Under the blanket of darkness, a set of six vehicles rolled up in front of Sunshine Electronics. The large glowing sign resembling a sun with the words "Sunshine Electronics" was a dead giveaway. All the vehicles were color coded, though three of them had a much brighter looking color scheme compared to the other three. They resembled futuristic motorcycles to any trained observer.

The Riders' exited their Knightriders as the canopies raised up while the Spies got off their own WOOHP issued bikes. When Takada had seen the bikes, he had to fight his ever present urge of taking them apart to see how they worked. He loved tinkering with gadgets.

"This...is Sunshine Electronics?" Clover asked, quirking an eyebrow. "I seriously think they should relocate."

The place they had come was nothing like the pictures on the website. It looked practically rundown and hadn't been operating for years. This was just strange.

Well, not as strange as monsters and Knights popping out of mirrors, but you get the idea.

Tazuka stated, "Stay in contact. We'll be in pairs. Sam, you're with me."

"I'll go in with Clover," Takada winked.

"I'll enter with Alex-chan," Ryuki said, taking the yellow-clad girl's hand into his and giving a squeeze. Alex blushed.

"Remember, be careful," Tazuka said. The Spies and the other two Riders nodded.

Breaking inside was the easy part. The door wasn't even locked so all they had to do was push it for it to open. Dust kicked up and Takada sneezed.

"This is no good for my nose," Takada remarked rubbing his nose. As the Dog Knight, his greatest asset was his sharp nose.

Tazuka's eyes glowed as he scanned the place. All he got was a flash of images, some taking place during the past really, on how the factory had been used to produce electrical appliances. Eventually, it went bankrupt and the site was abandoned. Of course, the sign was still working after all this time. He drew only one conclusion.

"Someone's here," Tazuka said. "Split up, and keep your eyes and ears opened." Despite being the new guy compared to Ryuki and Takada, Tazuka was a good leader as Ichijyo had observed. Ryuki was actually good on the field and didn't protest that Tazuka had been made field leader. Takada, on the other hand, had objected for a while before he finally accepted. Ichijyo, even if he was a jerk, was a good judge of character.

The place was dark and the only sources of light were flickering light bulbs. The machinery didn't look like it'd been operated in years and the conveyer belts were covered with blankets of thick dust.

"OK, this is way creepy," Clover said as she looked around.

"Well, Tazuka did say spread out, let's spread out," Takada said.

Tazuka and Sam walked towards the stock room where the materials needed to make the appliances were stored. Old cases of electronic components and the like were littered everywhere. In the dead of night, it was hard to tell what was in there.

"Creepy," Sam shivered. "It looks like no one has been here for years,"

"True," Tazuka nodded. "But then the sign wouldn't be working. Power companies are usually up to date about where power goes."

"So why do you think its still working?" the green-clad spy asked.

"Someone still owns the building," Tazuka answered. "It's as simple as that. Power companies probably don't ask that many questions. Either that or it is being stolen."

Sam nodded before she glanced at some of the boxes. With her curiosity getting aroused, she walked towards it and opened the box. Dust wafted up from the disturbance before she waved it away. What she saw made her gasp.

"Wait a second!" she gasped. "All these parts are brand new! The machines in this place are all rusted and old so why are the parts brand new?"

"Hmm?" Tazuka frowned as he gazed at the parts. "Perhaps this just where the parts are sent before they are taken to the real factory."

Takada kicked the door to the control room open and waved off the dust that flew up as the door opened. Clover had to cover her mouth as well.

"OK, this place is, like, so filthy," Clover said.

"Ahchoo!" Takada sneezed. "Yeah, I gotta agree with you on that, Clover. My nose doesn't like all the dust in this place." He went over to the computer and then found the power switch. It seemed too clean for this place and the computer looked it had been dusted. The keyboards were covered with dust but not as much as the floor. The seat was also strangely clean. "OK, someone had been here recently."

"The same who made that mall cop blind?" Clover inquired.

"Yep," Takada nodded as he sat down in front of the computer. "A really old model. Let's see if it still works." He pressed the switch and watched as the computer came to life. The screen was black with white lettering. "A computer made before CD's and DVD's. How primitive," he frowned. "Let's see if I can get anything out of it." He cracked his fingers before making them dance over the keyboard, bringing up several screens of data which he read.

Clover, meanwhile, was looking for clues. She looked down at the floor and saw some footprints on the dusty surface. She took out her X-Powder and scanned it. She knew it wasn't theirs. It was too small to be Takada's and too big to be hers, plus it looked male and her boots had high heels.

Takada's eyes scanned the data he'd inquired and he was surprised. "Woah. Whoever owned this place was a genius!" It took much to impress Takada, like the 'toys' in Smart Brain, but he rarely complimented anyone else's work. It was how his ego worked. He took out his phone and took out a cable from it which he then connected into an appropriate port. "Better save all this stuff for later."

Draco and Alex were in what could've been the manager's office. The place was a mess and matched the appearance of the whole factory. There was a lot of dust and the light bulb on a hanging lamp was flickering.

"We may find clues in the file cabinets," Ryuki said as he went over the cabinet. He tried to pull one of the drawers open but it was jammed. "Kuso," he cursed under his breath.

"Maybe I can help," Alex suggested. She reached into her hair and pulled out a hairclip. Ryuki blinked and watched as Alex put the hairclip into the keyhole and started to twist it around a little.

Click!

Alex smiled before pulling out her hairclip. She then pulled out the drawer. "Walla!"

"Alex-chan, I could kiss you," Ryuki said with a smile and then realized what he'd just said. "Ano…if you'd allow it."

"Of course I would," Alex smiled, stealing a quick kiss. He blushed a little before pulling out all the files. He began riffling through them. Alex started to open the other drawers, without her hairclip. Strangely enough, they were empty save for the one they'd just opened before.

Ryuki riffled through the files. Most of the words had faded or had been eaten by bugs or something. Cockroach, perhaps. He did find something interesting. It looked like plans for some sort of machine. His head than shot up.

"What was that?" he asked, drawing Alex's attention.

"What was what?" Alex asked.

Slipping the plans into his suit, Ryuki headed for the door which led into a catwalk. "I thought I heard something. Come on!" He ran.

"Wait for me!"

Both teens dashed out to the catwalk where Ryuki had heard the noises coming from. Ryuki was the first out and was already running with Alex close behind. Up ahead was a figure bathed in shadows. It was hard to tell if it was male or female, but there was someone there. The figure turned to look at them before turning to run again.

"Don't move!" Ryuki frowned as he generated a fireball. The shadowed figure stopped and turned back to face the two.

"We've got some questions for you," Alex frowned as she caught up with her boyfriend.

The shadowed figure didn't seem to hear her. Instead, the figure reached behind itself and pulled out something that looked a little like a weapon. Ryuki reacted first, seeing it as a threat.

"Look out!" he cried as he stepped in front of Alex.

A bright light came from the device and Alex heard Ryuki cry out in pain. The clanking of heavy boots could be heard running away, but that wasn't what Alex was focused on. Ryuki had fallen to his knees and was groaning while clutching his face.

"Leo?" she asked fearfully. "Say something. Are you okay?"

"Alex-chan?" Ryuki asked out of the blue. "Is that you?"

Tazuka's head whipped up when he saw a vision in his eyes. "Otouto," he breathed out before running out of the room.

"Tazuka! What-?" Sam began to ask.

"Something happened to Ryuki-kun!"

Takada's ears had picked up the cry of pain. He knew it anywhere and he became worried. Saving the data, he disconnected his phone before quickly dashing out of the room.

"Takada!" Clover cried out as he watched the genius leave. Where was he going?

Ryuki saw only darkness, even when he could feel that his eyelids were open. He palmed his face, trying to remove whatever veil had concealed his eyes, only to find nothing. His face paled as sweat rolled down his face. He finally screamed out, purely terrified, "My eyes! I can't see! I can't see!"

The others responded quickly as the Rider was on his knees, broken down as he palmed his hands over his eyes. Alex kneeled down quickly. "Leo! Leo!" she yelled to him.

"Alex-chan...?" he asked, slowly, raising his hand to take hers but he missed. Alex quickly grabbed his hand and he smiled. Alex smiled back but then gasped in shock at his completely white eyes.

"We have to get him out of here!" Alex shouted out, helping Ryuki to his feet and supporting him. "Now!"

"But, what about-?" Takada began but then met with a death glare from both Tazuka and Alex. "Right, I'll call for an extraction team." He pressed a few buttons on his SB-Watch.

"Nii-san, are you there?" Ryuki asked and Tazuka was immediately at his adoptive brother's side.

"I'm here, Ryuki-kun," Tazuka spoke. The sound of the voice calmed the Rider down, somewhat.

"What happened?"

"You shielded me and then we saw a bright light," Alex reminded. Ryuki remembered the flash coming from the weapon. It had been blinding and then Ryuki remembered seeing an instance of bright whiteness before his vision was lidded by dark blackness.

Sam and Clover were both worried. Like before, one of their own had been hurt. Takada shut off his com-link and cast Ryuki a glance. They had to leave and let the bad guy get away.

--Smart Brain HQ--

Ichijyo was going through some documents for the day. For the third time, he'd received an offer for lunch from a female in high regard. Another gold digger no doubt. No matter how much Megami told him that the girls in the letters might not be gold diggers, he wouldn't go out with them. Besides, he was too busy to even consider a relationship.

As he was throwing the offer out, his cell phone began to ring. Thankful for the distraction, he pulled it out and hit the receive button.

"Shadowcobra here," Ichijyo answered.

"It's Pluto," the voice of the Dog Knight came from the phone. "We've got a little problem, an extraction team worthy one."

THAT got Ichijyo's attention. The Masked Riders had never needed an extraction team unless something unexpected had happened. The corporate head thought that this mission was going to be simple compared to some of their usual missions, but apparently he was wrong.

"What happened?" asked Ichijyo. He was almost dreading the answer.

"Well," Takada answered. "We got to Sunshine Electronics but found the place to be abandoned at first glance. We found out some clues to otherwise, but I think Ryuki found our guy."

"What happened?" Ichijyo pressed. He was getting angry.

"Well," Takada sighed. "…Ryuki lost his sight. He's completely blind."

Ichijyo froze slightly. That was not what he had been hoping to hear. If anything, that was something that he had considered to be one of the worst things. It was definitely worth getting an extraction team out to them. He was already preparing to send the message to the team leaders. Draco needed extraction and he needed it now! Of course, there was something that was leaving a dark shadow over his mind.

Emiko was going to kill someone.