. If the button is pressed after the device calls out 'Last One', they permanently become a Zodiart, with their human body being cast aside, the only way to reverse it is for the Zodiarts to be destroyed and the switch to be deactivated." The woman explained.

"Oh! I see! That is a problem!" Morag noted. "Of course, there is one way around that problem and that is by becoming Horoscope Zodiarts, which are evolved Zodiarts that transcend human nature, with each one based on a construction belonging to the Western Zodiac! As for how a Horoscope manifests, it happens whenever the Saikisei, also known as Brightest Star or Resurrection Star, on the body of a Zodiarts in its "Last One" stage glows bright! Once the evolution happens, the Zodiarts' original human body has to be then brought to them! Once that is done, the Zodiarts' original human body is turned into Cosmic Energy and absorbed back into the Zodiarts' body as the new-born Horoscope molts out of its old Zodiarts body, which dissolves into Cosmic Energy! Of course, in some cases, the evolution occurs faster with those who already obtained the potential and need to only use a Zodiarts Switch once to transform, bypassing the Last One stage! In any case, a Horoscope regains the ability to become human again and, unlike with regular Zodiarts, they can switch between human and Zodiarts form as many times as they want! Of course, a Horoscopes' most powerful ability is to undergo a transformation called Chōshinsei, meaning Supernova, to either assume a more powerful form or gain a new technique! Unfortunately, the Supernova can only be used for a limited period of time as overuse in a short period of time will cause the Zodiarts to be destroyed!" Vespa said. Morag cringed.

"Okay, perhaps I ought to think more clearly before deciding to become a Zodiarts myself!" Morag noted. "Well, you could try becoming a Dopant, but that requires a Gaia memory, and Foundation X dropped focus on those years ago." Vespa said, pushing the button on her switch, transforming again. "Of course, even if you were to become one, the primary downside of turning into a Dopant is that it can have a very serious detrimental effect on a person's mental health when using a Gaia Memory without a driver, since Gaia Memories behave somewhat like addictive drugs in USB Memory form!" She added, causing Morag to cringe even further. "Well, now that you put it that way, perhaps becoming a Zodiarts is a better option than becoming a Dopant, since I want to keep my mind intact and all!" Morag noted. "Well, perhaps I'll contact Foundation X and see if they can provide you with one!" Vespa said. This caused everyone else to start laughing. "What? What's so funny?" Vespa asked in confusion.

"You're seriously thinking about having your colleagues give our court jester one of those things?!" Cerberion asked, continuing to laugh. "Why not? She seems to be a good candidate for a new Zodiarts, given that she has an ambitious look and all!" Vespa said. "Yeah? What kind of constellation would her Zodiarts form be based on anyway? Andromeda the Chained Woman Constellation?" Cicadeath asked rhetorically, pointing at the ball and chain attached to Morag's ankle, causing everyone, minus Morag and Vespa, to laugh even further. "That's A Good One, Cicadeath! A Really Good One!" Kabuto said while laughing, causing Morag to pout in annoyance. "Actually, I was thinking about giving her a Zodiarts Switch that would give her a form based on Cassiopeia, the Queen Constellation, given that she appears to be queen-like in appearance!" Vespa said. "Hah! The only thing queen-like about our court jester is her queen-sized butt! Seriously, it's ridiculously huge, even for a human!" Flygor said while laughing. "Why you little!" Morag said. "Save it! I'll contact our scientists and see what they can do about it." Vespa said, pulling out a phone.

Meanwhile...

Shintomaru, Stella, and Lisa walked out of the Aurora Curtain to the other world. "That certainly was an odd feeling." Lisa admitted. "You get used to it." Shintomaru said. He then pulled out his tablet and pushed a button, causing it to enlarge and transform into IRAD. "Alright, IRAD, first things first, see if you can track down Kamen Rider Zi-O." Shintomaru instructed. IRAD beeped in response as he started scanning the area. He then pulled up a map that showed the symbols of not only Kamen Rider Zi-O, but also Geiz, Woz, and Tsukyomi. "Whoa! All four of them are here?! Talk about good luck, because when I get to Zi-O, I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind for losing my driver!" Shintomaru said while cracking his knuckles. "Try not to go too far, my love." Stella said.

"I would have to agree with Stella on that, Shintomaru! After all, there might be circumstances beyond Zi-O's control that caused him to lose your driver!" Lisa said. "Fine, let's see, if I'm reading this correctly, they're in there!" Shintomaru said, pointing to a nearby shop. "If I'm reading my Japanese correctly, that sign brands this as a Clock shop." Lisa said. "A clock shop? Really?" Stella asked in confusion. "What better place for watch-themed Kamen Riders to use as a base than clock shop?" Shintomaru said. "Besides, Zi-O's uncle runs it, and he does more than sell clocks, sometimes people ask him to repair stuff that aren't clocks, much to his confusion." Shintomaru. "Really?" Stella asked in confusion. "I know, crazy right?" Shintomaru asked as they walked in. There, they see Junichiro Tokiwa, Sougo Tokiwa's uncle, working on an antique wall clock. "Oh, I'll be there in a second!" Junichiro said. "Thank goodness Luan isn't here, she'd probably say something like 'This guy's got a lot of 'time' on his hands!" Stella said with a chuckle upon seeing all the clocks in the store.

"Yeah, that's definitely what Luan would say in a place like this!" Lisa noted. "Tokiwa-Ojiisan, we're looking for Sougo." Shintomaru explained to Junichiro. That got Junichiro's attention. "Oh, are you three friends of his?" Junichiro asked. "You could say that." Shintaro said. "Oy! Sougo-kun! Some kids are here to see you!" Junichiro called out. "Coming!" A voice said. That's when a young man, identified as Sougo Tokiwa, also known as Kamen Rider Zi-O, walked in to the room. "Sougo, long time no see. Can you care to explain why my driver is in the hands of the Zodiarts?" Shintomaru asked, making Sougo pale in fright. "Decade?" Sougo asked in shock. "That's right, Zi-O! And I must say that I'm very unhappy that you had somehow managed to lose my driver, especially since I've entrusted you with it before I died!" Shintomaru said in an angry tone, much to Sougo's shock. "EHHHHHHH?!" Sougo exclaimed loudly. That's when two men and one young woman, identified as Keito Myokoin a.k.a Kamen Rider Geiz, Wiz a.k.a. Kamen Rider Woz, and Alpina Tsukuyomi a.k.a. Kamen Rider Tsukuyomi, ran into the room upon hearing that What's going on?" Keito asked. "One of those three kids over there said he's Decade and he somehow found out that I lost his driver!" Sougo said in fright, much to the shock of the three riders. "EEEEEEHHHHHH?!" They exclaimed in shock. "We have a lot to talk about." Shintomaru said.

Later...

"I'm terribly sorry, but yesterday, a bunch of Zodiarts ambushed me while I was alone. I called for backup and tried to fend them off until they got there, when I decided to use the Decade Ridewatch, but one of the Zodiarts, one that looked like a wasp, zoomed in, stung me to the point of making me temporarily paralyzed, and took the watch out of my hands before she said 'We have it! Let's scram!' And they took off." Sougo explained. That, unfortunately, made Shintomaru so furious, that he yelled in a rage and then tackled Sougo down before proceeding to beat him up in a fight cloud. "Aren't you guys going to do something about this?" Stella asked Geiz and Tsukyomi. "Nah, it's his stupidity that led him to this." Geiz said. After the dust settled down, Shintomaru was seen pinning Sougo down on the ground, despite being much younger than the latter. "I can't believe that you went and lost my driver just like that! Do you have any idea how long I was trying to find it before finding out that a Zodiarts has it?!" Shintomaru asked angrily. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! We tried to track them down to get it back, we even tried visiting various time periods just in case, but nothing!" Sougo said.

"*Groan!* Great! Just great! Not only did I find out that my driver was lost, but now it's in the hands of a Zodiarts that is actually working for Foundation X!" Shintomaru complained. "We're really sorry." Tsukyomi said. "Now that you've mentioned Foundation X, because of how mysterious that organization is to us Riders and it's tendency to disappear and then later reappear when we least expect it, that might explain why were unable to find the NeoDecadriver in the first place!" Wiz noted. "Well you're all helping me get it back!" Shintomaru said. "Eh? But how?" Sougo asked. "Most likely the Vespa Zodiarts has forged a temporary alliance with our enemy King Draco, so chances are she won't be leaving our world anytime soon." Lisa stated. "Vespa?" Sougo asked in confusion. "That's the wasp-themed Zodiarts that stole the NeoDecadriver! Apparently, the Wasp Constellation she's based on is classified as an obsolete constellation, since it's no longer used in the modern era and the stars that used to form that constellation are nowadays part of Aries, the Ram Constellation!" Lisa explained.

"An obsolete constellation? I never knew those exist!" Sougo said. "Well, Vespa isn't the only obsolete constellation! In fact, there are plenty of other ones, like those based on a sundial, a hot-air balloon, an oak tree, a domestic cat, a pangolin, an eel, a harvest-keeper, an earthworm, a leech, a long-legged spider, a flying squirrel, an owl, a printing press, a reindeer, a turtle, a harvest keeper, an electric generator, a harp, a rose, a mural quadrant, and even Cerberus, just to name a few!" Lisa explained. "Better be glad Cerberion didn't hear that last bit, you already know how he is with Sakura!" Stella said. "*SHUDDER!* Yes, I recall that!" Lisa noted. "Cerberion?" Geiz asked. "A Cerberus themed Animarius who has a sick obsession with the idea of killing my brother's girlfriend." Lisa explained.

"Eh? But why?" Geiz asked. "Because she's the last remaining descendant of the man who originally sealed the empire and after having already killed her parents and brother, wants to finish the job. Also he's sick and twisted." Stella explained. That caused the four veteran riders and Junichiro to cringe at that. "Okay, even I find that to be a bit frightening!" Woz noted. "You think that's frightening, my brother's best friend, who is a Spider themed Kamen Rider, Bum eyed Spider specifically, has recently gotten into a rivalry with who is essentially a copycat of him, but with a Brazilian Wandering Spider motif after he killed his birth mother whom he had only just met that day after 12 years." Lisa explained. That caused everyone else to gasp in shock. "Yeah, our enemies are no joke." Stella said. "Especially since the Animarius Empire is already in an alliance with Shocker of all evil organizations!" Shintomaru said, much to the shock of the veteran riders. "Not those guys." Sougo said. "Unfortunately." Shintomaru said.

"Not only that, but the Great Leader, the one who founded Shocker in the first place, is back and in charge of Shocker again!" He added. "We don't know how either, unfortunately." Shintomaru said. "Well, if you need our help, we'll do whatever you need, I need to make up for losing the NeoDecadriver in the first place." Sougo said, Tsukyomi and Woz nodding in agreement. "I'm only going through with this so you don't mess it up again." Geiz said. "Great, first things first, we need the Time Mazines." Shintomaru said, confusing the four.

Back In The Loud House...

Albert was laughing as he and Toadus were talking. "Wow! You are an interesting guy, Toadus!" Albert said. "You're welcome!" Master Toadus said. "At least he doesn't really care about the details." Lincoln muttered as Sakura pulled out her phone. "Shin-kun says he found Zi-O-sempai, and they're getting ready to get Fourze-sempai's driver out of the smelting furnace." Sakura said, reading the text Shintomaru just sent her. "Wow! How long did that take?" Clyde asked. "At least we have a plan coming together, hopefully we might even get Shintomaru's driver back!" Lincoln said. "Yeah, if that Vespa Zodiarts doesn't decide to leave it at the Animarius Empire's castle, that is!" Phixia said. "But if she does bring it, so will we!" Ronnie Anne said, cracking her knuckles.

"Speaking of her, what exactly are Vespa's abilities?" Sid asked. "Well, from what we saw in the video footage of our fight earlier, other than flight, she's somehow able to summon a swarm of energy constructs shaped like Yellowjacket Wasps, which can take on any shape, including a giant-sized Yellowjacket Wasp!" Aya said. "At least it's not a you-know-what." Jaxondor said, looking at Sakura as everyone realized what the Storm Alebrije was talking about. That caused Sakura to whimper and sulk. "We'll handle Queen Hornet when she comes back." Ronnie Anne promised. "Speaking of Queen Hornet, there's something you guys should know! Apparently, when I tried to burn her with my Fire Mode, she came out of it unscathed! From what she told me after that, she had some Shocker scientists give her some genetic modifications to make herself fireproof!" Lincoln said. "Duly noted." Ronnie Anne said.

"Also, Ichneumona, the Ichneumon Kaijin who's friends with Queen Hornet, mentioned an army of creatures of her own she called Ichneumonsters, which none of us have seen before, mostly because they already left for the castle as soon as they left their hosts' bodies, which would explain the corpses with holes in their stomachs and backs!" Lincoln said, much to everyone's disgust. "That's freaky!" Laird said. "Yeah! It's like something right out of those "Alien" movies I've heard about!" Nikki said in fright. "Just when I thought a dream wandering mad man was scary!" Aquene said, holding onto Laird. "Yeah, even General Kabuto finds parasitic insects like the Ichneumon Wasp to be too much for him, since they are known for injecting their eggs into grubs, caterpillars, and pupae through their ovipostors, so that the hatching larvae will eat their hosts from the inside out until said hosts die! In fact, that fact alone is the main reason why General Kabuto never creates uses any parasitic insects for his army, with the only exception being Pepsinestra, since Tarantula Hawks and other related wasps, collectively known as spider wasps, are known to only lay their eggs on spiders and not other insects!" Master Toadus noted. "Any ideas how we could fight them?" Sakura asked. "You could try using their natural predators against them. For the Tarantula Hawk that means Roadrunners and Bullfrogs." Gorf said.

"Too bad you're a Japanese Tree Frog and not a Bullfrog!" Andros pointed out. "True, but I have the agility to keep up with Pepsinestra and I also have my electric tongue ninpo to zap her with!" Gorf said. "Good point." Lincoln said. "Speaking of frogs, Suiriku, is it okay that I can borrow your Amphibian Core Medals?" Edge asked. "Of course, Edge-sama." Suiriku said, handing over three medals. The three Core Medals in question were all different shades of pink and had the images of three different amphibians. The first one was light-pink and had the image of a swimming Axolotl, the second one was hot-pink and had the image of a Japanese Common Toad facing towards while sitting, and the third one was dark-pink and had the image of a jumping Japanese Tree Frog. "Arigato! Also, since we're dealing with wasp-themed monsters, I'll bring these Core Medals, just to be safe!" Edge said as he put the three Amphibian Core Medals in pocket and brought out the Mukade, Hachi, and Ari Core Medals. "Oh, yeah! Aren't those three Core Medals based on the ones that Goda came from?" Lincoln asked. "Exactly!" Edge said. "Though, thankfully, unlike Goda's Core Medals, they don't have any sentience within them! Plus, Goda's Core Medals had the animal images colored gold with their respective colors of purple, yellow, and dark gray in the background while these ones have their animal images colored in their respective colors without any gold colorings!" He added.

"Good thing." Lincoln said as his phone went off. "They're back." He said. "That was quick!" Aurachnid said. "But Shin-kun isn't back yet!" Sakura said. "How long will it take before he, Stella, and Lisa come back?" Clyde asked. "Shin-kun says they only just arrived at the time period of when Fourze-sempai tossed the driver into the fire!" Sakura said. "Well, let's hope that they succeed without accidentally messing up the timeline and all!" Aurachnid noted.

Speaking of which...

"Are you sure this will work?" Stella asked as She, Lisa, and Shintomaru were riding the Time Mazines with Zi-O and his group through the time stream. "We've set the Time Mazines to five minutes after Fourze and his group left, which should be 30 minutes after he tossed the Fourze Driver into the smelting furnace." Geiz explained. "Good! We don't want to accidentally bump into them and cause a time paradox!" Lisa noted. "Trust us, that's the last thing we want." Woz said, glaring at Geiz. "I was trying to save everyone!" Geiz reminded the Tertiary rider. "Pardon?" Stella asked. "Geiz, Woz, and Tsukyomi are originally from an alternate future where Sougo is an evil king called Ohma Zi-O, Geiz originally came to his time period in an effort to eliminate him before that could happen." Shintomaru explained.

That caused Stella and Lisa to gasp in shock. "It's a long story involving time travel, the Heisei Kamen Riders, and monsters called Another Riders." Sougo said. "Another Riders?" Stella asked in confusion. "Creatures made by this group of time travelers called 'Time Jackers' by forcing these devices called Another Ridewatches into people, the idea was for the person to take that Kamen Rider's place in the timeline." Shintomaru explained. "Basically, the monsters in question look like monstrous demonic versions of the Kamen Riders they were supposed to replace!" He added. "It's also possible to put more than one Another Ridewatch in a person, as Another Fourze was also Another Faiz." Sougo explained. "Okay, in all seriousness, the naming of those monsters, Another Riders, sounds too confusing! Wouldn't they better off being called Monster Riders or something like that?" Stella asked. "Hey, don't look at us, we didn't name them." Geiz said as the Time Mazines exited the time stream.

"Okay, we're here!" Woz said. "Just to be sure, since Meteor was here as well, IRAD, scan for drivers!" Shintomaru instructed the robot assistant. IRAD beeped in response he then scanned the area. Showing a map that showed aside from Sougo, Geiz, Woz, and Tsukyomi's Drivers, the only around was Fourze's. "Oh, good! Meteor isn't here right now and the Fourze Driver is that location!" Shintomaru said. "Good, let's get going!" Stella said as they all exited the Time Mazines. There, they all headed towards a building and entered it! Eventually, they found a room where they see a smelting furnace that still has hot molten metal in it. "IRAD's map says it's in there!" Lisa said. That's when everyone saw the Fourze Driver in the middle of the molten metal, with its activation lever sticking out of the stuff. "Okay, only question is: How are we supposed to get it out without burning ourselves? Even if we find a way to turn this thing off, it will take a good while to cool down." Lisa said.

"I believe IRAD here might be able to help us with that!" Shintomaru said while pointing at IRAD. IRAD made some beeps and whistles in confirmation. Then, a mechanical arm appeared out of IRAD's front and extended over the smelting furnace, where it then grabbed the Fourze Driver by the activation lever and fished it out of the molten metal. Before carefully pulling it back out of the furnace. "Fascinating, whoever created this must have designed it pretty well, because I'm seeing hardly any damage!" Lisa said upon examining it. "Good Job, IRAD!" Shintomaru said, to which IRAD beeped in delight. "Now, let's head back to the present and find Gentaro-san!" Shintomaru said. "It might be a good idea to look for Ryusei-san as well." Sougo said. "And since they are required for Cosmic States to be active, we should bring their friends from the Space Kamen Rider Club as well!" Shintomaru suggested. "Hopefully, they won't be too difficult to find!" Woz said as they all headed back to the Time Mazines.

Back With The Others...

The LuchaKarts, including the recently completed Luck Runner and Dream Dart, and the Rider Machines zoomed through town as they searched for where the alert was coming from. "Any idea where those villains are, guys?" Carl asked. "My enhanced hearing is picking up the sounds of an insanely large swarm, that may be a good place to start!" Sid said. "A swarm? You guys don't think those might be those Ichneumonsters that Ichneumona had mentioned before, right?" Clyde asked. "Only one way to find out! Lead the way, Sid!" Lincoln said, allowing the Sound Breaker to pass him. Soon, everyone followed Sid towards the source of the sound she heard. Once they got close enough they all heard a lot of loud buzzing noises. Unfortunately, for Sakura, some of the buzzing noises were all too familiar to her. Sakura started whimpering. "Sakura? What's wrong?" Azalee asked in confusion. "The buzzing! Oh the buzzing!" Sakura said whimpering. "It was all I could hear before I fell unconscious and woke up in the hospital!" She said.

"But, if you recognize the buzzing as those of Asian Giant Hornets, does mean that Queen Hornet has an army of her own?!" Jalissa asked. This made Sakura scream. "*Chuckle!* How right you are, heroes!" Queen Hornet said as she, Ichneumona, Pepsinestra, who was healed up from the last battle, and Vespa flew down in front of the heroes. Not only that, but a large army of human-sized semi-humanoid Long-Tailed Giant Ichneumon Wasps, most of which being female given the presence of long ovipostors on the tips of their abdomens, landed behind the four wasp-themed villains while an even larger swarm of cat-sized Asian Giant Hornets flew above them. The sight of the latter made Sakura pale beneath her helmet. "Aw, what's wrong Jewel? You going to cry? Wet yourself again?" Queen Hornet taunted. This caused Sakura to hyperventilate before she then screamed in terror and then crouched down in a fetal position while crying loudly.

"Too far, lady, too far!" Lincoln said angrily. "Oh yeah? Whatcha gonna do about it?" Queen Hornet asked in a taunting manner. "Besides, my swarm of Giga Hornets are just as fireproof as I am, so your fire abilities are useless against them!" She added. "And if you're thinking about that little spray thing of yours, think again!" Pepsinestra said. "We went ahead and did some genetic modifications on ourselves as well as the Giga Hornets and Ichneumonsters before we left, so that we would all gain total immunity to that genetically modified Pyrethrin of yours!" Ichneumona said, much to the shock and chagrin of the heroes. This made Sakura scream in terror. "That doesn't mean we can't try!" Lincoln said.

Meanwhile...

"So why are we outside of a school again?" Stella asked as she, Lisa, Geiz, Woz, and Tsukyomi stood outside of Amanogawa High School. "This is the school Fourze went to and teaches at." Geiz explained as Shintomaru and Sougo exited the courtyard. "Thanks again for your help, Ohsugi-sensei!" Shintomaru called out. "Okay, so great news. Turns out today is the Space Kamen Rider Club's annual reunion. Everyone is gathered in one place, Gentarou, Ryusei, everyone." Sougou told the others. "And that includes their support group, the Shounen League, formally known as the Monster League, which consists their leader Saburo Kazeta a.k.a Sanagiman/Inazuman and his three friends Rumi Komaki, Daita Kondou, and Chikao Nezu, also nicknamed Ruby, Kong, and Nezumi, who are also psychic Neo-Humans like Saburo, but without any transformation abilities, though they are no slouches when fighting! Plus, I heard that Kamen Rider Nadeshiko is coming back from outer space alongside XVII!" Shintomaru said. "Perfect!" Woz said.

"Who's Kamen Rider Nadeshiko and what exactly is this XVII?" Lisa asked in confusion. "Well, Kamen Rider Nadeshiko is actually an extraterrestrial lifeform called a SOLU, short for Seeds Of Life from the Universe, which is a slime-like lifeform comprised of nothing but Cosmic Energy!" Shintomaru explained. "Fascinating!" Lisa said in awe. "True! Plus, when she arrived on Earth, she used her shape-shifting abilities to take on the form of a real human girl named Nadeshiko Misaki, making Gentaro fall in love with her at first sight when she suddenly fell from the sky, though she wasn't exactly sentient at first, since she was quiet and observant, usually only repeating only what others say! Heck, when a group of Zodiarts attacked and Gentaro transformed into Kamen Rider Fourze, Nadeshiko went and created a semi replicate of Gentaro's driver before transforming into a rider form of her own, which even shocked Gentaro! Of course, over time, Gentaro's love for her made Nadeshiko become fully sentient, complete with a full range of emotions!" Shintomaru explained. "Aw!" Stella beamed.

"Unfortunately, after that happened, Nadeshiko got captured by Lem Kannagi, a rogue member of Foundation X who desired world domination, and was forcibly changed into Cosmic Energy before being converted into the SOLU Switch, which Lem would use in a driver of his own design along with Poseidon's Core Medals to transform into a monster called Cho GingaOh, meaning Super Galaxy King in Japanese! Thankfully, after Fourze and OOO destroyed Cho GingaOh and his spaceship Exodus, Nadeshiko was freed, though as a being of pure energy without a physical form! Then, after saying goodbye to Gentaro, Nadeshiko left from Earth towards outer space!" Shintomaru said. "Aw man." Stella said. "As for XVII..." Sougou said.

"He's actually a large transforming military satellite weapon and a creation of Professor Blink, alongside the humanoid robots known as the Uchu Tetsujin, meaning Space Ironmen, for the purpose of protecting humanity. However, two of the Uchu Tetsujin, Groundain and his sister Skydain, collectively known as the Kyodain, based on Kyodai, the Japanese word for siblings, suddenly activated on their own and gained sentience due to an error caused by an overabundance of Cosmic Energy, causing them to turn rogue and attack the professor! They also made it their goal to complete the XVII and use its laser cannon to wipe out humanity! Professor Blink tried to destroy the Kyodain by using the XVII's laser cannon on an uninhabited island they were on, but the robots survived and then decided to kill him! However, in order to prevent the Kyodain from overthrowing humanity, Professor Blink uploaded his own consciousness into the satellite's computers upon dying, making XVII become a sentient machine while also activating a dampening field that siphoned of the Kyodain's powers and forced them to take on a human-like form! Of course, years later, the Kyodain tricked Fourze, Meteor, and their friends into destroying the dampeners and disabling the computer,allowing the robot siblings to regain their true powers and form and then take control over XVII by making him transform into his giant humanoid robot form Daitetsujin, also called the One-Seven Formation, and used his laser against his will to attack Earth and threaten humanity! XVII was planning on self-destructing himself to stop the Kyodain's plans! Thankfully, Gentaro, wanting to become friends with him, convinced XVII not to do so as he then transformed into Fourze Cosmic States and warped XVII to the moon's surface, disabling the cannon. Of course, that act of selflessness cost Gentaro as it exhausted all 40 of his Astronauts Switches! With no switches able to be used, the XVII transmits data for a new Astro Switch called the Fusion Switch to the Kamen Rider Club, but making it requires the bonds of 40 people! Then, the Kamen Rider Club returned to Ama High School and distributed the switches to several students and staff members, who all resonate with Gentaro using their previously established bonds with him, including themselves! Once the Fusion Switch was completed and delivered to Gentaro, he used it along with Ryusei's Meteor Switch to create a new fusion form, appropriately named Kamen Rider Fourze Meteor Fusion States, which he used to fight the Kyodain on the crater of the moon and then destroy them, emerging victorious! With XVII no longer in the Kyodain's control, he thanked Fourze and his team for saving him and then flew off to parts unknown!" Shintomaru explained.

"Of course, years later, Kamen Rider Nadeshiko came back after encountering XVII in space and hitching a ride on a comet that was headed towards Earth, just in time to rescue Yuki Jojima after the latter's reentry pod was blown up by one of the Akumaizers! Then, after coming along with Gentaro and Ryusei as they travel back in time to help Haruto and Kousuke defeat the Akumaizers, very long story on that, and then returning back to their own time, Nadeshiko then returned to space again, with the help of XVII, who came back to Earth just to pick her up!" He added. "And now they're all in one place?" Stella asked. "Yeah, they're at a nearby restaurant." Shintomaru explained. "Oh! That's nice!" Stella noted. "Let's get going." Lisa said.

Meanwhile...

We see the original members of the Space Kamen Rider Club, consisting of Gentaro Kisaragi, Kengo Utahoshi, Yuki Jojima, Miu Kazashiro, Kaizo Jingu a.k.a JK, Shun Daimonji, Tomoko Nozama, and Ryusei Sakuta, as well as it's minor members, Ran Kuroki and Haru Kusao, and it's newer members, Miyoko Ohki and the Shounen League, consisting of Saburo Kazeta, Rumi Komaki, Daita Kondou, and Chikao Nezu, gathered together at a dining table. Plus, we see Nadeshiko enter the building to join up with the group. As they were all laughing and reminiscing, Gentarou noticed Nadeshiko. "You made it!" He said. "Yes, and I'm glad I did! XVII was kind enough to escort me over to Earth before I made my way here!" Nadeshiko said. "Good thing he did, you know while we may have our own lives these days, I'm glad our friendship has been able to hold strong even after all these years!" Gentarou said. "There you are again, Kisaragi, going on about friendship." Kengo said. "You know you love it, why else would you have called me your best friend in that note?" Gentarou pointed out, remembering the note Kengo had left for everyone before the final battle against the Saggitarius Zodiart.

That caused Kengo to blush a little from embarrassment. While the rest of the table laughed. "He's got you there!" Kaizo, better known as JK, said as a waiter stopped by the table delivering a cloched plate to Gentarou, lifting the cloche to reveal the Fourze Driver which everyone saw before looking to see the waiter is Woz. The caused everyone to jolt up in shock. While Woz simply smiled. "Eh? A reborn Kamen Rider Decade?" Yuki asked as everyone was now outside. "Yeah, that's right! Tsukasa Kadoya died and then his soul went into another universe before reincarnating into me, Shintomaru Kadogawa, though the memories of my past life didn't resurface until about a month ago!" Shintomaru said. "Anyway, we came here because our friends, which includes Lisa-chan's brother, who is also a Kamen Rider, are dealing with a few Wasp themed monsters, including a Zodiarts inspired by the constellation Vespa." Shintomaru said. Upon hearing the word 'Zodiarts', everyone shouted "EEEEEEHHHHHH?!" in total shock. "A Zodiarts?! But How?!" Gentaro asked in confusion.

"It seems our old 'friends' Foundation X are back and have found a way to create Zodiarts switches." Shintomaru explained. That caused Gentaro and company to groan and facepalm in frustration. "I know, and thanks to somebody around here, they have the NeoDecadriver." Shintomaru explained. He then glared at Sougo, much to the latter's chagrin. "Well, since you guys went through the trouble to get my driver back, we'd be happy to help. But before we do, you guys have to do one thing." Gentarou said, extending his hand. "Ah!" Shintomaru said, extending his own hand as the two performed Gentarou's signature handshake. First, Gentaro shook Shintomaru's hand. Second, Gentaro grasped Shintomaru's hand. Next, Gentaro pounded Shintomaru's hand like a boss. Then, Gentaro pounded Shintomaru's pounded Shintomaru's downwards before pounding it again upwards.

"What in the name of hand gestures was that?" Lisa asked. "It's like I told you, Gentarou is all about friendship, whenever he finds someone he'd like as a friend, he tries to do his signature handshake, some people are a bit apprehensive at first, but he has a pretty good track record." Shintomaru explained. "Could I give it a try?" Stella asked. "Of course!" Gentarou said, doing the handshake with Stella. "Whoo! That was awesome!" Stella said after the handshake was done. "Your turn, Lisa!" Stella said. "I don't really do symbolic gestures like that, however, in the spirit of curiosity and a desire to not be insensitive to the host dimension, I suppose I'll do it." Lisa said, proceeding to do so with Gentarou. "Okay, I guess that wasn't as bad as I thought!" Lisa noted after the handshake was finished. "Perfect!" Gentarou said. "By the way, when you've mentioned a Zodiarts based on the constellation Vespa, how come I've never heard of it, since know about all of the 88 Constellations known today?" Kengo asked. "That's because Vespa, the Wasp Constellation, is actually an obsolete constellation, meaning that it's a constellation that's no longer in use in the modern era! In fact, Vespa is one of many obsolete constellations, with the most memorable ones including but not limited to Felis the Domestic Cat, Noctua the Owl, Cerberus the Three-Headed Dog, Quadrans Muralis the Mural Quadrant, Rangifer the Reindeer, and Argo Navis the Ship of the Argonauts, though that very last one was actually split into the three modern constellations Carina the Keel/Hull, Vela the Sails, and Puppis the Stern a.k.a. Ship's Deck a.k.a. Poop Deck!" Lisa explained.

"Come to think of it, we've actually fought against a Zodiarts based on Argo Navis, which was actually a combined form of the Pyxis Zodiarts, Carina Zodiarts, Vela Zodiarts, and Puppis Zodiarts and looked like a giant monstrous flying pirate ship with fish fins, sometime before our graduation from high school, which was created by a SOLU entity we fought against calling himself Kamen Rider Ikaros! Long story!" Kengo said. "Yikes!" Stella said. "Yeah, it's something that might as well be written in a novel or something like that!" Ryusei said. "Still though, we never expected Foundation X to create more Zodiarts, including that Vespa Zodiarts you've mentioned!" Kengo said. "I wouldn't blame you all for that! Besides, I'm getting the feeling that there might be more of those obsolete constellation-themed Zodiarts out there besides Vespa!" Shintomaru said. "Okay, that's not good!" Yuki said. "Is there anything else we should know?" Saburo asked. "Well, on a side note, in case you guys haven't heard, a new set of constellations has been discovered in 2018 by the Fermi Satellite called gamma-ray constellations, which, as the name implies, are constellations formed from gamma-ray sources instead of stars! In fact, there are a total of 21 gamma-ray constellations right now! As for what they those gamma-ray constellations are modeled after, well, it's a lot of random things, most of which having some relation to gamma radiation, including a Black Widow Spider, Albert Einstein, Schrödinger's Cat, which is as a famous thought experiment devised by Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935, the Fermi Bubbles, which are mysterious structures that emerge above and below the center of our galaxy and spanning a total length of about 50,000 light-years, Mjolnir the hammer of the Norse thunder god Thor, some famous landmarks, specifically the Golden Gate Bridge, the Roman Colosseum, the Eiffel Tower, the Washington Monument the world's largest Obelisk, Neuschwanstein Castle, Pharos of Alexandria, the recovered Swedish ship the Vasa, and Mount Fuji, space technology, specifically the Radio Telescope, the Saturn V Rocket, and the Fermi Satellite itself, and famous pop culture icons and items, specifically the TARDIS from "Doctor Who", the USS Enterprise from "Star Trek: The Original Series", the Little Prince, specifically the titular character of the beloved French novella by the same name, the Hulk from Marvel Comics, and, last but not least, the famous kaiju Godzilla, also known by his Japanese name Gojira!" Lisa said.

That took Gentaro and company by surprise. "Eh?! A Gojira Constellation?!" JK said in surprise. "And a Saturn V Rocket Constellation Too?!" Yuki asked in equal surprise. "Yes, along with the other stuff I've just mentioned! Of course, since those constellations are formed from gamma-ray sources instead of stars, they can't be seen, even in the night sky, without special equipment, such as the Fermi Satellite! Of course, there is a website where you all can view the images of the gamma-ray constellations if you guys want to see them later on!" She added. "I guess that's something to look forward to after the battle!" Rumi, a.k.a Ruby, noted. Then, Ryusei had got a horrible thought. "Matte (Wait)! If Foundation X has made Zodiarts based on obsolete constellations, is it possible that they also have made Zodiarts based those gamma-ray constellations as well?!" He asked. "Quite possible, my friend. Sougo, you said you were attacked by multiple Zodiarts? Did you get a good look on the motifs of the ones that accompanied Vespa?" Lisa asked.

"Well, some of them were clearly based on modern constellations that Gentaro and his friends haven't encountered before, like Aquila, Sextans, Grus, Leo Minor, Ursa Major, Lacerta, Crux, Eridanus, Hydra, Vulpecula, Equuleus, Centaurus, Bootes, Delphinus, Serpens, Camelopardalis, Reticulum, Lyra, and Cepheus, though I get the feeling that there are more of them that I haven't seen yet! A few others were obviously based on obsolete constellations like the Vespa Zodiarts, though the motifs I saw were those of an Owl, a Cat, a Slug, a Long-legged Spider, a Leech, a Toad, a Pangolin, an Earthworm, an Oak Tree, a Rose, a European Rhinoceros Beetle, a Limpet, a Hot-air Balloon, a pair of Crossed Swords, a mermaid with wings, a Harp, a Mural Quadrant, a Reindeer, a Harvest-Keeper with a sickle, a Mussel, an electrostatic generator of sorts, a Sea Horse, a Rooster, a Battery, a Bull with small horns, an Eel, a small-clawed crab, a Flying Squirrel, a Sundial, a Drill, a flag-like standard, a male lion with a crown his head, a Star-Gaser fish, and even a three-headed dog, though I get the feeling that there are more obsolete constellation-themed Zodiarts out there that I have yet to see! Finally, there were a bunch of Zodiarts that clearly had constellation motifs that don't belong to either category, since their star patterns look more like energy bursts than anything! Specifically, one is themed after a Black Widow Spider, one looks like a monstrous version of Albert Einstein, one looks like it had a Radio Telescope motif, and another one looks like it has some sort of Satellite motif! And, come to think of it, there was one more Zodiarts that looks like it had a White Tiger motif for some reason!" Sougo recalled. "*GASP!* Those obsolete constellation-themed Zodiarts you're referring to are based on none other than the following constellations in the exact you stated: Noctua, Felis, Limax, Aranea, Hirudo, Bufo, Manis, Lumbricus, Robur Carolinum, Rosa, Scarabaeus, Patella, Globus Aerostaticus, Gladii Electorales Saxonici, Siren, Psalterium, Quadrans Muralis, Rangifer, Custos Messium, Pinna Marina, Machina Electrica, Hippocampus, Gallus, Battery of Volta, Taurus Poniatovii, Anguilla, Cancer Minor, Sciurus Volans, Solarium, Tarabellum, Vexillum, Leo Palatinus, Uranoscopus, and Cerberus the Three-headed Dog! As for the four Zodiarts you've described, those are undoubtedly based on the Black Widow Spider, Einstein, Radio Telescope, and Fermi Satellite gamma-ray constellations! Also, since you've mentioned a Zodiarts with a White Tiger motif, that could only mean that particular Zodiarts is based on the Chinese constellation Baihu, the White Tiger of the West,better known by its Japanese name Byakko!" Lisa said in shock. "Things just got a lot more complicated. Our friends are already dealing with a pair of Eagle and Owl themed monsters that may or may not be planning to defect, we're not sure yet." Shintomaru said. "Also, our friends have already dealt with monsters based on a Pangolin, Giraffe, and Leech before, just so you know! Of course, General Kabuto is a Rhinoceros Beetle monster, though he's clearly based on a Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle rather than a European Rhinoceros Beetle!" Stella said.

"On a side note, we do have a toad-themed Animarius ally named Master Toadus, who detected from the Empire alongside Gorf, a frog-themed Animarius" Lisa said. "As well as a Super Sentai Team as allies with a Black Mamba and an Axolotl themed Animarius as allies." Stella added. "And let's not forget about Andros and Phixia, the twin Sphinx Animarius siblings, who are both ten years old and are in a romantic relationship with two human kids that are also friends of ours!" Lisa reminded. This bit of information shocked the group. "You think that's freaky, we also have a friend that can read auras and transform into a werehyena!" Stella said. "Werehyena?" Gentaro asked in confusion. "Kind of like a werewolf, except for the fact that it's a Spotted Hyena instead of a Wolf! Plus, unlike werewolves, werehyenas don't need the full moon in order to transform and they can easily change back and forth between human and werehyena form at will!" Lisa explained. "She's also descended from a long line of witchdoctors, and her family has this one potion recipe that, well, the results should be obvious." Stella said, gesturing to her chest.

"Eh?! That's the reason why you have such big breasts at your age?!" Miu asked in shock and confusion. "Yep!" Stella said. "Also, for girls who have already taken the potion, their breasts will grow bigger as they older! Plus, it comes with strength enhancement magic and anti-gravity magic to prevent any problems associated with having big breasts, specifically back pains, stiff shoulders, breathing problems, and breast saggings! On a side note, the potion also happens to prevent all types of cancers from forming, especially breast cancer!" She added. "Unfortunately, it only works on living girls of at least 10 years of age and above, since dead girls, like ghosts and zombies, are unable to get the benefits of the potion, even if they were to drink it." Lisa said. "Also, for obvious reasons, it doesn't work on boys of any age as all they would get is the taste of tropical fruit smoothies!" She added. "Although, her cousin did make a male equivalency potion, but it didn't work out like he had planned." Stella said. "Really? What went wrong with that potion?" Ryusei asked. "Here, these photos should clear up any confusion." Lisa said, showing her phone which had pictures of everyone who had drank Nyansipo's potion and the results.

Upon seeing of Nyansipo, Charley, and Cianán with their respective girlfriends and babies, everyone was totally confused. "Yes, those are real. Yes, they are that young. And no, that was not his intention." Lisa said. "In fact, the potion was actually supposed to give boys a muscular bodyframe with six-pack abs, though, unfortunately, it didn't give them that, but instead caused their private parts to become enlarged and, well, you guys can figure out the rest from there!" She added. This caused everyone to cringe. "Yeah." Lisa said. "Fortunately, the boys and their girlfriends' families are rather forgiving and they actually decided to help them raise their babies!" Stella said. "Aw!" The girls said. "Anyway, our friend Lincoln just sent me a text saying that the wasp monsters are back, and they brought armies of mutant Ichneumon Wasps and genetically altered Asian Giant Hornets, which is bad because our friend Sakura is terrified of the latter!" Shintomaru said, looking at his phone.

"Eh?! Osusumebachi?! I know they're dangerous, but why is your friend terrified of them?!" Tomoko asked in confusion. "When we were younger, she got attacked by a swarm of them and came very close to dying." Shintomaru explained. "Nani?! How close?!" Kengo asked in shock. "Had her older brother Kenta got her to the hospital 10 seconds later than he actually did, Sakura-chan wouldn't even be alive today!" Shintomaru answered, much to everyone's shock and horror. "It's most likely worse due to the fact that she no longer has her brother, due to the fact that a mad Cerberus themed Animarius named Cerberion killed him and their parents by destroying their car." Lisa said. "Even worse, Cerberion is intent on killing Sakura during the upcoming solar eclipse!" She added, causing Gentaro and company to gasp in horror. "Yeesh, I haven't heard an obsession that insane since you and Aries!" Shun told Ryusei. "Oy! I wasn't that obsessed!" Ryusei retorted. "You temporarily killed Gentaro in your desperation." Tomoko reminded the secondary rider.

That caused Ryusei to flinch out of guilt, much to the confusion of Stella and Lisa. "What did Tomoko mean by that?" Stella asked. "See, the reason Ryusei-san was so obsessed with the Aries Zodiarts was because his close friend, Jiro Iseki, had been knocked into a coma after activating a malfunctioning Zodiarts Switch, and only the power of the Horoscope deriving inspiration from the Ram Constellation Aries could wake him up." Shintomaru started saying. "Unfortunately, Tatsumori Yamada, the Aries Zodiarts true identity, wasn't exactly a nice guy! In fact, he was a psychopathic control freak who punishes anyone who does not follow him, since he treats Subaruboshi High School, the school he attended, as his theatrical troupe, as he decides the casts and story, and anyone who defy him will be literally put to sleep via his Zodiarts weapon, the Coppelius Scepter! Plus, Tatsumori is also very manipulative as he bribed Ryusei with a deal to save Jiro if Ryusei kills Fourze for him!" He added.

"And since he was so desperate, and the fact that none of the club knew he was Meteor, as he had been instructed by his benefactor, a man named Tachibana, who was actually a man named Emoto Kuniteru, who was also the Virgo, yes that constellation, Zodiarts, to keep his identity a secret, with only the Cancer Zodiarts, a student named Kijima Natsuji, had found out previously, he was willing to do so." Shintomaru explained. "*GULP!* That's terrible!" Stella said in fright. "Wait, a man was a Zodiarts based off a constellation normally depicted as a woman?" Lisa asked in confusion. "You think that's weird, we used to have a female teacher that was secretly the Scorpio Zodiarts, who due to her voice, we thought was a man!" Gentarou said. "Yeah, I guess I forgot to mention that when a human becomes a Zodiarts, sometimes the transformation can also disguise their gender and even allow them to disguise their voices, so that nobody would recognize them!" Shintomaru said. "Freaky." Stella said. "And as Yuki found out, some Switches can also create dark clones of the presser when she unwillingly pressed the Gemini Switch." Miu said.

"That does make some eery sense, since Gemini is known as the Twins Constellation!" Lisa noted in fright. "By the way, Shintomaru, did the Aries Zodiarts uphold his bargain and if Ryusei killed Gentaro, then how is he alive now?" Stella asked. "For the first question, the Aries Zodiarts did held up his end of the bargain, though Jiro was still critically injured and after he heard about what Ryusei had done for, Jiro was distraught and he reentered his coma! As for the second question, it's the very same reason Gentarou can't achieve Cosmic States without his friends." Shintomaru said. "Also, in case you're wondering about Jiro, he did manage to make a speedy recovery after Gentaro defeated the Aries Zodiarts!" He added. "Okay, that's good to know!" Stella said. "Yeah, but I still feel guilty about killing Gentaro in the first place!" Ryusei admitted in shame. "Ah, don't worry about it! All water under the bridge!" Gentarou said.

"So, shall we all get going?" Shintomaru asked everyone. "Wait, what about the M-BUS?" Nadeishiko asked, pointing up to the sky. "M-BUS? What's M-BUS?" Stella asked in confusion. "The Meteor Back-Up Satellite. It served as Tachibana's base, and it served as one of the primary tools for Ryusei's transformation into Kamen Rider Meteor." Shintomaru explained. "To put it simply, without M-BUS, Ryusei won't be able to transform even with his driver!" He added. "Hmm, would it be possible for you to open up an Aurora Curtain that can transport this M-BUS to our world?" Lisa asked. "Maybe, I don't know, I've never opened up an Aurora Curtain that far away from me, even in my previous life." Shintomaru said. "Maybe XVII could help bring it in through the Aurora Curtain while in orbit!" Nadeshiko suggested. "I guess that could work." Shintomaru said.

"But I do need to concentrate on where exactly M-BUS is, so that I can properly open the Aurora Curtain at its location!" He added. "Well, now that I have this, I believe I can help with that." Gentarou said, holding up the Fourze Driver. "All I need is the Powerdizer, the Machine Massigler, and a space suit that matches your measurements." Gentarou said. "What's he mean by that last part?" Stella asked in confusion.

Soon...

"Is this really necessary?" Stella asked as she and Lisa looked in astonishment as Shintomaru and Gentarou, in a space suit and the Fourze suit respectively, were on the back of the Machine Massigler, which was on Fourze's backup mech, the Powerdizer while in tower mode. "Our Moon base, the Rabbit Hutch, was destroyed by the Saggitarius Zodiarts, and without a way to it, this is our only way to where the M-BUS is!" Gentarou explained. "Also, the Machine Massigler is based on a space shuttle, so it can actually fly into space!" Shintomaru added. "Now, if you'll excuse us!" Gentarou said as the Machine Massigler's rockets fired up, sending both of them flying straight up into the air. "Holy Shamoly! Now That's What I Call Blasting Off!" Stella said upon seeing that. "So, while we're waiting for them to come back, could you tell us a little more about these Horoscopes?" Lisa requested.

"Certainly! They are actually the most powerful type of Zodiarts in existence, since each one of them is based on the twelve constellations of the Western Zodiac!" Kengo started explaining. "Their leader was a man named Gamou Mitsuaki, his Zodiarts form derived from the Archer Constellation Sagittarius." Kengo said. "Isn't Sagittarius usually depicted as a Centaur welding a bow and arrow?" Stella asked. "Yeah, but this guy was a lot scarier!" JK said. "Gamou was also an astrophysicist who founded Amanogawa High School and was also friends with Emoto Kuniteru a.k.a. Tachibana and my father Rokuro Utahoshi!" Kengo explained. "Oh?" Stella asked. "Yeah, but that friendship came to a screeching halt." Kengo said. "Huh? But how?" Lisa asked. "18 years before this all started, my father, Gamou, and Emoto were working on the moon in a lunar base that would become our base, the Rabbit Hutch." Kengo started explaining.

"What were they doing was researching Cosmic Energy! Then, one day, they found the Core Switch, a mysterious crystal-like Switch, sent by a mysterious alien race called the Presenters, that stores powerful Cosmic Energy! This caused the friendship between my father and Gamou as they took different routes of reverse engineering the Core Switch! For my father, he managed to develop both the Fourze Driver and the Astroswitches from the Core Switch, which were both intended to be used as part of a safe transwarp system for the purpose of locating the Presenters, yet expected the finalized versions would be made by future generations after his death! Gamou, on the other hand, believed that using the Cosmic Switch as the basis for a system that forcefully evolves the human body within mere seconds, which would be none other than the Zodiarts Switches, was the more ideal choice over my father's transwarp system!" Kengo explained. "And the Core Switch ended up transforming into Kengo here!" Yuki explained.

That caused both Stella and Lisa to become flabbergasted. "Yeah, it's true." Kengo said. "To put it simply, I was a Core Child, a construct of Cosmic Energy created by the Core Switch! So, technically speaking, my father adopted me the moment I was "born"!" He added. "Fascinating!" Lisa said in awe. "But then, Gamou and Emoto betrayed my father." Kengo said. "Specifically, Gamou had Emoto steal the Zodiarts Switches from my father in order to get them to Earth and start his own nefarious plan! Those actions led to the destruction of most of the base with my father stranded on the moon and left to die. However, before he eventually died, my father left an inscription on the outer wall of the Rabbit Hatch, explaining the legacy he meant to leave behind with the Astroswitches and Fourze Driver, which was also the belief that he upheld steadfastly!" He added. "Dang." Stella said. "Over the years, Gamou started building an army, he turned his bodyguard Tatsugami Kou into the Leo Zodiarts, a teacher at Amagawa High named Sonoda Sarina into the Scorpio Zodiarts, and the Amagawa High School Principal, a man named Hayami Kouhei into the Libra Zodiarts." Kengo continued explaining.

"That only makes four of the twelve constellations of the Western Zodiac! What about the other eight?" Lisa asked. "As said before, Gamou became the Sagittarius Zodiarts, and Emoto became the Virgo Zodiarts, who acted as his right hand. He began searching Amogawa High for people with the potential to become Horoscopes, people who are able to advance beyond what is known as the Zodiarts' Switches 'Last One' phase, where their spirit is transferred from out of their human body into the Zodiart one." Kengo started explaining. "The sixth member was Natsuji Kijima, who started off as the Pegasus Zodiarts and framed the new 2-B homeroom teacher Haruka Utsugi for his crimes by attacking other martial artists while mimicking her kickboxing style, simply as an act of revenge on her for taking away his rakugo fan, before he evolved into the crab-themed Cancer Zodiarts! And let me tell you, Natsuji was an extremely apathetic and cold-hearted person! Plus, he was rather difficult to defeat, due to his armor, though Ryusei was able to use his Meteor Storm form to finish him off!" He added. "The Horoscope we met after Cancer's defeat was Yamada Tatsumori, who went from the Lepus Zodiarts to Aries, however, because he had participated in a program that allowed him to exchange schools with Ryusei, all this happened while he was at Subaraboshi High, there he became a bit of a tyrant, as he treats Subaruboshi High School as his theatrical troupe, as he decides the casts and story, and anyone who defies him will be put to sleep." Kengo explained.

"After an intense battle against Leo in Kyoto, we then met Goto Tojiro, who evolved from an unknown Zodiarts into the Capricorn Zodiarts, where we nearly lost JK to his plan involving broadcasting music over the radio." Kengo explained. "Yeah, to understand why, back in middle school, Goto and I formed a band called Gene Goto, but it did not do very well due to Goto's terrible guitar playing and my terrible singing! When Goto reunited with me and found out that I was actually the host DJ Gene on a popular radio show, he wanted to reform our band as Gene Goto Dark Night Carnival! However, what I didn't realize was that Goto really wants to use the radio show as a means to brainwash our listeners into becoming crazed fans! Of course, when I discovered that plan, he tried to cancel the program! But, when Goto reminded me about my father Keizo Jingu's past, specifically when my father was once a popular musician before he later gave up on his career and became a fisherman, it made me change mind, causing me to quit the Kamen Rider Club upon revealing that we would have a live show a few days later! Thankfully, Gentaro, having been taught a song by my father that he used to sing to me when growing up, managed to get through to me and made me realize that I should not be attaining my dream like that! Also, despite Gentaro's poor ability with the guitar, and the Capricorn Zodiarts' jeering, Gentaro actually managed to break the spell on the student body, much to Goto's chagrin." JK admitted.

"After Capricorn's defeat, we went to a competition the school has every year, there we met Suda Erin, the Aquarius Zodiarts." Kengo explained. "Aquarius? The Water-Bearer Constellation?" Stella asked. "The one usually depicted as a man carrying an urn over his shoulders while pouring water?" Lisa asked. "Yep, though, strangely enough, her Zodiarts form was clearly female instead of male!" Yuki noted. "And she had a pair of urns on her shoulders full of water that could heal anything." Kengo explained. "That, strangely enough, doesn't seem like an ability suited for an evil person!" Lisa noted. "Well, we wouldn't really call Aquarius 'evil' like some of the others, more 'misunderstood'." JK said. "You see, Erin Suda was transferred to AGHS from an American school to pursue her dreams of becoming an astronaut! She seeked to be the first person in her family to go into space, and did her best to be even better at the astronaut tests than Yuki! The reason why she wanted to be an astronaut was because she admired her father as an astronaut, though he was never able to go into space due to he being put down in favor of someone who had less skill, but had more charisma! Erin took up the Aquarius Switch, because of the advantages a Zodiarts body would give her in space later on in her career, but vowed to become an astronaut on her own skill! Of course, due to her poor Japanese, her identity as the Aquarius Zodiarts was quickly revealed! Plus, she had a strong hatred for Yuki, due to seeing her as having less skilled but more charisma, much like the same person that wax chosen to go to space instead of her father, and she doesn't want to lose to someone like her! Gentaro, upon learning this, proposed to her that if Yuki aced the Astronaut Selection Exams, Erin would give Gentaro her Zodiarts Switch! However, while things went a bit smoothly in fright, albeit with Ryusei being eliminated due to panicking on purpose in case he needs to fight a Zodiarts, everything went wrong after the second exam, in which the two teams were tasked with building a robot from a provided kit! Our team ended up choosing Yuki's design over Erin's, and when Erin went back to the testing room and found a missing piece, Erin became convinced, in a blind rage, that Yuki hid the piece on purpose in order to get her own design chosen! During the third exam, Erin snuck away from Kengo and attacked Yuki as Aquarius, causing Yuki to sprain her ankle! However, Gentaro intervened, explaining to Erin that Yuki hid the piece because she was told to, since each box had a note, instructing the reader to hide a piece in order to test how the team dealt with the unexpected! Kengo corroborated this, saying that he found the note in his own team's box and likewise had to hide a part! Realizing her mistake, Erin returned to Yuki, healing her ankle and apologizing for her misplaced anger, saying that if she did win she wanted to do so fair and square! After the exam, Erin rejected Gentaro's offer of friendship out of loyalty to Gamo! Respecting her wishes, Gentaro challenged her to one final battle. During the fight, Fourze managed to destroy Aquarius' healing jars with a Claw Switch-powered Barizun Sword slash and took the opportunity to defeat her with the Rider Chou Ginga Finish! After she was defeated, Erin's memories of ever becoming a Zodiarts were erased by the Virgo Zodiarts after the latter snuck her away and took away her Horoscopes Switch!" Tomoko explained.

"Yeah, I totally panicked on purpose!" Ryusei said. "Something tells me Aya's going to see differently." Stella told Lisa with a chuckle. "After returning, we met the next Horoscope. Another student named Sugiura Yuta, the Taurus Zodiarts." Kengo explained. "Let me guess, being based on the Bull Constellation, he has super strength, right?" Stella asked. "That, and he's cunning and intelligent! Plus, he carried around a cane that steals people's souls, allowing him to control their bodies like puppets!" Kengo said. This made Stella cringe. "He loved two things, golf, and making sure the school's rules were followed to the letter." JK explained. "However, Sugiura was generally not a bad person and, at first, agreed completely with AGHS's individuality! As for what caused Sugiura to become strict law-abiding control freak, well, it started when he argued with Sayaka Mibu, the student council president, over changing the school rules! Sugiura supported the students' freedoms, while Sayaka wanted stricter rules! Behind those arguments, however, Sugiura actually had strong romantic feelings for Sayaka! Of course, when a quartet of students began to abuse their freedoms, Sayaka went to confront them alone and they all went and shoved her down a flight of stairs, causing her to get seriously injured. After Sayaka was hospitalized after she fell down the stairs, Sugiura was installed as acting student coucil president! In order to keep control, Sayaka had Sugiura take pity on her and oblige to her wishes after he gained powers as the Taurus Zodiarts, believing Sugiura wanted to be more like her! Once given the Taurus Switch, Sugiura decided to make changes to the various rules around school based on his feelings for her, forcing everyone to stick to a strict dress code and limiting the individuality of the student body! Gentaro and JK challenged Sugiura in order to free the school from his rules! Sugiura obliged, even allowing the two to choose the nature of the competition! Unfortunately, in spite of the fact that they both chose their specialties, break-dancing for JK and Double Dutch for Gentaro, Sugiura was able to beat them at both of their own games, forcing them to abide by his bylaws!" Kengo explained.

Stella cringed again. "I've heard about doing crazy things for love, but that's just ridiculous!" Lisa stated. "Tell me about it!" JK said. "Of course, after witnessing Yuta steal the soul of a student for attempting to leave the student council, Ryusei decided to fight against him and was about to be defeated when the Virgo Zodiarts intervened, explaining to Yuta that having Meteor under his control could be quite useful! Thus, Ryusei agreed to a contest with the freedom of Amanogawa at stake; the challenge being a round of golf, Sugiura's favorite game! Surprisingly, while Yuta had the better experience, Ryusei's hard work managed to have him win the match! Enraged at being beaten, Yuta went back on his word and attacked Ryusei. However, after getting her out of the hospital, Gentaro had Sayaka convince Sugiura to break his hold, finally admitting that it isn't right to manipulate others in order to get what you want!" Kengo said. "Only to meet the same fate as the Scorpion and Cancer Zodiarts when Virgo banished him to this place called the 'Dark Nebula', which as we later found out, was actually this secret compartment onboard the M-BUS." Kengo explained.

"Also, if you're wondering if they're still stuck up there, don't be, because after we defeated Gamou, we managed to get them back down to Earth!" Yuki said. "After a final battle against Virgo, after he had sent Tomoko to the 'Nebula' and tried to break the Club up as Tachibana, but we found out everything, in order to try and get Gentarou to achieve Cosmic States, but obviously failed, Libra managed to force Yuki to press the Gemini Switch, which as we explained before created a clone of her." Kengo said. "Yeah, and that clone took my image as a sweet, loveable, happy girl who wouldn't hurt a fly and tried to turn it on it's head!" Yuki complained. "Even worse, the clone, known as Dark Yuki, who usually wears a blank featureless white mask, was becoming more real every minute while the real Yuki was slowly being erased from existence, allowing Dark Yuki to take over Yuki's life while tricking us into attacking the real Yuki, who gained a mask after Dark Yuki discarded her own mask!" Ryusei explained. Stella shuddered at that.

"With the original Yuki becoming less and less dominant, the Horoscopes began the ceremony of death and rebirth where the real Yuki would disappear forever and Dark Yuki would become fully real! However, when Gentaro shows the ticket Yuki gave him to go to space with her when Gentaro moved away back when he was a kid, the real Yuki regained her face and Dark Yuki lost dominance! Enraged, Dark Yuki became the Gemini Zodiarts, but the transformation did nothing to sway the weakening! While Dark Yuki initially had the advantage over him in Cosmic States, Gentaro used the Meteor Storm Switch after Ryusei threw it to him to absorb the Cosmic Energy of the Gemini's Supernova technique, which allows her to create a duplicate of herself, and one of her red cards, the kind that explode on contact, and later destroyed Dark Yuki with the Rider Super Galaxy Finish! Afterwards, her Horoscopes Switch was retrieved by the Leo Zodiarts!" Kengo explained. "If my math is correct, that only leaves Pisces, the Fish Constellation." Lisa surmised.

"Specifically, the constellation is depicted as a pair of fish, the species of which being unidentified, swimming in opposite directions with a long string of rope tied around both of their tails!" She added. "Who was that Zodiarts?" Stella asked. "That would be me!" Ran Kuroki said, much to the shock and confusion of Stella and Lisa. "Yeah, see what had happened was, Kouhei, as part of a plan, pretended to be on the run from Gamou, see he knew that he was on thin ice, but having recently gained the ability to see people who had the potential to become Horoscopes, he pretended to be trying to escape from the Horoscopes who felt he was no longer needed." Kengo started explaining. "Once confirming Ran to be the final Horoscopes member, Kouhei formulated a bold scheme to make it seem that he betrayed Gamou to protect Ran, giving most of his confidential information and his Libra Switch to the Kamen Rider Club as a proof of his conviction before it ended up with Tatsugami, who secretly gave it back to him, as Ran ends up becoming the Pisces Zodiarts to protect him after seeing no other way to protect the principal from being brutalized! Of course, unlike most other Zodiarts Switches, Ran's Horoscopes Switch was colored blue, to reflect her need to use the Horoscopes' power for a good deed! Though she became one of the Horoscopes, Ran still considered herself a part of the Kamen Rider Club and resolved to use her newfound powers to fight Gamou and Tatsugami! However, things went south from there on, thanks to Ran's predictable nature! Tatsugami captured me, as I was recovering from a case of appendicitis, and forced her to appear in record time to the same area where she first met him as the Leo Zodiarts! However, it was all part of Kohei's plan as it ended up with Ran being defeated right by Kouhei, disguised as Kamen Rider Fourze, as the Kamen Riders arrive, with her Horoscopes Switch turning red and then collected from her by Kouhei, who then gave it to Gamou, allowing the latter to summon the real Dark Nebula!" Haru Kusao said. "Yikes!" Stella said. "Yeah, not only that, but Kouhei actually vaporized by the Dark Nebula's lightning after he took a Chou Ginga Finish from Gentaro that was meant for Gamou while his Horoscope Switch was recovered by Tatsugami!" Kengo said. "Okay, just what is Gamou trying to accomplish by having all twelve Horoscope Switches and summoning the Dark Nebula anyway?" Lisa asked. "Apparently, it was all part of Gamou's master plan to cause a mysterious event called the Day of Awakening, where he would use all twelve Horoscopes Switches and the atmospheric vortex above the school known as The Hole to reach the Presenters by conjuring the real Dark Nebula! Unfortunately, in the process, the Dark Nebula's gravitational pull would suck in all of Japan, though Gamou was more than willing to do whatever it takes to reach the Presenters, even if it means destroying the entire planet!" Kengo explained, much to shock and horror of Stella and Lisa.

"Okay, that's totally insane!" Stella said in horror. "Yeah, we all agree on that! Thankfully, when he was about to invoke the Day of Awakening, dismissing Kouhei's sacrifice as blind loyalty rather than friendship, Gamou finds himself unable to use the Horoscopes Switches after Kengo's Core Child powers fully manifested! After sending Tatsugami to attack the Rabbit Hatch and lure out Kengo, who proceeded to leave Earth using the Fourze driver in order to go to where the Presenters are, Gamou arrived and crushed the Core Switch that maintained Kengo's life, killing him in the process! Though he believed he would succeed with his goal that time, announcing the end to the entire school on the first day of the spring semester, Gamou finds himself knocked away from the Dark Nebula and facing of against Gentaro in his various forms before being taken to the school gym where the Kamen Rider Club members hold a "graduation ceremony"! From there, Gamou was defeated by Fourze's Youthful Galaxy Mega Rocket Drill Kick attack, negating the Dark Nebula in the process! Upon finally accepting Gentaro's friendship, Gamou's body begins to evaporate into stardust, which so happens to be a lethal side effect of his forced evolution, and then asked Gentaro to take his place in meeting the Presenters, to which the latter agreed on! Then, in his final moments alone, after using the Aquarius Switch to recreate the Core Switch and revive Kengo, Gamou apologized to the Presenters that he would not keep his promise but assured them that his students would come to them in his stead, right before he disappeared from existence in a plume of red Cosmic Energy! As for the fate of Tatsugami, before Gamou was defeated, the Leo Zodiarts battled me before being defeated by my Meteor Storm form's Rider Kick, causing Tatsugami to dissolve away into stardust!" Ryusei explained, much Stella and Lisa's shock and awe. "Dang! That's really dramatic!" Stella noted.

Meanwhile, up in space...

Gentarou and Shintomaru were still flying, when Shintomaru saw the M-BUS. "There it is!" He said. He then also noticed XVII, in his mobile satellite form, hovering right next to it."Perfect! Here goes nothing!" Gentarou said. "Oi! XVII! Remember Me?!" Gentaro called out, gaining the sentient satellite's attention. "Oh! Gentaro! It's been a long time!" XVII replied. "Who's your friend?" XVII asked. "Oh! I'm Kadogawa Shintomaru! We never really met each other personally, but I'm the reincarnation of Kamen Rider Decade!" Shintomaru replied. "Nice to meet you!" XVII said. "XVII-san, we have an emergency that requires taking M-BUS off world." Shintomaru explained. "What sort of emergency?" XVII asked. Shintomaru then explained to XVII about the situation back on his world and why he needed the M-BUS transported off-world in the first place. "I see! If that means saving lives instead of destroying them, then I shall help you in any way I can!" XVII said. "Arigato, XVII! I knew we could count on you!" Gentaro said. Then, XVII announced "One Seven Formation!" As he then shifted and converted into his giant humanoid robot form Dai Tetsujin. "Great! Now I just need you to push the M-BUS towards this Aurora Curtain!" Shintomaru said as he summoned the Aurora Curtain in front of the M-BUS. "Understood, Shintomaru!" XVII replied as he then pushed the M-BUS towards the Aurora Curtain with his arms.

Back On Earth...

"So are there any side effects to being a construct of pure Cosmic Energy?" Lisa asked Kengo with wide eyes. "Well, for one thing, when my powers were developing, I was always feeling ill and having constant headaches at random times, so I spend most of my time away from school!" Kengo explained. "Fascinating!" Lisa said. "Of course, I'm no longer a Core Child, since, after Gamou revived me before he died, I am now a normal human being this time, which means that I no longer suffer from sudden illness and random headaches!" Kengo said. "Ah, I see!" Lisa noted. "Hey, I think I see them!" Stella said, looking up as Gentarou and Shintomaru, the latter carrying the Machine Massigler, and the former softening his landing using the Parachute modular. "Great news, Min'na! We're all set!" Shintomaru called as they landed. "Great! Now we all can go ahead and join the fight in the other world, right?" JK asked. "Yep!" Shintomaru said as he removed the helmet while Gentarou undid the transformation. "All I have to do is open the Aurora Curtain!" Shintomaru explained. "Good! We can bring Trio The Dizer with us!" JK said, much to the confusion of Stella and Lisa. "Trio The Dizer? What's that?" Stella asked. "It's the collective term for the mech team consisting of the Powerdizer, also called King Dizer by its pilot Shun Daimonji, and two new Powerdizer models made by OSTO Legacy during the Uchu Tetsujin incident, specifically Queen Dizer, a white/red-colored model of the Powerdizer with two machine guns mounted on its left arm and piloted by Miu Kazashiro, and JK Dizer, a green-colored model of the Powerdizer armed with two machine guns on each arm and obviously piloted by JK!" Shintomaru explained.

"Of course, they're nothing compared to Aquarion!" Shintomaru said with a chuckle. "Aquarion?" Gentaro, Sougo, and company asked in confusion. "A giant robot comprised of three fighter jets from another dimension that my brother, alongside his girlfriend, best friend, and occasionally two of our Animarius allies pilot when King Draco makes his monsters grow." Lisa explained. "Eh?! Wait a minute! I thought that only Super Sentai villains do that sort of thing!" Gentaro said in confusion. "Unfortunately, our enemies found a way to create a raygun that enlarges their forces. Fortunately for us, an organization from another dimension called Neo-DEAVA decided to send three new Vectors as well as a robotic dog named Mecha Pollon who can turn into a powerful cannon to our dimension." Lisa explained.

"The Vectors are names of the jets that form Aquarion, just so you all know!" She added. "Speaking Super Sentai, we also have friends of ours in the same world as us that are in their own Sentai team called Alebrije Sentai Lucharanger!" Stella said. "It will become clearer on the other side." Shintomaru said, opening up an Aurora Curtain for everyone.

Back With The Others...

They were all having incredible difficulty against Queen Hornet's Giga Hornet swarm and Ichneumona's Ichneumonsters, due to the farmer's sharp venomous stingers and the latter's speed and durability. While Sakura continued to whimper in fear. "Looks like I'm going to need to take this to the next level!" Edge said, pulling out Suiriku's Medals and loading them into the OOO driver. Then, he ran the O Scanner over his driver.

Upārūpā (Wooper Looper a.k.a Axolotl)! Gama (Toad)! Kaeru (Frog)! (*Banjo Playing!*)(*Frogs and Toads Ribbiting and Croaking!*)(*Violin playing!*) ~Upagamaeru! Upa, Upagamaeru! Upa, Upa, Upagamaeruuuuu!~ (*Long Finishing Croak!*)

That's when the images surrounding Edge stopped and showed the symbols of the Upārūpā, Gama, and Kaeru Core Medals before they then merged into one symbol and attached itself to Edge's chest to convert his form into a brand new pinkish colored form that had a light-pink green-eyed helmet modeled after an Axolotl's head, a pair of hot-pink arm gauntlets shaped like Japanese Common Toads as well as gloves modeled after the front feet of a toad and a pair of shoulder armor shaped after bumpy Toad skin, complete with parotoid glands (external skin glands on the back, neck, and shoulder of toads and some frogs and salamanders that can secrete a number of milky alkaloid substances (depending on the species) known collectively as bufotoxins, which act as neurotoxins to deter predation) on each shoulder, and a pair of dark-pink leg armor modeled after Japanese Tree Frog legs, complete with boots shaped like webbed frog feet, as well as kneepads shaped like tree frog heads. The name of Edge's new Amphibian-themed Combo is the Upagamaeru!

Of course, upon noticing that Edge's new firm is in three different shades of pink, the wasp-themed villains couldn't help but laugh at him. Even Becky and Dodge got in on the laughter. "Huh? What's so funny?" Edge asked in confusion. "You're form is in three different shades of pink and everyone knows that pink is a color associated with girls, not boys!" Queen Hornet answered while laughing. "Actually, Pink in the 18th century was considered a masculine color." Leni said over the com unit. (Google It, Plus It Only Makes Sense For Leni To Know Something Like This) "Specifically, it was considered slightly masculine as a diminutive of red, which was thought to be a "warlike" color!" She added. "It wasn't until the 1950's that it was deemed feminine." She explained. "Mostly to make it easier for parents to tell baby girls apart from baby boys!" She added. "It's crazy that you know that, Leni." Lincoln said. "Well, it doesn't matter, you'll all go-" Vespa started saying when all of a sudden, three mechanical beings slammed into Queen Hornet, Ichneumona, and Pepsinestra. "What?" Lincoln asked as the three beings were the Trio the Dizer!

Powerdizer! Queendizer! JKdizer!

"Are we on time or what?" JK asked from within the green mech, known as JK Dizer. "Also, is that one okay?" He asked, pointing to Sakura. Specifically, she was still whimpering and shivering on the ground while in a fetal position. "She won't be until we get rid of these Asian Giant Hornets!" Lincoln said. "The buzzing!" Sakura said in fear. The trio then took notice of the Giga Hornet swarm flying around. "Woah, that's a big swarm!" Miu said within the Queendizer. "Fortunately, I have brought reinforcements!" Lisa said as she suddenly appeared while wearing a Beekeeper's uniform. "What's with the beekeeper outfit, Lis?" Lincoln asked in confusion. "I had a feeling they'd modify their soldiers to be immune to my pyrethrin, so I brought my own swarm!" Lisa said, pushing a box hive and lifting the lid.

That's when a really large swarm of honeybees flew out of the box. "Honeybees? Really?" Queen Hornet asked before laughing hysterically. "Don't you know that honeybees are easy prey for Asian Giant Hornets?!" She asked while laughing. "Normal Honeybees, yes, but I have successfully created a special crossbreed." Lisa explained. "Crossbreed?" Lincoln asked. "Ever heard of Africanised Honeybees, better known as Killer Bees, which are a crossbreed between European Honeybees and African Honeybees? Well, with the Asian Giant Hornets becoming an invasive species in America that can easily decimate domestic honeybee hives and ruin the livelihood of beekeepers as well as mess with honey production as a result, I took inspiration from the Africanised Honeybees and decided to create a new Honeybee Crossbreed designed to have a better defense against those hornets! Specifically, I made what I would like to call Japanized Honeybees, a crossbreed between European Honeybees and Japanese Honeybees!" She added. "So?" Queen Hornet asked.

"Well, unlike European Honeybees, Japanese Honeybees actually have a way to defend themselves against Asian Giant Hornets and other carnivorous wasp species, specifically by luring an individual Hornet into hive before they then ambush it by swarming around the hornet into a tight ball formation and then violently vibrate their flight muscles to point of not only raising the temperature inside the ball to the critical level of 46 °C, or 115 °F, but also increase the amount of carbon dioxide to the point of killing the hornet from the lack of oxygen combined with the increased heat, which also prevents said hornet from calling for reinforcements!" Lisa explained. "Of course, being crossbreeds, I was able to train my Japanized Honeybees to attack multiple Asian Giant Hornets instead one through the use of pheromones and some mental training!" She added. "Allow me to demonstrate." Lisa said, holding up a bottle labeled 'Attack Pheromones'. "Sic em, girls!" She ordered, spraying the bottle. Once Lisa sprayed the pheromones on the closest Giga Hornets, the entire Japanized Honeybee swarm formed into the shape of a trumpet and let out a buzzing version of the Trumpet Charge (~Trumpet Charge!~) before they then charged towards the targeted Giga Hornets.

"As you can see, I have successfully created a synthetic version of the pheromones Queen Bees secrete when their hive is under attack, letting the soldier bees, usually her daughters, know the time to attack is nigh. I accept thanks in the form of chocolate and letters of recommendation to the Nobel Prize committee in Stockholm, Sweden." Lisa said as the bees started doing their thing to the Giga Hornet Swarm. Specifically, the Japanized Honeybee swarm, being surprisingly much more numerous than the Giga Hornet swarm, went and surrounded the latter swarm and confused them before trapping them all together inside a very huge and tight ball formation, where the Japanized Honeybees then violently vibrated their flight muscles incredibly fast, causing the interior of the ball formation to quickly heat up and start losing oxygen much to the pain and misery of the trapped Giga Hornets.

Soon, after the Japanized Honeybee swarm finished their job and undid their giant ball formation, the Giga Hornets began falling out of the sky like flies without wings and landed on the pavement with their legs up, meaning that all of the entire Giga Hornet swarm had died from the lack of oxygen and intense heat, much to the shock and horror of Queen Hornet. "MY SWARM! BY BEAUTIFUL GIGA HORNET SWARM!" Queen Hornet yelled out in horror. "Okay, that girl is so smart, it's scary!" Aquene said. "Just be glad you haven't tried to use the bathroom in their house yet." Aya informed LuchaLavender. Queen Hornet then turned her attention to Lisa in fury. "You've destroyed my beautiful creations! Now, I'm getting really angry!" Queen Hornet angrily declared as she then charged towards Lisa.

"Take it up with my friends here." Lisa said as Sougou, Geiz, Woz, Tsukuyomi, Gentarou, Ryusei, and Nadeshiko, with Drivers on their waists walked up. Not only that, but the rest of the Space Kamen Rider Club appeared as well, with Saburo Kazeta coming forward to join alongside the riders. That caused Queen Hornet to stop her charging and look at newcomers in confusion. "So, you're the little punks that we've heard about?" Ryusei asked, cracking his knuckles as Sakura started getting up, realizing the buzzing was gone. "Eh? The buzzing stopped? But how?" Sakura asked in confusion. "Don't say I never did anything helpful." Lisa said as she sprayed another pheromone that called her swarm back into the hive, which she closed back up. "Eh?! Were those Mizubachi (Honeybees) that I just saw?" Sakura asked. "Not just any Honeybees, Sakura! They Japanized Honeybees, a crossbreed between European Honeybees and Japanese Honeybees, the latter of which being known to defend themselves against Asian Giant Hornets by trapping intruding Hornets in tight ball formations in order to suffocate them to death!" Lisa answered.

Before pointing to the carcasses. "Lisa-chan, you are the best!" Sakura said in delight, hugging her boyfriend's second youngest sister. "As stated earlier, I accept thanks in the form of chocolate and letters of recommendation to the Nobel Prize committee in Stockholm, Sweden." Lisa said as Yuki checked out Sakura. "Are these real?" She asked in awe, looking at Sakura's wings. "Oh! My wings? Yes, they are real! See, truth is, I'm actually part-Nature Fairy!" Sakura answered. "Although, unlike my friends from Japan, who are part Kitsune and Tanuki, they didn't grow until I drank Aya-chan's potion unlike their tails, which grew the day of their 13th birthdays." Sakura said. That took the Space Kamen Rider Club by surprise. "I know, we were all surprised by it as well." Sakura said. "Just who are you people?!" Vespa asked as the rest of the Wasp gang flew down to where Queen Hornet was. "I think these should provide all the explanation you need." Gentarou said, flipping down switches on the Fourze Driver while Ryusei pushed down a switch on his driver, Nadeshiko pushed down some levers on her own, and Sougou, Geiz, Woz, and Tsukuyomi pulled out watch like devices with faces on them, turning the faces, or in Woz's case, pushing a little button on the side.

Zi-O! Geiz! Woz! Tsukuyomi!

Before placing them in the side of their drivers.

3, 2, 1!
Meteor, Ready?
(*Analog Clock Ticking!*)
(*Digital Clock Beeping!*)
Action! (*Funky electronic music!*)
(*Upbeat electronic music!*)

"Henshin!" The veteran riders all called. Then, Gentaro pulled the transformation lever on his driver while Ryusei pulled the lever of his own driver, Sougo, Geiz, and Tsukuyomi flipped their drivers around in a 360 degree counterclockwise rotation and Woz closed up the right side of his driver with his Miridewatch in it.

(*Techno space music*!)
(*Funky disco music*!)
(*Techno space music!)
Rider Time! (Electronic beat) Kamen Rider Zi-O!
Rider Time! (Electronic beat) Kamen Rider Geiz!
Touei! Future Time! (Chinese-themed electronic music) Sugoi! Jidai! Mirai! Kamen Rider Woz! Woz!
Rider Time! (Elegant electronic music) Kamen~ Ri~der~ Tsuku~yomi! Tsu-ku-yo-mi!

That caused the seven veteran riders to transform in their respective ways, with Gentaro and Nadeshiko surrounded by metallic rings with X-shaped steam covering them in the front, Ryusei bathed in Cosmic Energy by the M-BUS from space, and Sougo, Geiz, Woz, and Tsukuyomi having different types of large clocks that appeared behind them during their standby sequence turn into energy and became their suits while stylised kanji of each of the four time rider's Rider Names attach themselves to their helmets to form their visors. "Uchuu..." Gentarou and Nadeshiko started saying, crouching down. "Kita!" They both shouted, springing up, their voices traveling up to space. "Was that really necessary?" Lisa asked. "It's Fourze and Nadeshiko's catchphrase, better get used to it!" Shintomaru said as he and Stella made their appearance.

Shintomaru then focused his attention to Vespa. "You! You have something of mine! I'm here to take it back!" He declared. "Oh, you mean, this?" Vespa asked, holding up the NeoDecadriver. "It's like I told you before, if you want it, you're going to have to take it!" The Zodiarts declared. "Something I'm glad to help out with!" Edge said, hopping in front of Shintomaru. "As will I!" Woz declared. "Don't forget about me! Gōriki Shōrai (Summon Herculean Power)!" Saburo announced as his body became warped with hard skin, giving him the appearance of a humanoid larva/pupa, becoming Sanagiman. "Cool!" Lincoln and Clyde said. "Oi! Vespa Zodiarts! Remember me?" Sougo asked Vespa. "Oh great, you again." Vespa said in annoyance. "Yeah, that's right, it's me! You're gonna pay for stealing the NeoDecadriver from me and also for stinging me!" Sougo declared. "I'd like to see you try!" Vespa said. "Fourze, the first six Lucharangers, and I will take care of Queen Hornet, Sakura, you Meteor, Geiz, Carl, and Adelaide, handle Ichneumona, Clyde, you the girls, Becky, Dodge, and Ricky handle Pepsinestra, everyone else, you're with Vespa!" Lincoln decided.

"Fine by me! It's been a while since I've fought against a Zodiarts anyway!" Saburo, as Sanagiman, said while pounding his fists. "Wait, why do we have to work with the princess, and not the cool spider guy?" Geiz asked. "Because in Kamen Rider terms, I'm the secondary, Clyde-kun's the Tertiary Rider." Sakura explained. "Eh?! But, you're a girl!" Geiz exclaimed, much to Sakura's annoyance. "You've got a problem with that, butterfly boy?" Sakura asked, pointing out Kamen Rider Geiz's Butterfly Motif. That caused Geiz to flinch and say "Gomen!" in apology. "Fine, let's just get this over with." Gentarou said. "Wait, before we do, there's one thing you and I need to do." Gentarou said, extending his hand to Lincoln. "Uh, okay." Lincoln said, grabbing Gentarou's hand, and soon the two were doing the handshake. "Like this, and this!" Gentarou instructed. "I'm not sure what that was, but thanks!" Lincoln said. "No problem! Now, come on!" Gentarou said, pushing the levers on a couple of the switches on his driver.

(Cue "Switch On!" by Anna Tsuchiya)

Rocket, on! Drill, on!

Suddenly, a large orange rocket and a yellow drill appeared on Gentarou's right arm and left leg respectively. "Holy Shamoly!" Lincoln exclaimed in surprise. "Indeed!" Gentarou said as the rocket fired up and he flew up before charging at Queen Hornet, repositioning his body to attack the Asian Giant Hornet Kaijin Drill foot first. "Uh Oh!" Queen Hornet said as she then spread out her wings and flew upwards in order to dodge Gentaro's attack. "I'm going to need to call in reinforcements, and since you destroyed my babies, I'm going to have to settle for these nitwits instead!" Queen Hornet said, whistling, signaling an army of Neo Lizardons, Shocker Combatmen, and Dustards to come out of the shadows. "Okay, the Neo-Lizardons and Shocker Combatmen I recognize, but what about those shadowy guys?" Lincoln asked in confusion while pointing at the Dustards. "Dustards, they're the Zodiarts' footsoldiers!" Kengo explained.

"They are created by Cosmic Energy within a Horoscopes Zodiarts, or anyone else who can efficiently use Cosmic Energy, such as Foundation X members!" He added. "This just got more interesting!" Gentarou said, flipping two more switches.

Launcher, on! Radar, on!

A blue missile pod appeared on Gentarou's right leg while a black radar device appeared on his left arm. Using the Radar Module's aim, Gentarou launched a barrage of missiles, taking out a few of the Footsoldiers in an explosion before taking out the Rocket Switch and replacing it with a different one and activating it.

Magic Hand, on!

A pink extendable claw appeared on Gentarou's right hand. "What is that supposed to do?" Lincoln asked in confusion. Gentarou then used the Magic Hand to grab one of the Dustards, Neo Lizardons, and Combatmen, tossing them into a nearby dumpster before removing the Launcher Switch out and replacing it with another switch.

Chainsaw, On! (Yes, I Know Camera Is After Magic Hand, And Followed By Parachute, But Neither Of Them Are Useful In This Kind Of Situation)

A Chainsaw attachment appeared on Gentarou's right leg. "Okay, that's really cool!" Lincoln said while impressed. Gentarou proceeded to kick several of the footsoldiers with the chainsaw module before removing the Drill Switch and replacing it with another.

Hopping, on!

A pogo stick like attachment appeared on Gentarou's left leg. "Is that... a pogo stick?" Ronnie Anne asked in confusion. Gentarou then proceeded to bounce on the Hopping module, slamming the bouncer part into the head of a Neo-Lizardon, crushing it in before striking some more. "Okay, a bit weird, but cool!" Casey noted. Gentarou then removed the Radar Switch and placed another one in.

Scissors, on!

A pair of yellow scissors appeared on Gentarou's left arm. "Isn't it a bit dangerous to play around with scissors, especially big ones like that?" Laird asked in worry. "Of course it's dangerous, for them!" Gentarou said, slashing several of the footsoldiers with the Scissors Module. "Oh, good point!" Laird noted. Gentarou then took out the Chainsaw switch and replaced it with another.

Beat, on!

A subwoofer appeared on Gentarou's leg before pulsing out sound waves at the enemies. That caused the Shocker Combatmen and Dustards to cover their ears in pain while the Neo-Lizardons started short-circuiting from the soundwaves. "Impressive, not as much as you though." Ronnie Anne told Sid. "True!" Sid replied. Gentarou then removed the Magic Hand Switch and replaced it with another.

Chain Array On!

A Chained Mace then appeared on Gentarou's right arm. "Sweet!" Lincoln, Clyde, Sameer, and Laird said at once. Gentarou swung the Chain Array module around, hitting several of the footsoldiers before removing the Beat And Hopping Switches and placing two new ones in.

Smoke, On! Spike, On!

Two devices appeared on Gentarou's legs, smoke beginning to pour out of the one on his right leg. "Nice! A smoke screen!" Sameer noted. Taking advantage of the confusion, Gentarou started kicking the Footsoldiers with the Spike Module, impaling them with spikes that grew out of his left leg. That caused some of the footsoldiers that were struck to fall over and explode. "Okay, now that one is awesome!" Lincoln said as Gentarou pulled out the Scissors Switch and replaced it with another.

Winch, On!

A large winch like attachment appeared on Gentarou's left arm. "Is that a tow truck line with a hook?" Nikki asked in confusion."Capable of pulling up to five tons!" Gentarou said, launching the winch, causing it to wrap around a few Neo-Lizardons, Combatmen, and Dustards before removing the Spike switch and placing a new one in the driver.

Gattling On!

"Super Sweet!" Lincoln, Casey, Sameer, and Laird at once after seeing the Gattling Module appear on Gentaro's left leg. Then, Gentaro fired the Gattling Module at the wrapped Footsoldiers, causing them to explode. Then, some Neo-Lizardons fired out lasers from their mouths towards the veteran rider, prompting Gentaro to quickly switch the Winch Switch with another one.

Shield On!

That caused a Lockheed Martin X-33-themed Shield to appear on Gentaro's left arm, allowing him to block the laser attacks with it. Then, he switched out the Chain Array Switch with another one.

Flash On!

That caused a gauntlet with an orb at its tip to appear on Gentaro's right arm, allowing him emit a bright flashing light from the orb end that blinded the foot soldiers. Gentarou then removed the Smoke and Shield Switches before placing new ones in.

Stealth On! Hammer On!

A Black fighter jet like device and a hammer appeared on Gentarou's right leg and left arm, although most of the hammer module covered only his hand. "The Hammer is cool, but what does that device on your right leg do?" Lincoln asked. Suddenly, Gentarou turned invisible. "Whoa! He just turned invisible!" Casey said in surprise. "That's what Stealth does!" Kengo explained as an unseen force bashed the footsoldiers. "Okay, that's impressive!" Sameer noted. Gentarou became visible again before removing the Gatling Switch and replacing it with another one.

Water, On!

A faucet then appeared on Gentarou's left leg. "A water faucet, huh? I see where this is going!" Ronnie Anne noted. She then approached the space themed rider with a swirling cloud of water. "Mind if I joined you?" She asked. "Don't mind at all!" Gentaro replied. Gentarou then lifted his leg as the two double teamed with water blasts, blowing away several of the footsoldiers. "Wow, that was amazing!" Gentarou told Ronnie Anne. "She most certainly is!" Sid said, gazing lovingly at her girlfriend. Queen Hornet saw this and decided that she needed to do something. So, she then went towards Ronnie Anne and stung her on the back with her stinger. "YEOW!" Ronnie Anne yelled in pain, right before she then started getting weak from the venom and collapsed on the pavement. "MY LOVE!" Sid called in horror. "Don't worry, I have something for that, too!" Gentarou said, removing the Hammer Switch and replacing it with another one.

Medical, on!

Suddenly, a first aid kit appeared on Gentarou's left arm. He then opened the Medical Module to reveal a set of medical items, including an injection device, and some various types of medicines stored in it as well as a heart monitor attached to the underside of the lid. "What kind of medicine is this?" Sid asked in confusion. "Believe it or not, all of these medicines inside are made up of Cosmic Energy!" Kengo explained. "And there should be a medicine strong enough to counter the venom. By the way, you called her 'your love'. Does that mean that you two are?" Gentarou asked. "*SIGH!* Yes, we're in a romantic same-sex relationship!" Sid answered. "Got any problems with that?" She asked. "None at all, actually! I've heard of them, but I've never actually met any people in such relationships before, that's all!" Gentaro answered.

"Besides, I'm willing to befriend anyone, no matter who they like." Gentarou said. "It's true, he even managed to befriend the Saggitarius Zodiarts after the final battle and before he left to die." Shun said from the Powerdizer's cockpit. That took Lincoln, Sid, Casey, Sameer, Nikki, and Laird by surprise. "What can I say? I'm just the friend making kind of guy." Gentarou said as he delivered a dose of medicine into Ronnie Anne's arm, via the needleless syringe-like device, that expelled the venom from her system. That caused Ronnie Anne to jolt up a little. "Holy Shamoly! That venom was terrible! It made me feel all weak and sick! No wonder Sakura fears those hornets so much!" Ronnie Anne said upon waking up. "Oh come on! That's not fair!" Queen Hornet complained. "All's fair in love and war!" Gentarou said, removing the Stealth Switch and replacing it with a new one.

Pen, On!

That caused the calligraphy brush-like Pen Module appear on Gentaro's right leg. "A Pen? Really? And why is it on your leg?" Lincoln asked in confusion. "Yeah! What on Earth is it good for?" Nikki asked in confusion. "Believe me, I had my doubts at first too." Gentarou said before kicking a Shocker combatmen in the face with the Pen, streaks of ink being left in it's wake. Those same streaks immediately hardened into solid three-dimensional objects. "Okay, just what is that ink made of?" Sameer asked. "Well, believe it or not, the solidified "ink" from the Pen Module is actually made up of pure carbon!" Kengo said. "Fascinating!" Lisa said as Gentarou removed the Water And Flash Switches and placed new ones in.

Wheel, On! Scoop, On! (I Literally Can't Think Of A Way To Use Screw Or Hand)

That caused a set of two wheels, akin to that of a Segway, to appear on Gentaro's left leg while a bucket shovel-like gauntlet appeared on Gentaro's right arm. Gentarou then zoomed around on the wheel module, while using the blade of the Scoop module to attack more Footsoldiers. "Say, I can't help but get the feeling that Gentaro skipped over a few of those devices! Are there any others we haven't seen yet?" Laird asked. "Well, there's the Camera Switch, which allows Gentaro to not only record videos, but also analyze enemy weaknesses! Then, there's the Parachute Switch, which allows Gentaro to summon a parachute to help him descend from the sky and safely to the ground! Next, there's the Screw Switch, which gives Gentaro a submarine screw propeller device on his left leg that's useful when underwater, but not so useful when on land or shallow water! And then, there's the Hand Switch, not to be confused with the Magichand Switch, which gives Gentaro a robotic manipulator hand on his right leg that is used to handle delicate objects and, with concentration, can disassemble stuff!" Kengo explained. "Unfortunately, some of those aren't useful right now." Gentarou said regretfully before removing the Pen and Scoop Switches.

Freeze, On! Claw On!

That caused a small refrigerator-like device to appear on Gentaro's right leg while a purple triclaw-like claw gauntlet appeared on Gentaro's right arm. The refrigerator opened up, releasing a cold wind that froze some of the footsoldiers before Gentarou slashed with the claw, breaking them to pieces. "Nice way to give those bad guys a cold reception!" Casey joked. That's when Luan can be heard laughing hysterically through the comm link. "Good one, Casey!" She said. Then, Gentaro, after using the Freeze module to create a long makeshift ice slide with a ramp and several loops and then jumping onto the beginning part of it, removed the Freeze and Wheel Switches and replaced them with two others

Giant Foot On! Board On!

That caused a snowboard-like object to appear on Gentaro's left foot while a large boot appeared on his right foot. "Okay, here's a good question: why does he have a weapon called 'Giant Foot'?" Lincoln asked in confusion. "Yeah, that foot doesn't look giant-sized to me!" Ronnie Anne said. "Not now, but once I do this!" Gentaro said, lifting his foot up and stomping it, causing gravity to take the form of a giant foot and crush more footsoldiers."Oh! Now that makes more sense!" Casey noted. Then, Gentaro went down the slide with his Board Module and started riding the ice track, loops and all, while slashing at few more footsoldiers that were close by with the Claw Module. "Whoo! Way to make use of a snowboard, dude!" Nikki said in excitement. Then, after Gentaro finished the ice track and then used the Giant Foot Module to stomp down some more footsoldiers, Queen Hornet decided to take some drastic action. "This isn't looking good! I was hoping not to use these, but it seems that I have no other choice!" Queen Hornet said as she took out a hive from her back and summoned a small swarm of regular-sized Asian Giant Hornets from it. The hornets' buzzing sounds made Sakura scream, falling to the floor again.

"Not more Asian Giant Hornets!" Lincoln complained as the swarm headed towards him, Gentaro, and the main six Lucharangers and started stinging them relentlessly. "OW! EEP! OUCH! THIS REALLY STINGS AND THAT'S NO JOKE!" Casey complained upon getting stung. "YEOWCH! Tell me about it!" Laird complained. "ITAI! Daijobu, Miina! I got something for emergencies like this!" Gentaro said as he then removed the Giantfoot Switch and Board Switch before putting in two more switches in their place.

Net On! Aero On!

That caused a pink butterfly net-like unit to appear on Gentaro's right leg while a cyan jet turbine-themed device appeared on Gentaro's left leg. Gentarou then used the Aero Module to suck up the air around the Hornets, making it easier for him to use the Net Module to capture the swarm in a large energy net. Gentaro then directed the pressurized air from the Aero Module at the footsoldiers to disoriented them. "Quick! Put those Hornets in this terrarium, so that they don't escape!" Lisa said as brought out a cube before pressing a button on it that caused the cube to transform into a large terrarium. "Eh?" Gentaro asked in confusion. "Yeah, Lisa's a genius! Get used to it!" Lincoln said as Gentaro dumped the captured Hornets from the energy net and into the terrarium, right before Lisa closed the lid on the latter object, trapping the still alive hornets. "I'm really starting to hate you right now." Queen Hornet told Gentarou as he got out the last two non form related switches. "Here, Lisa-chan, give these to LL and the six Lucharangers, just to be safe!" Gentaro said as he took out a bottle of medicine and the syringe-like device from the Medical Module tossed it over to Lisa before switching out the Medical Switch and Aero Switch with the last two monitor switches.

Gyro On! Stamper On!

That caused a gauntlet with a helicopter propeller at the end to appear on Gentaro's left arm while a spring-loaded rubber stamp-like device appeared on Gentaro's left then used the helicopter rotor to fly up above the remaining Footsoldiers before stopping and smashing down to the ground with the Stamper Module, creating a stamp mark that, after 15 seconds, exploded with a focused blast, destroying them. "Now it's all down to you!" Gentarou said, removing the Claw Switch and inserted another one.

Elec, On!

Gentarou then entered his electricity powered Elec States, wielding his signature weapon, Billy the Rod. "Cool! What's that?" Casey asked. "One of my trusty weapons, Billy the Rod! It can focus Elec States' electrical powers into the rod you see here!" Gentarou said, plugging the wire into one of the slots as electricity started coursing through Billy's rod. "Well, if you're going that way!" Lincoln said, summoning his screen.

0-0-0-4, Lightning!

Lincoln then entered his own electricity powered secondary form. "Don't forget about me! MaxLucha Power!" Ronnie Anne declared, entering her secondary form, her claws crackling with electricity. "Uh Oh! This is gonna be painful!" Queen Hornet said in worry.

With the secondary riders, Carl, and Adelaide...

"It's okay, Sakura-chan! Gentaro captured all of the Asian Giant Hornets!" Ryusei said, much to Sakura's relief. "Yokatta." Sakura said as Ichneumona started laughing. "Oh, it's so hilarious how afraid you are of something so small!" She said. That mad Sakura snap. "That's Because Those Insects Caused Me To Nearly Die!" Sakura yelled angrily. "Amazing what Insects are capable of, isn't it?" The Ichneumon Wasp Kaijin asked. "Why you little. Ryusei-sempai, Geiz-sempai, Carl-kun, Adelaide-chan, I think we should take this to the next level!" Sakura said, pulling out the sacred pearl, while Ryusei pulled out the Meteor Storm switch, Geiz the Revive Ridewatch, and Carl and Adelaide their Lucha Boosters. "Sounds like they're about to get serious! Ichneumonsters, prepare for battle!" Ichneumona ordered, signaling the Ichneumonsters to stand their ground.

Pearl!
Meteor Storm! Meteor On, Ready? (*~Hard rock music~*)
Rider Time! Kamen Rider Geiz! Re-vi-i-ve Goretsu~! Goretsu!

With flashes of light, Sakura entered her Pearl Princess form, Ryusei entered his Meteor Storm form, and Geiz entered the Strength focused Revive Gouretsu Form. "MaxLucha Power!" Carl and Adelaide called, entering their own MaxLucha modes. "Let's get them!" Sakura said, using her trident to summon a giant wave that crashed into Ichneumona's soldiers. However, a few other Ichneumonsters managed to fly out of the way of the wave in time. Geiz simply huffed before flipping the Revive Ridewatch upside down.

Speed Time! Revi-Revi-Revi! Revi-Revi-Revi! Revi-i-ve Shi-ppu! Shippu!

The panels opened up as Geiz switched to his speed focused Revive Shippu form. The Ichneumonsters then charged towards Geiz with their long sharp ovipostors forwards like lances. However, Geiz was able to use Revive Shippu's high speed and his personal weapon, the Zican Jaclaw to parry them before flipping the Ridewatch back to Goretsu mode.

Powered Time! Re-vi-i-ve Goretsu~! Goretsu!

Switching back to Goretsu mode, Geiz used his strength and the Zican Jaclaw to bash the Icheumonsters back, causing them to crash into the ground. "Quick, before they're able to recover!" Geiz informed Sakura and Ryusei. "Understood!" Ryusei said he attached the Meteor Storm Switch to the end of his signature weapon, the Luminescent Revolving Meteor Storm Shaft.

(Rock music) Limit Break! (Power-up based standby noise) OK!

Ryusei then proceeded to place a rip cord into the weapon and point it to the ground. "Meteor Storm Punisher!" Ryusei called, releasing the switch's fan-blade part, the Storm Topper, like a spinning top. "Huh? What is this? A Beyblade?" Carl asked in confusion. The Storm Topper then proceeded to zip up to the Ichneumonsters before zipping around, striking them multiple times, causing all of them to explode. "My Ichneumonsters!" Ichneumona yelled in anguish. "The Meteor Storm Punisher is able to take an enemy's power into the Storm Topper and use it against them." Ryusei explained. "Sugei, Ryusei-sempai!" Sakura beamed. "Yeah, I gotta admit it, that's actually cool, even if it's like a Beyblade!" Carl added. "Those tops have nothing on me!" Ryusei said. "You're going to pay for that!" Ichneumona said, charging at the heroes.

Meanwhile, with Clyde's group...

"Well, Pepsinestra, looks like you're the only one here without an army to fight against, especially since Lisa's bug spray killed off your offspring!" Aurachnid said. However, Pepsinestra started laughing a bit. "What's so funny?" Clyde asked in confusion. "While it's true that meddling brat killed my offspring with that diabolical Pyrethrin, but what none of you realize was that I laid another batch of eggs on a herd of cattle that I paralyzed before I went and paralyzed those humans that brat saved from my offspring from!" Pepsinestra said, much to the shock and confusion of the heroes. "Say what now?!" Aurachnid asked in confusion. "Another batch?!" Clyde asked in shock. "That's right! In fact, they already hatched the moment you heroes faced off against me the first time, so after I had to retreat, I managed to get my offspring and the cattle they were feeding on to the safety of the castle, where they quickly became pupae after they finished eating the cattle and then later emerged as Imagos, as you will see right now!" Pepsinestra answered as she snapped her fingers, causing a large group of humanoid Tarantula Hawks, most of which were clearly female while a few others were males, that were somewhat shorter than Pepsinestra to fly into the battlefield.

"Ah, mou!" Tsukuyomi complained. "We've got this! Energy!" Becky called. "Matter!" Dodge called. "Magnet!" Ricky called. "Summon, Wild Bazooka!" The three called, summoning and loading their finisher. "Let's see how many of you bugs this thing can wipe out at once! Fire!" Becky called, pulling the trigger, causing the Bazooka to fire it's salvo, destroying most of the Tarantula Hawks in a big explosion while a few others were smart enough to fly out of the way in time. "Dang It! Missed a few!" Becky complained. "You're gonna pay for that! My children! Avenge your fallen siblings!" Pepsinestra ordered. "Yes, Mother Dear!" The Tarantula Hawks replied in obedience as the females brought out their stingers while the males simply just deployed their sharp clawed hands. "Okay, there's something odd here! Last I checked, any unfertilized eggs laid by female Tarantula Hawks only hatch into male offspring while only fertilized eggs hatch into female offspring! Just how is that you, Pepsinestra, are able to produce female offspring without any male Tarantula Hawks to fertilize your eggs?" Lisa asked, causing Pepsinestra to blush a little from embarrassment. "Okay, fine! I had General Kabuto help me with the fertilization of my eggs, via artificial insemination, so, biologically speaking, he's my offspring's father!" Pepsinestra answered in embarrassment, much to the shock of the heroes. At the castle, everyone looked to Kabuto with weirded out looks on their faces. "It seemed like a good idea at the time!" He said, blushing at the implications.

"Plus, Pepsinestra really wanted female offspring in her army, since they are the ones with the venomous stingers and not the males!" He added. Leo snickered. "At least my kids aren't filthy traitors!" Kabuto said upon hearing that. "Grrr! Watch it, Horn-Head, or you'll be rendered hornless!" General Leo threatened with his his claws out.

Back at the fight...

"Looks like I'm going to need to step things up a notch!" Clyde said, pulling out Vector Anansi. "Battle Spider Mode!" Clyde called. That caused Vector Anansi to enlarge a bit and then split itself apart before attaching itself to Clyde to give him his Battle Spider Mode. "Sugoi!" Nadeshiko said. "Mind if we help?" Gorf asked, as he literally jumped into the fray while Andros and Phixia flew in. "Man, am I glad to see you guys!" Clyde said in delight. "We saw everything on the base monitor and figured that we could help, especially against those offspring of Pepsinestra, though I'm rather surprised that General Kabuto is also the female offspring's father!" Gorf said. "Yeah, no kidding!" Clyde said. Pepsinestra then looked at Gorf with contempt. "Gorf! You've got some nerve show up here, you traitor!" Pepsinestra said with a sneer. "And speaking of traitors, you two again?!" She asked while pointing at Andros and Phixia.

"So nice to see you again, too!" Phixia said sarcastically. "You'd better not be thinking about making my children turn against me, if that's what you're up to!" Pepsinestra said. "Like it was with us, that'd be their decision!" Andros pointed out. "Yeah, right! After those three destroyed most of our siblings, what makes you traitors think that we would want to side with the humans?!" One of Pepsinestra's female offspring asked while pointing at Becky, Dodge, and Ricky. "Couldn't help but ask!" Andros said. "Gorf, do you think you could help them get Shintomaru's driver back?" Clyde asked Gorf, pointing to Edge's group. "It'd be my pleasure! Plus, I do want to see how Edge is doing with his new Amphibian-themed form!" Gorf said as he towards Edge's group. "And while that's being taken care of, we'll help here!" Andros said as he and Phixia walked up to Tsukuyomi and Nadeshiko, while Clyde, Becky, Ricky, and Dodge prepared for the battle as well.

With The Ones Trying To Get The NeoDecadriver Back...

The Vespa Zodiarts was putting up a much better fight on her own, especially with her agility, martial arts, and swarm of Yellowjacket Wasp energy constructs. "Woz, we might need to kick things up a notch here!" Sougo said, pulling up the Zi-O II Ridewatch. "Agreed!" Woz said, pulling out the Ginga Ridewatch.

Rider Time! (Sytheziser tone) Kamen Rider~! (Rider~!) Zi-O! (Zi-O!) Zi-O~! II!
Action! Touei! Finaly Time! (Space-themed music) Gin-gin gira-gira galaxy! Uchuu no kanata no fantasy! WozGingaFinaly! Finaly!

That caused Sougo to transform into Zi-O II while Woz transformed into WozGingaFinaly. Suddenly, the hands on Zi-O II's helmet spun around like a clock face as his precognition ability kicked in.

Precognition

"A costume change won't help you, humans!" Vespa said, dashing around, striking all of the Auxiliary Lucharangers with her stinger. That caused all of them to yelp in pain before they all become stiff as statues. "Eh?! What the heck did you just do to them?!" Edge asked in confusion. "It's my Paralyzing Venom! Very powerful stuff! Makes anyone that I sting become stiff as statues for hours! It's how I managed to snag the NeoDecadriver from that baka Zi-O!" Vespa explained. Suddenly, the precognition ended. "A costume change isn't going to help you, humans!" Vespa said, charging. "Not this time!" Sougo said, pulling out the Saikyo Girade and stopping Vespa from landing a hit on Aya. "What how did you know that I was gonna strike her?!" Vespa asked in shock and confusion. "This form gives me the power to see into the future, I saw you striking the Auxiliary Lucharangers and injecting them with the same paralyzing venom that you used against me to steal the NeoDecadriver! I just wish I had thought to do so before." Sougo admitted.

"Well it doesn't matter, because there's no way I'm letting you take this back!" Vespa said, holding the NeoDecadriver up in the air as Sougou's clock hands spun again. "You really shouldn't have done that." He said with a chuckle. "And why not?" Vespa asked. "Animari Ninpo! Mizu Shuriken!" Gorf called, throwing one of his water stars at Vespa's hand that was holding the Driver, causing her to yelp out in pain before letting it go. That caused the NeoDecadriver be sent up into the air, where Gorf jumped up and caught it with his hands. "I believe this is yours." Gorf said, handing the Driver to Shintomaru. "Arigato, Gorf-san!" Shintomaru said. "You're welcome! Of course, I would have used my tongue to catch it, but that would be a bit unsanitary, if you know what I mean!" Gorf replied.

"Fair point." Shintomaru said as the NeoDecadriver started glowing. When the light subsided, it was now Crimson in color, with a golden Phoenix on the front, signifying it's transformation from the NeoDecadriver to the Decadriver MK III! "Nani?!" Shintomaru asked in confusion. "A Phoenix, that symbolizes rebirth, right?" Stella asked upon seeing the driver. "Yeah! Now that you've mentioned it, Stella-chan, that means, like me, the NeoDecadriver has become reborn as well!" Shintomaru noted. "It's now the Decadriver MK III!" He said, placing the driver on his waist before a card with the image of Kamen Rider Decade appeared in his hand. "It's good to see this card again after so long!" Shintomaru said upon looking at the card. "Henshin!" Shintomaru called, loading the card into the Decadriver MK III.

Kamen Ride! Decade!

After closing the driver, multiple humanoid silhouettes to appeared and surrounded Shintomaru before merging with him to form his rider suit while seven crimson bars appeared and attached themselves to his helmet before turning black, completing his transformation. "Kamen Rider Decade...is...back!" Shintomaru said as a golden phoenix appeared on his chest. "Might as well." Woz muttered. "IWAE!" (Rejoice!) He called, catching everyone's attention. "Kamen Rider Decade has been reborn! He has returned to this mortal coil! Enemies quake in fear at the sight of the one called 'Destroyer of Worlds'!" He said. "Oi! Woz! I would rather be called the "Protector of Worlds", not "Destroyer"!" Shintomaru complained in annoyance. "Hey, your reputation proceeds you." Woz said. "Was that speech even necessary?" Becky asked in confusion. "It's just something Woz does." Tsukuyomi said. "Nice to see that you got your rider powers back, Shintomaru!" Edge said. "Arigato, Edge. What do you say we show these guys what two reborn riders can do?" Shintomaru said, pulling out Kamen Rider Decade's signature weapon, the Ride Booker. "Gladly!" Edge said as he readied himself with the Toad-shaped gauntlets on his arms.

Back With The Primary Riders...

Gentaro and Lincoln, along with Ronnie Anne, were giving Queen Hornet a really good zapping with their electrical powers. "You can't get rid of me that easily!" Queen Hornet said. "We'll just see about that!" Gentarou said, removing the Elec Switch and replacing it with another one.

Fire, on!

Gentarou then took on his Fire States, pulling out his signature weapon, the Hee-Hackgun. Gentaro then pulled the trigger and unleashed flames from the Hee-Hackgun at Queen Hornet. Unfortunately, the flames didn't bother Queen Hornet in the slightest. "Hah! Stupid fool! I made myself fireproof!" Queen Hornet said with pride. "Nani?!" Gentaro asked in confusion. "Whoops! Sorry, Gentaro! I forgot to mention that detail!" Lincoln apologized. "In that case!" Gentarou said, removing the Fire and Gyro switches before pulling out the NS Magphone, splitting it, and placing the two pieces in the slots.

N S Magnet, on!

Gentarou then entered his magnetism powered Super Form. "Whoa!" Lincoln said in awe. "Hey, mind if I join in?" Ricky asked, running over. "Oh! Another magnetism-powered hero! Sure! Go right ahead!" Gentaro replied. "Okay, seriously, magnetism? You do realize that I'm not made out of metal, right?" Queen Hornet said while unimpressed. "Maybe, but I can use my powers in another way!" Gentarou said, firing electromagnetic pulses from the magnets on his back. However, Queen Hornet decided to dodge out of the way. "Ha! Missed!" Queen Hornet called. "Maybe, but this won't!" Ricky said, using his own Magnetism to drop a nearby steel girder on top of Queen Hornet. "OW! That Hurt!" Queen Hornet complained in pain while caught underneath the steel girder. "And now for the finisher!" Gentarou said, removing the NS Magphone before placing the 40th and final switch into the switch.

Cosmic!

He then pushed the button on the switch.

Cosmic On!

That caused all 39 Astro Switches to be drawn towards Gentaro and unite with him to help form his final form, Cosmic States. "Cool!" Lincoln beamed, summoning his screen.

6-7-8-9, Shinobi!

"Rider Ninpo! Henshin Mist!" Lincoln called, entering his super form. "Oh! A Ninja! Sugoi! Is that your final form or not?" Gentaro asked while impressed with Lincoln's Shinobi Mode. "Super, the book Sakura has that was written by her ancestor, the one who used these powers to seal the Empire has one more, but I haven't unlocked it yet." Lincoln explained. "Ah! I see!" Gentaro noted. "But for now." Lincoln said, summoning his screen.

*-#, Final Attack!

"Rider Ninpo! Dai, Dai, Dai, Dai, Dai Shuriken!" Lincoln called, summoning his shuriken. "Good idea!" Gentaro said, pushing the lever on the side of the Fourze Driver.

Limit Break!

Suddenly, a portal opened up behind Queen Hornet as she got sucked inside. "Woah, where'd she go?!" Lincoln asked in shock. "Only one way to find out! You might want to hold your breath." Gentarou told Lincoln as the two jumped into the portal. At the other side of the portal, the two riders were literally right above the Earth's magnetosphere, with Queen Hornet already floating in space. "Now throw the Shuriken while I unleash my finisher!" Gentarou instructed. Lincoln then nodded in agreement. "Rider Great Galaxy Finish!" Gentarou called, slashing at Queen Hornet with the Barizun Sword while Lincoln threw the Shuriken at the Asian Giant Hornet Kaijin. That caused Queen Hornet to scream in agony upon being hit by both attacks. "SHOCKER BANZAI!" Queen Hornet called out as she exploded.'And here I thought that nobody would here you scream in space!' Lincoln thought to himself.

Back on Earth...

Sakura, Ryusei, and Geiz, along with Carl and Adelaide, were continuing to fight Ichneumona. "Clearly, we're going to need to step things up a notch!" Geiz said, pulling out the Geiz Majesty Ridewatch, Sakura's Driver glowing before firing a beam at the Ridewatch, updating it with the secondary Riders of the Reiwa Era and herself. "Eh?! What just happened?!" Sakura asked in confusion. "I don't know, but it sounds like I've got an upgrade!" Geiz said, removing the Revive Ridewatch and hitting the button on the Majesty Ridewatch.

Geiz Majesty!

Geiz then placed the Ridewatch on his Jikan Driver and initiated the transformation.

(Exciting Music Accompanied By Clocks Ticking)

Doing His Henshin Movements, Geiz got surrounded by watch straps as the Ridewatches of the Secondary Riders surrounded him before spinning the Jikan Driver.

Majesty Time! G3, Knight, Kaixa, Garren, Ibuki, Gattack~! Zeronos, Ixa, Diend, Accel~! Birth, Meteor, Beast, Baron! Mach, Specter, Bra~ve! Cross-Z, Vulcan, Blades, Jewel, Live, Evil~! Ty~coon!~! Kamen Rider~! Geiz Maje~sty!

With a flash of light, Geiz entered his true final form, Geiz Majesty, albeit updated with the Vulcan, Blades, Jewel, Live, Evil, and Tycoon Ridewatches located on his chest alongside the already established Ixa, Diend, Brave, and Cross-Z Ridewatches. "Well, if he's going that route!" Sougo said, removing the Zi-O II Ridewatch and pulling out the Grand Zi-O Ridewatch. Just then, Gentaro and Lincoln returned to earth through the portal. *GASP!* Lincoln went as he finally no longer needed to hold his breath. "Lisa, make a note to find a way for us to breathe in space, just in case!" He instructed his second youngest sister. "Duly noted, Brother Unit!" Lisa replied.

"So, what did we miss?" Lincoln asked as his driver fired a beam at the Grand Zi-O Ridewatch, doing the same to it as Sakura's. "Holy Shamoly! Did my driver just do that to your watch thing?!" Lincoln asked in surprise. "Yeah, apparently my Driver did the same to Geiz-sempai's watch." Sakura explained. "I wonder why, though!" She added. "Well, you know what they say." Sougo said, pressing the button on the Ridewatch.

Grand Zi-O!

"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth!" He said, loading it into the Jikan Driver. Then, the Grand Zi-O Ridewatch made a updated standby sound while a large golden clock and a group of large statues depicting the Heisei Riders, Zi-O included, as well as the Reiwa Riders, Zero-One, Saber, Revi, Vice and the newcomer Geats, and even LL appeared from the ground.

(Suspenseful music transitioning to Kuuga Mighty Form transformation sound) (Altering transformation sound) Advent! Complete! Turn Up! (Onkaku ringing) Change Beetle! Sword Form! Wake Up! Kamen Ride! Cyclone! Joker! Taka! Tora! Batta! 3, 2, 1! Shabadooie Touch Henshin! Soiya! Drive! Kaigan! Level Up! Best Match! Rider Time! Progrise! Rekka Battou! Let's Go! Buddy Up! Dual On!

"Henshin!" Sougou called, turning the Jikan Driver.

Grand Time!

The Statues all transformed into golden doors that started embedding themselves into Sougo's suit.

Kuuga, Agito, Ryuki, Faiz, Blade!~ Hibiki, Kabuto, Den-O, Kiva, Decade!~ W, OOO, Fourze!~ Wizard, Gaim, Drive!~ Ghost, Ex-Aid, Build!~ Zero-One, Saber, LL, Revi, Vice, Geats!~ Iwae! Kamen Rider! Grand Zi-O!

That caused the doors to open up and reveal the relief statue images of the Kamen Riders on Sougo's suit, with the Zero-One, Saber, and Revi statues, set in a triangular pattern, on top Sougo's right shoulder armor (Right above the Kuuga statue) and the Vice, LL, and Geats statues, also set in a triangular pattern, on top of Sougo's left shoulder armor (Right above the W statue), right before the door on top of Sougo's helmet opened up to reveal the Zi-O statue while the kanji for "Zi-O" attached to the helmet to become the visor. "Sugee!" Sakura beamed. "Shall we do this together, Geiz?" Sougo asked Geiz as the two looked at Ichneumona. "Oh Crud!" Ichneumona said in fright, realizing that she's in big trouble. "Don't forget about us!" Lincoln and Sakura said. "Quadruple Crud!" Ichneumona exclaimed in fright. "Mecha Pollon!" Lincoln called. That's when Mecha-Pollon woke up from his charging station and then spread out his wings before flying out of the base.

The robot dog then landed in front of the riders. "KAWAII!" The female members of the Rider Club beamed. "Clyde-kun!" Sakura called. "Right! Sorry, girls, they need me for this part!" Clyde told Tsukuyomi and Nadeshiko. "Understood!" Tsukuyomi replied. "Let's do this, Mecha Pollon!" Lincoln said as Clyde rushed over, returning to his base form. "Trinity Buster!" The three called. That's when Mecha-Pollon barked in response and then jumped into the air as he then transformed into his Trinity Buster Mode, right before he was then caught by Lincoln, Sakura, and Clyde. "Cute and functional!" Yuki said in awe while Sougou and Geiz prepared their own finishers.

Finish Time!

"Aw, screw this! I'm getting outta here!" Ichneumona said as she then spread out her wings and attempted to fly away, only to be stopped by string of spider webbing, courtesy of Clyde. "Not happening, lady!" Clyde said. "Sealing Blast!" Lincoln called, pulling the trigger. At the same time, Sougo and Geiz twisted their Jikan Drivers around and activated their finishers.

All Twenty-Six Time Break!
El Salvatore Time Burst!

That caused Sougo to summon copies of all of his 19 Heisei Rider predecessors, plus copies of Zero-One, Saber, LL, Revi, Vice, and Geats, who all attacked Ichneumona with their respective Rider Kicks and their Rider symbols, creating a giant energy projection. Then, after the Trinity Buster fired its laser, Geiz jumped into the air before all Secondary Riders' projection, including himself, Vulcan, Blades, Jewel, Live, Evil, and Tycoon appeared as they fused behind Geiz to allow him to perform his Rider Kick while Sougo jumped into the air as well and performed his own Rider Kick. The three finishers struck Ichneumona. "SHOCKER BANZAI!" She called, exploding. "This is going south real fast. Fire the Enlargement Beam on Pepsinestra and her children!" King Draco ordered. "At once, your majesty!" Cicadeath and Flygor said at once as they flew off towards the Enlargement Raygun. As soon as they arrived, Cicadeath targeted the selected Animarius and Flygor hit the fire button.

That caused the Enlargement Raygun to fire its beam all the way towards the battlefield. Striking Pepsinestra and her children, making them grow. "Uh Oh!" Tsukuyomi and Nadeshiko said upon seeing that. "Well, now, looks you all have big bug problems now!" Pepsinestra said as she and her children began stomping their feet at the heroes. "They've gotten big!" JK said in shock. "We'd better get going!" Lincoln said as he, Sakura, and Clyde pulled out their Vectors. "We'll back you guys up in LuchaChampion and LuchaWild!" Ronnie Anne said. "And the rest of us will handle Vespa!" Shintomaru said. "Mind if Ryusei, Nadeshiko, and I come along?" Gentaro asked. "Sure, in fact so can you guys!" Lincoln told Zi-O and his group. "Our Time Mazines do have humanoid robot forms, though they aren't as big as Pepsinestra is right now!" Sougo said. "Besides, we're not sure how any of us would fit in those tiny jets your all holding!" Geiz said.

This got the three Kamen Riders laughing. "Oh, Geiz-sempai, you severely underestimate us." Sakura said. "Vectors, launch!" The three called, releasing their Vectors which returned to their normal sizes in flight. "Nani?!" Sougo asked in confusion. "Lisa-chan outfitted them and our Rider Machines with software that allows them to shrink down when not in use." Sakura explained as Lincoln, Gentarou, and Sougou were beamed aboard Vector LL, Sakura, Ryusei, and Geiz onboard Vector Jewel, and Clyde, Aurachnid, Tsukuyomi, Woz, and Nadeshiko onboard Vector Anansi. "Whoa! Sugei! This kind of technology is like something out of a science fiction anime!" Gentaro said in amazement. "We certainly don't have anything like this in 2068." Geiz noted. "That's because these jets, or Vectors as they are actually called, are actually made in another universe by a peacekeeping organization called Neo-DEAVA and their civilization is actually far more technologically advanced than our own!" Sakura explained.

"Now, let's do this! LL Formation! Oh, and if you guys start getting this really intense feeling, don't worry, that's normal." Lincoln said. "Nenshin!" Clyde and Aurachnid called. "Gattai!" Sakura called. "Go, Aquarion!" Lincoln called. "Wait, what was that about the intense feeling?" Geiz asked as the Gattai started.

(Cue "Kimi no Shinwa ~ Aquarion no Dai Ni Shou" by AKINO with bless4)

Afterwards, the Vectors started to transform, starting with Vector LL, in which its front part split open in halves while wings went and folded upwards to allow the split halves to connect underneath them, and then its tail fin split open and went towards the back. For Vector Jewel, its part containing the cockpit tilted back as its two front hull sections opened and straightened outwards on its sides. And for Vector Anansi, its front spider leg-like parts split away from each other, moved downwards, and extended to form legs while the spider leg-like structures on its sides twisted and folded down to form side armor as its spider abdomen-like rear turned around and then folded over, while the entire Vector turned backwards. While that was happening, everyone started feeling energy flowing through their bodies. "EHHH?! WHAT IS THIS ENERGY THAT I'M FEELING?!" Geiz asked in confusion while feeling the energy. "I DON'T KNOW! THIS KIND OF ENERGY ISN'T ANYTHING LIKE THE COSMIC ENERGY I USE FOR MY TRANSFORMATION, THAT'S FOR SURE!" Ryusei said while also feeling the energy. "I AGREE! IT'S LIKE NOTHING I'VE EVER FELT BEFORE!" Sougo said while also feeling the energy. "EVEN I DON'T RECOGNIZE THAT ENERGY! AND, YET, IT FEELS SO GOOD FOR SOME REASON!" Nadeshiko said while feeling bliss from the energy. "SAME WITH ME! I NEVER FELT THIS GOOD IN MY WHOLE LIFE!" Tsukuyomi said while also feeling bliss from the energy. "SOMEHOW, I GET THE FEELING THAT THERE'S MORE TO THIS ENERGY THAN MEETS THE EYE!" Woz said while also feeling the energy. "I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS, BUT I'M FEELING MORE CONNECTED TO EVERYONE THAN BEFORE! IT'S ALMOST LIKE HOW I TRANSFORM INTO COSMIC STATES!" Gentaro said while feeling the energy. "IT'S OKAY, EVERYONE! JUST GO WITH THE FLOW!" Aurachnid said while feeling the energy. "AURACHNID'S RIGHT, GUYS! THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHENEVER OUR VECTORS COMBINE!" Clyde explained while feeling the energy. "WHENEVER OUR VECTORS MERGE, SO DO OUR MINDS, BODIES, AND SOULS!" Lincoln explained. "NOT ONLY THAT, BUT OUR POWERS ARE AMPLIFIED AND OUR EMOTIONS ARE SHARED WITH EACH OTHER! IT'S JUST THAT GOOD!" Sakura explained while feeling the energy. Finally, the Vectors started to combine, starting with Vector Anansi in which, in a backwards position, combined underneath Vector LL and unfolded the ends of its legs to form feet. Meanwhile, Vector Jewel connected to the back of Vector LL to form the jet pack and wings. After that, the two halves of Vector LL's front end opened up their panels to form shoulder blades while also revealing arms underneath. Then, the ends twisted and folded over to allow robotic human-like hands to pop out and open their fingers. Finally, the part containing the cockpit on Vector LL folded down to form the chest while the top part popped upwards to reveal the head, which resembles Aquarion EVOL but with a crest that immediately unfolded into a V shape. After that, the robot turned on its eye lights, closed its hands into fists, and did few a punching moves. And then Lincoln shouted "AQUARION! LL!" while Aquarion LL did a heroic stance similar to Aquarion EVOL while unfolding its wings to reveal metallic bird-like feathers coming out of them like a war fan.

"Our turn!" Ronnie Anne said. "Alebrije Henkei!" The first 11 Lucharangers all called, taking on their Alebrije Mech forms. "Cho Alebrije Gattai!" The core eight called. "Alebrije Gattai!" Becky, Ricky, and Dodge called. Afterwards, the purple, blue, red, green, pink, and yellow Alebrije mechs transformed and combined into LuchaKing like usual while the gold and silver Alebrije went and changed differently. First, the gold Alebrije mech detached its head from its body while detaching it's lower arms containing its talons from its upper arms as well as detaching a golden piece from its chest, right before the upper arms moved upwards to the top of the body and positioned themselves forwards while flipping out two cannons from underneath the shoulder panels. As for its hind limbs, they folded in and flipped out two cannons from its hips before pointing forwards while the tail detached itself from the rear body. Afterwards, right after the wings detach themselves from the back, the body of the gold Alebrije mech split itself verticallly into two halves. Meanwhile, the silver Alebrije mech detached its head, wings, and tail from its body while it's four front legs folded into themselves and its two hind legs moved back, right before the body vertically split itself into two halves while two foot-like structures flipped out from the rear ends and two panels flipped open from the belly. Finally, the pieces started to come together. First, the pieces that were the silver Alebrije mech's body attached themselves to the bottom of LuchaKing's feet before folding their panels over said feet, becomeing the boots. Next, the silver Alebrije mech's moth wings vertically split from each other as they attached themselves to LuchaKing's legs, with one half attaching to right side of the green Alebrije mech and other half attaching to the left side of the yellow Alebrije mech. Then, LuchaKing's arms detached themselves from each other, allowing the pieces that were the gold Alebrije mech's body, upper front limbs, and hind limbs to attach themselves to each side of LuchaKing's torso before said pieces flipped out a connector point on each upper side that allowed LuchaKing's arms to attach to them. After that, the forearms of the gold Alebrije mech covered over the fists of LuchaKing before the heads of the gold and silver Alebrije mechs attached themselves above the forearms of the gold Alebrije mech, with the gold Alebrije mech's head attaching itself to the right forearm and the silver Alebrije mech's head attaching itself to the left forearm. Then, the falcon wings of the gold Alebrije mech attached themselves to lower back of LuchaKing, giving the Mecha six wings instead of four. Finally, the golden piece that came from the gold Alebrije mech's chest flipped around and detached another smaller golden piece from behind it that attached itself to LuchaKing's belt area, becomeing a championship belt buckle while the original larger golden piece attached itself to behind LuchaKing's head and flared out gun-like spikes at the sides and a crescent moon-like crest on the top to form a crowned helmet. Once the combination was completed, the newly formed mech flared out its six back wings (two condor wings, two Pteranodon wings, and two falcon wings) as the tail of the red Alebrije mech flipped out a handle from its rear before the silver Alebrije mech's tail attached itself there rear-first, which allowed the gold Alebrije mech's tail attaching itself rear-first to the tail fin the silver Alebrije mech's tail before the purple Alebrije mech's tail attached itself rear-first to the gold Alebrije mech's tail fin, resulting in a long bladed sword/spear-like weapon. Finally, after the new Mecha caught the weapon with its taloned hands, it flew up to sky and did a heroic dramatic pose with its weapon while the Lucharangers shouted "LUCHACHAMPION! AWAKEN!".

Then, the Harpygolverine, Prawngolequin, and Aurastrolumba mechs shot up into the sky and started to transform. First, the Harpygolverine mech detached her tail while her hind legs folded into themselves, right before her lower body went and folded down a little while leaving an empty space underneath her upper body. Next, the Harpygolverine mech's front legs straightened up and then moved down before her front paws flipped upwards and allowed robotic hands to flip out from the lower arms while her dorsal fin split itself in half and folded down on the back and her Harpy Eagle wings moved down as well, right before her head and neck moved upwards over the body. Then, the Aurastrolumba mech folded in all four of his legs before his head, tail, and wings detached themselves from the body, which then transformed further by splitting in half and then move downwards to form lower legs and flipped out two panels that became the feet while also revealing a robotic lower torso attached to two robotic upper legs. Once that happened, the Prawngolequin mech folded in her wings and closed her Elytra shut before she then tucked in her Pangolin and Giant Tiger Prawn limbs and curled up into a ball. Finally, the pieces started to together as the now-transformed body of the Aurastrolumba mech merged underneath the now-transformed Harpygolverine mech's body, right before the curled up Prawngolequin mech connected into the empty space between the two mechs with her closed spotted Elytra facing forwards in display while the pigeon wings of the Aurastrolumba mech attached themselves to the lower back of the Harpygolverine mech. Afterwards, the head of the Aurastrolumba mech attached itself to the chest space above the Prawngolequin mech while the head of Harpygolverine mech faced forwards and opened its mouth to reveal a robotic face with a Luchador mask, similar in appearance to the mask worn by Becky and Artemis in the Lucha Libre Club, that was colored in cyan, orange, and magnet colors. Once that happened, the Harpygolverine mech's piranha tail transformed into a blaster gun by flipping out a handle underneath it and sliding out a cannon barrel into the front of where the tail detached from the main body while the tail of the Aurastrolumba mech transformed into a gattling gun by flipping out a handle underneath it and sliding out a gattling gun barrel from the tail detached from the main body. Finally, the new Mecha caught the two weapons, with the blaster gun in the left arm and the gattling gun in the right arm, and twirled them around before it did a few dramatic action hero poses with its guns while Becky, Dodge, and Ricky announced "LUCHAWILD! AWAKEN!".

"Sugee!" Gentarou said. "Reminds of the time I teamed up with the Go-Busters in order to defeat the Big Machine!" He added. "Skyring, descend!" Ronnie Anne called, summoning the LuchaChampion Skyring. "Is that a giant hovering wrestling ring?!" Ryusei asked in surprise. "We summon it to prevent collateral damage. Plus it looks awesome and fits our Luchador motif!" Ronnie Anne explained. "That does make some sense! Besides there were few moments where Gentaro accidentally damages the school when fighting against the Zodiarts!" Ryusei said. Everyone groaned at that. "Yeah, my bad! The first time I used the Launcher Module, I accidentally launched its missiles without using the Radar Module with it, which caused the missiles to miss the Orion Zodiarts I was fighting against and then blew up a part of the school building, though nobody was in there!" Gentaro admitted sheepishly.

"Thank goodness AkaRed created this then." Laird noted as the three mechs spread their wings and fired their rockets. "Follow us if you dare!" Becky declared as they flew up to the Skyring. "Oh, we dare, all right! Come on, my children, let's get go after them!" Pepsinestra ordered. "Yes, Mother Dear!" The Tarantula Hawk children replied as they and Pepsinestra spread out their wings and followed the Mechas up towards the Sky Ring. "And while they're dealing with that, I get to have some fun with you!" Vespa said, looking at the Auxiliary Lucharangers and reborn riders. "We'll just see about that!" Edge said, pulling out the Mukade, Hachi, and Ari Medals while Shintomaru pulled out a card depicting Kamen Rider Fourze. "Since we're dealing with a Zodiarts, it only seems fit." He said. He then loaded the card into the Decadriver MK III.

Kamen Ride! Fourze!

With a flash of light, Shintomaru transformed into a photo realistic version of Kamen Rider Fourze, but with a phoenix on the chest. "Why do you have a Phoenix on your chest, Shintomaru?" Azalee asked. "It symbolizes rebirth, and like the phoenix, I've been reborn." Shintomaru said. "Makes sense to me! I am 1/3 Phoenix after all, since those legendary birds not only represent rebirth, but they can also be associated with Alchemy, which is my element!" Phoelacandra said. "Do you really think I'm scared of this? It's been how long since you died again?" Vespa asked. "Let's see, I actually died in October of the year 2018 and the year I'm currently in is 2022, so I technically died four years ago, which means, similar to OOO, my soul not only traveled through dimensions to this universe but went backwards through time to allow me to be reborn thirteen years ago!" Shintomaru said.

"Which means you're out of practice!" Vespa pointed out. "Maybe so, but that doesn't mean that I'm backing down right now! Besides, Sakura-chan taught me about martial arts when I grew up with her in Japan before moving to Italy and I'm actually much stronger than I look!" Shintomaru replied. "And don't forget about me!" Edge said, loading the three new medals in and running the O Scanner over his driver.

Mukade (Centipede)! Hachi (Bee/Wasp/Hornet)! Ari (Ant)! (*"Flight of the Bumblebees" playing!*) Chi, chi, chi, chi, chi, chi! Mukachiri! Chirichiri! Mukachiri! Chirichiri!

That's when the images surrounding Edge stopped and showed the symbols of the Mukade, Hachi, and Ari Core Medals before they then merged into one symbol and attached itself to Edge's chest to convert his form into a purple, yellow, and black-and-dark gray form, which had a yellow-eyed purple Centipede-themed helmet with a ponytail-like structure, shaped like a centipede's body and tail, attached to the helmet's upper back, yellow shoulder armor shaped like bee/wasp wings as well as yellow arm armor, with the right arm equipped with a yellow-and-black bee/wasp-shaped object, which had a silvery sharp conical stinger on it and was positioned on the right arm with the stinger facing forwards above the right hand, and the left arm equipped with a yellow shield that looks like it was made up of multiple hexagons, making it look like a large price of honeycomb, and dark-gray leg armor that had eight black ant-shaped markings lined up vertically across each leg, starting from the kneepads and ending at the feet, making the pattern look like ants that were crawling down in a straight line. The name of this form is the Mukachiri Combo. "And there's us!" Aya said as she shifted to her LuchaHyena mode while the rest of the Auxiliary Lucharangers took fighting stances.

"Okay, not to nitpick here, but how come you, OOO, have a form that consists of a Centipede mixed in with a Bee and an Ant?!" Vespa asked while pointing at Edge's Mukachiri Combo form. "I believe that the Kougami Foundation was going for a Venomous Arthropod motif with this combo!" Edge answered. "What do you have against it?" He asked. "Well, motif-wise, that actually makes no sense to me! Everyone knows that Centipedes aren't insects to begin with! They're Myriapods, terrestrial arthropods with too many legs to count! That combo of yours would have made much more sense if it had a Termite for the head part instead, since they are social insects like bees, wasps, and ants, even though they aren't actually related to them! Or better yet, you could have a Yasude, meaning Millipede, Medal and Gejigeji, meaning House Centipede, Medal to go with that Mukade Medal of yours, since both of those animals are also Myriapods!" Vespa complained. "Speaking from experience, I don't think anyone cares." Lisa noted.

'Note to self, see if I can make Core Medals based on the Termite, Millipede, and House Centipede and find out if they can be compatible with the Mukade, Hachi, and Ari Core Medals!' Azalee mentality noted. "Well, that doesn't matter!" Edge said, extending the stinger, known as the Hachi Needle, on his right arm and extending the wings on his shoulders. "Good call!" Shintomaru said, summoning the Rocket and Drill modules. "Bring it on!" Vespa said as she summoned a huge swarm of energy wasps from the star patterns on her body. The wasps then charged, only for Aquene to jump in and summon a giant Dream Catcher, using the webbing to catch them. "You're gonna have to try harder than that!" Aquene said. "Fortunately for me, I can! Because I can easily make more energy wasps as many times as I like!" Vespa said as she summoned another swarm of energy wasps. "We're going to need a bigger Dreamcatcher." Ciannan noted.

Back With The Others...

The Mechas were having some trouble with Pepsinestra and her children, due to their speed and agility as well Pepsinestra and her female children's sharp stingers, which were able to easily paralyze LuchaChampion and LuchaWild with their venom. "I am really starting to hate these guys!" Prawngolequin complained. "We're going to need to try something different! Break up LL formation and switch to Jewel Formation!" Lincoln called. "Huh? What's he talking about?" Geiz asked in confusion. "You'll see!" Sakura said as Lincoln pulled a lever, releasing the Vectors as they began flying in Sakura's formation. "Nenshin!" Clyde and Aurachnid called. "Gattai!" Lincoln called. "Go, Aquarion!" Sakura called.

Then, the Vectors shot up into the sky. Afterwards, the Vectors started to transform, starting with Vector Jewel as it's front hull opened and straightened up before moveing down to form arms while the back boosters containing the Topaz and Emerald detached themselves from the Vector as it's two large front turbine engines moved forwards to become the chest. Next, Vector Anansi front leg parts spread away from each other before twisting around, extending, and opened up panels to form the upper wings while its spider leg-structures on its sides extended and opened up panels to form the lower wings. Finally, Vector LL's front part splits open in halves, moved completely downwards and then extended to form the legs while its wings folded over it form a skirt, right before its tail fin split open and and stayed on the back. Plus, the boosters from Vector Jewel attached themselves to the ends of the legs to form feet, with the Topaz on the right foot and the Emerald on the left foot. After that, the Vectors finally started to combine. First, Vector LL merged underneath Vector Jewel. Then, Vector Anansi connected to the back to form the wings. Finally, the front hulls of Vector Jewel flipped over to reveal robotic hands with the Ruby above the right hand and the Sapphire above the left hand. Afterwards, the part of Vector Jewel that contains the cockpit twisted backwards and flipped open to reveal the head, which resembles that of Aquarion Spada, but with a heart-shaped visor and a silver bejewled tiara on top of it. When the combination was completed, the resulting robot, which looks like a female robotic fairy, did a few dancing poses. Then, it finished by striking an elegant pose, similar to that of Fairymon/Kazemon from "Digimon Frontier", with its wings projecting out energy structures that resembles butterfly wings while Sakura shouted "AQUARION! JEWEL!". "Let's do this!" Sakura said, using Aquarion Jewel's speed to strike Pepsinestra's children with her feet and hands before striking Pepsinestra herself.

"OW! HOW DARE YOU?! CHILDREN, GET THEM!" Pepsinestra angrily ordered, to which her children said "Yes, Mother Dear!" in response as they turned their attention towards Aquarion Jewel. "Okay, we might need additional help!" Sakura noted. "Perhaps I can help!" XVII called out as he then entered the stratosphere in his satellite mode and then entered the Sky Ring while transforming into his humanoid robot mode. "And while we're at it." Ronnie Anne said, pulling out the device Flonne gave her. (See Latest Alebrije Sentai Lucharanger Chapter For Details) "Great Flonzor X!" She called. Somewhere in the mountains, Great Flonzor X can be seen activating and exiting through a large cavern that was hidden behind a waterfall. Before flying over to where the fight was and landing in the middle of the Skyring before making a few heroic poses and the 'Bring it on' gesture to Pepsinestra. "Hah! That ridiculous-looking tin can doesn't stand a chance against me and my children!" Pepsinestra said. "We'll just see about that! Summon, Aquarion Bow!" Sakura said, summoning Aquarion Jewel's weapon. "Elemental Quad!" Sakura announced as Aquarion Jewel then drew out its four elemental arrows of fire, water, earth, and air.

The arrows struck Pepsinestra and three of her children, causing the latter to explode in defeat. "Why You Little Brat! That's The Last Straw! Children, Get Them!" Pepsinestra angrily ordered, to which her remaining children answered "Yes, Mother Dear!" in compliance. "Okay, why are you young Tarantula Hawks obeying your mother like a bunch of soldiers? Don't you all realize that you all will end up dead like the rest of your siblings if you all keep this up?" Gentaro asked in an attempt to appeal to them. "Well, obviously, it's because she's our mother! We're supposed to obey her! Plus, the fact that you humans killed a majority of our siblings, we're not willing to forgive you all for that! Besides, our mother cares about us and even she doesn't like it when you killed our siblings" One of the Tarantula Hawks answered. "Oh really? If your mother cares about you that much, then did she even bother to give you all names?" Ryusei asked. The Tarantula Hawk Animarius all looked at each other in realization.

"Hey! He's right! Our mother never did call us by name!" One of the male Tarantula Hawks said. "Yeah! What gives?" One of the female Tarantula Hawks asked in confusion. Then, the Tarantula Hawk children their attention towards Pepsinestra. "Care to explain to us why you never call us by name, mother?" One of the Tarantula Hawks asked. "Well, honestly, because there were so many of you when you all hatched, I didn't exactly have enough time to give you all names, especially since I couldn't come up with any good names for you all anyway!" Pepsinestra answered honestly.

At the Animarius Castle...

"I've got a bad feeling about this!" Kabuto said nervously. "Well, looks like you and Pepsinestra's children are about to turn traitor after all!" General Leo said smugly. "You had a big laugh when Andros and Phixia betrayed me, but now it looks like you're about to feel the same kind of sting!" He said, laughing. "Ah, Shut Up! Besides, Pepsinestra and I came up with a little contingency plan, should our children ever decide to betray us!" Kabuto said. "This I've got to see." Aquilis said. "Pepsinestra, I'm afraid we have no other choice but to use our contingency plan, cause I really don't want any traitors within my army!" General Kabuto said to Pepsinestra through a comm link. Pepsinestra sighed in frustration and annoyance. "Fine." She said. "Sorry, children, but your father and I can't allow any of you to betray the Empire like how Andros and Phixia did! So, we have no other choice but to force you to obey!" She said as she pulled out a remote control device and pointed at the Tarantula Hawks before pressing a button. That caused a ticking sound to be heard from one of the Tarantula Hawk's Soul Cores.

"What the?" The one in question asked, opening up the Soul Core, which was shown to have a bomb ticking down from 30 seconds! "Is that a bomb?!" Sougo asked in shock and horror. "Wouldn't surprise me, the Animarius Empire has done some despicable things!" Lincoln said. "What is this, mother?!" One of the Tarantula Hawks asked in shock and horror. "After Andros and Phixia betrayed Leo, Kabuto came up with this in case you decided to try and do the same!" Pepsinestra explained. "Of course, we originally thought about putting you under mind control, but that didn't seem like good idea, since there are plenty of variables that can easily undo the hypnosis, so we decided on placing bombs on your Soul Cores instead after some advice from General Terriblis!" Pepsinestra answered. "I am so glad our parents didn't think of that." Andros said as he and Phixia looked up. "Yeah, ever since we defected, I've wanted a nice, long, happy life with Mpatapo, a bomb in my soul core a nice, long, happy life does not make!" Phixia complained

"Now, my children, unless you all want to go Kablooey, you will do exactly as I say and destroy those heroes!" Pepsinestra declared as the bomb continued ticking down. "Coward!" Geiz declared. "You're not going to get away with this!" Tsukuyomi said. "Oh yeah? And how are you going to stop the bomb?" Pepsinestra asked smugly. "Can we remove the bombs from their shoulders before they explode?" Sougo asked. "No, that will cause them to disappear forever." Lincoln explained. "Hah! The only way to turn the bomb off is to simply use the remote! But if you want it, you're going to have catch me first!" Pepsinestra declared as she attempted to fly away. "Great Flonzor X, after her!" Ronnie Anne ordered into the device that controls the robot.

Great Flonzor X nodded in response and then immediately flew after Pepsinestra. "I'll help too!" XVII said as he also flew after Pepsinestra. "Buzz off!" Pepsinestra called, firing lasers at the two robots, which XVII dodged, but it hit Great Flonzor X dead on, causing it to fall to the ground, exploding. "Oooh! Flonne ain't going to be happy about this!" Ronnie Anne said in worry as pieces of Great Flonzor X fell to the floor of the Sky Ring. "To say the least!" Fuka said as she and Desco watched from the well at the temple. (Again, See The Latest Chapter Of Lucharanger For Details) "Desco wants to join the battle!" Desco declared. "Desco, are you sure?! That Pepsinestra is gigantic!" Axolota asked in shock. "Yeah, maybe someone like Vespa down there would be more suited for you, especially since there are more people there." Mambana said.

"Desco knows that, but she can take on enemies larger than herself! Besides, Desco's Octorabbit can change sizes in order to combat larger foes and multiple enemies!" Desco said. As she said that, the tentacled creature, known as the Octorabbit, crawled out of an opening in Desco's back and hovered above her. "Okay, that is disturbing." Mambana said. "Yeah, my dad created Desco and Des X that way, given how acentric he is!" Fuka noted. "Yeah, I can see that!" Axolota noted. "Anyway, Desco needs to get to battle, and fast, cause otherwise it would be too late!" Desco said as she pointed at one of the Tarantula Hawks, whose bomb is still ticking down and getting dangerously close to detonating. "Fine, but I'd better go with you." Fuka said. "Same here." AkaRed said. "Thank You, Big Sis! AkaRed!" Desco replied as the Octorabbit enlarged to the size of car and allowed Desco, Fuka, and AkaRed to hop onto its back before flying out of the temple.

Back with the ones fighting Vespa...

Edge and Shintomaru we're using their respective forms to fight against Vespa and the energy wasp swarm, with Edge using the honeycomb-shaped shield on his left arm, called the Hachi Shield, to protect himself while using the Hachi Needle and the ever-extendable centipede-themed "ponytail", called the Center Centipede, to fend the swarm off and Shintomaru using his Fourze form to directly fight against Vespa herself. Using the Freeze Module, Shintomaru froze her wings in blocks of ice before using the Claw Module to shatter them. "Dang it! You may have rendered me flightless, but that doesn't mean that I'm any less dangerous! Now, take this!" Vespa said as ran fast enough to get behind Shintomaru before she then stung him directly at his butt. "ITAI!" Shintomaru yelped in pain, right before he immediately became as stiff as a statue. "Dang it!" Shintomaru said in frustration.

"Holy Shamoly! What did you just do our friend?" Azalee asked. "That's my paralyzing venom! Very powerful stuff! Makes anyone that I sting become stiff as statues for hours! How did you think that was able to easily steal Decade's driver from that baka Zi-O in the first place?" Vespa answered. "I'm really not liking you right now!" Edge said. "Oh yeah? What are you going to do about it? I can easily sting you as much as I did to Decade here!" Vespa said. "Then how about you take me on?" Saburo said as he stood his ground against Vespa. "Very well then, you've asked for it, Cocoon Man!" Vespa said as she then charged towards Saburo before kicking and punching him multiple times with her martial arts and then thrusted her stinger at him. Unfortunately for Vespa, not only did her punches and kicks have no affect on him, but her stinger was unable to pierce his armored skin. "You can't hurt me that easily!" Saburo said, performing a roundhouse kick on Vespa.

That caused Vespa to stagger back in pain. "Oof! That actually hurt!" Vespa complained. "And another thing, Vespa, this form of mine is actually called Sanagiman, but you're not far off about calling it Cocoon Man, since I actually have another form I can transform into, one that's like a butterfly or moth!" Saburo said as glowing cracks began to appear all over his armoured body. "What the hell?!" Vespa asked in confusion upon seeing that. "Now, Chōriki Shōrai (Summon Super Power)!" Saburo announced as his hard skin body bust open in pieces and revealed a much lighter more human-like body underneath with blue skin, white eyes, black gloves, boots, and a speedo-like clothing, red moth-like antennae above his brow with a butterfly-like proboscis in between them, yellow orbs on his shoulders, chest, abdomen, legs, arms, hands, and feet that had lightning bolt-like patterns connecting them across his body, and large butterfly-like energy wings that spread out before retracting into his back. "Warrior of Freedom! Inazuman!" Saburo, now in the form of Inazuman, announced in a heroic pose.

"Cool!" Edge said. "Now, first things first, to get rid of these wasps! Inzasuma Typhoon!" Saburo announced as he, while utilizing telekinesis, captured the energy wasps in a whirlwind. Then, Saburo announced "Nenriki Chop!" as his hands became encoated with energy before he then sent out energy slashes from his hands, via karate chops, that destroyed the swarm. "Nice work, Saburo-san!" Edge said. "Dōitashimashite! (You're Welcome!)" Saburo replied. "Big deal! You're all forgetting I can create more energy wasps!" Vespa said as she summoned yet another swarm of energy wasps from her star patterns and then unleashed them straight towards Saburo and Edge. However, Saburo thought ahead and announced "Gyakuten Chest!" as he then used his psychic powers to reverse the direction of the energy wasps and cause the swarm to attack Vespa instead. "Oh crud." Vespa said.

That's when the energy wasps went and stung her repeatedly before they all self-destructed and sent her sailing from the explosion. "Great work, Saburo-san! I don't suppose there's anything anyone can do to remove this poison from me? I really want to Final Attack Ride this Zodiarts to make up for my missing actions!" Shintomaru complained. "Somehow, I don't think that my form would work, since it's primary power is to inject venom, not remove it!" Edge said, much to Shintomaru's chagrin. "Dang It!" Shintomaru complained. "Ahem! I believe I still have some of that Cosmic Energy Medicine that Fourze gave me before he and my older brother defeated Queen Hornet!" Lisa called out as she was holding a jar of the Cosmic Energy Medicine and the needleless syringe-like device that was originally from the Medical Module. Before injecting it into Shintomaru as he returned to his Normal form. "Arigato, Lisa-chan!" Shintomaru said as Vespa got up. "Edge-kun, let's finish this!" Shintomaru said, loading another card into the Decadriver MK III. "Right!" Edge said, pulling out the O Scanner and running it over his driver.

Final Attack Ride! D-d-d-Decade!
Scanning Charge!

"Don't forget about me! Inazuma Typhoon!" Saburo announced as he captured Vespa in a whirlwind, preventing from escaping. "Oh, Triple Crud!" Vespa said in fright as Saburo spread out his butterfly-like wings and jumped into the air while Shintomaru and Edge jumped up into the air as well. "Chōriki Inazuma Otoshi! (Super-Powered Lightning Drop!)" Saburo announced as he charged up his hand in a karate chop motion with psychic and electric energy, right before he slashed right through Vespa while shouting "CHEST!" with said hand. At the same time, Edge announced "Heat Ari Kick!" as he performed a diving rider kick while the Center Centipede from his helmet extended and wrapped around him in a circle shape, the Hachi Needle extended into a longer needle, and some poison gas emitted from his body, right before before he struck right through her while shouting "SEIYA!". Then, as a deck of large holographic cards appeared and lined up between Shintomaru and Vespa, the former went right through the cards in a diving rider kick and and then struck right through the latter with his right foot.

This caused the Foundation X agent that was Vespa to fall across the floor, her Zodiarts Switch falling as well, only to be picked up by Lisa. "So much power from such a small device, fascinating." She said. "Lisa-chan, push the button and toss it behind you!" Shintomaru instructed. "You mean like this?" Lisa asked as she pressed the button and tossed the switch onto the pavement. The switch then disappeared in a flash of darkness as the woman known as Vespa got up and groaned. "It's over Vespa!" Edge said. "Tell us everything you know about Foundation X!" Shintomaru ordered, only for Vespa to start laughing. "Foolish riders, do you really think anyone in Foundation X is willing to tell you anything?" She asked, holding up a syringe marked Jisatsu (Suicide). "No!" Shintomaru and Edge said in realization as Vespa jabbed the syringe into her chest and screamed in pain as she started glowing a bright light which dissipated into stardust.

"Dang It! She committed suicide! Now we'll never know!" Shintomaru complained. "A syringe that turns people into Stardust? Just who are these people?" Edge asked in frustration. "I don't know, but something tells me that this may not be the last time we'll be seeing this Foundation X anytime soon!" Aya noted with a bad feeling.

In An Undisclosed Location...

"So Vespa has failed." A voice said as an unseen man looked at a computer screen showing a bunch of constellations with Vespa fading away. "Well, at least there are plenty more Zodiarts within our ranks!" He noted. "And it definitely proves these new Kamen Riders are ones to keep an eye on, especially her." The man said, pointing to Sakura on the screen. "Excuse me, sir, but we have received a request from Vespa about an hour ago, saying that someone in this world has requested a Zodiarts Switch of their own." A woman said. This took the mysterious man by surprise. "Interesting." The man said. "What's the customer's name?" He asked. "Someone named Morag. Apparently, she has a grudge against the Kamen Rider known as LL." The woman explained. "Has she requested any Constellation?" The man asked. "Well, the specific constellation would be Cassiopeia, the Queen Constellation!" The woman answered. "Interesting. Have the people at development work on it immediately." The man said. "Hai, Chushin-sama." The woman said as the man, named Chushin pulled out a Zodiarts Switch, similar in appearance to the Horoscopes Switch, albeit colored Yellow and decorated with a hornless Chinese Dragon as well as having the Chinese word for Huánglóng/Yellow Dragon "黄龙" on the big button. "Well, Gamou. I think it's time to see who's Zodiarts are better. Yours, or mine." Choushin said with a smirk, pressing the button.

Back With The Riders...

Pepsinestra was continuously dodging XVII's attempt to capture her in the air. "The bombs are going off any minute now! There's got to be something we can do!" Sid said. "Wait, I've got it! Aquene! I'm going to need you to take on your mech form and do an Alebrije Busou with LuchaWild, Mantha's webs just might be able to slow Pepsinestra down!" Ronnie Anne said. "Understood, Ronnie Anne!" Aquene replied. "Alebrije Henkei!" Aquene called, taking on her mech form and flying up. "Alebrije Busou!" Aquene called. Then, after changing into her arm mode after LuchaWild had its right arm folded in and moved back a bit, the Stomantha mech then took the place of LuchaWild's right arm while Aquene announced "LuchaWild! Dream Weaver!". As Aquene appeared in the cockpit, Ricky approached her. "Hello-" He started saying, only for Laird to cut him off. "Back off, Ricky, she's mine!" Laird said angrily.

"Whoa! Whoa! Calm down, Laird! I was just saying "Hello!" to her! There's no need to be so darn jealous!" Ricky said in defense. "Sorry, it's just she's my first girlfriend and it's mainly because of people like you that that's the case." Laird admitted shamefully. "People like me? What are you talking about?" Ricky asked in confusion. "Have you seen the two of us side by side? You're definitely more of the type girls go for than me!" Laird complained. "Oh! Sorry! To be fair, I prefer not go after girls that are older than me, even ones that are only one year older than me, since I'm actually 11 years old and all, and I don't go after girls that are already taken! Plus, I already had a girlfriend once before her Lucha Libre-hating parents forced her to break up with me!" Ricky said. "Still sore about that, huh?" Becky asked. "I heard they pulled her out of Chavez Academy and have started homeschooling her until they can finalize plans to move to another city." Ricky grumbled.

"Ouch! Now that's just cold, dude! What on Earth would make your ex-girlfriend's parents hate Lucha Libre that much in the first place?" Dodge asked. "Apparently they feel the action and flashy costumes aren't suitable to be around until they're at least 30." Ricky said. That caused the Lucharangers who heard that to groan in annoyance. "Now that's just the stupidest reason to hate Lucha Libre in the first place!" Becky complained. "I've heard of helicopter parents, but that's just full on Mil-Mi-26. (The Largest Production Helicopter In The World)" Lisa stated. "I don't know what what that means, but I agree with you! Besides, even Kalina Thatcher, that's the name of my ex-girlfriend by the way, doesn't agree with her parents' attitude towards Lucha Libre, since she actually likes Lucha Libre, but they forced to her break up with me anyway after they threatened to take away her pet shubunkin goldfish and feed them to the street cats!" Ricky said, causing those who heard that to gasp in shock and anger. "Okay, now that's just cold! Real cold!" Clyde complained.

"Thatcher?" Harpygolverine muttered remembering something from the dance. "Something a matter, Harpygo?" Becky asked in confusion. "Isn't Thatcher the last name of that Archaeologist Mammobenotonis, Hassmigaladon, and Megonychonyatan told us about at the dance yesterday?" Harpygolverine asked Prawngolequin and Aurastrolumba. "Now that you've mentioned it, it is that very last name!" Prawngolequin replied. "Archaeologist? That must have been her Aunt." Ricky noted. "Her Aunt? What's she like?" Aurastrolumba asked in confusion. "Apparently, Professor Katrina Thatcher, Kalina's Aunt from her father's side, is an Archeologist who specializes in digging up fossils and frozen specimens! Plus, unlike Katrina's parents, she's a huge fan of Lucha Libre!" Ricky explained. "I believe the technical terminology for that kind of Archeologist is Paleontologist, just so you know!" Lisa informed. "But how did those Alebrije you just mentioned know her?" Ricky asked in confusion.

"Apparently, when they were sucked out of the Alebrije World before it collapsed, the three of them ended up landing in a snowy mountain area, where they came across Professor Katrina Thatcher and her crew as they were excavating a block of ice containing a trio of what appears to be red-haired human kids wearing fur coats and holding a bunch of glowing rainbow-colored crystals in their hands!" Aurastrolumba explained. "Sounds like they were talking about Neanderthals, an extinct species of early homanid named after the Neanderthal region in Germany where they were first found. Interestingly enough, a lot of people pronounce it while saying the 'H', but in the proper pronunciation, the 'H' is silent." Lisa noted. "Of course, Neanderthals were also commonly referred to as cavemen, mostly because they were often depicted living in caves during the Ice Age!" She added. "Why would Alebrije appear there of all places?" Dodge asked. "We'll have to figure that out later, but for now!" Aquene said as LuchaWild raised it's arm, allowing Mantha to shoot her webbing that caused Pepsinestra to crash into a large spider web.

"What the hell?!" Pepsinestra asked in shock and confusion. "I'll be taking this, thank you very much." XVII said, taking the remote out of Pepsinestra's hand. "Here, catch!" XVII said as he then tossed it over to Aquarion Jewel, who caught it in its hands. "Nice work, Aquene-chan, XVII-san!" Sakura said, making Aquarion Jewel press the button. That caused the bombs on the Tarantula Hawk children to stop ticking immediately. Making them sigh in relief. Only for the ticking to continue. "What?! That's Not Supposed To Happen!" Clyde exclaimed in shock. "Oh, I'm sorry. Did you idiots really think we'd carry the real remote into battle? That was just a dummy! The real remote is with General Kabuto back at the castle!" Pepsinestra said, cackling maniacally. That caused everyone to gasp in shock and anger. "COWARD!" Becky declared.

At the Animarius Castle...

Kabuto was holding the real remote while laughing out loud at the trick. "Okay, I gotta admit, that's clever!" General Megalonis commented. While Aquilis was growling in anger, clenching her fists. 'Why that despicable insect!' She thought angrily. 'Traitors or not, how can he throw his children's lives away so easily?! If anything were to happen to Tytus, no matter the circumstances, I'd be devastated!' Aquilis thought to herself. "I got to hand to you, General Kabuto, you've really outdone yourself this time! Not only have you got the guts to kill your children with bombs in case of treachery, but you've tricked the riders and Lucharangers into thinking they've disarmed the bombs, only for them to fail!" King Draco said while impressed. "I'll admit, even I hadn't thought of something like that." Great Leader said impressed. "Thank you, your majesty, Great Leader." Kabuto said.

Back with the riders...

"If this is the case, then there's only one thing to do!" One of the Tarantula Hawk siblings said as they all took to their wings and started flying up to the web, allowing themselves to be caught. "What do you think you all are doing?!" Pepsinestra asked in confusion. "Taking you with us!" They all said. "What?!" Pepsinestra asked in shock. "If we were all going be blown up, we might well use our combined explosions to take you down!" One of the Tarantula Hawks said. "You fools! Even if when put together, the explosions of those bombs aren't strong enough to kill me!" Pepsinestra said in anger. "Maybe! Maybe not! But, even if you would survive, the explosions would make you weak enough for the heroes to finish you off themselves!" Another one of the Tarantula Hawks said, much to everyone's shock. "Oh, this is bad! Kabuto, press the button, press the button, PRESS THE BUTTON!" Pepsinestra begged.

"On it!" Kabuto said, rushing to push the button, but it was too late as explosions rang out across the Royal Woods sky. "D'OH! So Close!" Kabuto complained. The Tarantula Hawk Siblings' Soul Cores rained down, while Pepsinestra crashed into the ground. At the same time, Desco, Fuka, and AkaRed, who were still riding on top of the Octorabbit and saw the explosions, raced towards the Sky Ring to see what happened. "Holy cow!" Desco said. "You can say that again!" AkaRed said as Pepsinestra got up painfully, only to be greeted by the sight of the three mechs holding their weapons at her. "Hey, on behalf of spiders everywhere, do you mind if we switch to Anansi formation for the finisher?" Aurachnid requested. "I guess so!" Gentaro replied. Sakura pulled the lever, separating Aquarion Jewel into it's Vector components. "Nenshin!" Lincoln called. "Gattai!" Sakura called. "Go, Aquarion!" Clyde and Aurachnid called.

That's when to Vectors began to transform. First, Vector Anansi's front leg parts spread away from each other and twisted down while the spider leg-structures on its sides went upward and extended to become much longer spider legs. Next, Vector LL's front part splits open in halves like it did for the LL formation, only for those halves to move downwards and extend to become spider legs while it's wings stayed straight and its tail fin to simply split open while staying on the back. Finally, Vector Jewel's back boosters containing its topaz and emerald detached from it while its front hull sections opened and then went downwards and twisted sidways to form legs. After that, the boosters attached themselves to behind the lower legs while the part containing the cockpit tilted back. After that, the Vectors finally started to combine. First, Vector Jewel merged underneath Vector Anansi while unfolding its end parts to form feet. Then, Vector LL connected to the back to for the lower spider legs and jet wings while the spider abdomen-like rear of Vector Anansi covered over it. Finally, Vector Anansi's front spider leg-like parts started to form arms by opening up the upper parts to form shoulder blades while robotic hands flipped out from underneath the lower parts and the end parts formed arm blades. After that, the top part of Vector Anansi's front popped up to reveal the head, which resembles the head of Aquarion Gepard but with eight spider-like eyes and a mouthpiece the looks like a spider's mouth. When the combination was completed, the new robot form did a few poses with its spider legs out. Then, it finished by striking a heroic pose like Spider-Man while Clyde and Aurachnid shouted "AQUARION! ANANSI!".

"Sugee!" Gentarou said as Lincoln beamed the Soul Cores onboard. "We'll give them a proper burial later, but for now, we have this awful mother, if you can call her a mother, to deal with!" Lincoln said. "Desco wants to give Pepsinestra a piece of her mind too!" Desco called out, gaining everyone's attention. "Desco-chan?" Sakura asked in surprise. "I'm here, too!" Fuka called out. "As am I" AkaRed said. "Fuka-chan?! AkaRed-san?!" Sakura asked in further surprise. "Who?" The veteran riders asked in confusion. "AkaRed is the Lucharangers' mentor and he's actually from the same universe as you guys and the Super Sentai, since he is actually a spirit that represents the red Sentai heroes!" Lincoln said. "As for Fuka and Desco, well Fuka was originally a young human girl from a very different universe who died and went to a place called Hades, due to her ambitions for world domination, though she was in constant denial of being dead and thought that she was trapped in a dream, very long story on that, while Desco is actually an biological artificial demon made in a laboratory by Fuka's father in order to fulfill Fuka's wish of having a little sister, since her mother died two years prior to Fuka's death, albeit with advanced capabilities to help Fuka conquer the world, yet another long story! It wasn't until after those two, along with some friends of theirs, helped us defeat Freddy Krueger, the very same villain from the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" horror film franchise who turned out to be real as he was summoned from another universe by the Lucharangers' enemies the Pecadiablos, very long story on that, that they became allies with us and started living with Ronnie Anne's family, since Fuka was literally brought back to life by the Alebrijes of Life and Death and she wanted to use her second chance in life to help save the world rather than conquer it! Plus, Desco decided to stay with Fuka out of her desire to be with her older half-sister and become a heroic demon!" Clyde explained.

"The part about those two is kind of disturbing." Ryusei admitted, pointing to the sisters. "You think that's disturbing? See the tentacled creature that they're ride on right now? That's the Octorabbit, Desco's companion! It can actually change its size and shape into what Desco wants, such as a huge demonic sword for example! Plus, whenever its not in use, it is literally stored within Desco's body and actually comes out her via an opening on Desco's back!" Aurachnid said, much to everyone's disgust. "Yeah." Lincoln said. "So, shall we join in?" Fuka asked. "I'm not sure how you can, but since you asked!" Gentarou said as Aquarion Anansi armed it's spider leg blades and LuchaChampion and LuchaWild Dream Weaver started charging their finishers. "Okay, Desco, let's give that bug the Full Desco Burst!" Fuka said. "You got it, Big Sis!" Desco replied, much to AkaRed's confusion. "The what, now?" AkaRed asked in confusion. "It's a little combo move we came up with during our time with the Hades Party! You'll see! But, you might need to get off first, since the Octorabbit is part of this combo move too!" Fuka said. "Okay, if you say so!" AkaRed said as he levitated off of the Octorabbit while Desco grabbed Fuka and levitated off of the Octorabbit too. Then, the Octorabbit flew upwards a little and became slightly larger while also changing its shape into that of an tentacled organic-looking version of the METEOR (Mobile suit Embedded Tactical Enforcer) from "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED" with the two biggest tentacles on the front acting as front cannons and two slightly smaller tentacles on the back with opened crab claw-shaped mouths acting as back cannons. Then, after Desco sat on Fuka's shoulders in a sort of piggyback ride position, she reconnected with the transformed Octorabbit right in the center between the cannons.

"Whoa, didn't see that coming!" Aurachnid noted. "Yeah! And come to think of it, that form that the Octorabbit just transformed into looks like an organic tentacled four-cannoned version of the METEOR, meaning Mobile suit Embedded Tactical Enforcer, unit from "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED!" Sakura noted. "Wait, you're a Gundam fan, Sakura?" Lincoln asked. "Yep! Sorry I didn't mention that sooner, Lincoln-kun!" Sakura apologized with a sheepish smile. "That's okay, Sakura!" Lincoln replied. "Oy, Anansi, what is, can I join you in your cockpit? I want to try something to add to your finisher!" Gentaro called out. "Oh! Sure! Go right ahead!" Clyde said as Gentaro was beamed from Lincoln's cockpit to Clyde's cockpit in an instant. "So, what do you intend to do?" Aurachnid asked. "I'll use the Super Rocket and Super Drill Switches to augment Aquarion Anansi's powers like I did with Go-Buster Oh, the main Mecha of the Go-Busters, many years ago!" Gentaro answered as he pulled out the Super Rocket Switch and Super Drill Switch. He then loaded them into his driver.

Super Rocket, Super Drill, on!

That caused two large copies of the Rocket Module to appear on both of Aquarion Anansi's lower arms and two large copies of the Drill Module to appear on both of Aquarion Anansi's legs. "Uh..." Pepsinestra said in fear as Gentarou pulled the trigger.

Limit Break!

That caused the Rocket Modules to activate and lift Aquarion Anansi upwards into the sky and towards the magnetosphere while the Drill Modules started spinning. At the same time, Aurachnid hopped off of Clyde's belt and then went to his right leg before sinking his fangs into it.

Spider Break!

That caused the twin Drill Modules on Aquarion Anansi's legs to become coated in golden energy. Then, everyone else unleashing their finishers, starting with Becky, Dodge, and Ricky, who announced "Wild Dodgeball Smash!" as LuchaWild took out the Lucha Ball and launched it towards Pepsinestra, who got damaged upon getting struck by it. Next, the main eight Lucharangers shouted "LuchaChampion, Grand Victory!" as LuchaChampion moved its weapon in a circle, causing the symbols of the main eight Lucharangers to appear, before summoning astral projections of the main eight Alebrije Mechs and then unleashed them at Pepsinestra,, causing her to get further damaged before LuchaChampion charged forth and slashed her across her torso with the Champion Saber. Then, Fuka and Desco announced "Full Desco Burst!" as the transformed Octorabbit charged up its organic cannons and fired out a barrage of lasers from them and its side tentacles that went down struck Pepsinestra, causing the insect to get severely damaged and burned to a crisp. Finally, Aquarion went and plummeted down through the atmosphere with its drill augmented legs forward in a rider kick position as Gentaro, Clyde, and Anansi announced "Ucha Rider Aquarion Spider Kick!", right before it went and struck it drills right through Pepsinestra. That caused Pepsinestra to shout " OVERKILL!" before she exploded and reverted to a Soul Core with the image of a Tarantula Hawk in flight. "Maybe..." Lincoln said, beaming Pepsinestra's Soul Core onboard. "But results are results!" He said, sealing the core.

Later...

Lincoln was burying one of the Tarantula Hawk Siblings' Soul Cores alongside the other cores. "Since they were misguided, it doesn't really feel right to seal them, and since we don't have access to the Tree Of Life to revive them..." He explained as Sakura propped a wooden cross in the makeshift grave. As that was happening, everyone was gathered at grave in sadness. "The Animarius Empire is truly ruthless. Cerberion, a Cerberus themed Animarius, likes to capture the souls of people he kills for fun." Sakura said. "He tried to capture my parents and Oniichan's souls after he killed them, but, thankfully, my Nature Fairy ancestor Naturia, who's still alive due to Nature Fairies having a longer lifespan than humans, prevented Cerberion from doing so, though she ended up getting captured in an orb by Cerberion as a result!" She added.

"Such misuse of the Underworld's Guard Dog motif cannot go unpunished." Tomoko said. "Believe me, I feel the same way!" Lucy said in agreement as she suddenly popped up in front of everyone. This caused everyone to jump in fright. "LUCY-CHAN!" Sakura yelled in anger and annoyance. "Guys, this is Lucy, another one of my 10 sisters." Lincoln told the veteran riders. That took the veteran riders and their friends by surprise. "10 sisters?!" Yuki asked in surprise. "Five Oneechans, five Imotos, and no brothers." Sakura explained. "Oy, Lincoln! Haven't your parents ever heard of birth control?" Sougo asked in confusion. Of course the mention of that made Ciannan chuckle nervously at that. "You'd have to talk to them about that." Lincoln said. "Anyway, Lucy here is a nine-year-old goth and she's co-president of the Junior Morticians Club!" Lincoln said. "Junior Morticians Club?" Tomoko asked in confusion. "A group my friends and I have, we specialize in pet funerals." Lucy said, handing out catalogues of the coffins she and her friends make.

Everyone was creeped out by the coffin images, except for Tomoko, who was rather interested. "Yeah." Lincoln said. "Anyway, Mom and Dad asked me to look for you guys. We still have Pop-Pop's birthday to celebrate." Lucy said. "Oh! Of course! I almost forgot that! Thanks, Luce!" Lincoln replied. "You're welcome!" Lucy replied. Just then, a white spell circle appeared in front of everyone and two individuals appeared from it. One of them was none other than Archangel Flonne while the other one was clearly a handsome adult male with long flowing silvery hair and six large white feathery wings on his back, who was wearing a long-sleeved white robe with golden lines on the sleeves and a teal-and-gold cross-marked embroidery on the front of his robe as well as a golden amulet with a red gemstone in the center around his neck (Seraph Lamington). "Flonne!" The Lucharangers recognized. "Seraph Lamington?" Desco said in confusion. "Who?" The veteran riders and their friends asked in confusion.

"How do I explain this, the girl over there is Archangel Flonne from Celestia, a heavenly realm populated by angels! She's the one that gave us Great Flonzor X!" Aya explained. "Sorry about that, by the way." Ronnie Anne said, remembering how easily Pepsinestra had destroyed the robot. "Oh, it's okay! I know it's not your fault! True, I was extremely upset when I witnessed my own robot getting destroyed by that wasp monster so easily, but I know that you guys aren't to blame for this! Apparently, I never thought that Great Flonzor X would come across enemies with laser beam abilities, so I forgot to have it laserproofed!" Flonne replied. "If I may, Ms. Flonne. I have already begun creating blueprints for a new improved version of your creation." Lisa said, pulling out a set of blueprints. "It will take a while, but it should be better than Great Flonzor X ever was." She said. "Ooh! Really? What should we call it? Great Flonzor Z?" Flonne asked with sparkles in her eyes.

"Why Z? Why not Y?" Sid asked in confusion. "Using the letter "Y" for its title doesn't really give off a cool vibe, if you know what I mean!" Flonne answered. "Besides, Y is the male chromosome, this is a feminine robot." Lisa said. "Too bad that Great Flonzor X doesn't have anything that makes it feminine in appearance besides the head ribbon, long hair, and clothing pattern, especially since it was so bulky and had no breasts of any size!" Nikki noted, much to Flonne's annoyance. "Hey! I made Great Flonzor X long before Aya ever gave me that beauty enhancement potion of hers, so I never even bothered to add those features onto it!" Flonne complained. "Something that can easily be fixed. Perhaps a bust the same size as Aquarion Jewel?" Lisa suggested, showing a picture of said formation. "Hmm! Interesting! Of course, Great Flonzor Z should have breast measurements that are the giant robot equivalent of G-Cups like my own breasts!" Flonne said while pointing at her own breasts. "That can be arranged." Lisa said. "Anyway..." Fuka said.

"The six-winged angel over here is Seraph Lamington, the current leader of Celestia and Archangel Flonne's superior! He's actually the highest ranking angel in Celestia and he's very powerful too! Desco and I should know, because when we tried to take over Celestia one time ago, not only did we have trouble against the army of angels, but Seraph Lamington himself actually defeated us just by blowing us away from Celestia with a strong gust of freezing wind, which also caused me and Desco to get trapped in a block of ice! *SHUDDER!* It took us a whole week to get ourselves completely thawed out of there!" Fuka said with a shudder. "Desco still remembers how how cold it was in that block of ice! She nearly caught a cold! *SHUDDER!*" Desco said with a shudder. "I heard of your decision to want to redeem yourselves after being restored to life, Fuka. Admirable, I wish you the best of luck with that, you too, Desco." Seraph Lamington said.

"Um, thank you, Seraph Lamington!" Fuka and Desco said nervously. "Yeah, Seraph Lamington isn't actually the violent type! In fact, he's quite peaceful and kind, as he loves flowers and poetry! Of course, that doesn't he can't fight when he needs to! Plus, he can get angry at times, especially when he warned me not to use any money collected from the Netherworld meant for Celestia for my personal gain ever again after did exactly that in order to build Great Flonzor X in the first place, though the only reason he didn't punish me for that was because I used my robot to prevent the moon from crashing onto Fuka's Earth!" Flonne said. "Not that we're not happy to see you guys, but what brings you to our plane?" Ronnie Anne asked. "We have been watching the battle that just took place and we were rather shocked about the fact that Pepsinestra willingly decided to kill her own children after they turned on her! That, and we saw how those children went and deliberately self-sacrificed themselves in order to help you all put an end to her!" Flonne answered. "For that reason, we have decided to reward them." Lamington said, shining a light over the graves.

That caused the ground to burst open and allowed all of Tarantula Hawk children's Soul Cores, including the Soul Cores that belonged to the ones that didn't defect and the Soul Cores of the larvae that were killed off by Lisa's Pyrethrin, to float out of it and hover above the pavement. Then, the Soul Cores all started spinning around like coins before they were all engulfed in a bright light that transformed them all into humanoid children (with the Soul Cores of the children who detected and the Soul Cores of those that didn't defect having the appearance of twelve-year-olds (the females obviously having visible E-Cup breasts and the males having flat chests) and the Soul Cores of the larvae having the appearance of toddlers) with dark blue hair (long hair for the females and short hair for the males) and small white bird-like wings while they were all wearing white robes on their bodies. "Sugee!" Gentarou beamed.

When the young angels that were originally the Tarantula Hawk children opened their eyes, they all looked around in confusion. "What just happened?" One of the redeemed daughters asked. "And why do we all look like human children with bird wings on our backs?" One of the redeemed sons asked upon noticing his and the other's appearances. "As a reward for sacrificing yourselves to help the heroes defeat your mother, we have made the decision to allow you to be reborn as angels who shall live on in the realm known as Celestia." Seraph Lamington explained. "I also took the liberty of doing the same to your other siblings who have not defected and the ones that died as larvae, just so that they would be given the same chance to redeem themselves as you all have!" He added. That took the redeemed children by surprise while the other children, who were originally the Tarantula Hawk children that got destroyed without defecting, and the toddlers, who were originally the larvae that died from Lisa's Pyrethrin, were totally shocked and confused. "Wait, you guys went and sacrificed yourselves to help those guys defeat our mother? But why?!" One of the confused boys asked. "That's because, well, it turns out our "mother" Pepsinestra and our "father" General Kabuto didn't truly care about us after all, since they never bothered to give any of us names when we emerged from our cocoons and they actually planted bombs on our Soul Cores in case any of us decide to betray them!" One of the redeemed daughters answered, much to the shock and horror of the rest of the children. "We were never truly loved?!" One of the confused girls asked in horror. "We've been used as nothing more than child soldiers?!" One of the confused boys asked in equal horror while the toddlers started crying.

"Believe me, Phixia and I know first hand about this kind of thing." Andros said, Phixia nodding in agreement. "What do you mean by that?" One of the confused boys asked. "Well, while she did bother to give me and my twin brother names, our "mother" Sphinxia never truly cared about us either, since she only wanted to use us for our abilities, namely my intelligence and telekinetic and magical abilities and my brother's strength and sharp claws!" Phixia answered. "And even worse, we didn't know about that until after we decided to join the heroes' side and after Aya used her aura-reading powers to figure out Sphinxia's true colors!" Andros added. "That drove us to betray the empire, and I'm glad we did!" Phixia said as she and Andros pulled out pictures of them with Mpatapo and Duafe respectively. "These two humans are Mpatapo, Aya's cousin from her father's side and my boyfriend, and Duafe, Aya's best friend and Andros's girlfriend!" Phixia explained. "AW!" Yuki and Miu beamed at this knowledge.

"But, you two are Animarius children and those two are human children! Why would you guys start falling in love with them in the first place?" One of the confused girls asked. "Well, for one thing, they were willing to give us a chance after we learned the truth about the Empire and how they tried to conquer the world 5,000 years ago! Another thing, they actually confessed their feelings to us and even kissed us afterwards, much to both of our delights! Plus, we, being based on Sphinxes, are technically part-human in appearance, specifically our faces, so we can easily disguise ourselves as human children when go out on a public date with our respective lovers!" Phixia answered. "Also, we're all the same age, while we were conceived 5,000 years ago, our mother used her magic to slow our birth down until about 10 years ago." Phixia said. That took the angel children by surprise. "Yeah, our mother was an incredible sorceress." Andros explained. "And I was fortunate enough to inherit all of her magical proficiencies." Phixia said, summoning several balls of various elements.

"As for who I inherited my strength and claws from, well, they came from our "father" General Leo, which came in handy after figured out that my inherited claws are the only things that can cut through his normally impenetrable hide!" Andros said while showing off his claws. "Yikes!" JK said. "Yeah, our father definitely wasn't happy when I managed to leave a nasty cut across his chest that later became a permanent scar!" Andros said. "Even less so when you did it again!" Phixia said with a chuckle. "True!" Andros noted. "By the way, I've been meaning to ask, but, how is that you children, who are formally Tarantula Hawk Animarius children, were able to become pupae, after hatching into larvae and eating the herd of cattle your mother laid your eggs on, and later emerge as Imagos in such a short amount of time? Last I checked, it usually takes several weeks before Tarantula Hawk larvae to turn into pupae and then emerge as adult Tarantula Hawks!" Lisa asked. "Well, apparently, we were rather ravenous in our larval stage and we were given the same genetic modifications as the Ichneumonsters in order for us to turn into our pupa stage once we ate enough flesh from within our cattle hosts! Plus, those cattle came from a factory farm where they were fed with food laced with growth hormones, so that's another factor to our quick metamorphosis!" One of the redeemed girls answered. This caused everyone to cringe. "Yeah. What I want to know is why did you choose to do this for all of us?" The girl asked Lamington.

"Because after seeing how cruel your biological parents are towards you all by using you for the sole purpose of nothing other than obedient child soldiers and never gave you any names and how they were willing to kill you all in case you turn on them, it actually made me feel very sorry for you all! After the eight of you that decided to sacrifice yourselves to help the heroes defeat Pepsinestra, I made the decision of turning you all into angels in order to give you all a new start in life and be treated with the love and kindness that your parents never truly gave you!" Seraph Lamington explained. The siblings all looked at each other, smiling. "Thank you, you won't regret your decision, we promise." One of the girls said. "You're very welcome! I believe that you all should be given names, starting with the eight of you that made the self-sacrifice necessary to help the heroes defeat Pepsinestra!" Lamington replied, much to the siblings delight. "If I may, Seraph Lamington, since the Tarantula Hawk, which is the insect they were originally based on, just so happens to be the state insect of New Mexico, perhaps these children should be given names based on the cities and towns of New Mexico or something related to that state!" Lisa suggested. "A very good suggestion, Lisa Loud! Now to name the first eight of you! For the four girls, you will be named Peralta, Rio, Artesia, and Elida! And for the four boys, you will be named Anthony, Bayard, Capitan, and Cimarron!" Lamington said as he named the eight redeemed children.

"That works for me!" The oldest girl, now named Peralta said. "Now, for the siblings who have fallen in battle before knowing the truth! For the 12 girls, you will be named Chama, Corona, Dora, Espanola, Hope, Magdalena, Tularosa, Sierra, Cibola, Mora, Valencia, and Mesilla, and for the 12 boys, you will be named Aztec, Bernalillo, Clovis, Cloudcroft, Edgewood, Farmington, Floyd, Hagerman, Jemez, Logan, Maxwell, and Pecos! Finally, for these toddlers, who are the siblings that died as larvae upon hatching on top of paralyzed humans and getting sprayed by Lisa's Pyrethrin! For the 7 girls, you will be named Ana, Estancia, Folsom, Laguna, Mesita, Seama, and Teresa, and for the 7 boys, you will be named Berino, Chamberino, Grady, Hatch, Hobbs, Jal, and Roswell!" Lamington said as he named the remaining siblings. "New Mexico has a strange taste for City names." Aurachnid muttered. "You got something against that, Aurachnid?" Ronnie Anne asked. "Ronnie Anne's Latina." Clyde reminded his partner.

"And New Mexico has the nation's highest percentage of Hispanic and Latino Americans of any of the United States, not to mention that it's set next to Texas and above a part of Mexico itself!" Lisa added. "Oh, right! Sorry!" Aurachnid apologized. Sid couldn't help but chuckle at Aurachnid's faux pas before kissing her girlfriend on the cheek. This caused Ronnie Anne to blush before kissing Sid on the lips, smiling sweetly. That caused the angel children to look at Ronnie Anne and Sid in confusion. "Yeah, we're in a relationship, you've got a problem with that?" Ronnie Anne asked. "Not really, we've just never actually seen anyone in such relationships before, that's all!" The oldest boy, named Anthony, answered. "Well, it's true." Sid said. "And they're not the only ones!" Becky said, pulling Dodge into an unexpected kiss. "And I'm actually adopted by a gay couple, that's two males in a romantic relationship by the way!" Clyde said. "And my sister Luna is also in a same sex relationship." Lincoln explained.

"Oh! Now we get it!" The angel children said at once. "Anyway, we'd better get going." Flonne said. "I'll keep you updated on Great Flonzor Z." Lisa promised. "Great! Thanks!" Flonne replied. Seraph Lamington then opened a portal leading to Celestia which he and Flonne walked through, which the reborn siblings following through. "Thank you for everything." The youngest larva, Roswell, told the heroes before walking through. As soon as that happened, the portal closed. "Whoa! Talk about a miraculous event!" Geiz noted. "At least that's done with. You guys want to come with us to celebrate my Grandfather's birthday?" Lincoln offered the veteran riders. "Considering that we have been fighting incredibly today, sure! Why not?" Gentaro answered. "I'm game!" Sougo said as Shintomaru held up the Decadriver MK III. "How's it feel having your powers back, Kamen Rider Decade?" Stella asked her boyfriend.

"Really great, actually!" Shintomaru answered with a smile. "I'm glad. That suit really looks awesome on you!" Stella said. That caused Shintomaru to chuckle with a blush. "Arigato, Stella-chan." Shintomaru said, kissing his girlfriend on the cheek. "I'll have to talk to Daiki about getting my Machine Decader back, and talk to Lisa-chan about making the necessary modifications." He muttered. "So, shall we go to this birthday party I've just heard about?" Fuka asked. "Of course!" Shintomaru said.

Meanwhile, at the Animarius Castle...

Kabuto was raging, swinging his sword through several Neo-Lizardons. "I DON'T BELIEVE THIS! NOT ONLY DID THOSE TREACHEROUS CHILDREN OF MINE DELIBERATELY BLEW THEMSELVES UP IN ORDER TO HELP THOSE HEROES DESTROY PEPSINESTRA, BUT THAT SIX-WINGED ANGEL HAD THE AUDACITY TO RESURRECT THEM AND THEN TURN THEM ANGELS THEMSELVES!" Kabuto yelled in fury as he was not happy upon finding out what Seraph Lamington did to the Tarantula Hawk children after their self-sacrifice. "Do you think we should do something?" Great Leader asked King Draco. "Not yet." King Draco said. "Well, in the meantime, I'm headed back to my own world to finalize a few things. I'll be leaving Shibogumon with you as my agent, he'll be reporting everything to me." Great Leader informed the Dragon while Kamen Rider Armadeiras nodded in agreement. "I'll also be leaving Scolopendron, Austrukani, and Macrokame here as well, just as added bonuses!" The Great Leader added as the Amazonian Giant Centipede Kaijin, Fiddler Crab Kaijin, and Alligator Snapping Turtle Kaijin bowed in compliance. "Yes, Great Leader!" The Shocker Agents said. "And as it turns out, Amanitake is still alive, having infiltrated the Pecadiablos." Great Leader revealed.

"Interesting!" King Draco noted. "I'll be back, good luck with everything." Great Leader said, walking through the open Dimension Portal.

Later, at the Loud House...

Everyone was celebrating Pop-Pop's Birthday, with Gentarou teaching everyone his signature handshake. "And like this!" He said, finishing with Lily, who despite her age, was able to pick up on it quite well. Lily giggled in delight after that. Kengo was showing Lisa and Sakura the Foodroids. "These are Burgermeal, Potochokin, Hulashake, Horuwankov, Softonya, and Nuggegroyika and its Tsunuggets, Nuggeropa, Nuggeio, Nuggemede, and Nuggesto." He explained. "Kawaii!" Sakura beamed as Horuwankov barked. "Very fascinating!" Lisa said as she sees the four Tsunuggets fly around her while also taking a look at Burgermeal. "If you think that's fascinating, check out Mega Burgermeal!" Nadeshiko said as she pulled out Mega Burgermeal in its five-layered hamburger-themed food mode before having it transform into its Roid Mode, which so happens to be a more powerful and larger version of the standard Burgermeal. "And you say they're powered by the same switches as the Modules?" Lisa asked.

"Yes! Specifically, Burgermeal is powered by the Camera Switch, Potochokin is powered by the Scissors Switch, Hulashake is powered by the Flash Switch, Horuwankov is powered by the Shovel Switch, Softonya is powered by the Freeze Switch, and Nuggegroyika is powered by the Gyro Switch! As for Mega Burgermeal, being created from Nadeshiko's SOLU substance, it's the only Foodroid that isn't powered by any Astro Switch!" Kengo answered. "All in kawaii little food themed packages!" Sakura beamed. "Hmm! I wonder, have you ever thought about making Foodroids based on other popular food items, such as a chocolate chip cookie, a brownie, a pretzel, a corn dog, a box of popcorn, a salad bowl, or even a slice of pizza?" Lisa asked. "I had not thought of that, no." Kengo admitted. "Well, maybe, if you have some some Foodroid blueprints available, maybe we can make new Foodroids together!" Lisa suggested.

"That would be interesting." Kengo said. As this was going on, Sougo approached Shintomaru. "So, are we cool about the whole 'Me losing your driver' thing?" Sougou asked nervously. "For now, I'm keeping this on hand for now, just in case." Shintomaru said. "Got it." Sougou said, backing away nervously. "Happy Birthday, Dad." Rita said, kissing Albert on the forehead. "Thank you, Rita!" Albert replied. "The older I get, the more grateful I am to have such a wonderful family." Albert said, looking at his daughter, Son-in-law, and grandchildren. That made the Louds smile in delight. "Who's ready for cake?" Clyde asked, wheeling the cake he made earlier in. "Wow! That looks delicious!" Albert said in amazement. "Another great job, Clyde-kun!" Sakura said. "Thanks! I also told Chloe on the phone that, since there's more guests here than usual, she should bake a bigger cake for everyone to enjoy!" Clyde said as the doorbell rang. "And that must be her, I'll go get the door!" Clyde said as he opened the front door to reveal Chloe with a huge cake on a wheeled cart.

"Bounjour." She said. "Bonjour to you too, my love!" Clyde said, to which he and Chloe giggled in delight. "Here's the extra cake you've requested!" Chloe said. "You're welcome!" Clyde replied as he helped Chloe wheel the large cake into the house. "Oh, by the way, Clyde, there are some more guests right behind me!" Chloe said as she moved away to reveal Albert's girlfriend Myrtle, Clyde's adoptive grandmother Nana Gayle, Scoots, Bernie, Seymour, and, lastly, Albert's sister and Rita's aunt Ruth. The sight of the latter making the Loud siblings and Lynn Sr. flinch. "What's seems to be the matter, Lincoln-kun?" Sakura asked in confusion. "See the very big and round somewhat overweight brown-haired woman wearing an olive green dress with sunflower prints? That's Great Aunt Ruth!" Lincoln answered while pointing at Ruth, much to the shock of Sakura. "Oh come on, Lincoln, I'm not that bad! By the way, Lana, I brought some of that pudding you love!" Ruth said, handing the older twin a can of her mystery pudding.

"Cool!" Lana said as she took the pudding can and opened it with a can opener, revealing a gross moldy stinky mess inside, much to everyone's disgust. "I think I see what you meant with those stories." Aya told Lucy as the Alebrije all started dry heaving at the sight of the treat. Not only that, but the stink fumes from the moldy pudding actually made Andros and Phixia faint instantly upon smelling it (*PAC-MAN DEATH SOUND EFFECT!*). "Not again." Duafe said as she stared at her boyfriend's prone body. "Seriously, what is wrong with you? Don't you realize that feeding people rancid expired foods can give them food poisoning?!" Mpatapo asked in annoyance. "Believe me, this is only a fraction of the horror that is our Great Aunt." Lisa said. "Yeah, not only does she feed us moldy expired pudding and make watch long boring slideshows of old pictures, but, being the lazy slob she is, her house is a literal health hazard that smells so bad that it makes the sewers smell better in comparison and she also makes us watch over her cats, who don't seem to like us, have us clean up their nasty litter boxes and even have us massage her own gross feet, one of which actually having one extra toe!" Lincoln explained, much to everyone's horror and disgust. "And to provide further evidence of that statement, I have taken photographs of Great Aunt Ruth's house, just so you all see how Lincoln isn't kidding around!" Lisa said as took out photos of the inside of Ruth's house, showing how messy it really was. Even Albert wasn't happy see that.

"Really, Ruth? I thought we talked about this!" Albert said in frustration. "Oh, come on, Albert, what do you expect me do? Clean up the house and my cat's litter boxes by myself? It's too much work for an old gal like me!" Ruth complained. Albert sighed. "We'll talk later, but for now, I'm just glad to see you sis." Albert said, hugging Ruth. Afterwards, Myrtle came over to Albert. "Myrtle!" Albert said happily, hugging his girlfriend as the two kissed, making Sakura, Chloe, Stella, Ronnie Anne, Becky, Jalissa, Nikki, Azalee, Aquene, Aika, Atea, Ya, Aoife, Aya, and Duafe beam in happiness before gazing lovingly at their own respective lovers, namely Lincoln, Clyde, Shintomaru, Sid, Dodge, Casey, Sameer, Edge, Laird, Nyansipo, Charley, Tomoki, Cianán, Denkyem, and Andros, though the very latter, along with his sister Phixia, are still unconscious from the smell of Ruth's expired pudding. It didn't take Aya's abilities to see what the girls were thinking, making the boys, Sid, and Dodge blush.

"I'm glad you made you it all the way here, Myrtle!" Albert said as he and Myrtle finished kissing. "I'm glad too, Albert." Myrtle said. "Um, Lincoln-kun, you mind telling me who that woman is?" Sakura asked. "That's Pop-Pop's girlfriend Myrtle." Lincoln explained. "Or as we like to call her, Gran-Gran, since we now see her as our honorary grandmother!" He added. "Aw!" Sakura beamed. "Speaking of grandmothers, here's my adoptive grandmother Nana Gayle!" Clyde said he introduced Gayle. "Nice to meet you." Sakura said. "You too. By the way, Clyde. Your fathers told me about what happened in Africa." Gayle said as Aurachnid and Webster dangled from the ceiling. "They did?" Clyde asked as he started feeling sad. "Yes, and while I don't understand your birth mother's decision, I'm glad she was able to give me such a wonderful grandson." Gayle said. "Thanks, Nana." Clyde said as the two spiders landed on his shoulders. "And let me tell you, ma'am. There's no doubt that Clyde is Akoma's descendant, and not just because of him not exploding when I bite him, he's similar to Akoma in so many ways, it's crazy!" Aurachnid said.

Webster chattered in agreement. "Thanks, guys." Clyde said. "Yeah, he was actually an awkward kid, too." Aurachnid admitted. "Really?" Clyde asked in surprise. "But when he saved me from the scorpions, something in him clicked, he realized he liked protecting people and animals, that's what lead him to eventually becoming captain of the Anansian Guard and Kwaku Anansi's original champion." Aurachnid said. "Whoa! I did not know that!" Clyde noted. "Akoma dedicated his life to protecting those he cared about, now you're carrying on his legacy. I couldn't be prouder." Gayle said. That made Clyde feel happier. "Thanks, Nana." Clyde said as everyone gathered around and started singing 'Happy Birthday' as we zoom outside.

RIP, Fred Willard
September 18, 1933
May 15, 2020

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