A/N: Hello again, I'm back with another chapter. I'm sorry if this story is taking so long to update, apparently I've been going through some IRL stuff. It's a long story, but I'm coming back to update it as usual!

"So, where are we going now?" Marty asked, with Lasso still by his side. "Anticoria. It's where the rest of our team is kidnapped by Lord..Zactu himself.."

"How'd you-" Ash wasn't sure what the Rusher had meant at first, but she soon realized what happened when the robot himself had kidnapped all Rusherz; except for Lasso, remain in the lair. "Right. Zactu.."

"For a second there we thought you're going to be an Anticorian appetizer!" Marty chuckled, Lasso glared at him at the joke he'd said to him. "Well, a lot of appetizers for thousands of them.."

"Here in Anticoria we need to save our team before it's too late, and too early." Lasso responded as he stopped to gaze his eyes upon what appeared to be a castle, just big enough to fit in thousands of Blitz Borgs to defend. "And this is where we save them, but I gotta warn ya'll. It's a trap.."

"Do we have any plans to distract them?" Ish asked Lasso as he grabbed his NFL-R out of his pocket. "We can't use our NFL-R's, but do we have any ideas besides that?"

"Only one way to find out.." Was all the Rusher could say before a Blitz Borg left the castle, turning around to make sure no intruders are there to stop them. The robot walked around and checked all over the area, only to find that no one was there. The robot headed back to the castle, only for Lasso to wrap his lasso around it's waist, trapping it against it in the process as the Guardians run off.

The robotic creature soon formed back into a ball, which Lasso furrowed his brows in bewilderment. "Well, that was...something.." The Rusher spoke before watching the Guardians head into the building. "GUARDIANS! WAIT! IT'S NOT SAFE IN THERE!"

The Guardians and their Rusher sidekick ran across the castle with a few of Zactu's Blitz Borgs not noticing them as they heard footsteps. Fortunately for the heroes, the bots are pretending that they were just Zactu's guards running off to capture them. And speaking of which, the bots are on the verge of doing so at this point.

They were seen in their knight attire, the same gifts Prince Belan offered them earlier ago. They were only used for disguises, but the Guardians'll use them to protect themselves in a fight. "So, about the Rusherz. How are we supposed to save them?" Marty asked as he stopped and turned over to where the Rusherz are stored in each experiment container, draining their energy as the beam of light rushed onto them in the process. "We're early enough to reach in there on time, but how?"

"We need to come up with a plan." Lasso spoke as he grabbed his rope. "You'll attack each Blitz Bot; without using your NFL-R's until there's not enough to knock us down, then turn on the-" The Rusher was soon cut off as a Blitz Borg walked over to them.

"AFTER THEM!" Was all the creature could say as the Rusher immediately scrambled his legs onto the floor, leading the Guardians the way out of the building. "AND TAKE THE RUSHER! IT APPEARED THAT IT HAD ESCAPED!"

Inside the container leaves Pilot Sonic, watching Lasso and the rest of the Guardians making their way out of the castle. "The Guardians are here.." The Jets Rusher said weakly, unable to keep his energy up from doing any more damage. "We gotta warn them. Their quest is a-"

He stopped, then soon realized that Lasso had came along with the Guardians to save the rest of the team as well. "Wait..Lasso!?"

"DAMN IT! WE LOST THEM!" The robot snarled as he entered the room where the Rusherz have their energy drained time after time. "How are we gonna stop them now!?"

"Appeared they've gotten the Anticore as well. They've somehow kept it through the journey without having each of Zactu's guards noticing it." Swoop responded, his voice now weak as he energy kept on getting drained in the process. "They still don't have their NFL-R's at this point. They have a feeling they might get 'em revoked.."

Zactu walked over to the weak Eagles Rusher and once he was about to say something, a flash of light hit him in the back. He fell onto his knees, but quickly got up as he turned over to the Cowboys Rusher, with the lasso still in his hand. "THE RUSHER HAS ESCAPED! GET HIM!" The robot roared as he ordered his guards to take him back where he was supposed to belong.

The robots went over to the Rusher, only for them to be halted as the Guardians proceeded to attack them with their projectiles. Ish began to hit the first of Zactu's guards with his heat flashes; not with his Guardian powers, but with the powers Belan offered him. Without Belan, the Guardians are forunately able to take most of the creatures down in no time. "DAMN IT! THEY'RE TOO STRONG!"

"GUARDS! TAKE DOWN THE GUARDIANS, AND TAKE THE RUSHER AS WELL!" The robot roared, only for him to prevent himself from attacking as the Rusher wrapped his lasso around his waist. His scream was louder as the lasso's grip tightened, and it was enough for the rest of Zactu's guards to figure out what was going on.

With most Borgs taken down, the Guardians prepared themselves for the fight of their life. "Ish! There's too many of them!" Marty cried as the robotic creature got close to him, only for it to be sent flying. It wasn't the Guardian's power at all, nor Lasso's. If it wasn't any of those, then who could it...

Until then, a loud BANG caused the robot to be sent flying. Turns out, it was the Jets Rusher; Pilot Sonic! "Sonic!" Was all Marty could yell out before another one of Zactu's guards grabbed him by the torso. "GUYS! HELLO!? I NEED HELP BACK THERE!"

"GET BACK!" The Jets Rusher bellowed as he rammed his full being onto the robot, sending it flying when it finally lets go of Marty. He landed on his feet and watched one of the leader's henchmen go unconscious. The Browns Guardian thanked the Rusher for his help, and soon went back to his fighting spree.

With the Cowboys Rusher still struggling to keep his grip around Zactu, Pilot Sonic began distracting each one of the robots as the Guardians continued on fighting them back. The rope finally broke, and the hulking leader was about to get his hands onto the Rusher, only for Ish to use his knight powers to stop him from doing so. "GET AWAY FROM MY FRIEND!" The Chargers Guardian yelled as he continued on fighting off Zactu.

"PILOT! DISTRACT HIM WHILE I GO FIND THE POWER SWITCH!" Marty bellowed, waving his hand to get the Pilot's attention. Pilot nodded and soon flew around as Zactu began chasing him down. Lasso didn't have anything else to do but use his rope to keep enemies from attacking, but with the Guardians barely struggling to take the rest of the bots down and Zactu chasing Pilot Sonic off while Marty finds the power switch, he knew what to do next.

Lasso began tying his rope into a large knot to make it a weapon; with the large string still attached to the ball, and it was fully ready to knock them down. Not the heroes, but the enemies. They are his target.

The Cowboys rusher swung his rope around and aimed it towards the blitz borg, slamming the knot onto its head. It immediately fell onto the floor as the Guardians continued to fight back. The knot on Lasso's weapon was a direct hit. Tua stopped and turned back at the Rusher with a proud smile growing on his face. "Lasso- How'd you do that!?"

"I didn't have any choice but to fight back. It's to save ya'll from causing any more trouble.." Lasso spoke as he turned over to watch the Jets Rusher getting chased by Zactu, telling him to get back here. "There's a chance I'm knocking Zactu out as well.."

"But how? Zactu's too strong for you to do that!" Tua asked before he continued knocking down the Blitz Borg with his knight projectiles.

"Only one way to-" Lasso finished, before he was soon cut off as he finally gazed his eyes upon the Rusherz, now falling onto the floor as the beam of light stopped rushing onto them. "The Rusherz!"

"I can't believe that worked.." Marty laughed as he went towards his Guardian friends, now exhausted from fighting various amounts of Blitz Borgs. "And Lasso saved us with the help of his trusty rope!"

"It's a rope that looked like a mace, except there's no spikes on it.." Lasso answered as he watched Tua take the Rusherz back into a safe spot. "I didn't have anything else to do with the rope so I have to come up with a better idea."

"You're a genius, you know that?" Marty responded, chuckling as he saw the condition on Lasso's rope. "You come up with better ideas then I do.."

"urgh..STOP THEM! BRING THE RUSHERZ BACK WHERE THEY BELONG!" Zactu roared, only for the ball on the rope to hit him on the back of his head, knocking him out soon after. The rest of the Guardians paused and watched the robotic leader fall onto the floor, and go unconscious.

"Wow..did not expect you to knock him out in no time.." Ish shook as he stared at the condition of Zactu, then back at the Rusher, still with the proud smile on his face. "But seriously. We gotta get you guys outta here. There's some trouble over there on Earth.."

The rest of the team left the castle, with Zactu remaining on the floor, still scratched and unconscious with a few of his Guards standing strong, staring at him in worry.

With the absence of the rest of the Guardians and Rushers remaining outside the HOK, the Anticorians are outside the football field, on the verge to attack their foes. "Give us a good reason why we shouldn't attack you.." Stellaria growled as she raised her hand to grab the football player by the shirt collar, only for her to freeze, and raise her head up as the sky began to brighten, leaving a large and bright beam before the rest of the Guardians flew out of the portal; now in their Guardian forms. "And give us a good reason not to.." Ish spoke as he flew in and rammed his full being onto Stellaria, sending her flying.

The robot fell onto the ground before she got up and watched the rest of the Rusherz fly out of the portal, ready to attack their enemies with their energy fully gained. "And we brought the Rusherz home as well.."

Claw flew in and sunk his claws onto Angkoro, while both Scavenger and Pillage began attacking Zich with their projectiles. Sudden Death froze in fear as he watched the Rusherz attack his minions, but he wasn't there to give up yet. He raised his hand to send in his Blitz Borgs, only for Ash's necklace to stop them from forming into their true forms, and leave them as spherical objects instead. "HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!"

The rest of the Anticorians struggle to fight back as the Rusherz continued on their attempts to take them down, alongside the Guardians who were now soon taking down a few of the Blitz Borgs Sudden Death had sent out before the heroes showed up. "IT'S NOT POSSIBLE!" The human-like robot bellowed as his henchmen (and henchwoman) run back to him, showing no signs in taking the rest of the Rusherz down.

"You, Guardians.. I'll get you next time, and the Megacores.." Ish stared at the robotic monster as he raised his hand up in the air. "And if we come back here, give us the Megacore or we'll destroy you and those little verments.."

It was all before Sudden Death and his minions faded into the distance, leaving all of the Guardians and Rusherz remaining on the football field, with excitement on their faces. Alongside the football players that were unable to fight back, they also remained on the field as they watched the action take place.

As the Rusherz began cheering, Pilot Sonic went towards Lasso and thanked him for his help. "Lasso, thanks for helping us out. Without you, the Guardians are unable to take us back to safety.."

The Cowboy chuckled, before he went on to hug the Pilot for helping him out during the fight back at Zactu's lair. "And thanks for distracting Zactu. The Guardians and I won't be taking him down without you.."

Lasso gazed back upon the condition of his rope, which now turned into a mace; used to knock Zactu down without a choice. "I gotta get this rope fixed somehow.."

-THE END-