Welcome To The Latest Chapter Of Kamen Rider LL! I Hope You Enjoy It, And Be Sure To Read All The Way To The End, Because I Have A Very Special Announcement To Make! Until Then, I Own Nothing, This Chapter Was Co-Written By Hallucigenia77 Enjoy!

Within the Animarius Castle, Cicadeath and Flygor were sneaking through the halls. Careful not to let anyone see them, they arrived at their destination, the door to Aquilis' lab. "Do you think she's in there?" Flygor asked. "Honestly, I'm not sure! But, we do need to be careful, cause there might be some hidden traps in the lab and we don't want to get caught in them!" Cicadeath answered. As Cicadeath said that, the door opened, causing the two Insects to hide as Aquilis exited the lab. "Quick! Now's our chance!" Cicadeath said as they sprinted into the lab before it closed. "This is perfect! Now all we have to do is find her computer, get all information on 'Operation Trade Winds', take credit for it, and get that promotion!" Cicadeath said.

As soon as they get to the computer, the two insects turned it on. Unfortunately, the computer was password-protected. "A password? Dang it! What could her password possibly be?" Cicadeath asked. "I don't know! The only ones that could possibly know what it is are Aquilis herself and Tytus!" Flygor said as Cicadeath got a horrified look on his face. "What's wrong?" Flygor asked as Cicadeath pointed behind him. Flygor looked to see Tytus with her wings spread. The two screamed in terror before realizing something. "Wait, is she asleep?" Cicadeath asked, noticing Tytus' eyes were closed and she was strapped to an upright table as several scanners were running up and down her metal wings.

"Huh! I guess she is! That and she must be having her wings checked!" Flygor noted. "Yeah, you're right. Now come on! Maybe she has the password written down someplace!" Cicadeath said, as he started to examine the lab. Flygor on the other hand, got another idea, and pulled out a permanent marker, chuckling to himself. Flygor then drew a pair of glasses on Tytus as well as put a drawing of a screw and a baseball on her forehead. Fortunately for him, Tytus didn't even wake up even after he finished drawing. After chuckling to himself, Flygor immediately joined Cicadeath in the search for the password. Flygor couldn't help but chuckle at the prank he just pulled, catching Cicadeath's attention. "What's so funny?" He asked as Flygor pointed to the still prone Tytus.

After noticing the markings on her forehead as well as the fake glasses, Cicadeath quickly got the joke and laughed a little. "Okay, I've got to admit it, that's a good one!" Said Cicadeath as he finished laughing. "Now, let's say we continue our search for the password, shall we Flygor?" Said Cicadeath. "Right, Cicadeath!" Said Flygor as he and Cicadeath went and resumed their search. "I can't believe you actually had the guts to do that! Seriously, if Aquilis found out you did something like that to her precious daughter, she'd freak ou-" Cicadeath said, realizing something. "I've got it!" He exclaimed. "Got what?" Flygor asked. "Aquilis' password! Think about it, what is her favorite thing in the entire world?" Cicadeath asked.

"*GASP!* her daughter Tytus!" Flygor answered in quick realization. Quickly running over to the computer, Cicadeath typed in a capital 'T' before realizing something. "How do you spell her name?" He asked. Unknown to either of them, the maintenance on Tytus' wings stopped, and she was starting to wake up. Then, Tytus started to yawn, causing the two insects to stop what they're doing as they realized that Tytus was waking up. "Uh Oh! Better come back on that later! Right now, we need get out of here before she sees us!" Said Cicadeath as he immediately turned the computer off. Then, in a Scooby-Doo-like manner (imagine their feet making the sounds that Scooby-Doo and Shaggy make when running away), Cicadeath and Flygor scurried away from the computer and bolted out of lab before Tytus could even notice their presence.

As Cicadeath and Flygor fled, Aquilis walked in. "All right, Tytus, your scans show nothing wrong with your wings and-" She started saying before noticing Tytus' face. "Uh, Tytus, what happened to your face?" Aquilis asked. Confused, Tytus looked at Aquilis. "What do you mean, mot-" She started saying before looking into a nearby mirror. "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" She screamed, which made Cicadeath and Flygor flinch. "I think she noticed what you did!" Flygor said. "What I did?! You're the one who got the idea!" Cicadeath said. "Ooh, right! Sorry, Cicadeath!" said Flygor in apology. "Quick! Let's get out of here before she-" Cicadeath started saying as Tytus rose up out of their shadows via an Animarius ninjitsu technique. And she looked pissed. "Lt. Tytus! What can we do for you?" Flygor innocently asked. "I may have been asleep, but thanks to my ninjitsu training, I have developed an ability that makes me sensitive to sounds, the tests on my wings being the only things keeping me from acting!" Tytus angrily said, it didn't take long for the insects to realize what she's saying.

"Oh Sugar Honey Iced Tea!" Said Flygor as he and Cicadeath immediately flew away incredibly fast from Tytus. Tytus spread her wings and fired a storm of metal feathers that pinned Cicadeath and Flygor to a wall, a few embedding themselves into their exoskeletons. "And just so you know." Tytus said, unsheathing her ninjato. "It's T-Y-T-U-S. And while I don't know why you would need to know that, if I ever catch you sneaking into my mother's lab like that again..." Tytus said, slashing Flygor with her sword, destroying him, causing him to revert back to a soul core. "I'll do much worse than that to both of you!" Tytus said before heading back to Aquilis' lab, leaving a terrified Cicadeath stuck to the wall.

Just then, General Kabuto walked by and noticed Cicadeath pinned to the wall and Flygor's Soul Core on the ground next to him. "Good Grief! What on earth happened to you, Cicadeath? And how did Flygor revert back into a Soul Core?!" Kabuto asked. "SHUDDER!* Flygor and I overheard General Aquilis saying something called " Operation Trade Winds", so we snuck into the lab in order find out what is! While doing so, Flygor pulled a prank on Tytus by drawing on her face while she was asleep! When she started waking up, Flygor and I bolted out of the lab before she could see us! Unfortunately, she noticed Flygor's prank and became incredibly furious! She then, confronted us and pinned us both to the wall with her feathers while we tried fly away from her! Afterwards, she then destroyed Flygor with her sword while she threatened to do something much worse than that to us if we ever sneak into lab again!" Cicadeath answered while still terrified.

"Well, did you at least get the information?" Kabuto asked, picking up Flygor's soul core. "No, Aquilis' computer was protected by a password and Tytus started waking up before we could figure it out." Cicadeath reported.

"All we remember about the password is that it's Tytus's name!" Cicadeath added. Before Kabuto could ask anything else, a drone in the shape of a hummingbird flew in before releasing a bright flash of light in Cicadeath's face, then flying over and doing the same in front of Kabuto's face. "Uh, what just happened?" Kabuto asked in confusion. "Yeah, clearly that was a flash of light! One that made us lose our memories about the password, that is!" Cicadeath said in annoyance. "What password?" Kabuto asked. "I don't remember." Cicadeath said. "We'd better get this back to the tree." Kabuto said. Meanwhile...

In the throne room, King Draco and Cerberion were greeted by three new individuals that they haven't seen in a while. On the left was a humanoid fox with an elongated snake-like torso and a long fox tail with three long sharp fingernails on its end that form a grabbing claw. On the right is a humanoid wild pig with long sharp tusks and a lower body that's reptilian with a long snake tail. And in the center is a humanoid short geared dog with a spiny back, all four of his limbs ending in monkey-like hands, and a long spider monkey-like tail that ends in a monkey-like hand. He also wears a bandolier with several jars, each containing a pair of human eyeballs. Their names are Nguruvile, Cuchivex, and Ahuizotlus, respectively. "Hello, Cousin Cerberion! It's been a very long since we saw each other!" Said Ahuizotlus. "It sure was! How have you and your friends doing since we've gone our separate ways?!" Cerberion asked. "I've been great, thank you! I had a little stint with a race of humans known as the Aztecs before moving on to a larger group of targets following their demise." Ahulzotlus said.

"I even collected each pair of their eyeballs after every kill, kind like what you do with human souls! After all, we both enjoy the thrill of the kill! Am I right, Cousin Cerberion?" Ahuizotlus said further while showing off his collection of jarred human eyeballs to Cerberion. "You sure are, Cousin Ahuizotlus!" Cerberion replied with a wicked grin. Then, the two mythical canine cousins did a fist bump and and an arm lock before they then howled like wolves. "Check this out!" Cerberion said, plucking one of the orbs on his bandolier. "In this orb, I have captured the Nature Fairy that helped that human seal the empire 5,000 years ago!" He revealed.

"Whoa! Now that's awesome! How did you manage to do so, Cousin Cerberion?" Ahuizotlus asked in eagerness. "I was going for the souls of the human's descendants after I destroyed their car, killing them, but this fool got in my way, and now she's my prisoner!" Cerberion said. "Let! Me! OUTTA HERE!" Naturia angrily yelled. "Not happening! The only way you and the rest of my collection is getting out of those orbs is if I'm destroyed and sealed!" Cerberion pointed out. "And we both know that my cousin is far too powerful to be destroyed!" Ahuizotlus said to Naturia, much to the latter's chagrin. Ahuizotlus' companions started laughing at Naturia's predicament. Just then, General Aquilis and Tytus entered the room after hearing all of the commotion. "Oh, great. These guys. You know, it's partly the behavior of Cerberion and these guys that's making me consider what we have plans for 'Operation Trade Winds'." Aquilis whispered to Tytus. "Agreed!" Tytus quietly replied. Cuchivex then took notice of Aquilis and Tytus. Snorting, he ran over to Tytus. "Well, hello there, pretty lady!" He said, continuing to snort, much to her disgust.

"Ugh! Cuchivex! Don't you recognize me?! It's me, Tytus!" Tytus complained. "Yeah, so?" He asked. "You'll have to forgive Cuchivex. He's developed a bit of an addiction to human alcohol." Nguruville said with disgust. That's when Cuchivex let out burp like Barney Gumble right in Tytus's face, causing him to let out a very bad breath. "UGH! What bad breath you have!" Tytus said while fanning her right hand in disgust. "Just be glad it came out his mouth!" Nguruville said. "Your majesty, why are they here?" Aquilis asked. "Oh, right! I was going to get to that point!" Ahuizotlus said. "A few days ago, we were following the beacon you set out, when we were in a place the humans call 'Great Lakes City'. While there, we sensed an immense amount of powerful dark energy deep underground! With some help, we just might be able to get that energy and use it against the humans!" He said.

"Dark energy, you say? Well, then I'll be glad to help you with that, Cousin Ahuizotlus! After all, I happen to be closely connected to the darkness!" Said Cerberion, who was rather interested in the dark energy that his cousin mentioned. "Thanks, cuz!" Ahuizoltlus said. "And since it's not in Royal Woods, we won't have to worry about those annoying riders!" King Draco said. "Riders? Who are they exactly, your majesty?" Ahuizotlus asked in curiosity. "The Kamen Riders, LL, Jewel, and Anansi." King Draco said, showing them an image of the three. "Hey, wait a minute! Two of those riders remind me of Ryu and Naturia for some reason! Although they appear to much younger!" Ahuizotl noted as he pointed at the images of LL and Jewel. "Jewel is actually the last remaining descendant of Ryu and Naturia, and from what I gather, LL is her lover." Cerberion said.

"Whoa! That would explain a lot! So, what about the third rider, Anansi? Where did he come from, because I clearly don't recognize him at all!" Ahuizotlus noted as he pointed at Anansi's image. "LL's best friend, descended from an African warrior blessed by a spider deity to fight off the lost tribe." Cerberion explained. "The lost tribe, huh? I was wondering whatever happened to those guys!" Ahuizotlus said. "Let's just say, do not take these three lightly. And if you do meet them, whatever you do, DON'T kill Jewel! I want that pleasure all to myself!" Cerberion said. "That I understand, Cousin Cerberion!" Ahuizotlus said in agreement to Cerberion's request to not kill Jewel. He then turned to his friends and said "I believe the same should apply to the both you as well! Absolutely, under no circumstances, should you ever kill Jewel! Believe me, you don't want to get between my cousin and his prey!" in dire warning.

"Yes, sir!" Nguruvile said while Cuchivex simply started downing a bottle of sake. "Yeah, whatever." He said. Ahuizotlus then asked Cerberion "Is there a way to get Chuchivex sobered up?" "Actually, you might be able to take advantage of this! During my time in Japan, I heard rumors of a fighting style that mimics the motions of a drunk person, based on what I heard and saw, It's quite effective." Cerberion said. "Huh! I didn't know that! Thanks, Cousin Cerberion!" Said Ahuizotlus. "Come on boys!" He told his friends as they left the castle. Meanwhile, in Great Lakes City. We see Ronnie Anne in her room, getting her laptop set up for a video chat with Lincoln. "Hey, Lincoln!" Ronnie Anne said as Lincoln's face appeared. "Hey, Ronnie Anne!" Lincoln said, although it was painfully obvious he was feeling a bit awkward. "I've decided to chat with you since we haven't actually talked with each other in a long time!" said Ronnie Anne.

"Well, you'll be seeing me soon, Lori's on her way to her date with Bobby, and Clyde and I are tagging along." Lincoln said. "Oh yeah, Chloe and Stella are coming along as well, along with some new friends! There's Shintomaru, a new student who just recently moved here from Italy! Then there's Aya, Lucy's pen pal from Africa who will living with us as part of a foreign exchange student program! And finally, there's Sakura, who moved to Royal Woods a few months ago and she's hanging out with us quite a lot since then!" Lincoln said further. "Oh, yeah! Bobby told me he met her when he visited you last! He said she was your girlfriend?" Ronnie Anne asked. At that, Lincoln's awkwardness became even more painfully obvious.

"Yes! She's my official girlfriend!" Lincoln said with a bright blush on his cheeks. "Well, I look forward to meeting her." Ronnie Anne said. "Thanks. And speaking of romance." Lincoln said as Ronnie Anne started drinking a soda. "I understand you and Sid are official now too!" He said, surprising Ronnie Anne, who did a spit take and nearly choked. "How did you find out about that?!" She nervously asked. "Bobby told me." Lincoln said. This is when Ronnie Anne started to get angry. "Bobby!" She said angrily. "Are you okay, Ronnie Anne?" Lincoln asked. "I'm fine. Sid and I will meet you guys at the skate park. See you then." Ronnie Anne said, hanging up. "I wonder what that was about." Lincoln said from his seat in Vanzilla. "I can't see people's auras from a computer screen, but it seemed she was nervous when she found out you knew about her relationship with this Sid girl." Aya said, from her seat behind Lincoln.

"I'm guessing that Ronnie Anne doesn't want anyone to know about her relationship with Sid quite yet!" Stella said from a seat next to Aya. "I wonder why." Sakura said from her seat, next to Lincoln. "And by the way, Lincoln-kun, you are so lucky I'm not the jealous type. Because I don't need the ability to see auras to see the tension you had while talking to her." Sakura pointed out. "I didn't even need to use my powers to see the same thing." Aya said with a chuckle. "Yeah, you were clearly being awkward when you talked to her!" Said Shintomaru in a seat next to Stella. "It was pretty obvious, buddy." Clyde said in the seat on the other side of Lincoln. "Painfully obvious, more like it." Aurachnid said, dangling from a string of silk on Vanzilla's roof.

"*SIGH!* truth be told, Ronnie Anne and I did actually start falling love with each other, though we never became an actual couple!" Lincoln explained. "DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT LORI!" Lincoln told his oldest sister, who was driving. "Yeah, Lori, if you're not going to say something nice, then don't say it at all!" Said Chloe, who was in the shotgun seat next to Lori. "And I assure you, Sakura. I'm happy with you." Lincoln said, placing his hand on Sakura's and giving her a quick peck on the lips. "AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!" The other girls said. Aya then looked out the window to see Great Lakes City as they continued driving. Suddenly, her eyes flashed and she started getting an uneasy feeling.

"What's wrong, Aya? You look like you've seen a ghost!" Stella asked in concern. "I'm fine. I just saw something that made me uneasy. Almost like there's something evil lying beneath the city." Aya said, creeping out the entire car. "Well, whatever the reason, can you cool it with that aura thing around Ronnie Anne's family? Especially her Abuela. She once uprooted her entire family just because some crackpot astrologer freaked out over a pimple and told her the city was cursed just to avoid being seen in public." Lincoln said. "You should also probably do the same with your ability to turn into a werehyena!" Said Clyde. That comment took Lori by surprise. "Duly noted!" Aya said. "And Shintomaru, please don't bring up the whole 'Reincarnated Warrior' thing up. You think Lisa's hard to convince, her Tio Carlos would probably be worse!" Lincoln warned.

"I'll try, but if anyone finds out about your hero life, then I'll have no choice to the truth about myself!" Said Shintomaru. "The thing is, Shin-kun, your thing isn't as serious as ours. I mean, do you even know how to don that armor you wore in a past life?" Sakura asked. "Not yet, no." Shintomaru admitted. "My point exactly." Sakura said. "Well, to be fair, I believe the driver I've used in my past life is somewhere else, possibly in a different dimension!" Shintomaru noted. "That's your problem, Decade or whatever you were. You have no hard boiled proof of your former identity, whereas Lincoln and Sakura can just slap on their drivers and I can bite Clyde's wrist and bam!" Aurachnid pointed out as they started getting near the Mercado. "Uh, just let you guys know, we are getting near to the mercado!" Lori called out to everyone else.

"That's my cue!" Aurachnid said as he hopped into Clyde's backpack. "None of them are Arachnophobic, are they?" He asked. "I don't know, but given the fact that you're not like other spiders, I'd keep it on the down low." Lincoln said. "Duly noted!" Said Aurachnid as Vanilla screeched to a halt in front of the Mercado *SCREEEEECH!*. "We're Here!" Said Lori. They entered the store and Lori immediately saw Bobby and rushed over to him. "Boo-Boo bear!" She happily said. "Babe!" Said Bobby as he then hugged Lori in embrace. "That is both sweet and sickening at the same time." Aurachnid said. "Just be glad you can't see their auras, it's worse." Aya said.

"It's so great to see you again, Bobby Boo-Boo Bear!" Said Lori. "Same here, Babe!" Bobby said. "I haven't seen you since I visited Royal Woods and helped you, your sisters, and Clyde beat up Cicadeath after he tried to kill Lincoln and Sakura in a death trap!" Bobby added, much to the surprise of Shintomaru, Stella, Chloe, Aya, and Aurachnid, who was still in Clyde's backpack. "I still wish we had actually defeated and sealed him, especially after what happened last time! I swear, when I get my hands on that cicada, I'm going to take my hammer and crush him into a pile of bug guts!" Sakura said. "What exactly did Cicadeath do to make Sakura that mad?" Bobby asked nervously. "Cicadeath has recently been brought back to life and used his soundwaves to cause Lincoln, Sakura, and Clyde to get diarrhea and, as a result, made them involuntarily poop in their pants!" Lori answered, much to the Kamen Riders' embarrassment. "That's rough." Bobby said, seething.

"Thanks for not laughing at us!" Said Lincoln. "Thanks very much! I haven't had diarrhea since the day when I ate bean chips a few years ago!" Sakura explained while still bitter. "I see you have some new friends with you!" Bobby said, trying to get out of the awkward situation he inadvertently found himself in. "Oh yeah, this is Chloe! She's my official girlfriend now!" Said Clyde as he introduced Chloe to Bobby. "Hello!" Chloe said. "This is Aya, she's staying with us as part of a foreign exchange program." Lincoln introduced. "Nice to meet you Bobby." Aya said as her eyes flashed. "Wow, your aura tells me you have big aspirations for your and Lori's future together. As well as a serious complex as a result of repeatedly being turned down for 'Employee of the Month'." She said, confusing Bobby. "Oh, yeah. I can see auras. I know you said to cool it, but one look at that and I just had to say something." Aya said.

"Okay, I did not see that one coming!" Said Bobby. "And this is Shintomaru, he's an old friend of mine from Japan who moved here from Italy last week." Sakura said. "Pleasure to meet you!" Said Shintomaru. "Aren't you forgetting someone?" Asked Stella. "Whoops! My bad! This is Stella Zhau! She became a part my friend group about a year ago!" Lincoln said as he introduced Stella.

"What am I? Chopped liver?!" Aurachnid's voice rang out of Clyde's backpack as he shot a stream of silk jumping out and popping up in front of Bobby's face. "Since you already know about Lincoln and Sakura's double life, you should know about me! The name's Aurachnid! A combination of the Latin word Aurum which means gold, and arachnid!" Aurachnid said, "AAAAAAAAHH! TALKING SPIDER!" screamed Bobby as he then jumped up onto Lori's arms in fright like Scooby-Doo. "Of course." Aurachnid said, annoyed. "It's okay, Bobby. Aurachnid's a friend." Clyde said, allowing the Bum Eyed Spider to get on his hand. "Yeah, I'm the one who helps Clyde here transform into Kamen Rider Anansi!" Aurachnid explained. "It's a pleasure to meet you! Although, upon hearing that girly scream, I can't help but wonder what Lori sees in you." Aurachnid joked.

"HEY!" Lori and Bobby yelled in offense. "Hey, Bobby. Where's Ronnie Anne?" Lincoln asked. "She left to meet with Sid at the skate park about five minutes ago." Bobby said. "Ooh! Then you should probably know this! When I told Ronnie Anne on the video chat about how you told me about her relationship with Sid, she got angry and then turned off her laptop!" Lincoln said. "Yeah, my bad. See, when I told you about it, I had actually forgotten that both she and Sid had asked me not to tell anyone until they felt they were ready. The only other people that knew were Adelaide, Casey, Sameer, Nikki, and Laird." Bobby admitted. "That explains it!" Said Clyde. "Well, we should probably get going and meet them there." Lincoln said as everyone else left the two lovebirds and headed out the door. Unbeknownst to them, Tytus was watching from the shadows. "So the riders are here. Interesting." She said as Sancho (Sergio's Disgusting Pigeon Friend) accidentally flew into her.

"Ow! Watch where you're going, you stupid disgusting pigeon!" Tytus angrily yelled at Sancho. Sancho then flew away, but not before cooing something that Tytus somehow understood. "What did you just call me?!" She angrily asked before huffing and flying off. At the skate park, we see Ronnie Anne, Sid, Casey, Sameer, Nikki, and Laird waiting for Lincoln and his friends. "I can't believe Bobby told them!" Ronnie Anne said. "It was probably just an honest mistake." Sid said. "I know, but still." Ronnie Anne said shamefully. Just then, Nikki took notice of Lincoln and his friends coming towards the skate park. "Oh, hey! They're here!" She said, pointing the group to Lincoln and his friends. Then, Ronnie Anne and her friends took notice and saw the oncoming group. "Lincoln! Clyde! Over here!" Ronnie Anne called out. "Hey, Ronnie Anne!" Said Lincoln. As they walked into the skatepark, Aya couldn't help but look at their auras. That's when she noticed something odd, Ronnie Anne's had a hint of purple, while Sid's had a hint of blue, Casey's a hint of red, Sameer's a hint of green, Nikki's a hint of pink, and Laird's a hint of yellow. That didn't seem odd at first, but Aya felt something different about those aura colors.

"Aya-chan, what's wrong?" Sakura asked. "I can't help notice something unusual about their auras!" Aya answered. "It actually kind of reminds me of the aura I told you about earlier, but in a positive way, while that aura I told you about was negative." She answered. Sakura just blinked in confusion. "Anyway, their individual auras are in completely different colors for some reason!" Aya said further. "It's probably nothing to worry about." Sakura said. "Yeah, you're probably right." Aya said as they rejoined the group. "So, Ronnie Anne, I would like you meet my girlfriend Sakura!" Lincoln said as he introduced Sakura to Ronnie Anne. "Nice to finally meet you, Ronnie Anne-chan. Lincoln-kun's told me a lot about you!" Sakura said. "All good things I hope!" Ronnie Anne joked.

"Well, he tell me how you and him were forced into a double date against both of wills and how he kissed you in the lips in order to make his sister happy!" Sakura said. "Yeah, that was a pretty crazy night." Ronnie Anne said as Sid chuckled. "I'm Sid, it's nice to meet you." She said. "Pleasure to meet you, as well!" Said Sakura. "And of course, this is Aya and Shintomaru." Lincoln said. "Hello!" Said Aya. "Buongiorno!" Said Shintomaru, much to everybody's confusion. "It means "Hello" in Italian! " Shintomaru explained. As everyone else introduced themselves, outside the city, a small group of Neo-Lizardons were digging something up. "So wait, you're telling me that the Kamen Riders are here in the city?" Ahuizotlus asked Tytus.

"Yes! Though, fortunately, they currently have no idea we're all here, due to them being at the skate park with some friends there!" Tytus explained. "This is the perfect opportunity!" Ahuizotlus said. "Uh, what about the dark energy that we're digging up here? Shouldn't that be a greater priority than going after the Kamen Riders?" Asked Nguruvile. "These buckets of bolts still have ways to go. Plus we can show these 'heroes' what we're made of! And maybe even capture some humans for our own purposes!" Ahuizoltus said, jingling his bandolier. "*SNORT! SNORT!* I haven't fought in a while, so why not!" Said Cuchivex as he then drank down a bottle of sake. "Of course, let's all remember not to kill Jewel! She's my cousin's prey, not ours! Isn't that right, Cousin Cerberion?" Said Ahuizotlus. "Very Right, Cousin Ahuizotlus!" Said Cerberion, who was keeping an eye on the Neo-Lizardons while they're digging. "I'm just waiting for just the right moment to strike is all." He added in a creepy tone.

"Well said, Cousin Cerberion!" Said Ahuizotlus, who wasn't disturbed by his cousin's wicked grin. Then he turned to Tytus and asked "So, Tytus, where is this skate park that you've mentioned?" Meanwhile, at the skate park. "So, how did you guys becoming a couple happen exactly?" Lincoln asked Ronnie Anne and Sid, who blushed intensely. "Well, it happened like this." Ronnie Anne said.

Flashback

"It was a couple days after this incident involving a game of truth or dare, my breakfast bot, and Sergio, don't ask." Sid narrated as we focus on her and Ronnie Anne on the building's stoop. "I had actually had a crush on Ronnie Anne for a while, but couldn't get the courage to tell her out of fear of it ruining our friendship, but on that day, something within me snapped, and well." She explained as flashback Sid leaned in to kiss Ronnie Anne. "I meant for it to be a simple peck on the cheek, but..." Sid explained as Ronnie Anne in the flashback turned in time for it to become a full blown kiss on the lips. When Sid opened her eyes to see what happened, she was blushing so intensely, she looked like a tomato. "Sid? D-did you just-" Ronnie Anne in the flashback started saying. "Uh, oh would you look at the time! I promised Adelaide I'd help her with something, see you later!" She said, running into the building, crying "Why did I do that? Why did I do that? Why did I do that?!" As Ronnie Anne fell to her knees in shock.

End Flashback

"Not exactly my best moment." Sid admitted. "Hey, at least it was better than how Lincoln-kun found out about my crush on him!" Sakura said. "What do mean by that, Sakura?" Asked Sid. "Someone, who shall remain nameless, told him about my crush on him before I was ready." Sakura admitted. "RIGHT AFTER HE SPIED ON ME WITH A CAMERA INSTALLED IN MY SHOWER STALL WHILE I WAS IN THERE TAKING A SHOWER, THAT IS!" Sakura angrily yelled, much to Ronnie Anne and her friends' shock and disgust. "Yeah, she's rather sensitive about that." Lincoln said. "Can you blame her?!" Ronnie Anne angrily said, Sid and Nikki agreeing. "Anyway, that night, I was in my room, still in shock about what happened." Ronnie Anne said.

Flashback

Ronnie Anne was in her room staring blankly at what had just happened earlier, when Bobby opened the door. "Hey, Ronnie Anne! Dinner will be ready in about five minutes! It's Taquitos night!" He told her. He then noticed something was off. "Ronnie Anne, are you okay?" Bobby asked. "To tell you the truth, I don't know." Ronnie Anne said. Sensing something wrong with his sister, Bobby turned to Sergio who was currently on his perch. "Sergio, do you think you could leave us alone for a minute? I think I need to talk to her in private." Bobby told the bird. "Fine! Sancho's throwing another party in the park anyway." Sergio said, flying out the window. "Who are Sergio and Sancho?" Sakura asked. "Sergio's our family parrot and Sancho's his pigeon friend." Ronnie Anne explained.

"You can tell Sancho apart from other pigeons in the city due to him being deformed with half of his feathers missing, a bruised eye, and only one leg!" Sid explained. "Yikes! Although, I can't help but ask what kind of parties a pigeon could throw..." Sakura said. "You'd be surprised, trust me. The guy's a literal party animal. Anyway..." Ronnie Anne said as the flashback continued. "Ronnie Anne, what's wrong? You can tell me." Bobby said. "It's just, Sid kissed me earlier." Ronnie Anne admitted. "Woah! Wait, what kind of kiss? A peck on the cheek or lips, or a make out?" Bobby asked. "I think it was supposed to be on the cheek, based on her body language, but thanks to me, it ended up full blown on the lips." Ronnie Anne admitted. "Whoa! Didn't see that one coming!" Exclaimed Bobby. "Neither did I. But the weird thing is, I think I actually liked it! You know that feeling you talk about whenever you're with Lori, I think I got that when it happened, but I can't explain it." Ronnie Anne admitted. "Wow! Honestly, Nini, I didn't expect you fall in love with Sid! Usually, I thought you would have those kinds of feelings with Lincoln!" Bobby said.

"I don't get it either. I need to talk to her about this." Ronnie Anne said, getting out of bed. "Dinner's ready!" The voice of her Abuela, Rosa called out. "After dinner." She said. Later, she was knocking on the Chang's apartment door, which was opened by Sid's father, Stanley. "Hey, Mr. Chang. Is Sid in? I need to talk to her about something." Ronnie Anne said. "Sorry, Ronnie Anne. She got home, acted all upset about something and ran up to the roof." He answered. "Oh! I see! Thanks for letting me know, Mr. Chang!" Said Ronnie Anne. "Is everything all right? She wouldn't tell us what she was so upset about." Mr. Chang said. "Perhaps I should talk to her, alone!" Said Ronnie Anne. "Okay." Mr. Chang said as Ronnie Anne went up to the roof. There she saw Sid, curling up in a fetal position, crying. "Sid?" Ronnie Anne asked in concern.

"Ronnie Anne? What are you doing here?" Sid asked while still crying. "I came up to talk to you about what happened earlier." Ronnie Anne admitted, rubbing her arm. "Sid. Do, do you like me? As in like like me?" Ronnie Anne asked. Sid whimpered a little right before she bawled "YEH-HEH-HEH-HES!" while bursting out rivers of tears from her eyes. "Sid." Ronnie Anne said, even more concerned than before. "I have liked you like this for a few months. I just couldn't tell you because I was worried about how you'd react, and how it would affect our friendship and-" Sid said starting to get frantic, before Ronnie Anne grabbed her by the shoulders and started shaking her. "Sid, calm down!" She said. "Get a hold of yourself!" She added while slapping Sid across her face.

"Sorry, but listen." Ronnie Anne said, upon seeing the pain in Sid's face. "That kiss was pretty surprising, but what's even more surprising, is I actually enjoyed it." She said, surprising Sid. "Really?" Sid asked. "Yeah. And it's really weird for me, since I've only ever had feelings for guys up until now. But if you're willing to let me, I'm willing to give it a try." Ronnie Anne said, offering her hand. "Really?" Sid asked, grabbing Ronnie Anne's hand. "Really." Ronnie Anne said, pulling Sid into a kiss on the lips.

End Flashback

"About a week later, we both realized we were in love, and have been going strong ever since." Sid said, before kissing Ronnie Anne on the cheek. The story got Sakura, Stella, Chloe, and Aya in tears. "That was so beautiful!" Sakura said. "We found out the day after they realized their feelings were genuine." Nikki said. "Bobby already knew from day one." Ronnie Anne said. "And my sister Adelaide found out when she accidentally walked in on us making out in my bedroom." Sid admitted. "*SHUDDER!* Can't imagine how imagine how embarrassing that last one must be!" Chloe said in a shudder. "We've been trying to find the right time to come out to the rest of our families, but haven't had much luck." Ronnie Anne admitted. "Why is that?" Asked Sakura.

"Fear, I guess. On how they'll react. Bobby and Adelaide have been supportive all the way, in fact when Adelaide found out, the first thing she asked was if she could be my maid of honor at our wedding!" Sid said with a chuckle. "I know what you mean. My Papa was a child psychologist back in Japan, one of the things he specialized in was helping kids and teens who identified as LGBTQ come to terms with who they are and come out to their families." Sakura said. "Really? When can we meet him?!" Asked Ronnie Anne. This caused Sakura to tear up a little in sadness. "What's wrong?" Laird asked. "Her parents and brother were killed in a car accident about a week before she and her grandmother moved to the US. To say it's a bit of a sensitive subject for her would be an understatement." Lincoln explained. "Oh, my gosh! I'm so sorry! I had no idea!" Ronnie Anne said in horror and guilt.

"Yeah! I can't imagine losing my own family, especially like that!" Said Sid in equal horror. "Thanks." Sakura said as screaming could be heard throughout the skatepark. "Huh?! What's going on over there?!" Asked Ronnie Anne as she and her friends heard the screaming. "I don't know, but we'd better find out!" Said Lincoln as he and his friends rushed towards the source of the screams. "Hey! Wait for us!" Said Ronnie Anne as she and her friends followed them from behind, with Laird being the last one to follow due to his cowardice. Soon, they arrived at the source of the screams. "You have got to be kidding me!" Lincoln said as they watched Ahuizotlus and his crew wreak havoc. "How on earth did the Animarius alert not go off while we're here?" Clyde asked. "They must be wearing signal blockers. But why are they here of all places?!" Sakura asked. "Maybe it has something to do with that dark aura I saw." Aya said.

Then, when Ronnie Anne and her friends caught with Lincoln and the others, were shocked to see the Animarius warriors in the area. This sight made Laird scream in fright "AAAAAAAAHH! MONSTERS!" "No way!" Nikki said, pulling out her phone. "Those are some of those Animarius monsters those Kamen Rider guys have been fighting in Royal Woods!" She said, showing a news article on her phone. "Even in another city, we're famous." Sakura whispered. "Should we let Ronnie Anne and her friends know about our identities?" Asked Clyde. "Normally, I'd be reluctant to! But seeing that they're here, I'm afraid we got no other choice!" Answered Lincoln. "What are you guys talking about?" Nikki asked as Clyde pulled Aurachnid out of his backpack. "You're about to find out." He said. "Ooh! Is that a Bum Eyed Spider?! There's a few of them in the Zoo my mom works at, but I've never seen one with such unique markings!" Sid said. "Hey! How are y'all doing? The names Aurachnid! Pleasure to meet y'all!" Said Aurachnid, much to the surprise of Ronnie Anne and her friends.

"Exchange pleasantries later, Aurachnid, duty calls!" Clyde said. "Right! Hey, does anyone else smell that?" Aurachnid asked. Everyone started sniffing the air, and an aroma Sakura and Shintomaru recognized filled their nostrils. "Ew! Sake!" Sakura said in disgust. "What's Sake?" Lincoln asked. "It's a Japanese alcoholic beverage made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran!" Shintomaru answered. "And how do you know that?" Asked Clyde. "I have an uncle who works at a sake brewery back in Japan! He also tends to occasionally drink that stuff whenever he gets home from work! My father and I visited his workplace before for a special visit!" Shintomaru answered. "And the smell, yuck!" Sakura said. "Oh yeah! I forgot to mention that I once got tricked into drinking that stuff after some mischievous pranksters switched out my juice thermos with one filled with sake! As a result, I got drunk and Sakura had to carry me home to get help from my parents!" Shintomaru added, much to his own embarrassment. "Well that pig guy seems to like it." Sameer said.

Then they all turned to notice Cuchivex chugging down a bottle of sake and then burped after finishing it off. "Gross. As if pigs don't have enough of a bad reputation for bad table manners." Clyde said. "Yeah, but let's not focus on that. You guys just get to safety." Lincoln said as he and Sakura placed their drivers on their waists and Clyde allowed Aurachnid to bite his wrist. "Why did Aurachnid just bite you?" Sid asked nervously. "Unfortunately, it's the only way to get my equipment to appear." Clyde answered as his own driver appeared before the three ran out to confront the Animarius soldiers. "All right, you three, that's enough!" Said Lincoln as he, Sakura, and Clyde stopped in front of Ahuizotlus and his friends. "Huh?! And how are kids like you three going to stop us?" Ahuizotlus asked in amusement. "Like this!" Answered Lincoln as he typed in the code for his transformation. Then, Sakura placed in the gemstones for her transformation. Finally, Aurachnid jumped off of Clyde's wrist and attached himself to Clyde's belt buckle.

0-0-0-1! Let's Go!
Ruby! Sapphire! Topaz! Emerald!
Spider On!

"HENSHIN!" Shouted Lincoln, Sakura, and Clyde as went into their respective transformations into Kamen Rider LL, Kamen Rider Jewel, and Kamen Rider Anansi, much to the surprise of Ronnie Anne and her friends as well as Ahuizotlus, Nguruvile, and Cuchivex. "So you're the Kamen Riders! Ha! Well I'm Ahuizotlus, this is Nguruville, and the drunkard's Chuchivex. I must say, based on what my cousin Cerberion told me about you guys, I was expecting a lot more, especially with you Jewel!" Ahuizotlus said, angering Sakura. "Cerberion is your cousin?!" Sakura angrily asked. "Yes, and he specifically told us not to kill you. Said he wants that pleasure all to himself. But your friends on the other hand..." Ahuizotlus said. "They're both fair game!" Said Nguruvile as he showed his tail claw in eagerness to fight. "We'll see about that!" Lincoln said, summoning his screen.

6-7-8-9, Shinobi!

Entering his super form, Lincoln unsheathed his katana while Clyde summoned the Calabasher in Knobkerrie mode. "A ninja huh? That kind of reminds me Gorf! I wonder what happened to him, since I never saw him or General Toadus when me and my friends returned to the castle after so many years!" Ahuizotlus wondered. "News flash! Toadus and Gorf no longer work for the Empire! In fact, they're helping us fight against them!" Clyde said, much to the shock and anger of Ahuizotlus and his friends. "And he even taught me all kinds of techniques including this! Rider Ninpo! Kage no Mai!" Lincoln called out. Then Lincoln vanished and reappeared from Ahuizotlus in an attempt to slash him. However, Lincoln's attempts was foiled as he was then grabbed by Ahuizotlus's tail hand and repeatedly smacked around the concrete floor, causing Lincoln some extremely severe pain. "Lincoln!/Lincoln-kun!" Clyde and Sakura said as Sakura pulled out the Ruby of Fire.

Ruby!

Switching to flame mode and summoning her own Katana, Sakura and Clyde charged, only to be blocked by Nguruvile and Chuchivex. "You're not going anywhere!" Nguruvile said. "You help Lincoln! I've got these two!" Clyde told Sakura. "Arigato, Clyde-kun!" Said Sakura as she then made a dash towards Lincoln's location. "You don't scare us, bug boy!" Nguruvile said. "Bug? BUG?! SPIDERS ARE NOT BUGS, THEY'RE ARACHNIDS! CAN'T YOU TWO IDIOTS TELL THE DIFFERENCE?!" Aurachnid angrily yelled. "You really need to get control over that anger when someone says that." Clyde told him. "Well, excuse me for not liking the idea of my kind being incorrectly categorized as bugs when they are not!" Aurachnid argued back. "It doesn't matter anyway, because if Aurachnid's fangs manage to pierce either of your skins, his venom will destroy you! And don't forget about me!" Clyde said, switching the Calabasher to Water Gun mode. "Do your thing, partner!" Clyde told Aurachnid.

"You got it! Nobody gets with calling spiders bugs, anyway!" Said Aurachnid as he then crawled up to the Calabasher and sunk his fangs in there while wrapping his legs around it. He shouted "SPIDER BREAK!" as golden energy flows towards the nozzle of the weapon. Then Clyde shouted "SPIDER SHOOTER!" as he then pulled the trigger and released a massive torrent of golden water at Nguruvile and Chuchivex. However, when the torrent got close to them, something unexpected happened. Nguruvile actually caught the torrent with his hands and tail-claw and converted it into a floating whirlpool. "What the heck?! That's not supposed to happen!" Aurachnid said in surprise. "Something tells me this is about to get worse!" Said Clyde in worry. "Oh, you're right! It is about to get worse! NOW CHUCHIVEX!" Said Nguruvile as he then signaled Chuchivex to come towards the whirlpool. Then, Chuchivex dived upwards and went directly inside the whirlpool, causing the water to turn bubbly and brown with noxious fumes emitting from the bubbles. Afterwards, Nguruvile tossed the noxious whirlpool and Chuchivex right towards Clyde and Aurachnid. It happened so fast that Clyde's Spider Instincts were unable to alert him in time as Chuchivex rammed him with his tusks while being drenched by the noxious whirlpool.

"This might be a bit more difficult than I thought." Clyde said as a beeping sound could be heard. "Hello?" He said over the communicator. "I suddenly got the feeling I needed to let you know that, in order to compensate for your lack of extra forms, I upgraded Vector Anansi with the ability to transform into armor that temporarily enhances your physical abilities." Lisa's voice rang out over his communicator. "It can also be ridden on like a hoverhoard!" Lisa added. "Wow, Lisa! When did you do that?" Clyde asked with curiosity. "The other day." Lisa explained as Clyde pulled Vector Anansi off his belt. "So, how do you activate the armor mode!" Asked Clyde. After he said that, Vector Anansi grew and split into several pieces while the legs on Clyde's back extended. The parts that made up Aquarion's spider legs attached themselves to Clyde's spider legs, giving them blades at the end, the part that made up the front attached to his chest and arms, and a pair of energy swords extended themselves from his wrists.

"Okay! Now that is cool!" Said Clyde as he looked at his armor with amazement. "I still don't understand how a five year old was able to do this, but I agree!" Aurachnid said. "Yeah, let's show these Animarius punks what Kamen Rider Anansi Battle Spider mode is capable of!" Clyde announced. "What do you think of the name? Be honest." Clyde told Aurachnid. "Hmm! Battle Spider Mode! That does have a nice ring to it!" Said Aurachnid after some thought. "Bring it!" Nguruvile said as Chuchivex started guzzling a fresh bottle of sake. "Gladly!" Clyde and Aurachnid said. Meanwhile, with Lincoln and Sakura. "Lincoln-kun! Are you okay?!" Sakura asked in concern. "*GROAN!* that felt like getting hit by a car!" Said Lincoln while getting up. "Don't worry, I'm here to help!" Sakura said, igniting her katana. "This should be excellent practice for my duel against Cerberion, that overgrown mutt will pay for what he did to my family!" She said.

"Oh yeah! Cousin Cerberion told me about how he killed your family by exploding their car! However, before he could collect their souls, Naturia got in the way, allowing those souls to escape into the afterlife! Because of that, Cousin Cerberion imprisoned Naturia inside an orb as a part of his collection of souls!" Said Ahuizotlus said, much the shock and horror of Sakura and Lincoln. "Naturia? Could it be?" Sakura asked herself before steeling her resolve. "Whatever! You're only a stepping stone on my quest to avenge my family and make Cerberion pay for his sins!" She declared as a small light shone on her chest. "Uh oh! Better these on before it gets too bright!" Ahuizotlus said as he then put on a pair of sunglasses in preparation for the light. Suddenly, the flame on Sakura's katana grew stronger and the light grew brighter. "Master! Are you seeing this?" Gorf asked as they watched the battle from within his and Toadus' hideout.

"I certainly am seeing this! Sakura is getting stronger!" Said Master Toadus. "Not only that, but she's also starting to show all the signs Naturia showed when she started experiencing the true power of the Hato no Hikari!" Gorf said. Back with Sakura, she started to shine brighter. And unbeknownst to her, one of the last two pages in Ryu's journal started glowing as well. Sakura then made a bright flash of light while throwing a big fiery slash at Ahuizotlus, who quickly dodged away from it without a scratch. As soon as the light faded out, Sakura painted a little before noticing that Ahuizotlus was unharmed. "Wait a minute! How are you unharmed?!" Sakura asked in confusion. "I'm much faster than you expect! I simply just dodged out of the way as soon you sent that fiery slash towards me!" Ahuizotlus said. "In fact, my speed comes in handy when I hunt down my prey!" He added as he presented one of his jars in front of Lincoln and Sakura. "Are those real eyeballs?!" Asked Lincoln in sudden terror from seeing the eyeballs inside the transparent jar. "They sure are! How do I obtain them, you ask? On land, I stalk my prey and torment them a little before I strike them down by piercing their hearts with the clawed hand on my tail! In water, I wait by the waters edge for any human that gets near and when they're close enough, I jump out and drag them underwater to drown them to death! Once I finish my kills in either fashion, I immediately pluck their eyeballs and place each pair inside a jar for the thrill of the kill! You can say that I'm an eyeball harvester!" Ahuizotlus answered right before he made a evil laugh. This caused Lincoln to ask in fright "Har...Har...Harvester?!". "Well yes, that's exactly what I said!" Ahuizotlus answered back. That's when Lincoln jumped up in fright and screamed "AAAAAAAAHH! THE HARVESTER!" right before he ran away in shear terror, much to the confusion of Sakura and Ahuizotlus. This caused Ahuizotlus to say to Sakura "Whoa! Didn't see that coming! I wasn't expecting that boyfriend of yours to suddenly turn chicken and run like a coward!" while scratching his head with his tail hand.

"Yeah, what was that all about?" Sakura asked. "Last year, he saw a scary movie starring a killer named the 'Harvestor!' It scarred him for life!" Clyde said, using two of his spider legs to defend himself from his foes. "Why on earth would he want to see a scary movie in the first place?" Sakura asked further. "He wanted to prove to his parents that could handle it! When Lincoln and I went to the cinemas, he snuck into the theater where "The Harvester" showing while I was in another theater watching "Blarney: The Luck of the Cretaceous"! However, as you can see, he had proved himself wrong! Plus, he was so scared that he stayed awake all night long!" Clyde answered. This made the Animarius soldiers stop in their tracks before busting out in laughter.

"HAHAHA! WHAT A SCAREDY-CAT!" Said Nguruvile while laughing hysterically. "*SNORT! SNORT!* YEAH! WHAT A YELLOW-BELLIED CHICKEN!" Said Chuchivex while snorting in laughter. "I was expecting him to be a fierce warrior, BUT IT TURNS OUT HE'S NOTHING BUT A COWARDLY KID!" Said Ahuizotlus right before he laughed again. "Hey! That's my best friend you guys are making fun of!" Clyde said, arming a miniature version of Vector Anansi's missile launchers. "And my boyfriend!" Sakura said, once again igniting her katana. Clyde then launched the missiles that were on his back. Then, Sakura sent another fiery slash at Ahuizotlus, only for him to dodge it again. Back with Clyde, his missiles headed straight towards Nguruvile and Chuchivex. Half of the missiles got close to Chuchivex, who then bent backwards and effectively dodged the missiles like Neo from "The Matrix" trilogy. The rest of the missiles got close to Nguruvile, who wasn't so lucky as he got a direct hit from the missiles *BOOM!*. This resulted in him being covered in soot and his fur all spiked up. He then said "*GROAN!* Lucky Shot, Kid!" right before he fell down and went unconscious. Ahuizotlus noticed this and said "Oh No! Nguruvile is down! Quickly, Chuchivex! Grab him and let's get out of here!"

*Hic* "You got it!" Chuchivex said, grabbing Nguruvile and noticing the spectators, hidden behind a car. "And just to make sure that none of you follow us...!" Ahuizotlus said as he then noticed Ronnie Anne and her friends watching from behind a skateboard ramp. "I'm going to be taking a hostage!" He finished as he then reached out and grabbed Sid with his tail-hand. "What the?" Sid asked as Ahuizotlus yanked her away before they ran away. "SID!" Ronnie Anne cried in terror as her girlfriend was whisked away. "Remember! Don't you dare follow us or the girl becomes my next kill!" Said Ahuizotlus as he ran away with his friends while holding Sid in his tail-hand. "Coward!" Aurachnid said as Ronnie Anne started crying.

"Um, has anyone seen where Lincoln went?" Asked Aurachnid. "Oh! I saw him running in that direction!" Said Casey as he pointed his finger to his right. Then, Sakura went in that direction and noticed something shaking inside a bush and headed towards it. As soon she got close enough, Sakura sees Lincoln all scared in a fetal position and chattering his teeth in fright. Then, Sakura touched his shoulder, causing Lincoln to jump up and scream "AAAAAAAAHH! IT'S THE HARVESTER! HE'S GOT ME!". "Lincoln-kun! Calm down! It's me, Sakura!" Sakura shouted. As soon as Lincoln heard Sakura's voice, he turned around and saw her. "Sakura? Oh,man! You saw me run away all scared like a craven coward, didn't you?" Lincoln asked in sadness and embarrassment. "We all did, Lincoln-kun! Fortunately, Clyde-kun explained why you acted like that in the first place and, well, honestly, I feel very sorry that you went through such a traumatic experience!" Sakura answered in an understanding manner. "Yeah, but still, I shouldn't have run off like that! I was supposed to be a hero and went and made myself a laughingstock in front of my enemies!" Said Lincoln as he hung his head in shame. "Yeah, those three Animarius warriors did indeed laugh at you! Fortunately, we got back at them after Clyde-kun's missiles hit and injured Nguruvile to unconscious and forced the other two to retrieve him and retreat!" Sakura said. "But don't worry, Lincoln-kun! I still love you, no matter what!" She said, right before hugging him in embrace. "Thanks, Sakura! I appreciate that!" Said Lincoln while his mood is lightened up. Then he asked "So, what happened while I was hiding in the bush?". "Oh! That's right! Right before Ahuizotlus left with his friends, he went and kidnapped Sid to prevent us from following them!" Sakura answered in seriousness. "*GASP! Oh No! That is not good!" Exclaimed Lincoln. Then he asked Sakura "Ronnie Anne isn't taking this too well, is she?" in concern. "Worse! She's devastated to the point of crying!" Sakura answered as she then pointed at Ronnie Anne, who was still crying. "Oh Man! We'd better go over there and calm her down! We should also call Lisa from the base and ask her about our current foes!" Said Lincoln in concern. "Agreed, Lincoln-kun!" Said Sakura. Then they both rushed over to Ronnie Anne to help her calm down.

Meanwhile, at the dig site, Ahuizotlus tied Sid up with rope before tossing her to the ground. "You're not going to get away with this, you monkey mutt!" Sid angrily yelled.

"Oh, you silly little girl." Ahuizotlus said, caressing her face in a creepy manner. "You have no idea what we're capable of." He said, slapping her. "My friends will find me, and when they do..." Sid said, only for her captors to start laughing. "Don't be ridiculous! Even if they knew where to find you, we'll just kick their butts!" Cuchivex said. Meanwhile, back in the city. "Okay, so after talking to Toadus and Gorf, as well as cross referencing some mythological creature databases, I believe I have identified your current foes." Lisa said over the phone.

"Those three individuals are known collectively as the Water Hunters! Ahuizotlus is based off the Ahuizotl, a legendary creature from Aztec mythology that was often associated with the Aztec rain god Tlaloc! It's often known for its long tail that ends in a monkey's hand and it also has the habit of snatching its victims from the water's edge so it would feast on their eyes, teeth, and fingernails, though it's clear that Ahuizotlus only collects the eyes and not the teeth or fingernails! From what Toadus and Gorf told me, he is indeed one of Cerberion's cousins! And like Cerberion, Ahuizotlus's habit of collecting eyeballs after every kill is for the sheer thrill of it! Nguruvile is based off of the Nguruvilu, a long fox-like creature with a clawed tail that originated from the Mapuche religion of the indigenous people inhabiting Chile! It is known to live in and cause whirlpools, which it uses to kill any humans that attempts to cross rivers, much Nguruvile's ability to create whirlpools in mid air! Cuchivex is based off the Cuchivilu, another creature from Mapuche myth! It is a cross between a wild pig and a snake that lives in caves by bogs and lakes and would often steal fish from fishermen by tearing apart their fishing nets and devour all of the fish! It would leave behind a curse in that part of the water so that no fish would ever be in there again! Of course, from what Toadus and Gorf told me, Cuchivex's primary ability is to contaminate any body of water that he swims in, causing anybody that either drinks or swims in it to get incredibly sick!" Lisa explained. That's when Clyde started to suddenly feel ill. "OOOOOHHH! I don't so good!" Said Clyde. "*GROAN!* Same here, partner!" Said Aurachnid. After that, they both loudly threw up, in Clyde's case, it's with his helmet on "BLEEEEEEEEEGH!" "There, there, Clyde-kun, Aurachnid-san." Sakura said, patting Clyde's back. "Lisa, you said the Ahuizotl has a habit of stealing people's eyes, right?" Ronnie Anne asked, taking the phone from Lincoln's hands.

"Yes, right after he kills those people first! Why do you ask?" Lisa asked. This information got Ronnie Anne really worried about Sid. "Before they fled, Ahuizotlus kidnapped Sid, and Ronnie Anne's really worried about her." Lincoln explained. "That's understandable, fear for your lover's life can be stress inducing." Lisa said, catching Ronnie Anne off guard. "Wait, you know too?" Ronnie Anne asked in shock. "We kind of all do. Me, all my sisters, some of our friends." Lincoln said. "Dang it, Bobby!" Ronnie Anne said. "Yeah, I told Bobby about how angry you got when I told you about how he told me about your relationship with Sid and told us that he, at the time, actually forgot about his promise not to tell! So, he apologized to us for that!" Lincoln explained. "It's fine. At least you guys and Adelaide haven't told anybody. Right?" Ronnie Anne asked her friends.

"Nope!" Said Casey. "Definitely Not!" Said Sameer. "We've kept your relationship with Sid a tight-lipped secret!" Said Nikki. "And that's the truth!" Said Laird. Aya looked at them, trying to study their auras. 'Just what is this feeling I'm getting?' She thought to herself. "Don't worry, Ronnie Anne. I promise, we'll find Sid and stop them!" Lincoln said. "But how? We don't even know what they're doing here in Great Lakes City, let alone where they took Sid-chan!" Sakura said. "I do." A voice rang out, everyone looked up to see a mysterious figure in full ninja garb. "Um, who are you and why do I get the feeling that we know you somehow?" Asked Lincoln.

"That information is classified for now." The figure said. "But anyway, the Empire is here investigating a source of dark energy they detected outside the city. You'll find them about ten miles north of here." The figure said. "*GASP!* That must be the same negative aura I felt when we entered the city!" Aya exclaimed. "By the way, you didn't happen to see my rather embarrassing freak-out when I ran away from Ahuizotlus after he reminded me of something that mentally scarred me for life, did you?" Lincoln asked nervously. "Unfortunately, I did!" The mysterious figure answered. "But don't worry, I won't judge you. You don't really have time, anyway." The figure said, throwing down a flashbang grenade and disappearing in a puff of smoke. "Whoever that was, they're right. We need to save Sid and stop them!" Lincoln said, unclipping Vector LL from his belt.

"Wait, Lincoln! Remember what Ahuizotlus said?! If he knows we followed him, he'll kill Sid and steal her eyeballs!" Ronnie Anne said in worry while touching Lincoln's right shoulder. "Don't worry, Ronnie Anne." Lincoln said, grasping Ronnie Anne's hands. "I won't let that happen! I promise!" He said. After tearing up a little, Ronnie Anne then said "Okay, Lincoln! I'll have your word on that!". "Uh! Do you guys mind if Clyde and I stay behind while y'all rescue Sid? Cause neither of us are feeling well right now!" Aurachnid said while he and Clyde are still show signs of illness. "I'll stay here with Clyde and Aurachnid and keep an eye on them!" Chloe said while standing right next to Clyde. Then, she took Lincoln's phone and asked Lisa "By the way, Lisa, do you mind calling Master Toadus and Gorf and ask them if they have a cure for Clyde and Aurachnid's condition?" while her on the phone's video camera how sick Clyde and Aurachnid are.

"Way ahead of you." Gorf's voice rang out as he and Toadus mixed together a bunch of herbs and other stuff with a mortar and pestle. "Great! Come on, Sakura!" Lincoln said. "Right! Vector Jewel, launch!" Sakura said as her Vector grew. "I'm coming with you." Ronnie Anne said, surprising the two. "So are we!" Casey, Sameer, and Nikki said. "Laird too." Nikki said, grabbing the redhead by his collar. "Wait, what?" He asked. "Really? Are you guys sure about this?" Asked Lincoln. "Yes, Sid's our friend, no one's going to mess with her on our watch!" Nikki said. "Do I really have to be involved in this?" Laird asked. "Please, Lincoln." Ronnie Anne said. "Fine, but be careful!" Lincoln instructed as he climbed into Vector LL's cockpit. "The Vectors will get us there in a few minutes, so I hope you guys don't get motion sick, cause they get pretty fast!" He explained as Ronnie Anne followed him. "Quick question, Lincoln, how did you guys manage to get these vehicles in the first place?" Asked Ronnie Anne.

"It's a long story that involves another dimension, human hating angels, reincarnation, and an adorable robot dog with wings." Lincoln explained as Sakura climbed into her Vector's cockpit, Nikki and Laird following her, Casey and Sameer climbing into Vector LL. "I'll join you guys as soon as I recover." Clyde said. "Same here, naturally!" Said Aurachnid. "You guys mind if I come along too? My aura reading abilities can be quite useful!" Said Aya as she climbed into Lincoln's Vector. "That's not the only way you can help us Aya-chan!" Sakura called from within Vector Jewel with a knowing tone. Then Aya quickly figured out what Sakura meant and said "Oh yeah! Of course!", much to the confusion of Ronnie Anne and her friends. "What are guys talking about?" Ronnie Anne asked. "You'll see soon enough!" Lincoln said as the Vectors took off.

"How fast did you say these things could go?" Laird nervously asked. "Lisa-chan estimates they can reach Mach 2 easily, why?" Sakura asked. "Because I might get air sick, that's why!" Said Laird in fright. "Not in my Vector, you're not!" Sakura said, pushing a few buttons on her control console, teleporting Laird into the cockpit of Vector LL. Then, both vehicles flew off towards where Ahuizotlus would be.

Meanwhile, the Neo-Lizardons finally hit something after digging for long *CLANK!*. "Look! Those bucket-heads finally got something!" Said Ahuizotlus as he, Cerberion, Cuchivex, and Nguruvile, who recovered after being given an healing potion, came towards the hole. Then they looked down the hole to see a stone structure. "Hmmm! It seems that source of the energy is hidden somewhere within this structure!" Said Cerberion as he felt the dark energy from within the structure. "Good thing we have Cuchivex here! His head and tusks are tougher than solid steel!" Said Nguruvile as he then motioned Cuchivex towards the towards the structure. Afterwards, Cuchivex then thrusts his head forward and broke through the structure *SMASH!*, creating a hole that leads into a passageway. "*SNORT!* Still got it!" Said Cuchivex as then drank another bottle of sake. "Well then, let's get going!" Said Ahuizotlus as he then turned to the Neo-Lizardons and said to them "Guard the girl while we search for the dark energy source!". After that, the Neo-Lizardons saluted and went to Sid, who was still tied up while next to a tree. Then, Cerberion, Ahuizotlus, Nguruvile, and Cuchivex went down into the passageway and marched forward with Cerberion leading the way. After a while, they all stopped in front of a sort of door that was decorated with a demon-like head with two long tusks in its bottom jaw that are actually levers. "Huh! The dark energy must be behind that door! Though, question is, how do we open it?" Asked Ahuizotlus. "I see that the statue's tusks must be levers! One of them should open the door and there's only one way to find out which one!" Nguruvile noted. Then, he motioned Cuchivex to come towards the statue. After Cuchivex got next to the statue, Nguruvile then shouted "Pull the lever, Cuchivex!". Chuchivex responded by pulling down the left lever, causing a trap door open up underneath Nguruvile! Then, Nguruvile shouted "WRONG LEVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRR…!" as he fell down the trap door until a splash can be heard *SPLASH!*. Ahuizotlus and Cerberion looked at Cuchivex with a 'really?' look while the latter said "Whoops!" with a shrug. Then, a door opened from the side to reveal Nguruvile walking out of it all irritated and drenched with a large crocodile hanging on to his tail with its mouth. Nguruvile then said in an exasperated tone "Why did whoever built this place even have that lever?!" right before he slapped the crocodile, causing it to let go of his tail and run away while whimpering like a dog. After that, Nguruvile marched towards the statue and pulled the right lever, causing the platform to flip upwards. This caused all four Animarius warriors to be pulled in and then land on what looks like an ancient version of a rollercoaster car, which then closed its bars down to keep its passengers safe. Then, the car start to race down a slope, causing one of its passengers, Ahuizotlus, to shout in surprise "YAAAAAAAAH-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOOEY!" while Cuchivex simply squealed in terror from the drop "*SQUEEEEEAL!*". After the rollercoaster car went throw various turns, loops, and designs, it stopped in front of a bumper and opened up its bars, allowing the four Animarius warriors to let themselves out. "Okay, wasn't expecting a rollercoaster ride in a place as ancient as this!" Cerberion noted as took a look back at the rollercoaster car that brought them here. "Hey guys! Check this out!" Said Nguruvile as he pointed at something. It was a wooden chest that has the face of a menacing seven-horned green-eyed demon where the lock should be and it is on top of a stone column.

"All that, for a stupid box!?" Nguruvile said, picking up the chest, only for it to heat up, causing him to drop it, recoiling in pain. "YEEEEEOOOOWWWCH! That's hot!" He complained. "Careful, Nguruvile! That box is what's containing the dark energy!" Said Ahuizotlus as he figured out why the box heated up like that. "Hey, what's this?" Cuchivex asked, noticing some writing on the wall. "Some sort of human language." Ahuizotlus said. "It's a warning! 'Beware: If someone pure of heart makes contact with this Dark Box, they will unleash some of the worst evils that ever walked on the Earth, and begin again a war that should never begin again.' Is what it says." Cuchivex said, surprising them. "You understand that?" Nguruvile asked. "Yeah, it's Latin." Cuchivex said.

"Well, seeing that none of us are pure of heart, we can't open it!" Nguruvile said. "Maybe not us! But, the girl I've kidnapped might be able to do so!" Said Ahuizotlus with a wicked grin. "Okay, that's great and all, but how are we going to get the box back with us without burning our hands like what just happened to me?!" Asked Nguruvile. "How well do you think the Neo-Lizardons are at heat resistance?" Cuchivex asked. "Hmmm! It's not a bad idea, I'll admit that!" Said Ahuizotlus. He then pulled out a walkie talkie and pulled up the antennae. "Hey, Cicadeath! Send down a Neo-Lizardon!" He said. Cicadeath then answered from his own walkie talkie "Right Away! Ahuizotlus!". "Hey, you!" Cicadeath said, pointing to a random Neo-Lizardon. "They need your help with something!" He said. However, the Neo-Lizardon was reluctant. "Oh, what's wrong? Scared? I can fix that!" Flygor, having been brought back earlier, said. He flew over to the Neo-Lizardon, grabbed it, and dropped it into the hole.

It then landed on the floor with a loud clank *CLANK!* Sid, trying to make light of the situation, decided to try and make small talk. "So, what do you guys like to do for fun when you're not trying to take over the world?" She asked with a chuckle. "Sometime earlier today, I drew on Tytus's face while she was sleeping! Unfortunately, she found about my prank and destroyed me in retaliation! General Kabuto had me revived by the Tree of Life after he found my Soul Core on the ground!" Flygor answered in a shudder. "Sometimes, I like to-" Cicadeath started saying, as he talked, Sid felt another presence grab her mouth from behind. Scared, she looked to her side to see a figure, who, due to the darkness, she couldn't see their face. "What the?" Sid asked as the figure put a finger up to their lips, before pulling out a tin can and pointing up. Looking, Sid saw Vectors LL and Jewel flying overhead.

The figure then tossed the tin can to the side, catching Cicadeath and Flygor's attention. "Hey! What was that?" Flygor asked as they looked around. "Look! The Vectors!" Cicadeath said, pointing to the flying jets. "*GASP!* That means the Kamen Riders are here! Quick, we must alert Ahuizotlus on the walkie talkie!" Said Flygor. "Or we could get a head start and confront the riders ourselves!" The figure said in a male voice, throwing it. "Good idea!" Cicadeath and Flygor said at the same time. "You guys, keep an eye on her!" The instructed the Neo-Lizardons. The Neo-Lizardons saluted as they then formed a defense circle around Sid. After that, Cicadeath and Flygor went to where the Vectors were going to land. *Chuckle* "Bakas!" The figure said, stepping out of the shadows, but still cloaked. "Uh, whoever you are, if you're here to save me, aren't you forgetting something?!" Sid asked, pointing the figure to the army of Neo-Lizardons who took notice of him.

Then the Neo-Lizardons prepared to charge at the figure. Meanwhile, with the others. "Sorry I threw up in your cockpit, Lincoln." Laird said as he and Sakura helped the others off the Vectors. "It's okay, Laird! Sakura and I felt that way when Cicadeath used his soundwaves to cause us both to throw up with our helmets on!" Lincoln said. This caused Ronnie Anne and her friends to say "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWW!" in disgust. "How do you think I feel? It took me three lather, rinse, and repeats just to get that gunk out of my hair! And don't even get me started on our second encounter with him!" Sakura said. "Well too bad you won't be getting anymore encounters!" Cicadeath's voice rang out. Everyone turned to see Cicadeath and Flygor.

"CICADEATH! YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR MAKING ME THROW UP WITHMY HELMET ON, GIVING ME DIARRHEA AND MADE ME INVOLUNTARILY POOP IN MY PANTS, AND TELLING LINCOLN-KUN MY CRUSH BEFORE I WAS READY, RIGHT AFTER YOU SPIED ON ME IN THE SHOWER WITH A CAMERA-MOUNTED CICADA!" Sakura furiously yelled, much to the shock and disgust of Ronnie Anne and her friends. "Yeah, she's pretty mad at him." Lincoln told them as Aya stepped forward. "You guys get to Sid. I'll handle these guys." She said, closing her eyes and smiling in a cocky manner. Cicadeath and Flygor started laughing. "You! That's ridiculous! What could a powerless little girl like you do against us?!" Cicadeath asked. "Who said I was..." Aya said, opening her eyes, revealing the golden glow that could mean only one thing. "...powerless?" She said.

She then magically transformed into her werehyena form, much to the shock and surprise of Cicadeath and Flygor as well as Ronnie Anne and her friends. "AAAAAAAAHH! WEREWOLF!" Laird screamed in fright. "Actually, she's a werehyena!" Lincoln corrected. Growling, Aya charged at Cicadeath and Flygor, pouncing on them. "We're counting on you, Aya-chan!" Sakura said as she and the others started running in the direction of where Sid was. Meanwhile, with Sid, a Neo-Lizardon head hit the ground as the figure dusted himself off, looking at the virtual graveyard of Neo-Lizardons he had scrapped.

"Thanks! Do you mind telling who you are?" Sid asked the figure as Lincoln, Sakura, Ronnie Anne, Casey, Nikki, and Laird managed to get to her location. Then, the figure took off his cloak and revealed what he really looked like: A red warrior with a high collar, a helmet with a molded silver mouth and a golden vs shaped crest above his dark red visor, a badge on the left side of his chest that has the number 45 on it and a golden 'V' below it, and a golden belt with buckle that has the Roman numeral for 45 'XLV' on it with the 'L' stylized to look like three 'X's overlapping the primary silver 'X' and each other. This caused everyone present to stare in amazement.

"You can call me, AkaRed. And know that this is not the last time we will meet." AkaRed said, before jumping away. "That was odd." Sid said as Ronnie Anne ran over and started untying Sid. "Sid! Are you okay?!" She asked her girlfriend. "I am now!" Sid said, pulling Ronnie Anne into a deep kiss. "So, who exactly is this AkaRed and where did he come from?" Asked Lincoln. "I don't really know, Lincoln-kun! But I'm pretty sure he's not a Kamen Rider!" Sakura. "Well, he may not be a Kamen Rider, but he did help us rescue Sid, so he's pretty much a hero in his own right!" Said Lincoln. "True, although his name raises a few questions." Sakura said. "How so?" Lincoln asked. "Aka is a Japanese word that means red." She explained. "So your saying his translated name is RedRed?" Asked Lincoln. "I guess." Sakura said as grunting could be heard from the hole.

"I guess." Sakura said as grunting could be heard from the hole. "Man, oh, man! Whatever's in that box better be worth it!" Nguruvile said, groaning. Then he noticed Cicadeath and Flygor being attacked by Aya in her werehyena form. "HELP! SOMEONE GET THIS CRAZY WEREHYENA OFF OF US!" They both yelled as Aya continuously bit and clawed at them. "They're not the ones you need to worry about!" Lincoln called out. Then, Cerberion, Ahuizotlus, Nguruvile, and Cuchivex turned to see Lincoln and Sakura with Ronnie Anne and her friends as well as the now rescued Sid. "Hehehe! Hello, Jewel! I was hoping to wait a little longer before we see each other, though I suppose I'll let you see me in person before we have our proper battle!" Cerberion said with a wicked grin. When Sakura saw him, she was shocked and angered. "YOU'RE CERBERION?!" She angrily asked. "That's me! And might I say, I quite enjoyed the feeling of killing your family! Their screams as their car exploded and they were burned alive, the sheer panic of everyone who witnessed it. For me, it was euphoria!" Cerberion said with glee.

"Sadly, I was unable to capture their souls due to the interference of Naturia! Fortunately, I captured her in this orb as a consolation prize!" He added as plucked out the orb containing Naturia and showed to everyone. "You're just lucky the time still isn't right, or else I'd kill you here and now!" Cerberion said. "But for now, let me leave you with a taste of my power!" He said, before sinking his claws into Cuchivex, Nguruvile, and Ahuizotlus' backs, infusing them each with a massive amount of dark energy. "I don't know what's going on, but I like it!" Said Ahuizotlus as he felt the power boost and enjoyed it. "I have imbued the three of you with a small fraction of my power. It's not much, but you should be able to put up a fight against the riders!" Cerberion said, before opening a vortex and walking through it. "Thanks for the boost, cuz!" Ahuizotlus said. "Come on, boys! Let's-" Ahuizotlus started saying before some missiles hit the ground, sending them back. Everyone looked up to see Vector Anansi rising up off the horizon. "Sorry I'm late to the party, guys! But now I'm back and ready for action!" Clyde said, launching another round of missiles, one of which hit the dark box, sending it flying off.

"Oh No! The Box! We have to go after it!" Ahuizotlus shouted as he saw where the box was sailing to. "You're going to have to go through us first!" Lincoln said as he, Sakura, and Clyde blocked their path. "Cicadeath, Flygor! Get that box!" Ahuizotlus commanded. "Kind of busy at the moment!" Flygor said as Aya was pinning him down and successfully tore off one of his arms. "OW! MY ARM!" Flygor yelled in pain. To add insult to injury, Aya tossed the arm up in the air before catching it in her jaws and devouring it. "That is something I wish I didn't see." Sakura said. "You're going to pay for that! Prepare to experience something that crippled even the riders themselves!" Cicadeath said, taking the stance he takes whenever using his sonic attack. However, Aya surprised everyone by unleashing a sonic screech from her maw that hit Cicadeath before he could get one soundwave off.

Fortunately for Cicadeath, the soundwaves didn't hurt his ears, much Aya's surprise. "Hehehe! Didn't anyone tell you that male cicadas can prevent their own hearing from getting damaged?!" Cicadeath said as he stood his ground. Then, he unleashed his own soundwaves, caused Aya to cover her ears and yell in pain "YEEEEEOOOWWW!" Enraged, Aya powered through the sonic attack and pounced on Cicadeath, before tearing his arm off and eating it too. "AAAAAAAGH! YOU ACCURSED BRAT! HOW DARE YOU RIP OFF MY ARM AND DEVOUR IT?!" Cicadeath yelled as he clutched his wound in pain. "You know what? Forget it! We're out of here! Come on, Flygor!" Cicadeath said. "Don't have to tell me twice!" Flygor said in fear, before the two flew off in fear. "THAT'S RIGHT! Y'ALL BETTER RUN!" Yelled Aya while shaking her right fist high in the air. She then shifted back to her human form, stumbling a bit. "Oh, I really need to get a hold on my predatory instincts when I'm in that form. Animarius legs, not good on my human stomach." Aya said before letting out a large belch.

"While I'm glad you're able to fight them off on your own, Aya-chan, but did you have to eat their arms after ripping them off? Don't you what kind of germs you can get in your body by eating insect parts, especially flies?" Asked Sakura. "One of the advantages of the magic my family and I have is an enhanced immune system!" Aya said. "At least when we're in our werehyena form. Which has an immune system separate from our human form." She added. "Still though, that is gross!" Sakura replied with disgust. "Eh, you get used to it." Aya said, using a toothpick. "Anyway, guys I think it's time we busted out one of the newest members of our arsenal!" Lincoln said. "You mean?" Sakura asked. "Yep! Lisa, send in Mecha Pollon!" Lincoln told his second youngest sister.

"Affirmative, Brother Unit! I'll send him to your location!" Lisa answered. Lisa then wheeled the chair she was in to a charging unit Neo-DEAVA had sent that morning adorably shaped like a doghouse. "It's your time to shine, my mechanical friend!" Lisa said as the robotic winged dog emerged from the doghouse. Mecha-Pollon then bark eagerly as he then spread his wings open. He then shot straight through the tunnels, and in a speed faster than a fighter jet, flew straight to the riders' location. "He should be here in a few seconds!" Lisa called from base. As soon as she said that, Mecha Pollon arrived. "AWWWWWWW!" All the girls said. "That's your latest weapon? HA! What could that thing possibly do to us!?" Nguruvile asked. "This! Mecha Pollon! Trinity Buster mode!" Lincoln commanded the dog.

Then, Mecha-Pollon barked in confirmation and jumped into the air. After that, he began to transform by spreading his wings straight horizontally, twisting his lower body until his tail is pointed downwards to become the handle and trigger while his hind legs folded inwards to his thighs, straightening his front legs forward while flipping out two small cannons from underneath them, folding out a larger cannon from within his chest that attached itself in front of his head, and unfold a scope from his back. "Trinity Buster!" Lincoln, Sakura, and Clyde shouted, Lincoln holding the back of the cannon, Sakura and Clyde supporting the two sides. "Ready!" Clyde said. "Aim!" Sakura shouted. "Sealing Blast!" Lincoln shouted, pulling the trigger. After the trigger was pulled, the three cannons shot out three laser blasts, one straight central blast and two others that spiraled around it like a DNA strip. Not wanting their leader to get destroyed, Nguruvile and Cuchivex both got in front of Ahuizotlus and took the blast full force.

Once the orange, white, and purple colored beam struck the two, they were destroyed, leaving behind two soul cores. "Cuchivex! Nguruvile!" Ahuizotlus said in despair. "This isn't over, riders!" Ahuizotlus said, reaching for the cores, only for a string of webbing to grab them, curtesy of Clyde. "Just a little something I developed to prevent what happened with Cicadeath from happening again!" Clyde said, handing the cores to Lincoln. "Thanks, Clyde!" Said Lincoln as he then sealed away both Soul Cores. Seething with anger, Ahuizotlus pulled out what resembled a flare gun. "You're going to pay for that, riders!" He said. "Is that a flare gun?" Sid asked. "Yep! And it acts as a trigger for our secret weapon!" Ahuizotlus said, aiming the gun in the air and pulling the trigger.

As soon as he did that, the gun shot out a flare into the sky. Meanwhile, in their lab in the castle, Cicadeath and Flygor were in front of the enlargement raygun, slumped over, holding what was left of the arms Aya tore off. "Do you think Aquilis would be willing to give us replacements like she did for Tytus?" Flygor asked. "I hope so!" Cicadeath said when the gun's radar started going off. "Did you hear that?" Asked Flygor after hearing the beeping. "Ahuizotlus is asking for an enlargment!" Cicadeath said, quickly pushing the button that caused the gun to angle back before firing. "Good call on those flares! With them the Raygun is able to aim instantly!" Flygor said. Afterwards, Flygor fired the Raygun, causing its rays to travel directly towards Ahuizotlus's location. "Uh, guys? Is that normal?" Laird asked as the rays hit Ahuizotlus, causing him to grow to the size of a skyscraper. "How do you like me now, riders?!" He shouted. "Quick, back to the Vectors! We need Aquarion!" Lincoln said. "Right!" Clyde said. "On it!" Sakura said as they headed to where they parked the jets.

"Aquarion? What's Aquarion?!" Asked Ronnie Anne. "You'll see!" Lincoln said as the Vectors took off, taking the same triangular formation as they did when first forming Aquarion. "Nenshin!" Clyde called out. "Gattai!" Sakura called out. "Go! Aquarion!" Lincoln finished as they started forming the robot. As the Vectors were transforming into their respective parts for Aquarion LL, Ronnie Anne and her friends were watching with awe and amazement. As soon as the last piece clicked into place, Aquarion was back. "Aquarion LL!" The three shouted in unison. "Cool!" Sid, ever the robotics nerd, said in awe. "Summon! Aquarion Saber!" The three riders said, summoning the LL formation weapon. When Aquarion thrusts its sword towards Ahuizotlus, he dodged it without a scratch. Then, Ahuizotlus did something unexpected, he used his tail-hand to grab Aquarion LL's sword by the hilt and steal the weapon from its grasp.

"So this is the big bad robot that defeated Manticron? Pathetic!" Ahuizotlus said, slashing Aquarion with it's own sword. This caused Aquarion LL to instantly separate back to its Vector components. "Okay, clearly we need to rethink this!" Lincoln said as the Aquarion Saber disappeared before Ahuizotlus started laughing and running around the Vectors, demonstrating incredible speed. "Dang this guy is fast!" Sakura said. "Fast, that's it! Lisa, you said my Aquarion formation was great with speed and defense, right?" Clyde asked Lisa. "I did say that once before! Why do you ask?" Lisa questioned. "Guys! I know what we need to do! It might be crazy, but we need to risk it by going for Anansi formation in Aquarion!" Clyde said. "The Anansi formation? Are you sure?" Asked Lincoln.

"Unless you guys have any better ideas!" Clyde said. "No, I'm good." Lincoln said. "Let's go for it!" Sakura said as they took back off, reforming a triangle. But this time, Vector Anansi was in the head, Vector Jewel was in the position Vector Anansi was in previously, and Vector LL was in the position Vector Jewel had been in previously. "Nenshin!" Sakura called. "Gattai!" Lincoln called. "Go! Aquarion!" Clyde and Aurachnid shouted at the same time.

(Cue "Kimi no Shinwa ~ Aquarion no Dai Ni Shou" by AKINO with bless4)

That's when to Vectors began to transform again, only this time in a different way. First, Vector Anansi's front leg parts spread away from each other and twisted down while the spider leg-structures on its sides went upward and extended to become much longer spider legs. Next, Vector LL's front part splits open in halves like it did for the LL formation, only for those halves to move downwards and extend to become spider legs while it's wings stayed straight and its tail fin to simply split open while staying on the back. Finally, Vector Jewel's back boosters containing its topaz and emerald detached from it while its front hull sections opened and then went downwards and twisted sidways to form legs. After that, the boosters attached themselves to behind the lower legs while the part containing the cockpit tilted back. As this was happening, the Kamen Riders and Aurachnid felt the same energy that ran through their bodies when they combined into Aquarion LL. "THIS FEELING! IT'S THE SAME, YET IT'S DIFFERENT!" Said Clyde. "YEAH! THIS DIFFERENT FROM WHEN WE USED THE LL FORMATION!" Said Aurachnid. "I THINK I KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON! I BELIEVE THE WAY OUR MINDS, BODIES, AND SOULS MERGE DEPENDS ON WHICH VECTOR FORMS WHICH PART!" Said Lincoln. "YEAH THAT WOULD EXPLAIN A LOT! BUT IN ANYWAY, IT FEELS WONDERFUL!" Said Sakura. After that, the Vectors finally started to combine. First, Vector Jewel merged underneath Vector Anansi while unfolding its end parts to form feet. Then, Vector LL connected to the back to for the lower spider legs and jet wings while the spider abdomen-like rear of Vector Anansi covered over it. Finally, Vector Anansi's front spider leg-like parts started to form arms by opening up the upper parts to form shoulder blades while robotic hands flipped out from underneath the lower parts while end parts look like arm blades. After that, the top part of Vector Anansi's front popped up to reveal the head, which resembles the head of Aquarion Gepard but with eight spider-like eyes and a mouthpiece the looks like a spider's mouth. When the combination was completed, the new robot form did a few poses with its spider legs out. Then, it finished by striking a heroic pose like Spider-Man while Clyde and Aurachnid shouted "AQUARION! ANANSI!". The sight of this new form caused Ronnie Anne and her friends to stare in surprise.

"What the?" Ronnie Anne asked in awe. "Kind of makes me wonder how Aquarion Jewel will look." Aya said. "Change looks all you want, riders! You can't beat me!" Ahuizotlus said, running again, however in a burst of speed that caught everyone by surprise, Aquarion not only caught up to him, but actually stopped him in his tracks after he bumped into it. "Now it's our turn!" Clyde said as two of the spider legs raised up, when they did, it was shown they had blades at the end. "Spider bite!" Clyde called out. When the bladed spider legs trusted forward, Ahuizotlus saw the attack coming and dodged it before he could get stung. Then, he said "Looks like it's time for me to turn things up a notch!" right before he then raised his arms and tail in the air and shouted "I SUMMON THE MIGHTY RAINSTORM!", causing a massive thundering dark cloud to form in the sky that lets out very heavy pouring rain while shooting out bolts of lightning.

"Uh oh!" Aurachnid said. "We have to make sure that lightning doesn't cause any collateral damage!" Lincoln said. "I've got it! We can make a lightning rod with metal in Aquarion's spider legs!" Sakura said. "I get it! By raising two of them high in the sky, and planting two of them in the ground, we can safely disperse the electricity!" Clyde said. "Let's do it!" Lincoln said. Then, Aquarion Anansi planted its lower spider legs into the ground while raising its upper spider legs into the sky. The lightning struck the legs, coursing through the metal body, before safely dispersing in the ground. "Guys I have an idea! Why don't we use his power against him!" Clyde said. "How so, Clyde-kun?" Sakura asked. "We can do what we did with Aquarion Saber and create a weapon that can not only take hits, but also absorb and unleash energy!" Clyde explained. "That idea's just crazy enough to work!" Lincoln said.

Then, after closing their eyes, the Kamen Riders and Aurachnid imagined a round shield like Captain America's shield but with a golden color and centered with a trio of gemstones (the same ones as the ones on the Aquarion Saber) in a triangular pattern. Crossing their arms in an 'X', Aquarion doing the same, the riders all shouted. "Summon! Aquarion Shield!" And soon said weapon appeared in Aquarion's arms. When Ahuizotlus saw the shield, he started to laugh hysterically. "HAHAHAHA! A SHEILD?! IS THAT THE BEST YOU'VE GOT?!" Ahuizotlus asked while laughing. "No." Aurachnid said. "This is!" Clyde said as the energy from the lightning bolts was absorbed into the shield's center, before firing off an intense beam of light that struck Ahuizotlus square in the chest. "YEOWCH!" shouted Ahuizotlus as he was electrocuted by the light. After that, he got mad and shouted "OKAY, THAT'S IT! NOW YOU'VE MADE ME REALLY MAD!" right before he charged towards the robot. Then, Ahuizotlus went and reached out his tail-hand in an attempt to grab Aquarion Anansi by the head.

Only for the riders to use a combination of Aquarion Anansi's incredible speed and Ahuizotlus' apparent lack of common sense to trick him into tying it in a knot before using the blade of one of the legs to slice it in half. This caused Ahuizotlus to scream in pain like Tom from the "Tom and Jerry" franchise "AAAAAAAAAAAAAA!". Then, when he held what remains of his tail in his hands, Ahuizotlus shouted in fury "OF COURSE YOU KNOW, THIS MEANS WAR!" He then unleashed a flurry of punches, all of which were stopped by the Aqiarion Shield. Amazingly, Aquarion didn't move an inch, and each time a punch was delivered to the shield, a bit of energy was absorbed.

"I'm glad we modeled this shield after Captain America's vibranium shield, because it is taking all those punches without any damage!" Clyde noted as the Aquarion Shield kept absorbing the energy of Ahuizotlus's punches. Clyde then noticed a meter on his console reaching the top. "And it can also do this!" He said, pushing a button that had the word 'Burst' written on it. This caused the Aquarion Shield to release a shockwave that knocked Ahuizotlus to the ground. "Now to finish this!" Lincoln said.

"Right!" Said Clyde as he had Aquarion Anansi put away the shield. Then, Aquarion Anansi shot some web strings at Ahuizotlus and pulled him towards it to be grabbed by the robot. Afterwards, Aquarion Anansi used its jet wings to fly up to the sky while still holding on to Ahuizotlus. Finally, the giant robot let go of Ahuizotlus, causing him to fall. As that was happening, Clyde then asked Aurachnid "Ready to use the Spider Break in Aquarion?". Aurachnid answered "You Know I'm Ready!" as he then climbed to Clyde's right leg and wrapped is legs around it right before he sunk his fangs there. Then Aurachnid announced "Spider Break!" as golden energy flowed from Clyde's right foot and went straight into Aquarion Anansi's right foot. After that, Clyde shouted "AQUARION SPIDER KICK!" as the giant robot rapidly descended towards the falling Ahuizotlus with its right leg forward. Finally, Aquarion Anansi managed to strike Ahuizotlus in the chest, causing the Ahuizotl Animarius to be crushed into the ground while an impact crater shaped exactly like Clyde's spider emblem formed as a result of it. Then, Ahuizotlus shouted "LOOKS LIKE THE HUNT IS OVER FOR ME!" right before exploded and reverted back to a Soul Core while his bandolier of jars filled with eyeballs fell next to it. Afterwards, Aquarion Anansi used a tractor beam to teleport both the Soul Core and the bandolier to Clyde's cockpit. While Clyde caught the Soul Core with his hands, the bandolier of jars fell on his lap, causing him and Aurachnid to be grossed out by the sight of the eyeballs inside.

"Teleport the soul core to me, but leave the eyes with you!" Lincoln cried in disgust as Clyde did as Lincoln requested. "You may have won this round, riders!" Cerberion said. "But this war will only get harder from here!" He said. "Bring it!" Lincoln confidently said. "Oh, we will. And be warned, Jewel. Because when the time is right, we will duel. And when we do..." He said before laughing maniacally. Sakura started nervously gripping her controls. "Sakura, are you okay?!" Lincoln asked in concern. "To be honest..." Sakura said as Cerberion disappeared, his maniacal laughter filling the air. "I'm not sure." She said. Afterwards, they departed Aquarion to check on the others, there they saw Ronnie Anne and Sid kissing happily.

"Whoa! I see they're not holding back on the kissing!" Said Aurachnid. "Such love, it's beautiful!" Sakura gushed. "Hey. Are you going to be okay?" Clyde asked Lincoln, knowing his history with Ronnie Anne. "You know what? I think I am. They make each other happy, and what kind of person would I be if I said anything wrong about it?" Lincoln said. "Besides." He added, putting an arm on Sakura's shoulder. "I've got someone of my own to make as happy as they make each other. Something I'm taking very seriously." Lincoln said. "Arigato, Lincoln-kun! That means so much to me!" Said Sakura in a loving gaze. Soon Sid broke the kiss and looked into Ronnie Anne's eyes. "You know, while I was being held captive by those things, I was thinking. And well, I've decided, I'm ready for the rest of our families to know about us." Sid told Ronnie Anne. Ronnie Anne was surprised by that. Then she asked "Really? Are you sure?" in nervousness. "Yes, but if you don't want to, I'm okay with waiting." Sid said. "Actually, you know what? I think you're right! Perhaps now is a good time to tell our families about our relationship!" Said Ronnie Anne after some thought.

Later at their apartment building, Ronnie Anne's parents, Maria and Arturo (I Know They're Not Together, But I Figured He Should Be In This Scene Due To How Important It Is For Ronnie Anne), Bobby, her Abuelo Hector and Abuela Rosa, her Tio Carlos, Tia Frida, cousins Carlota, CJ, Carl and Carlitos, as well as Sergio and Lalo, And Sid's parents, Stanley and Becca, and her sister Adelaide were all gathered in the Casagrandes' living room. "So, why are we all here?" Carl asked. "Ronnie Anne said she had something important to tell us." Rosa said. "Sid told us the same thing." Becca said as Adelaide and Bobby looked at each other. Then, the door opened to reveal Ronnie Anne and Sid coming in, followed by Lincoln, Lori, Sakura, Clyde (with Aurachnid inside his backpack), Chloe, Aya, Stella, Shintomaru, Casey, Sameer, Nikki and Laird. "Hey, guys. Thanks for coming here at our request." Ronnie Anne said.

"Mija, what's so important that you wanted to have us all gathered here together?" Asked Rosa. "There's something we need to tell you guys, something that Bobby, Adelaide, and our friends already know about, but at our request have been keeping a secret until we were ready to tell you guys." Sid said. "Some better than others." Ronnie Anne said, looking at her brother, who simply chuckled apologetically. "Just please don't freak out when we tell you." Sid said. "Alright, Mija, we won't freak out!" Said Maria. "All right. You see." Ronnie Anne said, taking a deep breath. "Sid and I are dating!" She said, grabbing Sid's hand, shocking the group, causing Carlota to drop her phone as they all had a silent expression of surprise on their faces. "The looks on their faces worries me." Sid said. "*Squawk!* Didn't see that coming!" Said Sergio, who broke the silence.

"I realize you guys may have some negative opinions about this, but it's true. Sid and I are in love, and we were so worried about how you guys would react that we kept it a secret. Bobby knows because he knew about everything from the beginning, and Adelaide knows because she caught us kissing in Sid's room." Ronnie Anne explained as Aya looked at everyone's auras and caught something interesting in Hector's. "Mija, I never realized you and Sid were in love! All this time, I thought have feelings for Lincoln!" Said Maria while touching her daughter's shoulder. "I did, once. But things are different now." Ronnie Anne said. "Yeah, and besides, I have a girlfriend of my own now." Lincoln said, looking at Sakura. "My name is Sakura Hoseki! It's a pleasure to meet you all!" Said Sakura as she bowed her head in politeness. "You too." Maria said, everyone else agreeing with her.

"I'm Clyde McBride, Lincoln's best friend, and this is my girlfriend Chloe! I used to have an obsessive crush Lori, but thanks to Dr. Lopez, my family's therapist, I was finally able to move on from Lori and, eventually, fell in love with Chloe here!" Said Clyde as he introduced himself and his girlfriend Chloe to everyone. Soon everyone else introduced themselves. "You have some nice friends. But Ronnie Anne, why did you feel like you needed to keep this a secret?" Maria asked. "Yeah, Sid. Why?" Becca asked. "Because, we were scared." Ronnie Anne said. "Scared?" Maria and Becca asked. "We were worried about how you guys would react to this news. And while Bobby, Adelaide, and our friends have all been supportive, we were worried about how the rest of you would feel." Sid explained. "Especially when some you were expecting me to fall in love with a guy!" Ronnie Anne finished while sulking. "She has a point." Sakura said.

"Oh, Mija, we're so sorry for making you and Sid feel that way!" Said Maria in apology. "Yeah. I mean, sure, we're shocked, but can you blame us?" Becca asked. "But anyway, as long as you two make each other happy, we're happy." Maria said. "Gracias, Mom! You too, Mrs. Chang!" Said Ronnie Anne as she and Sid went and hugged their respective mothers. "And the same goes for the rest of us!" Rosa said, everyone else nodding in agreement. Frida even crying at what she just witnessed. "IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL! I must capture this in a painting!" She said. "Hey, can I get all the details of your guys' relationship? Coming out stories are huge in social media!" Carlotta said.

"Are you sure about that, Carlota? Why would you want my relationship with Sid to be on social media?" Ronnie Anne asked. "If you want, I can make it all anonymous. Not say your names, say you're 'someone I know', the works." Carlota said. "I guess that'll work!" Said Sid with approval. "Great! Tell me everything! When did the feelings start? Who made the first move? Have you kissed yet!?" Carlota said, asking rapid fire questions, embarrassing Ronnie Anne and Sid. Later that night, Hector was in the mercado closing up for the night when he heard a suspicious noise. "Now whose making a ruckus this late a night?!" Hector wondered as he searched for the source of the noise.

Hector then looked around, trying to find the source of the sounds. He soon found a pile of money. "Money? Why would-" He started saying before looking at the wall, which in tomato juice had the words "My eyes see all". "What the? Carl! Is this another 'El Cucuy' thing again?" Hector asked as a familiar silhouette rose up behind him. "Hello, Hector Casagrande!" Said the silhouette. This caused Hector to turn around and see Aya standing right in front of him.

"Oh, it's you. Aya was it? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be back in Royal Woods about now?" Hector asked. "The others are waiting on me. I told them I wanted to take care of something." Aya said as her eyes flashed. "You see, Mr. Casagrande, I come from a long line of African Witch Doctors, and all the women in my family have a unique ability. For me, it's the ability to see people's aura. And in those auras, I see things. Hints at destiny, their true nature, deep dark secrets. Things they lie about." She said. "In your case, you once named Sergio, your pet parrot, "Employee of the Month" when it should have been your grandson Bobby!" Aya added in anger.

"Well, to be fair, I didn't want to show any nepotism!" Hector said. "Yet you see Sergio as family. Not only that, but your aura tells me you gave the title to that flailing arm thing outside your store. An inanimate object. And counted the vote of Vito, a friend of yours, and not an actual employee. And not only that, but your aura is telling me that you lie to the rest of your family, saying that Bobby is the reigning Employee of the month, and hiding all the photos whenever someone in your family other than Bobby is in the store." Aya said. "Well...I-I-I." Hector started stammering as Aya started changing. "And you know what? That makes me mad! And you won't like me when I'm mad!" Aya said right before she transformed into her werehyena form, much to the terror of Hector. "AAAAAAAAHH! HOMBRE-LOBO!" Hector shouted in fright. "Excuse me? What does that even mean?" Aya asked in confusion. "WEREWOLF!" Hector shouted back. "First of all, this form is called a werehyena, NOT a werewolf!" Aya said in annoyance.

"And secondly, there's a reason Greed is called a 'deadly' sin. I've seen it in Bobby's aura. The three things he treasures most are Lori, Ronnie Anne, and the future of this mercado. You don't get more dedicated than that." Aya said. This caused Hector to gulp in fright. "I-I-I-I-" Hector started stuttering, annoying Aya who switched back to her human form.

"By the way, if you don't tell the truth to your family right away and be honest with the "Employee of the Month" reward from now on, let's just say I will do something not nice! Am I clear?!" Aya said with a warning. Hector responded by saying "O-o-okay! I'll do as you say!" while still afraid. "Good! By the way, I have a birthday coming up, so if you have anything in the Mercado that I might like to include in my party, I would buy it!" Said Aya. "Well, I just got two new pinatas that came in this morning before you and your friends came here! I honestly don't know where they came from, since they just mysteriously appeared in my doorstep! One looks like a fox, the other looks like a hedgehog with a hump on its back instead of quills! Since I haven't put any price tags on either of them yet and your birthday is coming up, I'll give both of them to you for free!" Hector said as he showed Aya two pinatas hanging from the ceiling. The first one was an orange fox piñata with yellow rings on its body. Its tail and ears are tipped with white, and its ears resemble candy corn. It also has brown irises in its eyes. The second one was a multicolored hedgehog pinata. Its face is green, and has a darker green rectangle around its eyes as if it had a mask, and it has blue irises. The rest of the body are different colors, ranging from purple, red, blue, and yellow, in the order from how far away it is from the face. Its tail is a part of its body, and it has stubby small legs. Unlike actual hedgehogs, it has a hump instead of quills, giving it a wobbly appearance. What both pinatas have in common was that they both have a green tag with letters 'V' and 'P' on a part of their bodies (one in the right ear of the fox, the other on the rear end of the hedgehog). When Aya took a close at them, she suddenly felt auras coming from both of them, which means only one thing, they're alive. Afterwards, she turned to Hector and can tell by his aura that he has no idea about the pinatas being alive. Then, Aya said "Okay, then! I'll take them both!". She then asked Hector "Do you mind getting them down for me?". "Si, Aya! I'll go get the ladder!" Hector answered as he got up and went to get the ladder. A few minutes later, we see Aya carrying both pinatas under her arms (the fox under her right arm and the hedgehog under her left arm) and heading out of the Mercado.

She approached Vanzilla, with everyone waiting for her. "Do I even want to know what went on in there?" Lori asked. "Probably not." Aya said with a chuckle as Sakura noticed Aya's cargo. "*Gasp!* Kawaii!" She gushed. "Thanks! I got these two pinatas at the Mercado! By the way, there's something unique about them!" Said Aya. "And what's that, Aya?" Asked Lincoln. "They're alive! I can tell by their aura, which isn't usually found in inanimate objects, anyway!" Aya answered. This caused the hedgehog pinata to say in exasperation "Oh Fudge! Paulie, we've been found out!". Then the fox pinata, now named Paulie, came alive in response and said "Good grief! And just when we thought being accidentally sent to this universe after being forced to go a party was bad enough, that kid knows we're alive and told everyone here! And now, Fergy, we're being sent to that kid's party!". "Oh Double Fudge! I don't want to go a party! I don't like being bashed to pieces with a stick!" The hedgehog pinata, now named Fergy, shouted in fear. This sight causes Lori, Lincoln, Sakura, Clyde, Chloe, Shintomaru, and Stella to yelp in surprise. Even Aurachnid was surprised by this. Meanwhile, back at the Animarius Castle, Cicadeath and Flygor were being fitted for robotic arms to replace the ones Aya had torn off. At their request, Aquilis added special features to the arms, allowing them to transform into weapons. A Chainsaw for Cicadeath, and a lance for Flygor.

"Thanks for fitting us with these robotic arms! Especially since that werehyena girl Aya, ripped off our original arms and ate them!" Said Cicadeath. "I'm only doing this because I know if I didn't, you idiots wouldn't stop badgering me about it!" Aquilis said, typing in a few commands on her computer. Just then, General Kabuto and General Leo entered the lab and saw Cicadeath and Flygor being fitted in with their new robotic arms. "So, do you two mind telling me how the both of you lost your arms?" Kabuto asked. "*SHUDDER!* They were ripped off and eaten by a new ally of the Kamen Riders! She goes by the name of Aya and she may seem like a defenseless little girl at first! But when she confronted us, she transformed into a really strong werehyena!" Cicadeath answered. When General Leo heard the word 'werehyena', he started to get scared. Then he asked "Did you just say 'hyena'?". Cicadeath then answered "Actually, I said 'werehyena', which is basically a human that can transform into a humanoid spotted hyena!". "AAAAAAAAHH! NOT A SPOTTED HYENA! ANYTHING BUT THAT!" Screamed General Leo, right before he ran out of the lab in sheer terror.

"Ha! And you guys make fun of me for my fear of spiders!" Kabuto said. "Well in his defense, Lions and Hyenas are natural enemies. What's your, a Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle, excuse?" Aquilis asked. "For your information, the reason I don't like spiders and other arachnids is the fact that they are the enemies of all insects and they are known to eat them! While my kind, the Japanese Rhinoceros Beetles, never actually got eaten by them, that does not mean that spiders aren't incapable of eating us!" Kabuto argued back. "Most of your natural predators you have are only a threat to your grubs!" Aquilis pointed out. "Seriously, ants pose a threat to reptiles, but you don't see Ophiucus complaining." She added.

"In case you don't know, there are animals out there that can eat adult rhinoceros beetles, namely Japanese Raccoon Dogs and Jungle Crows!" Kabuto argued back. "Also, I'm a vegetarian! I don't eat animals even if I want too!" He added. "*Psst* Mother!" Aquilis heard someone say. She turned to see Tytus outside the door. "Now if you'll excuse me." Aquilis said, turning to leave. "Hey! What about us?" Flygor asked. "The equipment will finish the operation even when I'm out. Just stay still." She said as she met up with Tytus who was wearing the same outfit as the ninja who told Lincoln's group of Ahuizotlus' plans. "What is it you want to talk about, Tytus?" Aquilis said after meeting with Tytus.

"I just wanted to let you know everything went according to plan. I told the riders about what Ahuizotlus was doing, and they didn't suspect a thing." Tytus said. "Good. And you were able to free the girl they captured?" Aquilis asked. "No, some guy in a red suit got to her before I could." Tytus explained. "But there's something you should know. While the riders and their allies were busy with the giant Ahuizotlus, I flew down the hole they dug to see what it was they were looking for." She explained. "And what did you find down there?" Asked Aquilis.

"As it turns out, it's a good thing they failed that mission. That box they found is evil. In it is a race of demons that embody what the humans call the 7 Deadly Sins. These demons are so powerful, they can't be completely destroyed. The only way to defeat them is to seal their essence inside the box. When every single demon was sealed, a warlock cast a spell on the box so that it can only be opened if someone pure of heart so much as touches the box! It was then sealed in an underground temple!" Tytus said. "And what's worse, when Anansi appeared, one of his Vector's missiles launched the box to an area I couldn't tell!" She explained. "Well, let's all hope nobody ever finds that box! Because if it were to be opened, all hell would break loose! Even King Draco wouldn't like those demons!" Aquilis said in worry. "Hey, you want to know something?" Aquilis asked. "Sure." Tytus said. "I implanted the program for 'Operation Trade Winds' in Cicadeath and Flygor's arms!" Aquilis whispered.

"Whoa! Let me guess, you want give those bug brains their own demise once the plan is completed?" Asked Tytus. "Something like that." Aquilis said with a chuckle. Meanwhile, back with Lincoln and the others , they recovered from their initial shock of seeing two living pinatas and started asking them questions. "What in the world?!" Lincoln asked in shock.

"Holy Toledo! Those pinatas really are alive!" Clyde exclaimed. "Do you two mind explaining who you are, where you come from, and how you both got here?" Aya asked. "*SIGH!* Might as well tell you all since we have no idea how get back home anyway! My name is Paulie Pretztail and my friend here is Fergy Fudgehog!" Paulie said while introducing his friend Fergy. "Um, Hello!" Fergy said while waving his right front limb. "And before you ask, our last names are actually species names! I'm called a Pretztail, a fox pinata, and Fergy here is called a Fudgehog, a hedgehog pinata!" Paulie explained. "There are many different types of pinatas besides us! There's Horstachios, Fizzlybears, Vanillaphants, Twingersnaps, Galagoogoos, Lickatoads, Chippopotamuses, Pudgeons, and many more!" Fergy explained. "As for where we came from, we come from a place called Pinata Island! It's our home sweet home! You won't find it on any map, at least not here since it's in another universe!" Paulie explained. "We pinatas spend a lot of time dancing, gardening, and other activities that you humans do! Also, we all love to eat candy!" Fergy explained. "In Fergy's case, he eats a lot!" Paulie pointed out, causing Fergy to blush with a sheepish smile. "Anyway, at the center of Pinata Island is a place called Pinata Central! It's a place that receives the requests for piñatas to attend parties all over the world! It also double checks each and every piñata to make sure they are party-ready, such as Candiosity, which is how much candy a pinata has stored in their bodies! How do pinatas get to a party, you ask? Well, basically a pinata measures up their Candiosity at the Candiosity Meter and, if they're full enough, they get sent to the Pinata Mover by the helpful mechanical hands! Then, they have their teeth brushed, have their freshed up to get rid of bad smells, have themselves blow dried with the Pinata Fluffer, and then go to the Top Off Bin, where they get one last chance to fill themselves to the brim with extra candy! After that they get sent straight to the Cannonata, a sophisticated array of high-powered cannons mounted atop Piñata Central! Once loaded in one of the barrels, the pinatas gets shot out of the Cannonata and sent straight to their party destination!" Paulie explained. Of course, Lincoln and the others noticed how frightened Fergy looked when the Cannonata was mentioned. "Um, Paulie, your friend Fergy seems to be scared for some reason!" Said Stella as she pointed at Fergy. Paulie took notice of this and said "Ooh! That's right! I almost forgot to tell y'all! You see, Fergy and I are the only pinatas that don't like going to parties, though for different reasons! My reason is because I find pinata parties to be an annoyance! Fergy, however, is actually afraid of pinata parties and getting bashed to pieces with a stick! Heck, he's also afraid of Pinata Central and the Cannonata!" Paulie explaine. "Can you blame me? I hate the idea of getting bashed to pieces with a stick! It is scary and rather painful!" Fergy exclaimed, much to everyone else's sympathy. "Our shared dislike of pinata parties is what made us close friends! We often find ways to avoid getting sent to the Cannonata, though we were often hunted down by Langston Lickatoad, the manager of Pinata Central, who would try various ways to catch us and send us to the Cannonata by force!" Paulie explained. "Now that Langston sounds mean!" Said Chloe. "Well, truth be told, Langston isn't actually a bad guy! He was simply just doing his job, out of fear of getting fired, that is! When not forcing us to a party, Langston can actually be a nice guy!" Paulie explained. "On Pinata Island, we pinatas usually live a peaceful life! Though, that doesn't mean that there aren't any problems there!" Fergy said. "What do you mean by that, exactly?" Sakura asked. "For one thing there are the Sours!" Paulie explained. "What exactly are Sours?" Asked Shintomaru. "What are Sours?! Only the most notorious garden vandals ever to vandalize a garden! Wild pinatas, untamed, uncontrollable! Crazy!" Fergy answered back. "In order to tell them apart from regular pinatas, Sours are colored red with black stripes and they have glowing green eyes! And they only produce sour candy, as their names would suggest! Also, unlike regular pinatas who are sentient like you humans, Sours are feral in their behavior and will attack regular pinatas on sight!" Paulie explained. This caused the group to gasp in shock. "Man! I do not want to meet a Sour in my neighborhood!" Clyde said in nervousness. "Fortunately, Sours can be turned into regular pinatas if can give them a specific food item, depending on the species! For example, if you give a Sour Profitamole some toadstools, it can change into regular Profitamole that can talk!" Paulie explained. This caused the group to awe in amazement. "Do you know where the Sours come from?" Asked Stella. "Unfortunately, nobody knows where the Sours come from! But, they're considered a minor threat compared to Professor Pester!" Paulie said. "Who's Professor Pester?" Asked Lori. "He's Pinata Island's number one threat! He also has four smaller henchmen called the Ruffians! Before any of you ask what kind pinata he is, neither he nor the Ruffians are actually pinatas to begin with! Heck, we don't what they are, other than the fact that he's human-like in appearance but with a dark red tiki-shaped head with glowing green eyes and a black scholars hat! As for the Ruffians, they are also tiki-shaped in appearance, though they're much shorter and green hair in various styles!" Paulie explained. "What exactly makes Professor Pester a major threat to begin with?" Lincoln asked. "Oh, well, you see, his primary goal is to steal our candy and have them all for himself! Usually, his plans involve kidnapping pinatas and attempting to smash them in order to steal the candy! Though, thankfully, his attempts always end in failure!" Paulie explained while ending on a lighter note. "So, how did you guys end up here in our universe in the first place?" Asked Clyde. "Oh, that's right! I almost forgot to tell y'all that! Me and Fergy were on the run from Langston, as we usually do! We eventually found a hiding spot and waited until the coast was clear! Once we lost him, we got out of our hiding spot and searched for some food while keeping an eye for Langston in case he comes back! Eventually, Fergy found a pile of berries in the middle of the woods and started eating some right away! I was a bit cautious about the berries, but I got hungry, so I joined Fergy in the feast! After we both finished the berries off, we suddenly felt dizzy and then we both asleep! By the time we've woken up, we were already loaded inside the Cannonata! When Langston tried to launch us, he accidentally spilled his drink on the console and that caused the coordinates to get changed from our initial destination to another universe! He then accidentally pressed the launch button and shot us both out of the Cannonata and straight towards your universe, though not before we collided Professor Pester, who along with his Ruffians was flying above the Cannonata on his new flying machine, and sent him on the same path as us! After we came your universe, we were on Pester's flying machine when he and his Ruffians noticed us! Fortunately, we escaped from him by sabotaging his machine and took the only parachute on there with us down to the ground! Upon safely landing in front of the Mercado, we were wondering about our surroundings when suddenly, we heard someone coming towards the door, so we stood still and pretended to be inanimate pinatas! Upon finding us, the man took us in and hanged us up in order to be purchased later on!" Paulie explained.

"Yikes!" Lincoln said. "We were hanging by the ceiling for hours! We were planning on escaping by ourselves, but then Aya came along and bought us both for free for her upcoming birthday! And now you know how we got here!" Paulie explained. "I'm glad we lost Pester, but still don't want to go to a party!" Fergy said in fright. "It's okay, Fergy! I won't let you or Paulie get smashed! That I'll promise!" Said Aya as she gently hugged Paulie and Fergy. "Really?" Fergy asked. "Yes, really!" Answered Aya. "Oh Thank You! That really means a lot!" Said Fergy in joy. "So, where is Professor Pester now?" Asked Lincoln. "Who knows? We haven't seen him or his Ruffians since we sabotaged his flying machine and escaped! In a most likely case, he must have crash landed somewhere!" Answered Paulie. "Well, let's hope he doesn't cause any trouble in our universe!" Said Lincoln. "You and me both!" Said Paulie. "Same here!" Said Fergy. "Well, in the meantime, how about you two stay with me until we try to find a way to get you both home!" Said Aya. "I guess that's okay, I mean how bad can it be?" Said Fergy.

This comment got Lincoln and Lori laughing. "What's so funny?" Paulie asked. "Oh, yeah! I forgot to mention, I'm living with the Louds for a foreign exchange program! The boy with white hair is Lincoln Loud! The blonde haired teenage girl is his older sister Lori Loud! In fact, Lincoln has four more older sisters plus five younger sisters! That makes a total of ten sisters!" Aya answered. "Whoa! And I thought Bunnycombs were known to multiply!" Said Paulie. Meanwhile, we see a flying machine laying in the ground in an unknown dark building that has a hole in its roof. There, we see a tiki-faced figure wearing a scholars hat come out of the machine after being unconscious. That figure was none other than Professor Pester. As soon as he was woken up, four shorter tiki-shaped figures woken up as well. One has a green ponytail, one has green pigtails, one has three hair knots, and one horderedeen mohawk that looks like a row of palm trees. This four figures are the Ruffians and they gathered next to Professor Pester and helped him back on his feet. "Ooh! Those blasted pinatas are going to pay for sabotaging my flying machine! I'm going to find them if it's the last thing I do!" Said Pester. "But first, we need to find out where we are! Ruffians! See if any of you can find a light switch and turn it on, because it's a little too dark in here!" He ordered the Ruffians, who then scrambled to find the light switch. After some time, one of the Ruffians found a switch and turned it on. "Oh good! Now we can where are!" Said Professor Pester, who then rubbed his eyes to see a wonderful sight that made him gasp in joy. It was a store, but not just any store. It was a combination of a candy store, a bakery, a fudgery, an ice cream store, a popcorn store, a donut shop, and a snack food factory. There many sweet treats everywhere! There were gummies, chocolate bars, bubblegums, candy corn, kettle corn, caramel corn, cookies, cakes, pies, fudges, ice cream, popsicles, chips, crackers, croissants, gingerbread houses, candied apples, raisins, pretzels, donuts, sodas, and so much more! That sight made Professor Pester so happy, that he broke out in song while wandering around the place.

(Professor Pester)
What's this? What's this?
There's candy everywhere
What's this?
There's sweet things here and there
What's this?
I can't believe my eyes
I must be dreaming. Wake up, Pester! This isn't fair! What's this?

What's this? What's this?
There's something very wrong
What's this?
These gummies are two feet long
What's this?
There's a machine making salt water taffy
This scene makes me so happy. Have I possibly gone daffy? What is this?
What's this?

There's dispensers filled with gumballs and houses made of gingerbread!
There're chocolates filled with cream. And absolutely, there's no amount of dread!

There's frosting on every cupcake. Oh, I can't believe my eyes
And within this place, I feel the warmth that's coming from inside...

Oh, look!
What's this?
There're chocolate ice cream cones
With sprinkles... Why, that looks so unique.
Inspired, there're gatherings of dough in an oven that's baking cookies in a fire. What's this?

What's this in here?
This place has got a donut machine
How queer! And who would ever think?
And why?
It's covering donuts with tiny little things
This place has got candy rings on strings. Now bring a smile on, everyone! So, now, correct me if I'm wrong!
This looks like fun this looks like fun.
Oh, could it be I got my wish?
What's this?

Oh my, what now?
There's popcorn machines
And look, there's popcorn underneath
There's lots! There's snacks in here to devour and by the hour
all sweet and sour, all really tasty things created inside this dreamland...
What's this?

The popsicles are delicious and fondue fountains can be found
And in this place, there seems to be good feeling all around
Instead of silence, I swear
I can hear music in the air
The smell of cakes and pies are absolutely everywhere...

The sights, the sounds
They're everywhere and all around
I've never felt this good before
There's lots of sweets to be eaten up
I simply cannot get enough

Oh, I want em. Oh, I want em
Oh, I want them for my own
I've got to know, I've got to know.
What is this place that I have found?
What is this?
(End of Song)

Then, Professor Pester accidentally bumped into a pole with a sign on top of it! He then looked up at the sign and read it "Mr. Chrysanthemum's Sweets Emporium!". With a wicked smile on his face, Professor Pester made a maniacal laugh and then said "Ruffians! This is the day our lives have turned around! From now on, we shall steal every candy and treat from every store in this universe!", much to the amazement of the Ruffians. "So then, let's start taking every edible thing from this place right now!" Professor Pester announced. Then, one raised his hands to get Pester's attention. "Yes, what is it?" Asked Pester. Then the Ruffian pointed at the damaged flying machine. "Ooh! Right! I forgot about the flying machine! Okay, slight change plans! First we repair the flying machine, then we steal the sweets! And while we're at it, we could steal the machines here as well!" Said Professor Pester as he then ordered the Ruffians to repair the flying machine. Afterwards, the Ruffians got to work and immediately started the repairs while Professor Pester went and did some work on it himself just to speed things up a little. After a while, the flying machine was fully repaired and operational. "Now that our flying machine is back in working order, let's start the heist!" Said Professor Pester as he then ordered the Ruffians to unplug and remove the various machines from their places and store them inside the flying machine. Afterwards, they went and started gathering up all of the candy, donuts, cakes, pies, cookies, crackers, chips, pretzels, fudges, ice cream, popsicles, candied apples, gingerbread houses, sodas, and other sweet treats inside the flying machine! Once the job was completed, the Ruffians and Professor Pester went into the cockpit and prepared for takeoff. While piloting the machine, Professor Pester shouted with glee "VICTORY IS MINE!" and made an evil laugh. Then, he said "Now, to find a place to store this stuff so we don't overfill the vehicle!" as the flying machine went up through the hole in the roof and took off into the air. Upon getting high enough, Professor Pester noticed an abandoned warehouse in the distance. "Hmm! Now that's good place for a new hideout!" He said as he then steered the flying machine towards the warehouse. Later, we see Lincoln and his friends, along with Paulie and Fergy, arrive at the Loud residence.

As they walked up the driveway, Lincoln got a quizzical look on his face. "Something wrong, Lincoln-kun?" Sakura asked. "I just can't help but feel we're forgetting something important." Lincoln said. "You mean Ahuizotlus's bandolier of jars filled with eyeballs? I still got them in my backpack to give to have Lisa run forensics on them and have Lucy and the Jr Morticians Club give them a proper funeral!" Said Clyde as he pulled the aforementioned item out of his backpack, much to everyones disgust. "No, not that Clyde. I think it's that box they dug up that you blasted with your missiles. They sounded like it was important." Lincoln said. "Now that you have mentioned, I felt a very powerful negative aura coming from that box! No doubt it's got to be the same negative aura I felt when we entered Great Lakes City!" Said Aya in a serious tone.

As they were talking, in an unidentified part of Great Lakes City, the box's eyes started glowing.

Coming Soon...

"The Alebrije were revered as guardian spirits." Rosa's voice said as 8 statues of mixed animals were shown. The first one was a purple jaguar with the gills, feet, and tail of an Axolotl and the wings of an Andean condor its back. The second one was blue giant panda with six legs, the antennae and wings of a swallowtail butterfly, and the fins and tail of a goldfish. The third one was a red T-Rex with the wings and crest of a Pteranodon and the tail and front flippers of a Mosasaurus. The fourth one was a green Asian elephant with bat wings on its back and the tail of a dugong. The fifth one was a pink wolf with six legs, the antennae and wings of a June Beetle, and the crest and tail of a giant oarfish. The sixth one was a yellow lion with the wings of an eagle and the blow hole, dorsal fin, and tail of a dolphin. The seventh one was a golden cougar with the head, wings, and talons of a Peregrine falcon, and the crest, fins, and tail of a Fire Goby. Finally, the eighth one was a silver rabbit with six legs, the antennae and wings of a Luna moth, and the bony plates, fins, and tail of a Lake Sturgeon.

"According to legend, they have the ability to impart their power if our world were to fall into a dangerous time." Rosa said as we focus to Laird tripping over the dark box. Then, he takes a look at the box and nervously touches it. The moment he did, the box shoots open, releasing a pillar made of darkness, from within that pillar, a maniacal red face appeared laughing. "Guys?" Ronnie Anne asked as she, Sid, Sameer, Nikki, Casey, and Laird looked on in horror. "I think we're in trouble." She said.

New Danger!

7 Demons appeared in a dark throne room. "After 10,000 years, we're free!" Shouted the leader of the seven demons.

"The Pecadiablos will not stop until the world is theirs, or until they are sealed back into the dark box!" AkaRed said. "And it's your responsibility to make sure the latter happens!" He said, pointing to Ronnie Anne, Sid, Casey, Sameer, Nikki, and Laird. "Please tell me you're pointing to them!" Laird nervously said.

New Friends!

Spectral versions of six of the statues are shown hanging out with Ronnie Anne and her friends. "I'm Jaxondor! It's good to see you!" Said the purple Alebrije. "I am Ailuxucara! It's a pleasure to meet you!" Said the blue Alebrije. "The name's Trisaurus! Glad to be your partner!" Said the red Alebrije. "My name is Batelegong! It's an honor to be by your side!" Said the green Alebrije. "Call me Regaluco! And I must say that I'm quite happy to have you as my partner!" Said the pink Alebrije. "I am called Leoquilfin! Hopefully, we'll get along as partners!" Said the yellow Alebrije.

Evil Beware!

"Let's do this!" Ronnie Anne told her friends, raising her wrist, revealing a wrist mounted device resembling a ring bell.

New Heroes Are Here!

"LUCHA POWER!" Ronnie Anne and her friends shouted. "Storm Power! LuchaPurple!" Ronnie Anne said, hitting black demons with bolts of lightning while wearing a purple full bodysuit that looked like a leotard, with black sleeves, purple gloves and boots."Sound Power! LuchaBlue!" Sid said, sending a sonic shriek at some more demons while wearing a suit similar to Ronnie Anne's, but in blue. "Metal Power! LuchaRed!" Casey shouted, turning his arms into metal and punching the demons while wearing an all red version of Ronnie Anne and Sid's suits, minus the leotards. "Sand Power! LuchaGreen!" Sameer shouted, manipulating sand to do battle against demons wearing a green version of Casey's suit. "Crystal Power! LuchaPink!" Nikki said, making crystals pop out of the ground while wearing a pink version of Ronnie Anne and Sid's suits. "Mind Power! LuchaYellow!" Laird said, lifting a demon with his mind and tossing it into another while wearing a yellow version of Casey and Sameer's suits.

Alebrije Sentai Lucharanger!

"Can we talk about why my thing is mind power?" Laird said.

That's Right! I'm Starting A Sister Story For Kamen Rider LL! It Will Be In The Same Universe, Timeline, And Continuity (Meaning Everything That's Canon In This Story (Even Ronnie Anne And Sid's Relationship) As Kamen Rider LL! So Be On The Lookout For The Next Chapter Of Kamen Rider LL And The First Chapter Of Alebrije Sentai Lucharanger! Until Then, Read, Review, Favorite And Follow!