Decade: The Next Journey Chapter 2: Kuuga 1, a Kamen Rider + Skylanders Crossover fanfic

Z0: I found another room! *kicks door in* How many of these things do we have?

SZ: *coughs*good lord it's dusty!

Z0: I'm pretty sure this is one of our bigger rooms in this place too *lights reveal giant warehouse*

GT: *sitting in the center of the room, drinking a bottle of apple juice* Hello.

Z0: GT have you been using this room as your personal break room? No wonder we can never find you on your time off. Well since we found this place why not see if we can do something.

GT: Huh? Oh, no. I just came in here and found this script for the second chapter of Decade The Next Journey in this chair. My personal break room's still hidden.

Z0: One day!

GT: Perhaps. But for now? Let's get to working on this Decade story, shall we gentlemen?

SZ: Yosh...but first disclaimer!

GT: Right. We do not own Kamen Rider, Skylanders, nor Detective Conan. They are owned by their respective peoples. Now then…*pulls out an oversized picture of Crash crushing Sparx in his hands and puts it on the wall* There we go. *walks off*

SZ: ...*slowly steps into the bunker before shutting it*

Z0: CRAP! We're doomed!

Dark Spyro: *roars while crashing into the building, firing his Aether Breath at the screen*

[OP Journey Through the Decade by Gackt]

Miageru hoshi(Looking up upon the stars,)

sorezore no rekishi ga kagayaite(where various sagas are shining)

Seiza no you(Just like the constellations,)

sen de musubu shunkan(only by connecting them with lines,)

hajimaru Legend(does a Legend begin)

OORORA yurameku jikuu koete(Go through the dimensions flickering like auroras)

Tobikomu meisou suru Parallel world(And dive into that straying Parallel world)

On the road dare mo tabi no tochuu(On the road, everyone is in the midst of a journey)

Hontou no jibun jishin deau tame(In order to encounter their true selves)

Aruki tsuzukeru no sa ima o We're all travelers(Let's keep on walking for now, for We're all travelers)

Boku no me no mae ni hirogaru(Everything's spreading out right in front of my eyes)

Kokonotsu no michi wa itsuka kasanatte(Just when will the 9 paths ever overlap)

Atarashii yoake e to tsuzuku(The road will probably change)

michi ni kawaru no darou(to continue into a new dawn)

Mokugekise yo Journey through the Decade(Bear witness to it, Journey through the Decade)

Kamen Rider Kuuga shouted as he jumped over a car and brought his fist down on the Fish Gurongi. He then swung around and kicked the Vulture Gurongi, knocking it over. He then ducked under a swing from the Grasshopper Gurongi before grabbing him by his leg and knocking him over with a wrestling move.

Kuuga flipped to his feet as he turned around and breathed out slowly as he got into a martial arts pose as his legs began smoking.

"I can't believe it…" one officer spoke as they watched Kuuga battle the Gurongi.

"What do we do? Who do we shoot?" one panicked aiming his firearm at Kuuga's back.

"Idiot!" a detective shouted, grabbing his hand, "Can't you see Unidentified Life Form Number 4 is fighting with us?"

Kuuga jumped as he landed a kick to the Vulture Gurongi before he landed and spun around on his arms as he swung around and kicked a Gurongi upsie the head. He then flipped forward, landing an ax kick to the head of Grasshopper Gurongi and slamming its face down into the ground. Kuuga then rolled over the downed Grasshopper monster before landing on his feet in front of the startled Fish Gurongi.

"Ha!" Kuuga shouted as he unleashed a barrage of jabs to its chest, making the monster gurgle in pain as dents formed in its armor-like skin. Kuuga then grabbed the Fish Gurongi by its head before pushing him forward and right into the beak of his Vulture-like friend, sending them both falling over. Kuuga then leaned back as he slammed his fist into the Grasshoppers abdomen making him lurch over forward in pain.

"Kamen Rider Kuuga…" Tsukasa spoke as the other world visitors watched on, "A man who has bonded to an artifact of an ancient tribe imbuing him with the power of history's greatest warriors."

'That Mr. Beetle from my dream…' Kiina's eyes widened, her thoughts going back to seeing him and Decade punching each other and exploding.

"Ora!" Kuuga shouted as he lifted the Grasshopper Gurongi up and then into an abandoned warehouse. He then grabbed the two dazed monsters from before and pushed them in to get them away from the police officers. Kuuga quickly found a rusty metal pipe on the round before he spun it around like a Bo staff, as he did, the rust began flaking off as the piece of metal rippled before changing shape, "Chou Henshin!"

With that, a humming sound came from Kuuga's belt before a wave of sorts changed it to a vibrant blue color. His shoulder pads were gone and his chest armor was lighter than before. His eyes flashed blue as the pipe changed into a metallic staff with two golden balls at each ends with sapphire gems in the center, the two ends extended out making a long staff.

"Kuuga Dragon Form," Tsukasa spoke taking pictures, "The naming is due to the fact this form uses the element of water for energy, becoming the water warrior. Kuuga's belt allows him to access 4 elemental warrior forms. Furthermore, he has alchemic powers allowing him to forge objects such as sticks into new powerful weapons stronger then any known metal." he explained on as Kuuga swung his staff, smacking each of the Gurongi across the face and all over their torsos.

Kuuga spun around as he swung his Dragon staff and smacked all three Gurongi across the face with painfully audible smacking sounds. He swung it down as he used the bottom end of the staff to strike the Vulture's shins, and the top end to smack the Fish's skull. He spun around as the staff retracted and extended as he smacked both of them upside the head making them fall over. Kuuga skipped forward as he jammed the staff forward like a spear hitting the Grasshopper Gurongi repeatedly.

He then lowered the staff as he began striking the sides of the Gurongi's knees so as to keep it from using its leg strength. He moved the staff side to side, hitting the joints repeatedly before Gurongi looked down at the staff then up to Kuuga as if begging him not to. But the Rider didn't stop as he swung the staff up between his leg and up to his groin before lifting the Gurongi up and tossing him into the Vulture Gurongi.

"Ooh…" Kiina cringed, having seen that done to quite a many male Skylander.

"Ah…" Tsukasa did the same, monsters or not...that was cruel.

Kuuga swung his staff around before letting go of it and grabbing it in a pose with his hand tilted down. Kuuga then tensed his legs before jumping as he leaned his arm back. A glowing aura forming around the tip of his weapon as he came down on the Grasshopper Gurongi. The Gurongi looked up for just a moment before Kuuga stabbed the staff forward and struck the monster over its heart. While the weapon didn't pierce through it...it left something behind, a glowing insect like marking. The mark seemed to be made of flames. Kuuga stepped back as cracks formed along the monster's skin and spread all over its body. The Gurongi reached out to its brothers only for them to back away as it fell over and exploded.

Tsukasa quickly covered Kiina's eyes as the fiery explosion sent body parts -including a disturbingly still intact head-flying all over the warehouse floor that quickly began burning into ash. Tsukasa lowered his arms as the remaining two monsters growled in rage at the Kamen Rider. Kuuga swung his weapon around, whipping up gusts of wind before he swung low, kicking up a huge wall of dust.

"Chou Henshin!" another humming sound was heard as the dust settled.

Kuuga walked out slowly as his armor had this time grown. He now had a huge barrel chest plate and giant shoulder pauldrons, all in bright silver with purple lines all over. His staff had changed into a broadsword with a golden crossguard matching his horns and a purple blade. The blade had an interesting aesthetic as it was half the length of a claymore. The top had an opening where a smaller sword tip could be seen poking out. It then extended out like a telescope with a flick of the Rider's wrist as he held the sword up like a Knight.

"Huh...So what's this form, Kadoya? A Pegasus?" Kiina guessed.

"Well, he does have a form with that name. Sadly, no. This is his most powerful but slowest form: Titan." Tsukasa explained, "Like a Knight, his heavy armor protects him from the strongest of blows, and his sword can cut nearly anything."

"Ah...So he's like Crypt King, Blades, Blast Zone, Ignitor, Ninjini, Chop Chop, Fright Rider, Knight Mare, Knight Light, Doom Stone, Stormblade, Drill Sergeant, or Chill…" Kiina nodded.

Kuuga walked forward as the two Gurongi attacked him. They grabbed pipes that reformed into jagged swords in their hands. They struck the armor, only for each swing to bounce off and blunt the blades of their swords. Kuuga swung his sword, cutting both monsters ripping sparks off their skin, and...dust from within their bodies. Kuuga swung again as he slashed the Vulture across the stomach. In a long drawn out slash, Kuuga swung his blade out as the monster fell over in pain, clutching its abdomen. The Fish Gurongi roared as he jumped and swung down, only for Kuuga to let the sword bounce off his shoulder.

The Fish Gurongi roared, swinging again and again, each time his sword becoming more and more dull. Kuuga then swung his free hand out as he grabbed the next swing. The monster grunted, only for Kuuga to crush its blade with his hands force alone. The Gurongi gawked before Kuuga grabbed his shoulder. Kuuga pointed his sword at its abdomen and, with a battle cry, ran the beast through with the sword as the blade pierced through its back. The same mark formed only much larger as the monster tried clawing its way to freedom. It then gave one final cry of pain as Kuuga twisted the blade and set off a huge explosion that swallowed him in flames.

"Why is always explosions whenever someone beats someone else...?" Kiina flinched.

"Kuuga's brand." Tsukasa explained, "Kuuga's attacks brand you with his mark. It causes the energy of the Gurongi to go nuts...Kuuga fed his own energy into them and, like a battery, charged up too much...so boom." he explained as Kuuga walked out of the fire as the Vulture Gurongi backed away in terror of the Kamen Rider who just let flames wash over him like nothing, "That is what it means to be a Kamen Rider...taking down threats to humanity...by any means necessary."

"...Just humans?" Kiina asked, concern evident in her voice.

"For now…" Tsukasa told her, sensing what she was worried for, "But keep in mind...in this world, People haven't met good monsters." he went on as the Gurongi ran away from Kuuga, who reverted to his red form to give chase, "The Gurongi...essentially evil mummies who have revived...They hurt people for fun...They are pure evil."

Several police officers joined Kuuga in chasing the monster as they used their firearms to slow it down. The Monster made it up the stairs towards the roof in hopes of using its wings for escape.

"Kuuga!" One officer shouted, tossing the Rider his gun: a simple revolver.

"Thank you!" Kuuga spoke, grabbing it as he chased after the monster, "You won't escape!" he shouted bursting out onto the roof as the Gurongi had already jumped and began flying off, "Chou...Henshin!" he spoke as his armor became green, with only one pointed shoulder pad.

"That's Pegasus." Tsukasa spoke as he and Kiina could see Kuuga standing on the edge of the roof.

"...Huh...haven't seen a green pegasus since the last Soda Pop Festival," Kiina recalled.

Kuuga aimed the gun before it changed, turning into a green firearm. It looked like a cross between a crossbow and a blow gun. It had a pull lever on the back and the two arms for the crossbow part were aligned vertically rather than horizontally. Kuuga pulled back on the lever, pulling the arms back as well. Kuuga took a moment to breath as he steadied his arm at the escaping Gurongi. He then gave a shout, firing a crossbow bolt through the air before it struck the Gurongi in the back between his wings. After a moment, an explosion rocked the air as embers and burning feathers fell from the sky. He gave a chuckle before another Vulture Gurongi moved out of its hiding spot behind the entrance to the building from the roof. It was about to attack when an armored flipper-like fist smashed into its face, giving a squawk and earning Kuuga's attention.

"You forgot. Don't relax until you're away from the battlefield," the owner of the fist scolded.

"Sensei," Kuuga gasped in shock as the armor lost all color becoming white and his horns shrinking in size.

The owner of the fist was...a penguin. No, in all honestly, it was an adult human male-sized penguin. He was decorated in gold and black armor befitting a Chinese soldier with large metal bladed guards going down his flipper/arms. On the top of its helmet was a plume of blue 'hair' while his torso sported a sapphire gem shaped like a drop of water.

"Something is happening up there…" Tsukasa spoke.

"Sensei, hide, the police are coming up," Kuuga spoke quickly, "I can't explain you just yet."

"I know, my boy," the penguin chuckled as the second Vulture Gurongi got up, growling, "But for a moment, let me just give your attempted ambusher a little advice…" The vulture attempted to punch the penguin from behind only for the penguin to spin around and put a hand on the Gurongi's chest, "Chill." in an instant, the Gurongi was frozen solid; he then gave a light punch and the frozen Gurongi shattered into snow, "Always be aware of your surroundings in a field of battle, even if you believe you've won."

"H-Hai, Sensei," Kuuga nodded before the penguin nodded and proceeded to jump off the roof and began to hop along the other rooftops before the police got up the stairs.

"You got them?" the lead officer asked.

"Hai!" Kuuga replied as he gave a thumbs up. The rest of the officers walked off, leaving the detectives who had lead them behind.

"You know that was too showy…" the detective sighed.

"Ahahaha…" Kuuga awkwardly laughed, "I had no choice. They've been getting a lot more direct in their games." he sighed, walking around, "Before, I had to wait until you guys solved their mystery...but if they're out in the open, then I can just go after them right? I don't have to put the others in danger."

"Kid makes a point…" a wide built detective in an orange coat muttered to his partner, "We know we need the kid for the monsters, but...well, if they aren't playing the whole 'Who-Done-It' game anymore…"

"Things have been hard since we lost our genius."

"Don't remind me. He was our prime candidate for G1, but he said he can't break his current cover."

"Ehehehe…." Kuuga chuckled awkwardly.

"Why are you chuckling?" they asked.

"Oh! Umm... gotta run!" He spoke as he reverted to his blue form and began building hopping.

"Kuuga, Gurongi...the only things I didn't recognize was the penguin and the name G1." Tsukasa muttered.

"Penguin?" Kiina asked confused.

"Oh right. You can't spot things moving real fast…" he muttered, "Human sized emperor penguin, covered in chinese armor and bladed gauntlets." he described.

"...Chinese…?" Kiina tilted her head, Tsukasa swearing he was seeing multiple questions marks floating over her head.

"I...right...not raised on Earth. I'll explain later. But for now, we have jobs in this world… They must have a purpose for our ability to help this world." he sighed, "Kiina...time to go to work."

"Okay!" Kiina pumped a fist, "...Where do we go to get to our jobs?"

He then looked at her ID tag, "Hmm... Your school name is on the tag."

"Hmm? What are those letters?"

"Right...tell me, can you understand what I'm saying?" Tsukasa asked quickly, Tsukasa knew he was speaking in Japanese currently but...she was speaking in English.

"Yeah. And I understand the others around us except whatever those Gurongi were shouting…" Kiina replied.

"This is good...Seems the force that gave us these positions in this world is giving you some sort of...mental translator." he nodded, "Now...we just need to find out who in this world needs us?"

"Conan, ai tadima!" the punk haired man called as he entered his home. He groaned, stretching his arms as he looked down at his hands, the bruises and calluses from his fighting slowly fading away leaving his hands normal and perfect.

"On the table like always." a child's voice ordered.

"Ah thank you!" he called out in English as he took off his jacket and hung it on a coat rack.

"How many were it today?" a young boy who looked to be about 7-8 asked, with brown hair that hung down and just above his blue eyes while wearing a blue jacket over a button shirt, a red bow tie, and grey shorts.

"Four!" he laughed, "Had to cycle through all my forms. But I missed one at first even as Pegasus. Got the drop on me and sent me into Growing. Had to kick him a lot before the kaboom."

"Well, you avoided that one power, so good on the self control."

"Yeah….that's worst then Rising." he muttered, looking at his hand again.

"Ai seems concern about this uprising of those things. She thinks the organization is on the verge of something."

"I'll be ready." he replied with a smile, "Ore wa Godai Yusuke! The man with 2,000 & 18 talents!" he chuckled with a toothy grin.

"Yare, yare. If I had my normal body, I'd be a much better Kuuga." he teased.

"I seem to remember your girlfriend kicking your ass a couple of times...Let's face it; she's a better pick." Yusuke replied, "And scary...You know it's not easy covering for you to her. She drags me along for all the things you two used to do…"

"Those used to be the good old days."

"Still nothing on that cure…?" he asked, walking into the kitchen.

"It's not exactly easy to undo such drastic genetic alteration." Conan replied, hopping onto the counter as Yusuke pulled out all the things needed to make a sandwich, "Even when Ai made that serum studying you, we only got our bodies back for a day and a bit of your insane strength but still nothing."

"You'll figure something out." Yusuke chuckled, "After all, like we used to say: You're the Holmes, and I'm Watson." he spoke patting his shoulder, "I'm not ditching you after all the monsters and mysteries we've been through, so like it or not...you're stuck with me, aibou."

"Yeah since it took me knocking out the Chief and using his voice to convince the police force to ally with you."

"Well...at least the bullet wounds healed." he chuckled awkwardly.

"You sneezed one right at me," he deadpanned.

"I didn't know it ended up in my lungs…" he muttered, "Hoagie?" he offered a sandwich, "It's Turkey~"

"Do you ever not eat?" Conan asked.

"What? You guys said I got a high metabolism. Boy needs to eat." he chuckled, eating an entire foot long hoagie, "One day...a three foot hoagie...one day."

"We did." a young girl's voice spoke as the back door opened, a girl about the same age as Conan with auburn hair reaching to her neck and blue eyes walked in; she was dressed in a pink shirt and black shorts with a lab coat tailored to her size over that, "We did say that, but what's worse is that I'm afraid you're gonna go for a six." she sighed, "I translated a new slab."

"Mmhmm?" Yusuke asked, already on his second hoagie.

"It mentions a tribe leader contest." she said, "There could only be one big boss, so 300 of them enter a death arena. The winner assumes leadership. The second, if he's spared, is put in sleep as a successor if needed."

"Okay?" Yusuke nodded.

"And it says there is a ritual to awaken said successor." she went on, "But the exacts of it...are missing. That must have been on the part that we don't have. But this could relate to their current game."

"Killing female police officers…" Yusuke spoke up, finishing his third sandwich.

"Well...I'm sure it's not because they are police officers."

"Most likely female warriors, and police officers are the best substitution," Conan spoke.

"Then I just have to stop them before their next attack." Yusuke spoke, gripping his hand tightly.

"Shinichi, did anyone move into your old house?" the girl asked.

"Why?" he asked.

"'Cause I see two people I have never seen walking into it." she explained.

"Oh. You're renting it out?" Yusuke asked optimistically.

"No. Not unless my parents did it without my blessing." he said, "Ai, what did they look like?"

"Tall guy with possibly dyed red hair, in a beat cop outfit, and a young girl with...unnatural hair coloration dressed as a daycare worker." she explained.

"Ooh! A couple!" Yusuke smiled as the two gave him deadpan looks, "What...I'd like normal company instead of having two best friends my age trapped in bodies of first graders."

Conan looked out the window and blinked, "...That's not my house."

"AH~!" Yusuke gapsed happily, "I smell…"

"No! Don't say it! Don't!"

"A Mystery~!"

"God damn it, Yusuke…"

"If he wasn't superhuman we would have gotten rid of him forever ago, right?" Ai asked.

"Oh you guys love me and you know it."

"There's love…" Ai started.

"And there's a point where a nuke is useless to us."

"Which again...you're essentially a living nuclear device." Ai spoke.

"Ai-chan, was that Valentine's Day we spent meaningless to you~?" Yusuke playfully whined.

"Well….?" Conan smiled, enjoying this turn, "Was it?"

"You're both idiots." she groaned.

"We're back! Flynn, if you broke anything you owe me money." Tsukasa joked as he entered and looked in 'his' room before pulling out a trenchcoat and fancy clothing, "I'm kidding. None of this stuff is even mine. But I'm still calling this place my house!"

"That's because it's our-meaning Kiina and mine-house!" Flynn called from the kitchen, poking out while wearing a chef's hat over his pilot's cap.

"Whatever...Look, we're off to work," Tsukasa explained, "Yes! We!" he spoke up, seeing their faces, "Kiina has a job in this world. It means she is needed."

"Good luck with your job here then, Kiina," Hugo smiled, "But...what is your occupation here?"

"She takes care of kids," Tsukasa simplified.

"Oh...So it's Skylanders Academy all over again," Tessa noted, "No problem for Kiina then."

"You've never dealt with human kids before, have you?" Tsukasa asked bluntly, "Oh, this should be good." he smirked while opening the door to see Yusuke, about to knock.

"YO! I'm your neighbor, Yusuke Godai! The man with 2018 talents!" he cheered, "Domo!" he bowed, not once seeing Hugo or Tessa.

Hugo grabbed Tessa and hid in the kitchen. Flynn was about to ask what was up when Hugo shushed him. He shrugged and went back to cooking.

"I'm Kadoya Tsukasa, me and my umm…" he paused looking at Kiina, "What should I say…" he muttered aloud, 'Well... I can't say wife...and we clearly look nothing alike…'

"You have a lovely looking wife." Yusuke said with a smile.

"W-What?! Oh! No, no, no!" Kiina's face lit up as she denied it, "We're just roommates sharing the rent!"

"Well, we have had some...passionate nights, though," Tsukasa lied.

"KADOYA!" Kiina yelped, her blush growing bright.

"I'm joking!" he laughed, "You're red as a tomato." he smiled, poking her nose, "It's really cute."

"Ah...he's one of those types…" Yusuke nodded, "I knew someone like that...now he's lost that skill." he smirked before yelping as someone kicked his leg, "My shins!"

"Who are you, old man?" Conan and Ai asked cutely.

"?!" Kiina's eyes widened slightly as she looked at the two.

"Oh...hohohoho...Yusuke, my man...you sly devil, you," Tsukasa laughed.

"Yep. These are my kids; adopted, but still mine." he smiled.

"Well, I guess an 18 year old can do that."

"Eh?" Yusuke and the kids blinked.

"Your face, while young, is devoid of any typical stress indications, so you aren't a fully independent adult yet. Your attire is modern and cool while also relaxed." Tsukasa explained, "Furthermore...you have a student ID hanging off the chain on your pants." he pointed out.

"You remind me of that guy, again. He's good at that stuff, but can't get his girlfriend to...ow!"

"Sorry…" Conan smiled.

"Well...I'm off to work as is my roommate." Tsukasa explained, "We'd love to hang out and talk but, I need to get to the precinct, and she needs to get to school on time. I suppose these two need to as well."

"Why do you think I'm here? She's a teacher at their school." Yusuke quickly spoke, "My big sister works there, too." he explained, "So I thought these two could walk with her!" he motioned to the kids.

"Yusuke papa. I saw a purple lizard run past just now," Ai spoke.

"Ano…" Tsukasa growled, looking down the hall, "I'm gonna skin him." he whispered.

"Well, there are purple lizards out there. Guess a foreign pet? A chameleon, maybe?" Yusuke asked.

"Yes! Exactly, it's Kiina's. I keep telling her to make sure it doesn't get out of her room." Tsukasa spoke, quickly elbowing her to play along.

"Huh? Uh, oh! Right," Kiina looked away from the two kids, "I have a few...pets."

"They are a real pain in my…" Tsukasa stopped himself, "My gluteus maximus…"

'Wah...this guy is creative,' Conan mentally admitted.

'He's lying out his ass…' Ai mentally noted.

"Time for school!" Tsukasa quickly said, pushing Kiina and their visitors out the door, "Try not to burn the place down, you animals you!"

As soon as the door close, the purple tail was seen again as a purple creature came out of hiding. It was a royal purple dragon the size of a golden retriever. Its underside was comprised of a gold underbelly with a gold spike on the end of its tail and a pair of gold horns on the sides of its head. On its back was a pair of orange wings.

"So...we can do anything besides burn the place down...got it." the dragon smirked.

"Okay! I got you lunch packed up and…" Flynn informed as he walked out with a paper bag, Tessa and Hugo being dragged while they tried to pull him back in only to see no one in there, "Hey...where'd everybody go?"

Tsukasa pushed Kiina and the kids down the street.

"Come on! Kids belong in school!" Tsukasa spoke as he stopped pushing.

'This guy really wants either us or Kiina here out of his way,' Conan noted.

"Ah...well, maybe we can talk later." Yusuke offered.

"Shouldn't you be getting dressed for class, too?" Tsukasa asked.

"Eh, why?"

"'Cause a girl in a school uniform is running over here with the eyes of murder aimed at your punk rock head…"

"Oh, she seems angrier than the one time Cynder thought Spyro forgot their anniversary," Kiina cringed.

"AH! Ran-chan!" Yusuke panicked before running off, "Whoop-whoop-whoop!" he was then instantly hit with a flying front kick to his back, "Gwah!" His attacker was a slim but athltic girl with a nice figure, she wore a blue highschool uniform, she got up while brushing her brown hip length hair back, her purplish blue eyes narrowing at the downed boy about her age.

"Huh...Excellent distance with the jump," Kiina noted, "But she could've done better with the aiming of where she hit for maximum pain but minimal damage."

"Actually she hit her mark, her intent was to just simply hit him...judging by her strength and distance if she wanted...that was her intent. I'm sure if she wanted, he'd be an indent in the pavement," Tsukasa added.

"Oh, very true. But still, that is going to leave a bruise," Kiina nodded.

'What kind of teacher is this lady?' Conan and Ai looked at Kiina with wide eyes.

"This is the 50th time nee-chan hit him there. The other 25 are mostly aim for the nose," Conan explained once he shook off the surprise.

"Ah...gomen-nasai!" Yusuke cried as he was pulled up, "I'm sorry! I was called over to the station by Akai-san...It wasn't my fault! Don't hit me!"

"This...This is normal here, isn't it?" Kiina asked.

"Yes…" both kids nodded.

'Earth is weird,' Kiina thought with a sweatdrop.

'Finally something normal,' Tsukasa sighed in relief.

"Why didn't you call me?" the girl named Ran complained, "My dad was waiting for you all morning."

"Sorry, sorry...but you know when a man from the FBI calls for you...you have to go." he chuckled.

"And where was Conan?"

"He was here! I swear I didn't take him with me!" he panicked, "Also...uh...have you met officer Kadoya?!" he quickly turned her around to see them; only thing missing was said officer. "Ahh! Come on!"

"I did see a police officer with you." she recalled. "For a moment. Then as soon as I saw you with Conan and his friend, I went straight for your back, or face or…"

"His wee-wee?" Ai smirked.

"AH!" Yusuke panicked as Conan shuddered.

"You're just lucky you're impossible to hurt..." she groaned.

"I swear I'll be there after class...as long as...you know something doesn't come up." he muttered.

"Um…" Kiina spoke up and making the new girl yelp.

"Oh, I'm so sorry you had to see all that, Miss...uhm…" Ran trailed off.

"Kiina Boomer," Kiina introduced herself, "The officer that was here was my roomate Kadoya."

"Tsukasa," Yuusuke corrected.

"Why does everyone call him by his last name?" Kiina asked, tilting her head.

"No, that's you," Conan informed her.

"My name's Ran, Mouri Ran. It's nice to meet you, Boomer-san," the girl bowed.

"Oh please! Just call me 'Kiina,'" Kiina assured, "Mrs. Boomer was my mother, bless her soul."

"Oh...well then you can just call me Ran," she offered.

"Can do! Now...um...I'm a little embarrassed about this, but where is the school? I just moved here for my job and I haven't gotten used to the area yet," Kiina explained.

'Wait. How'd she get a job here, but not know where it's at…?' Ran, Ai, and Yusuke asked mentally.

"Honestly, I should've paid better attention to the online interview…" Kiina lied.

'Oh….' the two teenagers mentally figured...while the two 'kids' didn't buy that, noticing the way her eyes had moved, but didn't vocalize it.

"Well it's on our way." Ran spoke, grabbing Yusuke by the shoulder, "We'll walk with you and the kids."

"We will?!" Yusuke asked only for her to grip his shoulder tighter, "We will!" he wheezed out through the pain.

'Is this domestic violence?' Kiina pondered, 'I guess not, considering no one's calling police or anything.'

"I wonder what happened to Officer Kadoya…" Yusuke muttered, "The clever bastard…"

"What did you say in front of them!?" Ran and Kiina asked.

"AH!" he cried.

Tsukasa rode his bike up to the police station abuzz with officers and agents from crime organizations. It was filled with people reporting sightings of monsters and officers who were busy running about in search of them. Tsukasa made his way in and past the front desks towards the meeting room where officers talked about their plans to find the Gurongi responsible for these crimes. Tsukasa stopped as he bumped into a man.

"Watch it, young officer," he spoke, revealing himself to be a man about his height he wore a grey jacket over an all black attire, with a black knitted cap over his head hiding bangs of black wavy hair, and he had sharp blue eyes.

"Sorry." Tsukasa spoke as the two stared at one another, "Kadoya Tsukasa…" he introduced himself.

"Akai Shuichi." he introduced back. "Hmm... Judging by your badge...are you a G1 cadet?"

"I was transferred here. Said i'm outstanding and they had a top secret assignment for me." he explained.

"You must be a one of a kind rookie to get transferred here to Gurongi Task force HQ." he spoke in interest. "Especially for the G1."

"G1...what is that? No one would tell me," Tsukasa spoke.

"Generation 1...the human countermeasure to the Gurongi." Shuichi explained with a smile, "Our weapon."

"Oh?" Tsukasa asked interested, "For that...I'm willing to go a little above and beyond."

"You're an interesting young man," Shuichi spoke.

"Hm…" Tsukasa smirked.

"Alright, this is your stop little dudes." Yusuke said as he and Ran walked Kiina and the 'kids' to their destination, "And Miss Dudette…" he spoke to Kiina.

"Please, call me Kiina," Kiina assured, "It's fine."

"Kay, Kiina." he smiled.

"We have to get on our way, too." Ran spoke, "Trying to get this one to attend class is a job on its own."

"I told you, I have a genuine job that distracts me…" Yusuke cried to himself.

"Thank you again for helping," Kiina thanked

"No problem," the two bowed before walking off.

"Yusuke, you're not even in uniform…"

"Ah!" Yusuke panicked.

"Well...they were very nice," Kiina smiled, "Even if she needs to work a little on her flying jump kick. Sure, it's nice to have the goal of just hitting your target, but what about when you need to hit just the right spot in an important situation?"

"What is with this woman…?" Conan spoke, listening to her.

"They clearly aren't normal. That man, Tsukasa, he's as smart as you." Ai spoke up, "Something about them isn't normal."

"Obviously, but that man is a police officer. Maybe…"

"We've met supposed good people before."

'They clearly aren't normal,' Kiina thought, 'Their mannerisms aren't like kids pretending to act older or trying to act older. And their eyes are honed like they've been tested for years like some of the older Skylanders show in their eyes.'

"You know she's looking at us, right?"

"Oh yeah and I want her to. It means we're on equal terms here," Conan said, "Only one who didn't suspect anything was Yusuke."

"Yeah...the school wasn't even handing out job applications."

"Kid mode. We're at said school."

"Sorry...but this is a delightfully interesting mystery. Even if Yusuke did ruin it…"

"Ah, Edogawa-kun, Haibara-san," the three looked to see a young woman with short dark hair, grey eyes, and glasses approach.

"Ohayo, Kobayashi-sensei," the two kids greeted.

"Ah! I see you've met the new assistant teacher!" she noted before turning and bowing to Kiina, "It's nice to meet you."

"It's nice to meet you as well, Ms. Kobayashi," Kiina greeted with a smile.

"Strange I thought you said you'd be here next month...We just talked yesterday."

"Well, it was the plan but it turns out that we were able to get here quicker than expected," Kiina explained.

"We?"

"My pet lizard and I," Kiina explained.

"Oh! Well, I do hope we'll get to see your pet sometime. It could be a good learning experience for the kids," Kobayashi smiled.

'This is getting more interesting.'

'Oh god... He's sucked into the mystery again…' Ai mentally realized, seeing Conan stare intently with that same shine to his eyes.

Tsukasa himself was dragged into the meeting as officers went over all the attacks of the Gurongi. All of them had been marked on a map and the victims' pictures were placed on a wall next to collect information that was written down. All the people who had died were female police officers. Yet...none of them were brutally killed. There was no visible bloodshed at any of the crime scenes. While noticeable, it was not easy to convince the higher up brass of this though.

"The Gurongi Murder Game theory?" The commissioner questioned as several senior officers went over the common theory that has been noticed among them for months, "Can such barbaric beasts even have the intelligence for such a thing?"

"Barbaric sure, but don't mistake culture for their intellect level." Tsukasa said out loud, but not enough to be heard as he was forced to serve tea since he was new.

"So you say, sir, but let us not forget that they have passed as humans before," Shuichi spoke up, "They have even infiltrated this very police station by acting as regular people. Disputing their intelligence is a mistake that has cost many a police officer's life already."

"What would you have us do then? Run on the assumption one of those monsters is smarter than us?"

"Sir, we've seen them in action. They clearly know how to speak."

"Listen. So far, all these things have done is cause death and destruction. Not unlike that Life Form Number 4."

"Sir, Kuuga has saved many lives."

"Yes and leveled half a city block in the process."

"Sir, we've known those were isolated incidents." Shuichi spoke up.

"Yes...We all know how much you owe him for saving your skin Mister FBI." the commissioner muttered.

"I am just saying more lives have been saved since Kuuga began actively helping us, than before when we tried dealing with the threats on our own."

"Hmm…" Tsukasa muttered as he poured tea for the commissioner; but as he did, he read the evidence board and in the process poured enough hot water that it spilled into his lap. Everyone at the table jumped back as the new guy continued to ignore their curses of pain as he kept reading the evidence, "Seems like they are just playing games." he muttered, moving side to side spilling hot water all over the table as he moved to the next cup, "Hm...but why make it so complex and difficult? Suffocation...snapped neck, blunt force trauma...all means to kill without spilling blood. What purpose does it serve?" he spoke out loud, "Possibly a ceremony?"

"A...ceremony?" Shuichi repeated.

"The Gurongi are supposedly ancient monsters...maybe this is all a ceremonial act. Their killing has rules and it is hard for them to keep to them because they need to follow the same rule. The common threads, female officers in place of female warriors, no blood, kill without spilling unneeded blood. It'd be possible that they believe doing this gives them some...benefit. Ancient cultures make little sense like that."

"!" everyone looked at Tuskasa in surprise.

"However...there must be more to it as well…" Tsukasa spoke, "The reason why these specific women. Something that links them. Blood type, birthday, names." he explained on, "Surely the police force elites thought of this already."

"What an interesting young man indeed." Shuichi smirked as Tsukasa stupefied the entire room.

"Uh well...well...well…" the Commissioner sputtered, shocked this rookie could read all this and had the gaul to speak up at this moment.

"Why is it we keep meeting young men who are amazing detectives?" a big built man muttered bluntly.

At that, everyone heard a loud blaring alarm as a voice began speaking over the intercom.

=Another Sighting has been reported! A Patrol car has been attacked by a new Unidentified Lifeform. Repeat: A Patrol car has been attacked by another Unidentified Lifeform=

Everyone scrambled to get out of there and get to the scene as fast as possible. Tsukasa smiled upon hearing that as he walked the other way and towards the back parking lot where his bike was parked.

Yusuke spasmed out in his seat as his cell phone went off suddenly. He fell over as several of his classmates looked at him in confusion.

"Akai-san!?" he panicked while answering, "...Eh!? Right now? But...I'm in class! Oh Ran is gonna kill me…" he groaned, "Sensei...the police on the phone!" he explained, grabbing his stuff, "I'm...I...I gotta go! I'll take whatever punishment!" he called out while leaving in a hurry.

"Ah! Godai-san, ma…" the teacher began before Yusuke slammed the door behind him, "Ugh…"

Everyone heard the roar of a bike engine as they saw Yusuke drive off on his customized motorcycle. It was a black dirt bike decked in armor with two large exhaust pipes and its headlights had a large gold mark on the top. The bike drove off faster than any normal bike should.

A red skinned and green armored bison Gurongi growled as he tore through the windshield of a patrol car. It worked to make sure the one it intended to kill was dead, and fit the requirements. The woman in the passenger seat was indeed dead and no blood had been spilt. The monster grunted as he jumped off. As his target's partner ran over in a panic, the Gurongi laughed to himself as he ran for the tunnel as a means of escape before Kuuga arrived. However, his escape was cut off by the roar of a bike's engine.

"Kuuga!" he spoke up, forming a double pronged spear as the bike came to a stop.

"Kuuga?" a voice asked as the armored figure walked forward to reveal Decade, "Hardly."

The Gurongi began talking in his race's language that no modern day person seemed to understand.

"Can you stop babbling? I'm here to talk to you."

The Gurongi growled, swinging his spear only for Decade to block with his arm. The monster swung again as Decade raised his left arm to stop it, causing sparks to fly off the weapon striking his armor. The Gurongi swung the bottom of his spear, only for Decade to block it once again. The Kamen Rider pushed the spear back into his chest before kicking the monster in the abdomen. As it grunted, it was punched across the face by a right hook punch from Decade. The Gurongi groaned before his spear was broken by a punch that broke through the staff of his spear and struck his chest, sending him flying away.

At that moment, the sounds of sirens could be heard as several cars arrived at the scene. Several officers ran up to the car as more ran towards the tunnel where they heard sounds of fighting and grunts.

"What happened?" Yusuke asked, arriving on his bike as he looked next to the large built detective.

"Yusuke!" he spoke out happily.

"Juzo-san, where did it go?" he asked as they all turned towards the tunnel as the Gurongi was tossed out like a rag doll, "Nevermind."

"Ugh…" it groaned in pain as everyone paused in shock at seeing this.

"Strange. You're supposed to be a lot tougher then this…" Decade sighed while walking out.

"What...what is that?" Juzo asked as several officers aimed their guns at the two.

"Ha!" Decade shouted, punching the Gurongi once he got up. He then blocked a swing from it before punching it again. The Gurongi groaned in pain as Decade swung his arm around before punching the Bison Gurongi right in the face, sending him skidding across the ground. Decade then reached for his belt as he grabbed a Ride Card, "Well...I got about all I needed from you. Now...for your punishment for your crimes." he spoke, opening his belt and slotting the card.

=FINAL ATTACK RIDE:=

Decade walked forward a couple of steps as he closed the DecaDriver. Gold cards then formed in front of him all the way to the Gurongi.

=D-D-D-DECADE!=

Decade jumped up into the air as the cards joined him and lined up like a tunnel aiming at the Gurongi. Decade leaned his leg forward as he kicked through the cards and seemed to skip each other card as he passed through all of them. His speed picked up with each card he passed as his leg was covered in golden barcode energy. The Gurongi gawked as the kick struck his chest and sent him flying away before exploding. Everyone paused in shock at this as they watched Decade stand up. After a moment, Decade sighed in content before he began walking away.

"A new...Unidentified Lifeform."

"Wait!" Yusuke shouted, running after him as Decade had retreated into the tunnel.

"Just so you guys know, I'm not a Gurongi. This is a suit of armor." Decade spoke up, "Don't be stupid and label me a monster!"

"Armor?"

"It's pink."

At that, Decade rode up to them, making everyone backup and fall over at how close he did so.

"Pink janai, Magenta da. Color blind cromagnites…" he grumbled before driving away in a U turn.

"Matte!" Yusuke called, still running after him.

"What in the world...Is everyone getting suits of armor these days?" Juzo asked.

'What is with all these squiggles looking like things?' Kiina thought, slumped at the desk she was given beside Kobayashi's desk in the teacher's office. Despite being able to magically understand the spoken words of those around her, it seemed she was not given the ability to read the Japanese Alphabets...yes, as she learned, there are three versions.

"The first day is always the hardest," Kobayashi assured, "At least it's lunch time now, ne?"

"Right...lu…" Kiina began before hitting her desk with her head, giving a groan.

"You...forgot your lunch?"

"Yes…" her muffled reply could be heard, "I was in such a rush I totally forgot. I bet even Kadoya forgot his."

"Ah...I forgot my lunch," Decade spoke, riding down the road, "I'll go get Kiina's and take it to her." he spoke, taking a turn and jumping off the road and riding down the mountain towards town.

"I...just...what is wrong with these bathrooms?" Kiina muttered, walking out of a stall, "It's just a hole in the ground."

Japan is known for a drastically different type of lavatory set up. While many have used the modern toilet known to others across the world. Many older buildings still contained the very old fashioned style. Where one has to...ahem...squat.

"Kiina…"

"Eep!" Kiina squeaked as she spun around before sighing in relief, "Stealth Elf, you're active!"

Before her was a young woman with light-green skin wearing skin-tight clothing in various shades of black. Her long green-blue hair was pulled into a braided ponytail while all she kept revealed on her face were her solid white eyes. The green-skinned woman reached behind her back before pulling out a brown bag with Kiina's name written on it with a black marker.

"Flynn made you a lunch for your undercover job," Stealth Elf explained, "A Chimichanga."

"Oh thank goodness…" Kiina sighed in relief as she walked out of the bathroom, opened the bag, and sniffed the contents while Stealth Elf followed after vanishing in a plume of green smoke, "Oh, that's good. He made it with steak and...almonds?"

"Almonds? Kiina, I've carried that thing for thirty minutes and I didn't smell…" Stealth Elf began before it connected, "Stay absolutely still and do. not. scream."

"Hm?" Kiina pondered as Stealth Elf approached a classroom and opened it...allowing them to see a woman collapsed at the desk, foam in her mouth and a shocked pained look on their still face, "?! EEEEEEEEEEEEK!"

"And she didn't listen to not screaming…" Stealth Elf sighed as she heard footsteps running in their direction.

"What's happening!?" a teacher shouted as several adult faculty members rounded the corner of the hall and came upon the scene. "Ah!"

"Keep the students in their classes!" an older male teacher ordered as they all ran up to Kiina and into the classroom to see what happened, "What happened here?!"

"I don't know! I thought I smelled something strange and when I opened the door…" Kiina shivered, trying not to look at the woman.

"Call the police," the elder teacher spoke calmly as one of the teachers nodded and took out his phone.

"Eh?" Yusuke blinked while driving up to the school to pick up his two friends, as he did, he noticed the police presence that was already here, "Just another day, huh?" he sighed to himself while taking off his helmet. He walked over and through the police line as several officers already knew him, "Conan!? Ai!?" he called out in worry.

"Yusuke?" a detective asked upon seeing him, "What are you doing here?"

"That's my question. What happened here?" Yusuke asked in worry, very worried.

"Hm…" the detective muttered to himself, rubbing his neck, "A teacher was found dead…" he spoke.

Yusuke's worry lessened… While not enough to calm himself, he still had a clear look of worry and slight anger; but his control over himself let him calm himself quickly.

"The time of death was 12:13," the detective went on, "Considering the time, there were four teachers, one being an assistant teacher, that were the only ones in the area at the time that could be suspected. They're in an empty classroom across from the deceased's location."

"Soka…" he nodded.

"This is a real head scratcher for us…" he went on, "Maybe some assistance would be useful. You work for Kogoro-san, correct? Maybe he could be of help."

"Oh...hai...yes, Ojisan!" Yusuke quickly nodded after a moment, he then took his phone out as he dialed a number.

=Hai!= a man answered quickly =Yusuke-kun?= he grumbled upon seeing whose number it was.

"Ah...Mouri-san...we have a case." Yusuke chuckled.

=EH?! A case really?! But we just had one a few days ago...=

"Just so you know, Ran-chan is on her way here and is expecting to see you here, too."

=AH!= he panicked upon hearing that, =If you weren't made of unbreakable stuff, I'd have dealt with you a long time ago, kid…=

"Hai, hai… Just hurry. This case is a little...delicate."

=I'm on my way=

"And here I thought this day was complicated enough…" Yusuke sighed.

"Hmm…" Tsukasa muttered as he worked on taping off the school, "Yare yare...now I have to save Kiina from being suspected of murder...Can't a dude get a break?"

Kiina twiddled her thumbs nervously as she looked around the somewhat empty classroom and at the other three teachers in there with her while policemen were blocking the two doors out. They were stern but still seemed uncomfortable with the situation. This did little to help poor Kiina either; she had seen something shocking, and she was still greatly shaken by the event.

'Come on, Kiina...you've seen others die before. Why does this make you so panicked!? Is it because...it's another human?' Kiina pondered.

"Maa, maa...Why do we have to stay in here?" one of the three teachers there, a middle-aged woman, sighed in annoyance.

"We just lost a member of the faculty, Misone-sensei," another teacher, a man with a bushy mustache noted.

"Hai...one of the worst teachers at that," the last of them noted, being a thin, lanky man with glasses.

"Worst?" Kiina repeated in interest, she wanted to know more of this, partly out of respect and also out of interest in hopes of finding some answers herself.

"Kurotsuba-sensei's brother is a member of the school board of directors and donated a lot of money to the school, so she was able to get away with quite a few things," the lanky teacher explained, "She'd find even the tiniest excuse to belittle students she didn't like, hit students with a padded ruler on the back of the head or in the stomach when they couldn't finish a project, and wouldn't repeat her instructions for assignments."

"Oh my…" Kiina gasped, hearing all of that, "And no one could do anything to help the kids?"

"Her class was the smallest amount the school could get away with without raising suspicions from her, and Kobayashi-sensei tends to give tutoring on Wednesdays for them if they couldn't understand an assignment," the mustached teacher noted.

"Hmm…" Kiina muttered, processing what she had learned, 'If we had a teacher like that at Skylands Academy, they wouldn't have even passed initial screenings…'

"Yo boys, shift change." a voice spoke as Tsukasa relieved the two guards of their post, "I can watch after the teachers. You guys take five." the two nodded, trusting him as they walked off; once down the hall, Tsukasa grabbed a chair as he sat down in front of them, "Kiina...what the hell happened while I was hunting down monsters?"

"Your friends with an officer?" Ms. Misone asked in surprise.

"Yes. This is Kadoya," Kiina introduced, "And there was a death. It was terrible...she was foaming from the mouth and her eyes were filled with pain and shock and…"

"Hai. Stop." Tsukasa cut her off, raising his hand, "Given that it's fair to give the benefit of the doubt you were innocent. But my word holds little weight, so that's just me saying what I believe." he spoke, "But for now, this is an investigation. For now all of you need to wait here. You all are likely suspects, but the other teachers are being kept in the faculty room for insurance." he explained to them, "I have no leads other then you all were close in location at the estimated time of death. I will talk to you guys to gather info on you so we can cut back on time. Hopefully by the time the investigator and civilian detective consultant get here, we'll be able to give them alibis for you all." he told them as they nodded at his calm wording and demeanour, "Now...who's got the details on the victim?"

"My name is Tetsuyo Kakashi," the lanky man noted, "I've been here since the victim first started working here."

"How well did you know her?" Tsukasa asked, taking notes.

"More than I wish to, to admit. She was a terrible teacher and often hit her students with a padded ruler to avoid bruising, would never repeat her instructions and would even belittle her students."

"Hm...sounds bad." Tsukasa muttered, "Seems like the type to have a lot of enemies. It's unfair to keep only you four here."

'I really hope Stealth Elf is getting some information…' Kiina thought.

'The almond scent is from cyanide,' Stealth Elf thought, studying the body still in the classroom since they hadn't moved it yet, 'It was ingested and, based on the scent, the cyanide was on the rim of her drink.' she checked the drawers, her gloves keeping fingerprints from being added, 'Padded ruler...small bits of skin flakes on it suggest that she used it on the students.' she paused to give a glare at the deceased before resuming, 'The lock on this one is broken and the drawer's been emptied. Perhaps the killer was an acquaintance and, once deceased, they broke the lock to get whatever was within.' the door sliding open made Stealth Elf vanish before seeing Conan peek in, looking around, 'A child?'

Conan entered the room and approached the body. He gave a sniff, "Almonds...she died by ingesting cyanide." he spoke after just a single whiff of the air; he looked around, carefully scanning everything, he then walked around the desk to see the broken lock, "Broken...and crudely, at that. Whoever did it was in a hurry. They wanted to be gone before anyone found her. Clearly the body was found before the room had a chance to air out and hide the almond scent from the cyanide, but more importantly the missing items from the desk." he spoke, using a handkerchief to open the drawer, "Whatever was in here is the key. But what could they have taken?"

'Who is this child?' Stealth Elf pondered, 'He was able to deduce the same things I was, yet he doesn't appear to be older than any child that attends this school.' her eyes narrowed, 'The plastic in the lenses are fakes, meaning they're meant for something else. Perhaps a gadget hidden as them. There's a switch on his shoes, meaning they may have some hidden feature. His posture indicated he's older than he appears as well...'

"Hm...I need to begin looking for the stolen items. The culprit must still be in the school. They can't have had the time to flee the school. So they must have hidden it somewhere. Too much ground to cover by myself. I need to get some eye and ears out there. Yusuke is good at finding hidden items as well."

'Now I wish we were back in Skylands where we didn't need to hide,' Stealth Elf thought, 'Would make searching a large area easier.' she looked at the body, 'Yet her expression...that expression...is one of betrayal. That means the one who killed her was someone she trusted.'

"Ah...he's here." Yusuke spoke as the detectives waited for someone to arrive.

A car pulled up as a man walked out. He was fairly tall with slicked back black hair and a small mustache gracing his lips. He wore a muted navy blue suit and tie. He wore a pair of shades over his eyes as he walked over to them before turning to Yusuke and put his hands on his shoulders.

"Yusuke...why…? Ever since you came into my life, it's murder case and monster shenanigans every god damn week…" the man groaned.

"Kogoro-san...the police are watching…" Yusuke chuckled sheepishly.

"Let them watch! You realize just last month I had to outrun a Piranha woman! And she did not take kind to my charm!"

"Kogoro-san, Kogoro-san...Kogoro-san!" Yusuke spoke, trying to snap him back to reality, "Oh! Hi Ran-chan!"

"I won't fall for that again!"

"Otousan!" Ran shouted from behind Kogoro, making him jump into Yusuke's arms.

"Have you lost weight? You're not as heavy as last time." Yusuke noted, easily lifting the grown man in his arms.

"Mou...you two take this seriously…" Ran ordered, "This is Conan-kun's school. He and his friends must be terrified."

"That kozo is fine…" Kogoro muttered.

"So...am I just gonna carry you all day?" Yusuke asked Kogoro, who quickly pushed himself off Yusuke.

"Well it can't be helped. I was asked to help with this case, after all." Kogoro spoke, "Me and my assistant…" he tensed as Ran coughed, "Assistants...shall be happy to assist you boys in blue."

"If he didn't have a good record for solving these things…" one detective grumbled.

"So what happened?" Kogoro asked.

"Otousan…"

"Kogoro-ojisan…"

"What? ...What?" Kogoro frowned at the two.

"Soka soka…" Tsukasa nodded as he spent a good chunk of time listening to the three teachers, "So none of you really knew her personally, huh?" he muttered, "No clues into her personal life…"

"No, officer," Mr. Kakashi shook his head.

"None of us cared much for her due to her actions in the classroom," the mustached teacher added, "See we tried to have limited interactions with her."

"Makes sense." Tsukasa nodded, "So far none of you strike me as having a motive. Sure you hated her, but not to such an extent. Has she wronged anyone in particular? And by that, I mean an adult like a faculty member?"

"Come to think of it, a few days ago, she ruined a present from one of Matsumoto-sensei's old students," Ms. Misone noted, looking over at the teacher with the mustache.

"What? Well what about when she threw out that present from your aunt last month and said it was garbage when asked?" Mr. Kakashi asked.

"I think we're going in a circle now," Kiina noted as she saw the three now noting what the deceased had done to each other.

"Of course it wouldn't be this easy…" Tsukasa sighed, "I'll go tell the investigators what I've learned." he spoke while standing up before moving to the door when it was opened by Kogoro, "Eh?"

"Who are you?" Kogoro frowned.

"Oh! Officer Kadoya," Yusuke recognized.

"Godai-kun?" Tsukasa blinked seeing him, "Ossan." he greeted Kogoro.

"Ossan!?"

"Um...Who is the strange guy Kadoya is arguing with?" Kiina asked, seeing the surprised faces of the three teachers.

"Sleeping Kogoro," Mr. Kakashi replied.

"He's a famous detective who has helped the police solve many cases." Ms. Misone added.

"Ah! Kogoro-san, this is Officer Kadoya. He's new to these parts." Yusuke introduced.

"Yo." Tsukasa smirked, "I was just trying to figure out what was going on among the suspects. So far all I can gather is no one liked the victim. Seems she was rather well hated by her coworkers, but not a lot of concrete evidence to pin them as murderers."

"Well what were they doing at the time of the murder?" Kogoro questioned.

"Kiina was coming back from the restroom and discovered the victim." Tsukasa pointed to her, Kogoro blinked before shoving Tsukasa away and walked up to her.

"Hello, sir. Do you need to ask questions on this?" Kiina asked.

"Why yes, Kogoro Mouri, at your service, my dear." he smiled, "I will solve this case in no time and afterwards if you have free time…"

"Otousan…" Ran spoke, appearing behind him.

"...We could get a few statements for the record," Kogoro went on, sweating heavily.

'Oat toes awn?' Kiina tilted her head.

"Hello again, Kiina. Sorry it had to be like this, though," Ran greeted.

"True. I was not expecting a murder to happen on my first day," Kiina sighed.

"We have the bad luck of working for someone who sees them all the time." Yusuke chuckled sheepishly. At that, Kogoro grabbed him in a chokehold, "Uncle, uncle!"

"...This is normal, isn't it?" Kiina asked.

"How'd you guess?" Ran sighed with a slump.

"I've dealt with two guys who act like them," Kiina replied.

"So...can I let this old guy take care of everything then?" Tsukasa asked, "Because I have to get back to figuring out a monster case for the dumb brass back at the HQ."

"Hold on. What about your findings so far?" Kogoro questioned.

"Didn't he already give them?" Kiina asked, "We're the only ones that were in the right area at the time of her death and everyone didn't like her due to her abuse of the students."

"Also I told you, but you insisted on being a perv." Tsukasa added, "So...here's my notes. Here's the four suspects...whom for the most part seem to just be four people trapped in a room. And I bid you...good day." he smiled handing over his notepad, "That is unless you'd like me to solve the case for you, Jiijii?"

"Get out of here, you useless brat. Everyone else, don't move...except for the kids and my daughter," Kogoro ordered.

"Ne, ne, Kakashi-sensei," everyone looked to see Conan standing before Mr. Kakashi, "You've been here since before Kurotsuba-sensei started teaching her, right?"

'Aw great...the brat again,' Kogoro thought in annoyance.

"Conan-kun?" Tsukasa blinked as he was on his way out, "Oh right. You live with this knucklehead so you're stuck here 'till this is over." he lingered on Yusuke for a moment.

"Something on my face?" Yusuke blinked.

"Ah, yes that's true," Mr. Kakashi nodded.

"Did she have anyone she seemed to get along with?" Conan asked.

"Well, she tended to try to speak with the faculty that worked longest here and those in higher positions and would tend to simply dismiss those who came after her or had barely started working a year before her," Mr. Kakashi explained.

"What? So she'd be mean to students and those that got hired after her, but would be all nice with those before her for more than a few years or were in higher positions?" Kiina asked.

"Interesting…" Tsukasa and Kogoro spoke in unison before both glared at each other.

"That does seem odd…" Yusuke added, "Why would she do that? It's one thing to act nice around the higher ups. But that feels like there's something more to it."

"So she did it with you, too?" Conan asked.

"Several times since she started working here," Mr. Kakashi replied.

"I don't get it…" Kogoro spoke.

"It could be she liked getting close to higher ups for her advantage," Kiina noted, "Maybe she thought doing something for them would do wonders for her."

'He realized something,' Tsukasa noted, seeing Conan's eyes widen a little for a moment, 'Oh...I think I've found something interesting.'

"Come on, ya brat," Kogoro picked Conan up by the back of his jacket and took him out of the room, "This is adult's business, not little kid's business."

Once the door closed, Conan began to smirk, 'So that's it then. The reason she was shocked...it was because it was done by someone she thought she had just achieved a connection with in terms of seniority at the school, only to be killed. Most likely...the broken drawer...is a false lead.'

'Ano gaki...he's got a sneaky look in his eyes. I can't tell if I like or hate him yet, but I get the feeling he'll make this day shorter.' Tsukasa noticed the smirk.

'I hate how he takes so long to figure this out...Why can't he just get right to knocking out Ojisan and answering everything?' Yusuke mentally groaned.

"It's getting late now…" Kiina noted, seeing the skies turning red and orange while standing on the other side of the room away from the others.

"Kiina…"

"Stealth Elf?" Kiina whispered.

"I found where the cyanide came from," Stealth Elf whispered.

"You did?" she whispered, trying not to draw attention to herself, which was easy as Tsukasa was drawing attention to himself...again.

"Yes. It was in the desk of…" Stealth Elf whispered the rest, making Kiina's eyes widen.

'What? But...why?' Kiina pondered in shock.

"Ugh...This is obvious. From the broken lock, you can clearly figure out that…" Kogoro began before he adopted a funny look and stumbled over against the door before sliding down it with his back against it, his head slumped with an arm on a raised knee, "Ahem. Apologies. Now then..."

'He's asleep. How's he talking while asleep?' Kiina pondered.

'Finally. This has been a long day…' Yusuke sighed internally.

"You okay?" Tsukasa asked.

"Yes, just had to get comfortable." he replied, "I have figured the case out." he spoke while looking downward.

'Nani...there's static in his voice...What's wrong here?' Tsukasa noted, his ears somehow sharper then normal.

"As I was saying, the locked drawer being forced open was made to trick us into believing that this had been a robbery of something important, however...that's not the case. Is it not true...Matsumoto-sensei?"

"?!" Mr. Matsumoto's eyes widened while Kiina bit her lower lip, "What do you mean, Korogo-san? It was obvious she was killed because of something in the bottom right drawer, right?"

"Yes, but not for what was in the drawer," Kogoro replied, "While at first it looked like that, but in truth...the desk drawer was filled with a layer of dust from disuse of that drawer."

"Meaning this was all a ruse…" Tsukasa spoke, reaching for his belt, as in his police belt and his handcuffs in particular.

"Exactly," Kogoro noted, "There's also her habit. She often eats lunch in her classroom since it's empty at lunch, using the same coffee cup, same silverware, same everything that she meticulously cleans in the break room once she finishes eating to be used again tomorrow. Since she only cleans it after she eats, it wouldn't be a surprise that the cyanide was placed on her cup's rim beforehand."

"But that means that anyone could've done it," Mr. Matsumoto argued.

"True...but then there's the fact that Conan told me when I put him outside," Kogoro noted, "Her face was frozen in pain from dying...and a shocked look of betrayal. The killer was there during her dying moments and with the time between death and finding the body, we're down to you four in this room."

"Amazing as always," Ran noted.

"We can rule our Ms. Misone and Ms. Boomer since both of them were hired after she was with Ms. Boomer being on her very first day here," Kogoro continued, "The reason for this is because she looked down on those who came after her and the children, which she ignored the former and hurt the latter both physically with a padded ruler and mentally with verbal abuse."

"Yes, that is true. She didn't even meet Ms. Boomer here at all," Ms. Misone noted, "And I only came in a week after she did and she was always so...uptight."

"Meaning they are in the clear. However…" Tsukasa added.

"It leaves Mr. Kakashi and Mr. Matsumoto," Kiina noted.

"Wrong," Kogoro informed, "The killer slipped."

"What? What do you mean?" Mr. Matsumoto questioned.

"Not once did any of us mention which drawer was the one with a broken lock," Kogoro informed, "And yet, you knew it was the bottom left drawer."

"Oh?" Tsukasa realized, "So tell me, Matsumoto-sensei...what were you doing at the time of the murder?"

For a few moments, the teacher was silent, before finally speaking, "At the time...I was entering the classroom of Kurotsuba-sensei...to see her die and tell her who killed her."

"What? But...But why?" Kiina asked, "Why would you do that?"

"My grandson was one of her students last year...before the abuse pushed him over," Mr. Matsumoto explained, "He never told us about it and I just assumed that...that he was one of the few students that she didn't do that to. But when I went to get him to take him back home one afternoon...he wasn't where I asked him to wait. It turns out that Kurotsuba-sensei saw him waiting after classes and didn't bother getting anything out of him. She just dragged him to her room and proceeded to viciously tear into him with both her voice and her ruler… I was looking for him all over, but...but by the time I got to Kurotsuba-sensei's room, he had jumped out the window to escape from her, forgetting her room is on the third story." he grit his teeth, "She had her relative's connections help keep people from finding out she was involved with it and had it classed under a suicide caused by bullying from the other students."

"...Vengeance…" Tsukasa spoke, "Humanity's oldest drive to take the lives of others. The most tempting of voices to seduce man down the wrong path."

"Being a teacher, you're meant to impart knowledge unto others," Kogoro noted, "However...The belief that killing others is the only way to give peace to those lost is something that I believe should never be taught to anyone, especially the children at this school."

"You know what happens next, sensei," Tsukasa spoke holding up his cuffs, "No sense in making this difficult."

"I know," Mr. Matsumoto nodded, holding his hands out, "I will be gone, but I'll be happy to know that no other child will be hurt and no family will be brokenhearted by that woman like mine."

"We have the criminal in custody." Tsukasa spoke into his radio, "He is coming along peacefully, so have a car ready outside." he explained, leading Mr. Matsumoto outside.

"Ah...the resolutions is always so...disheartening…" Yusuke sighed after a moment.

Kogoro yawned, "Ugh…"

"Nice work, Mouri-san," Ms. Misone congratulated.

"Huh...oh! Yes! Yes!" he laughed awkwardly, standing up, "Thank you! Pleasure to bring justice was all mine!" 'I fell asleep again?!'

"Yeesh...Not even the Academy's daily classes took this long," Tessa noted, looking at the clock upside down on a chair.

"Ah! Finally home!" Tsukasa shouted from outside, "Who'd thought I'd have to deal with the monsters and then a murder case? My goal might not be to get promoted here, but I bet with all my work I will be. Detective Tsukasa...nice ring to my ears."

"Sounds like Tsukasa's back," Hugo noted, looking up from the Book of Skylanders.

"That was nuts...I gotta learn how to read these squiggles, Kadoya~" Kiina's voice whined.

"And there's Kiina!" Flynn beamed, "Hey, sis! I got dinner ready!"

"I'll teach you...and it's rude to call a culture's written language 'squiggles.' It makes you look like a very rude foreigner." Tsukasa chided, gently patting her head with a karate chopping motion, "And this country doesn't take kindly to those mind you." he spoke, opening the door as they walked he then raised his hand and caught Flynn mid-air before chucking him back into the living room, "Tell you what? I need to translate something into Japanese later; I'll use that as a moment to show you the basics."

"Okay! Thanks, Kadoya!" Kiina thanked as Flynn stumbled back in, a pot stuck on his head, "Huh? What happened to Big Bro?"

"Aw not much. So what happened today?" Tessa asked.

"Kiina got caught up in a murder mystery." Tsukasa bluntly explained with a smile as everyone just gawked in awe at how bluntly he said that, "And I brutally beat a monster until he told me their plans. So what's for dinner?"

"Here you go, boss," the Dragon from earlier presented Tsukasa a plate with a quesadilla, refried beans, and a generous amount of cheese on the nachos, "The furry guy who kept shouting 'boom' made it." he said as they look at him in confusion.

"Oh right... Kiina, Spyro's been acting weird," Tessa whispered to them.

"Boss why do these guys know my name?" Spyro asked tsukasa.

"Boss...me?" Tsukasa asked, "Could it be you know me from before my I lost my memories?"

"Yeah. You raised me, and that's all I remember before the bullet to the head."

"Bullet…" Tsukasa spoke, normally an amnesiac would remember something after key words like that, but...nothing. Tsukasa's mind refused to give up these memories.

"Yeah. I remember something blue then a bang and I woke up down stairs in this place's photo developing room." Spyro recalled, "Any idea what happened to me, boss?"

"Photo-develo…" Flynn began before finally getting the pot off his head, "When did we get that?!"

"Oh yeah...I made it with the help of Drobot when he took up photography in an attempt to figure out a good hobby for him," Kiina recalled, "It was away from everyone so no one would randomly open it and ruin the photos."

"The boss man lay claims to that room from here on out. Boss likes pictures; I do remember that."

"I don't mind," Kiina shrugged, "The bed before we made it into a photo developing room is still in there in the closet door."

"Neat." Tsukasa spoke while walking off.

"So did you like your lunch?" Flynn asked.

"I couldn't eat it," Kiina admitted, "I was detained with some other teachers due to a murder at the school."

"Well then, let's make it your lunch tomorrow."

-Knock Knock Knock-

"Ah! C-Coming!" Kiina called before looking at the others to see Stealth Elf picking up Flynn and carrying him into the kitchen with Tessa and Hugo following.

"Boss man, do I need to hide?" Spyro asked.

"Don't come out unless you hear a robot voice shout out 'Decade,'" Tsukasa ordered as he came back in.

"Okay, so like always." he nodded.

"Always?" Tsukasa blinked before Spyro flew off, Tsukasa didn't dwell on it; rather he couldn't as he open the door. "Hey, Conan and your little girlfriend, too."

"Hey, let's just cut the lies and the acts and get to the nitty-gritty ok?" Conan spoke, dropping pretense.

"So I was right about what you are." Tsukasa smiled.

"Yeah. Yusuke told us about an armored guy who shows up the same day as two strangers who are living in a building that was in the middle of where my house was."

"Where...ohh…" Kiina cringed, 'Whoever gave the house the ability to teleport does not know how to be subtle it seems…'

"Yo, Meitantei…" Tsukasa smiled, "Good to finally talk to you. What? Your pet Kamen Rider not coming over?" he joked.

"If we're not back in a hour, he'll nuke your house."

"Really? That ball of sunshine?"

"And if he hears a gun go off, he'll nuke your house," Ai added, pulling out one.

"That ball of sunshine...yeah, I think he'll run in...but he wouldn't. Kuuga's strongest kick would level this block and all the lives in it. And his Ultimate form the country...he wouldn't risk it. He's probably huddled in a corner worried sick."

"And does he have to 'nuke' things? Seriously, the fallout damage and time it would take to recover…" Kiina muttered.

"Huh? Call our bluff…and you know about the pure black one," Ai noted.

"Don't ask how…" Tsukasa spoke, "I know a lot of things...but not how or why...its just in here" he tapped his head a few times.

"This is a real gun through." Ai said, loading it.

"Yes, yes I know," Kiina replied before it was ripped out of her hands and quickly disarmed in midair, "And that is a ninja."

"That was rude. She needed that for protection," Tsukasa muttered, "I mean, we are more or less aliens…"

"My apologies, but guns and kids do not mix," Kiina frowned.

"Yeah and we have people trying to kill us….also we're 18 years old," Conan revealed.

"...Kadoya, can I please call the police? I'm now afraid for the children at school again," Kiina paled, moving behind Tsukasa.

"It's okay…" Tsukasa sighed, "They are like this due to...er...actually, that I'm not sure of but I know who they used to be," he explained, "Shinichi Kudo, highschool detective and considered the next Sherlock Holmes. And this girl right here...oho...you invented some really naughty stuff for some real naughty people."

"?!" both looked at him in surprise.

"So they're not secretly people with a gene that makes them short preying on little kids?" Kiina asked.

"...No…" Tsukasa deadpanned, flicking her forehead, "Never...say...that...again." he grumbled, "Anyway, they are like this against their wills. They had adult forms...but something she made caused their bodies to age backwards by about ten years." he explained, "FBI has some good intel, I tell you what."

"May we talk inside?" Conan asked.

"Also, she's buying me a new gun," Ai frowned.

"Wait, what?"

"And that's our story...your's was fascinating as well," Conan said as the two men shared their stories.

"Indeed," Tsukasa smirked, "So...let me sum up for our confused friend," he jerked a thumb over to Kiina, who had steam escaping her ears due to information overload, "You got involved in a case with two men stealing from an archaeological site while investigating the murder of Yusuke's father. The bad guys knocked you out, drugged you, and then Yusuke put the belt on...and the result was getting entangled in monsters and an evil crime syndicate who use code names of alcoholic drinks."

"Correct," Conan nodded.

"And just to let me gather my thoughts on this, you are an amnesiac photographer while Kiina is from a world where islands float in the sky with everything made of...magic? And she is the current 'Portal Mistress' that can summon warriors known as Skylanders?"

"Yes," Kiina nodded.

"You know if Yusuke, Kuuga, and those Gurongi never existed, I'd say bull carp." Ai chuckled with Conan.

"Same!"

"But yet we have this for further proof," Tsukasa pointed over to Yusuke as he played with Spyro.

"Who's a good dragon!?"

"Why...does...this...feel...so relaxing?" Spyro asked while being scratched, "How can this guy even scratch my scales?"

"Dragon scales are soft on the underbelly," Kiina noted, "How did you forget that? You have edicitic memory."

"Kiina, we need to err on the fact maybe this Spyro isn't the one you are familiar with." Tsukasa spoke, "Or rather...when he met me, his memories rebooted."

"Ah...Right," Kiina nodded, "..." she paled, "Well...He's dead once Cynder recovers."

"Who's Cynder?" Spyro asked, "Boss man, did I like this Cynder?"

"It looks like we both have memories when seperated my old friend. And seems meeting me rebooted your mind to yourself before I left." Tsukasa noted.

"Mates with a hatchling," Hugo informed, showing the book of Skylanders to show a drawing of a child-like Purple Dragon, "Spry."

"...yeah, that's not me, or my kid, sorry," he apologized.

"...Well, Cynder's really gonna shock him good now," Tessa cringed.

"Worries for later." Tsukasa spoke, "For now this is my Spyro. Your Spyro is clearly still recovering." he offered a compromise for them.

"Oof. More or me...that's not confusing." Spyro muttered.

"World traveling...It's gonna get a whole lot weirder." Tsukasa spoke as Conan began to look in the book, "Yusuke, stop hugging them!"

"I can't! They are so furry!" Yusuke replied, hugging Hugo.

"Can't...breathe...again…" Hugo rasped out, 'It's first time meeting Kiina all over again!'

"Boy, you get off them!" Tsukasa shouted.

"Can't stop him. Trust me," Ai said before she and Conan winced in pain.

"Yusuke, get back here!"

"No! You're gonna punch my shins again!"

"You're damn right!"

"Wow...it's like they were born to get along."

"Yeah," Kiina nodded before Hugo turned a page, revealing an image of the armored penguin meditating inches above a glacier, "Oh. I've never seen this Skylander before."

"Oh Sensei…" Yusuke gasped as everyone but Conan and Ai groaning looked at him.

"Come again?" the other worldly visitors blinked.

"Ara…?" he blinked, confused, "This is Sensei, the creature I met who helped me master Rising a week or so ago." he explained a small smile forming, "He came out of nowhere in the forest while I was tracking a Gurongi wasp, and he helped me beat it and every other night, I sneak off to bring him food and he helped me learn to control Rising's energy. I am happy to say...I'm down to only blowing up a block...ahaha...haha." he chuckled.

"It says his name is 'King Pen.' He's the leader of the Sensei Skylanders and the first to learn Mind Magic!" Hugo read.

"Quick, call Daredevil, boss!" Spyro joked.

"Oh my god...I poisoned you with meta jokes." Tsukasa gasped, "Finally~!" he shouted while hugging him, "Someone who gets me!"

"Hey!" Stealth Elf shouted, earning their attention as she was kneeling down to the two 'kids' who were collapsed, "They're burning up over here."

"Oi…?" Yusuke asked in concern as he ran up to them, "Guys...what's wrong?"

"Yusuke...m-my body...it's tearing me apart!" Ai screamed in pain.

"Their bodies are at a temperature of 99 degrees at the moment," Stealth Elf noted, "Ugh...Kiina, do you think you can summon Whirlwind?"

"I-I'm not sure. Just using a transformation spell and cancelling it earlier made me collapse in exhaustion. There's not much magic in this world," Kiina explained, biting her lower lip.

"Masaka…" Tsukasa spoke as he walked up to them, "Oi...Shinichi, you need to stay awake...I think your body is reverting to normal...maybe."

"Maybe?!" everyone shouted.

"The clues point to this; their bodies are suffering growing pains. They are forcibly returning to their true selves." he explained the reason for his theory, "I can't tell why though."

"But its never happen like this its a small fever then poof it looks so painful this time." Yusuke panicked.

"...D-Did you use alcohol in...in your cooking?" Ai groaned, looking at Flynn.

"Yep. I always use Grandmama Boomer's Hi-Impact 100 percent Bourbon Whiskey drawn straight from the magical stones of Drinker's Rocks," Flynn grinned.

"Flynn, I'm going to hurt you later." Tsukasa said, he then blinked, "Spyro, dope slap him."

"What?" Flynn began before a wing slapped him upside the head, "Ow!"

"Thanks buddy." Tsukasa smirked, "Well if they are returning to normal, they are gonna need some privacy."

"And some clothes," Kiina added.

"No...don't bother...we...ahh don't know how long it'll last..." Conan said, about the size and build of a fifteen-year-old now as Yusuke put his jacket over Ai's developing body.

Kiina looked her over, "Huh...Aside from chest and hips...Stealth Elf."

"Already got it," the ninja replied, coming back in and added one of Kiina's robes over her...and one over Conan as his pants broke apart.

"Kiina...we'll talk later about guests and honoring their requests," Tsukasa sighed, "Spyro, kick the guys out." he said leaving.

"I am not dealing with nudity without a thick fur coating in my house," Kiina frowned.

"My house, too," Tsukasa reminded as Spyro pushed her out as well.

"I really am used to this…" Yusuke spoke as he was flung out with little worry to harm for himself.

"So...how freaky was tonight?" Tsukasa asked, leaning on his side on the road.

"Considering the normal days in Skylands...a four out of ten," Kiina shrugged, sitting on top of him.

"You two somehow are very used to one another…" Yusuke noted.

"At least Spyro was sensible enough to throw us outside and the others in the kitchen," Kiina noted.

"...It's never been painful…" Yusuke sighed as Shinichi and Ai's cries calm down. "...But why now?"

"Don't worry. I'll educate Flynn on using alcohol without a heads up," Tsukasa assured.

"But Grandmama's alcohol doesn't get anyone drunk. It detoxifies the body of impurities and converts said toxins into helpful nutrients that promote growth and health. That and it brings out the taste of the steak in Big Bro's quesadillas," Kiina noted.

"And if that was the cause for their sudden transformation and if it had killed them?" Tsukasa asked.

"Then you two wouldn't even get a finger on Flynn before I was done," Kiina replied.

"Kiina, listen. This is your first time with normal people in a normal world in god knows when, so please; all I want to ask you is listen to me when I tell you to in matters regarding this world," Tsukasa asked. "When we meet the Sensei, that's all you. Promise?"

"Okay," Kiina replied with a nod before tilting her head, "Still...all the food we have? It's all from Skylands."

"It's not the where it comes from." Tsukasa spoke, "Alcohol in general seems to be a key in regards to their situation. It is the code names used by the criminals who turned them to their current state, and perhaps it is a secret key to their predicament."

"Wrong!" a voice shouted, getting their attention. "Your life! Your steps! Every second you exist, Kuuga's best friend and beloved suffer!"

"Who said that?!" Tsukasa demanded as everyone turned down the driveway and all saw a man standing there, wearing a trench coat, glasses, and a fisherman's hat.

"You destroy all you touch! You take from everyone and give nothing! You love the smell of death! You love the snapping of enemy bones! Battle is your lover, fighting is your pleasure! You are the destroyer!"

"..." Kiina and Yusuke looked at Tsukasa with raised brows, 'Yeah...I'm not seeing that.'

"Who are you?"

"One of the people who's very lives you destroyed!" the man snapped at him, "I shall not rest until I see you pay for what you did, destroyer. For the sake of everyone from my world and all worlds in your campaign for ecstasy of destruction!"

"Eh?"

"But if you want a name, you will know me as Narutaki."

"...Are you sure you got the right guy, mister? Because Kadoya's just a grumpy gus," Kiina noted before Tsukasa flicked her forehead, "Owie!"

"He is Decade! The Devil who destroys all he touches." he spoke as Tsukasa flinched at his Rider name being spoken with such hate.

"You know my Rider name?"

"I am not the only one... You are the destroyer of worlds. By being here, Kuuga's world is falling apart. As long as you live in this world, all he knows and cares for shall fall apart." he said, "Like his beloved and his friend."

"Boss, we've got a problem!" Spyro shouted, "They're turning back and forth into kids and adults!"

"Flynn!" Tsukasa shouted.

"Not my fault! I followed the recipe exactly!" the Mabu argued.

"Wait...what do you know?" Yusuke ignored them as he walked over to Narutaki.

"Kuuga...heed my warnings...Decade will continue to cause pain to the people you care for. Conan, Ai, Ran, Kogoro...all of them will suffer the longer he stays in this world." Narutaki explained.

"I am not the devil." Tsukasa complained.

"How do you even know this?" Yusuke blinked.

"Kuuga, listen to me!" Narutaki went on, "This our only shot. He's in a weaken state. His powers are lost to him; you can defeat him!" he spoke in a rushed tone, "You don't even need to use that form. You can take him down...you can save everyone."

"Oi...how do you even know all this stuff, old man?" Tsukasa asked.

"If Kuuga will not believe it...then I shall settle it myself." Narutaki spoke as a dimensional veil cut the humans off from the house.

"Eep!" Kiina jumped as they saw glowing red eyes on the other end of the veil.

"What?" Tsukasa asked as the two figure began walking out.

"Oi, Aniki?" one asked as the veil dispersed to show two men clad in insect themed armor.

"Nani, Kohai?" the other asked.

Both wore black suits with silver trims. One had dark grey armor the other dark green. One had golden armor on his arm resembling the legs of a grasshopper; the other had this armor on his leg. Both had grasshopper themed helmets with spikes extending from their heads.

"The old man called us over again...Do we kill him?"

"Nah. He give us good prey...ohh...Look, kohai. It's Decade."

"Eh? I thought he was gone." the Grey one chuckled, "Oh look he found himself a woman to...seems he's getting mighty cocky to think he can have it all."

"What? ...Has he turned his back on the hell he walked?" the Green one asked, "That pisses me off...monsters seeking redemptions...that's the most cliche bull ever."

"The Hell brothers KickHopper and PunchHopper!" Narutaki introduced.

"Ahh, my head hurts." Kickhopper groaned.

"You made aniki's head hurt," Punchhopper frowned at Tsukasa, "Aniki, I want him."

"No no we do it together kohai." he spoke, "We'll kill him in front of his woman. Let her cry over his broken husk. That will paint a nice scene."

"Ah…" PunchHopper chuckled cracking his knuckles, "I can't wait to beat him to death!"

"Come on, Decade. Use your armor or do you wanna show us your copy cat skills using the man who walks the heavens?" Kickhopper asked, stretching his legs.

"Kiina...get behind Yusuke." Tsukasa ordered putting his DecaDriver on.

"Right," Kiina gulped before running behind Yusuke, "And I am not his woman!"

"Hahaha...he's gonna fight aniki!" PunchHopper smiled.

"Make sure to entertain." KickHopper spoke, leaning back, "Kohai...warm him up. I don't want to deal with his attempt to hold back and look cool for his woman."

"Leave it to me!"

"Not his woman!"

"Henshin!" Tsukasa shouted.

=KAMEN RIDE: DECADE!=

In a flash, Decade blocked a punch from PunchHopper before twisting his arm behind his back and pinning against the wall of a building. PunchHopper kicked his legs up and ran up the wall and over Decade's head. The Grey Hopper brother then began to deliver a barrage of punches to Decade, sending him back and against the wall. PunchHopper swung a wide swing as Decade spun around, letting him punch through the wall. PunchHopper grunted as his arm was trapped, the wall beginning to crack and fall apart as he pulled with all his enhanced strength.

Decade ducked away and swung his sword at PunchHopper, only for KickHopper to rush up and stop the blade with his outstretched leg. KickHopper pushed the sword away as he took a step forward and kicked Decade to the chest, knocking him back a step. KickHopper spun around as he landed a kick to his helmet knocking him back. Decade fell over and rolled out of the way as KickHopper flipped forward as the golden anchor on his leg unfolded a blade that pierced into the ground.

Decade panted before turning around as PunchHopper dragged his arm through the wall, tearing it up before swinging his fist out and sending debris and rubble flying at Decade. Decade used his arms to block only to miss KickHopper kicking him from behind and into a punch from PunchHopper. Decade grunted as KickHopper kicked his leg, making him drop to one knee. Decade looked up as PunchHopper punched his mask, sending Decade flipping back.

"He's kinds rusty, ain't he senpai?" PunchHopper asked, "Let's just kill him already for wasting our time!"

"Ah! Kadoya!" Kiina gasped.

"The woman's crying is gonna grate my ears… Kohai...put her out of her misery," KickHopper ordered.

"Hai, Aniki," PunchHopper replied with a nod.

"Ugh…" Decade grunted as he turned his sword to gun formation. "Don't touch her!" he grunted while shooting PunchHopper in the back, making him stumble into a bush.

"Oh, so you do have some spunk!" KickHopper spoke before kicking Decade in the abdomen, sending him skidding across the ground and ripping sparks as he slid into another house's wall, "That's more like it!"

"Ah, Aniki!" PunchHopper complained, crawling out of the bush, "Mou...you always take the best part for yourself!"

"Shut up!" KickHopper shouted as he kept kicking at Decade, who backed away from each one and tried to aim and shoot, "Do as your told like a good little brother and kill Decade's woman!" he ordered as he spun around and hook kicked the gun out of Decade's hand.

"Why do you only kick?!" Decade complained, catching the next kick and punching KickHopper across his mask sending him falling backwards.

"And I am not his woman!" Kiina barked.

"You know, that'd be a little more scary if you weren't hiding behind me," Yusuke noted, a bead of sweat going down the back of his head.

"Damare!" PunchHopper spoke, backhanding Yusuke and sending him flying through a window.

"...She was trying to be scary? Sorry woman, but me and my little brother have murdered all our emotions." KickHopper spoke tripping Decade and rolling over to try an axe kick him.

"...Then why call yourselves siblings?" Kiina asked, making PunchHopper pause in his reaching to her, "If you really did 'murder all your emotions,' then why do you call yourselves siblings?"

"Aniki?" PunchHopper asked, looking at him.

"Why are you looking at me?!" he snapped.

"Well...s-she has a point…"

"..." kickhopper then walked forward, "I'll kill her myself; she's just like that man." he grumbled.

"Matte!" Decade shouted, grabbing KickHopper from behind and pushing him away, "Oi, Kuuga! Why are you being so useless?!"

"Kuuga?" PunchHopper blinked as he turned around, only for Kuuga to jump out and punch him, "Ah!" he cried out comically.

"Baka…" KickHopper groaned, kicking Decade away as he flipped over the ground and got distance from him.

"Aniki! He's a Kamen Rider!"

"I can tell," KickHopper groaned as he bonked PunchHopper.

"Wow...Even the bonking the little sibling on the head bit, too," Kiina blinked a few times, recalling the times Flynn did that with her.

"Aniki...does Decade's woman make a point?" PunchHopper asked.

"Not his woman!"

"Apparently she's not his woman...She's too smart…" he grumbled, "His type are much...dumber."

"What kind of man was I?" Decade asked himself.

"Kuuga's yours and if you can't get that done, then you're no longer my aibou."

"Ah!"

"Looks like we'll have to keep fighting this out." Decade spoke swiping his hand across his sword as he stood in a very relaxed pose.

"I don't understand what is happening...but I won't let them get past me." Kuuga spoke, "I'll protect everyone behind me."

"Everyone behind you?" KickHopper asked, "My, what an immature view of combat."

"Maybe...but if I can protect one person's smile...then I will fight!" Kuuga shouted, getting into a martial arts pose.

"No...you idiots aren't supposed to fight Kuuga!" Narutaki shouted.

"Shut it, old man!" both Hell Brothers snapped.

"You're both grown men in your 30's! I'm not much older then you!" Narutaki defended as the Riders charged at one another.

"You do look like your fifties...too much stress, not enough tea?" Kiina pondered.

"I can't hate someone who's dragged along with the destroyer against their will…" Narutaki groaned, "Furthermore, you're a good child...you've just been dragged into a bad situation."

"Why do you see me as the devil and her as some innocent little angel I just dragged on an adventure?" Decade asked, blocking a kick from KickHopper before slashing him across the chest.

"Because you are the Devil!"

'Okay...so Kadoya must have done something really bad to this fisherman before amnesia hit him,' Kiina thought.

"Why...do I get the feeling there is a lot of story here!?" Kuuga asked as he and PunchHopper traded punches back and forth before they crosscountered each other, knocking one another back.

"Oh...what do I do? What do I…" Kiina pursed her lips before seeing a pipe sticking out of one of the broken houses' walls, "Oh! Mr. Beetle!" she ran over and pulled out the pipe, "Catch!" she called before throwing it at Kuuga.

"Beetle-san?" Kuuga repeated before catching the pipe.

"...You're going to fight me with a pipe?" PunchHopper asked.

"Chou Henshin!" Kuuga shouted, swinging it around as his armor became blue as he turned the pipe into the Dragon Rod; as it extended, Kuuga swung it around in a circle and tilted it around before he stopped and rested it against his back while extending his hand out in a martial arts pose.

"...Well...That's new," PunchHopper admitted.

"A Rider who can change forms?" KickHopper asked.

"Saw what? Form changes aren't normal?" Kiina blinked.

"Not in their world. Where they come from, you get one and that's it." Decade explained, "Well, unless you count Cast Off and Hyper Cast Off as form changes."

"AH! His memories are slowly returning!" Narutaki shouted.

"Ha!" Kuuga shouted, swinging his Dragon Rod and striking PunchHopper. He then thrust it forward several times, striking his chest armor and making sparks fly. He then spun around as he struck the dark grey Rider with both ends of his staff sending him stumbling back.

"Ha!" Decade shouted slashing KickHopper across the chest making him stumble back, "I got a trick for you to."

=ATTACK RIDE: SLASH!=

Decade held his sword out as he swung it leaving pink energy after images as he swung it around, he then aimd it forward as the after images circled around the blade. Decade charged as he slashed and all the spectral blades aligned with the sword and dealt a claw like slash attack to KickHopper making him stumble back in pain.

Decade slashed KickHopper before Kuuga spun around him and struck him with his staff. Decade then turned around and slashed PunchHopper making him stumble back. Decade slashed PunchHopper again as Kuuga used his staff to block kicks from KickHopper making him grunt as each block hurt his legs, his main source of attack. Kuuga thrust his staff into KickHopper's chest before he leaned back and used the other end to do the same to PunchHopper. Decade used this as he slashed PunchHopper before swinging around Kuuga and striking KickHopper.

"AH! Why do they have better teamwork then you two brothers?!" Narutaki shouted, seeing them overwhelm the Hell Brothers.

"I'm guess they need brothers counseling," Kiina noted, "You shouldn't threaten siblings like that since it just makes them afraid and cause mistakes."

"Aniki...the woman...is too smart." PunchHopper groaned.

"This is one reason why I don't date...Women enjoy to rub their power of hindsight in your face…" KickHopper complained.

"He's not wrong…" Decade admitted, earning small chunk of rubble to the back of his head.

"Are you sure these guys are some kind of demon brothers? They seem like run of the mill emo's…" Kuuga noted.

"Sadly they are the only sensible ones that heed my call…" Narutaki complained.

"Sensible?" the three blinked, looking at them, "Who could be worse than them?"

"I'd rather not think of it…" Narutaki shivered.

"Ah, he talks about the cobra…" KickHopper noted.

"Totally the cobra…" PunchHopper nodded.

"Destroy Decade already!" Narutaki barked.

"Hai hai…" they groaned, "...You owe us ramen after." they both spoke in unison.

"Gh!?" he groaned at that.

"Right." they spoke, messing with the grasshopper devices on their buckles by pushing their legs up sending energy to their legs. "Rider Jump…"

=RIDER JUMP!=

With that, both of them crouched down before jumping high into the air, making everyone look up in shock.

"Kiina, get back! As far as you can!" Decade ordered while pulling out his golden Ride Card.

"Ha…" Kuuga spoke, reverting to Mighty as his leg began glowing red before igniting with fire.

=FINAL ATTACK RIDE: D-D-D-DECADE!/RIDER KICK/PUNCH!=

Decade jumped through his cards as he aimed his leg forward as Kuuga flipped forward and aimed his leg forward. PunchHopper shot his arm forward as electric energy surged into his fist, KickHopper aiming his leg out at the same time. Thir Golden anchors began tensing as they fell forward towards the other riders. Kuuga shot his leg as PunchHopper swung at him, both attacks past one another ripping sparks of energy before they hit one another in the chest. Decade and KickHopper let their legs clash as a loud shockwave went off from both extreme forces clashing head on like that.

Kiina covered her ears as a huge explosion rocked the sky and shook the ground. Four figures fell from the cloud of smoke. Decade and Kick Hopper landed with grunts of pain as their legs smoked. PunchHopper grunted, landing on a car and crushing its roof. Kiina looked around for Kuuga who landed in the trash cans behind her.

"I'm...okay…" he gave a weak thumbs up despite the fist imprint in his chest armor. His armor then faded to white as he let his head fall back with a groan, "I think my lungs exploded...blagh…"

"Aniki...Is this hell?" PunchHopper asked as the car alarm blared in his ears, "The Oni are blowing horns in my ears…"

"Baka!" Decade and KickHopper complained.

"Your horns shrunk," Kiina noted, poking at the crest on Kuuga's helmet.

"This is Growing Form...my weakest form. But...it conserves energy needed to heal my body." he grunted pushing himself up, "I won't be able to transform for a while if I get knocked out of this form. I might be able to change to something else...if I have some breathing time."

"Got it," Kiina nodded before walking over to PunchHopper, "So...I'm Kiina. Who are you, Mr. PunchHopper?"

"Sore…"

"Oh, nice to meet you, Mr. Sore," Kiina beamed.

"He was being sarcastic!" Decade and KickHopper snapped.

"Oh. My bad. I thought that was a name," Kiina rubbed the back of her head sheepishly, "After all, I do have friends named Stink Bomb, Fryno...and Stealth Elf."

"Nani?" KickHopper questioned before he was slammed into the ground by a suplex, burying his head into it.

"Oi...How did you get here?"

"A Skylander always stays near a Portal Mistress, even if they can't be seen by others," Stealth Elf replied as she had an arm vanish and appear.

"Okay...So you have ninjas, but don't know Japanese?" Decade groaned.

"What kind of world is this?" KickHopper asked as he seemed to teleport away and was now sitting on the arm of a street light.

"Aniki...are we still alive?" PunchHopper asked, still dazed.

"Yes, aibou…" KickHopper spoke, "Well I suppose some fairness is due. You asked our names. I am Kamen Rider KickHopper; that is my partner and little brother PunchHopper." he explained, "Our real names are, Sou," he pointed to himself before pointing a finger at PunchHopper, "And he is Shun."

"I'm not dizzy...you're dizzy, multiple girls with odd hair…" PunchHopper muttered clearly punch drunk from the blows he sustained.

"What are you doing?!" Narutaki shouted.

"Following our personal rules." KickHopper explained, "I thought that was obvious."

"Ugh...no good...they are lost to the mood of this world…" Narutaki complained, "I'd better get rid of them before they start calling a random bridge their new home."

"Wait, what?" Decade blinked, "You mean these two are...homeless?"

"We just don't like confining spaces." KickHopper countered.

"I'm okay…" PunchHopper grunted, getting up and raising his fists up as a light post.

"Idiot, this way." KickHopper grunted getting down and aiming him at Decade.

Before the fighting could continue, a dimensional veil cut them off. Inside of the veil they saw two figures standing there. One held a large battle axe over his shoulder and seemed to have a tiger design to his armor. The other was clad in black armor with glowing blue neon lines all over the suit. His orange visor flashed as he held up some sort of pistol. Both figures growled.

"Seems like a more interesting fight…" KickHopper chuckled.

"Wherever you go, Aniki, I follow."

"Ahh... Iko!" he roared as they jumped into the veil and were last seen ready to clash with the figures before it vanished.

"Well...that was anticlimactic." Decade sighed.

"They seemed nice. A bit off, but nice," Kiina noted.

"I'm pretty sure they are maniacs…" Decade grumbled.

"Onore Decade!" Narutaki shouted.

"He's saying 'Curse you, Decade,'" said cursed translated for Kiina, seeing her confused face.

"How does she have ninjas and not understand Japanese?" Kuuga asked.

"Weird, isn't it?" Decade sighed, "Anywho, what else you got, fisherman?"

"Boss!" Spyro shouted, running out, "We gotta get those kids to a hospital! Their hearts have stopped!"

"What?!" Kuuga shouted.

"Oi, what's going on?!" Decade snapped at Narutaki.

"As I said, your presence alone is causing dimensional instability," Narutaki informed, "This world is coming apart, and the effect has caused great pain to them. And soon more pain to everyone else!" he said, waving his hand, "There. I sent them to a hospital near here."

"Why…"

"Because I am not evil like you, Decade!" he spoke, vanishing in a dimensional veil.

"Come on…" Decade spoke, only for Kuuga to put a hand to his chest. Kuuga having returned to his Red Mighty form.

"Please wait…" he spoke huffing, "Stay away from them…"

"You're not really going to believe him are you?" Decade complained trying to get past him.

"I said please stay here!" Kuuga snapped pushing Decade back and into a wall. He breathed out slowly his voice trembling.

"Don't do this Yusuke." Decade groaned, "He summoned guys willing to kill Kiina for god's sake."

"Who's sake?" Kiina asked.

"...I can't take that risk…" Kuuga spoke, "I promised to protect my friends...please...just stay here." he pleaded.

"And if I say 'no?'" Decade asked.

"...Then…" Kuuga spoke, his voice trembling as he raised his arms, "I'll keep you here!"

"You said it first then…" Decade sighed.

At that, both charged at one another as they punched at one another, hitting each other in the chest and making them stumble back. The two grunted as they punched at each other rapidly, pushing one another back as they kept fighting. Kuuga grunted with each swing...with each time...his voice cracking more and more. Decade blocked each blow until Kuuga's armor flashed gold as his next punch knocked him back.

"...This feels familiar." Kiina blinked.

"Ah...please…"

"..." Decade said nothing as he charged forward.

"Ah!" Kuuga cried out as he charged at him.

Both Riders punched each other across the chest, ripping sparks as they knocked one another back.

O.N: jesus on vacation for a few damn days get back and i can't find any…*walks in on the guys*...why are you guys in here?

GT: I found the script for the chapter and was reading it in here when these two showed up.

Z0: We're continuing.

O.N:...the room for Decade was upstairs...i even moved all of Z0 rider gear and GT's Skylanders up there….this is my Overdrive universe room….I'm gonna be right back i'm getting Z0's Twinbuster BFG custom gun*leaves*

GT: Seriously? Huh...Was wondering why everyone was giving us confused expression.

Z0: Let's go before things get more awkward… Let's run for it guys! My guns are more deadly their their cannon versions!

O.N: Say hello to Z0's big baby!

Kevin the Minion: Preview!

Jikai Kamen Rider Decade...

?: Calm yourself! *a fin slaps Decade and Kuuga* A clouded mind leads to clouded judgement!

Both Riders: Gomen-nasai *both sitting seiza on the road*

Spyro: Ahh! Boss it's the father of the madagascar penguins!

Kuuga: This Dragon knows a lot of pop culture references...Are you sure he belongs to Kiina?

Decade: Apparently he's mine...kinda.

Narutaki: The seal has been broken. The second coming of the Gurongi N leader shall come. This world will die soon. Young miss, you need not die with it...please come with me. I can take you somewhere safe.

Kiina: I can't leave. Even with my magic weak...I can't just abandon innocents.

Tsukasa: That's right...that reason is why I can't stop either.

?: Who the hell do you think you are human?!

Tsukasa: Just a passing through Kamen Rider, remember that!

Kiina: Mr. Beetle became a giant beetle?

Photograph 3: Sky Chi and Giant Beetles

?: Now you will face the wrath of the Brawler Class!

Destroy Everything, Connect Everything

GT: Well, this is quite nice.

Z0: Climax time! Oh wait wrong rider world….uh...shoot I forgot the tagline for Kuuga's world. Oh well next time folks things get awesome.

GT Aye. So until then, please Read and Review!