Power Rangers Super Samurai vs Ronin Warriors

by Destonus

Keep in mind that the "vs" in the title doesn't necessarily mean they'll fight each other. It's meant more in the vein of sentai teamups where the team before the versus is the "home" team and the one after it is the "visiting" team. Five years after the defeat of Xandred, a mysterious letter shows up on Jayden's doorstep, the Samurai are thrust into someone else's conflict!

23. A Pinch is a Chance

Power Rangers Super Samurai vs. Ronin Warriors:

Act 23: A Pinch is a Chance.

Team Libra was in a pinch. Personally sent by His Malevolence to turn around the efforts of Enter, Escape, and his hired guns, the New Generation Riders of Zawame, Libra, Scorpio, and Leo had done no better at capturing Riders or Sentai Members for Operation LHAPN than Enter had. Their latest scheme, suggested by Ryouma Sengoku, was to send the most powerful enemies a Rider or Sentai team had faced and had them square off against Rider or Sentai team that had never encountered that opponent, utilizing the Megabeast Hunter Bangray to accomplish this. But now Bangray was destroyed, and only his clone of Sagittarius remained. His Malevolence was willing to give them one more chance, but that was it; fail again and he would personally come to Panorama to capture Riders and Sentai members himself.

Naturally, bickering and in-fighting had ensued.

"This is all your fault in the first place, Enter!" Libra fumed. "His Malevolence should never have trusted such an important mission to you!"

"My fault? Moi? You have done such a grand job of taking over for me, Monsieur Libra. Your plan to kidnap and hold for ransom the friends of Monsieur Orange? Failed."

"Yes, but your plan to infect one of Fourze's friends with the Bugster Virus certainly came up empty!"

"How was I to know that one of the CR Doctors was going to this city's Video Game Convention?" Enter countered.

"Oh, and by the way you two, my idea was only a suggestion; when you went and brought that Bangray fellow in to put it into action, it became your fault." Ryouma Sengoku reminded them.

"Where did you find these fools, Enter? The first one does nothing but tinker; the second one does nothing but flee; the female follows Baron around and does nothing else, and Baron Is more interested in destroying Gaim than capturing him!"

"Want me to delete him?" Leo asked.

"It wouldn't matter; as long as His Malevolence has his data, he can revive him as many times as he likes," Libra explained.

"Master, Enter. You two can fight over who's at fault more all you want, but that still leaves us with no plan and no captured Riders or Sentai members for Operation LHAPN." Scorpio reminded him.

"Yoo-hoo! What's Operation LHAPN?" Ryouma asked.

"That's for us to know and for you to not know! Can I crack his skull now?" Leo asked.

"No Leo, you may not…yet." Libra cautioned.

The lion Zodiarts growled in anger.

Suddenly, a portal opened, and Octoroo stepped through it!

"How did you find this place?!" Libra demanded of the squid.

"Oo-ah-oo! I'm here to help you!" Octoroo insisted.

"Help us?!" Libra asked incredulously. "Last I knew, your river was all dried up of monsters. Your master was defeated. You're all that's left of the Nighloks!"

"That's true, oo-ah-oo, but not for much longer! My allies wish to return the favor of when we asked Enter and his associates to help with our plan to gas the city. So they've agreed to let you have one of our NighBots!"

"NighBot?! What in the name of the Presenters is a NighBot?!" Libra spat. He was very close to having calamari for dinner if this squid with a speech impediment didn't spit it out soon.

"It's a Nighlok that's had some cybernetic work done! Come on in, Blazor!"

An oddly shaped silhouette of a dragon seemed to make its way out of the portal, but it appeared to have a cannon in place of one arm, the other had a robotic claw, and there was a red glow coming from one of its eyes. And then there was this unmistakable squeak that filled the room; did it have tank treads for feet?!

Octoroo handed Libra a series of blueprints.

"Here's everything you need to know about him! Sorry, gotta go before I dry up!"

Back through the portal, the squid man went, leaving the servants of his Malevolence with the NighBot.

Libra handed the same plans to Ryouma.

"Oooh! If I ever meet this Houji fellow, I want to shake his hand! This thing is brilliant! It has an array of different laser beams that have varied effects, including elemental damage, and it can turn victims into cyborgs! Would that help with that plan you won't tell me about?"

Libra nodded.

"Okay, then let's get this party started!"

Back at the Space Kamen Rider Suite the following morning, the group emerged from their bedrooms to find JK asleep on the couch with a controller in his hand. Yoko was passed out on his shoulder, snoring loudly with her eyes rolled back and mouth wide open.

"Sadly, they're not as cute as Ryuusei and Tomoko-chan," Yuki observed.

"Oops? Wasn't aware that little Yoko-chan could saw that much lumber." Miu added.

Miu gave her a nudge, and it was enough to rouse Yoko.

"What time is it…" Yoko asked sleepily.

"Time to go eat breakfast."

"I slept here the whole night again?! Mou!" Yoko exclaimed.

Yoko's exclamation was enough to awaken JK.

"I can't believe I fell asleep playing video games again!" JK exclaimed. "Yoko, you're still here too?"

"MOU!" the two exclaimed in unison.

As everyone headed down to breakfast, Ryuusei had something to ask Tomoko.

"Um, Tomoko-chan? Not that I don't have a problem with it, but tonight, could you sleep in your room? In your bed?"

Tomoko's face turned beet red with embarrassment that she had been found out, but at the same time, she smiled, because at the same time, Ryuusei apparently didn't mind her sneaking into bed with him.

Down at the breakfast buffet, they came across the Go-Ongers and other Go-Busters.

"Yoko-chan! There you are!" Ryuji exclaimed.

"I'm okay, Ryuji…I just fell asleep over at JK's." Yoko explained.

Yoko's choice of words seemed to scare Hiromu and Ryuji, whose eyes were wide as saucers.

"WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! WE JUST FELL ASLEEP ON THE COUCH! AH MOU!" The couple shouted in unison.

The other people at breakfast turned to the sound of the commotion and then went back to their meals.

"So, Kengo, any luck getting in touch with Shotaro and Phillip?" Gentaro asked.

"None yet Kisaragi. The time difference between here and Japan notwithstanding, I believe they said something about a birthday party for their friend's daughter today so it won't be until late that I can get Phillip to look into who Enter and Libra are working for."

Back at the bad guys' hideout…

"So, who do we send this guy after first?" Ryouma Sengoku asked.

"Fourze and Meteor have foiled many of our plans. We should start with them." Libra insisted.

"Non non non! We should start with the Shinkengers and those pesky mages!" Enter countered.

"Funny, I thought you were going to say the Go-Busters," Sid commented.

"Gaim and his friends. They'll pay for knocking me out of Supernova!" Scorpio demanded.

"Remember, my pup; we're not here to destroy the Riders, we're here to capture them for His Malevolence." Libra reminded her.

"Can we at least beat them up before we capture them?" Kaito asked.

"If you think that will make them easier to capture, then yes. But remember, we need the heroes alive." Libra reminded everyone.

Kaito grumbled, and then stormed out, with Minato in hot pursuit.

"Shouldn't we stop him?" Scorpio asked.

"Leo! Follow them. Make sure they do not kill Gaim and his friends." Libra ordered.

Leo turned back into his human form to be more inconspicuous and left as well.

"Now, I suppose we can start with our good friends Fourze and Meteor."

Back at the hotel, the Kaban came to life as Kengo finally detected the presence of a kaijin.

"How did this guy get past my sensors for so long?" Kengo wondered.

"Doesn't matter Kengo, we'll go pound it," Ryuusei said. "Let's go, Gentaro."

"Oissu!"

"We'll go with you," Hiromu said as he, Ryuji, and Yoko followed.

"Mou…I wanted to lay out by the pool…" Yoko moaned.

"Yoko-chan, I think you've been getting a little too much sun lately," Ryuji commented.

"I have not!" she protested.

The group all climbed into the Ginjiro, and took off for the signal, which surprisingly, BOMPER was also picking up!

"How is BOMPER detecting the kaijin also?" Ryuji wondered as they drove to the scene.

"Dunno. We'll have to ask the Go-Ongers. Are we sure they're okay with us taking their wheels?" Jin-san asked.

"Considering it's the only place where we can put our partners without them attracting too much attention, I guess it's okay," Hiromu answered.

"What on Earth is that thing?" Ryuusei asked as they approached the scene.

"Looks like a cyborg Charizard," Yoko commented. "What?" was her reply when everyone stared at her.

"Whatever it is, let's send it back to the scrap heap," Hiromu said as everyone got out.

Meteor, Ready?

Gentaro flipped the four Transswitches.

3!

It's Morphin Time!

2!

Ryuusei and the Go-Busters stood ready, waiting on Gentaro.

1!

"Henshin!" Gentaro and Ryuusei called, activating their transformations as M-BUS' beam hit Ryuusei and the rings and smoke covered Gentaro.

"Let's Morphin!" The Go-Busters called as they transformed as well.

"UCHUU…KITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Gentaro bellowed, his voice carrying up to the moon.

"Kamen Rider Meteor. I will decide…Your fate."

"Red Buster!"

"Blue Buster!"

"Yellow Buster!"

"Beet Buster!"

"Stag Buster!" J said as he once again posed in front of his creator, before being shoved back into his correct position.

"Busters Ready? Go!" Hiromu declared as they charged forward.

"Aim for the fleshy parts!" Ryuji said as the three summoned their Sougan Blades and began the attack.

Gentaro used his Radar Switch to lock on and then fired his missiles at another part of the monster. It shot its claw at Yoko, reeling her in as she tried to use her blade to slow its progress.

"Help! This thing's reeling me in like that perverted turtle!" Yoko pleaded.

It then deployed some tendrils from its back as Yoko tried to bat them away.

"It's got tentacles too?! AH MOU!" Yoko complained.

"Come On!" Jin-san and J shouted into their Morphin Blasters.

Boost Up for Buster!

The two fired at the claw, releasing its grip on Yoko, but J shot a little too close for comfort.

"Watch it, robot!" Yoko shot back.

Gentaro changed into Elec States, and armed with Billy the Rod, began landing hits on the monster, which hurt twice as much due to its dual nature.

From a nearby rooftop, Libra, Scorpio, and Sengoku-hakase observed the situation.

"We should have never made a deal with that squid," Scorpio commented.

"It's not over yet. Let's go." Libra said as the two teleported down to the ground. Ryouma, unable to teleport, hurried down the fire escape.

"Libra!" Gentaro declared.

"Hello, Fourze."

Scorpio appeared in front of Ryuusei.

"Hey, Hiromu? Think you can take care of this guy? We've got our own problems." Gentaro said.

"We'll do what we can," Hiromu said.

Are you ready?

"Okay!"

"Roger!"

"Roger Rabbit!"

It's Morphin Time! Powered Custom!

"Powered Morphin!"

Lock On!

"You will not destroy this beautiful robot!"

Lemon Energy!

Ryouma opened fire on the Go-Busters, as they ducked the hail of arrows.

The Radar Module rang, as Gentaro answered.

"Have you defeated the kaijin yet?" Kengo asked.

"Little busy right now!" Gentaro said abruptly. "Libra, Scorpio and Duke came to help it!"

"All right, I'll call Kazuraba and see if he and his companions can come and help," Kengo replied.

At the Team Gaim Suite, Micchi answered the phone.

"All right, Kengo-san, we're on our way." Micchi said after being filled in.

"We got trouble?" Kouta asked.

"Some kind of hybrid kaijin, Kouta-san. Gentaro-san and the Go-Busters are having trouble with it, and Kengo wants us to come and help too."

Kouta, Micchi, and Zack were out the door and on their way.

Back at the fight, Gentaro and Ryuusei had moved on to fighting Libra and his companions, even though they were slightly outnumbered. They became even more outnumbered when Libra decided to create a group of Dustards. Gentaro and Ryuusei countered by going Cosmic and Meteor Storm.

"Gentaro, here comes Kouta." Ryuusei pointed out.

Kouta, Micchi, and Zack drew their Lockseeds in mid-run, the Cracks above their heads following them as they depressed the Cutting Blade on their Drivers to initiate the transformations.

Soiya! Kachidoki Arms! Iza Shutsujin! Ei Ei Oh!

Hai! Kiwi Arms! Geki, Rin, Sei-ya Ha!

(Guitar riff) Kurumi Arms: Mr. Knuckleman! (Three count bell ring with cheering crowds)

"Zack, Micchi, help the Go-Busters! I'm going after Duke!" Kouta instructed.

Blazor fired a white laser at the two Riders and then struck them in the back of the neck with his tendrils, causing the two Riders to lose all their coloring. No sooner did that happen, did they start attacking the Go-Busters!

"What's going on? Why are they attacking us?" Hiromu wondered.

"Whatever those tendrils did, it seems to have brainwashed them into thinking we're their enemies!" Ryuji observed.

"Gentaro! We need to regroup!" Jin-san called

"Ossu!"

Gentaro activated his Smoke Switch, which clouded the scene as the three unaffected Riders and one Sentai escaped to rethink their strategy.

Back at the SKRC Suite…

"What happened?" Kengo asked.

"That robot-dragon-something-or-other did something to Micchi and the others!" Gentaro explained.

"Do we have any idea what?" Kengo asked.

"Not that I can gather; my best guess is that it injected something into them that turned them against us," Jin-san explained.

"Could we devise an antidote, or possibly use Gentaro's Medical Switch to cure them?" Ryuusei asked.

"Maybe, Sakuta. But Kisaragi would need to get dangerously close to them to administer it."

"Not only that, they'll be sure to bring friends along to make it even harder," Hiromu added.

"Mou! Then how do we stop it?" Yoko asked.

"Well, J's a robot, so he might be immune." Ryuji surmised.

"Plus, he might be too stupid to corrupt," Jin-san added.

"Maybe the BuddyRoids can protect us?" Hiromu wondered.

"Possibly, Sakurada," Kengo replied. "But we have another problem; it seems to be headed in the direction of Mr. Brown's."

"I'm going to make that thing pay!" Kouta exclaimed, clearly upset by the recent turn of events, as he stormed out the door.

"Kazuraba, wait!" Kengo called after him.

"We should go after him," Ryuusei replied.

The two space Riders and Busters hurried downstairs to their bikes and Nick to catch up with Kouta before he got himself captured as well.

Back at Mr. Brown's, the Shinkengers were enjoying their vacation of sorts as usual when Garuda came flying in.

"What's up, Garuda? Did you see something?" Haruto asked. "Okay, hang on a second."

Kaoru, reading a magazine to his left, pulled out her earphones.

"Something up?" she asked.

"Garuda-chan must have seen something. I sent him out on patrol because we can't always wait for Kengo to call. Mako…wake up…"

On the opposite side of Haruto, was a dead to the world Mako, on her stomach with her straps undone. Haruto nudged her on the shoulder, and her eyes opened.

"Mou…why can't kaijin just take the day off for once…I was having a great dream." She replied sleepily.

"The one where you marry Takeru?" Kaoru asked.

"Yeah, how'd you know?" Mako asked.

"You sometimes talk in your sleep, Mako-san," Kaoru replied.

"The bigger question is how you were able to hear that from way over there with your earphones in," Haruto commented.

Mako did her straps up again and threw on a cover-up, and the Shinkengers and Mages were on their way via Haruto's Teleport Ring.

When the magic portal opened, the group found Kouta already at work on Blazor, while at the same time fending off both Ryugen and Knuckle!

"Something is definitely wrong with this picture, Takeru," Mako commented.

"Agreed. Let us err on the side of caution." Takeru instructed.

"Mayonnaise and I will try and help out Kouta if the rest of you can handle the kaijin."

Takeru nodded, as Shodouphones came out.

"Genta, Chiaki, and Kotoha are on their way, my lord!" Ryunosuke reported.

"Ippitsu Shoujou!"

"Henshin!" Haruto called, scanning his Flame Dragon Ring.

"HENNNN…SHIN!" Kousuke called.

Flame…Dragon! Bou-Bou, Bou-Bou-Bou!

Set! Open! L-I-O-N! Lion! (Lion roar)

The Shinkengers went through their usual roll call as Haruto and Kousuke announced that it was showtime and lunchtime, and everyone fanned out to make sense of the situation.

"Kouta! What happened to Micchi and Zack?" Haruto asked as he stepped in.

"That thing did something to them to turn them against us!" Kouta shouted.

"Anything we can do to help?" Haruto asked.

"Yeah, you can help me pound him! This is our stage now, guys!"

Blazor deployed three tendrils, but Haruto and Kouta rolled out of the way.

"That was a close one!" Kouta replied.

"Whew…" Haruto added.

"Wait a minute…" Kouta said before Haruto came to the same conclusion.

"KOUSUKE!"

Kamen Rider Beast, monochrome like the rest, now turned on both Haruto and Kouta, with Ryugen and Knuckle backing him up! Haruto wasted no time.

Connect, Please!

Drago Time! Set Up! Start!

Water Dragon!

Hurricane Dragon!

Land Dragon!

Blazor countered by firing a red laser at Water Dragon, causing him to writhe in pain before disappearing, and then shot a brown one at Hurricane Dragon, which had a similar effect, followed by a blue one at Land Dragon.

"Okay, what was that all about?" Haruto wondered.

"Haruto! Watch out!" Kouta called, only for Kaoru to get into its path and be affected.

"Kaoru-chan!" Haruto exclaimed. "Easy now, remember all the fun times we've had by the pool?" he asked.

The Princess apparently was not in much of a reminiscing mood, as she went on the attack against him, along with the other turned people!

"Kouta, this fight is not going very well," Haruto observed.

"I'll say. All that kaijin's new friends are keeping us from getting at him!" Kouta said as he dodged an attack from Ryugen.

More tendrils came, which Kouta and Haruto managed to cut away most of, but one managed to get through and now Kouta was the newest member of the Brainwashed People Club. Blazor tried again to infect Haruto, but he cut the tendril away.

"It will take more than that to drive me into despair!" He retorted, but in the second he let his guard down, Kaoru got a clean hit on him, which strangely had the exact same effect!

"I see, so anyone he's infected can also spread it if they manage to connect," Takeru observed. "Shinkengers, be careful!"

"We're here Tono-sama!" Kotoha called, before tripping over herself and falling down like a klutz. When Chiaki went to help her up, he had his back turned, and one of the tendrils got him as well. As they were already transformed, and Chiaki was holding Kotoha's hand at the same time he was hit, Kotoha was turned as well.

"Chiaki! Kotoha!" Mako exclaimed.

"This is bad, my lord! Very bad!" Ryunosuke wailed.

"Calm down, Ryunosuke. Try using Kajiki's effect."

Ryunosuke brought out his Water Arrow, and attached the Kajiki Disc, and fired an arrow that rained down on the affected, but it, unfortunately, had no effect!

"This must be one of those you have to defeat first before its effects go away." Mako reasoned.

"Sorry for the wait! Shinken Gold! Umemori Genta!" he declared as he came running to the scene as well, using iai to cut his way through tendrils and turned people.

"What did I miss Take-chan?"

"Mother, Chiaki, and Kotoha, as well as everyone else who is monochrome, has been corrupted by that kaijin. We are convinced that only its defeat will free them from its control."

"So, what are we supposed to do?" Genta asked.

"For starters, try not to get hit by those tendrils or someone who's already been turned," Mako explained.

"That's going to be easier said than done!" Genta exclaimed

"Also, being that we're samurai, we're not exactly equipped in the long-range attack department." Mako reminded them.

"We could try the Mogyuu Bazooka, my lord!" Ryunosuke suggested.

Takeru nodded and brought out the Inromaru.

"Super Shinken Red, going forth!"

He took his Super Shinkenmaru and combined it with the Mogyuu Bazooka.

"Super Mogyuu Bazooka!"

He brought out the disc for the finisher and spun it causing the mouth of the weapon to roar.

"Heretic Ruination!" he called, with the remaining Shinkengers helping to brace.

The attack came close, but the monster swatted it away with his claw, as Libra, Scorpio, and Leo all teleported in, each grabbing a Shinkenger!

"Let us go!" Mako protested!

"This will only hurt for a moment," Libra assured her in a sinister voice, before Blazor struck all but Genta with his tendrils, turning Takeru, Mako, and Ryunosuke to the dark side as well!

"Easy Take-chan…please don't hurt me!" Genta cried, as Super Shinken Red tried to nail Genta with the Super Mogyuu Bazooka, missing. Genta ran while ducking back to avoid further shots as the recently turned Shinkengers were joined by their already affected companions along with Ryugen, Knuckle, Gaim, and Wizard, just as Gentaro, Ryuusei, and the Go-Busters arrived on the scene with the Ginjiro close behind with Jin-san at the wheel.

"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!" Genta shouted, as he ran as fast as his legs could carry him with a crowd of possessed Riders and Sentai Members chasing after him.

"Get in!" Hiromu called to Genta, as he and his team opened fire with regular shots from their blasters to try and slow the horde down. No sooner was Genta aboard the group turned around and took off back to the hotel.

Once back in the safety of the SKRC Suite, Kengo was beside himself.

"IT GOT THE SHINKENGERS TOO?!" He exclaimed in disbelief.

"Not to mention Haruto, Kousuke, and Kouta," Ryuusei observed.

"That thing's going to pay for turning all my buds into zombie soldiers!" Gentaro fumed.

"We'll get them back, Gentaro. Don't worry." Ryuusei assured him.

"The question is, how do we stop that thing?" Hiroto wondered.

"Perhaps where the monster is half machine and half living, a combination attack would work?

"But other than the Samurai, all we have from a youkai-fighting team is Genta." Hanto reminded them.

"Plus, he'd have to get close to that thing to hit it."

"Maybe we could put one of Genta's discs on one of our weapons?" Saki suggested.

"Or ours. What do you think, Ani?" Miu asked.

"It might work. No way to know for sure until we try it for real."

"Then let's go for it!" Sousuke said.

"Not so fast, Esumi-san." Kengo cautioned. "The Wings will need to get dangerously close to that kaijin for this to work and don't forget all the Riders and Sentai members he's managed to turn against us, that they'd have to dodge. One wrong move, and you'll be joining them."

"Well, I'm data, J is a BuddyRoid. Plus, could going Powered Custom protect the others from his effects?" Jin-san asked.

"It's possible." Kengo mused. "Here's what we'll do. The Wings will use one of Umemori's discs to power up the Rocket Daggers, while the Go-Busters use Powered Custom and hope it keeps them from being turned. The Go-Ongers, Kisaragi, and Sakuta will stay in the Ginjiro and go in if things go south."

Plan in place, the group set out again to try and put a stop to Blazor's reign of terror.

"Miu. I'll go." Hiroto explained.

"Okay, Ani," Miu said in reply.

With both their Rocket Daggers in hand, with one of Genta's discs affixed to the hilt, Hiroto stood ready to attack, as the Go-Busters stood by to block.

Mission Six

Taking a page from Gai Ikari, Hiroto rocketed towards the kaijin, only for it to zero in and hit him with a purple laser, causing him to veer off course and crash land. Before he could try for another go, he was piled on by Blazor's helpers and struck with a tendril as well.

"ANI!" Miu called, grabbing Saki's Mantan Gun, inserting Jetras' Soul into it, and charging angrily at the monster.

"Miu-san, wait!" Saki called after her, but it fell on deaf ears.

Go-On Gold himself took a swipe at her with his Rocket Dagger, but Hiromu dashed into his path and took the hit. But nothing happened!

"I guess while in Powered Custom, were unaffected," Hiromu said, confirming the theory.

"Be careful not to overheat, Ryuji!" Gorisaki cautioned.

"I'll be okay," Ryuji said, as he digitized a chunk of pavement and hurled it at Blazor's helpers, who had started to look like the Borg from Star Trek, the oldest victims looking further along than the more recent ones.

"That doesn't look promising," Jin-san commented. "I hope that becoming 100% cyborg doesn't mean they're beyond help."

"That would be very bad," J said.

"Of course, it is! We have to stop that thing before Micchi and Zack start telling us resistance is futile!" Jin-san fired back.

The Go-Ongers fired their Mantan Guns at Blazor, but he shot yellow lasers back at them, as they were suddenly de-henshined, and were overcome with high fevers and fits of coughing! The Go-Busters helped them back inside the Ginjiro, as Gentaro tried his Medical Switch to cure them, but it only brought temporary relief before it came back stronger than before!

"Um, Kengo? We have another problem." Gentaro called.

"Don't tell me the Go-Ongers are on his team too…" Kengo said.

"Just Miu and Hiroto! But the rest are sicker than a pack of dogs!" Gentaro clarified.

"WHAT?!" Kengo shouted, incredulous.

"We tried Medical on them, but it only worked for a second, before they seemed to feel worse than they did before!" he explained.

"Okay, get back here as fast as you can. We need a new plan." Kengo said.

Ryuusei took the Magphone from Kengo.

"We might have another problem. Some of the affected people were starting to turn into cyborgs. Jin-san fears that when that process is complete, we may not be able to save them."

Kengo simply hung up.

"I guess he's at the end of his rope," Ryuusei commented.

"Well, let's get back to the hotel," Jin-san said.

"Wait, could we stop by that gaming convention?" Ryuusei asked. "There's someone there who might be able to help us with our sick Go-Ongers."

Later…

"I can't believe it! I've never recorded fevers this high!" Emu exclaimed in disbelief. "What exactly did they all come down with?"

"We're not sure, Emu. Some kaijin hit them with this yellow laser beam and the next thing we knew, this happened!" Gentaro explained.

"I'll do what I can, but there's only so much I can do without a medical license. But a licensed doctor or not, I still must get their smiles back!" Emu declared.

"Please do the best you can, Houjou-sensei." Ryuusei insisted.

"I also wish I could help out with the other problem, but Hiiro-san took my Driver, so I can't fight as Ex-Aid."

"Don't worry, Emu! We'll beat that guy and save all my buds!" Gentaro said optimistically, pounding on his chest for emphasis.

The group had food brought up to recharge their batteries while they thought of a new plan. The constant fighting had left everyone hungry, and the repeated transformations into Fourze and Meteor had left their Cosmic Energy depleted as well. Even Yoko was indulging in a strawberry shortcake to recharge her battery.

"So, what do we do now, Kengo?" Gentaro asked.

"Once we're ready to go again, we need to somehow hit that monster with a mystical and tech-based attack simultaneously. One or the other may only make it stronger, and I'm not about to test that theory with almost all the heroes in the city doing its bidding.

"Damn!" Ryuusei swore.

"What is it Ryuusei-kun?" Tomoko asked.

"When that Bangray guy read Gentaro's memories, he pulled out Sagittarius. But I don't think any of us defeated him. Plus, Gai didn't say anything about the copies vanishing when he was destroyed, so it's probably still out there."

"If we detect him, we can always ask the Samurai Rangers and their allies to go after him," Kengo suggested.

"Do we have their number?" Gentaro asked.

"I…have…Mia's…number." Saki coughed.

"Saki-chan, try not to talk." Emu insisted.

"The Rangers use a similar power to the Shinkengers; could they substitute for Genta if we needed them to?" Ryuusei asked.

"I'd prefer not to get them involved unless we have to. I fear that Tenma person will be back, and the Samurai need to be ready for him if that happens." Kengo explained.

Unfortunately, Sagittarius had indeed gotten out, unknown to everyone. Being a copy, he didn't register appropriately like the real Zodiarts. But real or not, he was still a threat.

Elsewhere, a young man in a hooded trenchcoat along with a young woman was riding a motorcycle when his phone rang with whirring and clanking like a machine.

"Master?"

"I'm picking up something where you are."

"Smash?"

"Don't think so. But I think you should investigate it anyway."

The young man could hear loud snoring in the background as he talked to his caller.

"Got it! Your camera ready?" he asked his passenger.

She nodded in response.

Sagittarius was terrorizing people in a park as they ran for cover from his rain of arrows when physics equations began to fill the air, as well as the sound of shaking. The young man in the hooded trenchcoat approached slowly, shaking some small containers about the size of a salt shaker in both hands. The woman with him led the people away before getting ready to film.

"You certainly don't look like a Smash, but I can't just let you rampage like that. Now, shall we begin the experiment?"

The man took the two bottles, turned the caps around and put them into what appeared to be a straightforward Driver.

Rabbit! Tank! Best Match!

He began to turn the crank, as a square frame appeared and tubes started growing out of his belt buckle in front and behind him, as blue and red liquid molded itself into two halves of armor.

Are you Ready?

"Henshin!"

The man took a Praying Mantis stance and then brought his arms to his sides, as the two halves came together with an explosion of steam.

Hagane no Moonsault! RabbitTank! Yeaaah!

(Music Cue: Be The One)

More tubes came out of his belt, forming into a drill weapon, which the Rider swung like a sword at Sagittarius.

Back at the SKRC Suite, Tomoko was watching the live stream on her iPad.

"Another…Kamen Rider...?"

"This is Sawa Takigawa live from Panorama City, as Kamen Rider Build has engaged an unknown enemy!"

"Ryuusei-kun! Come here!"

He hurried over to watch and called for Gentaro, but he had fallen asleep!

"Oh well," Tomoko said.

Back at the fight, Build thrust his drill at Sagittarius, who was knocked backward, and called Dustards for help.

"For multiple enemies, it's gotta be this!" Build said as he shook an orange bottle along with a silver one and inserted them into his Driver as well.

Taka! Gatling! Best Match!

He turned the crank again, as the two parts were molded in front and back.

Are you Ready?

"Build Up!" he called, as he assumed a new form.

Tenkuu no Abarenbou! HawkGatling! Yeahhh!

He summoned a Gatling pistol the same way he summoned his drill sword, and opened up on the Dustards, as the bullets became hawks before they struck. He then spun the cylinder nine times.

10!

20!

30!

40!

50!

60!

70!

80!

90!

The Dustards were trapped in a spherical graph with each spin, as Build spread his wings to go airborne and spun it one last time.

100! Full Bullet!

Build opened fire, hitting all the targets trapped in the graph and turning them into space dust.

Sagittarius shot arrows at Build from the sky, who dodged.

"Looks like I'll have to get up close and personal with you." Build said, shaking another pair of bottles, one brown and one ice blue.

Gorilla! Diamond! Best Match!

Are you Ready?

"Build Up!"

Kagayaki no Destroyer! GorillaMond! Yeahhh!

"After using HawkGatling to deal with the foot soldiers, Build has become his power-oriented form, GorillaMond! But he has yet to say his second catchphrase!"

Build began turning the crank on his Driver, causing it to announce,

Ready, go! Voltech Finish! Yay!

Build created a diamond wall in front of him, then punched it with his gorilla fist, causing it to splinter into smaller fragments that all hit Sagittarius.

"Did I get him?"

When the smoke cleared, Sagittarius was still standing there, albeit in a much more slimmed down form that was bright red.

"One more Best Match left, I hope this works!" Build said.

Ninja! Comic! Best Match!

Are You Ready?

"Build Up!"

Shinobi no Entertainer! NinninComic! Yeahhh!

Now Build was a purple and yellow form, themed after a ninja and a comic book.

"The laws of victory have been decided!" he declared, touching the ninja antenna on his helmet.

4Koma Ninpoutou!

A sword with comic book panels for the blade, but also pen-like in appearance appeared in Build's hand, as he pushed the trigger on the hilt once, causing the lowermost panel to light up.

Bunshin no Jutsu!

Some clones of Build were drawn in with a comic explosion of "Boom!" and a cartoon cloud of smoke, who began running in a circle around Sagittarius, as Build pulled the trigger again and lit up the second panel.

Katon no Jutsu! Kaen Giri!

The clones were set on fire, forming a fire wheel, as Build leaped into the air and came down with a flaming slash.

Sagittarius staggered, down, but still not out.

"Um, let's try that again!" Build said, switching back to RabbitTank.

Ready, Go! Voltech Finish! Yay!

Build jumped high into the air and forced himself underground, causing a linear chart to appear, as he followed the curve right down into Sagittarius with a Rider Kick, sending him flying and turning to dust in the process as the live stream ended.

Build pulled out an empty bottle, which he used to suck up the remains of Sagittarius, causing it to become more bulbous and gain a spider web pattern. He then powered down.

"That was awesome, Sento-kun!" the young lady said in congratulations. But Sento seemed to have his mind on something else.

"I wonder what this one will become?" Sento wondered aloud, as pictures of his thoughts appeared in the sky. "Horse, perhaps? Or maybe Archer? If it's Archer, It'll need a weapon! I CAN'T WAIT TO FIND OUT WHAT IT'S GOING TO BECOME!" he exclaimed, causing his cowlick to stick up.

With that, he grabbed Sawa and hopped back on his motorcycle, and sped off for the airport.

Elsewhere in the city, Kaito and Minato-san were cornered by Leo.

"So, Libra sends his pet kitty to get rid of us. I guess you didn't get the memo from the blonde woman that we're not to be killed."

Leo crushed the walnuts in his hand and growled, activating his Switch and changing into his Zodiarts Form.

"Let's go," Kaito said, twirling his Banana Lockseed and opening it.

Banana!

"Of course, Kaito," Minato-san answered, opening hers as well.

Peach Energy!

"Henshin!"

Lock On!

Come On! Banana Arms! Knight of Spe-ar!

Soda! Peach Energy Arms! (Arabian techno music)

Armed and ready, Kaito and Minato-san went on the attack.

Back at the Space Kamen Rider Club Suite, Kengo had come to a conclusion.

"We can't rely on Genta alone. As much as I wanted to keep them out of our personal business, circumstances leave us no choice. Umemori-san, could you please call the Samurai?"

Down on the beach, as usual, Lauren, Mia, Sakura and Suiren were lying in the sun when Mia's Samuraizer rang.

"Hello?"

"Um, is this Mia?" Genta asked.

"Yes, who's this?" she replied.

"It's Genta from the Shinkengers. My whole team has been turned into zombies by a strange kaijin, as well as many of the other Sentai members and Kamen Riders here in the city. We're really in a pinch, can we count on your help?" he asked.

"Yeah, sure, tell us where you want to meet up, and I'll let the others know."

"Who was that?" Lauren asked, sitting up.

"That sushi seller, Genta. All those Kamen Riders and Super Sentai members that have been busy fighting off kaijin while we work on our tans are in a huge bind and can really use our help."

"Well, they all helped us save this city before, so I guess it's about time we return the favor," Lauren said, pulling out her Shoudouphone.

"Sakura…" Mia said, nudging the snoozing swordswoman.

"Huh…?"

"We've got trouble. Our counterparts and their allies are in serious trouble and need us to bail them out." She explained.

"About time! I've been itching for a real fight for a while. SUIREN!"

Suiren, who was much further gone than Sakura, shot up at the sound of her sister shouting her name.

"Did you really have to do that?" Suiren answered sleepily.

"Considering you were out cold, yes. Now get dressed, we've got to save the Kamen Riders and Super Sentai members. Yes, that includes Kouta."

"Kouta's in trouble? Why didn't you say so?!" Suiren exclaimed.

Sakura sighed as she threw her clothes on.

Driving over to the Panorama City Hotel and Suites, the Samurai group headed up to the SKRC Suite where Gentaro, Ryuusei, and the Go-Busters were waiting, along with the still mysteriously sick Go-Ongers.

Kengo wasted no time filling them in, as Lauren translated.

"A monster called Blazor, which is some kind of cyborg dragon, has been on the loose. In addition to making all the Go-Ongers save two sick, the monster has also succeeded in turning all the other Kamen Riders, as well as all the Shinkengers into its slaves. Because we believe the monster is half Nighlok/Ayakashi and half Attack Bot/Banki, a simultaneous attack by both a technologically based team and a non-tech team is the only way to defeat it."

Lauren finished her translation to the other members of her team aside from Mia, Sakura, and Suiren, who took it all in.

"Ask him what his plan is," Jayden asked.

Sometime later, the Samurai headed to Blazor's current location, escorting Gentaro, Ryuusei, Genta, and the Busters as if they were prisoners.

"What do you want? Libra and Enter aren't interested in you guys."

"No, but we're interested in joining up, so we brought you a peace offering," Jayden explained.

"Ooh! They'll be so pleased with me!" it answered happily.

Suddenly, two charged shots from opposite directions slammed into Blazor!

"What was that?!" it demanded.

"The beginning of the end for you! Let's go, guys!" Jayden called, as his team took out their Samuraizers.

"Samuraizer! Go Go Samurai!"

"Samurai Ranger, Gold Power!" Antonio added.

"Ikkan Kanjou!" Genta added.

It's Morphin Time!

"Let's Morphin!" Jin and J said.

Are you ready?

"Okay!"

"Roger!"

"Roger Rabbit!"

It's Morphin Time! Powered Custom!

"Powered Morphin!"

Meteor, Ready?

3!

2!

1!

"Henshin!"

Kanji were drawn and flipped, BuddyRoid armor donned, and smoke and rings and a beam from M-BUS finished all the transformations.

"Red Samurai Ranger, Ready!" Jayden and Lauren said.

"Blue Samurai Ranger, Ready!" Kevin added.

"Pink Samurai Ranger, Ready!" Mia said.

"Green Samurai Ranger, Ready!" Mike said.

"Yellow Samurai Ranger, Ready!" Emily said.

"Gold Samurai Ranger, Ready!" Antonio said.

"Rangers together," Jayden and Lauren started.

"Samurai Forever!" the rest finished.

"Shinken Gold! Umemori Genta!"

"Red Buster!"

"Blue Buster!"

"Yellow Buster!"

"Beet Buster!"

"Stag Buster!"

"Out of my way J!" Jin said as J did his usual stupidity.

"Tokumei Sentai, Go-Busters!" they all said as their logo appeared behind them.

"UCHUU…KITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Gentaro bellowed, tucking his body in and exploding outwards and upwards into an X, as his shout resounded into deep space. Somewhere on a space ship, a pink android was daydreaming while writing on her tablet.

"I wonder what that was?" she wondered.

"Kamen Rider Fourze! Let's settle this once and for all!" he exclaimed, finishing his pose.

"Kamen Rider Meteor. I will decide…your fate."

A huge mess of Moogers and Grinders showed up.

"Gentaro, Hiromu, we'll handle the youkai! You guys handle the robots!" Lauren explained.

"Busters Ready…? Go!" Hiromu replied as they charged into battle.

"Ossu!" Gentaro grunted as he and Ryuusei tore into the Grinders as well.

"Who does that Meteor guy think he is? Bruce Lee?" Mike commented.

"Mike! Be nice!" Emily scolded.

Capable hand to hand fighter that he was, Gentaro fought better as Fourze using his Switches. The Radar module rang, and it was Kengo to tell him just that.

"I know I know, use the Switches…." Gentaro replied

Claw!

Spike!

Chainsaw!

Shield!

CLAW ON

SPIKE ON

CHAINSAW ON

SHIELD ON

"Let's try this again!"

Gentaro went back on the attack, using Switches this time.

"Time to turn you into scrap metal," Ryuusei said, inserting his Meteor Switch into his Meteor Galaxy.

Limit Break, Okay!

"WOOOO..." He exclaimed, landing punch after punch on the foot soldiers as a comet trail appeared behind his fist, before finishing with a final strike and a "HWATCHA!", as well as lots of trashed Grinders.

"J!"

"Right!"

Boost Up for Buster

The two attacked with their sword finishers, tearing up even more Grinders.

Genta and Antonio started with their swords sheathed, disappeared from sight, and then appeared as they sheathed their swords, and the Moogers went down.

"Let's see that again!" They said in unison.

The fight rewound and was played back, showing the speed of their iai as they carved up the Moogers like raw fish. Spin Sword attacks from the Samurai took out the remainder.

"Uh oh…"

Gentaro tied up the monster with his Winch, shouting to Lauren and Mia, "Let him have it!"

"Fire Smasher, Cannon Mode!" Jayden exclaimed as he transformed his Spin Sword to zanbatou and then into a cannon, as the discs were loaded. Next to them, Hiromu had summoned the Lio Attache, and the others took a position to brace him. Lauren counted down, and the two pulled the trigger simultaneously, sending discs and a Deletion Attack into Blazor, taking him down.

Back at the bad guys' hideout, all the captured tokusatsu members were all ready for delivery, when they all turned back to their natural coloring with no clue how they got there. Before Libra and Enter could call in foot soldiers to stop them, Haruto had teleported them safely away, as they ended up at Mr. Brown's.

As was usually the case, but not sure whether it was the second life or the chip kicking in, but a gigantic Blazor was now on the loose, and that meant it was Megazord time.

The Samurai Rangers brought out their Folding Zords and enlarged them, and brought them together into the Samurai Megazord, as Antonio called in the Samurai ClawZord, and Lauren brought out the Bull Megazord.

"DaiKaiOh, Peerless under Providence!" Genta announced as he summoned his own, and to tell them apart, Antonio shifted into its West configuration.

Ryuji brought out Tategami Lio, and then combined them with his own Buster Machine and Yoko's to form Go-Buster Lioh

Go-Buster Lioh! Gan Gan Gagiin!

Hiromu stood ready with Ace, while Jin-san brought out Go-Buster Beet.

"Cą va, monsieurs and mademoiselles!" Enter said as he showed up as a backup with his Megazord.

"This is my Megazord. It's pretty good too." Escape chimed in.

A few BugZords warped in to even up the odds.

"Anybody have a plan?" Mike asked.

Just then, Mia's Samuraizer rang!

"Hello? Oh, okay Ryuji."

"Ryuji says he'll work with us to take out Blazor. We probably have to hit it with a Symbol Power and Deletion attack at the same time like we did before to finish it off."

Lauren was suddenly startled by a certain defective robot!

"Hello, I am Beet J Stag! By the way, the 'J' stands for…excuse me, I have a phone call. Hello, this is Beet J Stag. By the way, the 'J stands for…"

"I know what the 'J' stands for, you idiot, I'm the one who built you! Where the hell are you?!" Jin-san demanded.

"I am in the large cow man with the Princesses' counterpart."

"Well, tell her we're going after the small fry while Ryuji and her brother go after the monster!"

"I've got Enter," Hiromu called, calling in one of his disposable swords and going on the attack.

"I'll take Escape!" Jin-san declared.

The two squared off against the Avatars of Vaglass while everyone else took a BugZord. One fired at Antonio, but he used his fan to bat them back at it. While it staggered back, he spun the face wheel.

"Claw Battlezord South! Double Katana Strike!"

"Ebibasami Honte Gaeshi!" Genta called as he used the lobster claws on DaiKaiOh to finish off another one.

Lauren fired the Shoulder Blasters at her target, causing it to stagger back.

"Revolving Laser Blaster!" She called, firing a blast from the disc above its head at the BugZord and causing it to explode as well.

Hiromu and Jin-san pinned Enter and Escape's Megazords, keeping them from affecting the battle momentarily, calling to the Samurai and Ryuji, "Now!"

The Samurai Megazord drew its sword and performed its finisher, while Ryuji and Yoko struck with a Lion Crash, the Mojikara based attack aimed at the Nighlok part, and the Deletion attack aimed at the mechanical part, sending Blazor down in a blaze of glory.

"Samurai Rangers," Jayden said.

"Victory is ours!" Lauren finished.

"Merde!" Enter swore. "Let's go, Mademoiselle."

"Shutdown Complete!" The Busters declared.

"Everyone, everyone!" Genta called.

"What's he want?" Jayden asked.

"A clap of victory!" Genta declared, and after his request was communicated to the other Samurai, they did it with him.

"Thank you very much," Jayden said, bowing properly in thanks to Genta, the Go-Busters, and the Space Kamen Riders.

"No prob! One last thing though!" Gentaro explained through Lauren.

The bewildered Samurai Rangers were subjected to Gentaro's Friendship Handshake.

"There! We're buds now! Hey, Hiromu, Ryuji, Yoko, Masato, J? Are we official buds yet?"

"I don't think so…" Hiromu started to say before Gentaro shook hands with all the Go-Busters and made it official with them if it wasn't already.

"Ossu! Now it's official!"

The N/S Magphone rang, and Gentaro answered it.

"KISARAGI, WHERE ARE YOU?! IS THAT MONSTER DEAD YET?"

"Yup, all taken care of. Ryuusei, the Busters and I are on our way back now."

The two groups parted ways as the sun began to set.

"A whole pool day, wasted fighting bad guys…Mou!"

"Yoko-chan, you've been out by the pool every single day since we got here. You even came out to get us yesterday still in your bikini. You'll live."

"Besides, there's always tomorrow!" J said optimistically. "I wonder if I should take pictures of Yoko and sell them to Weekly Playboy!"

Yoko grabbed a wrench that happened to be lying around in the Ginjiro and began hitting J repeatedly with it, using very colorful language as she did so.

"Ryuji? Hey, you okay?" Hiromu asked.

Ryuji sat there stunned, much like Hiromu acted when he saw chickens.

"Did she learn all that from her boyfriend?" he said in disbelief.

"You've got to realize it at some point Ryuji; your little Yoko-chan's grown into a young woman," Jin-san explained from the wheel.

"Says the guy who had the hots for her mom." Ryuji countered.

Back at their hideout, both Libra and Enter were wearing ruts in the floor with all their pacing. Leo came straggling inside in his human form, looking like he had received quite the beat down as Kaito and Minato-san returned as well.

At the airport, Sento, still in excited mode, practically dragged Sawa into the terminal, just before the Club arrived with Emu.

"You're leaving already, Emu-sensei?" Tomoko asked.

"Yeah. Hiiro-san called, they really need me back. Oh well, I had a great time while it lasted!"

"Yo! Emu! It was great fighting with you! We'll have to do that again sometime!"

"Yeah! Count on it! We'll conquer space with no continues!" Emu said as they shook hands Gentaro style.

"Bye Houjou-sensei!" Miu replied, blowing him a kiss, as Shun saluted.

"Good luck with those Bugsters!" JK added.

"Emu, take care of yourself, okay?" Ryuusei insisted.

"Don't worry, I will!"

"Emu-sensei, please keep an eye on Kiriya-san." Tomoko insisted.

"Okay, I will!" he said, waving behind him as he headed into the terminal.

A pair of underwear then blew into Ryuusei's face.

"Ah, Mou! Not again!" Eiji called as he chased after his tomorrow. "Gentaro? You're still here?"

"Eiji!" Gentaro said as they shook hands. "What are you doing back?"

"Chiyoko-san asked Hina-chan and me to go to that restaurant here to see if we could borrow some of their costumes for a Sentai Rider night. Have you all met Hina-chan?" Eiji asked.

The Club replied that they hadn't, so Eiji introduced her to all of them.

"Man, that girl's got quite a grip!" JK exclaimed as Tomoko elbowed him.

"Hey, Eiji! We've got to fight again sometime! Ankh too!"

"Hopefully our paths will cross again. Who knows, maybe you'll befriend some new Riders!"

"Eiji-kun, we need to get going." Hina reminded him.

"Well, see you!" Eiji said as he and Hina headed off.

In their seats, Sawa smiled as she reviewed her footage, while Sento was like a little kid waiting for Christmas morning.

"That was good to see Gentaro. I hope I do get to fight with him again soon Hina-chan. Hina-chan?"

He felt a weight on his shoulder and heard a sigh.

"Sleep tight, Hina-chan."

Emu made his way up the aisle, not noticing Sento or Eiji, as he came to his row where he had the window, the aisle seat was occupied by a young lady with pink earphones who was currently absorbed in an issue of Shoujo Cosmic.

"Excuse me, miss?" Emu said, tapping her on the shoulder.

"Oh! Sorry!" she said, getting up and allowing Emu to take his seat, dropping a bunch of cylinders with Triceratops on them.

"Are you by chance a sentai member?" Emu asked.

"Maybe…? I'm Amy Yuuzuki, Kyoryu Pink."

"Emu Houjou, Kamen Rider Ex-Aid."

"WOW! You're a Kamen Rider?" she exclaimed.

Later, back at the hotel, Kengo put in a call to Phillip.

"You're back from your party?" Kengo asked.

"We would have been back sooner, but Shotaro cannot resist Naturally. Haruna-chan knew this and forced all of us to sing along."

"Fine then. You ready?" Kengo said.

"Yes."

Phillip concentrated and entered the Gaia Library.

"I want to know the identity of the mastermind behind Enter and Libra. First Keyword: Zodiarts."

The bookshelves shuffled and flew off, shrinking the search results.

"Second Keyword: Vaglass."

More books flew off, but he was nowhere near an answer.

"Third Keyword?" Phillip asked.

"Try this: Operation LHAPN."

Phillip imputed it, and it narrowed all the results down to a single book entitled, "His Malevolence."

"Intriguing! I would never have thought this." Phillip exclaimed.

"What is it, Phillip?" Kengo asked.

"The identity of Enter and Libra's master. It's…"

To Be Continued…