Hope You Enjoy This Chapter, I Don't Own Anything

As Kabuto and Megalonis continued fighting, Aquilis simply sighed, pulling out her rapier and forming a tornado that separated the two. "I'm heading back to my lab. Maybe I'll find something in case your plan fails while in there." She said leaving as the cicada camera continued recording. "Okay, you do that while I get back where I was before I was rudely interrupted!" Kabuto said, focusing back to the camera.

Lynn's Table

As Lori was about to hand another meal to a table, she saw the cicada on the multicolored ceiling light. "Okay, who let a cicada in here?" She said to everyone present. "Uh oh, here we go again." Kabuto said. "Maybe next time you should think about investing in smaller camera equipment!" Tytus said on her way to Aquilis' lab as Kabuto piloted the camera out of the restaurant while Lori grabbed a flyswatter. She then started to chase after the insect while trying to swat it to death only to keep missing it as it constantly dodges her swatter. Finally the cicada cam managed to escape through the front door, which was unintentionally opened by Lori's boyfriend Bobby who was visiting from Great Lakes City. Then Lori accidentally swatted Bobby in the face before she could stop herself. "OOOOH!" Winced the customers who just witnessed what happened in front of them. "OH MY GOSH! BOBBY-BOO-BOO BEAR! ARE YOU OKAY?! I'M SO SORRY!" Lori asked as she realized what she had just done. "Just great!" Bobby winced. "I'm sorry, there was this cicada that had somehow gotten in and I tried to swat it, but I kept missing it!" Lori said. "Understandable!" Bobby said with a thumbs up. The cicada cam watched with interest. "That young man wasn't with LL and his allies during my failed infiltration." Tytus noted. "True, though this information could be useful nonetheless." Kabuto said. "Judging by her reaction to him, I'm guessing that must be her boyfriend!" Cicadeath said. "We might be able to take advantage of this! But for now, let's get going and find the next sister! The lisping girl said there was one at a place called Reininger's, so let's find it!" Kabuto said.

Reininger's

Eventually finding the store Leni works at, mainly in part to the huge sign that reads "Reininger's", the cicada cam flew in over the head of a shopper that unintentionally let it in while opening the door. "Now that we're here we'd better find a good hiding spot so we don't get found a third time." Kabuto said. "Easier said than done." Tytus said with a chuckle, noting the large amount of people. "Wow, that's a large amount of people for one place!" Kabuto said. Tytus then noticed Leni. "That's the girl you're looking for." She said. "She's not very bright, so you might have an easier time." She added. We then see Leni at the cash register booth, helping customers with their payments.

While that was happening, the cicada cam found a place to rest: a flower bush that is located on the top shelf of a display cabinet that is right behind the cash register booth that Leni is work at. "That's the best place you could think of, really?" Tytus asked. "Finally, a place where we don't stick out like a sore thumb!" Kabuto said. "Whatever makes you happy." Tytus said, leaving to avoid the train wreck that was sure to follow. We then see Leni's friends/co-workers Fiona and Miguel come towards the cash register booth to ask Leni something. "Hey, Leni!" Fiona said. "Oh, hey guys. What's up?" Leni asked. "We were wondering if could help us with something." Miguel said. "Sure, what do you need?" Leni asked as the camera focused on their conversation. "Apparently, we have a customer who can't find the right shirt to wear for her date, and we know you are an expert when it comes to fashion, so would you please come over and help her?" Fiona asked. "Oh, sure! Lead the way!" Leni said.

She then followed them to the location of the customer. "Good thing the camera has a zoom-in function, otherwise I'd have have to move out of the hiding spot just to get a closer look!" Said Kabuto. When Leni finally arrived, she sees the customer who needs help. That person is non other than Tabby, Luna's friend she had unsuccessfully tried to hook Lincoln up with. "Oh hey, Tabby!" Leni said. "Hey, Leni." She said. "So I heard you have a problem finding the right shirt to wear for your date." Said Leni. "Yeah, Liam and I are supposed to go Luna's rock concert for our date tonight and can't decide which shirt to wear for the occasion!" Said Tabby. "Okay, would you let me see the shirts?" Asked Leni. "Sure!" Said Tabby. She then pulled out two folded shirts that has one stacked on top of the other. She then picked up the first one which is somewhat identical to Luna's signature top and showed it to Leni "Here's the first one!" Tabby said.

*Groan* "Already I can tell this isn't going to be worth it!" Kabuto said. "Wow, That like totally looks a lot like Luna's shirt! So why are you wanting to wear it?" Leni asked. "It just spoke to me I guess." Tabby answered. "Okay, so what about the other shirt?" Asked Leni. Tabby then picked up the second shirt and unfolded it, revealing a black shirt with a web pattern with a large spider on it. When Leni saw it however, being an arachnophobe like her dad, she stared in shock and then freaked out while screaming "AAAAAHH! SPIDER!". She then pulled out two pesticides and started to spray at the imaginary spider. "Like father like daughter, it seems." Kabuto joked. "Okay, so I think I'll go for the one that looks like Luna's. Thanks for your help, Leni!" Tabby said, rushing to the register. "Leni, I thought you've already gotten over your fear of spiders by now!" Fiona said. "Sorry, I guess I still need work." Leni said.

Just then, the leftover fumes from the pesticides that Leni sprayed early started to come towards the cash register booth which is in the same area as the cicada cam's hiding spot. "General Kabuto, there's some sort of gas coming towards our cicada cam!" Said Cicadeath as he noticed the gas. When General Kabuto saw it he quickly realized what it was and he can tell it is not good. "OH NO! POISON GAS! ABORT MISSION, ABORT MISSION!" He yelled as took the controls and guided the cicada cam out of its hiding place and away from the gas before it could reach the insect. "That was close." Kabuto said before remembering Tabby's words about the concert. "Hmm, I wonder." He said before taking the controls again.

"Uh, General Kabuto, since it is on the way to the rock concert, why not stop by the football field where this Lynn is having practice at?" Asked Cicadeath. "You know, that is not a bad idea so we will do just that!" Said Kabuto as he continued guiding the cicada cam. Then after a while we see the cicada cam fly towards the football field. There we see Lynn Loud Jr. and her team train for the next game. "All right, Lynn. Let's see what you're made of." Kabuto said, only to scream in terror as a stray football came flying towards the camera. Quickly the cicada cam dodged out of the way before the football could even hit. "Where the heck did that come from?!" Kabuto asked. "Dang it, I'm normally more accurate than that!" Lynn said. "It's almost as if it turned that way on purpose." She said. "Oh well." She said before turning to a line of footballs. She then starts throwing them one by one with each one getting close to the cicada cam only for the insect in question to keep dodging them at every turn. "This spy business is murder!" Said Kabuto as he continues to guide the cicada away from the incoming footballs. "Let's get out of here before one of those things hits us!" Cicadeath said as Kabuto made the camera fly out of there.

As soon the cicada got away from all the stray footballs, it wound up in the Royal Woods Cemetery where it spotted Lucy Loud and the Young Mortician's Club. which included Haiku, Boris, Dante, Morpheus, and Persephone welcoming a new member into their group. That person is Rocky Spokes, Lucy's boyfriend and the younger brother of Lincoln's friend Rusty, who wanted to join because he wanted to be with Lucy more often. "Well, this is depressing." Kabuto said. "I'll say, this must be what the humans call a cemetery or graveyard." Cicadeath said. Kabuto shuddered at that. Just then Tytus entered the monitor room to check on Kabuto and Cicadeath's progress and immediately noticed the very goth girl that caused her failed infiltration. "Oh no, it's her!" Said Tytus as she pointed her talon at Lucy. "You recognize that girl?" Kabuto asked. "She's part of the reason I have these!" Tytus said, unfurling her metal wings. "How exactly did she do that?" Cicadeath asked. "One well aimed blaster shot between the joints of my wings weakened them enough for them to be sliced off by LL's boomerang." Tytus explained. "And you might want to get out of there fast! She was the only one who was able to tell I was there, so..." She warned.

"Why do I get the feeling we're being watched and not in a good way?" Asked Lucy who suddenly felt the presence of the cicada cam in the cemetery. "ZOINKS!" Kabuto and Cicadeath said as they jumped in fright upon hearing what she said. That is when they quickly realized they need to get out of there. "That girl felt our presence!" Cicadeath said. "This calls for a tactical RETREAT!" Kabuto said as he immediately took the controls and guided the cicada cam out of the cemetery before either Lucy or the rest of the Young Mortician's Club could even see them.
"Okay, we'd better get to that concert, then," Kabuto said.

After a few minutes of flying, as well as a stop to feed off of tree sap, the cicada cam finally found an open area with a huge stadium meant to be used for music. There, the insect finally spotted the intended target, Luna Loud, as well as her bandmates Sam, Sully, and Mazzy who form the rock band known as the Moon Goats. "Hopefully, we'll get some results this time." Kabuto said. Then the cicada found a place to land, on the backrest of one of many seats surrounding the stadium. It kept watching Luna and her bandmates with its zooming function. "Now let's see what makes you so special!" Said Kabuto as he and Cicadeath watch from the monitor. "Hey, you guys hear about those LL and Jewel guys yet?" Sully asked, surprising Luna. "What is it to know about them?" Luna asked. "Those guys are pretty cool! Did you see how they handled that gauntlet thing those ugly alien guys put them through?" Sully said. "Now that you mention it, I have seen it alongside my family at home." Sam said.

"Who do you guys think they really are underneath those helmets?" Mazzy asked. "I'm not sure about who Jewel is, though she seems to be of Middle School age, other than that I have no idea." Sam said. "As for LL, given the fact he is also of Middle School age as well as the fact that his primary suit is colored orange and his title is literally two Ls, I believe that he is definitely Lincoln Loud!" She added. Luna started chuckling nervously. "What? Sam, you're talking crazy, brah!" She said. "Really Luna? Cause I think you're just covering for him because you already know who he is!" Mazzy said. "Who knows, it could just be a coincidence!" Luna said. 'Dang it Lincoln, why did you have to pick our initials for that!?' She thought to herself. "Sorry Luna, but you're not fooling us that easily!" Mazzy said. "Yeah, every time you've got something to hide you would make a nervous laugh!" Said Sam who agrees with her. "Such loyalty for her brother. She's perfect for our plan!" Kabuto said before nodding to Cicadeath who then took off.

But then Cicadeath stopped himself in midair and said "Wait a minute! If I go out there right now, the Kamen Riders would pick up my signature and track me down before I could carry out the plan!". When General Kabuto heard that, he realized that Cicadeath was right. He then did a facepalm and said "D'OH! You're right Cicadeath, that would definitely hinder our plan!". "We'd better ask General Aquillis to build a device for me that can hide my signature so I can kidnap that Luna girl undetected!" Said Cicadeath. "Good idea, Cicadeath! Let's head to lab!" Said Kabuto. "Right away, Sir!" Said Cicadeath as they headed down to the lab to meet with General Aquillis. They soon arrived at Aquilis' lab. "You want me to what?!" She asked. Cicadeath then said "To build a device that can cloak my signature so I can kidnap our victim undetected!" "Think about it, how do you think the Kamen Riders were able to find our exact locations of attack in such a quick amount of time?" He added. "Why do you think I included such software into Tytus' wings?" Aquilis said.

"Actually, I did not know that fact." Cicadeath said. "Fortunately, I still have the prototype device that eventually became such software." Aquilis said. "Oh good, so how does it work?" Cicadeath asked. "Just place this on your chest." Aquilis said, handing him a square device. Cicadeath then placed it on his chest as instructed. "Now go out to the humans. But I should warn you, this is only a prototype that will last only an hour." Aquilis warned. "Understood!" Said Cicadeath who then left for Luna Louds location.

True to Aquillis's words, Cicadeath has been in the air for only a few minutes and there have been no sign of the Kamen Riders at all. He then found the music stadium which is already packed with people getting ready for the main event. "Oh good, I can use the concert as a distraction while I hide under the stage!" Said Cicadeath. He then went behind the stadium and found his way to a room that is directly underneath the stage with a trapdoor attached to the ceiling. "As soon as the band finishes their first song, I will spring up from the trapdoor and then grab this Luna girl and knock her unconscious with this item I obtained from Megalonis's stomach earlier!" Cicadeath said as he held out the small gong he mentioned in his lower pair of hands. "Now to wait for the music to start and, of course, keep track of the time of the device so I don't forget." He added as he held in his upper right hand a watch and set the timer to the correct amount of time left before the device wears off. Fortunately for him, it did not take long for the concert to start as the crowd starts cheering as soon as Luna and the Moon Goats appeared on stage. Amongst the crowd are Tabby, who is wearing the shirt she bought earlier, and Liam. "WHOO HOO! This going to be the best rock concert of our lives, isn't that right Liam?!" Tabby shouted with glee as she hugged Liam. "You got that right!" Liam said.

"HELLO ROYAL WOODS!" yelled Luna Loud. In response to that, the crowd cheers in anticipation for the song they wanted to hear. "To start our opening act, we will play a song I sang a year ago!" She announced. "You all know what song I am referring to, its "Play It Loud"!" Luna said. The crowd cheered once more. Then she immediately played her guitar while her bandmates followed suit with their respective instruments, for Sam its her own bass guitar, for Mazzy its the drum set, and for Sully its the keyboard. Luna then starts to sing.

Rock and roll is running through my veins (hey, hey)
Electric soul like wires to my brain (hey, hey)
I can't be wrong, don't need direction
I can find my way

Play it loud! Play it loud!
I got no time for turning it down
Play it loud! Play it proud!
I live it, I breathe it
Don't tell me I don't need it now
Play it loud!
Sorry I'm not sorry for being proud
Play it loud!
Turn it up until your speakers blow out

First things first, I ain't no second place
Rules are meant for bending till they break
Right or wrong with no exceptions
Rocking out my way

Play it loud! Play it loud!
I got no time for turning it down
Play it loud! Play it proud!
I live it, I breathe it
Don't tell me I don't need it now
Play it loud!
Sorry I'm not sorry for being proud
Play it loud!
Turn it up until your speakers blow out
Until your speakers blow out
Until your speakers blow out
Until your speakers blow out

The music got everyone hyped, while it seemed to bother Cicadeath. "They actually like this stuff?!" He asked.

Fortunately for him, the song ended. "Now that the song has ended, it is my time to strike!" Declared Cicadeath as he flew towards the trapdoor and broke right through it *CRASH!*. He then, in a quick of a flash, appeared behind Luna. The crowd then saw Cicadeath and gasped in shock of the insect Animarius's sudden entrance. "Uh, what is going on?" Luna asked. She turned around and saw him but before she could react, Cicadeath bonked her hard on the head with the gong he was carrying *GONG!*. "OOOOOOOHH!" the crowd and Luna's bandmates winced as they saw her getting stuck on the head by a giant humanoid cicada with a gong. She then, while being dizzy and seeing stars orbit around her head, sang "~More than meets the eye~" before finally falling down unconscious. Then Cicadeath deliberately tossed the gong away leaving a clue underneath the gong for the Kamen Riders to find later and picked Luna with all four of his arms. "That's all folks!" Cicadeath said with delight in his plan actually working. Then, with an evil cackle, he flew off into the air and out of everybody's sight as fast as a jet fighter. Little did he know, Tabby recorded the whole thing on her cellphone. She then with worry said "This is not good, this is not good at all! We have to tell Lincoln about this whole mess!". Liam then said "Okay, but I get the feeling that Lincoln ain't goin to like this!"

Speaking of Lincoln, he and Sakura were discussing ways to counter Cicadeath's attack. "Maybe if I were to turn Sound Mode's powers all the way, like I did with Batkor and Pterror, that would work." Lincoln said. "I doubt that, big brother. I just did some calculations, Cicadeath's sound waves are at a higher decibel than your Sound Mode can produce." Lisa said. "Dang it! That's what I was about to suggest too!" Sakura said. "What about Shinobi Mode? Would that work?" Asked Lincoln. "Possibly, If you could manage to avoid his blast radius." Lisa said, showing them a hologram of Cicadeath unleashing sound waves all around him. "Okay, this is going to be a tougher than I thought." Said Lincoln. "Kabuto's really going all out with this one." Sakura said as Lincoln's phone started ringing.

Lincoln then said "Now who's calling me at this hour?" as he picked up the phone. "Hello?" He said with his phone to his ear. "Hey Lincoln, its me Tabby! Remember me?!" Said a voice he had not heard in a long time. "Tabby? Yeah, I remember you." Said Lincoln. "Do you mind putting us on speaker, this is a major emergency!" Tabby said with urgency. "Okay, if you sa- wait a minute, us?" Asked Lincoln in confusion. "Oh yeah, hey there Lincoln, I'm with Tabby here!" Said another voice, this time, one he is familiar with. "Liam?! You're with Tabby?!" Lincoln said in surprise. "Yeah, that's not important right now, so can you please put us on speaker?!" Asked Liam. "Okay, but we're going have to talk about this later." Said Lincoln who then turned on the speaker on his smartphone. "What's going on?" Lincoln asked as Sakura looked confused.

"LUNA HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED!" Both Liam and Tabby yelled. "WHAT!" Lincoln, Lisa, Luan, and Sakura shouted in surprise. "What kind of a maniac would dare to kidnap Luna?!" Asked Lincoln. "I've recorded the whole thing and, well, you're not going to believe it when you see it!" Said Tabby. "Try me!" Said Lincoln. "Ok, but you're not gonna like this!" warned Liam. Then the footage of the kidnapping was uploaded to his phone and when Lincoln saw and recognized the culprit, his eye started twitching. "Uh, Lincoln, are you okay there feller?" Ask Liam in worry. Then Lincoln's face started to turn red with anger and then steam blew out of his ears and cow lick in an audible steam whistle noise. Finally, without realizing he's still on speaker, yelled out the culprit's name "CICADEATH!" with his fists in the air. "Wait just a gol dang minute there Lincoln, you KNOW this varmint?!" Asked Liam in surprise. When Lincoln released what he'd done, he did a facepalm and said "Dang it! I forgot the speaker was still on!". He then said "Alright Liam, since you're one of my closest friends, I'll tell you what has been going on and, yes, Tabby will know as well!" and starts telling them both about his identity as Kamen Rider LL and, of course, introduces them to Sakura a.k.a. Kamen Rider Jewel.

"Ha! I told you so! Pay up!" Tabby said, much to Liam's chagrin. Lisa then said in a pondering tone "I just don't understand it, how did Cicadeath manage to pull off such a stunt without setting off the proximity alarm?!" "Aquilis must have created something that allows him to do so!" Sakura realized. "Another thing to wonder about is how the heck did he know where Luna is in the first place?!" Asked Lincoln who is still a bit angry after what just happened. "As much as I like to solve this myself, we'd better get back home and tell the others what has transpired! It is getting late after all!" Said Lisa she pulled out a watch showing the how late at night it is now. "Dang it, you're right Lis, we'll have to investigate the crime scene tomorrow!" Said Lincoln. "I think I might know how he found Luna." Lucy said, surprising everyone. "AAAH! Dang It, Lucy-chan! Can you please refrain from doing that?!" Sakura asked.

"Sorry." Lucy said. "And what do you mean, you might have an idea on how they found Luna?" Lincoln asked. "Earlier during my Jr. Morticians club meeting, I got this strange feeling, and noticed a cicada hanging out. Considering the fact you're dealing with a cicada themed monster, I'm thinking that's not a mere coincidence." She explained. "She's not the only one who saw a cicada!" said Lori who came to the base to check on Lincoln. "Yeah! Hops tried to snag one in our room!" Lana said as she and Lola also entered the base. Hops, who was hiding in Luna's overalls, quickly noticed the cicada cam still in the base and let out a ribbit to let Lana know what's looking at *RIBBIT RIBBIT*. "You see another one here, Hops?!" Said Lana in surprise. Hops then pointed out the intruder and the everyone saw the insect in question. "Uh oh!" Kabuto said from the Animarius base upon realizing he was found out. "GET HIM!" Yelled Lola as everyone present in the base scrambled to catch the cicada cam which is already starting to fly away.

Suddenly, a mechanical claw came out of the wall and grabbed it. Everyone turned to Lisa with surprise. "Just one of the many improvements I made to the base's security following Tytus' infiltration." She explained. From the Animarius base, General Kabuto wasn't too happy about this. "DING! DONG! DANG IT!" Yelled Kabuto as he banged his head on the controls in frustration of his cicada cam being captured. "Told you to use a smaller insect!" Aquilis said from her lab. Just then Cicadeath came with Luna in his clutches. "Good news General Kabuto, I have caught the bait needed for our trap!" He said as he presented Luna, who is still unconscious, to Kabuto. "Perfect!" Kabuto said, pressing a few buttons on his control, causing a holographic version of himself to appear from a camera on the cicada cam. "Hello, LL, Jewel." He said. "General Kabuto?!" Said everyone present in the base.

"What have you done to my sister, you freak?!" Lincoln asked. "Relax, LL. She's safe and sound." Kabuto said, showing an unconscious Luna. "I swear, if you so such as scratch her, I'll rip you a new one!" Lincoln shouted in anger. "I'll even finish the job I started our last confrontation!" Lincoln said, referring to Kabuto's damaged soul core. "HAH! Talk tough all you want, but you're not getting your sister back unless you find the clue Cicadeath left behind, before he caught her that is!" Said General Kabuto in a huff. "Oh, and Jewel, I understand you're looking for the one who killed your family, so let me tell you, even if you find him, you'll never beat him! That particular guard is the most powerful member of King Draco's personal army! Even Tyrannus is afraid of him!" Kabuto pointed out. "Just what is that guards name?" Asked Sakura with a slight anger in her voice. "Not like it matters! With what I have planned, you'll never get the chance to avenge your family!" Kabuto said, closing the communication.

"This time, the Animarius Empire has gone too far!" Said Lincoln. "Tabby-san, Liam-kun! You said Luna-neechan was captured at her concert, right? Can you tell us where that was?" Sakura asked over Lincoln's phone, which in the haste of the moment, he forgot to hang up. "It's right at the stadium here across from the football field and Royal Woods Cemetery!" Said Tabby. "Arigato!" Sakura said, hanging up. "We should be careful, it might be a trap." She told Lincoln, strapping on her driver. "Alright, but first we need to find that clue at the stadium that Kabuto mentioned earlier!" Said Lincoln as he put on his own driver.

0-0-0-1, Let's GO!

Ruby! Sapphire! Topaz! Emerald!

"Henshin!" The two said, donning their rider suits. Then the two summoned their bikes and rode off to the stadium.

Stadium

Once they arrived, they met up with Tabby, Liam, and Luna's bandmates. "Hey there Jewel, Lincoln Loud, thank goodness you're here!" Sam said. "What! I have no idea what you're-" Lincoln started saying. "Save it, Lincoln. Turns out they already figured it out." Tabby said. "Yeah, dude, you really should have thought your superhero name through more carefully." Mazzy said. "Okay, 1: That was Clyde's idea, not mine, so blame him!" Lincoln said. "And 2: Has anyone else figured out my identity?" Lincoln asked. "The Jr. Morticians Club were able to figure it out as well for the very same reason." Lucy said over the communicator. "Bobby too." Lori admitted. "Dang it!" Said Lincoln while doing a facepalm.

"I'm going to have to have a talk with Clyde later." Lincoln muttered. "I'm actually surprised no one figured out my identity." Sakura said. "What do you mean? How would anyone figure out yours?" Liam asked. "I'm Japanese. Kamen and Hoseki are Japanese words meaning 'Mask' and 'Jewel'." She explained. "How could we know, none of us speak Japanese!" Said Tabby. "Fair point." Sakura said. "Anyway, that's not what we're here for." Lincoln said. "Yeah, we came here to find a clue that Cicadeath, that's the name of the kidnapper by the way, left behind here!" Said Sakura. "It should be somewhere on the stage. Most likely where Luna was standing at the time." Lincoln said. "Alright then, let's get searching dudes and dudettes!" Said Sam. Then they immediately started looking for the hidden clue. Lincoln started heading to the group before noticing something wrong with Sakura. "Sakura, is something up?" He asked. "Hmm? Oh, sorry Lincoln-kun. I was just thinking about what Kabuto said about the one who killed my parents and Oniichan." She said, although, in actuality, she was also thinking about the conversation she had with her grandmother earlier that day.

"Yeah, now that you mention it, how did he know about that? Cause I'm sure we didn't have such a conversation in the base." Said Lincoln. "Unless- Oh no!" He added with a frightful realization. "What is it Lincoln-kun?" Asked Sakura. "Okay, don't freak out, but I think I figured out how and where he got that information from." Lincoln said. "Okay, where?" Sakura asked. "I think he had another cicada hidden in the shower in your house!" Said Lincoln. "He probably got that information recorded while you were in there taking a shower, he may even possibly saw you in the nude!" He added. When Sakura heard what Lincoln, she blushed a bright pink in her cheeks while her left eye started twitching. "Uh, Sakura, are you okay?" Asked Lincoln. Then Sakura started to ball up her fists while her face started to turn bright red with anger. Lincoln saw this and realized she is going to shout loudly in anger. "Uh oh, EVERYBODY COVER YOUR EARS! SHE'S GONNA BLOW HER STACK!" shouted Lincoln as he plugged his fingers into his ears. Everyone else started to do the same.

"I AM GOING TO KILL KABUTO FOR THAT!" She said angrily. At the Animarius Empire base, General Kabuto felt a chill in his thorax. "*SHUDDER!* Uh oh, I think Jewel found out about the cicada cam installed in her shower!" He said. "The what in who's where?!" Aquilis and Tytus asked angrily. "Oops, I thought that out loud, didn't I?" Said Kabuto as realized he's in trouble for that. "I'd better go and help Cicadeath out with the plan!" Kabuto said. He then flew off to Cicadeath's location to avoid the wrath of General Aquilus and Tytus.

Meanwhile, with the riders. "Hey! I think I found something!" Sam called out. Everyone heard that and went towards Sam's location. Then they saw an object that clearly does not belong here: a small gong. "Is that a gong?" Asked Sakura. "Come to think of it, that Cicada thing used this to capture Luna!" Tabby realized. "WHAT?! How did he do that?!" Asked Lincoln. "He snuck up on her and bonked her on the head with it, that's how!" Said Liam. This made Lincoln and Sam very mad. "GRRRR! When I find that guy, I'll burn him alive with my Fire Mode!" Said Lincoln. "And if I find him, I'll smash him on the head with my guitar, EL KABONG STYLE!" Said Sam who brandished her guitar by the stick end. "Appreciate the offer, Sam. But I doubt that will do anything." Lincoln said.

Yeah, you would have get past his sound waves, which are very powerful and painful to your ears." Said Sakura. "Oh." Said Sam. "Not only that but the sound waves can actually give you stomach sickness, we should know because Sakura and I threw up with our helmets on during our first encounter with Cicadeath!" Said Lincoln. "EWWW!" The girls said in disgust. "Grody!" Said Sully. "That's disgustin!" Said Liam "How do you think I felt!?" Sakura asked, dry heaving at the memory. "Yeah, that was not only was it gross but it's also humiliating, Cicadeath even called us "Kamen Ralphers" just before he and General Kabuto left us in our misery, I just hope nobody recorded that moment because that would be embarrassing for the both of us!" Said Lincoln. "No one better have!" Sakura said angrily. "Now, let's figure out this clue." She said. "Right, let's see if this gong has anything on it that might be of use." Said Lincoln. He then looked on one side of the gong and found nothing. He flipped the gong over on the other side and found a large piece of paper taped to it with the image of a cicada with wings spread out. It also a sort of encryption below the image.

"Looks like we'll need Lisa-chan's help here." Sakura said. "Good idea, Sakura!" Said Lincoln. He then called Lisa on his headset. "Lisa, do you have any idea what this clue here means?!" Asked Lincoln as he showed her the aforementioned clue through the video camera in his helmet. "Do you really need to ask?" Lisa asked. "Oh right, of course you're the genius here!" Said Lincoln. "So would you please tell us what it means?" He asked kindly. "Easily." Lisa said. She then said "This encryption went translated reads as "Warehouse A113". "A113? What is this? A Pixar joke?!" asked Lincoln. "Well, at least we know where Luna-neechan is." Sakura said. "Oh, by the way, I should probably let you know, I'm picking up traces of a chemical found in the stomachs of sharks on that gong." Lisa said.

"You mean tell to us that this gong was originally found in a sharks stomach?!" Said Lincoln in shock and disgust. "That's precisely what I am saying!" Said Lisa. When everyone heard that they all shouted "EEEEEEEEEEEEEWWW!". "That is NASTY!" Said Sam. "How on Earth did Cicadeath manage to obtain this gong from a sharks stomach to begin with?!" Asked Lincoln. "I can answer that question quite easily!" Said a familiar voice. "Cicadeath?!" Said everyone present. They looked around found a holographic image of him projected from the cicada cam still on one of the stadium seats. "Yeah, that's right, it's me!" Said Cicadeath. "You're lucky that you're appearing to us through a hologram, otherwise I would have turned you into roast cicada on sight!" Said Lincoln in anger. "Yeah, very fortunate, anyway as for how I obtained this gong, it actually came from Megalonis who threw up allover the throne room floor after a demonstration of my abilities!" Said Cicadeath who then cackled.

"THAT MAKES IT EVEN MORE DISGUSTING!" Sakura said in horror. "Oh of course I've sanitized it before I used it on Luna! Hey, even evil geniuses like myself have to be aware of pathogenic infections!" Said Cicadeath. "STILL THOUGH! AND WHY DID YOU GUYS SPY ON ME WHILE I WAS IN THE SHOWER?! DON'T YOU KNOW THAT'S ONE OF A GIRL'S SACRED TIMES!?" Sakura asked angrily. "As a matter of fact, I didn't know, considering that I was created recently and I did get curious about human anatomy!" Said Cicadeath. "That, and we need the all the information to use against y'all no matter what it takes! Hey, it is what you humans phrase it: ALL'S FARE IN LOVE AND WAR!" He added with a cackle. "Oh, and speaking of love, SPOILER ALERT! General Kabuto and I both know you, Jewel, have a crush on LL! So how do like them apples?!" He finished with a louder cackle.

"Wait, what?" Lincoln said, much to Sakura's embarrassment. "And by the way, your grandmother says you blossomed into quite the young woman, but I don't see it!" Cicadeath said as Sakura switched to flame mode and threw a fireball at the cicada camera before summoning her bike and hopping on. "Let's just get to that stupid warehouse!" She said speeding away. "She has a crush on ME? HOW DID I NOT SEE THAT COMING?!" Asked Lincoln very loudly. He then started to get on his bike, before Sam put her hand on his shoulder. "Trust me, Lincoln. I think it's best if you and Sakura talk about this slowly. Worked for me and Luna." She said, holding up her phone, showing him a picture of her and Luna kissing. "Wait a minute, you and Luna are a couple?! Why didn't she tell me?!" Asked Lincoln. "Oh, she didn't? My bad!" Sam said, hiding her phone with a chuckle. Lincoln then realized something. "You're the Sam she mentioned in the love letter incident? This whole time we thought you were a guy! No offense." He added

"None taken, though to be fair the name 'Sam' can actually be used for both genders." Said Sam. "Yeah." Lincoln said as an uncomfortable silence filled the air. "I'd better go and follow her." Lincoln said as he revved his engine and sped off. On the way there, he received a call on his bike's phone. "Lincoln?" Lori said as the video image of her, the other sisters, Clyde, and Mrs. Hoseki came on. "We overheard the whole thing with Cicadeath. Are you okay?" Lori asked. "Oh, yeah. I'm fine. Just surprised is all." Lincoln said. "I'll say, usually it's you who gets a crush on a girl, and not the other way around!" Said Lisa."I know. What am I to do? It's all sudden, and I don't know yet! But I can't tell her that! She's already a mess with her own mission to find the Animarius that killed her parents and brother, and I-" Lincoln started saying only for Mrs. Hoseki to cut him off. "Lincoln-kun!" She said sternly."Sorry Mrs. Hoseki!" Said Lincoln in an apologetic manner.

"As I have told Sakura-chan earlier today, you shouldn't let your worries get in the way of true love!" Said Mrs. Hoseki. "I hear you, Mrs. Hoseki. I'll talk to Sakura about it later, but for now I need to save Luna." Lincoln said, hanging up. Then, after a while, he finally arrived at Warehouse A113 with Jewel already there waiting for him. "Sakura-" "Lincoln-kun." Lincoln and Sakura said at the same time awkwardly staring at each other through their helmets. "So, shall we get in and find Luna?" Asked Lincoln. "Yes." Sakura nervously said as they went in. "So... how long has this been going on?" Lincoln asked. "They started bubbling up during our first fight as Riders together." Sakura said. "Wow, I had no idea, usually I get a crush on a girl that I like, but this is the first time a girl got a crush on me!" Said Lincoln while blushing.

"Well, to be fair. You had been protecting the world for a few months so well, not letting anything get you down. Not even your beatdown by Leo. That made me start to realize feelings." Sakura said. "I see. And hey, if it makes you happy, I'm not seeing anyone right now." Lincoln said. "Oh, thanks! I appreciate that!" Said Sakura with joy. "I can imagine that wasn't exactly the ideal situation you had in mind though." Lincoln said. "Yeah, those insects really had to spoil the surprise before I was ready!" Sakura said with a slight annoyance and anger. "When I find Cicadeath, I'm going to crush him under my hammer!" She said. "You're going to have to get to me first, riders!" Cicadeath said from above in the rafters. surprising Lincoln and Sakura. "Cicadeath!" Said Lincoln. "GET DOWN HERE YOU INSECTOID PERVERT!" Shouted Sakura in anger. "Ooh, someone's angry!" Kabuto said, joining the group. "Kabuto! Where is my sister?!" Lincoln asked.

"Relax, LL. She's safe and sound, right here!" Kabuto said, pointing to Luna, now fully conscious, but bound to a chair. "Luna!/Luna-neechan!" Lincoln and Sakura said. "Guys! Get me out of here!" Said Luna. "I wouldn't worry about your sister, as much as I would yourselves riders!" Kabuto said. "Yeah, if you want her that badly, then you two would have get past our horde of Neo-Lizardons!" Said Cicadeath who then made a whistling call. In response to the call, a huge number Neo-Lizardons quickly show themselves in front of the Kamen Riders, ready for battle. "We'll take her to another room, for her own safety of course!" Said Kabuto. "In the meantime, you two will have to fight and destroy every single Neo-Lizardon before the timer hits zero!" Said Cicadeath who then reveals a huge timer on the wall with it reading "15:00". "If you defeat them all without leaving a single one intact then we'll lead you to the room where we're keeping her!" Said Kabuto. "However, if you miss even one and the timer has already hit zero by then, her life will be forfeit, if you both know what I mean!" Said Cicadeath who then made a gesture for slicing someone's throat.

"Good luck! You'll need it!" Kabuto said as they grabbed Luna, starting the timer. "Coward!" Lincoln said. "Don't worry, Lincoln-kun! I know of a way to get around this!" Sakura said. "How?!" Lincoln asked. "In Shinobi Mode, you have the ability to freeze time for 60 seconds!" Sakura revealed, showing him the page of her ancestor's journal detailing his super form's powers. "You can use this power to take care of the Neo-Lizardons!" She said. "Alright then, let's do this!" Said Lincoln.

6-7-8-9: Shinobi!

"Rider Ninpo! Henshin Mist!" Lincoln called entering his super mode. "So when would it be good time to use that ability?" Asked Lincoln as he started to cut down a few Neo-Lizardons with his katana. "Just raise your katana above you, and while moving it in a circular motion chant 'Rider Ninpo! Time Freeze!' Then for 60 seconds you will be the only thing that moves in time!" Sakura said, using her own katana to cut down some Neo-Lizardons. "Okay, if you say so!" Answered Lincoln. Then he did exactly what Sakura said to him and chanted "Rider Ninpo! Time Freeze!", causing time around him to suddenly grind to a stop (think of it being like Kamen Rider Cronus's Pause function). "Woah!" Lincoln said, looking around before noticing his motions created a giant clock that started ticking. "Only 60 seconds? Should be more than enough!" He said before charging in, using his katana to cut the robotic soldiers. He then shouted "Rider Ninpo! Kunai Storm!" and sent a barrage of kunai on a large amount of Neo-Lizardons.

Noticing only 30 seconds left on the clock, Lincoln decided to go all out on the remaining robots.

*-#, Final Attack!

"Rider Ninpo! Dai, Dai, Dai, Dai, Dai Shuriken!" Lincoln shouted as his giant shuriken appeared, allowing him to take out the remaining soldiers, grab Sakura, jump into a shadow, and get to a safe distance with time to spare. After the smoke has cleared, Lincoln jumped out of the shadow while carrying Sakura in a bridal hold. He also scanned the area to make sure he didn't miss one Neo-Lizardon. "Okay, that will come in handy!" Lincoln said as time resumed. "Uh, Lincoln-kun? Why are you carrying me in a bridal hold?" Asked Sakura who was blushing in her helmet. "Huh? Oh, sorry!" Lincoln said, setting her down. "It's okay, I don't mind but please let me know before you do that. It was sudden and it kind of embarrassed me." Said Sakura. "Right. Sorry." Lincoln said.

Then all of a sudden they heard a speaker go on. "Okay, I've got to admit it, that was impressive, for a human that is." Said Cicadeath whose voice came from the speaker. "All right Cicadeath, I've defeated all of your Neo-Lizardons and beaten the timer so now you have to show us were Luna is right now!" Said Lincoln. "Fortunately for you, I'm a good sport, so a deal's a deal!" Said Cicadeath. Then, all of a sudden, the floor started to light up with arrows pointing in a line heading towards somewhere. "Just follow the arrows and you'll find the room where Luna is!" He added. "I've got a bad feeling about this, Lincoln-kun." Sakura said. "You and me both, but we have no choice!" Lincoln said. Then the two Kamen Riders immediately followed the arrows as instructed. After a few minutes of walking, they finally found a door. Cautiously, they opened it and peeked inside. There they found Luna inside an empty room, still bound to the chair. "Luna! We found you!" Shouted Lincoln who immediately dashed right in to the room. "Lincoln-kun! Wait!" Said Sakura who followed in after him. Just as Lincoln tried to hug Luna, he suddenly passed right through her. "What? A hologram?" Asked Lincoln in a confused tone. Then all a sudden, the door shut itself behind the riders and automatically locks itself down. Then the hologram of Luna disappears in from the riders and finally, the walls open up to reveal an assortment of amplifiers. "Aw Dang it! IT'S A TRAP!" Shouted Lincoln in frustration.

"Now what?!" Sakura asked. Then then heard a speaker go on again. "GOTCHA!" Said Cicadeath who then cackled. "That was quite a realistic hologram, wasn't it Kamen Riders?!" He added. Angry with being tricked like that, Lincoln jumped up and started to hop around while yelling incoherently: "YOU GOSHDANG-CONSARNED-RAPSCALLION-BLANKITY-BLANK-BLANK-BLANK-ARE-YOU-TRYING-TO-DO?! OF ALL THE LOW DOWN, DIRTY, GOOD FOR NOTHING, ROTTEN THINGS YOU'VE DONE THIS IS REALLY PUSHING ME TOO FAR!" "Wow, and you're in love with this sailor?" Cicadeath asked an embarrassed Sakura. "WHERE IS THE REAL LUNA YOU SON OF A GATTLING GUN?!" Yelled Lincoln. "You won't have the chance to find out, LL!" Cicadeath said as the familiar sound of his sonic attack filled the room. "YEEEEEOOOOOOWWW!" Lincoln and Sakura yelled as they coiled in pain. "Why do get the feeling that this stronger than last time?!" Sakura asked as she covered ears.

"The soundwaves must be rebounding off the walls, amplifying their strength!" Lincoln said. "That's not all their doing!" Said Cicadeath. "As time passes, the sound waves would soon be so powerful, that they would literally melt your inner organs into mush and that includes your brains!" He explained "By the way, this particular explanation of my ability is what caused Megalonis to throw up in first place." He added. "Thank you for that mental image!" Sakura said sarcastically. "Anyway, if you've something to share with each other, then now's good time to do so because pretty soon, it would be your last sound wave goodbye!" said Cicadeath who then cackled. "Coward!" Lincoln said. "Lincoln-kun, I'm truly afraid there's no way out of this and we're all gonna die, so I'll just get this off my chest, I LOVE YOU LINCOLN-KUN!" Cried Sakura who is truly scared that she and Lincoln are going to die. She then hugged him for comfort.

"I know, Sakura. But don't talk like that! We will find a way out of this, we must! After all." Lincoln said, grabbing Sakura's hand. "I need to take the most amazing girl I know on a date." Lincoln said. "Okay, Lincoln-kun!" Said Sakura who started crying tears in her helmet. "But how are we going to do so?" She asked. "If you're thinking about using your other forms, don't bother, because this death trap is fireproof, waterproof, windproof, earthproof, electricproof, and iceproof!" Said Cicadeath from the speaker. "Also if you're thinking about using your weapons or your Shinobi Mode's shadow travel, you can just forget it because this room is shut air tight and the amplifiers are physically indestructible!" He added with a cackle. "Dang it! This guy has been doing his research and thought up of everything!" Said Lincoln with frustration. "Lincoln-kun, we need to call for help!" Said Sakura. "Good idea Sakura!" Said Lincoln. Then he tried to call Lisa at the base but he got no response. "Huh? What's going on? Oh No! I can't get through to Lisa!" Lincoln said in horror. "What?!" Said Sakura. "Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, this room also blocks off communication signals so you can't call for help!" said Cicadeath who again cackled. "Oh man, I hate to say this, but we need a miracle to get us out this mess!" Said Lincoln. Meanwhile, back at the base, Lucy Loud felt a very horrible premonition that something has gone wrong.

"Family, Clyde, Mrs. Hoseki. I fear something wrong has gone with Lincoln and Sakura's rescue attempt!" Lucy said. Everyone gasped. "What do mean by that Lucy?" Asked Clyde."I don't know how, but I have a feeling we need to get to warehouse A113 ASAP!" Lucy said, opening the wall to reveal their aides outfits. "Let me try to call Lincoln to see if he and Sakura are okay!" Said Lisa who then goes the communications module. "Lincoln, Sakura, this is Lisa Loud do you read me? Answer!" She said. There was no response. "I can't get through to them! Something must be blocking the signal!" "That can't be good." Lori said. "Oh man! Lucy you're right, something has gone wrong!" Said Lynn. "Should we let Master Toadus and Gorf know about this?" Asked Clyde. "I'll alert them, you guys head to the warehouse," Lisa said.

"We'd better call Liam, Tabby, Bobby, the Moon Goats, and the Jr. Morticians Club on the way here, because we need all the help we can get at this point." Said Lucy. "Me and Hops are coming with you guys this time because you're going need someone with the proper tools for sabotage as well as an animal ally!" Said Lana who held up a monkey wrench while Hops let out a ribbit in agreement. "I'm coming too because I'm stronger than I look and trust me, you do not want mess with me when I'm mad!" Said Lola. "Let me come as well! Nobody messes with my best friend and his love interest while I'm around!" Said Clyde. "I'll stay here to look after Lisa-chan and Lily-chan while the rest of you can head off to that warehouse Lucy-chan mentioned!" Said Mrs. Hoseki. "Alright then everybody, LET'S GO!" Said Lori. Everyone but the ones who are staying at base then said "RIGHT!" with their right fists in the air. Meanwhile, back at the warehouse, Kabuto and Cicadeath were laughing, enjoying Lincoln and Sakura suffer. "Oh yeah, l love the sound of our enemies suffering in the afternoon, it sounds like Victory!" Said General Kabuto.

"You cowardly bugs are going to pay for this!" Luna said in her angry british voice. "You may call this cowardly, but we call this strategic planning!" Said Kabuto. "And a successful one at that!" He added. Luna then kicked Kabuto in what would be called his shin. "Ow, Ow, Ow!" Yelled Luna with her foot in pain. "Hah! Nice try, but you should know better than to kick an Animarius with a hard exoskeleton such as myself!" Said Kabuto with pride. Luna simply growled in frustration before noticing some familiar figures running in the shadows. "Am I see things?" Luna asked herself. "What are you rambling on about?" Kabuto asked as one of the aides could be seen jumping behind them.

"Oh, Nothing!" Said Luna. "I've got my eyes on you. How are they doing?" Kabuto asked Cicadeath."They're almost ready for the brain-melting!" Said Cicadeath who then cackled. "Not if we have anything to say about that!" Lori whispered while untying Luna from the shadows. "This plan working out better than even I imagined!" Said Kabuto. "And the best part is we tricked and manipulated those Kamen Riders to their deaths!" Said Cicadeath. "The end is near for them and nothing can stop us now!" He added. "Maybe not them, but we can!" Lola's voice rang out before Cicadeath felt something hit him upside the head, knocking him down, it's shown to be Lola holding a frying pan. Kabuto looked around and Said "WHAT?! How did you find us so quickly?!" "You didn't think we'd not think about this kind of thing, did you, Kabuto?" Gorf asked as he dropped down from the ceiling. "GORF?! I should have known you would be involved! I don't suppose Toadus is with you as well?!" Kabuto asked. "Not today, he says it's 'not time for you guys to clash just yet'. I don't understand it either, but." Gorf said.

"We're here to stop you from killing our brother, you big bad beetle!" Said Lola as she approached the insect general angrily. General Kabuto looked at her and found it amusing that a little 7 year old girl is willing to take him on. He then laughed at her and said "How are you, a little girl, gonna stop someone as big as me?!". That was a big mistake. Lola then said " LIKE THIS!", grabbed Kabuto by his left leg and, to the general's surprise, lifted him up and smacked him down repeatedly around the hard tiled floor. Unlike with Luna, General Kabuto actually felt pain from that attack and said "HOW IS THIS KID SO FREAKISHLY STRONG?!". "Believe it or not, this is only a 3 on the Lola anger scale." Lori said.

Lola then said to the fallen general "I HOPE YOU LIKE THE TASTE OF FLOOR!" as he groaned in pain. Just then, Cicadeath got back up from being sneak-attacked and noticed General Kabuto stuck in the cracked tiled floor. "General Kabuto?! Don't worry I'll get you out of there!" He said. He then pulled Kabuto up from the floor with four of his hands. Kabuto then said "*Groan* Thanks Cicadeath, I really needed that!". "Who did that you?!" Cicadeath asked. "Believe or not, that kid over there managed to overpower me and even gave me actual pain!" General Kabuto as he pointed at Lola. "Why you little-" Cicadeath said. "That's enough, Cicadeath!" Lincoln called. Everyone turned to see Lincoln and Sakura coming out of a smoldering hole in the cage. "LL? Jewel!? But how?!" Cicadeath asked. "Oh it went something like this: Animari Ninpo! Otamajakushi Bakudan!" Gorf cried out sending some tadpole shaped explosives at them.

"ZOINKS!" Said Kabuto and Cicadeath as they both dodged out the way of the tadpoles bombs which then exploded on the floor. "This just can't get any worse!" Said Kabuto. "Oh, but it can!" Said Lana who smugly stood next to the control panel with a monkey wrench her right hand and her pet frog Hops on her right shoulder. She then literally threw the monkey wrench right into the control panel, creating a hole which then started shooting electric sparks allover place. Then a light starts shooting out of it which means only one thing: it's going to explode. "FIRE IN THE HOLE!" Shouted Lana as she and Hops ran out of way of upcoming explosion. Everyone else did the same. Meanwhile, General Kabuto and Cicadeath saw the sparking control panel and then they both said "Aw, Slag!" as the machine exploded in front of them *KABOOM!*, sending the both of them flying across the room and crashing straight into a wall.

"Aw, forget this! I'm out of here!" Kabuto said, taking to the sky. "You take care of Cicadeath, I've got some questions for Kabuto!" Sakura told Lincoln.

Emerald!

She switched to her Hurricane Form and took off after Kabuto.

Back on the ground, Cicadeath slowly got up from the rubble and saw was left of the control panel and crying out in horror "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!". He then turned around and saw Lana (with Hops still on her shoulder) and Lola over at the corner next to him. He quickly remembered what had just happened and gotten really angry, you can see already red eyes glow an even brighter red. He then charged at the twin girls and grabbed them by their throats with both of his upper hands. As he choked them he yelled "WHY YOU LITTLE BRATS! HOW DARE YOU BEAT UP MY GENERAL AND RUIN MY MACHINE?!". Just then Hops junped up and landed on Cicadeath's head. Then he hit Cicadeath's left eye with his tongue. "HEY, GET OFF OF ME, YOU MEDDLING FROG!" Cicadeath yelled as he used his lower pair of hands to pry Hops off of his head. Then all of a sudden, something hit Cicadeath straight at his abdomen. He then yelled "OW!, MY ABDOMEN!" as he reeling pain, causing him to drop the twins and Hops back on the ground allowing them to get away from him. Cicadeath quickly recovered and said "Who dares to strike me like that, who?!" while looking around for the offender. "I DID, YA GALDANG VARMINT!" shouted Liam who was holding a baseball while standing right next to a basket full of more baseballs. "If you think we're gonna let you get away with kidnapping Luna and almost killing Lincoln and Sakura as well as almost choking Lola and Lana to death, then you've got another thing coming!" said Tabby who stood right next Liam while holding an acoustic guitar in hand. Right behind the young couple are Bobby who is holding a baseball bat in his right hand, Sam holding her bass guitar by the stick end, Mazzy who is holding cymbals in both her hands, and Sully who is holding a sledgehammer. "That's what you think!" Said Cicadeath who then attempted to unleash his sonic attack on them. However, Liam saw this coming and threw a baseball at Cicadeath's abdomen. "OW! NOT MY ABDOMEN AGAIN!" Cicadeath yelled as recoiled in pain a second time. "Let's get him guys, 1960's BATMAN STYLE!" Bobby declared while Tabby and the Moon Goats shouted "YEAH!". As Cicadeath was stunned, Bobby charged first, striking the bug on the chest with his baseball bat *WHAM!*. "OUCH!" Cicadeath yelled. Then Mazzy came in next and smacked her cymbals on both sides of Cicadeath's head *BAM!*. This caused Cicadeath to vibrate in pain like the "Looney Tunes" cartoons. Then Sully ran towards Cicadeath and shouted "HAMMER TIME!" while slamming his sledgehammer on the cicada Animarius's back *SLAM!*. "OW!" said Cicadeath while Sully said in a smug manner "OH YEAH, YOU CAN'T TOUCH THIS!" and swung his sledgehammer in a victory pose. Then Sam came charging in and jumped up in the air, brandishing her guitar and shouted "KABONG!". "KA-WHAT?!" Cicadeath asked before Sam smashed her guitar on his head, creating the appropriately named sound *KABONG*. "OOOOH! THAT SMARTS!" Said Cicadeath as he really felt it. Then Liam and Tabby both charged in and did the thing that Sam did earlier except they both held a single acoustic guitar together in both of their hands. Then they both shouted "DOUBLE KABONG!" while Cicadeath said "OH NO, NOT AGAIN!" as he gets hit on the head again *KABONG!*. Then just when Cicadeath thought it was over, Luna came charging in out of nowhere and shouted "TRIPLE KABONG!" while brandishing her own guitar that The Moon Goats gave it back to her earlier after her escape. "OH COME ON!" Cicadeath loudly complained as he gets struck on the head once more *KABONG!*. "OOOOH! THAT'S IT, I'M OUTTA HERE!" Cicadeath declared in pain as he tried to fly away from them. But before could fly high enough, something caught him by his left leg. "HUH, WHAT THE HECK?!" Cicadeath shouted as he felt something pulling him. "OH NO YOU DON'T!" shouted Lynn, who was the one who had grabbed his leg using a chain rope. Then she shouted "GET OVER HERE!" as she pulled her chain rope with a mighty tug, sending Cicadeath towards her. As soon as the insect got close enough, Lynn then shouted "SHORYUKEN!" performing the iconic "Street Fighter" uppercut move on Cicadeath, causing him to fall flat on his back. "This getting outta hand!" Said Cicadeath as he slowly got back up. The Luan came up towards him and said "Knock, knock!". Cicadeath then answered "Who's there?!". Luan then said "Punch!". "Punch who?!" Asked Cicadeath. "PUNCH OUT TIME!" Said Luan who pulled out a box and opened it in front of him, releasing a spring-loaded boxing glove from it. That hit him hard enough to send sailing across floor in a distance of 10 yards. When he finally landed, said in pain "*GROAN* Clever Girl!". "It's not over you just yet, Cicadeath!" Said Lucy who, along with the rest of the Jr Morticians Club, appeared right next to Cicadeath, causing him to jump up in fright while shouting "ZOINKS!". As he got back to his senses, Cicadeath saw the goth girl who sensed his cicada cam earlier and shouted "IT'S YOU!". "That's right, It's me, the one who sensed your presence at the cemetery earlier this evening!" Lucy declared. She then said "I know what you're thinking, 'how is that it I, a 9-year old girl, found out about this nefarious plot and foiled it so quickly?' I'll tell you how! I had a premonition earlier tonight, one that told me that something went wrong with Lincoln and Sakura's rescue attempt and I immediately knew something has to be done about it!". "And now, I find out that your real plot is to kill my brother and Sakura while using Luna bait for your death trap, and that makes me very angry!" She added with cold fury. "We at the Jr Morticians Club may like and respect death, but one thing we do not tolerate is killing, especially Murder!" Said Haiku who stood alongside her best friend/co-president against the cicada Animarius. "And now we are going to make you pay for your crimes in the most painful way we can think of, isn't right guys?!" Said Rocky who stood alongside Lucy as well. "Yes!" Said Dante, "Agreed!" Said Morpheus, "Exactly!" Said Persephone. "Boris agrees with you as well!" Says Boris. "Something tells me that this going to end badly for me!" Cicadeath uttered to himself. Then with a whistle, Lucy summons her pet bat Fangs who is leading a swarm of bats while Morpheus summons his pet crow Thorn who leads a murder of crows . When the two different groups of night flyers converged in above the Jr Morticians Club, when stopped and waited for the command to strike. "Uh Oh!" Cicadeath said as he knows what's going to happen to him next. Then, all members of the Jr Morticians Club pointed their right index fingers at Cicadeath and let out an inhuman screech, signaling army of the bats and crows to attack him. Then they charged forwards and engulfed Cicadeath in a huge fight cloud, biting and clawing him everywhere, causing him to cry out in pain "OW! OW! OW! OW! AAAAAAAAHH! AAAAAAAAAAHHHH! WHERE'S GENERAL KABUTO WHEN YOU NEED HIM?!". Speaking of General Kabuto, we get back to him as he sees Sakura fly towards him.

"Jewel, what are you doing here?!" Kabuto asked. "I want answers!" Sakura said. "What kind of answers?" Kabuto asked. "You know who killed my parents and brother, who is he?!" She asked angrily. "Ha! Like I'd tell you, human. He's so powerful, King Draco is the only one who is courageous enough to speak his true name! But to everyone else, he is known as 'Hell's Watchdog'." Kabuto said."Than what he look like?" Sakura asked. "His nickname is "Hell's Watchdog." That should tell you everything you need to know." Kabuto said, flying off. "I'd better ask Lisa-chan about this once we get back!" Said Sakura who flew back to Lincoln's , Lincoln's sisters and their friends continued beating Cicadeath down.

"This is for kidnapping Luna!" Said Leni as she smacked Cicadeath with her purse. "OOOF!" Said Cicadeath. "And this is for trying to kill my best friend and his love interest!" Said Clyde as he shot his blaster at Cicadeath's abdomen. "YEOW! RIGHT IN THE ABDOMEN AGAIN!" yelled Cicadeath as he jumped up in pain. Sakura landed in the warehouse next to Lincoln who could only stand there in shock as his friends and family put the beat down on a guy he was trying to figure out how to do so earlier. "WOW, and I mean WOW Lincoln-kun! Your friends and sisters are giving Cicadeath a very humiliating beat down!" Said Sakura who immediately saw what Lincoln is looking at right now."Yeah. And here I thought I was supposed to be the hero!" Lincoln joked. Back with the beat down in question. "This is for almost choking Lola and Lana to death, you murderous maniac!" Shouted Lori as she whacked Cicadeath in the face with her golf club *WHACK!*. "OOOOH HOOOOH! THE PAIN!" Cried Cicadeath as he held his head in pain. "You think we should say something?" Sakura asked.

"Perhaps after we let Lola and Lana have a go at him!" Said Lincoln as he sees the aforementioned twins come back towards Cicadeath, this time with a whole army of frogs, lead by Hops no less. Then they stopped in front of the cicada Animarius with an angry glare. "You have got to be kidding me!" Said Cicadeath in exasperation. Then, Lana brought out a trumpet and played the Trumpet Charge with it. After that, both twins shouted "CHARGE!" while they and the frog army advanced towards Cicadeath. Then, they all jumped on him, resulting in the insect getting caught in another fight cloud only time it is two girls and an army of frogs that are beating him up. During that, Cicadeath cried out in pain "OW! OW! OW! OW! AAAAAAAAH! AAAAAAAAAAAHH! SERIOUSLY, GENERAL KABUTO WHERE ARE YOU?!". Back in the sky, we see General Kabuto still flying only to stop himself in midair and say "Hey, wait a minute, I can't just abandon my best soldier to those Kamen Riders and let him get sealed up! His intellect is far valuable to be wasted like that, plus he did help me up after I was stuck in the floor!". He then turned around and went back to Cicadeath's current location as fast as he can. Back with Cicadeath, after a few minutes inside a fight cloud being beaten up by the twins and an army of frogs, the attackers dispersed. Then we see Cicadeath still standing, albeit dazed and confused with his eyes swirling. "Wow, I've heard of a dog pile, but I never heard of a FROG PILE! *CHUCKLE* Get It?!" Joked Luan. This time, everyone, minus a still dizzy Cicadeath, found it funny and actually burst out laughing from that joke. "That's literally a good one, Luan!" Said Lori while laughing. "It's so funny cause it's true!" Said Gorf who, being frog Animarius, found that quite funny, considering the fact that he had seen what just happened to Cicadeath a few minutes ago. While everyone was laughing, Cicadeath got back to his senses and noticed their laughter. He decided to take this opportunity to escape while they're distracted and he immediately started to fly very high into the air. Everyone then started stop their laughing and noticed something is wrong. "Hey, were did Cicadeath go?!" Asked Lana. Hops looked around, then up, and spotted the insect in the air. He then let out a loud ribbit *RIBBIT! RIBBIT!*. "HE'S ESCAPING?!" Exclaimed Lana. Then Hops pointed in up at where Cicadeath is and everybody looked up. "HEY! GET BACK HERE YOU COWARDLY CRETIN!" Shouted Lola. "D'OH! SO CLOSE!" Said Cicadeath in annoyance of being spotted in the middle of escaping. "I've got this one, so you all might want to step back!" announced Gorf. Everybody did so. Then Gorf chanted "Animari Ninpo! Mizu Shuriken!(Water Shuriken)" and formed eight shurikens made of compressed water from the water vapor in the air (kind of like Greninja). He then threw the shurikens at Cicadeath, cutting off the insect's wings in the process. When Cicadeath realized what happened to his wings and looked down to see how high up he really is, he uttered "Uh Oh" and started plummeting down while yelling "YAAAAAAAAH-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOOEY!". Finally, he crashed right into the ground *BOOM!*, creating a crater with a hole in its center shaped like him.

"Nice! Now let's finish this!" Lincoln said. "You will do no such thing, riders!" Kabuto said. Then the Insect General landed right next to the hole in the crater. He then pulled Cicadeath out of the hole. "General, You came back for me!" Said Cicadeath in relief. "Sorry about leaving you like that!" Said Kabuto. He then noticed all bruises on Cicadeath's body as well as his lack of wings and asked "Good grief! What on earth happened to you?!" "The same thing that will happen to you if you ever try anything like that again, Kabuto!" Lincoln shouted.

"Especially if you two spy on me in the shower again!" Shouted Sakura in anger. Then Gorf showed up and decided to take action. "Animari Ninpo! Otamajakushi Bakudan!" He chanted as he threw his tadpoles shaped bombs at Kabuto and Cicadeath, only this time they actually hit them. This resulted in an explosion that separated the two insects from each other. "I'll keep Kabuto busy while you two deal with Cicadeath!" Said Gorf as charged towards Kabuto. "Alright then, Sakura, Let's go burn this bug!" Said Lincoln as entered the code for his Fire Mode.

0-0-0-5, Fire!

"I am with you on that Lincoln-kun!" Said Sakura as she shifts into her Flame Mode.

Ruby!

With two Kamen Riders in their fire based forms, they slowly walk towards Cicadeath. When he realized he is too weak fight head on, Cicadeath tried to beg for mercy. "No! Please! Have mercy on me! I'm begging you!" Pleaded Cicadeath. Lincoln when slowly got angry and said "You, who had shown us no mercy, now plead for it?! I clearly thought you were made of sterner stuff!". "This is why I hate you and Kabuto, because the both of you are nothing but dirty cowards!" Said Sakura as she too slowly got angry. "Every rotten thing you have done to us: making us throw up with our helmets on!" Said Lincoln. "Spying on us and our families and friends!" Said Sakura. "Kidnapping my sister Luna!" Lincoln said. "Exposing my crush on Lincoln-kun before I was ready!" Sakura said. "And tricking us both into a death trap with a hologram of Luna!" Said Lincoln. "All of them adds up to how truly evil and dangerous you really are to our loved ones!" Said Sakura. "AND THAT MAKES US BURNING MAD!" The two Kamen Riders shouted as their bodies flared up in a huge visible fiery aura (cue "Through the Fire and Flames" by DragonForce). "YIKES! THAT'S HOT!" Yelled Cicadeath as he felt the heat from the Riders' aura. Then two Kamen Riders charged forward and attacked him repeatedly, Lincoln with his fiery fists and Sakura with her flaming katana. During the attacks, Cicadeath yelped out in pain "YEOW! THE FIRE! IT BURNS! IT BURNS US ALL!". Then afterwards they stopped as Lincoln got an idea. "Sakura, just thought of a new way to use my finishing move! Would you like to join me in that?" He asked. Then Sakura said "It would be my pleasure, Lincoln-kun!". Then Lincoln entered the code for the finisher.

*-# Final Attack!

He then formed a massive fireball from his hands and tossed it into the air. "Shall we?" Said Lincoln as he held out his right hand towards Sakura. She then said "Let's do this!" In agreement and held his right hand with her left hand. Then the two Kamen Riders jumped high into the air and went above the massive fireball. "Ready?" Asked Lincoln. "Ready!" Said Sakura in affirmation. Then, while still holding hands, the two riders dived down into the fireball with a combined rider kick, with Lincoln's right leg and Sakura's left leg aligned together. Then they burst through the fireball while engulfed in flames and shouted "DOUBLE RIDER BURNING KICK!" as they headed towards Cicadeath. Finally, the combined rider kick made direct contact with Cicadeath's chest, causing him severe pain. As he knew it was curtains for him he shouted in a lamented tone "NO! MY PLAN IS RUINED! I'D HAVE BEEN THE ONE TO FINALLY KILL YOU KAMEN RIDERS! AND I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT TOO, IF IT WEREN'T FOR THOSE MEDDLING HUMANS, THEIR DARN PETS, AND THAT TRAITOR GORF!" right before he finally exploded, reducing him back into a Soul Core with the image of a 17-year cicada in flight. The Soul Core then bounced across the ground. The two riders landed safely and did a victory pose while saying "Cicadeath, You've just been exterminated!". Then they looked around for the Soul Core since they couldn't find it right. "That Soul Core has got to be around here somewhere!" Said Lincoln as he down at the ground. "There it is!" Shouted Sakura who pointed at where the Soul Core is: in a pile of burning rubble. "Thanks Sakura! Now to seal him away for good!" Said Lincoln as he saw the item in question. Put as soon as he approached it, something landed in front of him: General Kabuto's sword. Then we see the sword's owner dash towards the rubble and pick up the Soul Core. Then he stored it away somewhere on his person. Afterwards, he grabbed his sword and looked at the Kamen Riders with sheer hatred in his eyes. "You Kamen Riders have won because your allies helped you out, but next time you won't be so lucky!" Said Kabuto. "And don't think you've seen the last of Cicadeath because sooner or later, HE'LL BE BACK!" he added with a vengeful tone. After that, he flew up and took off into the night sky as fast as a plane.

"Gorf, is what he said accurate?" Lincoln asked. "Could Cicadeath really come back?" He asked. "As long as the soul core's intact and they have access to the tree of life, which is this giant tree Draco brought with him when we left Animari Prime, he could. That's why Master Toadus and I included a sealing function on your driver before we gave it to Ryu, so we wouldn't have to worry about that." Gorf explained. "Let's just hope we'd be better prepared, should he ever come back!" said Sakura. "Yeah, no kidding." Lincoln said. "Now, I believe someone promised me a little something back in that deathtrap." Sakura said. Lincoln quickly remembered what she meant and blushed a little. "Yeah, you're right, I do need to take you out on a date!" He said. Just then, he heard a rather familiar sound of joyful squeals "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!". "Oh boy, here go again!" Said Lincoln as he turned around and saw his sisters all gathered together and smiling after hearing what he had just said to Sakura.

"Guys, can you PLEASE not overreact about this like you normally do?!" Lincoln begged. The sisters looked at themselves sheepishly and answered "Sorry!". " It's just that, well, you've never actually have a girlfriend before and we just couldn't help feeling excited for you!" Said Lori. "Unless you count Ronnie Anne!" Said Lynn in a mischievous snicker much to Lincoln's chagrin. "Okay, how many times do I tell you people that Ronnie Anne was not and never will be my girlfriend?!" Lincoln said in annoyance to Lynn's comment. "Sorry!" Said Lynn. This got Sakura curious. She then asked "Lincoln-kun, who is this 'Ronnie Anne' that Lynn-neechan just spoke of?" "Bobby's sister." Lincoln said, "She used to be a bully, but SOME people convinced me she had a crush on me. Then later, some kids at school teased me for her being my 'girlfriend', which I denied in a way I regret to this day, as she was right behind me, and in my defense, I ONLY LEARNED SHE WAS BOBBY'S SISTER THAT DAY AND I HAD NO IDEA SHE WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME!" He said angrily, specifically to Lori and Bobby.

"And then what happened?" Asked Sakura. Lincoln then explained everything that happened between him and Ronnie Anne. "You kissed her?!" Sakura said in shock. "Only to make Lori happy and because they CLEARLY didn't understand the situation I was going through!" Lincoln said, glaring at his sister and Bobby. Sakura then looked at Lori and Bobby in anger. She then said "Seriously, what is wrong with you two?! You don't just go forcing to two people to date each other when they are not truly in love! That is totally inconsiderate to both of them! And another thing, has is ever occurred to you both that if you two get married, Lincoln-kun and Ronnie Anne would be classified as siblings-by-marriage?!" "Well, I..." Lori started saying. "No, It's my fault." Bobby said. "I was so upset with Nini's feelings being hurt that I wasn't even thinking straight!" He said.

"It's all right, Bobby." Lincoln said. "Hey, if it makes it any better, she's recently gotten into a relationship with Sid." Bobby said. "Really?! Last time I saw them they were best friends!" Said Lincoln in surprise. "Yeah, well that friendship started growing, and next thing we know, they kissed on the roof of our building." Bobby said. "Whoa!" Said Lincoln. "Uh, Lincoln-kun, who's Sid?" Sakura asked. "Apparently Ronnie Anne's girlfriend." Lincoln said. "Not that there's anything wrong with that!" Lincoln said defensively, looking at Luna and Sam. "Yeah, that's right Luna, Sam told me you and her are a couple now!" Said Lincoln. Seizing his opportunity, Lincoln turned to Sakura. "Quick, while the attention is focused on them!" He said summoning his bike and hopping on as a loud squeal started filling the room.

Sakura asked "Where exactly are we going, Lincoln-kun?!" as they are speeding on the dirt bike. "Wherever you want. As long as it's not Jean-Juan's." Lincoln joked. "Okay, Lincoln-kun, How about "Gus' Games and Grub"?" Asked Sakura. "Sounds good to me!" Answered Lincoln. Just then, he got a call from Lisa. "Yes, Lisa?" Lincoln asked. "Brother unit?! Thank goodness you're alive! I was actually getting worried that you and Sakura might be in bigger trouble than usual!" Said Lisa. "Watashitachi wa genkida yo, Lisa-chan. (We're Fine, Lisa-chan)" Sakura said."*Sigh!* That's good to know!" Said Lisa. "So what happened?" She asked. "Apparently the kidnapping was a setup, so that we would lured into death trap, which actually happened!" Answered Lincoln. "Specifically, they locked us inside a room full of amplifiers that increases the strength of Cicadeath's sound waves to the point of melting our brains!" Said Sakura. "By the way, Lisa, is it actually possible for sound waves to do that?" Asked Lincoln.

"Considering what we've seen of the empire so far, it wouldn't surprise me if they had such abilities." Lisa said. "Well thankfully, Lincoln-kun's sisters, Clyde, and Gorf came to our rescue just before that could happen, though how did they find us? The death trap we were in blocked off all communication signals!" Said Sakura. "Lucy got a feeling something was off, and they ran off to try and find you. Clearly they were successful." Lisa said. "I really ought to thank Lucy for that, cause otherwise we would really be dead!" Said Lincoln. "And I never would have the chance to get this date!" Sakura said, tightening her grip on Lincoln. "Why did you have to use that word around Lisa!?" Lincoln asked as a shocked look turned into a smile on Lisa's face.

"Normally, I don't care for inane human emotions but... EEEEEEEEEEEE!" Shouted Lisa in excitement. "Okay, thank you for checking up on us, Lisa." Lincoln said, hanging up. "So, the Game and Grub?" Lincoln asked as they sped away.

Animarius Castle

We see General Kabuto enter the castle bearing bad news to the other generals as well as showing that he managed to prevent the Kamen Riders from sealing away Cicadeath's Soul Core. "Not sure why you would save that failure, Kabuto." Leo said. "It's because he has a much higher intellect than my previous soldiers that would be useful in the scientific field and it would be wasteful to allow him to get sealed up. Also, he did help me up from getting stuck in the floor after this Lola Loud managed to overpower me and even cause me severe pain!" Kabuto explained. "Ha! I can't believe you got beat up by a 7 year old!" Megalonis said, laughing as a dark aura filled the room.

"Hey, she's stronger than she appears! I should know because earlier, Luna Loud kicked me in the leg and she ended up injuring herself while didn't even feel a thing!" Argued Kabuto. "That's still pathetic, Kabuto." A chilling voice filled the air. Everyone turned to see someone they hadn't seen since they were sealed. "No! It can't be!" Tyrannus said in fear. Kabuto then said in fright "It's Hell's Watchdog!". Then we see the source of the voice in question.

And That's The End Of This Chapter. Let Me Clear Up A Few Things. Yes Lincoln And Sakura Are Officially A Couple, Yes In This AU Ronnie Anne And Sid Are A Couple, I Don't Have A Problem With Ronnicoln, But I Knew From The Moment I Came Up With This Story, I Would Pair Him With Sakura. Anyway, I Hope You Enjoyed This Chapter, Look Forward To Next Time When We Will Get The Third (And Final) Rider Of The Series, But Until Then, Read, Review, Favorite, And Follow!