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"Several millennia ago, deep in the heart of Africa." A man with a British accent said. "Lived a tribe of peaceful people, who worshiped a spider deity." The man said. "That deity's name was Kwaku Anansi." He said. "The people prayed and worshipped Kwaku Anansi, living in peace and prosperity. But then, one day, all that changed." He added."The entire tribe was attacked by six evil entities, each based on a different animal. They were based on a Black Leopard, a Ball Python, a Nile Crocodile, a American Cockroach, an Oriental Hornet, and a Lightning Bird." The man explained."They said they were sent there by a higher being to help spread their conquest. With the Lightning Bird acting as their leader, they wreaked havoc on the tribe, for an entire year, the tribe lived in fear, until one day, a courageous young man went into Kwaku Anansi's temple and prayed to the deity." He said. "Kwaku Anansi! I beseech you! Give me the power I need to drive these invaders from our land and protect our people!" The young man in the fantasy said. "As if by divine intervention, as soon as the young man said that, a golden spider climbed down from the ceiling and landed on his wrist." The man said.
"It sunk its fangs into the young man's skin and injected its venom into his blood, giving him the ability to transform into an gold-and-black armored warrior with all the powers of a spider!" He said."Using said powers, and a weapon known as the Calabasher, the young man fought the monsters, destroying all but the Lightning Bird, leaving behind five coins, while the Lightning Bird fled, swearing to return in the name of his King, and that his comrades would be back as well." The man said as the fantasy ended, focusing on a balding gray haired man wearing khakis and a pith helmet. "For millennia, this story was thought to be a rumor. But just last week, I found the temple the young man received his powers in!" He said."And from within that temple, I found a spider statue as well as five coins engraved with images of five different animals, the same ones as the monsters who were destroyed by the warrior in the story!" The man said."And now here I am, showing my collection to you kids." The professor told Lincoln, Clyde, and Sakura's class, who were traveling to the museum on a class trip. Sakura seemed to be the only one truly interested in the Professor's story. "Wilder-Hakase? Do you think the hero in the story has any links to the heroes who have been showing up in Royal Woods these past few months?" She asked Professor Archibald Wilder with enthusiasm.
"Now that you have mentioned it, there are might be some similarities between the warrior from the story and the heroes who the media have been calling "Kamen Riders" such as their armor and abilities as well as their enemies, who are all based on different types of animals." Replied Professor Archibald Wilder with interest. "But then again, it could all be just a coincidence!" Archibald said. "But anyway, just look around at my collection, kids. Enjoy your trip." He said, allowing the students into the collection of those students include not only Lincoln, Sakura, and Clyde, but also their friends Liam and Tabby as well as Rusty, Polly Pain, Zach, Giggles, Stella, and Chloe, who happens to be Clyde's love interest. When entered the collection hall, they were quite amazed by the assortment of different African artifacts, including the spider statue in the center of it all. And right in front of that statue are five coins engraved with the images of five different animals: a black leopard, a python, a crocodile, a cockroach, and a hornet."Wow, this is amazing!" Chloe said as Clyde seemed interested in the spider statue specifically. "Clyde-kun, are you okay?" Sakura asked, noticing her friend's gaze.
Lincoln took notice too and said "Uh, hello? Earth to Clyde! Can you read me?" as Clyde was still staring at the spider statue."Huh? Oh, sorry, I was just distracted by something." Clyde said as Sakura looked in the case and gasped in shock. "Lincoln-kun, you see what I see, right?" Sakura asked, showing her partner/boyfriend the coins in the case. Lincoln looked at the coins and said "Yeah, I'm seeing it too! Those definitely look a lot like Soul Cores!" "I'll have to talk to Toadus-san about it later, but it looks like some might have been missing." Sakura said as they continued to look at the rest of the exhibit. Clyde however, continued to seem to be entranced by the spider statue. Chloe took notice of this and approached Clyde. She then said "Clyde? Why are you staring at that spider statue so intensely?" "I have no idea." Clyde said. "Ever since I saw it on the newspaper, I can't help but be entranced by that spider statue! It's almost as if it has been calling to me!" He explaine
Later that night, Professor Archibald was in his hotel room, preparing his collection to move on to the next city, when a knock on the door came. "Now who would be knocking at my door at this hour?" He asked himself. He then went towards the door while saying "I'll be right there, just hang on a moment!" When he opened it, Toadus walked right by him. "What the?" He asked. "Oh, I'm sorry. Pardon me." Toadus said as Gorf followed. "Important business we need to attend to." He said as Lincoln and Sakura in their rider suits appeared. "Professor Archibald Wilder?" LL asked. "Yeah?" He asked. "I'm Kamen Rider LL, this is my partner and girlfriend Kamen Rider Jewel, and those guys are our friends Toadus and Gorf, yes one's a giant toad, and the other's a giant frog, but that's not important." Lincoln said, talking like a cop from one of those cheesy 80's movies. "Why are you talking like that?" Sakura asked. "I saw a 1980's cop film a while ago and I thought talking like this would be appropriate for the occasion!" Lincoln explained.
"Well stop, it's not working for you." Sakura said. "Oh, well how about this. We've got a few questions for you see?" He said, this time talking like a stereotypical New York City gangster. "Better?" He asked Sakura. "Somehow worse." She answered shaking her head. "Fine! I'll talk like I'd normally do, Happy?" Said Lincoln in defeat. "Don't worry, baby, you're fine." Sakura said, patting Lincoln on his arm. "Anyway, we heard from a reliable source that you might have something that's of interest for us." Lincoln said. "And what would you be referring to specifically?" Asked Professor Archibald. "Five coins, depicting a Nile Crocodile, a Black Panther, a Python, a Cockroach, and a Hornet. We heard you found them in a temple in the deepest heart of Africa, and we have reason to believe they're important to our mission." Sakura said. "Okay, if it is that important to you people, I might as well let you four have a close look at them!" Answered the professor as he let them in.
Soon, Toadus was looking at them with a magnifying glass. "Well?" Sakura asked. "I don't know how they ended up in Africa, but your suspicions are right, Jewel. These are indeed Soul Cores." Toadus said. "And from the looks of things, they're the ones of the lost tribe!" Gorf added. "Lost tribe? Can you explain to us what they are exactly?" Asked Lincoln. "They were this group of rouge Animarius warriors." Toadus said. "They refused to obey the order of ANY general." Gorf added. "When Draco first arrived here on earth, they split from us, and no one ever saw them again. I've been wondering where they were but... wait a minute! Why are there only five here?!" Toadus said. "Well, the story did mention something called a Lightning Bird who swore revenge after his comrades were destroyed by the warrior!" Said Lincoln. "That reminds me, I'd better ask Lisa what a Lightning Bird actually is since I'm not familiar with that creature!" He added. "Oh, this is bad." Toadus said. "What do you mean, Toadus-san?" Sakura asked. "The Lightning Bird Animarius was the lost tribe's leader! And the strongest amongst them an-" Gorf started saying only for the lights to start flickering.
"Okay, the lights are flickering! That is definitely a bad omen!" Said Lincoln in a nervous tone. "Finally! After over 5,000 years, I've found them!" A voice rang out as a bolt of lightning shot out of a lighting fixture. The lightning transformed into a avian humanoid resembling a black and white hamerkop with a rooster-like comb on his head, a train of red iridescent peacock-like feathers on his tail that resemble flames, a fire-red sharp hooked bill, and razor-sharp talons on his feet and hands that are the same color as his bill. He also has the Mythical Army's medallion on his left shoulder. "Well, this is unprecedented." Professor Archibald said. "Who the heck are you?" Lincoln asked towards the intruder. "I am Shockwing, and I believe you have something of mine!" Shockwing said, pointing to the soul cores. "Back off, Shockwing!" Gorf said as he and Toadus took on fighting stances. Shockwing took notice of them and said "Well, well, well if it isn't General Toadus and Lieutenant Gorf! I have not seen you two since me and my comrades split from you and the other generals after landing on Earth!"\
"We dropped those titles long ago, deserter!" Gorf said. "In other words, we no longer work for the Empire, but we are fighting against it!" Toadus said. "Oh, too bad. That means I have no qualms over this! Animari Nimpo! Raiden Shot!" Shockwing shouted, pulling out a sword hilt, thrusting it out, causing a bolt of lightning to come out of it, hitting the glass case, shattering it, allowing him to grab the Soul Cores. "If you two are still around, that means the tree is still around, meaning I know where I need to go!" Shockwing said, flying away. "He's an Animarius Ninjitsu master too?" Sakura asked. "They kind of all are." Gorf admitted. "Just how powerful are these lost tribe Animarius warriors?" Asked Lincoln. "They were amongst the top students in the ninjitsu class Tytus and I took, not as high as us, but still." Gorf said. Unbeknownst to any of them, the rubies on the spider statue's eyes flashed and it seemed to 'wake up'.
Then the spider statue started vibrate, causing it make an audible rumble on the table that it is on. "Whoa! What was that!" Asked Lincoln. "Look! The spider statue! It's shaking!" Said Sakura as she pointed at the aforementioned statue. Everybody looked at it and gasped. "By Jove! It looks like the statue is coming alive!" Exclaimed Professor Archibald. Then the surface of the statue started to crack *CRACK!*. "It looks like it's going burst out of it's shell! EVERYBODY DUCK AND COVER!" Shouted Lincoln as he hid underneath a nearby table while a piece of the statue fell off, revealing a shiny gold surface underneath it. As that was happening, everybody took Lincoln's warning to heart and hid underneath the nearby tables. Then, after a few more cracks, the statue exploded *BOOM!*, resulting in a large cloud of dust. After the dust has cleared, a voice spoke out (sounding a lot like Chris Rock) "I LIIIIIIIIVE!". It revealed a golden metallic spider with eight ruby eyes, a large triangular Ghana diamond in the center of his cephalothorax, a large circular Tanzanite gemstone in the center of his abdomen, and four emeralds attached to the posterior end of said abdomen. He then tried to move only to yell in pain "OY! 5 thousand years can give ya such a pain in the joints!". Then everybody peeked out to see the talking golden spider.
"What in the world?" Lincoln asked, looking at Toadus and Gorf. "Listen, I'd love to talk to you guys, but none of you are the one I need, so SEE YA!" The spider said, shooting a web of silk out the window, allowing him to escape. "Can this day get any weirder?" Professor Archibald asked. Meanwhile at the Animarius Castle, Tytus looked out a window to see a stormy night, finding it oddly familiar. "This storm, this feeling. I haven't seen anything or felt anything like it since..." She said before gasping in shock. "Shockwing!" She realized. "You called?" A voice rang out. Tytus turned around to see Shockwing. "You!" She said angrily storming up to him. "Tytus, baby. So good to see you again. You look different for some reason. Did you dye your feathers?" Shockwing asked as Tytus punched him in the face. "It was the 8 of us." Gorf started telling Lincoln, Sakura, Clyde, and everyone else down in the base.
"There was me, Tytus, Shockwing the Lightning Bird, Pantherious the Black Leopard, Pythonious the Ball Python, Crocodire the Nile Crocodile, Machroach the American Cockroach, and Hornetra the Oriental Hornet!" He explained. "We were the 8 best students in our ninjitsu class, me Tytus and Shockwing taking the top three spots. The Pantheon saw great things in our future." He added. "We were also friends with each other! Not only that, but Shockwing and Tytus were once an item, if you know what I mean!" Gorf said. "You mean like Lincoln-kun and I?" Sakura asked, lovingly gazing at Lincoln. "Exactly! But then, one day, it all changed. King Draco had just made the announcement that we would be making our way to the planet Earth, when Shockwing came up with an idea that neither Tytus nor myself could get onboard with." Gorf explained.
Flashback
"You want us to do WHAT?!" Shouted Tytus in shock. "Come one, baby! You know we can do this! We're moving on to a new planet, if the eight of us split from the main empire, we can rule the world faster than old scale-head could!" Shockwing said. "Shockwing, you know we can't do that! It'd go against strict orders from the generals and King Draco!" Tytus said. "It'd be best if we follow along with the plan outlined by our leaders!" Gorf said. "Plus, if they find out about that plan of yours, they would have us executed for desertion!" Said Tytus in worry. Hearing that word saddened Tytus, who Aquilis had told her about how she came to adopt her. "Don't be so lame, Tytus." A new voice rang out as five new figures joined the group. The voice belonged to Pantherious, a humanoid black leopard with the Mammal Army's medallion on his left shoulder. Right behind him are Pythonious, a humanoid ball python with the Reptile Army's medallion on his left shoulder, Crocodire, a humanoid Nile Crocodile with the Reptile Army's medallion on his left shoulder, Machroach, a humanoid American Cockroach with two arms and four legs as well as the Insect Army's medallion on his left shoulder, and Hornetra, a female humanoid Oriental Hornet that has a feminine build with four arms and two legs as well as the Insect Army's medallion on her left shoulder.
"If we could take over parts of the world in King Draco's name faster than the rest of the of the Empire, we could rise up higher in the ranks and usurp the generals!" Hornetra said. "I'm sorry, but I can't go through with that plan." Gorf said. "Neither can I." Tytus said. "Oh, come on, babe! Your mother's the general of the Bird army!" Shockwing said. "Well, unfortunately for you, my mother is also far too loyal to King Draco to allow such a plan to follow through!" Tytus replied. "But don't you see that this is the chance to show her what you're capable of?" Hornetra asked. "The eight of us are WAY better than those posers Draco calls his generals!" Pantherious said. "They were insistent, and they allowed us a few days to make our decision, it was really difficult, we didn't want to betray either our friends or our generals, who were family in more ways than one for us, but then one day." Gorf said as we see Draco, Aquilis, and a younger two eyed Toadus in the throne room, with Tytus and Gorf kneeling down in front of them. "You asked for us?" Gorf asked. "Yes." King Draco said. "It has come to my attention that the two of you have shown excellence in combat and loyalty to the cause. So at Aquilis and Toadus' request, I have decided to give the two of you the rank of lieutenant in the Bird and Amphibian armies." Draco said, surprising Tytus and Gorf.
"Thank you, your majesty!" They said as they bowed their heads in respect. "As lieutenants the two of you will have command over all the soldiers in the armies outranked only by Aquilis and Toadus, it's a high honor. The two of you earned it." Draco said. "Tytus and I were happy to hear this, our friends on the other hand..." Gorf said, "So let me get this straight, you two are now lieutenants of your respective armies?!" Asked Shockwing. "Yes, and now that we are, I'm sorry but." Gorf said, before whistling as an army of Lizardons appeared. "Those are the ones who plan on deserting! Get them!" Tytus ordered. Then the Lizardons charged at the six deserters. "If you two think we won't fight back, then you've thought wrong!" Said Shockwing as he and his five comrades took a fighting stance. Soon the army was destroyed, most of them by Shockwing. "I'm sorry, Shockwing. But we cannot allow your plans to come to fruition." Tytus said, unsheathing her ninjato. "Animari Ninpo! Kaze Giri!" She shouted. "Animari Ninpo! Otamajakushi Bakudan!" Gorf said as they did their signature attacks at the six.
However, the six deserters dodged the attacks with incredible speed. However before they could do anything, they were surrounded by a forcefield. "That's enough, you six!" Toadus said as he and Aquilis appeared. "Darn it! Now the generals are getting involved!" Said Pantherious in frustration. "How the heck are we gonna get out of this mess, Shockwing?!" Asked Crocodire. "You're not." Aquilis said. "For the crime of conspiracy to commit desertion, the six of you will face trial in front of King Draco, he will decide your fate." She added. "Tytus, baby! Do something!" Shockwing said, only for the Barn Owl to turn her back on him, signifying her answer. This broke Shockwing's heart. Then cut to a scene in the throne room where the six deserters are standing trial for their crimes. "I understand the six of you think you can just desert us." King Draco said before laughing. "While I admire your tenacity, I cannot allow such an action!" He said as Lizardons forcibly removed their soul cores.
Then King Draco said "For your crimes, I sentence the six of you to be executed on the spot!" As he raised his sword, ready to destroy the removed Soul Cores of the six deserters. "You'll have to get us first! Horneta, now!" Shockwing ordered his insectoid comrade. "Animari Ninpo! Sonic Stingers!" Hornetra shouted, sending out a barrage of stingers that struck the walls of the throne room before releasing a barrage of soundwaves that crippled everyone but the six deserters. "Good call on those plugs, Shockwing!" Crocodire said as they retrieved their soul cores. "Now my turn! Animari Ninpo! Raiden Dash!" Shockwing said as his friends grabbed onto him before they fled out an open window in the form of a lightning bolt and onto the planet Earth, somewhere in Africa. "I never saw them again after that, until today." Gorf said, finishing his story. "I guess that explains how they got here in the first place!" Said Lincoln "Wow, and I mean Wow! That must mean the story of the spider warrior is more connected to us then we thought!" Said Sakura. "Wait a minute! Did you just say SPIDER?!" Asked Leni in fright due to her arachnophobia.
"Yeah, why?" Sakura asked as Leni ran screaming to the elevator, repeatedly pushing the button until the doors opened up and she stepped onto the platform continuing to scream as it went up. "Yeah, she and my dad are a little arachnophobic." Lincoln said, "That means Leni and our father are afraid of spiders." Explained Lisa. "We kind of got that from the screams." Gorf said, Sakura nodding. "Oh, my apologies" said Lisa. "Anyways, since we are here, we might as well ask ourselves a few questions!" Said Lincoln. "Let's start with you Lisa! Do you have any idea what a Lightning Bird actually is? Because up until we heard that story, I have never even heard of such a creature!" He politely asked towards Lisa. "The Lightning Bird, or impundulu/thekwane, is a creature described in the myths of the Pondo, Zulu, and Xhosa people of South Africa." Lisa explained. "Not to be confused with the thunderbird of Native American myth or the Garuda of Buddhism." She added.
"It is often depicted as resembling a black and white human-sized hamerkop with characteristics of a rooster and a peacock with razor-sharp talons and a hooked bill." Lisa said. "What's a hamerkop?" Asked Lana. "A bird native to Africa related to storks." Lisa explained. She then showed everybody a picture of the aforementioned bird from her phone. "Oh, so that's a hamerkop! Thanks Lisa!" Said Lana. "You're Welcome!" Answered Lisa. "So then, as you were saying about the Lightning Bird?" Asked Lincoln. "Oh, Right! Thanks for reminding me, Elder Brother!" Said Lisa. "It is often used as a familiar by witches or witch doctors to attack their enemies. Its primary power is the ability to summon thunder and lightning from its wings and talons as well as the ability to manifest itself through lightning. It also has the ability to shapeshift, allowing it to disguise itself as a human male in order to seduce human females. That is because it's also a vampiric creature that has an insatiable appetite for human blood!" Lisa explained in full detail. "That sounds like Shockwing all right." Gorf said. "Did you just say 'vampiric'?" Asked Lucy who appeared in front of Lisa, causing everybody, including Master Toadus and Gorf, to jump up in fright. "Lucy-chan! How many times do I have to tell you not to do that?!" Said Sakura. "Sorry, sometimes I just can't help it." Said Lucy. "You know, with proper training, you can be a rather skilled kunoichi!" Said Master Toadus. That confuses everybody but Sakura, Gorf, and Lisa; the latter of whom then said "He means female ninja." "Thanks Lisa-chan!" Said Sakura. "Hmm, you know, I'll think about it!" Said Lucy with interest.
Speaking of the Lightning Bird Animarius, he was currently wrapped up in chains and being dragged by Tytus to the throne room. "I see a few things have changed since I was here last." He said, noticing the Neo-Lizardons and Tytus' metal wings. "You don't know the half of it!" Said Tytus in a bitter tone as she opened the door to the throne room and presented herself and her captive towards King Draco and the generals. "Well, well, well. If it isn't the deserter." King Draco said. "Where's your friends?" He asked. "Right here, my lord." Tytus said, tossing a bag containing the soul cores of the other members of the lost tribe. "Apparently they ran into a little trouble while in Africa." She explained. King Draco then laughed at Shockwing at said "Looks like your plans were a bust the moment you and your friends landed there!". "Apparently, you don't know what exactly happened to me and my comrades while we were in Africa!" Said Shockwing in annoyance. "Then by all means, do tell me!" Said King Draco in amusement. "After escaping, we wandered into a small village of people who worshiped a giant spider." Shockwing said.
"Spiders, I hate spiders!" Said Kabuto in bitter hatred. "We took the opportunity to start our plans there and we immediately attacked the village!" Said Shockwing, ignoring General Kabuto's comment. "That was the best moment of our lives! You should have seen the carnage and terror we caused! It was glorious!" He added. "We have been doing that for a whole year! Unfortunately, it came to an end when one of the villagers entered the temple of their spider god and came back from it as an armored warrior with spider powers!" Shockwing said. "He then destroyed my comrades one by one until I was the only one left! He even collected their Soul Cores after each victory against them!" He added. "Seeing that I have no idea how to defeat him without getting myself destroyed as well, I flew away from him while swearing revenge as well as promising to come back for my comrades Soul Cores!" Shockwing said. "However, while was hiding in a cave to formulate a plan to fulfill my promise, I was discovered by a human witch and she captured me while placing a spell on me in order to turn me into her familiar! She even forced me to take on the form of a hamerkop just to disguise me as her pet! IT WAS HUMILIATING!" He yelled. This made King Draco, the Generals, and Tytus laugh at his misery. "Serves you right!" Said Tytus. "That ought to teach you a lesson!" Said Aquilis. "Yeah, talk about cruel humor!" Said Megalonis. "What else did that witch do to you?" Asked Kabuto who was still laughing. "She made me her own personal assassin, having me kill her enemies in the guise of a human male while controlling me like a puppet! She even made me drink their own blood like some sort of vampire! THAT STUFF TASTED TERRIBLE!" Shockwing yelled. "I don't know whether I could continue laughing at you or be grossed out by what you just said!" Said Tytus. "And just things couldn't get any worse for me, the witch's spell will last long as she passes me on to her daughter moments before her own death, WHICH SHE DID! This cycle of being passed down to the witch's descendents lasted for 5,000 years! AND WAS UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT!" He ranted in further frustration. "So how the heck did you manage to be freed from the witch's spell anyway?" Asked General Leo. "Apparently, my last and final owner died after being bitten in the face by a Black Mamba snake and, since she was too young to bear any children, the spell on me was finally broken!" Shockwing answered.
"Note to sssssself. Find a Black Mamba and capture it for future referencccce." Ophiucus said. "After that, I wanted to exact my revenge, fortunately the tribe had died out long ago. Unfortunately, by the time I found the temple again, it was being raided by some human who took all the treasures, including the soul cores!" Shockwing said. "So the only way I can retrieve them is by secretly following that human all the way to America!" He added. "Imagine my surprise when I come to a place called Royal Woods, and my dear old friend Gorf turned traitor!" Shockwing said. "Yeah, you're a few thousand years too late for that." Tytus said. "Well not only did I manage to retrieve my comrades' Soul Cores, but did see two armored warriors standing alongside Gorf and former general Toadus just before I flew back here to the castle!" said Shockwing. "I don't suppose you know who those warriors are, do you?" He asked.
"Kamen Riders LL and Jewel. Those two have been a pain in my side since the seal Toadus and Gorf helped Jewel's accursed ancestor place us in was broken!" Draco said. "Wow, for moment there, I thought I was only one with a grudge against an armored warrior!" Said Shockwing in surprise. "So how are those "Kamen Riders", as you call them, causing you trouble?" He asked. While Draco started talking, Shockwing managed to free one of the talons on his hand and started picking the lock. "Don't let there youth fool you. They are formidable warriors, ones you won't get the chance to experience!" He said, unsheathing the Shi-no gutai ka. As he prepared to strike Shockwing down with sword, the Lightning Bird Animarius manage to quietly unlock the lock. "While I'd love to give you the opportunity to show me how your precious sword got it's name, King Draco." Shockwing said as the lock and chains fell to the ground, allowing him to free himself. "This bird's got to fly!" He said, grabbing the soul cores and flying away. "Hey! He's getting away! After him!" Ordered King Draco.
As Shockwing flew, several Neo-Lizardons started chasing him down the hall. "I'm going to need backup! Let's see. If memory serves, the tree of life should be here!" He said, flying into tree's chambers. He then spots the Tree of Life itself. "Time for me to revive my comrades!" Said Shockwing as he pulls out Pantherious's Soul Core first. Flying up to one of it's fruits, Shockwing placed the panther's core in it. The fruit burst open, revealing the big cat, who was understandably shocked at what he was seeing. "Shockwing? What's going on?" Pantherious asked. "No time to explain, old friend. Just get busy reviving the others!" Shockwing ordered, handing Pantherious Machroach and Hornetra's cores. He then placed Pythonious and Crocodire's Soul Cores into two more fruits while Pantherious did the same thing with the Soul Cores he was just given. "It's about time you found a way to revive us. Shockwing!" Hornetra said in disgust. "Well I hope you enjoyed your short new lives, deserters!" A voice called out, they turned to see Ankylo, hefting his mace.
"Uh oh, it's Ankylo! We'd better make like a streak of lightning and BOLT!" Said Machroach. "You've read my mind, Machroach! Everyone, hang on to me tightly!" Said Shockwing as all five of his friends grabbed on to him as closely as they can. Then, they all turned into a single lightning bolt and shot past Ankylo who swung his mace and missed. He then said "Aw Blitznak! King Draco is not going to be happy about this!" as he hung his head in shame. Soon, the bolt of lightning shot straight out of the castle's window and headed towards Royal Woods. Meanwhile, in the middle of Royal Woods, we see the golden talking spider traveling along the sidewalk to find the person he was looking for. "Welp, I don't think I'm in Africa anymore, that's for sure!" He said to himself.
As he looks around the town, the golden spider said to himself "Now I know one I need is around this area somewhere, I just need to find an exact location!". He then stops at Sakura's house and felt the presence of person he was looking for there. "Okay, now there is a good place to start searching!" The golden spider said to himself as he approached the building and crawled up into an open air vent. As he navigated his way through the air ducts, he heard a humming voice and decided to follow it to its source. After a few minutes, he found another air vent attached to the bottom of the duct, only it was covered this time. The golden spider then approached it and sees a young high school age girl. That just so happens to be Leni Loud, who is in the kitchen making a sandwich while humming to herself. The spider then thought to himself "She's not the one I need, but she might help me find him. I just need a way to approach her." as he stood on top of the air vent. Just then, the air vent cover started shaking and groaning as it started to break apart from the spider's weight. The spider took notice of this and said "Uh Oh" right before the cover finally broke off with him on it, sending him falling down towards the kitchen table while screaming "AAAAAAAAHH!". He then finally landed on the table with a groan. "*GROAN* Note to self, watch your step next time when ya go in there!" He said as he regained his composer. He then notices a shadow above him and looked up to see Leni staring at him in shock. The golden spider then decided to introduce himself by saying "Well Howdy-Do!" while waving his right front leg at her. Unfortunately, this only added fuel to the metaphorical fire as Leni then freaks out and screams "AAAAAAAAHH! SPIDER!" at him. She then bring out two canned pesticides and aimed them at the spider, who looked at her in confusion. Leni then sprayed at him. However, while the gas didn't kill the spider, it did cause him cough up in discomfort. He then said "Lady, what is wrong with you! Are trying to poison me or somethin?!". This made Leni freak out again as she pulled a fly swatter and struck him hard with it. This made the spider say "OOOH! Why did ya hit so hard?!" as he winced in pain from that attack. Meanwhile, in the base, everybody heard the whole event coming from the kitchen in Sakura's house.
"That sounds like it's coming from upstairs." Sakura said. "Sounds like Leni." Lincoln said. "You guys think we should do something?" Clyde asked. "GET AWAY SPIDER!" Leni said. "It's just another spider, and since the alarms aren't going off, It's most likely not an Animarius." Lincoln said. "Oh come Lady! I just need your help finding the one I need!" Said a voice that Lincoln, Sakura, Toadus, and Gorf recognized from after Shockwing took the Soul Cores of the lost tribe. "Wait a minute, that voice! Its the talking golden spider we met a while ago, Lincoln-kun!" Said Sakura. "In that case, we'd better get up there and calm Leni down before things get out of hand!" Said Lincoln. Then everybody present went towards the elevator and entered to get to the source of the commotion. When the platform stopped in Sakura's living room, they found Leni running in fear from the spider statue. "STAY AWAY! STAY AWAY!" Shouted Leni as she threw a frying pan at the golden spider. Then the aforementioned object hit him *CLANK*. "OW! Seriously, Lady, why do keep attacking me when I've done no harm to ya?" Said the spider as he winced in pain.
"Yeah, that's him." Sakura said as Leni continued throwing kitchen utensils at the spider. "Can you please calm her down before she finds my O bachan's fine china?" Sakura asked Lincoln. Lincoln then said "Okay, I'm on it!" As he dashes towards Leni. "Leni, calm down!" Lincoln told her as she was literally inches away from a china cabinet. "But, but, THERE'S A SPIDER HERE!" Shouted Leni, who is still in fright. "Yeesh, this girl's crazy!" The spider said as Sakura picked him up. "Sumimasen, Golden Spider-san. Leni-neechan can be a bit, eccentric when it comes to spiders." Sakura said as Leni stood up on the table, shivering in fear. "Just my luck. Good thing she's not the one I'm looking for." The golden spider said, hopping out of Sakura's hands. "Then, who is the person you are looking for?" Asked Sakura. "Him!" The Golden Spider said, pointing to Clyde.
"Whoa! Me? But why?" Asked Clyde. "Cause you're the last living descendant of the young man who I partnered up with 5,000 years ago, that's why!" The golden spider answered. This took everybody by surprise when they all heard that. "Wait, what?" Clyde asked as the golden spider hopped on Clyde's wrist. "No time to explain!" He said, raising his fangs above Clyde's wrist. "Oh, and for future reference, you can call me Aurachnid." Aurachnid said before sinking his fangs into Clyde's wrist. "YEOWCH!" Yelled Clyde. Then we see a close-up shot into Clyde's right eye before going into a montage of Clyde's DNA being bonded with spider genes like in the 2002 "Spider-Man" movie. After that, we get back to Clyde, who is wincing in pain. Suddenly, A golden belt with a buckle shaped like a gold colored spider web magically appeared on Clyde's waist. "Time for me to work my magic!" Said Aurachnid as he then jumps off of Clyde's wrist and attaches himself to the buckle with his abdomen facing upwards. He then shouted "SPIDER ON!" right before shooting out a huge string of spider silk from his abdomen. Then the silk formed a cocoon around Clyde while we hear African tribal drums playing in the background.
"You guys are seeing this, too right?" Leni asked in fear. "Yep, we definitely are!" Answered Lincoln. Then all of a sudden, four long spider legs burst out from the back of the now cocooned Clyde. A few seconds later, the entire cocoon burst open, revealing Clyde in a new form. "What the?" Lincoln and Sakura asked. "What, what's wrong?" Clyde asked as Lola pulled out a mirror and showed it to Clyde. Then Clyde looked in the mirror and shouted "HOLY SHAMOLEY! WHAT THE HECK JUST HAPPENED TO ME?!" as he saw what he has just become. He had a dark purple bodysuit (The Same Shade As The Students In The Oracle Track From Disney's The Owl House) with armor on the same places as Lincoln's rider suit, but black with gold spiderweb decals, spikes on his shoulders, and a red spider on his chest, and a helmet resembling a spider's head. The sight of this made Leni faint.
" 'Holy Shamoley' is right! You look like the spider warrior from the story we heard a while ago, Clyde!" Said Lincoln. "Yeah! You even resemble a Kamen Rider!" Said Sakura. This made Clyde say "Oh Sugar Honey Iced Tea!" in worry. "Yes! The great warrior blessed by Kwaku Anansi has been reborn!" Aurachnid shouted with glee. "And it's a good thing I was right about you being the right person for this job. I remember this one time, a bunch of thieves broke into my previous master's hut and forced me to bite them, trust me, it wasn't pretty." He added. Everyone shuddered at that imagery, figuring out the results of what Aurachnid just mentioned. "Thanks for the gruesome image, dude" said Luna. "But since you are, you can take up the mantle your ancestor had and take down those monsters once and for all!" Aurachnid said. "Okay first of all, I have no idea about my own family lineage since I'm adopted!" Said Clyde.
"Yeah, well you have the essence of my original master around you, so..." Aurachnid said as Lisa couldn't help but study the spider statue carefully. "Excuse me Aurachnid, but I can't help but notice the fact that you resemble the Araneus legonensis!" Said Lisa. Everybody stared at her in confusion. "Commonly known as the Bum-eyed Spider, you can tell by the four eye-like markings on posterior end of their abdomen." She explained. "My name comes from the Latin word Aurum which means 'gold' and arachnid, the order spiders are a part of." Aurachnid said. "That's good explanation about your name and it does complement your appearance." Said Lisa. "Though I wonder how exactly you were created since you are clearly not an organic spider due to you obviously being made of gold and your ability to speak and understand any human language as well as the fact that you have gemstones attached to your body. Do you mind explaining to us your origin story?" She asked.
"Well, it started when my original master prayed to Kwaku Anansi." Aurachnid started saying.
Flashback
"I was originally an ordinary Bum Eyed Spider living in the temple, which was full of spiders. The tribe Clyde's ancestor was a part of worshiped all of us as avatars of Kwaku Anansi, you see." Aurachnid explained. "Who exactly is Kwaku Anansi?" Asked Lori. "A spider deity from Africa." Lisa explained. "Thank you! Now where was I? Oh yeah! It was a day like any other for me at the temple, spinning my web alongside other spiders! Usually to catch any insects that flew into the temple for food!" Said Aurachnid. "But then, he came in." He added. We then see a young man enter the temple of Kwaku Anansi and kneel down in front of the temple's altar. He then shouted "Kwaku Anansi! I beseech you! Give me the power I need to drive these invaders from our land and protect our people!" "As he said that, I received a vision." Aurachnid said as an angelic spider appeared.
"Young spider, I am Kwaku Anansi! It with great honor that have chosen you to help this young man defend his people, who worship me, from the evil beings that are threaten their lives!" Said Kwaku Anansi. "I will give you the power to work with him, infusing him, and any descendants, with the powers of a spider warrior!" Kwaku Anansi said as the spider that is now known as Aurachnid started changing. In a glow similar to the evolutions seen in the Pokemon anime, Aurachnid started become somewhat larger than he originally was. "After Kwaku Anansi gave me the powers, I knew what I had to do." Aurachnid said as the transformation was complete. We then see Aurachnid in current appearance. He then shot a string of silk and safely descended down onto the young man's wrist. Afterwards, Aurachnid bit him there and we see the young man go through the same transformation sequence that Clyde went through.
"What, is this the power of Kwaku Anansi?" He asked in wonder. "That's right! Whoa, did I talk just now?! Must have come with the powers!" Said Aurachnid in amazement to his ability to speak. "After that we waged war against the monsters, and well I assume you know the rest." Aurachnid said. "Yeah, we heard that through Professor Archibald Wilder's telling of the story during our field trip!" said Lincoln. "I do have one question for you, Aurachnid!" Asked Clyde. "Ask away!" Said Aurachnid. "What is my ancestor's name?" Clyde asked. "Oh that's right! I forgot to tell ya guys that! His name is Akoma! It means "The Heart" in the Akan language!" Answered Aurachnid. "Makes sense." Sakura said. "Well, I guess it's my turn to ask you guys some questions of my own! First off, who are you two amphibians and what's you're connection to those monsters?" Asked Aurachnid as he pointed at Master Toadus and Gorf amongst the group.
"That's a long story." Toadus said. "Well, considering the fact that have been dormant for 5,000 years, I can handle a long story! Besides, I do need the update on things around here anyway!" Said Aurachnid. Suddenly Sakura's phone started beeping. "We're going to have to take a rain check on that, I'm afraid. Six unidentified Animarius signatures have been picked up downtown. How much are you willing to bet Shockwing successfully brought his little friends back and are currently wreaking havoc?" She said. "Did you just say Shockwing?" Asked Aurachnid. "Yes, that is right!" Said Sakura. "Oh man, I haven't seen him since he flew off and sworn revenge on me and Akoma for destroying his friends 5,000 years ago! Though I wonder why it took him this long to come back!" Said Aurachnid in a pondering tone. "You might get that chance to figure it out once we find him!" Said Sakura as she puts on her Driver. "Come on Clyde! You and Aurachnid should come along with us! This could be good chance to test out your powers!" Said Lincoln as he also puts on his own Driver.
"Are you guys sure about this?" Clyde asked. "I'm more of the 'plucky sidekick' kind of guy, not an actual hero." He admitted, "Well, even sidekicks count as heroes too, you know? Besides, you just went through a "Spider-Man" moment here, so you should as least give it a try!" Said Lincoln as imputed the code for his rider form. "He's right Clyde-kun! Plus, you have friends like us to help you when you're in trouble, so you're not alone here!" Said Sakura as she placed her gemstones into her driver.
0-0-0-1 Let's Go!
Ruby! Sapphire! Topaz! Emerald!
Then they both shouted "Henshin!" as they turned into their rider forms, much the shock and surprise of Aurachnid who saw the whole thing.
"You're those figures I met when I awakened!" He realized. "Yep! I'm Lincoln, but in this suit, I'm Kamen Rider LL!" Lincoln announced. "And I'm Sakura, but in this suit, I'm Kamen Rider Jewel!" Sakura said. "Which reminds me. If you're going to be an official hero, you'll need a title too, Clyde." Lincoln said. "Well, since I do resemble a Kamen Rider and my powers were given to my ancestor Akoma by Kwaku Anansi himself, I think I'll call myself in this form: Kamen Rider Anansi!" Said Clyde as he took on a heroic pose similar to that of Spider-Man. "Ooh, I like it! Just one question. What's a Kamen Rider?" Aurachnid asked, much to everyone's embarrassment. "Sakura, do you mind explaining that to Aurachnid since your ancestor was the first one to bear the title of Kamen Rider?" Asked Lincoln. "Of course, Lincoln-kun, I'll be more than happy to do so!" Answered Sakura. "Basically what happened was this army of aliens known as the Animarius Empire came to Earth 5,000 years ago." Sakura explained.
She then told Aurachnid how the Animarius Empire landed in Japan and what they did once they had landed there. "I see, so that's where those freaks came from." Aurachnid said. He then looked to Master Toadus and Gorf and said "No offense by the way." in an apologetic manner. "None taken." Gorf said. "Now come on!" Lincoln said walking out the house and summoning his bike. "Okay, I have no idea what that thing is, but it looks cool!" Said Aurachnid in amazement to the bike that Lincoln just summoned. "See if you guys can make Clyde-kun a bike like ours while we're out please." Sakura asked Toadus and Gorf before summoning her own bike. "We'll see what we can do!" Answered Toadus. "You mind helping us with the design of the new bike, Lisa?" Asked Gorf. "Hmm, it'll give something to do, so I'll gladly accept the request!" Answered Lisa with a smile. "I'll help too, since I have the engineering skills that can be useful for that project." Said Lana who brought out a wrench from her pocket. "Come on Clyde! You can ride behind me while on my bike!" Lincoln said, offering Clyde a ride.
"Right!" Clyde said, hopping on. Meanwhile, downtown. "Yeah! It has been a long time since we had done so much destruction!" Said Crocodire as he smashed a car flat with his tail *SMASH*. "Not only that, but there are sssso many new thingssss around here to desssstroy!" Said Pythonious as he crushes a motorcycle in his coils. "I haven't had this much fun since we invaded that village all those years ago!" Said Pantherious as he sliced apart a few telephone poles with his incredibly sharp claws. "This definitely makes our revival well worth the wait!" Said Machroach as he dashes with incredible speed to knock down a few citizens who were trying to flee from the area. "I am SO going to enjoy this!" Said Hornetra as she threw a barrage of stingers at a lot of buildings, which then exploded after the stingers attach themselves to them. "Royal Woods is definitely gonna learn not to mess with us while we're around!" Said Shockwing as he uses his electrical powers to cause some street lamps, electric transformers, and a few nearby electronics to overload and explode in a fiery blaze. "And you know what, I think we should give ourselves a team name. I'm thinking: The Lightning Bolts! How's that for a name?" Shockwing asked in suggestion. The other five Animarius agreed with that name. "That is definitely an awesome name for our team!" Said Machroach. "It makessss sssso much ssssenssse!" Said Pythonious. "It really shows how dangerous we really are!" Said Crocodire. "Especially with how much damage we cause wherever we go!" Said Pantherious. "That, and how fast we strike when we invade a place!" Said Hornetra. "Then it's settled! From now on we are known as The Lightning Bolts!" Said Shockwing as he raised his right fist in the air while shooting a literal bolt of lightning up towards the sky. The others raised their own right fists while shouted "YEAH!" in agreement.
Unbeknownst to them, the Animarius Pantheon were watching from above on a building. All seven of them, including Tytus. "There are the deserters! Let's crush them!" Kabuto said eagerly, pulling out his sword. "Hold on Kabuto! As much as I like to see them get what's coming to them, we better how they handle the Kamen Riders first, cause here they come now!" Said Tytus as she stopped Kabuto and pointed out the Kamen Riders racing towards the deserters location. "Looks like they've got a new friend." Aquilis noted upon seeing Clyde on the back of Lincoln's bike. "Another one? Great, just what we need!" Leo sarcastically said. "Let me at them, your majesty, I can save the riders the trouble and destroy them myself!" Tyrannus offered, removing his tail, allowing it to transform into his sword. Kabuto took notice of this and pulled out his binoculars. Upon closer inspection of Clyde's Rider form, he then said "HEY! That guy looks like a spider! I HATE SPIDERS!". Then the Kamen Riders pulled to stop in front of the six Animarius deserters now known as The Lightning Bolts.
"Just say the word, your majesty, and I can get rid of both our problems!" Tyrannus offered. "Hold on, Tyrannus! This might be good opportunity to see both of those Kamen Riders and those deserters fight each other! If those Kamen Riders destroy them, then they'll be doing us a favor! And if those deserters destroy them, we can simply annihilate them afterwards! Either way, it's a win for the Empire!" Said King Draco with a devious smile as he stopped Tyrannus and convinced everyone to let both of their enemies fight each other. "Oh, great. It's these idiots again." Shockwing said, noticing Lincoln and Sakura. "Stop right there, Shockwing!" Said Lincoln as he got off of his bike. "For you will be facing the wrath of us, the Kamen Riders!" Said Sakura, who also got off of her bike.
"LL!" Lincoln announced, taking a fighting stance. "Jewel!" Sakura announced, taking an elegant pose. "Uh, Anansi?" Clyde said, confused, much to Lincoln and Sakura's embarrassment. "Great first impression." Megalonis said sarcastically while the others shook their heads and facepalmed. "Okay, that was embarrassing!" Said Aurachnid who did a facepalm with his upper right leg. "Hey, wait a minute!" Pantherious said in realization. "That guy over there looks exactly like a younger version of the spider warrior that destroyed us!" He said as pointed at Clyde with his right index claw. "Uh oh." Clyde said in fear. "Yeah, that's right! And he's going to finish the job!" Aurachnid said. "That voice! Aurachnid! I should have known you'd be here in this era!" Said Shockwing as he pointed his right index talon at the aforementioned golden spider located on Clyde's belt buckle.
"Yeah, and this time, you're going down, freak!" Aurachnid shouted, much to Clyde's shock. "Wow, he's a feisty one, isn't he?" Sakura said, impressed. "Okay, here's the plan. There's six of them, and three of us. That's two each. If we each branch off and fight two of them, we should handle this no problem!" Lincoln said. "Dibs on grounding that electric turkey over there!" Aurachnid said, pointing to Shockwing, much to Clyde's shock. "Wait, what?!" "TURKEY?! I'M A LIGHTNING BIRD, YOU STUPID SPIDER!" Shouted Shockwing in an outraged manner.
"Now, wait a minute." Clyde started saying. "Fine, Clyde will handle Shockwing, Sakura, anyone you want to take care of?" Lincoln asked his girlfriend.
"I'd want to squash those two insects over there! Besides, I don't really like cockroaches anyway, they are disgusting and germy!" said Sakura as she pointed at Machroach and Hornetra. Unfortunately, Machroach heard that and said "HEY! I resent that remark!" in annoyance. "It's true! He often takes a shower everyday, so technically he's clean!" Says Hornetra. "Thank You!" Said Machroach. "In that case, I'll take on these two reptiles over there!" Said Lincoln as pointed at Pythonious and Crocodire. "HAH! Bring it on! We could use a challenge, right Pythonious?" Said Crocodire. "Right, Crocodire! We can teach thisssss kid not to messssss with ussss!" Said Pythonious in agreement. "Then I guess Clyde will have to face off against Pantherious in addition to Shockwing!" Said Lincoln. "Fine by me! I'm more than eager to get my claws on that spider for helping that warrior destroy me and my friends anyway!" Said Pantherious as he brought out his claws in eagerness.
"What did you get me into?" Clyde asked as Lincoln prepared his screen, while Sakura prepared the Ruby of fire.
0-0-0-4 Water!
Ruby!
]Then Lincoln transformed into his Water Mode while Sakura transformed into her Flame Mode, much to the amazement of Aurachnid who witnessed the whole thing. "Cool!" Aurachnid said. "Please tell me I have an equally awesome transformation." Clyde said. "Sorry, but you don't. However, you do have various powers I can supply you with by traveling to that part of your body and sinking my fangs into it. You also have this cool weapon!" Aurachnid said. Then out of nowhere, an object magically appeared in Clyde's right hand: A golden calabash with a foldable handle behind it and a collapsible nozzle with a cork included in it on the top of the calabash. "Whoa! What is it?" Asked Clyde. "It's called the Calabasher! Obviously named due to being modeled after a calabash of course! It has three modes: Calabash Mode, which is it's default form that can be used to store water needed for your water-based abilities, Knobkerrie Mode, a club form that literally puts the "Bash" in "Calabasher", and finally Watergun Mode, a water pistol-based form that can shoot the water stored in it as a powerful stream when needed!" Aurachnid explained.
"Nice!" Clyde said. "Great! Now come on!" Lincoln said. "Oh! Okay then!" Said Clyde as readied himself with the Calabasher in hand. Then, all three Kamen Riders charged at their respective opponents: Lincoln vs Crocodire and Pythonious, Sakura vs Machroach and Hornetra, and Clyde vs Shockwing and Pantherious. "This should be interesting." Draco said as he leaned down to watch. The first fight we see is with Lincoln as he takes on both Crocodire and Pythonious at once. "All right, lizard breaths! Let's see how you handle this!" Lincoln said, firing a beam from his ice hose. "WHOA!" Said Crocodire and Pythonious as they both dodged the ice beam before it hit them. "Dang it! How are guys so darn fast?!" Asked Lincoln who was rather disappointed with the results. "They're Animarius Ninjitsu masters, remember?" Gorf's voice rang out over the comm set. "Gorf! That's right, you know these guys better than any of us. Any tips you could give me?" Lincoln asked.
"Certainly!" Gorf said. "What have you got for me?" Lincoln asked. "While it is obvious that they both share the same weakness towards cold temperatures like other reptiles, that does not mean they would allow themselves to get frozen solid, so they both built up their speed in order to dodge ice based attacks as well as create a technique that can allow themselves to temporarily heat themselves up in case they can't dodge such attacks!" Said Gorf. "As for their individual abilities, Pythonious has the ability to curl himself into a ball for self-defense as well as the ability to literally bounce towards opponents like a rubber ball! And like other constrictor snakes, he can crush you in his coils, so don't let him catch you! As for Crocodire, he has a powerful bite force of 5,000 pounds per square inch, which can allow him to break both your armor and your bones if you're not careful! And if he does catch you with his jaws, he will then immediately perform a death roll, which is a spinning maneuver that can tear the flesh off your bones if you're held in his jaws long enough! Also, since he is a crocodile, he can use water-based ninjitsu to not only manipulate the environment around him but also to make himself swim in the air as he much as he can swim underwater! Oh, and his scales are thick as armor, so hitting him can cause you to injure yourself while he won't even feel a thing!" Gorf explained.
"Any tips on how to get around that?" Lincoln asked. "The enhanced speed and strength you get from Shinobi mode might help, plus your enhanced agility will help compensate for your lack of defense." Gorf said. "Okay then, thanks Gorf!" Said Lincoln. "You're Welcome!" Said Gorf. Then Lincoln typed in the code for his Shinobi Mode.
6-7-8-9: Shinobi!
"Rider Ninpo! Henshin Mist!" Lincoln cried, entering his super form. "A ninja?" Crocodire asked before the two started laughing, "Do you not know about ussssssssss?" Pythonnius asked in guffaw. "Yes, your old pal Gorf told me all about you guys." Lincoln said. "Wait, WHAT?! Gorf told you?! But how?!" Asked Crocodire in surprise. "News flash, he and Toadus are now on our side. Now, then. Rider Ninpo! Yami Giri!" (Dark Slash) Lincoln said, sending a shadowy slash with his katana, hitting the two. "Did he seriously just rip off a technique I spent YEARS perfecting on his first try?" Tytus said angrily.
Then afterwards, the two reptiles quickly recovered from that attack and got back up. Then Crocodire said "Okay then, Pythonious! We'd better step up on our game if we want to win against him!". "I totally agree on that one, Crocodire!" Said Pythonious. Then Pythonious curled up tightly into ball while Crocodire lined up his tail right behind his now curled up partner. Lincoln looked at them in confusion. Then Crocodire shouted "FORE!" as he swung his tail at the balled up Pythonious, launching him straight at Lincoln like a golf ball. Lincoln quickly took notice of this and dodged out the way, causing Pythonious to miss him. Then Lincoln boastfully shouted "HAH! You missed!". Unbeknownst to Lincoln, Pythonious hit a random building and literally bounced back towards him from behind. Crocodire saw that happening and said to Lincoln "That's what YOU think!" while smiling in a smug manner. Before Lincoln could react, he got struck in the back by Pythonious so hard, he fell flat on the ground face first. Then Pythonious returned to Crocodire's side and unfurled himself. Then both reptiles laughed at the now fallen Lincoln. Crocodire then said "Told ya not to mess with us!" as he and Pythonious did a fist bump together. Lincoln slowly got up a little and said while seeing stars orbit around his head "OOH! That definitely reminds of dodgeball! I really should've saw this one coming!". Then Crocodire quickly charged at slowly recovering Lincoln. When he got close enough, Crocodire then opened his jaws and snapped them shut on both of Lincoln's legs so hard, you can hear an audible crunch as we see a "Mortal Kombat" styled X-Ray shot of Lincoln's leg bones breaking *CRUNCH!*. Lincoln really felt that and yelled out "AAAAAAAAGH! MY LEGS!" in agonizing pain. Then Crocodire immediately performed the death roll, spinning Lincoln around incredibly fast. Then Crocodire let Lincoln go, causing the Kamen Rider to be launched straight towards Pythonious, who then grabbed Lincoln with his tail and then coiled around him very tightly.
"What do you think about ussss now, LL?" Pythonius said. "I think for a pair of ninjitsu masters, you guys made a rookie mistake!" Lincoln said. It's at this point they notice the "Lincoln" they have is a straw dummy. "What?! Where did he go?" Asked Pythonious. Then they've noticed they're surrounded by multiple clones of Lincoln. "Don't worry Pythonious! I'll find him!" Said Crocodire. He then closed his eyes and entered a meditative trance. As the clones closed in on the attack, Crocodire focused his ears to figure out which clone is the real Lincoln. As soon the clones got close enough, Crocodire figured out which one's the real deal and quietly said "Gotcha!" with a wicked smile. He then immediately snapped his jaws at the legs of the Lincoln to his right. This caused Lincoln so much pain, that he yelled out "OOOOOWWWW! MY LEGS AGAIN!" while his clones immediately disappeared in several puffs of smoke. Then Crocodire once again performed his death roll, only this time he smacked Lincoln repeatedly across the pavement while doing so. After that, he launches Lincoln towards Pythonious again and this time, the Ball Python Animarius was able squeeze Lincoln so hard, he fell unconscious from the pain and lack of oxygen. Then Pythonious loosened his coils and dropped Lincoln onto the ground, who is unconscious, yet still breathing. Then the two reptiles laughed at his current state with wicked smiles. "If anybody has made a rookie mistake here, it is you, LL!" said Crocodire. "I guessssss Gorf forgot to mention to you that Crocodire here can usssse hissss earssss to pinpoint which sssshadow clone issss not really a sssshadow clone!" Said Pythonious with glee. Then the reptile duo performed another fist bump. While this happening, the entire Pantheon saw the whole battle and were rather impressed with how Crocodire and Pythonious were able to get past LL's Shinobi Mode abilities in the most brutal fashion. "Wow! Talk about epic brutality here!" Said Megalonis. Meanwhile, we see Sakura taking on both Machroach and Hornetra with her katana, though she's having trouble landing a hit on either one of them due their speed.
"Gorf-san, any tips here?" Sakura asked. "Well, Machroach is obviously named due to his speed, especially when running! And before you ask, yes he can fly as well! And while cockroaches normally have a weakness towards light, Machroach took on some very intense training that helped him overcome that weakness!" Said Gorf. "As for Hornetra, she is a very powerful flyer! And she is well known to use her Sonic Stingers that can knock you unconscious if you're not wearing any earplugs, I learned that one the hard way!" He added. "Any idea of what I can do to counter this?" Sakura asked as Gorf looked at the battle through a view window. "I don't know! Lincoln's in trouble and I-" He started saying before noticing Toadus placing his hand on Gorf's shoulder before taking the microphone. "Sakura, for now try to counter their speed with that of your Hurricane mode." He instructed. "I hope you know what you're doing, Toadus-san!" Sakura said as the two amphibians heading to the elevator. "Where are you two going?" Lori asked. "Desperate times call for desperate measures, Lori." He said as the elevator took off.
Back at the battle in question. "Okay, Toadus-san, I'll do what I can!" Said Sakura as she placed her emerald in her Driver.
Emerald!
She then transformed into her Hurricane Mode and flew up towards Hornetra.
"Let's see you handle this, rider! Animari Ninpo! Sonic Stingers!" Hornetra shouted. Sakura saw the aforementioned stingers coming towards her and said "Uh oh!" as she immediately dodged them while also covering her ears in preparation for their sound waves. "Toadus-san, I hope you've got some sort of plan here!" Sakura said as the sound waves hit. "You and me both, Sakura!" Lori said. "Lori-neechan?" Sakura asked as Machroach charged at Sakura. Meanwhile, with Clyde. "So Aurachnid, how did you and Akoma defeat Pantherious the first time around?" Clyde asked Aurachnid. "Oh, believe me it wasn't easy. And as your friends are demonstrating, it wasn't easy for any of them!" Aurachnid said.
Then Clyde turned around and noticed Lincoln laying unconscious on the ground, then he turns around again to see Sakura getting repeatedly punched by Machroach's rapid jabs. "OW, OW, OW, OW, OW!" yelped Sakura as she felt the pain that Machroach gave her. "You really should've thought twice before messing with us, Jewel!" Machroach said right before landing one more powerful punch at Sakura's chest, causing her to fall and land on her back. "*GROAN* That really felt like getting hit by a Shinkansen!" said Sakura as she groaned in pain from that attack. "Nice one, Machroach!" Said Hornetra as she slowly decends towards the ground. "Yeah, I honestly thought she was going to be a challenge for us, but it turns out she is nothing but a greenhorn!" Said Machroach as he pointed at the now fallen Sakura. "Hehehe, you're right! She is a greenhorn, and a flat-chested one at that!" Said Hornetra who then laughed at Sakura. "Good one, Hornetra!" Said Machroach in agreement to Hornetra's comment. Sakura heard that and got angry. "GRRRRR! You insects are lucky I'm in too much pain to get up, otherwise I would have you splattered under my hammer for making fun of my chest size!" She shouted at them while still laying on the ground. "Yeah right! You're forgetting that we're too fast for you do such a thing to us anyway!" Said Machroach. "Ain't that the truth!" Said Hornetra. Then both insects laughed at Sakura, much to her own chagrin. Then we get back with Clyde who saw everything and was very worried. "Oh Man! You're right Aurachnid! This definitely isn't easy! Do you mind guiding me while I fight Pantherious and Shockwing? I don't want to end up like my friends here!" Said Clyde. "Don't Worry! I'll gladly be your guide!" Said Aurachnid. Just then Clyde felt a tingling sensation in his brain and instinctively dodged a claw swipe from Pantherious. "Whoa! What was that I just did?" He asked Aurachnid.
"Spider Instincts, one of the powers given to the one blessed by Kwaku Anansi, and there's more where that came from!" Aurachnid said. Meanwhile, from their viewpoint, the Animarius Pantheon was surprised to hear a familiar voice. "This isn't right, you know." They turned to see Toadus and Gorf. "And just what are you two traitors going to do about it?!" Asked King Draco. "I know what I'm going to do about it!" Leo said as he and Tyrannus drew their blades and charged at Toadus. The toad Animarius however raised his staff and lifted the two off the ground. "Oh, Leo, Tyrannus, it seems that the two of you have forgotten that I was Draco's second in command before my defection made him promote you two, and for good reason!" Toadus said, slamming the base of his staff down, trapping the lion and T-rex in a magical barrier, sandwiching them between an invisible force and the roof. "Dang it! I really have forgotten about that!" Said Tyrannus in frustration of his current predicament. "OOOOH! This is definitely not a good position to be in!" Said Leo as he felt uncomfortable where he is right now.
Draco simply chuckled. "Nice to see the time you've spent with the humans hasn't dampened your skills, old friend." He commented. "It did more than just that, King Draco!" Said Master Toadus. "Now, what are you doing here?" Draco asked. "I've got a proposition. We all want Shockwing and his group gone for various reasons." Toadus said. "That I can understand, though right now want to wait until those deserters finish off the Kamen Riders, then the generals and I can simply swoop in and eliminate them ourselves!" Said King Draco. "That's what I want to talk to you about. I propose a truce. Temporary, of course. Just long enough for us to help the riders defeat them." Toadus said, surprising everyone but Gorf, who Toadus had explained what he was planning on their way there. "You're crazy!" Tyrannus said. "Why would we agree to that?!" Leo asked before Toadus slammed his staff back on the ground, closing the gap between them, the force, and the roof. "While that would be tempting, unfortunately for you, two of the riders are already down for the count!" Said King Draco. He then pointed out the already fallen Lincoln and Sakura laying on the ground. "Plus, there is that new guy calling himself Kamen Rider Anansi, who is surprisingly holding well on his own, though he probably wouldn't be able do that for very long!" He added as he pointed at Clyde, who is surprisingly skillful at dodging Pantherious's attacks.
"Come on, Draco. This isn't right and you know it. I've known you ever since you were a young prince and I was your parents' advisor. You and I both know you want to help only for the satisfaction of destroying someone you hate. Now the only question is: Are you going to act on it?" Toadus said. "Shut up traitor!" Tyrannus said. "Yeah! We're not interested in anything you have to sa-" Leo started saying, only for Toadus to raise his staff again. "I can and will force the two of you down to the bottom floor of this building!" He threatened. King Draco pondered on that and then after a minute of thought, he said with reluctance "Oh, Alright! You got your truce! For now!". He then unsheathed the Shi-no gutai ka and raised in the air while saying "However you should allow me to be the one to take down Shockwing, since he is their leader anyway!" "Aurachnid might have a few problems with that, but fine." Toadus said, lifting the force off of Leo and Tyrannus who then got up. "Just so you know, you only pinned us down so easily because we weren't ready." Leo said, trying to save face. "Are you ready now?" Toadus asked. "Well, yes, but-" Tyrannus started saying, only for Toadus to slam them back down.
Meanwhile, back with Clyde's fight against Pantherious.
Clyde was using the Calabasher to fight back against the panther's claws. "Good thing the Calabasher is strong against Pantherious's claws, otherwise I would be in big trouble!" Said Clyde as he uses the Calabasher's Calabash Mode like a shield to block Pantherious's claws. "That's good and all, but you can't keep on blocking forever! You have to strike him on his head!" Said Aurachnid. "How am I supposed to that?" Asked Clyde. "Just change the Calabasher into its Knobkerrie Mode by unfolding and extending the handle behind it!" Advised Aurachnid. "Okay, then!" Replied Clyde as he exactly what Aurachnid told him, changing the Calabasher into its club-like Knobkerrie Mode. He then charged forth and bonked Pantherious on the head very hard with the Calabasher *BONK!*. "OOOOOHH! THAT SMARTS!" Shouted Pantherious as he held his head in pain from that attack.
"Okay, this I could get used to." Clyde said as Shockwing swooped in. "You're gonna pay for that one, Anansi!" Shouted Shockwing as he shot a bolt of lightning at Clyde. Fortunately, Clyde's Spider Instincts alerted him and he dodged the lightning strikes with ease. "That was close!" Said Clyde. "I've got an idea, Clyde! Use the Calabasher's Watergun Mode on him!" Said Aurachnid. "Okay, how I do that?" Asked Clyde. "Retract the handle, then twist the calabash part around till the nozzle faces forwards, then finally, extend the nozzle and open the cork!" Aurachnid explained. Then Clyde did exactly what Aurachnid instructed him to, turning the Calabasher into its Watergun Mode. "Alright then, now what?" Asked Clyde. "Wait for Shockwing to come close to you! And then when he does, Blast Him!" Answered Aurachnid. "Alright, if you say so!" Said Clyde as he stood his ground with his Calabasher's Watergun Mode in hand. Then Shockwing swooped down close to Clyde, ready to attack him with his talons. "NOW!" Shouted Aurachnid. Then Clyde fired the Calabasher's Watergun Mode at Shockwing, releasing a very powerful stream of water. The attack hit Shockwing, causing Aurachnid to shout in joy "YEAH! THAT'LL TEACH HIM!". But then something unexpected happened, Shockwing actually pushed himself through the stream without any pain at all. "WHAT?! THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!" Shouted Aurachnid in surprise. "SERIOUSLY?!" Asked Clyde in worry. The Shockwing said to himself with a smirk on his face "I guess the spell that African witch put on me left me with some powers, even after it was broken!". He then said to Clyde and Aurachnid "Don't you two know what happens when lightning strikes water? The water conducts it, that's what!". Then, without warning, Shockwing unleashed a bolt of lightning from his talons into the stream. As the lightning closes in on them, both Clyde and Aurachnid shouted in horror "OH SUGAR HONEY ICED TEA!". Before Clyde can react quick enough, the lightning struck the Calabasher, causing both Clyde and Aurachnid to be electrocuted so much that you can see their insides (for Clyde, its his skeleton, and for Aurachnid, its his nervous system). "YE-YE-YE-YE-YEOW!" Shouted Clyde while Aurachnid shouted "WH-WH-WH-WH-WHOA N-N-N-N-NELLY!" as they both felt the literal shock of their lives. Then after a few seconds of being shocked, an explosion came Clyde's rider suit, causing his transformation to be canceled out. When the smoke cleared out, we see Clyde laying on the ground covered in soot with Aurachnid laying on top of him also covered in soot. Then Clyde slowly got up, with his hair already stood out straight from the electric shock, and then exclaimed in a wheeze "*hhhhHOLY...! while Aurachnid got up and finished Clyde's sentence in a hoarse voice "SM-OKE! *COUGH!*"
Clyde looked at the situation. His best friend was unconscious, his best friend's girlfriend wasn't any better, and his first mission as a Kamen Rider wasn't going all too well. Just when things looked to be hopeless, two familiar voices rang out. "Animari Nnipo! Kaze Giri!/Otamajakushi Bakudan!" They said. Those voices belonged to non than Tytus and Gorf who are, much to the surprise to Clyde, working together. "Well, well, well. This sure is a welcome surprise." Shockwing said. "Leave him alone, Shockwing." Tytus said as Gorf pulled out three bottles, each containing a golden liquid. "Drink the contents of one of these, try to get your suit on, get to the others, and figure out a way to get them to drink the other bottles." Gorf told Clyde, tossing the bottles to the spider themed rider. "Alright, if you say so!" Said Clyde, who then drank the golden liquid.
Once he did, he felt a surge of energy, and his injuries were fully healed. "Woah! What is this stuff?" Clyde asked. "Animarius healing potion. For when you don't have time to reach a healing pod!" Gorf explained. "Thanks, Gorf!" Replied Clyde. "You up for another round, Aurachnid?" Clyde asked. "Oh, I'm definitely ready! Nobody zaps us like that and gets away with it!" Replied Aurachnid as he took a sip from the same bottle that Clyde drank from, bringing himself back to full strength. He then climbed to Clyde's wrist and bit him there. Then the golden belt reappeared on Clyde's waist. Then Clyde shouted "HENSHIN!" while Aurachnid jumped off Clyde's wrist and attached himself to the belt buckle. Then Aurachnid announced "SPIDER ON!" and released a huge string of spider silk that cocooned itself around Clyde while African tribal drums are playing the background. Within the cocoon, there is a brief flash of light followed by four long spider legs sprouting out of the back of said cocoon. After a few seconds, the cocoon burst open, revealing Clyde in his rider form. "The Spider Warrior from Africa chosen by Kwaku Anansi himself! Kamen Rider Anansi!" Announced Clyde as he did a heroic pose just like that of Spider-Man.
"Now to get these to LL and Jewel!" Clyde said, extending the spider legs on his back and running over to his comrades. "You'll have to get through me first!" Pantherious said. "No problem! Time for a Spider Break!" Aurachnid said, removing himself from the buckle. "Quick question, do you want the punch or kick variant of the Spider Break?" Aurachnid asked Clyde. "Let's go for the Punch variant!" Replied Clyde. "You got it!" Aurachnid said, climbing up Clyde's body, stopping at his right fist, wrapping his legs around his wrist before sinking his fangs into his wrist, making it glow with golden energy. "SPIDER BREAK!" Aurachnid announced. Then Clyde charged towards Pantherious and shouted "SPIDER PUNCH!" while launch his right fist at him. He then landed a hit on Pantherious, right at his face. This made Pantherious yell out "OW! MY NOSE!" as was launched away by the force of that punch. "Nice one, Clyde! Now let's get to your friends!" said Aurachnid. "Right, let's start with Lincoln since he is in a far more critical condition here!" Said Clyde as he races towards Lincoln's position.
Pantherious got angry, and tried to charge after him, only for Leo to drop down in front of him. "Oh great! It's you, General Leo!" Said Pantherious in a sarcastic tone. This shocked Clyde. "LEO?!" He said in fear, turning to the lion. "Don't worry, Clyde! Master Toadus was able to convince the Pantheon to agree to a temporary truce!" Gorf said. "Really?! How is he able to do that?!" Asked Clyde. "No time to explain, just get those potions to them!" Leo said before punching Pantherious in the gut and unsheathing his knuckle blades right there. "Right! Of course!" Clyde said as resumed his mission. He then finally made it to Lincoln's location and saw how bad his condition is. "Oh, man! Don't worry, buddy! I'll help you!" Clyde said as Pythonius and Crocodire put themselves between Lincoln and Clyde. "I don't think so, spider boy!" Crocodire said.
"Yeah! We will not allow you to revive your friend and that issss the truth!" Said Pythonious as he stood alongside Crocodile. Only for Megalonis and Ophiucus to drop down in front of them. Well, Ophiucus dropped down in front of them, Megalonis dropped down in front of Clyde. "General Megalonis and General Ophiuchus?!" Asked Clyde. "I don't like it, either." Ophiucus said, slamming his tail against Megalonis, reminding him who he's supposed to be fighting this time. "Oops! Sorry Ophiuchus!" Said General Megalonis in a sheepish smile as turned around and faced Crocodire and Pythonious. "Jusssssst get that potion to LL!" Ophiucus said as he and Megalonis prepared their weapons. "Alright already!" Said Clyde as he immediately went towards Lincoln. Clyde removed Lincoln's helmet and forced open his mouth. "Hang in there buddy, Gorf says this will heal you!" Clyde said, pouring the potion down Lincoln's gullet.
Then in an instant, Lincoln woke up, feeling fully healed. "Woah! What a rush!" Lincoln said shooting back up. "Glad that potion worked on you, buddy!" Said Clyde. "Potion, huh? So that's what just happened! Thanks Clyde!" Replied Lincoln. He then notices General Megalonis and General Ophiuchus fighting Crocodire and Pythonious, much to his own surprise. "WHAT THE WHAT?!" Exclaimed Lincoln. "Long story short, buddy, Master Toadus was able to convince the entire Pantheon of the Animarius Empire to form a temporary truce with us in order to defeat Shockwing and his friends!" Clyde explained. "Okay, I guess that is a good explanation, Clyde!" Said Lincoln. "Thanks! Anyways, there's one more potion for Sakura, who, as you can see, is in too much pain to get up after all that beating Machroach put on her!" Clyde said as he points at Sakura, who is still laying on the ground while Machroach and Hornetra are still laughing at her. This sight made Lincoln very mad, you can even see flames burning in his angry eyes. "Clyde, I've got one request for you!" Said Lincoln. "Yes, What is it?" Asked Clyde. "Let ME give the potion to Sakura, cause there is one thing that's clear! Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, beats up my girlfriend AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!" Lincoln answered in fury. After feeling a little scared from Lincoln's anger, Clyde regained his composure and said to him "OK, Lincoln! I'll let you give the potion to your girlfriend!" in an understanding manner. He then handed the potion over to Lincoln.
"I've got unfinished business with Pantherious anyway." Clyde said. "Okay, Clyde! You go ahead and do that while I rescue Sakura!" Answered Lincoln. Then the best friends did a fist bump together and shouted "Clincoln McCloud! Let's Move Out!" with their own heroic poses. "Clincoln McCloud? What's that supposed to mean?" Ask Aurachnid in confusion. "It's just a little thing we do. Now, what was that about a kick version of the Spider Break?" Clyde asked as Lincoln placed his helmet back on and raced over to Sakura, Kabuto, Aquilis, Tytus, Toadus, and Gorf joining. We then see Lincoln head right where Sakura is. But before he gets any closer, Machroach and Hornetra appeared in front him and blocked his way. "GET OUTTA MY WAY, YOU BUG BRAINS!" Lincoln yelled in anger at the two insects with his right fist in the air. "No way, LL! Not Happening!" Said Machroach. "We will not allow you to help your little flat-chested girlfriend back on her feet, especially after how Machroach did a good job beating her up with his rapid jabs!" Said Hornetra. Lincoln heard that and gasped. He then shouted "DID YOU JUST CALL MY GIRLFRIEND FLAT-CHESTED?!" in anger.
"Leave this to us, LL." Tytus said as she and Aquilis crossed their swords. "You just focus on getting that potion to Jewel." Aquilis said. "Right! I'll do that! Just make sure you make Hornetra pay for making fun of my girlfriend with that very rude comment!" Said Lincoln. "Believe me, it's not the first time." Tytus said with a glare. "Oh what's the matter, Tytus? Still mad after I made fun of your chest size when we were younger?" Asked Hornetra in a taunting manner. "Oh, you know it!" Tytus said as she and Aquilis prepared their swords while Lincoln charged to Sakura. Hornetra took notice of Lincoln and faced her head towards Machroach. She then politely asked "Machroach, do you mind stopping LL from getting to Jewel while I take on General Aquilis and Lieutenant Tytus?". "With pleasure, Hornetra!" Answered Machroach, who then raced towards Lincoln. But before he can close enough, General Kabuto land in front of Machroach. This caused Machroach to be frightened to point of screeching his dash to a halt *SCREEEEEECH!* "You're not going anywhere, Machroach!" Said Kabuto as he stood his ground against the cockroach Animarius.
While this was happening, Aquilis and Tytus were fighting Hornetra. "You were always jealous of how Shockwing picked me over you!" Tytus pointed out throwing some of her metal feathers. As Hornetra was dodging the feathers she said "Well, obviously! I had been in love with him far longer than you have!" with bitter contempt. "Not like you'd have much of a chance now. Why would he pick someone with something as unnatural as those hideous monstrosities!" Hornetra said, pointing to Tytus' metal wings. "HEY! For your information, they were cut off by LL after his younger sister Lucy shot me in the back while I tried to infiltrate the Kamen Riders' base!" Tytus yelled in anger. "Oh, really? Well I have four words for that! How Pa-the-tic!" Hornetra said as Aquilis fired a twister from her rapier. "Two things, 1: that was two words, 2: Insult my precious baby girl like that one more time, and I'll *BEEEP!*" Aquilis threatened. "Man, that is some serious drama." Lincoln said, helping Sakura drink the potion. "How do you think we felt? We had to deal with it everyday!" Gorf said, helping Toadus and Kabuto fight Machroach.
As soon as Sakura drank the potion, she quickly recovered to full health, "Wow! Thanks Lincoln-kun! That felt much better!" Said Sakura as he got up feeling more energetic then usual. Sakura took of his helmet. She then kissed him passionately in the lips. She then noticed what was going on. "Lincoln-kun? Why are Kabuto, Aquilis and Tytus fighting Hornetra and Machroach instead of us?" She asked.
"Apparently, Toadus managed to get them to agree to a temporary truce." Lincoln said. "Oh! Well, considering the fact that Shockwing and his friends are deserters of the Animarius Empire, I guess that makes sense to me!" Replied Sakura. "Now, come on! Let's get back in the action!" She said, placing her helmet back on. She then placed the topaz in her driver
Topaz!
She then transformed into her Earth Mode, brandishing her hammer in eagerness. "I told those bugs I'm gonna splatter them with my hammer for making fun of me! And I'm going fulfil that promise right here and now!" Said Sakura as she is ready to strike. "You got it, babe!" Lincoln said, only for them to blush at that comment. Meanwhile, with Shockwing.
"D'OH! The Generals and Tytus are helping Kamen Riders and those two traitors fight my friends! This day just can't get any worse for me!" Shouted Shockwing in frustration to what he had just witnessed. "I just did, Shockwing!" Shouted a familiar voice. It was King Draco who swooped down in front of Shockwing with the Shi-no gutai ga in his hand. "Oh, No!" Said Shockwing in fright as he sees how King Draco is close to him. "Oh Yes! I'm gonna enjoy making you suffer for deserting my empire!" Said the Animarius Leader as swiftly thrusts his sword straight through Shockwing's chest. Shockwing felt that, but for some reason, the pain was only temporary. That's when he realized that the inability to drown isn't the only power the witch's spell left him with. Then Shockwing displayed a wicked grin and said "Correction, King Draco, it is YOU that's going to suffer!", much to King Draco's confusion. Then, without warning, Shockwing sent a lightning bolt directly onto the Shi-no gutai ga, causing King Draco to be electrocuted. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!" King Draco shouted as fell incredibly intense pain from that electrical shock that the Lightning Bird Animarius gave him. You can even see his skeleton as that was happening. After a few seconds, Shockwing ceased his attack, causing King Draco to fall flat on the ground, scorched and unconscious. Then Shockwing pulled King Draco's sword out of his chest. There you see his wounds rapidly healing like Deadpool from Marvel Comics. He raised the now stolen sword in the air with glee and said "It looks like I'll just smite you with your own sword and take over the Empire from there!" in declaration of victory over the still unconscious King Draco.
Tyrannus then ran over to the fallen King. "You guys finish here! I need to take King Draco to a healing pod at once!" He told his fellow generals. "You go do that, General Tyrannus! We'll teach Shockwing here that nobody harms our king and gets away with it!" Said General Leo, who motioned the other generals to follow him towards Shockwing. Then General Tyrannus quickly picked up King Draco and swiftly carried him away from the battlefield and back to the castle. "Drat! I guess I'll just have to make due with getting rid you generals first!" Shouted Shockwing as he points the Shi-no gutai ga at the oncoming generals. "Hand over the sword, now!" Leo said as they all armed their weapons. "Hmmm! Let me think about it! How about? NO!" Shockwing answered in a manner similar to Dr. Evil from the "Austin Powers" trilogy. "So be it!" Leo said as they charged. Meanwhile, with the riders.
"When I'm through with you, you're going to wish you never even met me, let alone made fun of my chest!" Sakura said as she charged at Hornetra with her hammer. "Like I'm afraid of you!" Hornetra said. She then shouted "Animari Ninpo! Sonic Stingers!" As she fired the aforementioned stingers at Sakura, only for the female Kamen Rider to swat them away with hammer. Machroach then tried to get in on the action. Lincoln noticed this and decided to enter in the code for his Water Mode.
0-0-0-3: Water!
Upon transforming into his Water Mode, Lincoln got a very clever idea. First, he shoots out water towards the ground with the hose in his right hand. Then afterwards, he freezes the wet ground with the hose in his left hand. As soon as Machroach stepped on the ice, he started slipping uncontrollably. "WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! YAAAAAAAAH-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOOEY!" Machroach hollered as he slipped straight towards a large oak tree. Hornetra saw this and said to Machroach "WATCH OUT FOR THAT...!" *CRASH* "Tree!". Too late, Machroach crashed his entire body right into that oak tree while Hornetra simply winced at that sight. Afterwards, achroach fell down onto his back in a dizzy state, leaving behind a huge cockroach-shaped imprint on the very tree he crashed into. "Clever move, LL! Let'sssss sssssssee you try that on ussssss!" Pythonius said. "I'll help Machroach, you assist Hornetra!" Crocodire said. "Gladly!" Pythonius said.
Then Pythonious slithered towards Hornetra's location while Crocodire went towards Machroach and helped Machroach get back up on his feet. "*GROAN!* Thanks Crocodire, I really needed that!" said Machroach as he got out of his dizzy state but still felt the pain of that impact. "You're Welcome!" Said Crocodire. "Honestly, I really didn't see that coming! I should have watched my step!" Said Machroach as he felt humiliated from that trick that Lincoln pulled on him. "Well, let's just see if you can counter us!" Gorf said, as he joined Lincoln. "Gorf?" Lincoln asked confused. "The generals are busy with Shockwing after he incapacitated Draco, so Master Toadus and I decided to help you and Sakura. Hopefully Clyde will have no problem." He explained. "Works for me!" Lincoln said, summoning his screen.
6-7-8-9, Shinobi!
With a swipe, he entered his super form, the two pulling out their katanas. He then asked "Oh, by the way, Gorf, how is it that Crocodire was able to find out where the real me was amongst my shadow clones? Cause, you never told me Crocodire was capable of doing that! Care to explain why?!" "I was just as surprised as you, Lincoln. Must have been something he picked up while in Africa." Gorf surmised. "Well, we definitely need to come up with something to get past that! I don't want to go through a repeat of that "Mortal Kombat"-like beat down he put on me that left me unconscious! Especially when Crocodire bit my legs, twice!" Lincoln answered in bitterness. "Don't worry, Lincoln. You've got me by your side, this time. And these punks could never beat me or Tytus in any sparring session. And as drilled into our heads by our instructor, a true Animarius Ninjitsu master never stops training!" Gorf said, twirling his sword around. "And I've had 5,000 years worth." He said. "Alright then, I'll follow your lead, Gorf!" Said Lincoln as he prepared himself to strike with his katana in hand.
"Bring it on, Mr. Traitor and Mr. Wannabe!" Machroach said. "You're calling him the wannabe?" Gorf asked, pointing to Lincoln. "That's funny considering the fact you were always ranked dead last in our group!" He pointed out, much to Lincoln's pleasure. "HEY! That Oil Slick Came Out Of Nowhere, And You Know That, Gorf!" Answered Machroach in annoyance to that remark. "Oil Slick?" Asked Lincoln in curiosity. "Eh, it's one of those 'You had to be there' things." Gorf said. "Now, let's start things off with a little long ranged combat!" Gorf said. "Animari Ninpo!/Rider Ninpo!" They said together. "Otamajakushi Bakudan!/Kunai Storm!" They shouted.
"Yikes!" Shouted Machroach as he braced for the impact of the combined attacks of Gorf and Lincoln, knowing he cannot outrun them. Then, all of a sudden, Crocodire got in front of Machroach and used his scaly armored back to block the attacks. It didn't even hurt him. "If you two think that I'm going to allow my friend to be blasted away like that, then you've got another thing coming!" Crocodire said as turned around and faced Gorf and Lincoln with a serious gaze. "And if you think your tricks are going to work against me a third time, you're the one who's got another think coming!" Lincoln said before melting into a nearby shadow while Gorf hopped up.
"We'll see about that!" Said Crocodire as Gorf jumps towards him with his sword in hand. Then, Crocodire brought a sword of his own and used it to repeatedly block Gorf's katana for every strike the Frog Animarius makes against him. While that was happening, Lincoln used his shadow travel sneak up behind Crocodire and then attempt to attack him from behind. Unfortunately, while Crocodire couldn't hear Lincoln coming, he can smell him the moment he jumped out of the shadow. As soon Lincoln got close enough, Crocodire, without warning, smacked him hard with his tail. "OOF!" Lincoln exclaimed as he was swatted by Crocodire's tail. He was hit so hard, he got launched straight towards a lamp post *CLANG*. "OW! That smarts!" said Lincoln as he felt that. Gorf noticed this and rushed back to Lincoln's aid. "Lincoln! Are you okay?" Asked Gorf. "*GROAN* A bit winded, but otherwise, still alive!" Lincoln answered. "What exactly happened?" Gorf asked. "I tried to use my shadow travel in order to allow me to ambush Crocodire without making a sound! But unfortunately, he figured me out in spite of my silence and he swatted with his tail! And even worse, I don't know how he did it!" Answered Lincoln. "That is odd! It must be another thing that he picked up in Africa!" Gorf surmised. "You got that right, Gorf!" Said Crocodire while standing proudly in front of Gorf and Lincoln. "Not only did I train my ears to detect my opponents, but I also did the same thing with my nose!" He added as he pointed at his nostrils. "That definitely explains how he was able to detect your presence without hearing or seeing you!" Gorf said to Lincoln. "Well in that case, I've got an idea on how to deal with his sense of smell!" Said Lincoln as he got back up. He then ran towards Crocodire and then stopped right in front him. "Let me guess, you want to face me directly in a sword fight?" Asked Crocodire with his sword in hand. "Nope! I've got something else in mind!" Said Lincoln as he turns around and bends over with his butt facing Crocodire, much to the latter's confusion. Then Lincoln shouted "Time For Me To Make Like A Car, And Hit The Gas!" and then he let out a very loud and powerful fart *PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT!*, releasing a huge fart cloud at Crocodire's face. This caused Crocodire to gag and cough in horror and disgust from the smell. "HOLY COW PIE! WHAT ON EARTH HAVE YOU BEEN EATING?!" Crocodire shouted in revulsion to Lincoln's fart cloud. "Just be glad that wasn't one of my sisters! Especially Lori, Lynn, and Lana." Lincoln said, muttering that last part.
Unfortunately, from the base, Lori heard that and loudly shouted "HEY! I DO NOT FART, YOU LITTLE TWERP!" at the microphone, causing both Lincoln and Sakura to cover their ears in pain from Lori's yelling. Unfortunately a squeaking sound could be heard from over the communicator as well. "Nice one!" Lynn and Lana could be heard saying. "How many times must I tell you people. IT WAS THE SHOES!" She angrily said. "Is she always this sensitive?" Gorf asked, having heard it through his own communicator. "Unfortunately, yes! Apparently, Lori thinks farting is unladylike, so she often hides it and will openly deny it if she were to fart in front of us! Even worse is that often eats bean chips just for health kicks, which makes her farting even worse! I should know since she let out a really foul smelling fart in Vanzilla, that's the name of our family van by the way, while me and the entire of the family went on a road trip! It smelled so bad, it stank up the whole inside of our van and we had to roll down all the windows just to filter it out!" Lincoln explained. "IF YOU SAY ONE MORE THING ABOUT THIS, I WILL TELL SAKURA EVERY SINGLE THING THAT CAN BE DESCRIBED AS EMBARRASSING TO YOU IN THE ALMOST 13 YEARS YOU HAVE BEEN ON THIS PLANET!" Lori threatened.
"Uh oh! Sakura, will you please talk to Lori about this and calm her down! She's gone ballistic!" Said Lincoln in fear of Lori's wrath. "Don't worry Lincoln-kun! I'll talk to her! After all, nobody threatens my boyfriend and gets away with it, even if they are family!" Said Sakura who then turns on her headset. "Hey, Lori-neechan, I know this might be a bad time." Sakura said as she batted one of Hornetra's stingers aside. "But I need an honest opinion. From one girl to another, you don't think I'm flat, do you?" She asked. "What? What makes you say that?" Asked Lori. "It's because Hornetra called me flat-chested after Machroach beatened me up, that's why!" Sakura answered. "Well she's crazy! You just haven't fully blossomed yet! Trust me, when my chest first started developing, I had issues too. I even tried stuffing my training bras. Hold on one moment." Lori said, turning to her sisters. "Tell anyone I just said that, and I'll turn you into a human pretzel!" She told a shocked group. "*GULP!* Yes Lori!" answered the Loud Sisters in fear of Lori's threat. "Good, now where were we?" Lori asked, focusing on her girl talk with Sakura. "Thanks, Sakura. I owe you." Lincoln said before focusing back on Crocodire, who was still reeling from the stink.
"Okay, now that Crocodire is distracted, do have one question for you, Gorf!" Said Lincoln. "What is it?" Asked Gorf. "Does Crocodire have any physical weak points that I should know about?" Lincoln asked. "His stomach is the only place on his body that isn't protected by natural armor, so if you can get to it, you should be good." Gorf said."Thanks, Gorf! Now, It's Ninja Time!" Said Lincoln. He then dashed towards Crocodire. Afterwards, Lincoln stopped in front of Crocodire and slashed his stomach with his katana, causing the Crocodile Animarius to yell out in pain. "HOW DARE YOU?! NOBODY DOES THAT TO ME AND LIVES!" Crocodire shouted as he swung his sword at Lincoln for that attack. Fortunately, Lincoln dodged that attack and gotten far enough away from Crocodire. That's when he got another idea. "I think it's time I've done something with his sensitive ears!" Lincoln said to himself as he types in the code for his Sound Mode
0-0-0-2 Sound!
After transforming into his Sound Mode, Lincoln turned the dial up towards eleven and unleashed his soundwaves on Crocodire with his guitar. Fortunately, the attacks was extremely effective as Crocodire covered his ears in agonizing pain while screaming "YEEEEEOW! WHAT ON EARTH IS THAT HORRIBLE NOISE! SOMEBODY TURN IT OFF!". Then Lincoln ceased his sound attack and held his guitar by the stick end. Then Lincoln jumped towards Crocodire and shouted "RIDER KABONG!". He then struck Crocodire's head with the guitar, creating the iconic sound *KABONG!*. This was surprisingly effective, as Crocodire actually felt that attack and reeled in pain while saying " OOOOWWW! THAT ACTUALLY HURT!". Then Lincoln jumped away from Crocodire and switched back to his Shinobi Mode.
6-7-8-9 Shinobi!
Switching over to his super form, he summoned his screen.
*-#, Final Attack!
"Rider Ninpo! Dai, Dai, Dai, Dai, Dai Shuriken!" Lincoln said tossing his finisher weapon. The giant shuriken then struck Crocodire in the stomach. That caused him so much pain, he yelled out "NOOOOOOOOO! I WAS SUPPOSED TO KILL YOU! YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO KILL ME!" right before he finally exploded, turning him back into a Soul Core. Then Lincoln caught the Soul Core and sealed him away in his Driver. He then said "Crocodire, you're Croco-Done!" with confidence. Machroach saw this and he was not happy about it. He shouted for everybody to hear "GUYS! CROCODIRE HAS BEEN DESTROYED BY LL! WE'VE GOT TO AVENGE HIM!". However the others were pre occupied with their own battles. "See, I think the problem is, the women of my family have always been late bloomers, though." Sakura told Lori, while continuing to bat Hornetra's stingers aside.
"I know what you're talking about! You're worried about not blooming before you finish middle school, I get that! But let me assure you, not all girls bloom at same rate and time as others! So, who knows? Maybe you would be lucky enough to start blooming before you even finish sixth grade!" Lori answered from the base in consolation to Sakura's issues as well as assure her that things could turn out differently for her. "Thanks Lori-neechan! I'll keep that in mind!" Sakura said with assurance. "Oh by the way, Lori-neechan, I do need to tell you something important! About you, specifically!" She added. "And what would that be?" Asked Lori. "Please stop eating those bean chips! I know you're doing it for health kicks, but trust me, they're not good for your bowels! I should know because when I was younger, I ate some bean chips with my school lunch out of curiosity, just to see what they taste like! That, unfortunately, left me with severe intestinal distress followed by explosive diarrhea! It was so bad, I ended up pooping my pants in gym class just before I could even reach the bathroom! I even had to be sent to the hospital just so that my parents could figure what went wrong and give me the medication I need for my condition! (Hallucigenia77's Input, Not Mine) So, if you don't want to end up like me, please don't eat any more bean chips, I beg of you! And while you're at it, please see a doctor about your gas problems, cause they'll only only get worse if you keep leaving them unchecked for too long! You understand what I'm saying, Lori-neechan?" Said Sakura in concern for Lori's health. "As long as you agree to keep that part of this conversation between us." Lori said, whispering.
"If you're referring to the last part I can promise you that! Though, unfortunately, you've left the microphone on for both mine and Lincoln-kun's helmets!" answered Sakura. "She's right, Lori! I've accidentally heard everything, so I'm sorry about that! Also, Sakura, I had no idea you went through such a terrible ordeal, so I really feel sorry for you! If there's anything I can do for you when this battle is over, please let me know and I'll do so!" Lincoln answered through his helmet. "Arigato, Lincoln-kun!" Sakura said. "Guys, didn't you hear me?! Crocodire's been destroyed!" Machroach said. "Then hurry up and collect his soul core!" Shockwing said, using the Shi no Gutai-ka to fight off the generals. "I can't! LL already picked it up and it got sucked into that belt thing he's wearing!" Machroach said. "He did WHAT?!" shouted Shockwing in horror and outrage after hearing that. "That's right! And you're about to meet the same fate!" Gorf said. "Animari Ninpo! Denki Shita!" He shouted. "Electric tongue?" Sakura and Lisa asked in confusion and curiosity.
Then Gorf shot out his tongue, which is then covered in electricity, towards Machroach. "Oh Blitznak!" Exclaimed Machroach as he attempted to run away from Gorf's electrified tongue. However, it was able to catch up to him, wrap him up, and zap him with 50,000 volts of electricity. "That is both cool and disgusting at the same time." Lincoln said as Gorf recalled his tongue. "It's a signature technique developed by and for the amphibian tribe." Gorf said. "Oh, I understand! Alright then, my turn!" Said Lincoln as he typed in the code for his Lightning Mode
0-0-0-4 Lightning!
After he transformed into his Lightning Mode, Lincoln said "Time for me to zap this bug!" and then he, quite literally, bolted towards Machroach. He then proceeded to repeatedly and rapidly punch him with electrified fists before kneeing him in the abdomen, sending him up into the sky. "I've always wanted to do this!" Lincoln eagerly said before jumping up into the sky and drop kicking Machroach in the back.
*-#, Final Attack!
"Rider Lightning Javelin!" Lincoln shouted, combining his lightning rods and throwing them downwards. Then Lincoln shouted "SHAZAM!" as the combined lightning rods impaled Machroach, causing the cockroach Animarius to scream in pain as he was being electrocuted "AAAAAAAAGHH! I'VE BEEN BOLTED!". Afterwards, Machroach finally exploded, turning him back into a Soul Core, which was when caught and sealed away by Lincoln. Then Lincoln said "Machroach, you've just gone dead last!" in confidence. "You're going to pay for that!" Shockwing said, getting ready to charge. "You've got problems of your own!" Tytus said as she and Aquilis blocked him. "Don't worry about us!" Kabuto said as he rammed into Shockwing. "We can handle him, you two ladies help Jewel and the new guy!" Kabuto said with disgust. "Did that sound weird to anyone else?" He asked. The other generals simply shrugged in response. "Alright then, Kabuto, we'll do just that!" said General Aquilis as she and Tytus flew towards Sakura's location. Meanwhile, Back with Sakura, she and Hornetra are still fighting each other. "Hornetra, there's one thing just I don't understand! Why do you make fun of girls' chest sizes in the first place? Just what do you gain out of it? Don't you realize how hurtful it is to us?!" Asked Sakura as she continues to swat away Hornetra's Sonic Stingers with her hammer while slowly approaching her.
"If you must know, it's all HER FAULT!" Hornetra said, pointing to Tytus. "Tytus? What exactly did Hornetra mean by that?" Sakura asked Tytus with curiosity. "SHE STOLE SHOCKWING FROM ME!" Hornetra angrily said. "Whoa, whoa, wait a minute, Hornetra! Does that mean you're in love with Shockwing?!" Asked Sakura loudly in surprise. Even Shockwing was surprised to hear that and said "Wait, what?" in confusion. "HE WAS NEVER YOURS TO BEGIN WITH!" Tytus pointed out. "Okay, Tytus! I think it's about time you told me what exactly happened between you and Hornetra cause this drama getting too much, even for me!" Said Sakura who wanted a full explanation. "I can help there, I was there for every agonizing minute of it." Gorf said. "Oh! Alright then, Gorf, you can tell me what happened, if you please!" Said Sakura "Gladly" Answered Gorf. "This should be interesting." Lincoln, doing battle with Pythonius said.
"It all started when Tytus and Hornetra were both children!" Gorf started. "They used to be the best of friends with each other and were inseparable! But when Shockwing came into the picture, that's when Hornetra started to fall in love with him at first glance!" Gorf said. "Unfortunately, she was too shy to even try to confess to him! By the time she worked up the courage to do so, she was already too late! Shockwing fell in love with Tytus and confessed to her, causing the two birds to become a couple! This made Hornetra go into an extremely jealous rage!" Gorf added. *Groan* "I know how that feels. Before I met Bobby, there was quite some similar drama in that department." Lori said. "She's not wrong about that!" said Lincoln as he's still fighting Pythonious. "Well it's not my fault he found me more attractive! You just took too long!" Tytus said. "And you know what? I think I'll save the riders the trouble. Animari Ninpo! Kaze Giri!" She shouted, sending a caught off guard Hornetra a shockwave, destroying her soul core.
"Uh, Thanks, Tytus, but I really wanted to destroy Hornetra with my hammer! Oh well! I'll just have to make due with helping Lincoln-kun fight Pythonious!" Said Sakura who then caught Hornetra's Soul Core and headed to Lincoln's side. When she got there, Sakura immediately struck Pythonious's tail with her hammer, causing the python Animarius to yell out "YEOW! WHY DID YOU HAVE TO HIT ME ON THE TAIL?!" as he held his tail in pain. "Thanks, Sakura!" said Lincoln. "You're Welcome, Lincoln-kun! Oh, here's Hornetra's Soul Core by the way! Tytus was the one who destroyed her, even though I wanted to smash the bug with my hammer myself!" Said Sakura as she handed Hornetra's Soul Core over to Lincoln, who sealed it away afterwards. "That's OK, Sakura! At least that leaves us only three enemies left to deal with!" Said Lincoln in an understanding manner. "Yeah, you're right, Lincoln-kun! And you know what? I've just got a very clever idea!" Said Sakura as she placed the ruby in her Driver.
Ruby!
She then transformed into her Flame Mode and walked towards Pythonious. She then stopped in front of him and said (Again, Hallucigenia77) "Check this out, Pythonious! It's a REAL Gas!" right before she turned around and farted out loud *PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT!*, releasing a huge fart cloud, which Sakura then set on fire. That sudden attack hit Pythonious, causing him to be set ablaze. He then yelled "FIRE! HOT! HOT! HOT!". From the base, Luan, Lynn, and Lana burst out laughing at Sakura's rather impressive pun/gag. "That was a really good one, Sakura!" Said Luan. "I've had no idea you had it in you, but it sure was awesome!" Said Lynn. "That one works on so many levels!" Said Lana. Back with Sakura, she said to the three sisters "Well, I'd figured if Lincoln-kun could use a fart for an attack, then I can do the same! That, and I wanted to show that I'm not afraid letting out a little gas when I need to! Plus I've got to admit it, that WAS funny!" Sakura answered. "Wow, Sakura! That really was clever! I'm so glad were a couple now, cause now I know we share some things in common, if you know what I mean!" Said Lincoln who was impressed with Sakura just did. "Arigato, Lincoln-kun! So, how about we cool Pythonious off, if you get the idea!" Said Sakura as she puts the sapphire in her Driver. "Oh, I get it, Sakura! I do get it!" Answered Lincoln as he types in the code for his Water Mode.
0-0-0-3 Water!
Sapphire!
After Sakura turned into her Ocean Mode and Lincoln turned into his Water Mode, the young couple then fired two streams of water at Pythonious with their respective weapons (Sakura's trident and Lincoln's right hose). Pythonious saw this and shouted "WATER! BLUB, BLUB, BLUB! as he gets drenched by the streams of water. Then Lincoln and Sakura said "Pythonious! Time for you to chill out!" As they unleashed their ice beams at the now wet Pythonious. This caused Pythonious to shout out "ICCCCCE! COLD! COLD! COLD!" as he gets encased inside a huge block of ice that formed around him. "Yeah! That ought to hold him!" Shouted Lincoln and Sakura as they did a high five in glee. Then all of a sudden, the ice block started to crack. "Uh oh, I've completely forgotten something about Pythonious!" Said Lincoln in realization of what's going on. "And what's that, Lincoln-kun?" Asked Sakura in curiosity as I the ice block cracks even further. "Pythonious and his friend Crocodire have both developed a technique to temporarily heat themselves up in case they can't dodge iced based attacks! And now that snake is breaking out of the ice block we've encased him in!" Lincoln answered in horror of what's going to happen. "That's Not Good!" Said Sakura in fright. Then finally, the ice block exploded, sending several chunks of ice at the two riders, who managed to either dodge or swat the oncoming objects away. Then we see Pythonious standing in front of the riders, surrounded by an aura of heat and his scaly skin turned bright red. He looked at the riders with sheer fury and shouted "THAT TEARSSSS IT! I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU TWO! TIME FOR ME TO SSSSHOW YOU BOTH WHAT HAPPENSSSSS WHEN YOU PUSSSSSSH ME TOO FAR!". He then charged at the riders at incredible speed and tackled them to the ground. "Uh oh." Lincoln and Sakura said. Meanwhile, with Clyde
"Will you just hold still for one minute?!" Asked Pantherious as he keeps swatting his clawed hands at Clyde, only to keep missing him due to the latter's Spider Instincts. "Sorry, but no! I'm not planning on being your scratching post anytime soon!" Clyde answered with an impressive quip. "Scratching post? What's that?" Asked Aurachnid. "It's a wooden post covered in rough fabric that cat owners, such as myself of course, provide for their pet cats in order to allow them a place to scratch so they don't end up scratching the furniture!" Clyde explained. "Oh, now I get it! That's an impressive quip you just made back there!" Aurachnid said with satisfaction. "Thanks Aurachnid!" Said Clyde. "Say, Aurachnid, does my powerset include the ability to shoot webs from under my wrists?" He asked. "That's strangely specific! But Yes, you do have that ability!" Aurachnid answered. "Oh good, cause I do want to try that out on Pantherious! Spider-Man style, that is!" Said Clyde. "I don't know who this "Spider-Man" character is, he does sound like my kind of guy!" Aurachnid said with interest to the fictional character Clyde just mentioned. "Thanks, I'll tell you about him later! But right now we need to defeat this guy!" said Clyde as he brought out his left arm and pulled his hand back while making the same exact hand gesture that Spider-Man uses, causing a string of spider webbing to shoot from under his wrist while making a very familiar sound *TWIP!". Then the web string hit Pantherious on the chest, much to his surprise. "What the heck?" Asked Pantherious in confusion. "YES! Now then, lets get him over here!" Said Clyde, who then pulled Pantherious towards him with a mighty tug. As soon as Pantherious was close enough, Clyde then brought out his Calabasher in its Knobkerrie Mode and hit the black leopard Animarius very hard, in the crotch *THWACK!*. This was extremely effective against Pantherious, as he immediately reeled in pain while covering his crotch and then he said "OOH, HOOH, HOOH, HOOH, HOOH, HOOH! OH MY TENDERS!" in a wincing tone. "Wow, Clyde! I gotta hand it to ya, that was an impressive stunt you've just pulled off!" Said Aurachnid who was impressed by Clyde's very clever move he pulled on Pantherious. "Thanks Aurachnid! Now, lets say we finish him off with a Kick variant of the Spider Strike while he's incapacitated at the moment!" said Clyde. "You got it, partner!" Said Aurachnid as he then crawled down towards Clyde's right foot and wrapped his legs around the lower leg area right before sinking his fangs into it. Then energy started to flow directly into Clyde's right foot, causing it to glow with golden energy while Aurachnid announced "SPIDER BREAK!". Afterwards, Clyde used the spider legs on his back to jump into the air. Then when he got high enough, Clyde dived down towards Pantherious with his right leg toward while announcing "SPIDER KICK!". Finally, the attack hit Pantherious hard in the chest, creating an big impact crater shaped exactly like Clyde's Spider Symbol. This caused him so much pain, that he shouted "RAAAAAAGH! THIS ISN'T FAIR! I CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE BEEN DEFEATED BY A MEDDLING KID AND THAT BLASTED SPIDER! THIS IS TOTALLY HUMILIATING!" right before he finally exploded, returning back into a Soul Core. Then Clyde caught it while saying "Pantherious, you've just used up all of your nine lives!" in a new found confidence over his first victory as a Kamen Rider. "Alright, Clyde! I knew you can do it!" Shouted Aurachnid in cheerfulness as he crawled back to Clyde's belt buckle. "Thanks, Aurachnid! I couldn't have done this without you!" Said Clyde. "You're Welcome!" Answered Aurachnid. Just then, they both heard a cry for help: "HELP! PYTHONIOUS HAS GONE BALLISTIC AND HE'S TOO STRONG FOR US! WE NEED HELP!. " Oh No! That's Lincoln and Sakura, they're in trouble!" Said Clyde upon recognizing those voices. "I that case, we'd better go help them! No doubt, we'll be seeing Pythonious at his most dangerous!" replied Aurachnid. "Alright then, Aurachnid, Let's Get Dangerous!" Said Clyde in readiness for battle. "Nice! I like that catchphrase already! We should use it more often!" Said Aurachnid. Then they raced towards Lincoln and Sakura's location. Upon arriving there, they see how much danger their friends really are in as they see an already engaged Pythonious beating them up the most brutal fashion.
"Oh, boy! Any ideas on how to take this guy out, Aurachnid?" Clyde asked.
"Just one! You throw me at him and I'll bite his neck! The venom will do the rest!" Aurachnid answered as he climbed onto Clyde's right hand. "Alright then, Let's do this!" Clyde said in agreement. Then, like a baseball pitcher, he threw Aurachnid at Pythonious with incredible thrust. While he was being launched, Aurachnid shouted "~TA DA DA DA DA DA!~ SPIDER POWER!" right before he landed on Pythonious's neck. Then afterwards, Aurachnid went the front side of Pythonious's neck and bit him there. This caused Pythonious to cry out "YEOWCH!" upon feeling that. This distracted him long enough to allow Clyde to rush forwards and pull Lincoln and Sakura out of harms way. Clyde then allowed Aurachnid to hop onto his right shoulder. Afterwards, Clyde carried both of his rider friends on his back and ran far away from Pythonious to prevent him from following them. As soon he got far away enough, Clyde then stopped and helped Lincoln and Sakura back on their feet. "Thanks Clyde! And you too Aurachnid!" Said Lincoln. "We really needed that, especially since Pythonious was too strong for us!" Said Sakura. "You're Welcome, guys!" Said Clyde. "We appreciate the thanks!" Said Aurachnid. "By the way, what exactly did you do to Pythonious to make him stop attacking us?" Asked Lincoln. "Oh yeah, I threw Aurachnid at Pythonious and then he bit him on the neck!" Clyde answered. "Wait, What?" Both Lincoln and Sakura said in surprise. "Yeah, remember what happened to those thieves that I bit after they tried to steal me? Well, I think it's about time y'all see what exactly happened to them! Just look over there and you'll know what I'm talking about!" Said Aurachnid as he pointed at where Pythonious is currently at. Then the Kamen Riders turned around to see Pythonious's entire body suddenly puff up from the bite Aurachnid gave him. They gasped at that sight. Aurachnid then said "This is the part where he explodes! I suggest y'all cover your ears!". Then the Kamen Riders did exactly what Aurachnid said while also closing their eyes. Then we see Pythonious puff up a little further before finally saying "OH BLASSSSSST!" and then explode in a fiery blaze, returning him back into a Soul Core. Then the Kamen Riders uncovered their ears and opened their eyes to see what was left of Pythonious. "Oh Man! What a way to go!" Said Lincoln as he walked towards the Soul Core, picked it up, and then sealed it away. "Does that mean if a human other than Clyde-kun gets bit there...?" Asked Sakura in worry. "Yep! They would explode like that too! Now y'all know why I said it wasn't pretty when I bit those thieves!" Aurachnid. This made the Kamen Riders shudder in horror from that description. "I think going to have nightmares about this!" Said Lincoln. "Same here, Lincoln-kun!" Said Sakura. "Yeah, Aurachnid, you're right! That definitely wasn't pretty!" Said Clyde. Back at the base, all of the Loud Sisters heard that and they were horrified by what Aurachnid described. "Oh My Gosh! That is so horrific!" Said Lori. "Now I am even MORE afraid of him!" Said Leni. "This definitely NOT the way I would want to die!" Said Lucy. "I'm so terrified, I can't even think of a joke right now!" Said Luan. "Nor would I make a song about it!" Said Luna. "I'm definitely going not going to get any beauty sleep tonight!" Said Lola. "I am afraid this description would leave me with nightmares!" Said Lisa. "Oh Man! This blows chunks! Speaking of which, I think I'm going be sick!" Said Lynn as she feels sick in the stomach. "You're not only one!" Said Lana as she too feels sick. Soon, all of the sisters' faces turned green with disgust, meaning only one thing: they're all gonna puke. Then Lori turned on the microphone for Sakura's hekmet and asked "Sakura, Are there multiple bathrooms in the base?". Sakura answered "Yes Lori-neechan, in case of emergencies of course, but why do you ask?". Lori then said "Cause we heard what Aurachnid described about how his bite makes anyone, other than Clyde, literally explode and now we're all literally feeling sick in the stomach! In other words,...!" "PUKE FEST!" Luna shouted as she finished Lori's sentence. "Oh My Goodness! Don't worry, I'll tell all of you where the bathrooms are right away!" Said Sakura. She then told them where the bathrooms are as quickly as possible. As soon they were told where the bathrooms are, the Loud Sisters then immediately bolted raced towards their locations, though not before Lori said "Thank you!" to Sakura. "You're Welcome!" Said Sakura. Then Lincoln look at Sakura and asked "Sakura, what just happened?" "Your sisters heard everything and they were all going to puke, so I told them where all of the emergency bathrooms are so they don't make a mess in base!" Sakura answered. "Oh Man, I hope they're all right! By the way, how many emergency bathrooms do you have anyway?" Said Lincoln. "At least 12 of them to be exact!" Answered Sakura. "That's actually a good thing, since we all have to share a single bathroom back at our house!" Said Lincoln. "Yikes! That must be terrible!" Said Sakura. "More than you know!" Said Lincoln. "So how about be all take down Shockwing once and for all?" Lincoln asked Sakura, Clyde, and Aurachnid. "I'm with you on that one, buddy!" Said Clyde. "As am I, Lincoln-kun!" Said Sakura. "Count me in on that action! I do want to get back at him for zapping both me and Clyde anyway!" Said Aurachnid. "Alright then, Let's Go!" Said Lincoln. "RIGHT!" Said Sakura, Clyde, and Aurachnid. Then they all head towards the battle between Shockwing and the generals. As even the Generals were struggling against Shockwing, still armed with the Shi no Gutai Ka, Clyde fired a beam from the Calabasher Watergun Mode.
However, Shockwing saw the attack coming and blocked it with the stolen sword. He then saw the Kamen Riders coming towards him. Then the riders stopped in front of Shockwing, ready to take him on. Then afterwards, Gorf, Master Toadus, and even Tytus joined in. Shockwing then asked "What happened to Pantherious and Pythonious?". "Aurachnid and I defeated Pantherious with the Kick variant of the Spider Break!" Answered Clyde. "As for Pythonious, my partner here threw me at him and I bit the snake at his neck! Then my venom caused Pythonious to puff up and finally explode!" Said Aurachnid. Shockwing then said "You Did WHAT?!" in outrage. The generals heard that and stared at Clyde and Aurachnid in shock. "Oh Soy Nuts! And I've thought having your organs liquefied by spider venom was bad enough, but this is worse! Now I've got another reason to dislike spiders!" Said Kabuto as he realizes how dangerous Aurachnid's venom is. One general in particular, Megalonis, was so horrified by that revelation of Aurachnid's venom, he literally turned green around gills. The other generals quickly noticed this and realized what was going to happen next. "Oh No! Megalonis is gonna puke again!" Said General Aquilis. "Wait, What?!" Said the Kamen Riders, Aurachnid, Gorf, and Master Toadus in unison. Then in an instant, Megalonis loudly threw up allover the pavement "BLEEEEEEEEEEGH!". The Kamen Riders, Aurachnid, Gorf, Master Toadus, Tytus, the Generals, and even Shockwing all shouted out "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWW!" as Megalonis let out various bones and random wooden and metal objects from his stomach (such as musical instruments, samurai armor, and even an anchor). Megalonis then cried out "THE HORROR! THE HORROR!" right before coughing up a cannonball from his mouth. "MAN, THAT IS NASTY!" said Aurachnid. "EW, EW, AND TRIPLE EW! WHY DOES MEGALONIS HAVE THOSE OBJECTS IN HIS STOMACH IN THE FIRST PLACE?!" Asked Sakura in horror and disgust from witnessing Megalonis's puking. "Nice going, Aurachnid. That's 11 girls you've made upset!" Lincoln said.
"Ooh, sorry Lincoln! My bad! Also, sorry Sakura!" Said Aurachnid in apology to both Lincoln and Sakura. "Apology accepted, Aurachnid-san!" Said Sakura. "Still though, Sakura does have point! Why does Megalonis have those objects in his stomach to begin with?" Lincoln asked as he looked at Gorf and Master Toadus for an answer. "Considering what has been found in the stomachs of some Tiger Sharks, It's not really that surprising." Lisa said over the communicator. "Wait, Seriously?! But Megalonis isn't a Tiger Shark! From what Sakura told me, he's a Megalodon! They're completely different shark species!" Said Lincoln. "Still, though. Megalodons were WAY bigger than Tiger Sharks, do you really think something like this would be hard to believe?" Lisa asked. "Okay, you may have a good point about that, Lis!" Answered Lincoln. "Though, I'm pretty sure Megalonis didn't have that stuff in his stomach before he came to Earth along with the rest of the Animarius Empire!" He added. Lincoln then turned to Master Toadus and asked "Did Megalonis start eating that stuff after coming to Earth?" "*SHUDDER!* Unfortunately, Yes! It started after he ate some horses with their saddles still on them! After that, he got into a feeding frenzy started eating random objects including musical instruments, weapons, and boat parts, along with whatever animal or human that gets in his way! He even ate a few samurai warriors after defeating them in battle, along with their armor! *SHUDDER* it was not a pretty sight!" Master Toadus answered while he shuddered at the memories of what he just told Lincoln, Sakura, Clyde, and Aurachnid. "Well, anyway. Resistance is futile! Your friends have all been defeated! Just surrender now!" Clyde ordered Shockwing.
"Never! I will avenge my comrades no matter what it takes! You will have to destroy me in order to stop me and that, I'm afraid, will be quite impossible!" Shockwing said in defiance. "Impossible, my abdomen! Clearly, you've forgotten about my specialized venom!" Said Aurachnid. "Clyde! Let's have Shockwing meet the same fate as Pythonious!" He said to Clyde. "Fine by me!" Said Clyde. Then Aurachnid crawled onto Clyde's right hand. Then, like a baseball pitcher, Clyde threw Aurachnid right at Shockwing. Then Aurachnid shouted "~TA DA DA DA DA DA!~ SPIDER POWER!" right before he landed on Shockwing's left shoulder. "TAKE THIS!" Shouted Aurachnid, who then bit Shockwing at the base of his neck *CHOMP*. "OW! WHY YOU LITTLE PEST!" Yelled Shockwing, who then flicked Aurachnid off his shoulder with his right index talon. "WHOOOOOOA!" Shouted Aurachnid as was sent flying into air. "Don't worry, Aurachnid! I've got you!" Said Clyde as ran forwards and caught Aurachnid with both his hands. "You okay there?" Asked Clyde. "A bit winded, but I'm still alive! Thanks for the save, Clyde!" Answered Aurachnid. "You're Welcome!" Said Clyde. "Uh, guys, why is Shockwing not puffing up like Pythonious did before he exploded?" Asked Lincoln. "SAY WHAT?!" Said Clyde and Aurachnid in shock. Then they both looked at Shockwing and realized, to their horror, that he is not puffing up at all. In fact, was just giving a smug smile at them with his arms crossed while the bite mark on his neck quickly healed up. "ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?! YOU SHOULD HAVE EXPLODED BY NOW! HOW IS IT THAT MY VENOM DOESN'T WORK ON YOU?!" Asked Aurachnid loudly at Shockwing. "You want to know how? I'll tell ya how! You see, 5,000 years ago, after I fled from you and your old partner and sworn revenge, I took refuge in a cave to formulate a plan to get defeat you both and get back my comrades' Soul Cores! But before I was able to carry it out, I was discovered by an African witch, who captured me with a net and placed a spell on me in order to make me her familiar!" Shockwing answered.
"And because of that spell, I am now invincible!" Shockwing gloated. To try and prove his point, he removed his soul core and shattered it in his bare hands, most likely to see what happens. "You destroyed your own soul core?" Sakura asked. "Consider it my two week notice." Shockwing joked. "This is bad." Toadus said. "What do you mean?" Aurachnid asked. "He should have started disappearing the moment he destroyed his soul core!" Gorf said. "That's right! I have transcended even my own people's primary weakness!" Shockwing gloated. "Lisa-chan. Is there anything in the Lightning Bird legends that can help us against this guy?" Sakura asked. "Well apparently, the Lightning Bird can't be killed by poison, nor can it be drowned! It also can survive stabbings and gunshots!" Lisa answered. "However, it does only one simple weakness! It can only be destroyed by setting it on fire!" She added. "Well then, it's a good thing we have pyrokinetic forms!" Lincoln told Sakura.
Sakura then said "You're right about that, Lincoln-kun! Now let's cook this bird alive!". Then Lincoln typed in the code for his Fire Mode while Sakura placed the ruby in her Driver.
0-0-0-5 Fire!
Ruby!
(Cue "Through the Fire and Flames" by DragonForce)
Then Lincoln transformed into his Fire Mode while Sakura transformed into her Flame Mode. "Prepare to be treated like a rotisserie chicken!" Lincoln said, summoning two fireballs while Sakura summoned her katana and ignited it's blade. "Bring it on, Kamen Riders! Bring it on!" Said Shockwing. Then Lincoln threw his fireballs at Shockwing, only for them to be sliced apart by the Shi-no gutai ga. Then Sakura charged at Shockwing with her flaming katana and attempted to slash him with it. However Shockwing saw that coming and blocked the katana with the stolen sword for every strike that Sakura throws at him. "They're having trouble!" Clyde said. "If we could get that sword out of his hand, that might help even the odds!" Aurachnid noted. "Yeah, you're right, Aurachnid! And I know just how to do so! I'll just use my web string to snatch that sword from him! I'll just need a way to distract him in order to do so!" Said Clyde.
"Allow us!" Tytus and Gorf said, drawing their own swords. "He was only the third ranked student in our class for a reason." Gorf said. "Cool!" Clyde said as Leo grabbed him by the collar. "Listen here, you puny human! You'd better get that sword back! If King Draco wakes up from his much needed time without the Shi no Gutai ka in his hands, knowing that it was used against him, he will go ballistic!" Leo angrily warned. "*GULP!* Understood, General Leo!" Said Clyde nervously. "Don't worry, just leave it all to Tytus and I. And when the time is right, grab it!" Gorf said. "I'll join in this fight too," Aquilis said, pulling out her rapier. "Count me in! I do want to make Shockwing pay for electrifying King Draco anyway!" Said General Kabuto as pulled his sword from his horn. "This feels so weird." Lincoln said, Sakura nodding. "Alright then, Let's Get Him! CHARGE!" Shouted Gorf as he, Tytus, Aquilis, and Kabuto charged towards Shockwing with their weapons in hand. "You think you scare me?!" Shockwing said as he used the Shi no Gutai ka to block all four swords at once. "With this bad boy, I'm invincible!" Shockwing said.
"That's what you think, Shockwing! Animari Ninpo! Otamajakushi Bakudan!" Shouted Gorf as he threw his tadpole-shaped bombs at Shockwing. The bombs hit Shockwing, sending him back a few feet. "Still up to your old tricks, huh? Well you're not the only one who's spent the last 5,000 years training. At least when I wasn't being used by those witches. Animari Ninpo!" Shockwing said, raising the Shi no Gutai ka in the air. "Raiden De-" He started saying, before a stream of webbing grabbed the sword's hilt and yanked it out of his hand. "HEY!" shouted Shockwing as he sees the Shi-no Gutai ga being pulled towards Clyde, who then caught it in his hands. "GOT IT!" Clyde shouted. Then he said "Here, General Leo! You should give this back to King Draco when he wakes up!" as he hands the sword over to General Leo. "Consider us even and the truce over." Leo said turning to the others. "Let's head back to the castle and leave this to the riders!" He ordered them. "RIGHT!" Said the other generals and Tytus as they left the battle with General Leo leading them. Shockwing grumbled before he found himself surrounded by the riders and their Animarius allies, Lincoln and Sakura prepared with more fire.
"It's over, Shockwing! You're Toast!" Shouted Clyde. "You think you scare me?! Haven't you been paying attention? Even without the sword, I'm invincible!" Shockwing gloated. He then shouted "Animari Ninpo! Raiden Tsume! (Lightning Talons!)" as he coats his talons in electricity, causing them to look longer and sharper they already are while they are also sparking with said electricity. "Clyde! Switch the Calabasher to Knobkerrie mode! You can use it to counter Shockwing's talons while Lincoln and Sakura fry his tail!:" Aurachnid said. "Got it, Aurachnid!" Said Clyde as he switches the Calabasher to its Knobkerrie Mode. He then charged at Shockwing with his weapon at hand. "Akoma couldn't beat me, what makes you think you can?" Shockwing said. "That's because I'm not alone! I have friends to back me up while you, on the other hand, are currently alone!" Said Clyde as he swung his Calabasher at Shockwing, who blocked with his enhanced talons. "That's it, buddy. keep him distracted while we wait for the right time." Lincoln said.
As Clyde and Shockwing clash with each other, Lincoln and Sakura charged up their fire based attacks. "Here goes nothing." Sakura said as Shockwing's back was turned to them. Then Lincoln and Sakura both shouted "DOUBLE RIDER BURNING STRIKE!" as they launched their respective attacks at Shockwing (Lincoln's fireballs and Sakura's flaming slash). The combined attacks landed a direct hit on Shockwing's back, causing him to scream in pain. "What?! No! This can't be happening!" Shockwing said as his wings were burnt up. "Well, guess what, Shockwing? It just did!" Said Clyde as he backed away from Shockwing. He then said to Lincoln and Sakura "Okay, guys! Now would be a good time to finish him off!". "Alright! Thanks, Clyde!" Said Lincoln. He turned to Sakura and asked "Shall we preform the same finisher we used on Cicadeath?". Sakura then said "Gladly!". Then Lincoln typed in the code for his finisher.
*-# Final Attack!
He then produced a very huge fireball and tossed it high into the air. Afterwards, Lincoln and Sakura joined hands and jumped high above the airborne fireball. Finally, the two riders dived into the fireball feet first and burst through it, causing them both to be engulfed in flames. Then, Lincoln and Sakura both shouted "DOUBLE RIDER BURNING KICK!" as they dived down towards Shockwing and struck him on the chest. This caused the Lighting Bird Animarius to scream out "I'M BURNING! I'M BURNING! OH, WHAT A WORLD!" right before he exploded into thin air. Then rider couple landed safely and said "Shockwing, you're goose has been cooked!" while doing a victory pose. "That was good job you guys just there!" said Clyde as he ran towards them. "Yeah! You really gave Shockwing his own comeuppance!" Said Aurachnid. "Still though, Clyde-kun, we wouldn't have been able to defeat Shockwing if it wasn't for you and Aurachnid-san! So, Thanks!" Said Sakura. "Yeah, I guess you're right, Sakura! Anyways, it looks like I'm going be a part of the team from now on!" Said Clyde. "Glad to have you onboard, buddy." Lincoln said, placing his hand in the middle, Sakura placing hers on top of his. Then Clyde placed his hand on top of Sakura's.
Aurachnid then climbed up atop the collected hands. "Don't forget me!" He said. "Don't worry, Aurachnid-san! We won't forget you!" Said Sakura. "Well then, I would just want say this: "Once a Rider, Always a Rider!". So, how about we head back to base and call it a day?" Said Lincoln. Suddenly Shockwing's extremely burnt hand came up out of the ground. The Kamen Riders, Aurachnid, Gorf, and Master Toadus all turned around and gasped. There they see Shockwing, burnt but still alive and very unhappy. "OH COME ON! THAT SHOULD HAVE KILLED OFF FOR GOOD! HOW IS IT THAT YOU'RE STILL ALIVE?!" Aurachnid asked loudly. "This isn't over, riders!" Shockwing said, getting up, although it was clear the fire had dealt massive damage to him. "I will return, and you will pay! Especially you!" He said, pointing to Clyde. "Kamen Rider Anansi!" He spat.
"Mark my words! I will get you, my new nemesis, and little spider friend, too!" Shockwing said as he then transformed into a bolt of lightning and fled the area. As everybody looked on in shock, Clyde then in worry said "Oh Snap! Now I've got my own arch enemy, just like how the Green Goblin is to Spider-Man!". "Don't worry, Clyde-kun. You're not facing him alone." Sakura said. "Yeah, buddy. You've got us. Now come on, let's-" Lincoln said before someone said. "WAAAAAIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTT!" The voice called out as Katherine Mulligan and her cameraman ran down to the road. "This again?" Lincoln asked. "She sure is determined. You guys better head back to your base, I don't think it will be easy to explain two Animarius allied with u-" Sakura started telling Toadus and Gorf before noticing they had already left. "Oh, they're good." She said. Then Katherine Mulligan and her cameraman stopped right in front the Kamen Riders. "Hello, Katherine." Lincoln sighed as the news reporter struggled to catch her breath.
"*GASP* finally, LL, I've caught up with you! I haven't had another interview with you since I met your partner, Jewel!" Said Katherine. She then noticed Clyde in his rider form and said "Oh! And I see you have another partner!". Then Katherine approached Clyde and asked "So, who are you, exactly? I can't help but notice your resemblance to Spider-Man with your spider-themed suit and all, but can you at least tell me your hero name?". Clyde then answered "Well, ma'am, you can call me Kamen Rider Anansi!". Then Aurachnid crawled up to Clyde's right hand. "Oh, and this here is my spider partner, Aurachnid!" Clyde said as he reached his arm out to show Aurachnid to Katherine. Then Aurachnid said to Katherine "Well, Hello there, Lady! Pleasure to meet ya!", much to the news reporter's shock and surprise. "Whoa! A talking spider?! Now that is news material!" Said Katherine. "Well, I can do more than just talk, I also provide my partner here with power enhancements and guidance when he needs it!" Aurachnid said.
"Listen, Katherine, as much as we'd love to talk, we've got to go!" Lincoln said, grabbing Sakura and Clyde by their collars. "Dude, what the hell?" Aurachnid asked. "All 10 of my sisters, my mom, and several of my friends already know who I am, the more interviews I do, the higher chance I risk of more people figuring it out, which puts them at risk, which I don't want!" Lincoln said. "Really? My old partner, Akoma, never kept any secrets from his friends and family even after he transformed into the spider warrior!" Said Aurachnid. "Well, I don't want to take any chances." Lincoln said. Meanwhile back at the castle.
"Oh, General Leo, I see you have got the Shi-no Gutai ga back from Shockwing!" Said General Tyrannus as he sees General Leo carry King Draco's sword with the other generals and Tytus following behind him. "Well, it wasn't easy! That new guy, Anansi, used his webs to snatch it out of Shockwing's grasp right before he handed over to me! So, in other words, we're considered even and the truce officially over!" Said General Leo. Then we see the healing pod open up to reveal King Draco awoken and fully restored to normal. "Your majesty! Good news! We got your sword back from Shockwing!" Said General Leo as he hands the Shi-no Gutai ga back to King Draco, who was pleased that his sword was returned to him. "You did a good job on that, General Leo! I'm glad that my sword is not Shockwing's hands anymore!" Said King Draco with a wicked smile. "Speaking of Shockwing, what exactly happened out there while I was out cold?" He asked. "Well, for starters, Tyrannus here brought you back to the castle in order to get you to the healing pod while the rest of us stayed behind to fight Shockwing, who was surprisingly stronger than we thought! While that was happening, the Kamen Riders, Gorf, and Tytus managed to destroy and seal away Pantherious, Pythonious, Crocodire, Machroach, Hornetra; the latter of which who was destroyed by Tytus herself! Afterwards, we all confronted Shockwing and found out that the spell placed on him by the African witch, who captured him, left him with some powers even after it was broken, including the ability to heal from battle wounds and be immune to Aurachnid's surprisingly explosive venom! He even destroyed his own Soul Core just to prove how powerful he is, cause after that, he didn't even disappear like the rest of us would normally do!" General Leo explained. That last part shocked King Draco to the core.
"Fortunately, thanks to the camera I hid on our way out of the battlefield after we got your sword back, he's not entirely invincible. LL and Jewel proved that." Aquilis said as camera footage of Lincoln and Sakura's fire attack was shown. "Hmm, then I guess that the Kamen Riders have done the Empire a favor by eliminating Shockwing! At least that will rid us of all of those deserters once and for all!" Said King Draco with satisfaction. "Unfortunately, as this footage shows, Shockwing's not completely defeated." Aquilis said with regret. Then she shows the footage of Shockwing rising from ground all burnt up but still alive and swearing revenge on the Kamen Riders right before transforming into a bolt of lightning and fleeing the area, much to the chagrin of King Draco. "You mean to tell me that after getting burned alive by Kamen Riders' fire, he survived anyway?! JUST WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO KILL THAT GUY?!" King Draco asked out loud in both shock and anger. "Fret not, my liege. According to my calculations, the damage done to Shockwing was so severe, he'll never recover from it. If LL and Jewel can manage to land enough fire related damage, he will be gone for good!" Aquilis informed him.
"Well, then I guess we will let the Kamen Riders handle Shockwing themselves once he comes back from wherever he's hiding a the moment!" Said King Draco. Just then, a mysterious figure in a black cloak entered the room and said "Your majesty! I just heard the news that someone actually injured you! Thank goodness you're alive!". Then the generals, Tytus, and King Draco recognized the voice of the figure. "Hell's Watchdog? What are you doing here, now? And more importantly, where have you been when we were fighting Shockwing and his deserter friends?!" Asked General Leo. "I was biding my time. Rest assured, I will act soon. But only when she's ready." Hell's Watchdog said, focusing on Sakura. "Oh yeah, I remember now! During my spying mission with Cicadeath, I was able to find that YOU killed Jewel's parents and older brother while she was still in Japan!" said General Kabuto. This made the other generals and Tytus gasp at that revelation. Even King Draco was surprised by that information.
"Why would you do that?!" Aquilis asked. "You have to understand something, Aquilis. That little girl is one of the only two remaining descendants of the human and nature fairy who originally built the seal. The other one is too frail and elderly, therefore not much of a fair target. But her..." Hell's Watchdog said before cackling maniacally. This made Aquilis look away with guilt, something that Tytus noticed. Meanwhile, with the riders, they were riding the elevator back down to the base. "All right, Aurachnid. If you're going to have to lay down a few ground rules." Clyde told him. "First, if we're anywhere besides the base or Sakura's home, you have to stay hidden, if my dads were to find out I'm involved in all this, they'd FREAK! And a golden talking spider wouldn't help with that." He said. "Okay, but first of all, where exactly am I gonna hide? And second, when you said 'dads' you ment more than one, right?" Asked Aurachnid.
"Yeah, I was adopted by a gay couple." Clyde said. "And as for where you could hide, I guess you could try to find somewhere in my house to hide while there, and hide in my backpack when we're out and about. Just try to stay as far away from Leni and Lincoln's dad as possible. One time when I was dressed as a spider for Halloween, I learned the hard way just how arachnophobic they are." Clyde said with a shudder. "Man, you're telling me! That girl, Leni, really gave me a hard time! Especially with the frying pan! That actually hurt! She really needs to see a therapist about this fear of hers, cause I can't take any more beatings!" Said Aurachnid. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, I could probably take Leni to see my family therapist, Dr. Lopez! She helped me with my former crush on Lori!" Said Clyde. "Thanks, Clyde! I appreciate that!" Said Aurachnid. "Wait a minute, Clyde-kun, you had a crush on Lori-neechan?!" Asked Sakura. "Yes, Sakura, I used to have a very obsessive crush on Lori about a year ago! I'm glad I gave up that crush now, cause it was not worth it!" Answered Clyde. "He's not kidding! Every time he sees, hears, or even thinks Lori, he would either seize up and act like a malfunctioning robot or just get a huge nosebleed and then faint!" Said Lincoln. That last part grossed out Sakura, who then said "EEEWW! I thought that kind of nosebleeding only happens in anime, not in real life!".
"So did I." Clyde said. "Fortunately, I have a new love interest." He added, showing Sakura a picture of Chloe. "Chloe-san?" Sakura asked in surprise. "Yes, It was last year, during Valentine's Day! At first, I had a crush on Chloe's friend, Emma! But when I asked her out in front of the school cafeteria, she turned me down, saying that she just wanted to be friends. That caused me to faint from the embarrassment of it all! After I got back home from school, I was so depressed, that didn't even want to go the elementary school ball or even go back to school at all and spent most the day sulking in my room!" Clyde explained. "It wasn't until I got a call from Cheryl, the elementary school's principal's secretary, saying that the bakery had sent them the wrong cake for the ball and I'm needed in order to fix it! Oh, yeah I forgot to mention, I'm actually was part of the committee for the ball, specifically with the deserts! Anyways, I decided to go the ball in a chef's outfit and I managed to quickly fix the cake to match the Valentine's Day theme it was supposed to be instead of being for a baby shower! After my work was completed, I attempted to leave the ball when I ran into Chloe! After we traded a few laughs, we discovered that we shared a few common interests, including our favorite show "Dessert Storm"! I then asked Chloe if she wanted to dance with me and she gladly accepted my request! Then we both danced together through out the night! We both really had fun time that day!" He added.
"Yeah, and I think I speak for Lori when I say, thank goodness that incident made you get over your crush on her." Lincoln said with a chuckle. "Yeah, and hey, how are you adjusting to the fact that your ex is dating a girl?!" Clyde retorted. "Clyde! Ronnie Anne was never my girlfriend to begin with! Have you forgotten that?" Said Lincoln in embarrassment. "I know, I'm just joshing with you. Whatever you do, though. Do NOT let Sakura go, there aren't that many girls out there that are comfortable with letting one rip like that!" Clyde said with a chuckle. Then Sakura made a mischievous smirk and said "Oh! You mean...?" right before she let's out a loud fart *PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT!*, releasing a fart cloud in the elevator, much to the chagrin of Clyde and Aurachnid, who both smelt it and didn't like it. "P.U., Sakura! That smells awful!" Said Clyde, who then covered his nose and mouth. "Whoo Doggies! That Stuff Stinks To High Heaven!" Said Aurachnid as he waved his upper right leg to fan the gas away from him. "SCORE!" said Lincoln as he laughed at Sakura's gag. However, he then smelt the gas and said in disgust "UGH! What have you been eating, Sakura?!". "I had a tuna fish sandwich with my lunch today, so... Sorry about that, Lincoln-kun!" Said Sakura as she blushed a little with a sheepish smile. "That's okay, Sakura! Besides, I thought I'd smelled something fishy in here! Pun intended, by the way!" Said Lincoln as he fanned the air with his right hand.
"Fortunately for you guys..." Sakura said as the kanji for wind on her left foot started glowing. "Toadus-san and Gorf-san have been instructing me on how to use my elemental powers outside of battle." She explained as a soothing breeze got rid of the smell. "Whew! Thanks, Sakura! We really needed the fresh air!" Said Clyde as he sighed in relief. "Too bad none of my sisters have that ability. Don't tell them I said that. If they found out I did, they'd kill me! Especially Lori and Lola!" Lincoln said with a cringe. "Duly noted, Lincoln-kun!" Said Sakura. Then the elevator stopped and the doors opened. "As for your question earlier, Clyde. I've got no problem with it. If Sid makes Ronnie Anne happy, I don't care. And for the record, Luna, I'm not just saying that because you're in the room!" Lincoln said.
"No problem, dude! Though, you shouldn't have revealed the fact that me and Sam are a couple in front of the rest of our sibs and left us there! I mean that was totally rude and embarrassing!" Said Luna. "Yeah, sorry about that Luna! Though, now you know how I feel whenever you and the other sisters overreact whenever I get a crush on someone!" Said Lincoln. "Okay, point taken! Also apology accepted, little bro!" Said Luna. "Thanks, Luna!" Said Lincoln. "Unfortunately, Lori just heard your conversation with Sakura, specifically when she farted in the elevator, and she is furious! So, if I were you, I'd RUN LIKE THE WIND!" Said Luna as we then see a very livid Lori charging towards Lincoln while shouting "LINCOLN LOUD! I'M GONNA TURN YOU INTO A HUMAN PRETZEL FOR THAT REMARK, YOU LITTLE TWERP!" with her hands out, ready to grab him. "OH SUGAR HONEY ICED TEA!" Shouted Lincoln in fright as he prepared to make a run for it. Just then, Sakura got in front of Lincoln and tells him "Don't worry, Lincoln-kun, I won't let Lori-neechan harm you! Not while I'm around, anyway!" as the kanji for earth glowed on her right foot. Then, all of a sudden, a wall made of stone appeared from the floor and right front of Lori, who crashed right into the wall before she could stop herself *CRASH!*. "OW! That Literally Hurt!" Lori said as she pulled herself off of the wall. Then she sees Sakura standing right in front of her and staring at her intensely with angry eyes. Then Sakura grabbed Lori by the collar of her tank top and said "It should hurt, Lori-neechan! Cause that's exactly what you were about to do to my boyfriend! And I am NOT going to allow that to happen while I'm around! Just because he is your brother does not mean it's okay for you to threaten him whenever he intentionally or unintentionally makes you annoyed, embarrassed, or even upset. Had you actually pull through with those threats, you can end up landing him in the hospital or in a worse case scenario, sent him into an early grave! And makes me very upset!" As Sakura berates Lori, you can see the latter chattering her teeth in fear of the now ticked off girlfriend of Lincoln. "So if you don't stop threatening my one and only boyfriend and apologize to him right this minute, I WILL DO SOMETHING NOT NICE!" Sakura shouted as she lets go of Lori in anger. Then Lori, with her skin turned pale from fear, wimpered and said "Okay, I'll apologize to Lincoln right away!". She then turned to Lincoln and said "Lincoln, I am literally so sorry about threatening to turn you into a human pretzel and stuff! Will you please forgive me for my behavior?". "Don't worry, I'll forgive you Lori!" Said Lincoln in an understanding smile. "Thank you, little brother!" Said Lori as she shed some tears. Meanwhile, Clyde, Aurachnid, and the rest of Loud Sisters stared in shock of they had just witnessed. "Just what have I gotten myself into?" Aurachnid asked.
"Man, nobody has EVER told Lori off like that before!" Said Lana. "Well, I guess I can say one thing about Lincoln's girlfriend, She's Got Guts!" Said Lynn. "Note to self, try not to have Sakura's anger directed towards me." Said Lisa. "Wow, she's even scarier than I am when I get angry, and that's saying something!" Said Lola. "I'm so shocked right now, that I can't even think of a joke right now!" Said Luan. "Well, I guess the old saying "Beware The Nice Ones" applies to Sakura, cause that was intense!" Said Luna. "Normally, I'm the one that scares people! But, this is the first time someone ever scares me! And that would be Sakura!" Said Lucy. "I'm going to have to be careful not to let Sakura get angry like that at me! Otherwise, who knows what she could do to me?!" Said Clyde. Lincoln noticed this and said to Sakura "Sakura, while I appreciate you telling Lori off like that for me, you kind of scared everyone else present at the same time!" as pointed at the shocked crowd. When Sakura saw this, she realized what she had done and said in embarrassment "I'm so sorry everyone! I just couldn't hold my anger at Lori-neechan back any longer and needed to make her stop threatening Lincoln-kun before he gets seriously injured!" while bow her head in apology to the Loud Sisters, Clyde, and Aurachnid. "It's okay, Sakura! You just surprised us, that's all! I mean, nobody ever told Lori off on her behavior like that before, so at least we know how much you really care about our little bro!" Said Luna who then asked the rest of the crowd "Right, guys?", who then nodded their heads in agreement. "Thank you, everyone!" Said Sakura with a smile. She then turn to Lincoln and said "Lincoln-kun, I believe it's time I asked you something!". "Sure, go ahead! Ask away!" Said Lincoln. "Thanks! Lincoln-kun, would you mind letting me come over to your house for a sleepover sometime this week?!" Asked Sakura. Lincoln blushed a little and answered "Oh! Sure, Sakura! But why?". "It's because I want to have our bond over each other strengthened further than before, that's why!" Sakura said right before she kissed Lincoln in the lips, much to the joy of his sisters, who squealed in excitement "EEEEEEEEEEEE!". We then cut to scene at the Royal Woods Airport. Here we see a nine-year old African girl wearing a yellow dress with her travel bag in hand exit the building. "I hope my first day as exchange student goes well! Especially after my older sister died from a Black Mamba bite." the young girl said as she looked at a photo of her aforementioned older sister, who resembles the young girl, but was 16 years old and wearing a blue dress. "Don't worry, Akofena, your little sister, Aya, will find our ancestor's Lightning Bird! Even if its in here in America!" She said to the photo as she then puts away the photo in her pocket. Then, after Aya hailed a taxi, the driver asks "Where to, young lady?". Aya then answered "1216 Franklin Avenue!" as she got in taxi. "You got it, miss!" Said the driver he then drove Aya to her destination. After the taxi leaves, we see a family of three exiting the airport building. They are following: A Japanese man with smooth black hair in his late 20's wearing a blue business suit with black dress shoes, a black tie, a white shirt underneath his suit, and a silver watch on his left wrist. He was also carrying a black business briefcase. Next to him is is wife, who is an Italian woman with curly red hair that is also in her late 20's and she wears a red sleeveless dress with a silvery coat made of fake fur and equally red high heel shoes. She was also carrying a purse that is also colored silver like her coat. Finally, in front of the married couple is their 12-year old son, who has red hair like his mother that is also a smooth as his father's. His physical appearance has most of his father's Japanese traits with some of his mother's Italian traits. Clothing-wise, he wears a magenta shirt with a black vest over it, burgundy shorts, and magenta sneakers with white socks. On his neck, he wears a magenta-colored Blackbird Fly 35mm TLR Camera with a black leather strap attached to said camera. He also carries in his left hand, a magenta moble suitcase with his own personal belongings in it. On his right hand, he carries a moble terrarium filled with his pets, which so happens to be 10 Italian Striped Bugs (five males and five females). The entire family each pulls an airport luggage cart with multiple suitcases and bags in them. "Alright, Shintomaru, I know you're nervous about moving here, but look at it this way! At least you get a chance to make new friends here! Maybe even get a girlfriend, if you're lucky enough!" Said the father of the boy, who we now know is named Shintomaru. "Okay, Father! I'll try to make the best of it! Even though I miss our old home!" Answered Shintomaru. "Cheer up, Sweetie! You're gonna love your new home once we get there! I can guarantee it!" Said Shintomaru's mother. "Thanks, Mother!" Said Shintomaru, who cheered up a little. As the family waits for their car to be unloaded from the airport, we cut to a scene outside of Royal Woods. There we see Shockwing, still weak and burnt up from the fiery attack that Lincoln and Sakura put on him. "*GROAN* Those Kamen Riders really did a number on me! The last time I got burnt up, I had to dive into a nearby river just to put out the flames! By the time I got back to that witch, she had me drink the blood of her enemies from a jar in order to fully heal me and restore me to full strength! *SHUDDER!* Boy did that stuff was awful, it tasted like rotten fruit! *GROAN* And even worse, the spell requires that I drink human blood in order to reverse the damage done to me the flames! If only I could find a way to get some without alerting the humans of my presence, then I would get my revenge on those Kamen Riders much easier than I would in my current state! Of course it would take a miracle to get what need!" Said Shockwing as he limped along of the side of the road he is traveling on. Suddenly, out of nowhere, an red and white bus (in case you don't know, its a bloodmobile) came speeding in same direction as Shockwing and swept past him, though not before the back door of the vehicle suddenly came loose and opened up by itself, resulting in a few plastic bags with long clear straws attached to them containing a certain red liquid to fall right next to Shockwing. When looked the bags, he picked one up and took a close look at it. "Is this human blood? In a bag?" Shockwing asked himself. Then he thought for a moment while looking at his burns. After a few seconds, he said to himself "Normally, I wouldn't willingly drink human blood, but because I'm in such a dire state, I'm afraid I've got no other choice!". He then took the straw and removed the cap attached to it. Then he put the straw in his beak, slurped the blood through it, and drank the liquid in question. Upon doing so, the burnt feathers fell off of Shockwing, while new fresh feathers grew in there place. Not only that, but his burnt skin crumbled off and revealed new fresh unburned skin underneath. As soon as he finished drinking from the blood bag, Shockwing stood up and look at himself. He is now back to full health and his feathers are better than ever. Satisfied with the results, Shockwing then said "Looks like having vampirism for a power might be more useful than I thought!". He then picked up the rest of the blood bags and shouted "LOOK OUT, KAMEN RIDER ANANSI! CAUSE SHOCKWING IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER! AND THEY SAY THAT LIGHTNING DOESN'T STRIKE TWICE!" right before before took off to the sky and turned himself into lightning bolt while laughing maniacally.
All Right, Everyone, That Was The 20th Chapter Of Kamen Rider LL, I Apologize For The Wait, And Hope It Was Worth It. A Couple Announcements, Clyde Is The Tertiuary Rider (And Last Character I'm Making A Rider) And Will Be Helping Lincoln And Sakura. And For A Couple Of Weeks, I'll Be Taking A Break From Writing, But In A Couple Of Weeks, I Will Start Work On The Next Chapter, Don't Worry, Shockwing's Story Arc Will Be Included In That One, But Until Then, Read, Review, Favorite, And Follow, And I'll Get Back To You In A Few Weeks.
