I changed my pen name =o, I'm Sorrowryuu now. You may kill me ., after all, I didn't update for practically half a year. I'd kill me too if that was possible. But then if I did do that, this story wouldn't ever get finished... I could say that I was really busy and had no time to update, but I won't because that would be lying... The actual reason was...fanfiction. Star Wars Fanfiction is be specific. Yes, I spent a few months reading Star Wars fanfiction... Umm, yea, Darth Vader is cool =3 Maybe I should make a Naruto/StarWars crossover...

Thanks to Raidentensho, Salamander Hanzo, Tech-nin, Outkast000, Ultimate-Zelda-fan, OBSERVER01, and Storylover213 for reviewing

A special thanks to A Dragon Knight - ADK who PMed me, and sort of reminded me I had a story to write. If you are reading this, yea, thanks.

Disclaimer- Masashi Kishimoto owns Naruto not me, sadly. I'm not going to list the people who own Spider Riders, they know that they own it and that I don't.

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Aranja Village

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Corona slowly woke up and rubbed the sleep from her eyes. She looked around in the sparse room she was in. As Corona was busy taking note of the things in the room, Aqune woke up and fell out of the bed she was in. Corona turned at the sudden noise, and rushed to her sisters' side.

"Aqune! Are you alright?" Aqune's glazed amber eyes met Corona's blue.

"What happened?" Aqune demanded while holding her hand to her head.

What happened? Where are we? Mother? Father? WHERE ARE WE?

"Well… I-I'm not sure, I don't r-remember…" Corona stuttered an answer to the incensed Aqune.

"You don't remember?" Aqune's eyes cleared as she took the information in.

She doesn't remember…Corona doesn't remember anything? What about our parents? Aqune turned her head down to her wrist, Where are…our manacles?

"No…Nothing…" Corona answered quietly.

They both turned their heads as the door opened and let in two young women with short curly brown hair.

"Hello, I'm Seena…"

"…And I'm Meena…"

"Are you alright?"

Aqune and Corona stared at the two women. They looked back at the children with soft smiles on their faces. Corona seemed to snap back to reality first.

"Hi! I'm Corona! And this is my sister, Aqune!"

Aqune muttered a low 'pleased to meet you'.

The two smiled back at them.

"Where are your parents? We can help you look for them if you want…"

Corona looked confused.

"Parents? ...I don't know…?"

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Fumant Village

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"I can't believe it! We were too late! Sarin is gone and it's entirely my FAULT!"

Naruto screamed in frustration. Dsiban scuttled quickly after his Bonded and listened to the tirade of screams that erupted from him.

"Naruto… I'm not usually the voice of reason, but even I think you're not at fault… Arrakis is with her, and I'm sure that Arrakis will save her."

"It's my fault, all my fault…" Naruto murmured. He sank down onto the ground and sobbed. Dsiban squatted next to him and nudged him slightly.

"It is okay to cry, after all, Sarin was your friend…"

"She was my first friend!"

"And she'll always be your friend. She's just waiting for us… Naruto, we'll get stronger. We'll go rescue her…"

"Yea, we will rescue her. I have to, I owe it to her. She let me stay here in this village when I had nowhere to go. She became my friend when I had none…"

Dsiban bowed his head as Naruto leaned into him.

Arrakis…Wherever you are, you better be taking care of your Bonded…When Naruto and I catch up with you…I'll give you a sound thrashing for making Naruto like this and for losing to an Invectid…

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Castle Mantid

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The striped Invectid flew quickly with his prize in his claws. Arrakis bounded after him occasionally spitting globs of webbing at the flying Invectid. Suddenly, a beam of light hit the Invectid in mid-flight. The silver-crested battle spider leaped into the air the same time the light struck the Invectid. Arrakis struggled in the air, not being able to go up or down. Arrakis lifted his head and saw the face of his Bonded as she promptly disappeared from his sight. He then felt a peculiar tugging sensation as he was pulled in the dark hole that was the door of Castle Mantid.

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Aranja Village

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Seena and Meena fussed over the two children.

"You poor dears, not remembering your parents…"

"Well… You two can stay with us then."

"That's the end of it, then."

"You're staying with us…"

Aqune watched the quick conversation between the two older women and walked over to Corona.

"Well? Do you want to stay with them?" Corona looked over at her older sister.

"We can stay with them, for now…I guess. Until we remember what happened to us, we can stay…" Aqune smiled slightly and put her hand over Corona's.

I hate having to lie to her, but it's safer this way. I'll just wait until she remembers what happened. If I tell her now…

"Thank for letting us stay with you, Seena, Meena. We're…very grateful for your help." Corona's bright voice rang out.

The two women smiled as they ushered Aqune and Corona out of their house.

"Go introduce yourselves around, Aranja is a small village, but I'm sure you'll both be happy here."

Corona ran off grabbing Aqune by the hand. Seena and Meena went back into their home.

"Sister, they're Spider Riders…"

"They lost their memory… Having them fight for something they probably don't remember is wrong, sister…"

"We'll wait then."

"When they ask, we'll return these to them…"

They each held out a manacle. One was a red and orange manacle while the other was a white and purple one.

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Castle Mantid

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Buguese chuckled at the sight in front of him. Sarin was locked in a cell. She leaped to her feet when she noticed that she wasn't alone and glared at the humanoid Invectid and snarled.

"Who are you? What do you want from me?" Buguese looked with interest at her wrist.

"A manacle…You must be…a Spider Rider…" He said the word with a tinge of disgust.

Sarin narrowed her eyes as she noticed Buguese walk closer. He easily unlocked the door and entered the cell. Sarin quickly lunged towards the open door. Buguese stepped backwards and caught her by the waist. Buguese chuckled once more as she hit him with her fists. He exited the cell with his prize under one arm and the mask in another.

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Kingdom of Arachna

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"Take…care of our…kingdom…son…" A blond figure on the bed gasped while grasping a young boy's hand.

"Lumen…It's up to…you now…Take care…of…Sparkle…"

"Yes, Father…"

"We must…prevail…against…the Invectids…"

"Of course, Father…"

"Do…your…best…" Prince Lumen bowed his head as his father, the King of Arachna, died.

After a few minutes, he stood up. He started to leave the room but went back to his father's deathbed. He tenderly kissed his father's head and gave him one last look and left the room.

He hurried along the empty hallway to a specific room. He knocked a few times and then entered the room. A young girl with light reddish hair was sitting on her bed and staring out the window.

"Sparkle…" The girl turned and gazed at Lumen with violet eyes before grinning at him.

"Lumen!" She got off her bed and hugged her older brother. Lumen smiled slightly, being around Sparkle always made him a bit happier. He hugged her back but loosened his arms after a few seconds.

"Father…is dead now, Sparkle…I have to rule the kingdom now in his stead…"

Sparkle looked curiously at him while tilting her head to the side.

"It's alright…You're too young to understand all of this right now…"

Knock knock

Lumen turned his head at the sound of the door being knocked. He detached himself from his younger sister and walked to the door and opened it. A male with tall navy hair stood there looking a bit embarrassed.

"My Prince! I believe that it is time for you to address the citizens of Arachna…"

"Oh, of course Igneous…" Lumen drawled, "How forgetful of me…Come on, Sparkle…"

The Prince ambled his way out of the room followed by the Princess which was followed by Igneous. As they were walking down the hallway, they were joined by a a blond man with twin swords hanging on his waist.

"My Prince... Princess" He bowed slightly, "Hello, Igneous..." He smiled at the tall Spider Rider. Igneous smiled back as they continued to follow the two members of royalty.

Lumen walked out onto a balcony that overlooked a large portion of his kingdom. Sparkle followed him at a much more sedate pace. Igneous and Slate stood a few steps behind their Prince.

"People of Arachna!" Lumen spoke with a strong voice, "My father, the late King, has passed on to the Other Side. I... I hope that I will be able to rule this kingdom is as much skill as my father did before me. The Invectids continue to attack... Together... as a kingdom... We will be able to prevail against them! I hope that you all support me in this task!"

As Lumen continued his speech, Sparkle waved to the crowd with a grin on her face. Igneous and Slate just looked at each other and shrugged.

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"Igneous?" Slate's questioning voice rang out in the training yard.

"Yes, Slate?" Igneous said in a calm voice as he practiced his sword katas.

"I'll be leaving for my village pretty soon..."

"Already? But the Invectids-"

"You can beat them back without me, after all, you're a Spider Rider. You also have Flame to help you."

"But what about the kingdom? The Prince needs-"

"You'll be fine. Igneous... We've known each other for quite a while. I have confidence in you to beat back the Invectid aggression while I'm away... And...you're worrying too much, Igneous. It'll be fine."

He waved while walking away. Igneous watched Slate disappear through the doors of the courtyard. He had a bad feeling about this.

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Castle Mantid

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Sarin continued to hit Buguese while he was carrying her. He continued down the hallway and opened a unmarked door. Sarin renewed her struggling as she saw her Bonded there.

"Arrakis! Help me!"

The black and gold battle spider was about to move forward but Buguese quickly unsheathed his sword and held it at Sarin's throat. Arrakis and Sarin both stopped and froze not daring to do anything.

"So you must be her battle spider... What loyalty..."

Arrakis went forward a step intent on having his rider back. Buguese moved his crimson blade closer to Sarin's throat. Arrakis stopped dead in his tracks once again.

"A spider and it's rider..." Buguese intoned, "Even I would not be such a fool to separate a pair like this..."

Arrakis bristled but didn't move. Buguese continued to talk.

"So you will not join me little human..." He stated, "That, however will not be a choice I will let you make for yourself..."

Sarin looked at him, fear apparent in her dusky blue eyes. Buguese stopped and brought her face closer to his own.

"Those eyes... I have not seen them for some time... That shade of blue..." His emerald green eyes narrowed, "I was not aware that there was a survivor..."

He sheathed his sword and dropped Sarin unceremoniously onto the ground. He quickly gripped her arm and slid the mask onto her face. It promptly locked onto her face. He let Sarin go and stepped away. In the span of a few seconds, Arrakis reached his fallen Bonded.

"Sarin.. Sarin..."

"So that is her name... Sarin..."

"That is none of your business... Invectid..." Arrakis lifted his claw up threateningly, "Let us go free..."

"You actually think that I would let you go?" Buguese coldly chuckled, "After all the trouble I went through to acquire you?"

Buguese reached an arm out to Sarin and traced the contours of her chin with a slim finger. Arrakis practically hissed at the humanoid Invectid.

"Don't you dare...touch her..."

"I will not be letting you go, at least, not until you swear your loyalty to me."

"I'll never...swear anything to you!"

"But Sarin..." Buguese turned his attention on the fallen rider and gripped her chin, "will follow me."

Arrakis looked at his Bonded who only lowered her head slightly. Buguese smirked and snapped his fingers bringing a squadron of Invectid warriors into sight.

"I guess those are your choices... Follow me... or die!"

Arrakis turned his head looking at the Invectids and then back at Buguese.

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"Hey, Arrakis..."

"Yes, Sarin...?"

"You won't ever leave me, right?"

"I am yours, Sarin... I will always be with you."

"Thank you, Arrakis, I needed to hear that..."

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"I...will stay with Sarin. I'll not follow you... only Sarin..."

"Very well..." Buguese loosened his grip on Sarin and pushed her in Arrakis's direction. "I will take my leave..."

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"Naruto, where are we headed?"

"Somewhere..."

"That's nice to know, what about a name?"

Naruto shrugged. Dsiban gave a imperceptible sigh. They traveled for a few minutes in silence. Naruto sat up on Dsiban's back and gazed at the Oracle Sun.

"Sarin..."

Dsiban started to run at a quicker pace.

"I'm coming, Sarin..."

The large silvery grey spider was a blur as it disappeared into the distance.

"Just wait for me..."

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Damn.. This switches between characters so often. I hope it wasn't confusing for you people...

I think I spelled some names wrong... I checked other websites, but because 'Seena/Senna' are interchanged so often, I can't figure out which is the actual name... D:

Should there be another chapter before another timeskip? Hunter/Shadow should be coming in the next few chapters. That should be interesting...

If any of you have any suggestions, feel free to tell me. I give all of them some consideration.

R & R

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