Beverly Hills Mall-2 Months Later…

It had been two months since the Spies' encounter with Red-X/Ichijyo Desmond Amakusa. His words had affected them, making them train themselves better. Sam was affected the most and without her friends knowing had been collecting news paper articles of the young CEO. She had developed a crush on him. Clover was less than thrilled with what he'd said to them but she knew he was right. She was still a bit miffed that he 'd ruined her hair but as he'd promised the tape had vanished the next day. She'd feared a 'Bad Hair Day'. Alex was waiting for the time when she'd be working with Smart Brain's Operatives. She hoped she was ready.

The girls were sitting at a table, enjoying some smoothies after a hard day's shopping. Clover, as always, had the biggest load since she wanted to update her wardrobe. Alex and Sam loved to shop too but not to Clover's extremes.

When they had passed by a computer shop, Sam had stopped to gaze at a laptop manufactured by Smart Brain Corporation. The laptop made her think of her new crush, Ichijyo, as she wondered what he was currently doing. Clover and Alex had to drag her away.

Though all three girls had to admit that Ichijyo was cute, Clover hated him for being a cold and obnoxious jerk. She just wished some hot guys would walk through the doors.

Ask, and thou shall receive.

The doors of the mall slid open as three new faces walked in. They were all Japanese but also very unique.

The tallest, and possibly oldest, boy had short black hair and haunting black eyes that made you want to look deep into them forever. He wore a white turtleneck with a matching blue blazer and slacks along with a pair of black leather shoes. On his left was someone a little shorter but his spiked up brown hair made him stand tall and stand out. He wore a navy denim jacket over a black shirt that had a blue dog emblem, blue jeans and brown leather boots. He also had the nicest looking blue eyes. The third one had a unique fashion sense. He was dressed in a black sleeveless shirt with a red dragon on it with red pants and black boots with buckles on them. Around his wrists were studded bracelets and around his neck a leather studded collar. He also wore a pair of red tinted goggles on his head. His messy hair was a fiery red color with two bangs sticking out. It reached down to his waist and was braided. His eyes were also the color of emeralds and shone like the jewels.

As Clover watched them pass by, she had to fan herself, "Woah, major hottie alert. It's high time we saw some new blood around here."

Sam tapped her chin. She had seen them before but was not sure. They looked very familiar.

The redhead was cute, in Alex's opinion, and had a great taste in fashion. It was like a combination of punk and Goth. She dug guys who were unique and had great tastein fashion. He looked a little depressed though.

The three boys, as regular as they looked, were secretly Smart Brain Operatives Yoshiyuki Takada, Ryuki Leonard Hasuma, and Tazuka Mizuki. They were each skilled in different ways. Takada was a master with technology, Tazuka had his precognitive abilities, and Ryuki was a powerful martial artist. No one could tell that just by looking at them though.

The boys were walking through the mall just hanging out and talking. Their boss had told them to be there but he didn't give them much more specifics than that. Takada seemed to be in high spirits while Tazuka was more concerned for Ryuki, who looked downright depressed.

"Hey, cheer up, Ryuki!" Takada smiled. "We're on the job and we'll get her back in no time."

"Hai, Takada-san," Ryuki nodded.

Tazuka sighed. Of all the times for Emiko to get herself kidnapped without a trace, it had to be now. They had gotten back from Canada a couple of weeks ago after Ryuki lost a relationship with a girl that he really liked. They had to erase her memory of him.

"Will you be okay, otouto?" Tazuka asked with some concern.

"I will be once we get okaasan back," Ryuki sighed. "I just wish I actually did something."

"Ryuki," Takada sighed. "We will get her back. That's a promise. Those freaks that took her have no clue on the world of hurt they're in for," Takada said this confidently.

Ryuki chuckled slightly at the joke Takada made. His mother had been missing for some time and was now officially considered kidnapped. Ryuki felt incredibly guilty at not doing anything, despite the fact that he had been fighting a Mirror Monster when it happened. Ichijyo had almost taken a personal interest in this case. Ryuki wouldn't have gone, but they were stretched out in terms of agents so he didn't have much choice.

As the boys were walking past some shops, they didn't know that they were being eyed by several young ladies. Three of them were currently hiding behind one of the pillars which decorated the mall.

"Okay," Clover smiled giddily. "I see three hotties and I know there's three of us. Girls, I think we may have just found our dates to the Autumn Ball!"

"Oooh!" Alex giggled. "Talk about luck! I want to go with the redhead."

"Okay," Clover nodded. "Sam, do you want the college student or the one with the blue jacket?"

"I can't believe you're just lining them up like hunks of meat!" Sam hissed.

"I am not!" Clover insisted. "I am just attracted to them. I was just making sure I wasn't stepping on anyone's toes when we go talk to them."

"Oh yeah?" Sam spoke with some disbelief in her voice. She then pointed towards the boys. "Looks like Mandy and her cronies are trying to get the first bite."

"WHAT!" Clover cried as she turned to look at the boys again.

Mandy, along with her friends Caitlin and Dominique, had approached the three boys with looks of lust on them. Tazuka narrowed her eyes as Ryuki looked slightly uncomfortable. Takada, however, being the womanizer that he was, was actually talking to her.

"So, haven't seen you boys here before," Mandy smiled. "You new around here?"

"We just dropped by to see the sights," Takada said, starting to look a little uncomfortable but was trying to stay polite and failing. "These are my friends, Tazuka and Ryuki."

"Call me Leo," Ryuki said. He was wishing he was someplace else at the moment. A Mirror Monster would be better company than these girls.

"Well, I'm Mandy, and these are Caitlin and Dominique," Mandy introduced as the two girls behind her waved.

Hearing the name of an ex-girlfriend belonging to another girl caused Ryuki to grow even more depressed. Plus, this Caitlin didn't seem like the one he'd dated. She just didn't feel right to him. The Caitlin he'd dated before was sweet and gentle. This Caitlin, however, was, well...she felt rotten to him.

"So, you want us to show you around?" Mandy asked.

"Well, you see…" Takada said, eyes looking for an escape route. "Hey, is that a 50 percent off sale?" He pointed behind the trio of girls. They turned and then the boys decided to run away fast while they weren't looking.

When the three boys were far enough, they stopped. Tazuka wondered and asked, "Why the urge to run, Takada? I thought you'd try to get their phone numbers." This didn't seem like Takada to just run away from a pretty face.

Takada answered and pointed to his ear, "That girl's voice! It was annoying! It was like nails on a chalkboard!" He had sharp hearing and it had turn on him. "That has got to be the hottest bunch of girls I've ever hated!" Tazuka shook his head. Takada was so shallow sometimes.

"Well, I hope we lost them," Ryuki said. "They won't be too happy if they find us again."

"That is what I'm afraid of," Takada said. "Let's bail."

"Hey there!" a cheery voice suddenly spoke up.

The boys turned around to be faced a cheerful looking blonde. The boys weren't sure what to make of her sudden appearance, but at least her voice wasn't like nails on a chalkboard.

"Can we help you?" asked Tazuka.

"Well, it's just my friends and I noticed you guys running off pretty fast," the blonde answered. "I just wanted to make sure it wasn't a serious problem."

"Oh," Takada smiled. This girl was scoring points already. "It's no reason you'd be interested in. We're fine though."

"Well that's good," the blonde nodded. "By the way, my name's Clover."

Takada didn't feel any bad vibes coming off Clover like he did with those other girls. Knowing this, he went for a one-on-one conversation, "Pleasure to meet you, Clover. Name's Yoshiyuki Takada."

"Nice to meet you, Yoshiyuki," Clover smiled. She was turning up the charm now. Any guy that didn't like Mandy was okay in her book. "I don't think I've seen you around the mall before."

"Call me Takada," the Dog Knight smiled. "Well, we are just visiting. Tourist thing and all that."

"Well you certainly came to the right place," Clover giggled. "I know this place like the back of my hand."

As Clover and Takada flirted back and forth, Tazuka and Ryuki watched them go with neutral gazes.

"She's good," Tazuka nodded. "I don't think I've seen Takada flirt so easily before."

"I have," Ryuki chuckled. "At my okasaan's last fashion show when he met some of the models."

"You'd think he'd introduce us, though," Tazuka smiled.

"Hey, Clover!" a new voice called out.

Everyone turned to see who had called and saw two new girls running towards them. One had long red hair while the other one had darker skin and short black hair.

"So this is what happened to you," the redhead frowned. "Never seen you run that fast before."

"Yeah!" the other girl nodded. "I mean, it was like you were there and then you weren't!"

Clover laughed slightly. "I guess I was in a little bit of a hurry."

Takada looked over Clover's shoulder and took in the appearance of the two girls. Definite lookers and seemed to be very nice. If things didn't work out with Clover then he might be able to try a date with one of her friends.

"Friends of yours?" he asked.

"Yeah," Clover nodded. "These are my best friends, Sam and Alex."

"Nice to meet you," Sam nodded. "Nice to see some new faces for a change."

"Hi," Alex chirped happily, "Always happy to meet someone new. So who are your new friends, Clover?"

"Well," Clover smiled. "Girls, this is Yoshiyuki Takada. Uh…I haven't gotten his friends' names yet."

"I am Tazuka Mizuki," Tazuka spoke up. He then nodded to Ryuki. "This is our friend Ryuki."

"Call me Leo," Ryuki added. "All my friends do."

"Charmed," Sam smiled. "So we were near when Mandy and her friends talked to you. Out of towners, right?"

"That's us," Ryuki nodded. "We're just here on vacation and decided that this place was a good spot to see."

"Well you sure picked a nice spot," Alex smiled. "We'd be glad to show you around if you'd like."

"How generous of you," Tazuka smiled. "We'll just have to do something nice for you in return."

"Oh…we couldn't ask for anything," Sam tried to answer. She wasn't sure how, but Tazuka had a mysterious aura around him. He was definitely the eldest and his maturity was a plus in her book. She did like mature, educated and intellectual men. "You know, they have this really nice garden around here. Maybe we can sit there to get to know each other better."

"We'd be delighted, won't we, guys?" Tazuka asked his two companions. Takada nodded enthusiastically while Ryuki shrugged.

"Sure!" Takada grinned.

"I guess," Ryuki said, trying to smile but failing. Alex seemed to notice this a little.

Setting themselves on a rather large bench, the girls and boys started to get to know one another. Sam was striking up a conversation with Tazuka while Takada and Clover were flirting with each other. Ryuki was talking with Alex.

"So, you're a fortune-teller?" Sam asked, skeptical of Tazuka's claim.

"Of course," Tazuka replied. "Don't you believe me?" He loved proving people wrong and maybe he could impress this girl. She seemed nice enough.

"Well, let's just say I don't believe in that kind of stuff," Sam said.

"Of course," Tazuka nodded. "I can't force you to believe me but let's just say I see you having a lot of good luck in the future."

"Thanks," Sam smiled.

"And you're going to get an A-Plus on your previous Biology quiz," he said, suddenly, much to her surprise. "You'll see. Sides, you're a smart girl. I don't need to predict your test results."

"Thanks," Sam blushed a little.

"So, what do you do for fun? Clover asked.

"Oh, I like to build things," Takada replied. "I'm pretty handy with tools," he claimed. This was not a fake claim. He was handy and could build but the consequences were not exactly what you'd call pleasant. "I have this car I've been tricking out back home. When I'm done it's going to be the fastest thing on 4 wheels."

"Ooh, I'd love a ride!" Clover said, smiling seductively.

"I'd be glad to give you one," Takada smiled back. So far, so good and soon he would score with another hot chick. Plus, she was blonde. Everyone knows blondes had more fun!

"Any hobbies?" Alex asked Ryuki who seemed to be far away in thought. He took notice of her question, though.

"I like sports, and martial arts," Ryuki replied.

"Martial arts?" Alex asked, "What kind?"

"Oh, my family's own unique style. My grandfather runs a dojo," Ryuki answered. "You interested?"

"Um…" Alex bit her lips. Usually guys were a bit intimidated by strong women and she didn't want to scare Ryuki off. She was nice, and cute, but seemed upset about something. She hoped she could cheer him up. "Well, I guess. OK, as for sports, what do you play?"

"Soccer, basketball, baseball," Ryuki listed. "I think I like team sports better. Oh, and I also like motocross."

"Motocross, huh?" Alex mused. "Never tried that before."

"Oh, it's really exhilarating!" Ryuki perked up. "The speed, jumping over obstacles and the rush all feel just great. Your heart is pumping and all you can think of is the adrenaline rush!"

"Wow!" Alex was impressed plus Ryuki sounded genuine.

"So, anyway, we have this Autumn Ball at school and we were hoping that-" Clover began but was suddenly cut off when something out of the ordinary happened.

The garden behind them started making sounds of scraping metal. The group looked to the garden behind them and saw that it was opening to reveal a long metal tunnel which there didn't seem to have an end. The girls knew instantly what this meant, but what they didn't notice was that the boys were calm in the face of the sudden weirdness.

The bench they were sitting on suddenly bucked and dumped the six teens into the long tunnel, leaving them to slide down the seemingly endless tunnel.

"WOOOOOOAAHHHH!" the girls screamed as they fell. As many times as they went through it, they would never get used to it.

"This is awesome!" Takada cried as he fell.

"Ha ha ha ha ha!" Tazuka laughed.

"Sugoooiiiiii!" Ryuki called as he fell.

The ride was amazingly fast and it didn't seem to be ending anytime soon. However, as quickly as it began, the ride ended as the six teens hit a padded metal wall before tumbling out onto a metal floor.

"Ugh," Takada groaned. "Well that was fun until the end."

"I feel more at home already," Tazuka chuckled, remembering some of the secret ways to get around Smart Brain.

Ryuki managed to get up quickly enough. He looked around and found that they were in some kind of advanced facility. He looked directly behind him and saw the giant word WOOHP. They had apparently tumbled through one of the two 'O's.

Sam, Alex, and Clover were still groaning from the sudden impact. They all opened their eyes at the same time before seeing a pair of polished shoes in front of them that connected to their boss, Jerry.

"Hello, girls," he smiled. "Glad you could make it."

"Jerry!" Sam snapped as she stood up, barreling her friends over. "You just revealed our secret to three civilians!"

"I did?" Jerry blinked. He looked over to the boys. "I don't see any civilians."

"What do you mean?" asked Alex. She pointed to the three boys "Those boys right there!"

"I'd hardly call them civilians, girls," Jerry smiled. He walked over to the boys and nodded to them. "Mr. Hasuma, Mr. Takada, and Mr. Mizuki, welcome to WOOHP."

"Charmed," Tazuka nodded. "Interesting retrieval system you have here, Mr. Lewis. We have one like it back home."

"Oh, please," Jerry smiled. "Everyone calls me Jerry."

Meanwhile, the girls were now very confused at how friendly Jerry was being with the boys. They had no idea what was going on and it seemed that they were out of the loop once again.

"Jerry?" asked Clover. "What is going on? How do you know these guys?"

"Oh, yes," Jerry nodded. "Excuse me. These boys are going to go with you on your next mission."

"They are?" asked Alex. She then smiled. "Well that won't be so bad."

"Apparently we are," Tazuka nodded. He eyed the girls for a moment. "So you three are the Spies of WOOHP that we were told about. What a stroke of luck."

"Ichijyo sends his regards," Ryuki smiled, "both to you girls and Jerry-san."

"ICHIJYO!" Clover snapped. "You mean that jerk who dressed up as Red-X a while ago?"

"So you've met him," Takada chuckled. "You think he's a jerk too?"

"Totally!" Clover frowned. "He almost ruined my hair with those big X's he was throwing around!"

"Well, Snakeface grinds our nerves, but he signs our paychecks so I for one don't complain, much," Takada shrugged. Ichijyo was currently on another separate assignment. It involved a place called the "Centre".

"Ahem," Jerry coughed as he caught everyone's attention. "Well, it seems that you all are already well acquainted with each other. A reintroduction seems to be in order, though. Girls, I wish for you to meet Smart Brain Corporation's Special Ops team, the Masked Riders."

The girls were understandable shocked. Who they once took for some cute boys were in truth some kind of Special Ops team. The team name was cool too but why 'Masked Riders'?

"We start with Yoshiyuki Takada, otherwise known as Pluto," Jerry continued. He then gestured to Tazuka. "Next we have Tazuka Mizuki A.K.A. Jawz. Finally we have Ryuki Leonard Hasuma, A.K.A. Draco."

"Um, why do they have those codenames?" asked Sam.

"Oh, you'll find out," Jerry smiled mysteriously. His face then turned all business. "Now, please come along. We have to get you briefed."

The six teens followed Jerry as he went to his office where the briefing would take place. As they were walking, the girls were having their own thoughts. Sam was considering her personal surprise in finding out that Tazuka was some kind of secret agent like her. Clover figured it made sense considering how good-looking the guys were. Alex just thought it was cool that Ryuki was a spy like her.

They all entered Jerry's office as the man himself took a seat at his desk.

"All right," Jerry nodded as he pressed a button on his desk. A holographic screen lit up in the air. It was depicting several people, one of which Ryuki recognized as his own mother. "Over the past several weeks, numerous fashion designers have gone missing without a trace. Considering the security that these people had on them when they vanished we can only assume that this was professional work. This is where you girls come in."

"But where does Smart Brain come into all this?" asked Sam.

"Good question," Jerry nodded. "Smart Brain has a connection with one of these people and decided to handle the case personally. This is a joint effort between WOOHP and Smart Brain. I hope that you six can get along."

"Definitely!" Alex and Clover smiled. Thoughts of hanging out with Ryuki and Takada sprang into their heads.

"You can count on us, Jerry," Sam nodded.

"I think we can get along pretty well," Tazuka smiled.

"Good," Jerry nodded. He then pressed a button on his desk. "And now, here are your gadgets." A panel on Jerry's desk slid open and a tray with gadgets was revealed. Takada whistled.

"By the way, Jerry," Alex asked. "Where's GLADIS? Usually she's the one passing out our gadgets."

"Oh, GLADIS right now is back in the lab getting a few new upgrades. You'll see her when you get back." Jerry was glad to be rid of GLADIS for awhile. That blasted machine was just so annoying, under minding him and such. "So, anyway, let's get down to business. Your gadgets are: Earring Microphone Communicators, Head-For-Cover Hover Boards, Cat Fight Gloves, M-Ray Contact Lenses, Heat Sensor Motion Detector Sunglasses, GPS Hairclip and finally the R.A.T.V.A.T."

"What's the R.A.T.V.A.T., Jerry-san?" Ryuki asked curiously, mirroring the girls when they once heard of it.

"It stands for Rugged All-Terrain Vehicle and Tunneler," Jerry explained as the image of the vehicle appeared on the screen behind him with all the specs and details.

"Oh, nice," Takada grinned. He couldn't wait to drive it.

"Wait, what about them?" Sam asked, referring to the boys. "Don't they have gadgets?"

"Oh, we do," Takada said. "You just have to wait and see what we can really do on a mission."

"You'd be surprised," Ryuki nodded in agreement.

Tazuka could actually predict the look on the Spies' faces once they see the Riders' secret and in action.

"So, where will we start investigating?" Sam asked.

"At the last victim's residence," Jerry said, "Tokyo, Japan."

"Looks like we're starting at home," Takada said. "Might find some clues."

"Hai, we might," Ryuki nodded, eyes sad.

Tokyo, Japan…

The six teens stood in front of the large mansion which was very impressive to the eye. Sam was amazed by the architecture while Alex thought of how cool it must be to live in such a house. The Spies were donned in their usual spy outfits, which Takada barely restrained himself from drooling over. The Riders were donned in their own uniforms too. They were identical black jumpsuits with belts that had the Smart Brain emblem as the buckle, but with color coded accessories. Takada's gloves, boots and shoulder pads were dark blue, Ryuki's were red and Tazuka's were light blue. Clover had to admit that those suits showed off their bodies quite well.

"So who owns this place?" asked Clover.

"My mother," Ryuki sighed.

"Huh?" Sam blinked. "But this is…oh my gosh,"

"What's the deal, Sam?" asked Clover. The boys were being oddly silent.

"This is Emiko Narukawa Hasuma's mansion," Sam explained. "She was the last person to vanish."

"Hasuma?" asked Alex. "Isn't that Leo's last…name?"

Alex's eyes widened before she turned to look at Ryuki. The normally vibrant boy was now glum and looked like he was overflowing with guilt. He was naturally assuming that the girls were going to freak out over who his mother was. After all, a lot of girls in his old schools did it all the time once they heard.

"Oh, Leo," Alex sighed sadly. "I'm so sorry. It was your mom that got kidnapped, wasn't it?"

"Hai," Ryuki sighed. "I was out at the time and when I got back home I found out that she had gone missing."

"I'm sorry to hear that," Alex said sadly. She stood in front of Ryuki and gently took his hands. "We'll get her back. Just you wait."

"You see?" Takada asked. "We'll get her back. It's as simple as that."

While the collected teens were getting their sullen teammate back to normal, there was another pair of eyes watching them. They were filled with anger at the red haired male, but it was miniscule when it was compared to the anger at those who had taken away and harmed someone so precious to her.

"You'd better find mama," the figure hissed. "I won't forgive you or myself if something happens to her."

OK, I'd like to thank Ten Faced Paladin for his help finishing this chap. OK, next, investigations.