And here it is, everyone, the finale. Been a while since I've started this, kind of. And now it's coming to a close, though we know how it continues. Well, anyway, hope you enjoy. Oh, and no flames in your reviews. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.

Tail 10: Eupting Emotions: Transcendance!

"Michiru! Hana!" Yuji called out into the darkness. Back and front, up and down, and left and right there was nothing but darkness. He was alone, and couldn't find anyone. "Ruby!-? Riza! Where is everyone...? Misato!"

"No need to shout, Darling."

Yuji turned to see the girls, standing at different points. "There you all are. I've been looking for you girls," Yuji chuckled.

"Unfortunately, we can't stay long," Hana interrupted.

"What do you mean?" Yuji was having a bad feeling about this.

Ruby smiled, "It's time for the summoning."

Yuji blinked, "Summoning? What are you talking about? What's going on?"

"Bye-bye, Yuji-kun!" Michiru waved, "It's been so much fun!"

"But we gotta do this," Riza grinned as she snapped her fingers. Pillars of fire erupted under their feet, causing Yuji to cry out in shock.

"MICHIRU! HANA! RUBY! RIZA! MISATO!"

The girls cried out in agony as they were consumed by the flames. Their points formed a pentagon star and the center began to crack and something burst from it. It was a draconic shadow, flames spewing from its shoulders and eyes glowing red. Its jaws opened wide to reveal drool and teeth as it lunged down at Yuji, roaring viciously. Yuji could only scream in horror as he was devoured.

"NO!" Yuji cried out as he shot up from his pillow. Breathing heavily, he looked around frantically, realizing he was in his room. "Just a dream..." he convinced himself, "A really...bad dream." He looked around, noticing that no one was in bed with him. He figured the girls were already up. Right, he remembered staying up late last night helping his father and Carl Washamwith the Liger Belt. "I'll never sleep late again," he swore. But what the hell was that nightmare? Did it mean something? Would the girls die if he allowed his inner beast out to take over? Not on his watch. His nose then caught the scent of something delicious and he decided to investigate.

Coming out to the kitchen, Yuji gawked at the sight of Ruby, Michiru, Hana, Misato and even Blair dressed in nothing but aprons. They weren't wearing any underwear, hence their completely bare backs.

'Oh, hallelujah,' Yuji praised in his mind. This made him forget about his nightmare and he was happy for it. Really happy.

Michiru greeted, "Ohayo, Yuji-kun!"

"Good morning to you too, Michiru," Yuji smiled before kissing her. "So, who put you all up to this?" he asked, curious and interested. He wanted to know who he should thank for this wonderful good morning present.

"That would be me!" Shiori chimed, "Your naked apron crack stuck in my head so I decided the girls should dress the part for you!"

"This is actually the first time I've seen this," Flannery chuckled.

"You'll never get me wearing that," Riza scoffed.

"I'm teaching the girls how to cook so they can feed you instead of the other way around," Aki smiled as she was at the sink.

"Where's Dad?" Yuji asked.

"He left early, and down at the office," she answered.

"The Den, right?"

"That's right. He wanted to check in and see how everyone's doing," Aki smiled.

Misato teased, "So, what will you be having for breakfast? Food...or us?"

Yuji laughed a bit and nuzzled Misato's neck, "Food first. I'm seriously hungry. And speaking of..." He presented her with his own neck, "Dig in."

Misato happily sank her fangs into her lover's neck, drinking from him. Her hands were on the back of his neck as she pressed into his neck, seemingly kissing his neck along with drinking from him. Flannery gaped and Aki watched with amusement.

Shiori was drooling while jotting down notes and started getting red as she watched Misato pulling back and making out with Yuji as blood trickled down the corners of their lips. "I think I've just found my next muse," Shiori grinned.

"Whoa," Flannery breathed, "That was kind of hot." She blushed when she noticed she was a tad wet down south.

Aki informed her son, "And here's a letter for you. It looks like it's from Yuki."

"What does it say?" he asked, interested in what his sister was doing.

"Read it."

Yuji did and started reading...

"Onii-sama, how goes your trip with everyone? I hope that your journey has been successful so far. If you return home, tell Otou-sama and Okaa-sama that I'm fine and I love them. To be honest, things are rather easy here and thus I am bored. I know this was my decision, but I guess no one is perfect. Anyway, I am part of the Public Safety Committee and I even designed the new outfits. We've also gotten a few new members like Shogo and Reiri. However, Leon is very picky about who he accepts and despite the many applicants he'd received, he only accepts those who are truly worthy and not sympathizers of the previous regime. By the way, there is a sports festival occurring this 26th September and I wish that you and the others were able to attend. I will write again when I am able.

Until next time - Yuki"

"Oh, well this is interesting," he nodded.

"What is it about?" Michiru asked curiously, eager to learn the letter's content.

"Progress report from Yuki," he answered, "She's doing fine and hopes we can come visit in time for a Sports Festival."

"Can we really go?" Hana asked.

"I'll see what I can do," Bianca replied, making Flannery jump as she was sipping coffee next to the redhead.

"Where did you come from!-?" she gaped.

"You think you can get us in?" Yuji asked.

"You'd be surprised how deep the Vongolas' connections can go," the hitman (woman) smirked. She took another sip and sighed, "This coffee is to die for~"

Yuji thought about Bianca coming along. She and Mizore would get along great with their ability to just appear out of nowhere. He didn't doubt she had contacts at all either.

"So when do we go?" Misato asked.

"The thing is it's on the 26th," he said.

"I wonder why Shinji didn't tell me his school was having a Sports Fest," Shiori said.

"If he didn't say anything, he may be preoccupied right now," Yuji reasoned, "Wanna come along?"

"The 26th, right? That really clashes with my schedule. I have an important meeting with my publisher, but I don't want to miss the Sports Fest. Ah...I'm trying to become a good mother and I can't choose between my son or work! I've failed!" Shiori cried, upset with her dilemma. She was upset that Shinichi hadn't told her as well and even if Yuji's reason had made sense it didn't make her feel any better.

"Take this," Yuji smiled as he gave Shiori a handheld, disk-shaped device.

"A 3D holo-projector?" she blinked.

"Yeah, I'll give one to Shin so you two can communicate when you're not together," he explained, "I know it's not much, but at least you'll be able to see him when the Sports Festival happens, Shiori."

"Call me Aunt Shiori from now on since you're now my favorite nephew."

"Wonderful," he chuckled as they shared a hug.

"Which reminds me," Bianca said as she stood up and took Yuji's hand, "We need to talk privately for a moment. Please excuse us."

Yuji was taken to a hall and sighed, "Can't this wait until after breakfast? I'm fucking starving!"

"Keep your voice down," she hushed, "This is important. So, how have you been feeling?"

He cocked an eyebrow, "Since when do you care?"

"Your powers have been acting up."

This got Yuji's attention as he frowned, "How do you know?"

"I know everything," she retorted.

"Do you know what it could mean?"

"It means that you're coming close to the fork in the road."

"Huh...? Speak English," he demanded.

Bianca pointed at his pendant, "The time has come for you to decide your path: Human or Manakyte. And your pendant is the key, Yuji."

"What do you mean 'decide my path'?"

"If this keeps up, you will lose your powers for good," she clarified, "And be reduced to a mere human. Do you want that?"

Yuji looked down, his fists clenching, "If that happens... I'll lose a part of what makes me who I am. How do I stop it, Bianca?"

She smirked, "You have to break the jewel in your pendant. For as long as you've used your power, it has been storing excess energy that dispels from your attacks. It's almost filled to capacity and can't absorb anymore. Once you break it, you have to absorb the energy back into your body."

"Any catches?"

"It could kill you," she said bluntly.

"Wonderful," he dead-panned.

"You don't have to do it now, but it has to be soon," she advised. "Personally, I don't want to see you end up like your grandmother. She wanted to live a human life, but it cost her dearly. She and I were friends..."

"Alright, I'll think it over," Yuji nodded, "But how much time do I have?"

"A couple more days, but it's best to do it soon," Bianca advised.

"OK," he nodded.

Listening in while the others were finishing breakfast preparations, Hana frowned slightly. Yuji was about to undergo, currently, the biggest test if his life and from the sound of it he would need to do this alone. It upset her greatly that they may not be able to help him despite all he had done for them. But maybe they could help. They would just need to ask Bianca if there was anything they could do for Yuji, anything at all.

Returning to the others, Yuji put on a smile, "OK, so what we're gonna do is have some more time out on the town before we pack up for the festival! There's still cool shit you guys have to see!"

"First breakfast then getting dressed. Unless you don't mind us going out like this," Misato teased.

"Hey, only I should have the privilege of seeing you like this," Yuji declared, "And maybe Aunt Shiori if she's OK with it."

"Believe me I am getting plenty of ideas from this," Shiori admitted as she was scribbling down notes.

"Then let's go!" Blair cheered before she was in Aki's grasp and purring as the mother petted the human-cat.

"You're staying with me~" Aki gushed, "I've always wanted a kitty!"

"Nya~!" Blair purred as she couldn't escape the mother Psychic/Manakyte.

"Moving on," Yuji replied, "Better get dressed."

With the Lancelot and the bike trailer pulling up to the sidewalk, the girls looked out to their right and saw a fairly large white building, with D-Wheels of different models displayed behind the windows as well as a huge garage. A sign above read "Dragon's Den".

"There's a Dragons's Den here?" Hana blinked.

"This is the main building," Yuji clarified, "Mine is a branch shop. Everybody out!"

Everyone piled out of the car and proceeded inside, seeing people working on D-Wheels.

"The Dragons's Den is all about custom D-Wheels for customers," Yuji explained, "I do the same thing, just on a smaller scale." They were still looking around, admiring the place. "Well, don't just stand there gawking, girls. Come on in."

Meanwhile, the group was being watched.

"General Nagazawa, they have arrived, sir."

"Jack, gimme back my wrench!"

"I'll give it back when I'm done!"

"You fucking said the 2 hours ago! Now give it back, jackass!"

"What was that, you bastard?-!"

The girls could only stare as they watched two men fighting. One was a very tall Caucasian with spiky blonde hair, dressed in a white jumpsuit and had violet eyes. The shorter man had a tall stack of orange hair and grey eyes. He wore an orange jumpsuit and he had gold markings all over his face, similar to Yusei's marking. The Caucasian had the redhead in a headlock and the redhead was biting on the Caucasian's left forearm.

Yuji put his fingers into his mouth and whistled, catching their attention. "Uncle Jack! Uncle Crow! You're not making a very good first impression!" Jack immediately released Crow.

"Yuji!" Crow laughed as he got him in a headlock.

"When did you get back?" Jack asked.

"Yesterday," Yuji answered.

Crow let him go and spotted the girls, "And who are these lovely ladies?"

Yuji then introduced, "Misato, Hana, Ruby, Michiru and Riza."

"I'm not his girlfriend," Riza added.

Misato corrected, "That'll change soon enough." She asked, "So, did you boys have a disagreement?"

"Jack was hogging the wrench," Crow accused.

"And I needed it!" Jack shot back.

"Why would you need a fucking wrench for two fucking hours!-?"

"Gentlemen!" Yuji cleared his throat. "Watch your language, please!"

"Oh, it's OK," Misato smiled, "We've heard worse. Trust me."

"You're tall," Michiru beamed toward Jack.

"I know," he admitted.

"Where are Lua and Luka?" Yuji asked.

"Touring Europe," Crow answered.

"Luka heard about a new nanotechnology project in London and wanted to check it out," Yusei said as he approached the group.

Misato murmured, "Hope they don't run into trouble." A nanotechnology project would be a perfect target for GIN-SHOCKER. They would just steal the tech and turn it into a weapon, furthering their world domination goals. "So...Jack Atlus and Crow Hogan right? Yuji's told us a lot about you two."

"I bet he told you about how great I am," Jack boasted.

"Yeah, when you were in your twenties," Crow muttered.

"Shut it."

"But look at you, Yuji," Crow grinned, "You've got five girls following you around now!"

"Of course, he got that from me!" Jack boasted again.

"Yeah, keep telling yourself that," Crow scoffed.

"Anyway, there's someone I want you to meet, Yuji," Yusei said.

The man Yusei was referring to was someone in his mid-twenties. He had short dark hair and a square jaw. He was also wearing a blue jumpsuit with dark grease stains, black boots and gloves. Over his eyes was a pair of goggles. Currently, he was welding two pieces of metal together.

"Tachibana!" Yusei called and Tachibana stopped his work and removed his goggles.

"Ah, Yusei-san," said Tachibana. "What's up?"

"Oh, I'm sorry if I'm interrupting your work but I want to introduce you to my son."

"Your son? Ah, now I see the resemblance. I'm Toby Tachibana."

"Yuji," Yuji introduced as they shook hands. "So, you work here, huh?"

"For a couple months now," Toby nodded, "And you're the son of the great Yusei Fudo! He told me about you. You have a bike right?"

"My baby," he nodded, "Wanna see?"

"Definitely!" The boys left the building with the girls following.

"I can't believe how much he's grown," Crow sighed.

"What do you expect?" Jack asked rhetorically.

"Speaking of which, there's some things you guys need to know," Yusei said.

10 minutes later, in Yusei's office...

"WHAT?" Crow cried. "YUJI'S GONNA BE THE NEXT BOSS OF THE VONGOLAFAMILY, AND YOU HAVE A SISTER?-!"

"Lower your voice," Yusei requested, "The room may be soundproof but you're too loud."

"You mean that Vongola?" Jack asked for confirmation.

"That's right," he nodded.

"The Vongola Familigia is said to be the largest mafia family in the world, only known in the underground network," Crow explained, "While not involved in any form of organized crime, there are individual members who are seriously battle crazy. And the Vongolas got their hands in everything else; espionage, assassination, technology, economics, politics," he listed, "It goes on..."

Jack then changed the subject, "But you have a twin sister. That's definitely news to me, Yusei."

Yusei nodded in agreement, "I feel the same, Jack. I met her just last night over dinner."

"Who is she?" Crow asked.

"Shiori Banabara," he fainted. "Guess he knows about her reputation," Yusei assumed.

Crow fainted."Guess he knows about her reputation," Yusei assumed.

"Guess he knows about her reputation," Yusei assumed.

"My god, she is a beauty!" Toby beamed as he admired the White Blaze. "And you built her yourself? You really are Yusei Fudo's son."

"I'm pretty sure that has nothing to do with it. I had to learn just like everybody else."

"Still, she is an impressive machine? What is her top speed? What are her special features? How does she handle turns?"

"You ask a lot of questions," Yuji commented.

"Comes with the territory. Grew up around bikes. Family owns a garage started by my several times great-grandpa Tobei Tachibana. I was kinda named after him but I prefer 'Toby' to 'Tobei'."

"Maybe your parents thought you would follow in his footsteps," suggested Yuji.

"Well there isn't a chance of that. He was the one who built the bikes for some of the legendary Kamen Riders in his day."

"You don't say," Yuji grinned. "Well, Blaze can go up to 180 mph, and he can transform."

"Oh, a "he". Well, he sounds pretty fast. Sorry for calling him a "she"," he apologized.

"I don't think Blaze cares about gender, but I guess whatever works, right?"

Toby guessed, "So, what about you girls? Need machines?"

Yuji coughed with a grin, jabbing his thumb to the trailer that carried the other motorcycles.

"Oh," Toby realized. "You thought up everything, didn't you, Yuji-san?"

"Well..." Yuji rubbed the back of his head, "I was in the mood and thought it'd be nice to give them gifts."

"Nothing says 'I love you' like a ton of horsepower on two wheels," Toby chuckled. Toby rubbed his chin, "You know, White Blaze kinda looks familiar."

Yuji asked, "Oh yeah?"

"Yes, a friend of mine sent me a video link." He showed Yuji his iPhone and tapped the screen, playing a video of Kamen Rider Liger riding on White Blaze which made Yuji pale. "It looks exactly the same."

"Must be a coincidence," said Yuji.

"Yeah, he must've thought your design was cool and copied it," Toby shrugged, "I mean, what are the chances of you being a Kamen Rider, huh?"

"Yup, hehehe...what are the chances?" he chuckled, though he was screaming in his mind, 'GODDAMIT! I CAN'T BELIEVE I WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE! HOW DID I NOT NOTICE? FUCKBERRIES!'

"So, may I see the girls' bikes?" Toby asked hopefully

"Just don't rape the paint jobs with your fingerprints," he joked.

"Gotcha," Toby winked.

After discussing motorcycles with Toby, Yuji and the others pulled up to what looked like a school, but this school seemed to cover at least 2 city blocks easily.

"Welcome to my Alma Mater," Yuji grinned, "Duel Academy!"

"Duel Academy, huh?" Riza asked. "I know it's famous, but this is a school that was built around a card game."

"Originally, it was meant to foster future duelists," Yuji confirmed. "But that's just one part of the curriculum. You got all the standard school subjects and then some."

"Why did you bring us here?" Misato asked suspiciously.

"How would you girls like to be enrolled next spring?" Yuji offered.

"Us...go to school...here?" Hana uttered.

"Well, considering that you girls never had a real school life I just thought it'd be nice," said Yuji.

"Going to school with normal kids," Misato deadpanned. "Yuji, that can go wrong in several ways and normally I'm not a pessimist."

"Shin's handling it well," Yuji justified.

"He goes to a school for monsters," Misato countered. "There's no such thing as normal."

"I just thought it'd be nice..." he muttered sadly.

"YUJI!"

He blinked and turned, only to meet the embrace of a set of breasts as he was swung around by a brunette with violet eyes. She was dressed in a lavender one-piece dress with a white tassel going down her front that was decorated with small gold wings and other trimmings, lavender pants and black shin-high boots.

"Oh, it's so good to see you, Hun~!" the woman cried joyfully as she spun Yuji around in her arms, with his head in her cleavage.

"Shizuru..." he tried to call, "Dying... Boobs...!"

"Hey!" Misato yelled. She was ignored. "HEY! HEY! YOU'RE SUFFOCATING HIM!"

"That's enough, Shizuru," a woman called. She had long, dark-blue hair, green eyes and wore a blue jacket, white midriff shirt, black pants and a white collar. "You're killing him."

"Oh, my," Shizuru gasped as she released Yuji, "I'm so sorry, Hun, I got carried away again..."

"It's alright, Shizuru," he sighed, finally free from the soft prison. Though, that was one of the things he liked about the woman.

"So...who's the boob monster?" Misato asked, annoyed by the woman's sudden display of extreme affection.

"These two are my godmothers," Yuji introduced.

"Natsuki Kruger," the bluenette nodded, "Chairman of Duel Academy."

"And I'm Shizuru Viola," the brunette bowed, "Vice-Chairman."

"Is it normal for one of them to smother you?" Misato asked Yuji.

"Kinda," Yuji answered, embarrassed.

"We're friends of his parents," Natsuki stated.

"And we've helped to raise the little angel as if he was our own," Shizuru reminisced while blushing.

Michiru spotted bands around each of their left fingers. "Are you two married?" she asked politely.

"We are," Natsuki blushed, blushing harder as Shizuru started nibbling on her ear.

"And nothin' would separate me from my dear Natsuki~" Shizuru purred as she blew into Natsuki's ear, making her jump.

The cyborg girls didn't think a same-sex relationship was anything bad. People were allowed to find affection anywhere they wanted. Those who didn't approve were ignorant bigots and assholes.

"Anyway, I'd like to take the girls in for a tour of the campus," Yuji requested.

"Oh, are they thinking of applying?" Shizuru asked excitedly.

"Unfortunately not," he sighed.

"You go ahead and show them around," Natsuki allowed Shizuru, "I've got paperwork to finish."

Shizuru then kissed her, "Don't miss me too long, Hun~" Natsuki blushed furiously as she rushed inside. "Let's get started then!"

Shizuru led the tour of the campus. Guys were gawking at the group of females and cringed under Yuji's glare. The girls got a look at the computer labs, basketball courts, mid-sized baseball stadiums, swimming pools, pool halls and football field. They even saw a bowling alley in a completely separate building, set with a food court and arcade.

Yuji wanted to persuade them to enroll. He wanted to give them something they had not been given. Sure, GIN-SHOCKER might have given them an education, but school was more than that.

He wouldn't give up. They would go to school. "Damn, it feels like forever since I've been here," Yuji smiled."

"About 3 years ago," Shizuru recalled, "Y'all grew up and graduated together, especially when Yumi always kept everyone together with that smile of hers."

"Yeah, no lie," Yuji sighed.

"So, how are y'all enjoying the tour?" she asked the ladies.

"This is a really nice place," Michiru complimented the institute.

"Are there any duels taking place right now?" Misato asked.

"There should be a few somewhere," Shizuru mused, "Let's go have a look around."

The group found an arena dome with several fields in use, with monsters ranging from Spellcasters and Machines, to Amazoness monsters and Plants, to Wind-Ups and Samurai. Everyone wore D-Gazers in order to Duel through AR Vision.

"I overlay my Level 4 Wind-Up Magician and Wind-Up Soldier," a student called as the two monsters turned into orbs of light and a red vortex appeared in the center of the field. "I construct the Overlay Network with these monsters! Exceed Summon!" The orbs flew into the vortex and a new creature emerged. "Wind-Up Zenmaister!"

"Exceed Summon?" Hana asked.

"You take two monsters in the field, with matching levels, and lay them over each other in one slot," Yuji explained, "Then you special summon one of these beauties." He reached into his deck box to show the girls an Xyz Monster, Lavalval Chain.

"It's black," Misato commented, "Kinda a contrast to white Synchros."

"Yeah, Dad came up with the concept, summoning process and development," he added.

"Must adds to the strategic element since it'll be hard to put the monsters you need on the field to accomplish it," Hana observed.

Shizuru smirked, "I see you ladies are interested in Duel Monsters."

Misato replied, "Only as a way to pass the time."

"Looks more fun than chess," Hana spoke.

"Hey, did you see that thing explode? Awesome!" Riza yelled.

"Pretty!" Michiru beamed as she watched the summon of GaGaGa Girl, with Mia letting out a "Mya!"

"The technology used in games these days is amazing," Ruby marveled.

"It actually started in the early 21st century," Yuji informed. "Since then the game and tech has evolved. Gotta thank good old Seto Kaiba for revolutionizing how we play Duel Monsters."

"And then there was the discovery of Psychic Duelists," Shizuru added, "it's believed that Judai Yuuki, a Slifer Red student from the original Duel Academy, was the one of the very first Psychic Duelists."

"Could he make things fly with his mind?" Michiru asked, referring to the psychic gift of telekinesis. "Or read minds?"

"None of that but he was able to see Duel Spirits."

"Duel Spirits?" Hana questioned

"The same creatures you see in the cards only real and existing in a different dimension. Visible only to those with the gift," Yuji explained.

"Psychics, huh? Our old...school had a bunch of them," Misato answered. She was referring to GS' Psychic Corps.

"Mom, Yuki and I are also Psychic Duelists," he added, "And Aunt Luka can communicate with Duel Spirits. To say that my family's colorful would be an understatement."

"Considering who your cousin is and your family line..." Misato trailed off. She and the girls thought back to the albino twin in the photo. Perhaps he was the same as well.

"Yeah, we're all pretty crazy," Yuji laughed.

Misato grinned, "Can't wait to tell Shinichi." She was looking forward to his reaction when he learnt the truth.

Yuji checked his watch, "Wow, we've really burned daylight! With this, there's just one more stop."

Shizuru hugged Yuji, "If that's the case, then y'all better be careful."

"Where are we going?" Ruby asked.

"The Satellite," Yuji answered. He then blinked when he saw a girl by the sidelines. She was surprisingly short, with short blonde hair and bright green eyes, dressed in the female uniform of the school. She had an impressive bust despite her fragile-looking body. "Hey, Erstin!" Yuji called as he approached.

The blonde jumped in a startled fashion and turned. "Y-Yuji-sempai!-? What are you doing here?"

"Just came to visit," he answered, "How are your studies?"

"Everything's fine," she nodded before blushing, "How's Yuki-sempai...?"

"Out of town, but she's fine. Well, I gotta go, so I'll see ya next time I drop by," Yuji smiled. Erstin flinched when he ruffled her hair a bit and watched as Yuji left with several women.

He took the five girls to the Satellite District and led them through abandoned subway tunnels.

"Where the heck are we?" Riza groaned.

"My dad used to live down here when he was about my age," Yuji informed. "These are the abandoned subway lines."

Ruby gasped, "Your father lived down here?"

"With some friends of his. He told me the rats were good company when he was alone too.

"I bet he appreciated it," Riza remarked.

They fpund a huge train terminal that was cornered with Tesla coils and had a cage in the center

"Here we are!" Yuji announced.

"What is this place?" Hana asked.

"This was the central terminal where the trains would converge before heading to the train stations on the surface," Yuji explained, "After the Satellite was cut off from the main land this place was shut down. I signed a lease and now I own this part of the subway."

"It's very...roomy?" Ruby tried to say.

Yuji was cleaning the place, arranging wires and putting things together. "I use this place for a science project I've been working on for the past three years before I moved."

"What kind of project?" Hana inquired.

Michiru looked up at the Tesla coils, "What are these things?"

"Tesla coils," Yuji answered, "I've been using them to generate plasma." He was connecting wires and cables as the systems were coming to life, heating up before use

"So, what exactly are you trying to make?" Misato inquired.

"Ah, I was just fucking around with them when I was a kid. I was bored. Funny thing is, I got so wrapped up in the, uh...technical aspects of it that I failed to notice something kind of...beautiful." He stepsped into the spacious cage and opened the other door, "Um, you five might wanna get in here."

The girls exchanged looks and entered.

"Oh, and hold onto this bar in front of you, both hands," he instructed. Misato touches his crotch. "Wrong bar."

"I like this one the best," she purred.

"Just hold onto it, for safety reasons, OK?"

Giggling, Misato obeyed and was now holding the right bar. Yuji turned a dial as the lights started to dim. He then pressed a few keys on the laptop.

"OK, hold on tight, and enjoy the show," Yuji grinned. He presses 'Enter' and the Tesla coils fired off plasma in rhythmic bursts, hitting the cage but not harming the occupants inside as they were surprised.

"Wow..." Michiru sighed.

"Myah," Mia imitated.

"How...is this possible?" Ruby awed.

"The coils are firing at such a high frequency that the sparks literally create sound waves as they fly through the air," Yuji lectured.

"Cool," Hana breathed.

"Never thought I'd say this, but science rocks," Riza grinned.

The light show stopped as Yuji hit a few more keys. "Get a load of this..." Yuji grinned.

The coils started firing again, this time rhythmically matching to the song, "Secrets" by One Republic.

"It's like magic," Ruby marveled.

Yuji sighed, "Yeah, I'm so sappy, right?"

Michiru leaned into his side, "I think it's sweet!"

"Thanks..." he blushed.

"You must've had a lot of time on your hands to do this," Hana commented.

"I started this when I was 15."

"You were 15 when you made this?" Michiru asked in amazement. "Now that's impressive."

"It's no big deal," Yuji said modestly.

"Myah..." Mia let out.

"Mia disagrees," Michiru giggled.

"I guess even a cabbit knows better, huh?" Yuji questioned.

Misato suggested, "You know, this is modern art. You could charge people to come see this. But what do I know? I just think it's beautiful."

Ruby said, "My Master taught me that anything created using human science would be horrible..."

"Guess she was wrong," Yuji smiled, "You've seen what science is capable of."

The witch smiled, "I have, and it's amazing..."

"Now then, time to head home," Yuji smiled as the girls exited the underground station. Before they could make it to the car, they dodged gunfire coming from an angle above. "OK, this is getting annoying," Yuji growled.

They looked up to see GS Elites descending from the rooftops as they landed in the street.

"More Elites," Hana frowned.

"We can take'em, no sweat," Misato grinned.

"That is very true."

Yuji caught the sound of a new voice and the ex-NUMBERS gasped as they saw who was approaching. It was a huge man of Korean descent, dressed in military clothing and sporting GIN-SHOCKER's insignia as a badge. He had short, neatly combed, black hair, a moustache and dark, piercing eyes.

"I would say it's nice to see you ladies, but then I'd be lying," the giant remarked.

The girls began to tremble, staring in horror, petrified at the sight of this man standing before them. He smirked, cold and ruthless, and he enjoyed the effect he had on the three cyborgs.

"What the hell is wrong with you three?" Riza blinked.

"You all look like you've seen a ghost," Ruby noted.

Michiru uttered, shivering, "It's him..."

Misato stated, "General Nagazawa, GIN-SHOCKER's top executive officer, second only to the Great Leader himself."

"So, you're the head-honcho," Yuji grinned, "This ought to be one hell of a fight then..."

Nagazawa smirked as he aimed his thumb above, "Before we continue, I'd like you girls to meet your new replacements."

Misato, Michiru and Hana looked up and gasped at what they saw; three figures on a rooftop silhouetted by the setting sun: Kamen Riders.

The first was the biggest of the three; male in appearance as he was crouching, dressed in a dark brown bodysuit, shin-high boots with spikes running vertically along the feet and shins, forearm gloves with spikes as well, turquoise and black armor covering his torso and shoulders, and a turquoise helmet with glowing red eyes and a black, fanged mouth plate. In his hands was a pair of Dao swords and the number "XV" was stamped on his right breast plate.

The second male was smaller in stature, but well built, wearing a black bodysuit with metallic green armor plating on his knees, elbows, legs, arms, shoulders and torso. His helmet was black on the lower jaw and the rest was green with six curved slits over his glowing green eyes and hehad an armored ponytail. On his back was a box-like backpack and in his right hand was a sword with black segments running down the center of the blade and vials filled with glowing green liquid. The guard was glowing green as well and shaped like black butterfly and the handle was thin and ribbed for a firm grip, while the pommel was a rounded emerald. The number "XVI" was stamped on the left side of the helmet.

The third Rider was female, her curves made clear by the black bodysuit with thin, red horizontal stripes. Her armor consisted of metallic-red, segmented armor covering her forearms and shins that were covered with short but sharp spikes, spiked shoulder, and a breast plate with a "XVII" stamped in the center. Her helmet was also metallic-red with black, compound eyes and short antennae, but lacked a mouth plate. In her hands was a flamethrower-like assault rifle with a grenade launcher attachment.

"Meet the second generation NUMBERS," Nagazawa introduced, "The Jäger Unit!"

"Hey, that's my shtick!" Yuji growled as GIN-SHOCKER stole one of his forms' designations.

General Nagazawa ignored Yuji's complaint as he commanded, "Jagers, greet your sempais properly!"

The Jager Unit all nodded and jumped down from their rooftop perch to engage with the former NUMBERS.

"I'll deal with the man who convinced them to abandon GIN-SHOCKER," Nagazawa sneered at Yuji.

"Well, don't I feel flattered," Yuji smirked.

"HENSHIN!" the girls cried as their armor materialized.

"RRAAAGH!" #15, known as Whirligig, roared as he charged at Arachnea, hacking away at her with his swords as the Tarantula Rider evaded the swings. She noted his power as the blades cut and tore through the concrete of the surrounding buildings.

"I better evade those swords," Arachnea muttered as she drew her Spider Kama. She danced around the giant Rider and hacked away with her own weapons, the blades barely scratching his suit. Frowning, she jumped back and launched webbing at him, trying to pull when Whirligigonly stood there staring at her. "He must...weigh more than a ton," she grunted.

Whirligig roared and wrenched at the webbing and tugged back, pulling Arachnea off her feet as he slammed her into a window as glass shattered everywhere.

#17, known as Inferna was laughing as she fired flame-like bullets in bursts of three as Seras did her best to dodge. She pumped her gun and fired fireballs from the grenade tube, explosions surrounding Seras as she lunged ahead and began swinging her Bloody Tears. Inferna evaded the swings and started "dancing" with Seras. She pulled out a combat knife and blades clashed as she parried the red rapiers.

"You're not too bad," Inferna grinned, "And here I thought you sempai would be light-weights."

"You ain't seen nothing yet," Seras remarked as she launched her tendrils.

Inferna lifted her rifle and fired, the tendrils flailing about as the two backed away from each other.

GS Elites were being either strangled by plant life or cut down by claws as Riza and Ruby stood back-to-back.

"I love mismatched fights," the Werewolf grinned, her giant paws crossed in front of herdefensively, "Makes it that much sweeter when I win!"

"You're a battle-crazy maniac," Ruby remarked.

"I'll take that as a compliment!"

Carmen was slashing away with her scythe hands while #16, known as Whiplash, parried with his sword. She seemed to have the hardest time as this guy blocked her moves with little to no effort and was only fighting one-handed.

"My, my," Whiplash sneered, "You look tasty, sweetie. Why don't you make it a little more entertaining for me? It'll be that much more gratifying when I take that body of yours!" He tossed his sword arm back and his sword extended, each segment of the blade connected by a rubber-like chain, and lashed forward.

Carmen evaded the strikes and noticed the green liquid staining the ground.

"Careful, this baby's poisonous," Whiplash snickered as he swung his whip sword, "Hate to kill you before I break you in~"

"Sorry, but I'm taken. Oh, and you should show more respect for your sempai," Carmen scolded.

"Then allow me to respectfully make you mine, sempai!" Whiplash cackled as he swung his whip sword and charged at Carmen. A hatch on the bottom of his backpack opened up and a metallic tail with a scythe-like tip emerged and shot speedily towards Carmen. Carmen jumped to avoid his tail but the whip sword slashed her across the chest, sending her reeling as sparks flew. "I told you to be careful," he chided, "Scorpio's venom is a cocktail of hemotoxins, necrotoxins and neurotoxins and it's one hundred times more painful than a jellyfish sting. One wrong move and it's goodbye world. I call it... Devil's Blood!"

Carmen then retorted, "Glad I have armor then!" She activated her power, surrounding her and her opponent in mist, providing cover.

Whiplash looked around for her, scanning the mist before he got hit by a barrage of pink energy bullets. "That stung," Whiplash snickered, his eyes glowed as he saw a heat signature charging at him. He grinned and three more hatches opened on the sides of his backpack with six metal arms extending out (with scythes at the end), and Carmen gasped as she got in too close. "This is the part where you scream," Whiplash whispered.

Yuji was punching and kicking at Nagazawa, the General blocking and countering with his own punches that were as hard as hammers as they struck Yuji. To say Nagazawa was unimpressed would be an understatement. Nagazawa instantly closed the distance between himself and Yuji in the blink of an eye. Yuji hadn't even seen him moved. He just blurred out of existence for a second, got in Yuji's face, and buried his fist into the Manakyte's stomach. Nagazawa then smashed his fist into Yuji's head from the side, knocking him across the floor.

Nagazawa sneered, "Is that all? I read the reports and saw the footage. You're supposed to be powerful. Well, show me, boy. What can you do? How is it that you defeated the other NUMBERS when your attacks are so half-assed?"

"Low on fuel," Yuji panted. He suffered bruising, and he was lucky. He figured Nagazawa was going easy on him.

"This is going nowhere," Nagazawa spat, "Fight me as a Rider!"

"Well, since you asked so nicely..." He then heard a scream and turned to see Carmen bound in extended arms by Whiplash and his tail scythe aimed at her head. "MICHIRU!" He started running and slung on his belt. He cried out, "HENSHIN!" and slammed in his card.

"SCHNEIDER SWORD!"

Music - "Zips" by T.M. Revolution

The belt unleashed the glowing energy shards that engulfed Yuji as he was donned in his Schneider Form; but something was very different. The armor was a deeper shade of orange, almost red, and the arm blades were gone as a hexagonal red shield with a gold cross in the center was mounted on the left arm. On his back was a black pack, carrying a wide V-shaped wing and a pair of blue long swords.

"WHAT!-?" Whiplashed gaped as he turned, letting go of Carmen as he was shoulder rammed by Liger Schneider, a move which sent him flying into a car. "WHAT THE FUCK!-?"

"..." Whirligig growled as he looked to the new occurrence, holding Arachnea by the leg as she was hanging.

"Yuji-kun...?" Carmen questioned as she gazed at the new armored Liger.

"Take cover, Michiru," Schneider Sword ordered. Carmen nodded and melted out of sight.

"What the hell!-?" Inferna gaped. She saw Schneider Sword's new appearance, "That wasn't in the data!"

"An opening!" Seras grinned as she lunged forward and cut Inferna's flame rifle down to pieces. Inferna panicked and tossed her diced rifle up and watched as it exploded.

"That was so not cool, bitch!" Inferna fumed.

"You're gonna pay for that!" Whiplash roared as he came dashing down the street, lashing ahead with his Scorpio sword.

Schneider Sword saw him coming and met his charge, grabbing the two long swords, and dashed forward via the engines of his backpack. He connected the swords at the their bases and twirled the dual-bladed lance as the blades gained beam edges, twirling the weapon as he cut the Scorpio's extendable chord to bits.

"MY SCORPIO!" Whipash cried in horror before Schnieder Sword got in his face and cut off his right forearm, forcing him to fall back as he held his stumpy arm. "NO! MY ARM! MY ARM!"

Schneider Sword then lodged his weapon into the asphalt and turned, grabbing the wings on his backpack as energy blades flared out, appearing like boomerangs. He waved and flicked the boomerangs as they flew and decapitated the GS Elites that had restrained Riza and Ruby.

Whirligig let go of Arachnea and roared, charging toward Schneider Sword and swing his dao swords around, ejected his card, and slotted in his Panzer card.

"PANZER BLAST!"

Yuji's armor shattered and reformed onto his body, taking on the Panzer armor that was also upgraded. The chest armor was now primarily black with bits of gold and green, as well as the shoulder guards. On his back was a pair of long, green cannons that reached down to his feet just above the ground. The tops of the cannons were red and had four missile silos for each cannon. The backpack was green and had two fin-like extensions that also had cannons extended along them.

"Yuji-san's armor has changed again!" Ruby gasped.

"Another upgrade?" Hana questioned.

Panzer Blast saw Whirligig coming and bent forward slightly, allowing his missiles to tilt ahead.

"Have some of this!" Panzer Blast grinned before firing a volley of small missiles at Whirligig. The missiles peppered and exploded around the Rider as he kept going, swinging his swords as he was ready to lop off Liger Panzer Blast's head. "This one's tough," he muttered as he held his hands up when Whirligig was now before him and caught him by the wrists. The two struggled against each other, pushing back as they tried to gain the upper hand. Whirligig was definitely bigger than Yuji and was determined to kill him.

"..." Whirligig growled as his mouth plate actually opened up, displaying metal jaws and fangs as he started drooling on Panzer Blast's helmet.

"Shit, you're a strong guy..." Panzer Blast grunted. With all his might, Panzer Blast pulled Whirligig's arms apart and jumped up to head-butt him. The enemy Rider stumbled back. Panzer Blast jumped back and lifted his arms as the cannons swung under and was caught in his arms. The cannons on the fins also swung down and were on top of his shoulders. "Eat this!" The shoulder cannons fired yellow blasts of energy while the larger cannons in Yuji's arms fired stronger blasts of energy, like the Torrent Form's "Callidus" cannon. The yellow bursts damaged Whirligig's shoulders, but the stronger blasts flew past him and shot right threw the building behind the big Rider as the shockwave from the attack launched Whirligig into one of the higher floors of the building and crashed through a window.

"Yu-kun's a lot faster now!" Carmen beamed as she appeared next to Arachnea, helping her to her feet.

"And he used to be so slow in the Panzer armor," Arachnea marveled.

Inferna gawked, "I don't believe it... He took out Whiplash and Whirligig! Boss, what's going on!-? None of this was in the data Gebok showed us!"

Music Change - "VS Varia" by Toshihiko Sahashi

Nagazawa's face contorted as his brows furrows and his lips curled into a frown before he scowled with his teeth exposed, gritted. His eyes flashed as he decided to show the Kamen Rider Liger what he could really do. He then began his transformation as he tossed his head back and roared. His skin changed dear blackish green as his face had elongated into a snout, like a crocodile's. He grew in height, almost 7'5" and his toes and hands ended in sharp claws. A row of teeth went down the center of his chest and vines stretched down from his back to the floor. Thank god his pants were still intact.

"Oh, that's just nasty," Panzer Blast revolted.

"What the hell is that thing?-!" Riza gaped.

"That's Nagazawa's Cyborg Mutant form," Seras identified, "We call him 'Snap Trap'."

"I can't imagine where the name came from," Panzer Blast joked as he aimed his cannons. "Say goodnight, Venus!" and he fired his cannons.

Snap Trap jumped high, dodging the blasts and his back vines shot down toward Panzer Blast as he jetted forward to evade. He then aimed and fired his missiles up at the General as they exploded in midair. Snap Trap came down, virtually unharmed from the missile barrage and delivered a drop kick that Panzer Blast blocked with his forearms. The Cyborg Mutant then contorted as he grabbed the Rider's arms and twisted around to swing his leg and kicked Yuji in the side of the head, propelling him into a wall.

Meanwhile, Mia had been watching the battle. Her 'mama' had told her to hide and she had obediently hopped away looking for cover. She watched her mama change and fight against those monsters. She wished she could help.

Snap Trap walked over to Panzer Blast as he was embedded in the wall. The General started pounding his fists into the Rider's chest, the shock of his punches doing damage to Yuji despite the armor holding up.

"You are weak, boy," Nagazawa said through his punches, "Weak. But it makes sense for the weak to swarm together."

"Go...suck...an...egg," Yuji grunted with each punch, coughing up blood that splashed through his mouth plate.

Nagazawa grinned, "I know what to suck on." His mouth spread open and he planted it over Liger's chest, his teeth sinking into the armor.

"AWW, WHAT THE FUCK? THAT IS SO NOT COOL," Panzer Blast cried out in disgust, trying to pound on Snap Trap's head to get him off, "GET OFF! GET THE FUCK OFF! DO YOU NOT REALIZE HOW FUCKING GAY THIS LOOKS?"

Snap Trap was draining his energy as he was trying to pry him off. Suddenly, a blast of ruby-red energy then struck Snap Trap from the side, launching him down the street as the Panzer Blastarmor shattered and Yuji fell to his knees.

End Music

"MYAH! MYAH! MYAH!" Mia cried as she hopped up and down angrily.

"Holy shit!" Riza gawked, "Did you see that?"

"How could I not?" Ruby stammered.

Inferna's eye twitched, "Did... Did that little rodent just blast the General across the street?"

Mia hopped over to Yuji and was licking his face. The Manakyte chuckled weakly and petted the cabbit, "Thanks, sweetheart...you just saved my skin."

Whiplash struggled up on his feet and growled, "That asshole... I'll kill him!" He then received a transmission, "Huh, Doctor?"

"Capture that specimen!" Gebok ordered, "Alive!"

"Mia...inside," Yuji commanded and the cabbit hopped into his jacket as he zipped up, her head poking out from the top. The girls were immediately at his side. Yuji looked back and grimaced. Nagazawa was coming back, and fast. He took Mia out of his jacket and handed her to Carmen. "Get out of here," he ordered.

"What about you?" Carmen worried.

"I'll be fine! Now all of you get outta here!" he repeated. He heaved as he had a hard time breathing due to all the trauma his chest endured. Yuji then did a quick turn and pushed the girls from him when Snap Trap tackled into Yuji, the two rolling along the asphalt. "Ow..." he grunted before he felt a heavy weight slam on his chest and cried out in agony.

"YUJI!" the girls cried.

Bianca was watching the battle from one of the roofs, frowning, "I wish I could help, but a teacher is not supposed to interfere with the student's fight..." She then noticed another figure close by. "Hm?"

That was when Yusei, Jack, Crow and Aki arrived at the scene.

"I sensed Yuji in pain," Aki worried, "What's going on?"

"Down there," Jack pointed.

"Holy shit!" Crow gaped.

"Yuji!" Aki cried as she was about to jump down there and help, only to be stopped by Yusei. "Yusei?"

"He'll be fine," he declared. "Trust me."

"Yusei..."

"I...have had it with you," Snap Trap growled as he ground his foot into Yuji's chest. "I am going to kill you, your family, and little pack of whores!"

"Fuck...you, asshole," Yuji spat.

"Die," the Kaijin growled as he rose his foot to crush Yuji one final time... Before he was slammed in the chest by an iron pillar that seemed to stretch. Snap Trap was knocked down and skidding through the concrete as his crater trailed back several meters.

"Now what!" Inferna growled. She really wasn't in the mood for any more surprises.

All eyes were up and gasped at what they saw.

Music - "Hell's Bells" by Bruce Faulconer

The pole retracted back to its source, towards the roof of another building, as it reverted back into a muscular human arm. The arm belonged to a tall man, with long and spiky black hair, red eyes, with slitted dark pupils, and no visible eyebrows. Most of his exposed body was covered in sets of simple, round studs. The most visible studs were on his face, with three of them right above his eyes, acting as "eyebrows," three on each side of his nose, and two on his chin, just below his mouth. His ears were adorned by two sets of five earrings each. He wore a black, sleeveless tunic with studded edges, with a studded belt around his waist, loose whitish pants tucked inside studded black boots, and a pair of studded brown gloves paired with similarly studded wristbands. He also sports a distinctive wing-like ornament, seemingly made of feathers jutting upwards, over his right shoulder, attached to his tunic by a large stud. On his right forearm was red mark, extremely similar to Yuji's.

"I knew there'd be a party," the man grinned, "All I had to do was look!"

"Who the fuck is that?-!" Inferna demanded.

"Who is that guy...?" Seras gawked.

"No...idea," Arachnea froze.

"Forget that... Did you see what he did?" Riza pointed.

"His arm stretched from ALL THE WAY UP THERE!" Carmen exclaimed.

"And it was metal," Ruby observed, "Some kind of magic...?"

"Who, where'd he come from?" Crow blinked.

"I didn't even sense his presence," Jack frowned.

"He's like us," Yusei noticed.

"Manakyte," Aki realized.

Bianca smirked, "Looks like Yuji's got unexpected reinforcements."

"What the...hell," Yuji grunted as he was still on his back. He then felt a burning sensation as his mark started glowing. "My mark..."

The man blinked as his own mark started glowing, bringing it up to his vision. "So there's one here after all," he mused. His eyes scanned the battlefield and grinned when he spotted the glow that Yuji sported. "There! YAHAAAA!" he crowed as he actually jumped, making the girls gasp as he came crashing down on his feet, making a crater in the sidewalk as he dashed over to Yuji. "Hey there, Kid," he greeted with a grin, his fang-like teeth showing.

Yuji did his best to look up, his eyes straining, "Who...are you?" He was then lifted up by the shoulders as the man brought him into his view.

"So, you're another one," he grinned. The man spotted Yuji's pendant and frowned, "You mean to tell me that you haven't done it yet?"

"You mean..."

"Transcend," he stated.

"Transcend?" Ruby repeated.

"What's that?" Carmen blinked.

"I think it has something to do with Yuji being a Manakyte," Arachnea answered, gathering her friends' attention. "I heard Yuji and Bianca talking about it earlier today," she explained, "Yuji felt that his powers were leaving him. And in order to regain them, he has to destroy the gem in his pendant and absorb the energy stored in it into his body."

"HOW DARE YOU!" Snap Trap roared as he came back charging.

The man put Yuji on his feet and started walking to meet Snap Trap. "Hurry up and Transcend, Kid," he ordered, "Otherwise, you're dead."

Yuji turned to the man, "But I..."

"No excuses!" And he went charging at the GIN-SHOCKER Executive when he saw the girls in his path. "OUT OF MY WAY!" The girls jumped in a startled fashion and jumped out of the way as he ran for Snap Trap, the two meeting with a straight punch that was so powerful that windows shattered from the initial shockwave. "Not bad," the stranger grinned, "For a leaf."

"Bastard," Snap Trap growled, "Who the hell are you?"

"None of your business!" he retorted as he swatted Snap's arm away. He grinned and his right arm turned into an iron sword with blades along its edges. The blades started running like a chainsaw and the stranger swung across, tearing through Snap Trap's chest and making him back away in pain. "This is my Tetsuryūken (Iron Dragon Sword)," he stated, "This baby can cutthrough pretty much anything and I'm gonna use it to dice you into salad!"

Snap Trap growled as his chest started to tie back together, making the stranger whistle with slight surprise. "It will not be as easy as you think, fool," the Executive declared.

"Of course it won't," he grinned as he charged, "BECAUSE FIGHTING IS THE BEST THING ON EARTH!"

Meanwhile, Yuji pulled his pendant off his neck and looked down at it. "Mom made this for me," he frowned, "But if breaking this gets my power back... THEN SO BE IT!" Yuji roared and slammed his pendant down on the asphalt, the gem cracking and unleashing a bright glow. Beams of fiery energy shot out of the pendant and beamed right into Yuji's body, the Manakyte roaring in agony as the surge of power was nothing less than overwhelming as his body was engulfed with the same red light.

"YUJI!" the girls panicked.

Yuji continued to scream as his body coursed with overwhelming power. It was a feeling that he'd never experienced before as he was engulfed by a pillar of fire that seemed to shoot into the sky.

"What's going on?-!" Inferna demanded.

'I must have power,' Yuji thought to himself, 'I must! Without power...I can't protect them! Hana, Riza, Ruby, Misato, Flannery...Michiru! I swear...that I will protect them...WITH MY LIFE!' "HOORRRAAAAAAAAAAGH!" Yuji roared as his mark glowed and the full mark of the Crimson Dragon glowed brightly on his back.

The Crimson Dragon's mark also began to glow on Yusei's back.

"The Mark is reacting to Yuji," Jack realized.

"Just like with all of us back then," Crow nodded.

Aki smiled as she watched, "He's doing it."

"Yeah," Yusei nodded, "He's almost there."

The metal-morphing stranger looked back and grinned, "It's almost done."

Snap Trap growled, looking to see what was going. Inside the pillar, Yuji's body was darkening,changing in mass and shape, and growing in height. His fingernails grew into claws and a tail slowly grew from his backside. And his teeth changed from human dentures to carnivorous fangs. His eyes glowed a fiery red as his howl echoed for what seemed like miles.

"What's going on!-?" Snap Trap demanded.

The stranger grinned at the Executive as he jabbed his thumb to Yuji, "Pay attention, dill weed, you're about to witness a transformation for a member of the most powerful race on Earth."

Snap Trap watched as he could see Yuji's shadow changing. This power...could the Rider have hidden it from him somehow?

Music - "Tsuna Awakes" by Toshihiko Sahashi

The pillar died down and left all to gaze upon the transformed Fudo. Whatever skin could be seen, his face mostly, was charcoal black and his eyes were glowing orange like a bright flame. His fingers were now claws, as well as his feet, and his shoulders were now rounded, obsidian-black, pads that spewed flames like torches from two proportioned holes. The rest of his body was covered in organic, but rock-like, obsidian-black armor. Swaying from side to side behind Yuji was a long tail covered in the same armor as his body was riddled with lines that glowed like lava. And growing from his back was a pair of leathery black wings that matched the color of his armor.

"It's done!" Crow cheered.

Jack smiled approvingly, "He's done it."

Aki held her husband's hand and smiled, "Yusei..."

He nodded in return, "Transcend."

Bianca smiled, "It's a success."

Snap Trap could only stare in shock and horror as he looked at Yuji's newly awakened Transcended state and he wasn't the only one. The cyborg girls, dark witch and demi-werewolf gawked and gaped at the creature Yuji had become.

"Is this the true power of a Manakyte?" Arachnea questioned in awe. They had witnessed Yuji's transformation into Abysss before but this was on a completely different level.

"So much raw power..." Ruby trembled as she felt the energy radiating off Yuji.

Riza was struck speechless as the fur on her arms stood on ends.

"Sugoi/Myah..." uttered Carmen and Mia respectfully. That was quite an eloquent response coming from them.

"Well, well, " Seras admired her lover, "You sure are full of surprises, aren't you, Yuji?"

"WHAT THE FUCK!" Whiplash crowed, "WHAT IN THE FUCK IS HE!"

Whirligig was watching from the window he flew into, looking down at Yuji in his new form. He could feel the energy blazing off of the Manakytes body and he was growling enviously, his claws digging into the floor. "..."

"ATTACK!" Snap Trap commanded the Jägers. "KILL HIM! KILL HIM!"

Whirligig jumped down, landing before his teammates as he charged ahead. The other Jägers obeyed and charged at Yuji, Whiplash attacking with his extra arms and Inferna drawing her knife.

BIGGEST. MISTAKE. EVER.

Whirligig roared and lunged for Yuji, only to be caught by the arms and receiving a head-butt as the GS Rider was launched backwards. Inferna was down low and thrust her knife for his gut, as it bent and folded on itself anti-climatically. Cursing her luck, Inferna was grabbed by the throat and tossed to the side and was embedded in a wall. Whiplash was next as his bladed arms thrust forward, only for Yuji to catch them and pull the Scorpion Rider to him.

"Let me go, you bastard!" he demanded.

"Right, you tried to take Michiru from me and I'm the bastard," Yuji mocked, "You're such a fucking saint." He then pulled and tore off Whiplash's mechanical arms before he grabbed the Rider by the throat, pulling him to his face. Whiplash was trying to back away, as he couldn't tolerate the heat Yuji was putting out. "Listen, and listen good," Yuji glared, "Michiru is mine. Come anywhere near her, or the others, and you won't live to see the next day. Oh, and I forgot to finish the job." He reached for Whiplash's left arm and gripped tightly as he slowly pulled.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING! LET GO! LET GO OF ME, YOU FUCKING MONSTER!" Whiplash screamed. He could help but scream in pure agony as he felt his arm tear, slowly as skin, nerves, bone, circuits and veins were stretched inch by inch and finally torn apart. "FUUUUUCK!" Whiplash screamed as he flailed around in Yuji's grasp.

"Pathetic," Yuji spat, "At least the other NUMBERS put up a fight." He tossed Whiplash to the side, his arm spewing blood and other fluids as the Transcended Manakyte turned to face Snap Trap. "Looks like your Jägers aren't worth shit," he mocked. "What now, Nagazawa? I'm not even fighting with a low heat. Do you feel like dying today or tomorrow? And before you decide, lemme tell you this. You may call my girls whores or sluts or whatever... But they are MY sluts now! So if you wanna insult them, you best be ready to burn!" Yuji took a stance and flexed, fire bellowing from his shoulders.

Nagazawa looked like he was ready to blow a fuse. His pride had taken a blow as this boy looked down on him. He was General Nagazawa, dammit! He was the strongest next to the Great Leader. He also had a bad temper which caused his rational mind to take a vacation whenever he was enraged.

"ROOOOOAAAAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHH!" Snap Trap roared as he lunged at Yuji.

Transcended Yuji took a quick breath and threw a straight punch, catching Snap Trap in the collar bone as he chocked and backed away. An attack like that would shatter the collar of a normal man, and while Nagazawa was no longer human it still hurt like hell. Yuji swung around, his tail slapping Snap Trap repeatedly before it slammed down on his head. Yuji flapped his wings and flew back as he opened his hands, revealing four holes in his palms.

"Vesuvius Vulcan!" Yuji called as he fired a volley of fireballs that peppered Snap Trap. He then dashed forward and delivered an uppercut, launching Snap Trap into the air as Yuji took flight after the monster. He soon caught up and went over Snap Trap, pumping his fists to his sides as he called out, "Flame Turbo!" His shoulders then bellowed with flames again and he drew his fist back as Snap Trap was in range. "Take this! KRAKATOA CRUSHER!" And he threw his punch, catching Snap Trap square in his snout as he was flipping back to Earth. The girls took cover as Snap Trap collided with the ground, rock, dust and earth flew about.

End Music

The long-haired stranger watched with crossed arms and wide grin on his face and a feeling of satisfaction. "Not bad for a first time."

Nagazawa groaned, "Re...retreat..." Elite Guardsmen suddenly appeared, grabbed Nagazawa and the Jagers and fled. Nagazawa swore to avenge this defeat in the near future.

"I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU, YOU HEAR ME?" Whiplash roared as he was carried away. "I'LL DESTROY YOU AND RAPE THOSE WHORES OVER YOUR CORPSE! DO YOU HEAR MEEEEE?-!" Before Whiplash could scream anymore, all GIN-SHOCKER operatives were gone.

Yuji looked up, his hand to the night sky as he made a fist. "Incredible," he breathed.

"That...was...AWESOME!" Riza shouted.

"I think I had an orgasm from watching," Ruby whispered.

"I heard that," Yuji smirked. The Witch blushed hushed fiercely.

"That was amazing, Yuji-kun!" Carmen cheered as she ran toward him.

He put his hands up, "Don't come too close... I might burn you by accident."

"His external temperature is extremely high," Arachnea analyzed as she scanned him with her helmet.

"Can you change back?" Seras asked Yuji. She addressed the Steel Manakyte, "Can he?"

The Manakyte chuckled, "Just relax your body and think of your previous form."

Yuji nodded and realxed his body, slowly engulfed in flames. The flames disappeared and Yuji was left without clothes as he fell unconscious and fell back, fast asleep.

"Oh yeah, fire types always had a habit of burning off their clothes during their first time," the Steel Manakyte recalled.

Misato grinned as her armor melted, "I'm not complaining."

Yuji groaned as he tossed and turned in his water bed. He felt so hot and it was irritating. He then felt a slight weight on his chest and slowly opened his eyes to see Riza lying on top of him. She was in her casual clothes and grinning at him.

"Morning," she greeted.

"Hey," he groaned slightly.

The Demi-Werewolf had her legs swinging back and forth. "That was pretty amazing; that fight last night. I've never really seen anything like you before."

"I'm quite a breed," he chuckled.

"How do you feel?"

Yuji stretched, letting out a yawn, "Same as always, for the most part. Feel a bit dehydrated though..."

"Well, you did up a sweat when you fought about that plant creep," grinned Riza. "Which of course was the hottest thing I've ever seen."

"Glad you approve," Yuji smiled back.

Suddenly, she pressed her lips against him, catching him completely by surprise. Yuji's lips were forced about by her tongue who pried his teeth apart to sink her teeth down his throat. Fortunately, Yuji could still breathe from his nose but the way Riza was Frenching him was definitely going to take his breath away.

Riza broke the kiss, licking Yuji's lips and then her own lips.

"OK, what the hell?" he asked, looking at her and he got a good look at her. She was wearing bikini panties which had string ties on the side and a sports bra on to support her bust.

"I have never seen such a feat of raw power before. I can't describe it and it just turned me on," Riza said. Yuji had heard that line from the girls after a night of passion but since he knew he and Riza had not done it (yet) he knew she was talking about the battle which had taken place the night before.

Yuji knew where this was going. In Riza's eyes he was the Alpha Male and the quality choice to mate with. Sure, he was a dragon and she was a demi-werewolf but she could overlook such details. What she loved in a man was power and Yuji had it in spades.

Riza gave his lips another lick and then nuzzled his neck. She then licked her way down his bare chest. It was a good thing he slept in the nude so there were no distractions for her exploration and she'd done enough exploring earlier. She licked his nipple and then took it between his teeth, causing him to hiss. She liked how she made him shudder and she liked how he was starting to get hard judging from the feeling she was getting of something pressing against her thigh. She crawled back up, looking him in the eye, and grinned before she turned her body around, stretching her athletic form against his as she was facing his cock and his rear was in his face. There was an obvious wet spot and a smell coming from her crotch which was obviously the scent of her arousal.

Despite her bravado, however, Riza was still very much a virgin. Of course, instead of just over-thinking things, she decided to just follow her instincts. As for Yuji, he didn't wait as he untied the strings of her panties and pulled them away. He gripped her hips and sniffed her wet pussy. Riza hadn't done a thing to him yet so it was time for some motivation. The first thing he did was to place a gentle kiss on her nether lips.

A shock of intense pleasure ran up Riza's spine and she almost howled. What came out was a combination of a howl and a moan. She wiggled uncontrollably as Yuji tickled the lips with his tongue, causing her to shudder and tremble. "H-h-hey!" Well, two could play at this game. Taking a hold of his shaft, she ran her warm hands up and down it before she licked it from the base to the head with her tongue. This caused Yuji to groan but that didn't cease his assault on her.

Now it was a competition, a battle of wills. Who would cum first?

Meanwhile, Flannery was just walking by Yuji's door when he heard noises coming from within. All she was dressed in was a pair of shorts and a black tank top which exposed her midriff. The top had flame patterns on the hem. Curiosity getting the better of her, she opened the door a crack and her eyes widened at what she was seeing. Riza and Yuji were in the 69 position with the demi-werewolf was sucking the Manakyte off while he was eating her out. A part of the Latina wanted to walk away and give them their privacy but another, stronger, part decided that she should stay.

Meanwhile, Riza was giving Yuji the best blowjob ever (or so she thought). She applied suction as she bopped her head up and down on his cock. At the same time, Yuji was sucking on her pussy and jabbing her insides with his slick and hot tongue. Sweat was already coating their bodies. Finally, unable to hold herself, Riza howled as she splashed Yuji's face with her maiden essence. Finally, seconds later, Riza's mouth felt Yuji's spunk being shot inside and she withdrew as she was given a special facial of his cum. It stuck to her hair and cheek and it was dripping onto the bed. She took some off with her finger, sniffed it, and gave it a lick. She decided that she liked it.

Yuji was panting and so was Riza, but she had yet to have enough. She pulled herself forwards and stood on her hands and knees, her hips hovering over his still hard cock. "Brace yourself, dragon-boy," she said over her shoulder as she put her hands on his knees and slowly lowered herself. Her pussy lips were split apart and she moaned, tossing her head back with her mouth open and eyes clenched shut. He was definitely Alpha Male size. Yuji smirked and seized her hips and pulled her all the way down, burying himself deep inside of her while breaking her hymen.

Riza's eyes snapped open as she arched her back and howled. Yuji gently caressed her hips and ass as she slowly recovered. Slowly, the feeling of pleasure made its way to Riza's brain, overtaking the pain. She inhaled.

"Feeling better?" Yuji asked.

"Much," shje replied. She was ready. First she started with a grinding motion, twisting her hips around to get things started. She bit her lower lips as his cock churned her insides. Yuji just put his hands behind his back, enjoying the show as he watched her hips twist around his cock.

"Ah…" he let out. A sweet redhead was riding him and she was nice and tight. What could be better (aside from an orgy)?

After minutes of grinding, Riza began bouncing up and down his cock. She had pulled her knees up and her feet were on the sheets as she bounced up and down, violently. She pulled up her sports bra and tossed it away and started playing with her own breasts. "Oh! Oh yes!" she cried out. It felt good, so good, and she couldn't stop herself. Her wolf features came out involuntarily as her arms became covered in fur.

Flannery couldn't take her eyes of them as her hand slid down under her shorts and she started to rub her moist pussy.

Yuji decided it was time for him to do some of the work and so he grabbed hold of Riza's arms and yanked her back as he thrust up into her. Riza's eyes snapped open as she released another howl. Yuji yanked her back with each forward thrust, pounding away inside of her. He then pushed her forward onto her hands and knees, putting them into the doggy-style position. He took hold of her hips and pounded her roughly and Riza loved it. She was being dominated by an Alpha Male. His hands then slid along her sides and he took a handful of boob flesh as he pulled her towards him as he pushed forward, his hips thrusting back and forth, repeatedly. Riza's tongue hung out and she looked towards the doorway. She spotted Falnnery watching them and rubbing herself.

Riza had a wicked idea and started crying out, "YUJI! OH GOD! YUJI! YOU'RE SO GOOD! YES! FUCK ME! FUCK ME WITH YOUR BIG HARD COCK! FUCK ME!" The speed of Yuji's thrusts intensified and the sound of skin slapping against skin rang around the room. "YES! HARDER! DO ME HARDER! FUCK ME LIKE A BITCH IN HEAT! FUCK MEEEEEE!-!-!" She howled once more as she came and she slumped forward on her forearms as she panted.

"Yeah, you're my sweet wolf bitch," Yuji grinned as he put his weight on her, slamming into her from behind. He then swatted her ass cheek, making Riza yelp, ccontinuing his spankings as her rear started turning red. He whispered into her ear, "Who's bitch are you?"

"Yours," she moaned.

"That's right," he smiled. Yuji grunted as he released his essence inside of her. He withdrew and sat back and watched as his white cum overflowed from Riza's pussy.

Flannery's tank top had been pulled up and she was biting down on the hem to prevent herself from crying out as she also had an orgasm right outside the door. Suddenly, the door was thrown open and Flannery gasped as she was grabbed by the arm and pulled inside, the door slammed shut behind her. Flannery stared up into the eyes of a predator, her arms held up over her head as she was pinned down to the floor. Her predator was a naked Riza who was looking at her hungrily.

"Enjoy the show, Lava Queen?" she asked.

"Uh…no!" Flannery denied but her flushing face betrayed her.

"Oh…?" Riza sniffed the air around the redhead, "So why do you smell aroused?"

"I…I don't know what you're talking about!" Flannery cried in denial.

Riza grinned. 'Oh, this is going to be fun.' She looked up at Yuji who was sitting on the bed. "Hey, Yuji! How about you punish her for peeping? I'll hold her down?"

"Wait, you can't!" Flannery gasped as Riza's fur-covered hand groped a breast and fondled it.

"Oh, you know you want it," Riza whispered into her ear and she nibbled on her earlobe. She flipped their bodies over with Flannery on top this time but Riza locked her arms and legs around the duelist, presenting her captive to her Alpha Male. "She wants you, Yuji."

Yuji got off his bed and walked over as Flannery shivered. Of course, whether it was out of fear or anticipation or even both was debatable. He knelt down behind both girls and took hold of Flannery's shorts. He was so overpowered by lust that all he could think about was being inside Flannery, a fellow duelist who he admired and was attracted to. He then got on his knees and gazed at her pubic hair, taking in the scent of her crotch as he dragged his tongue up her moist pussy.

"Ahh...!" Flannery moaned as she felt Yuji's tongue intrude into her precious place. She started squirming as she felt his tongue working into her, tasting her inner walls as he held her by the hips.

"Doesn't it feel great, Flannery?" Roza smirked as she kneaded the Lantina's ass.

"Oh, dios, su lengua ... ¿Por qué es tan bueno ...?" Flannery moaned in Spanish. "Gonna...cum!" She tensed up and squirted, squealing as Yuji drank her from below. She panted as she felt Yuji kissing her pussy before he got up and made out with her. Flannery moaned into Yuji's mouth as she tasted herself as well.

"You're beautiful," Yuji declared, making Flannery blush. He then pointed to Riza, "And you," and he darted forward and licked up her abs, making her moan as he stood back up, "Your abs are delicious."

"I work out," she smiled.

"Now then..." Yuji trailed off as he gazed at Flannery's chest. He gently palmed her melons, squeezing them as she moaned and pushed her chest out against him. "So you like this."

"Not...true," Flannery whimpered.

"Come on, Flannery," Riza called, "You want Yuji to fuck you with his cock. You know you want too."

"I…I…" Flannery stuttered as Yuji took hold of her hips.

"This will hurt at first," Yuji assured, "So just bear with us." Flannery tensed up as she felt the head of his cock touch her pussy lips.

Riza caressed Flannery's face, looking her in the eyes. "There's no reason to deny it, Flannery. Just let it out."

When Yuji's hips thrust forward, burying him inside Flannery, the female Duelist cried out as she was held tightly in Riza's embrace. She tossed her head back and moaned as tears fell from her eyes. She took deep breaths as she tried to calm down.

"Oh, man, she's tighter than you were, Riza," Yuji sighed, slowly sinking himself deeper into Flannery.

"I guess human girls are just tighter," Riza grinned.

And then…

"…Don't stop…" That was Flannery's voice, sounding husky-like. "…Don't stop…" she repeated as she looked up at Yuji. "Don't stop and keep fucking me, Yuji!"

And Yuji took that as an open invitation as he started to fuck Flannery. Flannery moaned as she was pushed and pulled against Riza's body as her pussy was taking punishment from Yuji's cock. Wet, squelching sounds were made as his thick rod rubbed against her tender insides, exciting them. Flannery's body was getting hotter and hotter as she clung onto Riza who held onto her comfortingly. "That's right…just enjoy it…" Riza whispered as Flannery moaned. "Yes…that's right…"

"Ah…Yuji…Ah…" Flannery moaned and finally she couldn't contain it anymore as she released one orgasm on the floor on the Manakyte. Yuji thrust into her again and again, not slowing down as the pleasure increased gradually.

"Yuji ... no te detengas! Mantenga follar conmigo, Yuji! ¡Más fuerte!" Flannery cried as she was pounded into by Yuji's cock. He couldn't understand what she was saying, but she sounded so sexy that he couldn't care. He put more strength into his hips and rammed into Flannery repeatedly, Flannery crying out with each thrust.

"By the Dragon, Flannery," Yuji grunted, "Gonna cum..."

"Por favor, hazlo, Yuji!" Flannery moaned, "Llena mis entrañas con tu esperma!"

Yuji accepted her foreign invitation and slammed hilted his cock in her, Flannery moaning as Yuji's sperm filled her pussy as his cock was milked. Of course, just because it was over now did it mean it was overalready. Pulling out, Yuji separated both girls and picked them up, tossing them over his shoulder to carry them to the bed. He tossed them onto she sheets and looked at them hungrily.

"Time for an early breakfast," he said before he pounced as they cried out.

Positions changed and Yuji switched partners several times. First he had Riza on her side as he put one of her legs over his shoulder as he thrust in and out of her as she clenched the sheets, her claws tearing into them as he tore into her.

Flannery was in a cowgirl position as she bounced atop Yuji with Riza sitting behind her and fondling her breasts. Then Flannery was taken doggy-style as Yuji made out with Riza, their tongues playing with each other as Yuji pounded into Flannery's hot and willing pussy. When Yuji let Flannery rest, he fucked Riza doggy-style again until she almost passed out.

He then dragged Flannery over to the wall and stood her against it as he raised one of her legs. He fucked her against the wall as Flannery hung onto him. As he suckled on her breasts, Riza was crawling over to them. She then licked at the fluids dripping down Flannery's thighs. Once he was done with Flannery he took Riza from behind again as she was bent over with her hands bracing against the wall.

He carried them back onto the bed again and put Flannery down before tossing Riza on top of her, the two girls lying face to face with each other as Yuji took position. He fucked them alternatively, thrusting into Riza a few times, and then into Flannery who was under the demi-werewolf. The girls clung to each other, begging for more. When Yuji was fucking Flannery, Riza would beg for him and vice versa.

"YES! YES! YUJI! FUCK ME!" Riza cried, "FUCK MY DIRTY PUSSY!"

"Yo también," Flannery moaned, "A la mierda mi coño con su polla dura, Yuji!"

Yuji growled as he hilted his meat into Riza, getting milked as he filled Riza's with his seed as he pulled out and did the same for Flannery, filling her womb with his seed as he held onto the girls.

Flannery and Yuji then got up and pushed Yuji down, his head on the pillow as the proceeded to cleaning his dick with their mouths. "A threesome with hot and horny redheads," he sighed, "There is absolutely nothing wrong with thhat."

Yuji, Flannery and Riza exited the hallway, with Yuji's hands around Flannery and Riza's waist as he kept the demi-werewolf and human redhead close to him. Riza was in a tank top and panties while Yuji was in pajama pants. Flannery had on her panties and a white dress shirt. The girls were as red as their hair as they stuck close to Yuji. Neither of them had experienced such pleasure in their entire lives and they loved every second of their threesome. The trio had came out to the huge living room where the girls were watching TV. The Steel Manakyte from yesterday was at the kitchen table, dropping rivets into his mouth as he chomped on the bits of metal.

"Mornin', y'all," Yuji grinned before letting out a yawn.

"As you can see, he stayed," Misato gestured to the man.

"OK, so who is he and why is he eating rivets?" Yuji asked.

"He calls himself Gajeel Redfox. Not sure if that's his real name or an assumed one," Misato answered.

"Oh, you're awake!" Gajeel grinned as he walked over to Yuji and took his hand, giving it a firm grip. "Gajeel Redfox, Manakyte of Iron!"

Yuji's hand was being crushed but he endured the pain. "Yuji Fudo, Flame Manakyte," he returned. Gajeel let him go. "You know, you totally saved my ass last night. If it weren't for you, I'd probably be dead."

"No need for thanks, since I was looking for a fight anyway," Gajeel grinned, "There's nothing like the smell of battle!"

"I hear that," Riza agreed.

"And it looks like Riza-chan and Flan-chan had fun with Yu-kun," Michiru giggled, with Mia giggling along with her.

"I couldn't help myself," Flannery blushed.

"And you saw how Yuji was last night!" Riza reminded, "He was HOT!"

"I knew it was only a matter of time," Misato smirked, "And you're calling him by his name now."

"Shut up...!" the Demi-Werewolf blushed.

"So, Tetsu-ojisan, how did you know Yuji was going to Transcend?" Michiru asked curiously.

"Just looking at him, I could tell how weak he was," Gajeel scoffed, "It was sad, to be honest. So I decided to step in and help him out for his sake."

"Weak?" Yuji glared, eye-twitching.

"You let a PLANT get the better of you!" Gajeel spat. "A fucking plant!"

"Well, I can't make excuses," he admitted, "He caught me at a bad time."

"You should've done the ritual earlier, like I said."

"But now everything's OK and Yuji's even stronger!" Blair cheered as she jumped Yuji from behind, her naked body pressing against his naked back.

Gajeel grinned, "Another one, huh?"

"It's a bit complicated," Yuji chuckled.

"So, why are you guys fighting those GIN-SHOCKER punks?" Gajeel asked as he popped a steel nut into his mouth.

Misato asked, "What do you know about GIN-SHOCKER?"

"I may not look like it, but I've been around the block for a good while," he answered.

"I bet you're at least a hundred years old," Yuji assumed.

"At least two hundred," Gajeel corrected, "But I lost count for the most part. Anyway, word is that these losers have been using Youkai in their experiments recently. This is definitely new since not many humans actually know about us supernaturals."

"Youkai Academy," Yuji realized.

"It's that monster school that teaches about coexistence, right?" Gajeel asked.

"My cousin, sister and some friends go there."

"Well tell him to be careful."

"Don't worry. He can take care of himself."

Hana then spoke, "So, what will you do now, Gajeel-san?"

"Actually, I thought I'd ask something of you," Gajeel remembered. He reached into his pocket and handed Yuji a photograph. It was a picture of Hime. "You know this girl?"

Michiru pointed, "Hey, I think I remember that girl!"

"If I recall, her name was Hime..." Hana remembered.

"I'm looking for her," Gajeel stated.

Yuji asked, "Old girlfriend?"

He frowned slightly, "Not exactly..."

"Well, I remember seeing her back in Tokyo."

"Then I'll go there," he grinned, "Thanks, Kid."

"Sure thing, Gaj," Yuji welcomed.

They bumped fists and Gajeel made his way for the mansion's main door.

"Kind of a weirdo, but definitely strong," Riza acknowledged.

"Got that right," Misato agreed.

Ruby smiled, "But because of Redfox-san, Yuji-san has become stronger!"

"I wonder if we'll ever see Tetsu-ojisan agan..." Michiru mused.

Yuji ruffled her hair, "Maybe, Michiru, maybe..."

"So next stop us Youkai Academy," Ruby smiled.

"The festival is next week, so we'll rest up until then," Yuji planned.

Meanwhile, back in GIN-SHOCKER HQ, Nagazawa seethed angrily as he stared at the monitor which displayed Yuji's face. He smashed his fist into the screen, glass flying everywhere. The Jägers were still under repair and Whiplash needed his arms repaired. Nagazawa swore to kill Yuji on their next encounter. It would truly be a battle to the death.

While in Yusei's lab, the Shooting Star of Satellite and Dr. Washam were reviewing the battle data of Yuji and the Liger's upgrades.

Yusei smiled, "The field test for his upgraded forms look like a success."

"Well, you'll need to be strong to take on Nagazawa," said Washam.

"You sound worried," he noted

"I worked for Nagazawa for years, Yusei. He's many things, and vindictive is one of them. He won't take this loss lying down. He'll be planning his revenge. Your son has just made a powerful enemy," Washam cautioned.

"Yes, and he understands it, and now he's Transcended," said Yusei. "My son has a lot of potential."

"Yes, he does," Washam agreed. "He takes after you. I'm also worried about these new NUMBERS: #15, #16 AND #17. Nagazawa calls them the Jägers, meaning they're hunters and I have a feeling they're hunting Riders."

"You said Project NUMBERS was shut down after that incident," said Yusei.

"That's what I was told, but apparently they had a whole other group being prepared without our knowledge. Gebok's always hiding something. He didn't even tell us where those Spark Cores came from," Washam replied.

"I wouldn't mind studying them," Yusei mused.

"Good luck. I spent years trying to uncover their secret. It's something beyond what we have now."

"Well, we can only do our best," Yusei said as he patted Washam's shoulder.

The Youkai Academy bus was parked outside the mansion, with Yuji and his girls all packed up and ready to board.

"Be sure to let Yuki know about Transcending," Aki reminded, "Like you, her powers may fluctuate soon."

Yuji hugged his mother, "I'll let her know." He then shook hands with his uncles, father, and Washam. "I'll be seeing you guys."

"Don't be a stranger," Crow grinned.

"You take care of those girls," Washam requested.

"I wish I could go with you guys," Flannery sighed, "But at least Aki decided to teach me some moves."

Yuji hugged the Spanish redhead and kissed her, "I'll call if something comes up."

"You better," she glared playfully, "O te joder a la muerte."

"Didn't catch that, but I know you're serious," he nodded.

Blair, in her cat form, hopped not Yuji's head. "I'm going this time," she declared.

"Bye-bye, Aki-mama," Michiru beamed as she hugged Aki.

"Oh, I am going to miss you angels," Aki gushed.

"We'll be back soon, Aki-okaasan," Hana bowed.

"I'll see you soon," Misato hugged her father.

"You take care," Carl Washam smiled.

"Alright, then we better get moving," Yuji called as the girls started piling in.

"I can't wait to see everyone," Ruby beamed.

"You kids better be prepared," the bus driver grinned, "Youkai Academy can be a terrifying place."

"Oh, please, we're not afraid of some monster school," Misato scoffed.

"Yeah, we can take on anything!" Riza grinned.

"Myah!" Mia pointed.

Michiru pointed as well, "Mia-chan's right, let's move out!"

"Yuji!"

Yuji turned to see Bianca at the door. A box was in her hand. It was dark blue marble with gold trim, and two clam-shaped clamps on the center, and a logo on the lid.

Yuji blinked, "Bianca, what's up?"

She tossed him the box and he caught it. "A congratulation present for your victory. Make sure you put on what's in that box."

Yuji nodded and turned to the driver, "We're ready."

The driver grinned as the door closed, the bus driving off and leaving the mansion.

Gajeel walked through the streets of Neo Domino, heading for Tokyo. He then stopped in front of a dark alley and looked to see a pair of glowing red eyes. "Yo," he grinned.

"She was spotted in Tokyo," the shadow in the dark stated, "Looks like she's trying to keep moving. Not staying in one place for too long."

Gajeel grinned, "Typical Hime-chan... The Kid (Yuji) was a big help too. He's too honest."

"Speaking of which, that boy may be a problem," the shadow frowned, "We must keep an eye on him."

"Don't worry, I'll be on it," Gajeel waved a he continued walking. He licked his lips, "Wait for me, Hime-chan, I'm coming for your head."

THE END

KAMEN RIDER BUSHIDO: And there you have it. This series has come to a close, but the fun is not over. Yuji and the girls are on their way to Youkai Academy to meet up with Shinichi and the others. The appearance of Gajeel Redfox (Fairy Tail) has allowed Yuji to attain new power and his Liger Belt was upgraded as well. Also, the Jagers had appeared and Nagazawa showed what he could do. What could be in the box Yuji was given by Bianca? And who is the shadow that aims for both Yuji and Hime? And what is Gajeel's connection to Hime? Find out on Showa + Vampire.