I do not own the Teen Titans or the Justice League Unlimited series. They are properties of Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. and DC Comics. I do not own the rights to the Kamen Rider Kabuto franchise. It is owned by Toei Inc. and Ishinomori Ind. I do claim ownership of the characters that I have made that use the Zecters in this series, any new Riders and Zecters, extra mecha, new enemies and also over the EX version of the Kabuto series Riders.

Kabuto EX

Author: Toku Warrior

Chapter 3

Attack of the Spider Rider! Alliances! Rider Sting!

Deep within Titans Tower, the Titans were in the Tower infirmary, tending to their injured guest. Robin was monitoring Kain's vitals while Raven used her powers to heal most of his injuries. Starfire gave Cyborg a hand with cleaning up the common area of the tower while Beast boy went to the kitchen to make some soup. He figured that after a fight like that that their new friend may need some nourishment.

Finishing up with the cleaning, Star and Cy headed back to the infirmary with BB in tow, the changeling carrying a tray with a bowl of tomato soup and a glass of green tea and honey. "I sure hope he likes my cooking." Beast Boy said.

"Dude, you just want to suck up to him so he won't kick your butt." Cy quipped which earned him a glare from BB. He was about to make a retort when Starfire stopped them.

"Friends, please. Do not fight. Our main concern right now is friend Kabuto and his wellbeing."

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OP Theme: Period (FMA Brotherhood OP4)

By: Chemistry

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The doors to the infirmary opened up, allowing the three teammates to enter. Looking back from the monitors, Robin eyed Cyborg. "Cyborg, can you give me a hand here?" Cyborg nodded, heading over to the lab area of the infirmary. Located on the table in front of them was a tube spinning device meant for fluid testing. In it was a vile of blood that Robin had taken from Kain.

"What's up?" Cyborg asked, wondering what Robin wanted.

"Look at this." Robin took a controller from atop the table and pressed a button. A video monitor turned on, showing both him and everyone else in the room the results of the lab work. "I did some tests on a sample of blood I took and the results are definitely strange." The other Titans looked at their leader inquisitively, wondering what he meant.

"Dude, what's that suppose to mean?" Beast Boy asked with a groan.

"It means that our 'friend' here…isn't what he appears to be." Raven replied.

"Or, at least not entirely. It could be a rare evolutionary trait. It's not all that uncommon." Cyborg added. He pulled up a more thorough and detailed video chart to show the others. "See, this is his DNA. It does have characteristics of the basic human genome…but something else as well. Maybe he's a mutant. Or he possibly gained some type of metahuman genetic alterations to use that armor of his"

"So…our new friend is like friend Raven?" Starfire asked.

"Yes and no Star." Cyborg told her. "He is like her in that he's part human. But he's not as I can't find any trace of demonic DNA in his genetic makeup at all."

"And I can't sense any demonic power coming from him either. It could be a man-made gene" Raven added.

"Did you try probing his mind Rae?" – Cyborg

"Yes, and from what I found all I can say is that he has this hatred for those green alien creatures. More so than others do at this point. It's like he's been angry at them his whole life." She then looked back at Kain who was still unconscious. "But his mind is strongly guarded with dozens of mental shields. More than what I'm used to seeing. Maybe…," she looked back up to the others, "we should call the League in on this one. I'm sure they'd like to be kept in the loop."

Robin nodded in agreement. He knew that the League would want to know about this newcomer. They didn't know if he was a threat to them or not. Robin then walked over to the nightstand next to the bed and picked up a wallet. Flipping it open he looked over the I.D. card once more. "It says here that his name is Kain Taisuke. Seems he's of some Japanese decent…judging by his last name anyway."

"He sorta looks like he's Japanese too." Beast Boy added. He leaned over and began poking Kains' arm.

"No! Beast Boy, do-" Robin tried to warn the green changeling but he was a bit to slow. The next thing Beast Boy knew was feeling something small ram itself into his backside, knocking him straight into a wall. Hitting the wall with a thud, the small green Titan slid down with swirlies in his eyes. Getting up quickly and shaking his head, he looked around for his assailant.

"Dudes! What the heck just hit me?"

"I think that thing did." Cyborg said, pointing up to the red beetle mecha floating over Kain's body protectively, beeping angry chirps at Beast Boy.

"I tried to warn you. That thing attacked both me and Raven when we got to close to him." Robin explained.

"Um…what is that thing?" Beast Boy asked curiously. Starfire's eyes beamed brightly with joy and admiration as she starred at the little robotic animal.

"Oh, it is so adorable!" she cooed at it as she floated up to it, meeting it at its own eye level. A strange little blush appeared on its face at being called adorable. "Hello there little mechanical friend. My name is Starfire; and who might you be?" The little mecha made a few chirping noises which Starfire nodded her head to in response, as if she could actually understand what it was saying. The others noticed this and became really confused. "I see. Well little friend, you have a wonderful name. And thank you for telling me what you are as well." she beamed brightly as she took the mecha up in a hug and cuddled it in her arms.

"Um, Starfire…" Robin walked up to her with a confused look in his eyes. "Did you really understand what that thing was saying?"

"Of course. I do not know how but for some strange reason I could understand it as clearly as I do my own language." Robin and the others nodded in skeptical understanding.

"Okay then; what did it tell you?" Cyborg asked.

"First of all, it is not an It. His name is Kabuto Zecter. Friend Kabuto either calls him Kabu or aibou for short." Starfire replied wisely. How she could pull that off is still a surprise.

"Kabuto…Zecawhat?" Beast boy asked while scratching his head.

"Kabuto Zecter ya elf." a voice said sternly. Everyone turned around to see Kain awake and sitting up, rubbing the back of his head. He looked up at his friend and just starred at him blankly. "Kabu, you just gonna enjoy your new perch all day or can ya give me a hand here." Kabu, with a few chirps, removed itself from Starfire's hug and flew down to its master. Focusing his thoughts, Kain re-summoned his belt, allowing Kabu to place itself back onto the front section. But, instead of activating the transformation sequence, it began glowing read, sending crimson pulse waves through Kains body, healing the last of his injuries. Letting out a contented sigh Kabu released itself from the belt. "Arigato aibou." That was when Kain was suddenly tackled back down by Starfire.

"New friend, you are all better now!" she beamed cheerfully while giving him another bear hug. Kain had finally had enough of these painful hugs and was once again struggling to breath.

"Will you GET OFF? I can't breath!" Kain shouted. Starfire, shocked by his sudden outburst, let go and floated back a bit. "Look, sorry for yelling but, please, no more of those killer bear hugs." Kain began massaging his aching shoulder and then looked at Starfire and did a small double take. He had made her cry.

"I'm…I'm sorry. I…I did not…mean (sniff) to cause you pain." Tears began to pour down her face. Kain looked at the other Titans and got nothing but hateful looks. Thinking quickly, he tried to come up with a way to get her to stop crying.

"L-look, don't cry. I'm not mad. See?" She looked at him and noticed a smile on his face. "Regular hugs I can handle. It's just…not so many bear hugs in one day if you wouldn't mind." Kain said the last part sheepishly. Starfire quickly perked up.

"Oaky!" she said excitedly.

Kain then got out of bed and grabbed his shirts that were hanging on the close rack near him. Slipping his shirts back on and then his shoes, he then headed for the door. Kabu flew over and landed on its master's shoulder.

"Well, thanks for looking after me but I should be going." As he was about to leave he suddenly felt a hand being placed on his shoulder. He turned around and saw Robin starring right at him. "Um, yes?"

"And where do you think you're going?" Robin asked.

"Um, out." Kain replied in monotone.

"Oh no. I don't think so. We got some questions for you first." Robin replied which caused Kain to let out a small groan. He knew this was going to happen.

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(ZECT HQ, Tokyo, Japan – Hidden Lab underneath Shibuya District)

Echoing within the hallways of a laboratory hidden underground, many explosions could be heard coming from behind sealed titanium doors. A few guards inched closer and closer to the doors, fearing what was happening on the other side. They had heard screaming a few moments ago and then nothing. As they approached the doors more they then noticed that the explosions had stopped. One of the guards got next to the door and then motioned for one of his mean to use a key card to open the lock.

But, no sooner had the first guard gotten next to the door that a few fist sized dents began to take form. It was as if something, maybe more than one. The guards backed away at the sheer force that could make dents like that. After a few more well placed hits the doors were knocked right off their hinges. Slamming down onto the solid concrete floor, the sounds of metal hitting stone rang through the corridor. They next thing the guards noticed were 6 glowing bright lights flying out of the door way and through the ceiling. Something had escaped the hidden lab and made it to the outside world.

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(Jump City, USA – High Rise Hotel)

Agent Lucia was getting herself prepared for the battle ahead. In less than an hour her back-up would arrive from ZECT and then they would go after Kabuto in full force. Standing in front of a new full body mirror, she looked herself over. She was dressed in tight black leather pants and wore black mesh-strap combat boots. Strapped around her thighs were bands holding a few silver kunai's. She wore black leather bands on her upper arms and black leather biker gloves with metal knuckles. She smiled at herself even more as she looked at the black leather top she wore. It was short and sleeveless. The front was low cut and showed some of her cleavage, zipping up from the front. Around her neck she wore a pendant with the ZECT symbol on it.

"Yes, this is perfect." She turned to the sound of a knock coming from her door. Opening the door, she noticed all her back up soldiers standing there at attention. 'Wow, HQ sure moves fast.' With a smirk she grabbed a black leather jacket and slung it on, leading the way to their target. Finding a person in a big city can be tough. But tracking the signal from the last Worm battle was not. "Alright team, move out!" The soldier saluted and filed in. The time for battle was nigh.

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(Titans Tower – Common Room)

Having relocated back to the now somewhat repaired common room, the Titans, or more so Robin and Raven, began their questions for Kain. Kain on the other hand, even though he had originally come to talk with them anyway, was now wondering if it was such a good idea. It seemed like it at the time.

"Okay, from what we could gather so far on our own, we know your name is Kain Taisuke. Your have slightly altered genetics, you use this…Zecter to transform into an armored warrior and can also shed the bulkier armor for a more light weight armor. You also have a unique ability in being able to defeat those green chrysalis alien monsters." Kain just looked at them with barely no shock what so ever. Robin took a moment and then continued. "But what we don't know is where you come from. How did you get that Zecter? Where did it come from? What are those monsters? What are you doing here?" Robin was about to ask more questions until Starfire placed a finger to his lips, shushing him.

"Robin, please, you promised not to ask so many questions at once." Robin looked at her and apologized and then Star returned her gaze to Kain. "Friend Kain-" Kain stopped her right there.

"Whoa, time out." Kain said as he made a time-out sigh with his hands. "What's with calling me friend all the time? Last I checked, I was being interrogated. Since when did I become anybody's friend while being on the Top 10 Suspect list?" Starfire felt a little hurt by this but she had assumed that he was a friend since he had saved her twice before.

"I am sorry. I may have jumped to, how do you say, conclusions. So let me restart. Since I already know your name…both of them…" she took in a deep breathe and then let loose. "Where do you come from? What is your favorite color and will you be my friend?" She had asked all this with pleading eyes, putting on one of her best puppy dog pouts. Needless to say, Kain was now definitely stumped.

"Oooo…kaaayyy, that's a first." He looked at Robin, "Is she human?"

"No. She's an alien from the planet Tamaran. Or to be more precise, an alien princess from the planet Tamaran."

"Oh, okkie dokkie then." Looking back at Starfire, "Well, I was born in Japan but raised by my grandmother in America. My favorite colors are red, black and blue (obvious). As for being your friend…promise me you'll do your best in not crushing me with anymore of those bears hugs and you got yourself a deal." With that Starfire squealed happily as she brought Kain up into another strong but less painful hug, laughing happily. "Well (grunt), it's a start."

The other Titans just smiled. Starfire was innocent and very naïve, often at times a bit to naïve. But they all loved her just the same. After a momentary hug, Kain was set back down and then the rest of the questions came back into fray.

"Now, it seems you guys learned quite a bit already just from a couple of encounters. But it also seems you need some catching up. So let me stat from the beginning. Or better yet," he took out his PDA and handed it to Cyborg. "Connect that to the TV and you can watch your history lesson instead." Cyborg did as Kain instructed and connected the RDA to the bid screen TV. Kain then walked over and set the lesson up and started the history lesson. The Teen Titans were about to get a crash course on the aliens know as the Worm and the Native.

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(Atop a Wayne Enterprise building)

Standing on top a roof of one of the many Wayne Enterprise buildings, a shadowy figure was watching over the city of Jump. He was looking for something, or to be more precise…someone. Standing under one of the lighted letters, one could see the figure to be of a male build. He wore a dark yellow shirt and black jeans. Strapped to his left thigh was a gun holster holding a 44 colt. He wore black hiking boots and a dark brown trench coat. His hair was short and spiky and black in color. A lightning bolt lit up the sky and one could see his eyes, a menacing gold color.

'Kabuto, you're in this city, aren't you?' The figure then snapped his head to his right, his eyes widening slightly in surprise. 'Well, it seems you'll be having some playmates this evening. Maybe it's time we made good on that vow.' He looked up in the sky and straight at a small mechanical creature flying above him, emitting some sort of buzzing noise. 'Let's move old friend.'

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(Back in Titans Tower – 20 minutes later)

The Titans finished watching their history lesson and most of them were pretty stunned at this new bit of info. Well, accept for Starfire as she had heard of the Worms and Natives before but had never seen any physical form of pictorial evidence of them. But now she knew a bit more.

"And that's my story." Kain said as he disconnected his PDA and stuffed it back into his pocket. "Any other questions?"

"No, not at the moment." Robin spoke up. "But give us some time. This is a lot to take in at once." Kain nodded and then sat down on the couch. Kabu flew down into his lap and closed its eyes, falling asleep as Kain petted its head gently.

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Outside the Tower, Agent Lucia and her team had arrived and she could sense Kabuto's presence from within the building. She looked at her team and they all nodded. Giving them a nod, they all lifted their right arms into the arm, allowing a whole bunch of the mechanical spiders to crawl up, one per person. "Hen…shin." With that the Spider Mock Zecters attached themselves to the Rider Braches on their hosts' arms, activating the transformation process.

"HENSHIN." – All spider mock zecter. (If you want a vocal sound, think of how Gatack's Zecter sounds like in the show).

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Starfire moved over next to Kain, causing a cross vein to pop up on Robin's forehead in a hint of jealousy. He didn't like his girlfriend getting so close to another guy. Starfire began to gently stroke Kabu's head when it suddenly shot up into the air and looked at the windows, growling in angry sounding chirps. Kain was about to ask what as wrong when all of a sudden the rest of the undamaged windows shattered with the force of foreign bodies busting through them.

Kain and the Titans looked at the intruders and what they saw surprised them. They saw twenty-six individuals clad in similar armor to that of Kabuto's Rider Form. They all wore black body suits with silver boots, calf armor, thigh armor, gauntlets, upper arm guards and belts. Their torso armors were all covered in black with silver trimming and their right wrists sported braces with strange spider-like Zecters attached. They had black helmets with a single black visor with gold trimming and a silver mouth plate imprinted with spider fangs.

"Who…who are you?" Kain asked. One of the intruders, a female judging by her torso armor structure and bodily physique, walked forward and pointed a gloved hand at him.

"We…are one of ZECT's most prized warrior squadron. We are the Spider Riders. And…we've come for you…Kabuto."

"If ya want me then come get me. Kabu!" Kain raised his hand in the air, catching his Zecter as it flew by, all the while forming his belt. He then swung his arm down and slid his Zecter onto the buckle are of the belt, activating his transformation. "Henshin!"

"HENSHIN."

In a matter of seconds Kain was once again adorned in his Rider armor, Masked Form. Flicking Kabu's horn forward slightly, he then pulled on it, taking his transformation even further. "Cast off!"

"CAST OFF."

His armor exploded off his body and slammed into the Spider Riders, knocking them off their feet. But they quickly regained their footing just in time to see his transformation finalize as the long beetle horn attached itself to his helmet face.

"CHANGE: BEETLE."

The moment Kain became Kabuto and slid into Rider Form the Titans were by his side. Raven had used her dark energy to change them into their uniforms so that they could fight their enemies more easily. That was when the woman just let out a surprising cackle.

"Hahahahahaha! You think you can beat us? You, you're just one Rider against many. Even with the help of those little babies, you still won't defeat us!" The Titans did not like how she had referred to them as 'little babies'. Robin drew out his bo staff as Cyborg got one of his sonic cannons ready. Raven summoned her dark energy while Starfire's eyes glowed an eerie green as she powered up her starbolts. Beast Boy took on the form of a gorilla and got ready to rumble. The Spider Riders then started marching towards them slowly. They wanted to savor this moment. "Time to die…mud blood." the woman said, causing red eyes to glow behind her black visor.

Just then a fast moving Zecter flew in through the window and slashed the Spider Riders across their helmets, knocking them back in surprise. Kabuto looked at the Zecter as it stopped in mid flight for a second and got a good look. Help had arrived and it was the kind he was wanting. The Zecter, in the shape of a wasp, then flew back at the window and into the hand of man wearing a trench coat. All the Titans and the Spider Riders starred at the new comer. "Mind if I join this little party?"

"Makoto! Aren't you a sight for sore eyes!" Kabuto exclaimed which caught the attention of the Titans.

"You know him, friend Kabuto?" Starfire asked. Kabuto nodded as the man, known as Makoto, walked over to their side.

"He should know me. He did bust me out of one of ZECT's underground prisons after all." Makoto then turned to the Spider Riders and gave them a death sentencing smirk. "How about we even the odds a little?" He took his zecter and attached it to a silver brace on his left wrist and then turned it to make it face straight forward. "Henshin!"

"HENSHIN."

Makoto's body was covered in the hexagonal nanotech field which formed onto his body, creating his suit. He had a black body suit similar to Kabuto's. the armor on his knee pads, upper and lower legs and his boots were the same as well but gold in color. He had on a silver belt but instead of square pads on the sides he had silver tracks. The front had a hexagon shaped buckle with ZECT's logo in the center. His upper and lower arm armor was also the same but the wrist guards were gold in color and his Zecter rested on a wrist brace on his left arm.

His shoulder armor was bulkier than Kabuto's and rose up higher. Like Kabuto's they had two orbs, one on each side. On his left one held his own personal Rider symbol. The shoulder armor jutted up in a diagonal sense and was silver in color. The out edges and the out side were gold in color and the area over his outer shoulder muscle resembled a bee's hive slightly. His torso armor was bulky and silver in color with the exception of six green hexagons trimmed in gold on the upper part of his chest and a short golden high collar. His helmet was silver in color and he had two wing-like fins on the top. His eyes were covered by a multi-piece eye set trimmed in gold and shaped like a bee's body. This was Kamen Rider TheBee, Masked Form.

Makoto let out a small sight as he then used his right hand and flipped the Zecters wings over to face the direction of his fingers. He then rotated the Zecter around so that its head and wings now faced the direction of his arm while the bee's stinger faced the direction of his fingers. "Cast Off!"

"CAST OFF."

In that instant his armor also shot off at the Spider Riders, knocking back on their butts. They once again righted themselves and then, along with the stunned Titans, got a good look at the new Rider. His leg and arm armor resembled Kabuto's but gold in color. His chest plate was gold in color with black lines acting like a segmental, making it resemble a wasp's thorax. The rest of it was trimmed in silver. His shoulder armor was also silver in color and look like smooth wings with gold rounded guards on the underside, protecting his shoulder muscle. His gold high collar was now a short silver high collar. His helmet changed the most.

His helmet was now mostly black in color with the exception of the front. It was almost identical to the shape of his chest plate but also framed his two bug-like eye pieces. His eyes were a brownish golden color. Atop his helmet were three red gems and two wasps-like antenna produced from the earlier silver wing fins. With a glowing flash of his eyes and the three red gems his transformation was complete.

"CHANGE: WASP"

The Titans just starred in amazement. They didn't know what to think. But they did know that he was there to help Kabuto. That, alone, was good enough for them. Robin looked him over and could only think of just one question to ask him.

"Who are you?" Makoto just looked at him and the rest of the Titans and then right back at their opponents.

"I am Kamen Rider…TheBee. But you may call me…Wasp for short."

"Kisama!" The woman Spider Rider stepped forward and cursed at the newcomer. "Just what do you think you're doing here traitor?" The woman was obviously upset.

"Me, I'm here following my own path. I am the man that walks the path of perfection; creating a perfect world for those who have yet to come." He then looked her dead in the eyes and pointed at her. "Allow me to show you that world and my perfection…by granting you the perfect death." With that both he and Kabuto got in a battle stance with Kabuto pulling out his Kunai blade. Robin looked the two Riders up and down and then smiled.

"TITANS! GO!"

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(Jump City lower south side district, Boardwalk)

Walking down the board walk, a young man carrying a guitar case strapped over his right shoulder went along the waters edge. The city light poles lit up the boardwalk, a place that was a common hangout for prostitutes and thugs. The young man made sure to keep to himself but also kept his eyes trained on the dark corners of everything around him. Stopping under a light pole to take a quick break he looked out to the ocean. Under the light, one could see his attire.

He looked himself over and just smirked. He wore a long sleeved buttoned up teal blue silk shirt and a black vest. He also had on a pair of black dress pants, a white belt and suede shoes. He wore a grey newsboy's cap on his head, covering up some of his shoulder length wavy brown hair, streaked with bluish-gray highlights. Strapped to the right side of his belt was a handle grip of some kind colored teal blue like his shirt. 'Damn, I look good.' he thought to himself. 'Well, starting first thing this weekend I'll have to look around for some clients. But first…' his train of thought stopped as he looked over at a big tower in the shape of a T set atop of a small rocky island. 'It can't be. Could it?' He then ran towards a small overhang on the board walk and trained his eyes on the upper windows of the tower. He could have sworn he saw some type of dark figures break their way into the tower. 'Well, I think I know whose home that is…and I can sense two other Zecters in there as well. Looks like things are about to get interesting around here.'

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(Insert Song – Lord of the Speed)

The twenty-six Spider Riders charged at the Titans and two rogue Riders, who returned the charge by charging in as well. Robin swung his bo staff at three of the Spiders while ducking under the roundhouse kick of a fourth one. Two of the Riders jumped back but the third one got slammed in the face from Robins' staff and flung into the far wall. A fifth Spider Rider leapt up into the air and came down upon the Titan leader with an axe kick. Robin turned around and saw the attack coming. Unable to dodge in time he prepared to take the hit until the attacking Rider was blasted into the other fallen Spider Rider by a pair of green energy beams. Robin looked over at the beams' direction of origin and noticed Starfire in the air, her eyes glowing while smiling at him and giving him a wave.

"Thanks Star." Robin said as he ducked under a right hook to his head and counted by snapping his leg up into a powerful kick, his foot connecting with his attacker right in the chin and knocking the Rider off his feet and on his back.

"You are most welcome Robin." Starfire replied before she was brought down to the ground by three Riders jumping up and grabbing a hold of her. "Let go now please!" Starfire shouted as she struggled to shake free. Two more Riders pressed a button on the back of their Mock Zecters, charging up an attack. "Eep!"

"RIDER VENOM." the Mock Zecters said in their robotic tone as the two Riders came at Starfire with a set of punches aimed at her face. Just as the attacks were about to make contact one was knocked away by the Titans couch covered in dark energy while another was kicked into a wall by a fast moving black and yellow blur. Starfire looked over to her right and saw Raven floating above her, lifting up a few items with her powers. She then looked to her left and noticed TheBee coming out of Clock Up, the Wasp Rider having taken care of the other attacking Rider.

Starfire, nodding at them in a thankful manner, then dug down deep into her alien strength and launched the three other Spider Riders holding her down and flung them into the steel double doors behind her. The three of them then went back into battle. Over by the TV, Beast Boy and Cyborg were back to back fighting ten of the Spider Riders. Two of them jumped at Beast Boy but her quickly caught them in his Gorilla morphed hands and, with a quick feet of strength, threw them over his shoulder and into another three Riders coming after Cyborg.

"Thanks BB!" Cyborg shouted as he fired his sonic cannon at another three Riders, sending them right into the TV, electrocuting them. "Booyah!"

Beast Boy ran at the other two remained Riders they were facing and transformed into a Rhinoceros, ramming into them and sending them into another Spider Rider trying to attack Robin from behind. Over in the kitchen, Raven was using her powers to whack her attackers with anything she could find. One Rider jumped up into the air and brandished a set of clawed armored finger tips. Coming in for a slash to her face, the Rider then noticed that it was being held in place via Ravens' dark energy.

"I don't think so. Azerath, Metrion, ZINTHOS!" With that she threw the attacking Rider into another four Riders coming up to help him. Knocking them into the fridge, she then levitated the stove out of its place by the sink and over the Riders, dropping it on them. "There, that should keep the five of you busy for a moment." She then looked over to the ramp leading to the metal doors and noticed Kabuto and the lone female Spider Rider having their own battle.

"You know Kabuto; it doesn't have to be this way. You could come back with me. Back to ZECT." Agent Lucia tried to reason with the Beetle Rider while blocking a right hook aimed for her head. Kabuto then calmly backed up, allowing her to come at him instead.

"Sorry, but I value my freedom." She threw a left hook at him which he easily side-stepped to the right and rammed his elbow into the back of her helmet, making her stagger forward. She then got her bearing and turned around growling, starring at him with a death glare. "That and I don't want any part with an organization that wants to cause the extinction of mankind." With a roar Lucia lunged at Kabuto while his back was still facing her. Side-stepping her once again, this time to the left, he thrust his leg back into a kick, making contact with her back and knocking her over the railing and onto the floor.

Getting up slowly while holding her head, she looked over at her troops and then back at Kabuto with hatred in her eyes. She furrowed her brow and hissed almost like an angry cat and jumped back up after him. "Fine have it your way!" She landed down next to him only to have him slash her across the chest with his kunai blade. Knocking her away while tearing sparks off her armor; she fell against the wall and glared at him dangerously. "You're going to pay for that!"

"Put it on my tab." Kabuto said calmly as he placed his hands behind his back and just side-stepped all of her attacks, quickly annoying her. She performed a sweep kick which he calmly jumped over as if playing a game of jump rope. The evil woman screamed and roared as she kept trying to land a hit on the fast and agile Rider. Looking at her pathetic attempts he just shook his head. "You know, Grandmother once said. 'A warrior who fights with anger, fights nothing more than an unbeatable enemy.' Maybe you should calm down and then fight me."

"Shut Up! (throws a left hook) Shut Up! (throws a right hook) SHUT UP!" Screaming at the top of her lungs, she lunged at his for all she was worth and, with a slash from her clawed fingertips, she was finally able to make a hit on Kabuto's chest plate. Sending sparks flying, he staggered backwards but quickly regained his footing.

"Not bad." He used his right hand to perform a mock dusting off gesture on his chest plate. "But it will take more than anger and brute force to take me down." He then looked aver at the others and noticed that, even though they were doing well against their opponents, they were starting to tire out. So, wanting to give his new friends a hand. "Titans, listen up!" Kabuto shouted out. The Titans looked over to him as he looked right back at them. "You need to destroy the Zecters on their right wrists to destroy their armor. Do that and you'll win hands down." The Titans smiled as they nodded in approval.

"Right, thanks Kabuto!" Robin shouted as he blocked a karate chop to his head with his right arm and then delivered a powerful punch to the face of his attacker with his left fist. He then took out a few of his exploding disks and threw them at the Mock Zecters of his five opponents. The disks made contact, blowing up instantly and taking out the Zecters. Their armors shattered away in hexagonal pieces as their ruined Zecters fell to the floor. Robin then dashed forward and thrust his bo staff into the gut of one soldier while thrusting a right side kick into the gut of another. He then slammed both of his fists into another tow soldiers and then grabbed the final soldier by his vest and lifted him up. He then brought him down, performing a vicious head butt. With a few seconds he had knocked out all five of his opponents.

Raven, seeing how Robin had disarmed his opponents, then levitated a few sharp kitchen utensils and threw them into the Zecters of her five opponents. The five Riders screamed at the Zecters' short circuited and blew up on their wrists. Their armors shattered away as well and they looked at Raven, fear having swept over them. She looked a them in the eyes, her own eyes glowing white. Sending out a mental suggestion, she forced them to sleep. Landing back down on the ground, she let a small smirk cross her face. She looked over at Beast Boy to see the green changeling grabbing two of his opponents by their wrists and crushing their Zecters to pieces. Another two ran up behind him but quickly swung around and slammed the to de-armored soldiers into them. Turning unto a Velociraptor, he then struck out with his six inch long claw and slashed their Zecters to ribbons, destroying their armor as well. His fifth opponent, seeing his teammate's fall, turned tail to run only to run face first into TheBee's fist.

"And where do you think you're going?" TheBee asked coldly as the lone Spider Rider looked up at him. The soldier then let out a scream as his armor shattered away. He looked to his right wrist and saw a green foot belonging to an Elephant crushing the Zecter. Beast Boy then reverted back to human form and looked at TheBee, smiling and giving the Wasp Rider a thumbs up which the Rider returned with his own. Raven then floated over and, like she had done to the other five soldiers she had faced, used her powers to force them to sleep. "A very nice trick my dear."

"Thanks." Raven said with a small smile. They then heard a yell as they noticed another two Spider Riders fly past them, both being carried by a blue sonic wave. "Looks like Cyborg is actually having fun with this. The two Titans and Wasp Rider turned around to see the bionic teen using his metal boot to thrust kick a third Rider into the wall and then grab the other remained two and slamming their heads together.

"Ouchies, that one had to hurt." Beast Boy said jokingly while Cyborg grabbed the two fallen Riders' Zecters and crushed them. Their armors shattered away, revealing to unconscious soldiers. The Rider he had kicked into the wall came running back at him and threw a punch which Cyborg only grabbed. Unfortunately for the Rider, he had punched at the metal teen with his right arm. Grabbing his Zecter, Cy crushed like the other two. The armor shattering away, the soldier smiled sheepishly which earned him a fist slam into his gut, knocking him out cold.

"Ya know, as much as I love this little work out of ours," Cyborg turned to see the final two Riders he had been facing jumping up and coming down at him with flying drop kicks. "I think it's just time ya'll stayed down." He grabbed then by their extended legs and swung them around and then over his shoulders, slamming them into the floor, hard, forming impact craters in the shape of their bodies. He then blasted their Zecters to pieces with his sonic cannon. Their armors also shattered away to reveal two unconscious soldiers. "Booyah." Cyborg said softly while a big smile crossed his face. He was loving every minutes of this.

He turned around to see Raven, Beast Boy an TheBee approach him, shortly followed by Robin. The five of them then saw four more Spider Riders blasted into the TV behind them, all four of them sliding down to the floor, their armors shattering away with the destruction of their Zecters. The looked over to see Starfire floating in the air, glaring at the final Spider Rider with green glowing eyes.

"If you wish not to be destroyed, then you will deactivate your armor…NOW!" that last part of her sentence being said with much force as her eyes glowed even brighter. The Spider Rider, yelping in fear, quickly did as told and tore off his Mock Zecter and tossed it to the ground, only for it to be crushed under TheBee's boot. Starfire then looked the remaining soldier in the eyes and calmed down. "I am sorry for frightening you sir, but I must now ask you to sleep. Please accept my apologies in advance." With that she performed a quick chop to the side of his neck, knocking him out cold. She floated down on the floor and set the sleeping soldier down gently. The other Titans ran over to her and she smiled brightly to her friends, having somewhat enjoyed that little excursion. "That was…somewhat pleasurable."

(End Song – Lord of the Speed)

The Titans then looked on as TheBee went and joined Kabuto over by the doors, the two Riders facing down the final Spider Rider. Lucia, noticing that she had nowhere to run, then tried her final trump card.

"Hey, hey, come on now. We're all Riders…ne?" she protested frantically while waving her arms in front of her. Unfortunately for her, neither of them cared. Looking at one another they just nodded, knowing what needed to be done. Acting quickly, Lucia decided to cut her losses and ran for the window. This of course, would not be allowed by our two lead footed Riders.

"CLOCK UP." – both Zecters.

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(In Clock Up)

Kabuto slowly made his way towards Lucia while TheBee ran over and stopped in front of her. After getting a good distance behind her they both looked at one another again and nodded. Kabuto, using his right thumb, prepared for his final attack.

"1 (turns around with his back facing her), 2 (lowers his head and says a small prayer), 3." He then pushed the head on his Zecter closed while pushing the beetle horn back into its forward facing position. While Kabuto did this TheBee brought his Zecter up to his face while his right index and middle finger hovered over a small black button on its thorax section.

"Rider…Sting." TheBee then pressed his two fingers on the button, activating his final attack.

"RIDER STING." Energy began encircling his left arm as he charged right Lucia and slammed his deadly left fist right into her chest, knocking her back towards Kabuto. Her body slowly twist and turned until her Zecter was within range.

"Rider…Kick." Kabuto quickly grabbed the beetle horn and pulled it back once more, causing the energy from his Zecter to travel up his body and up to his horn, only for it to then travel back down and resettle in his right boot.

"RIDER KICK." – Kabuto Zecter

He then struck out quickly once she was close and performed a counter spin kick, destroying her Zecter, a small explosion being let out as it was destroyed. He then stepped out of the way as her body headed towards the steel double doors.

"CLOCK OVER." – both Zecters

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All the Titans saw was a quick couple of blurs and then an explosion and then noticed as Lucia's body was sent hurtling right into the steel double doors, out cold. Kabuto and TheBee then slowly walked over to her prone body to see the form of a young blonde woman, looking nearly lifeless. The other Titans walked up beside the them, also noticing the Riders' handy work. Beast Boy was the first to make a comment.

"Dudes, remind me never to get on your guy's bad sides." The others just looked at him and then nodded in agreement. They all then looked at all of the fallen soldiers.

"So what now?" Cyborg asked. Raven looked all around and then got an idea.

"How about we call the Watch Tower? I'm sure J'onn would just love a chance to interrogate them." She had said this with a hint of humor in her voice. The others looked at her a bit creepily but Kabuto and TheBee nodded in approval. They thought it would be a fitting punishment.

"I say go for it." TheBee said.

"I second that…or would that be third?" – Kabuto.

"It's probably for the best anyways. At least this way we can keep the League in the loop and we can get answers much faster." Robin said as he went to one of the few undamaged consoles and contacted the League to come and clean up the 'trash'.

After a few hours had passed the Titans and two Riders sat back down one the once again repaired sofa. The league had come and taken the ZECT soldiers away for questioning and Batman had asked both Kabuto and TheBee to stick around for a couple of says until they got some answers. Both Riders agreed as both were tired from traveling. Given temporary quarters, both Riders said goodnight as they went to sleep.

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(In Makoto's room)

There was nothing on the walls or anything else in the room except for the tired Makoto and his TheBee Zecter. He thought about the past events from the time Kain had helped him and the others escape from ZECT's control. Now they were all out an about somewhere. He knew it was imperative that they all reconnect soon and possibly form some type of team. With nine rogue Kamen Riders going against ZECT they would possibly stand a chance.

'Hmm, it seems that there might be some chance of winning.' He thought as his TheBee Zecter flew down to a small night stand and rested its wings, quickly falling asleep. "Heh, you're tired to? Well, it's only natural." He then looked at the ceiling and thought about another question that crossed his mind. 'Kain, what are you, really? You're much stronger than some of the other Riders that ZECT was able to create yet you were never under their control to begin with. Just…just where did you come from?' With that last thought Makoto fell asleep. He would ponder on this question some more in the morning.

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(In Kain's room)

Just like with Makoto's room, Kain's was also a spare room. Already asleep on a nightstand next to his bed, Kabu was out like a light. Kain was just looking at the ceiling. He wasn't thinking about the events of the past few days. No, he was thinking about something else.

'Mother, I'll come for you again someday. Just wait for me until then. I need to get stronger first and find more allies.' His mind then went over the time when he was rescuing the other Riders. As he was running through the building he looked in a lab and saw two glass tubes. Both were filled with a strange murky liquid and both were holding something. Before leaving that room he remembered seeing a screen with info being shown. He couldn't remember much about it except for one thing. 'Rider Project: D-K. Just what was ZECT making in that lab?' He then decided to think on it more in the morning. He figured he could discuss it with Makoto, thinking he would have more info on it. After one last yawn the young Rider fell asleep.

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(Tokyo, Japan – ZECT hidden lab)

In a hidden lab room deep within one of ZECT's hidden compounds were a set of two glass tubes. In the room were a group of scientists going about their while monitoring the vitals of the one being in the bigger tube. As one of the female scientists approached the tub she could have sworn she had heard moaning. Once she was close enough she stopped and looked at the tube.

"Yes, soon the time will come. The time when you will be born. Then you will take your place as the rightful leader of both ZECT and the Native. But first you'll need to destroy the original." The woman placed her body against the tube, a blush appearing on her face as she looked almost completely orgasmic at the thought of this thing being born. "Yes, very soon…my love. Very soon…my master." At this a shadowy form, that of a human, could slowly be made out as a pair of red eyes began to glow within the liquid.

Then, without any warning, it slammed its opened hand against the glass wall of the tube, its eyes glowing brighter. Whatever this thing was, it would soon be born. And with it, would come danger like no other for the rogue Riders. The dark lord would soon rise.

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ED Theme: Ray of Light (FMA Brotherhood ED4)

By: Nakagawa Shoko

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Toku Warrior: Wow, now we have two Riders introduced and a third one who has yet to be seen transformed. But I think you guys know who that third Rider is. As if the guitar case and blue grip handle weren't enough clues. Also, what were those six glowing lights that escaped the lab? And who's this dark lord that the woman was talking about? Not to mention, what is Rider Project: D-K? I won't reveal those parts yet but stay tuned for the next chapter. A new Rider emerges in town and with him comes a new friend. Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and please, R&R. I'll start posting Rider Bio's, one per chapter for each Rider as they appear. But for now, here's something to be of help.

KAMEN RIDER VOICE ACTORS: (this list of VA references is to help you mentally place the voices with the character who's speaking and shall be used for any and all character not originally apart of the Teen Titans and Justice League Unlimited TV Series) (these are the current riders that have either been seen briefly or are currently a main part of the current story and/or chapter)

Kamen Rider TheBee / Makoto Senkai (Brian Drummond – best known as the voice of Zechs Merquise of Gundam Wing)

Kamen Rider Kabuto / Kain Taisuke (Steve Staley – best known as the voice of Harry MacDougal of Outlaw Star)

Agent Lucia / Spider Rider Leader (Lenore Zann – best known as the voice of Aisha Clanclan of Outlaw Star)

Kamen Rider Drake / Hino Kotobe (Vic Mignogna – best known as the voice of Edward Elric of Fullmetal Alchemist)

Kamen Rider Flazer / Sheila Lyson (Mary Elizabeth McGlynn – best know as the voice of Hot Ice Hilda of Outlaw Star)