Welcome To The Latest Chapter Of Kamen Rider LL, I Hope You Enjoy It, I Own Nothing, This Was Co-Written By Hallucigenia77, Enjoy
Somewhere in Japan, we see a large Shinto shrine located within a hidden forested valley that also contains a waterfall, a big garden, a tall pagoda, a hot spring, a koi pond, a large water fountain, a cave, and several buildings and open spaces where see several people living there. Inside was a pair of 12 year old children, a boy and a girl. The boy had short black hair and was wearing a Jōe(translated as "pure cloth", a type of garment worn by a Kannushi also known as Shinsoku or Shinto Priest) while the girl had long black hair with red hair ribbons and wearing a Miko (Shrine Maiden) outfit (A pair of red hakama (divided, pleated trousers) and a white kosode (a predecessor of the kimono)). They were both meditating in prayer right in front of a statue of Sarutahiko Ōkami (the leader of the Kunitsukami (Japanese deities of the land), who was decpicted as a towering man with a large beard, jeweled spear, ruddy face, and long nose) that was set within the main shrine.
As they were meditating, two shadowy figures started approaching them. One of them was a man in his 20's that was also wearing a Jōe as wells wearing an eboshi (a hat worn by Kannushi) on his head while the other one was much larger than him. As the two grabbed a pair of broomsticks and approached them, the kids perked up and blocked the attack from the man. "Excellent reflexes, Zensuke." The man said. "Arigato, Tou-san. (A Formal Way Of Saying Father)" Zensuke said. "You'd think 5,000 years being spent hiding out here would help your stealth, but I felt you coming from a mile away, Brachios-san." The girl told the larger figure. That's when the larger figures lifted off the hood of the white robe that he was wearing and stretched out his long neck to reveal that he was actually a humanoid Brachiosaurus. "My apologies, Akari-chan." Brachios said. "Daijobu." Akari said. Just then, Akari started to go into a trance as she began to have a vision, much to the shock of Zensuke, his father, and Brachios. "Akari-chan, what's wrong?" Zensuke asked. As that was happening, Akari saw in her vision a male humanoid raven that was causing mayhem in an American town and three warriors that tried to fight him, only for them to be struck down by the being and be placed in a state of endless sleep while also being tormented by various nightmares that the being would inflict upon them.
"Did you have another vision?" Zensuke asked. "Yeah, but I'm not entirely sure what to make of it. There was a figure in it, he had a medallion similar to yours, Brachios-san, but with an Eagle on it." Akari pointed out. "An eagle? Wait a minute! That's must be one of General Aquilis's soldiers!" Brachios said in realization. The Brachiosaur then started freaking out. "Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no." He said, running out of the shrine and into a nearby cave. "Brachios-san? What's wrong?" Zensuke called out. "Poor, Brachios-san. You kids have to remember, he's spent the last 5,000 years hiding out from his own kind, and after 5,000 years of happiness and peace, he's hearing of them for the first time. That's got to be a lot of stress." Zensuke's father said.
Later...
Akari was in a small bedroom, looking at a picture of her and a very familiar looking girl. "Sakura-chan, I wonder how you are doing right now!" Akari said to herself. "Thinking about your cousin?" Zensuke asked. "Oh, like you haven't thought about Shin-kun since he and his parents moved to Italy?" Akari asked rhetorically. "Okay, you have a point there, Akari-chan!" Zensuke admitted. "It's just, I haven't seen her since Oba (Aunt) Sora, Oji (Uncle) Daigo, and Itoko (Male Cousin) Kenta's funeral, and she was insanely upset." Akari said. "Yeah, I would be upset too if anything were to happen to my parents!" Zensuke noted in empathy. "And in such a horrific way too. Just what did cause that explosion?" Akari asked. "Honestly, even I have no idea!" Zensuke answered. "I just wonder how she's doing right now." Akari said. "Something about that vision I had made me worried." She said. "Why don't you ask her yourself when we go visit her?" Zensuke's father asked, holding up four plane tickets. That took both Zensuke and Akari by complete surprise. "I figured we could use a break, so I got into contact with Sakura-chan's Obachan, and she agrees it's a good idea for us to come. I even bought a plane ticket for Brachios-san, and prepared a disguise and everything for him." Zensuke's father said as Brachios, now wearing what appeared to be a chauffeur's outfit and face covering walked up. "I much appreciate this, sir. I tend to get lonely in that cave." He said.
"Arigato, Tou-san! But, what about Kaa-san (A Formal Way Of Saying Mother) or Akari-chan's parents?" Zensuke asked his father in confusion. "They're all fine with it and trust me to watch after you two." Zensuke's father said. "Oh, and it seems Shintomaru and his parents recently moved to Royal Woods as well." He added. "Eh?! Maji De?! (For Real?!)" Zensuke asked in excitement. "Sore wa so. (Indeed)" Zensuke's father answered. That made Zensuke really happy. "Sugoi!" He said.
Meanwhile, on the rooftops of Royal Woods...
Aquilis was standing atop a building, reading her book on Edgar Allen Poe stories. "You certainly had one dark mind, Mr. Poe." Aquilis muttered as Tytus landed. "Okay, It wasn't easy, mainly because I kept forgetting the differences between Ravens and Crows." Tytus said. "Ravens are bigger." Aquilis explained. "Yes, but I finally got everything we need!" Tytus said. Tytus then presented Aquilis with a Raven feather. Aquilis pulled out a device that scanned the feather. "That's a Corvus Corax, all right." She confirmed. "Good, because I do not want to go hunting for these guys again!" Tytus said. "Seriously! They can be quite vicious when threatened, especially in groups! *SHUDDER!*" She added with a shudder. "Then there's the fact I had to capture one Crow and one Raven, just to be sure, and that was even more difficult!" Tytus complained, pulling out a blank Soul Core and a fruit from the tree of life. Tytus then handed both items to Aquilis as the latter immediately placed the Raven feather onto the Blank Core, which then absorbed it into itself. "You have done well as usual, my darling daughter." Aquilis said as a raven appeared on the Soul Core. "To quote the late great Edgar Allen Poe, 'Art sure no craven, ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the nightly shore, tell me what thy lordly name is what's on the night's plutonian shore." Aquilis chanted, placing the core in the fruit. That caused the fruit to start swelling up. And explode. "Quoth the Raven..." Aquilis started saying as a shadowy figure arose. "Nevermore." The figure finished.
Meanwhile, at the Hoseki Residence...
Sakura and Mrs. Hoseki were at the dinner table eating. "Oh, by the way, Sakura-chan. I've got some good news!" Mrs. Hoseki said. "Oh, really? What is it Obachan?" Sakura asked. "Your favorite cousin is coming to Royal Woods for a visit!" Mrs. Hoseki said. "Eh? Which one?" Sakura asked in confusion. "I'm talking about Akari-chan, of course!" Mrs. Hoseki answered, causing Sakura to gasp in surprise. "Really? She's coming all the way from Japan?!" Sakura asked. "She and Zensuke-kun." Mrs. Hoseki confirmed. Sakura squealed in delight. "I've got to call Lincoln-kun and Shin-kun!" She said. "Oh! Before you call them, Sakura-chan, I just want to let you know Zensuke's father is also accompanying them, plus one extra special guest, who's identity that he wishes to be kept a surprise until they arrive!" Mrs. Hoseki informed. "Nani? Who?" Sakura said, looking Lincoln's number up on her phone. "They didn't say." Mrs. Hoseki said.
A Few Days Later, At the Airport...
Sakura, Mrs. Hoseki, Lincoln, Aya, Denkyem,Shintomaru, Stella, Clyde (with Aurachnid hiding his backpack), and Chloe were waiting at the entrance. "This is exciting! I haven't seen her since my Mama, Papa, and Oniichan's funeral." Sakura said. "Here's a question, Sakura! How come you never told us that you had cousins before?" Clyde asked in confusion. "They're all on my Mama's side, Papa was an only child. And you never asked." Sakura said. "Ha! Sick burn!" Aurachnid said. That caused Clyde to grumble in embarrassment. "You say they're studying at some sort of shrine?" Lincoln asked. "Yes! A Shinto shrine, actually! Specifically, it's called the Sarutahikookami-jinja or Sarutahiko Ōkami Shrine! It is a Shinto shrine that is dedicated to Sarutahiko Ōkami, who is a kami, a Japanese deity, that is also the leader of the Kunitsukami, which are a group of Japanese deities of the land, and he is often depicted as a symbol of Misogi, which is a Japanese Shinto practice of ritual purification by washing the entire body underneath a waterfall, as well as strength and guidance, not to mention that he's the patron of Japanese martial arts such as aikido!" Sakura explained. "Zensuke and Akari are studying to be a Shinsoku, or Shinto Priest, and Miko, or Shrine Maiden, respectively." Shintomaru explained.
"Of course, due to his high IQ, my cousin Zensuke had already studied for four years at Kokugakuin University, which is one of two universities in Japan to offer a Shinto studies program, and managed to graduate from it at age 12 while also earning the qualifications needed to be a Shinsoku! Even so, he still studies at the Sarutahiko Ōkami Shrine, primarily so he would be ready when he officially becomes a Shinsoku like his father!" Shintomaru explained. "Sounds like he'd get along with Lisa." Lincoln joked. "Well, as for Akari-chan, she started her training as a Miko when she was ten years old after she displayed her ability to go into a trance and see visions of futures events as well as the ability to communicate with kami and spirits of the deceased as a medium while being possessed by those spirits! Of course, she gained that ability sometime after she had her first menstruation, which was rather embarrassing to her, to say the least!" Sakura explained while blushing. The girls in the group all cringed at that. "Talk about bad timing." Stella said.
"I'm rather lucky that I haven't had mine yet!" Aya noted. "Well, thankfully for Akari-chan, she did get something good out of it, and not just her powers! She was given a bowl of Sekihan, also known as Red Rice, which is sticky rice steamed with adzuki beans that gives a reddish color to the rice, hence the name, as a way to celebrate both her first menstruation and the awakening of her powers!" Sakura explained. "Cool." Stella said. "You could not pay me to be a woman." Clyde said as the girls were talking. "I have to deal with that every month." Lincoln said as people started coming out the gate they were waiting patiently for. They were none other than Zensuke, Akari, Zensuke's father, and a disguised Brachios. "Akari-chan!" Sakura said, rushing over to her cousin and hugging her. "Sakura-chan! It's so good to see you!" Akari said in delight. Then, as Sakura was hugging her, Akari felt something rather soft. "Sakura-chan, why I am feeling something soft just now?" Akari asked in confusion. That caused Sakura to blush a little and let go of Akari before saying "Well, it's because I now have these!" while pointing at her own chest, much to Akari's shock and confusion.
"So puberty has finally caught up, huh?" Akari asked with a chuckle. "Not exactly, Akari-chan! You see, I was given a magic potion that allowed my breasts to grow to their current size! As for who made it, that would be Aya-chan over here!" Sakura explained as she then pointed at Aya. "Hello!" Aya said as Shintomaru approached Zensuke, and Zensuke's father. "Zensuke! Long time, no see!" Shintomaru said as he and Zensuke shook hands. "Good to see you again, Shintomaru!" Zensuke said. "Hey, did you ever, you know?" Zensuke asked, pointing to Sakura. "No, unfortunately, she found someone else by the time I saw her again." Shintomaru admitted. "Ooh! Sorry to hear that, Itoko!" Zensuke said in apology. "It's alright, I'm actually currently dating that beautiful girl over there now." Shintomaru said, pointing to Stella. "Um, hello! My name is Stella Zhau and I'm Shintomaru's girlfriend! It's a pleasure to meet you!" Stella said as she approached Zensuke. "You are one lucky dog, Shintomaru!" Zensuke's father joked.
"Arigato, Oji Hiroshi!" Said Shintomaru. "Of course, one thing you all should know about Stella-chan is that you do not want to make her mad, trust me! The one time I had unintentionally skipped out on a date with her, she was so mad that she had actually smashed a guitar on my head!" Shintomaru warned. "But I had a good reason! I just don't want to talk about it." Shintomaru assured. "Akari-chan, this is Lincoln-kun and Clyde-kun. They were the first friends I made in Royal Woods, and Lincoln-kun is actually my boyfriend." Sakura introduced, kissing Lincoln on the cheek. "Eh?! He's your boyfriend?! No offense, but I thought you would have Shin-kun as your boyfriend!" Akari asked in confusion. "What can I say, Lincoln-kun was able to capture my heart before Shin-kun could." Sakura said. "But don't worry about Shin-kun! He got his own girlfriend now!" She added as he then pointed at Stella, who was still with Shintomaru, Zensuke, and Hiroshi. "Bonjour, Akari! It's good to meet you!" Said Chloe. "You too." Akari said. "Excuse me." Brachios said, catching everyone's attention. "I have our luggage." He said, nervously. "Oh, arigato, Menke-san." Akari said.
"Oh! Is he the extra special guest that Obachan mentioned a few days ago?" Sakura asked Akari. "Oh, yes. This is Menke-san. He serves as an assistant at the shrine, and he's rather shy, so." Akari said. "Oh! Understood, Akari-chan!" Said Sakura. "Is someone going to introduce me or what?" Denkyem asked impatiently. "Oh right! Sorry! Akari-chan, this is Denkyem-kun! He's Aya-chan's boyfriend!" Sakura said as she pointed at Denkyem. "Nice to meet you!" Akari said. "Thanks!" Said Denkyem. "Anyway, we need a place to stay for our visit, do you have any suggestions, Sakura-chan?" Akari asked. "Way ahead of you, Akari-chan. I've taken the liberty of setting up a guest room in our house." Mrs. Hoseki said. "Arigato!" Said Akari. "Good thinking, Mrs. Hoseki! My house is already full enough as it is with my parents and ten sisters as well as Aya, her boyfriend Denkyem, her cousin Mpatapo, and her best friend Duafe!" Lincoln noted, much to the shock and confusion of Zensuke, Akari, Hiroshi, and Brachios (Menke). "10 sisters?" Zenuske said in surprise. "Five Oneechans, five Imotos, and no brothers." Sakura confirmed. "And each one of them has a different personality from each other, which tends to drive me crazy!" Lincoln explained. "Yikes." Zenuske said.
Meanwhile, at Toadus and Gorf's hideout...
"Gorf? Do you find anything familiar about this Menke-san?" Toadus asked as they watched through a window. "Hmm! There is something rather familiar about him, I can admit that!" Gorf answered as looked closer at the disguised Brachios through the window. "Maybe we should keep an eye on them." Toadus said. "Good idea!" Said Gorf. "Mind if we help with that?" Andros and Phixia asked politely. "Of course." Toadus said.
Later, at the Hoseki residence...
We see Zensuke, Akari, Hiroshi, and Brachios (Menke) enter the house with their luggage. Already there was Shintomaru's parents. "It's good to see you again, Hiroshi-niisan!" Mr. Kadokawa said to Hiroshi. "The feeling's mutual, Ototo! (Little Brother)" Hiroshi said. "I was surprised to hear you guys moved from Italy." Hiroshi said. "Yeah, after nearly three years of making motorcycle commercials for the Moto Guzzi company, I was given a promotion that required me and my family to move to America!" Mr. Kadokawa explained. "Imagine our surprise when we found out Sakura-chan was here as well." Mrs. Kadokawa said. "Of course, we were a little disappointed that Sakura-chan had already found a boyfriend before Shin-kun could even confess to her! Fortunately, our son was able to have Stella-chan as his girlfriend!" She added. "Yeah, we clearly saw that when we were at the airport!" Hiroshi noted. "So, who's your really big friend there?" Mr. Kadokawa asked as he and his wife noticed Brachios (Menke) right behind Hiroshi. "Oh, I'm Menke. I serve as an assistant at the temple, and am helping Kadokawa-sama chaperone." Brachios said. "Oh! Well, pleased to meet you, Menke-san!" Said Mr. Kadokawa as he and his wife bowed in respect.
"You as well." Brachios said. "Oh, by the way, Sakura-chan, some of your and Lincoln-kun's friends are downstairs, waiting for you. They didn't say what, but it sounded urgent." Mrs. Kadokawa said. Sakura looked confused, knowing there was no downstairs in the house, before realizing what she had meant. "Oh! Thanks for letting me know!" Said Sakura. Sakura looked at Akari and decided on something. "Akari-chan, would you like to come with me?" She offered. "Sure! But, would you let Zensuke-kun come along as well?" Akari asked. "I don't see why not." Sakura said, her and Shintomaru leading them to the part of the house directly above the elevator. "Are you sure this is a good idea?" Shintomaru whispered into Sakura's ear as she started preparing the scanner and setting it to aquisition. "Akari-chan is my cousin and Zensuke-kun is your cousin, so I think it would be best to let them know about our secret, since I believe that we can trust them!" Sakura explained quietly.
"Besides, I'm sure Lincoln-kun and Clyde-kun will agree. Akari-chan, Zensuke-kun, do me a favor and place your hands here." Sakura said, pointing them to the scanner. "Okay!" Akari nervously said as she and Zensuke placed their hands on the scanner. "Now what?" Zensuke asked. "Now, this." Sakura said, placing her hand on the scanner, activating the elevator that lead down to the base. "What in the world?! A secret elevator?!" Zensuke asked in amazement and confusion. "Sakura-chan, what's going on?" Akari asked. "Let's just say, my chest isn't the only thing in my life that has changed drastically since you last saw me." Sakura said as she allowed her fairy wings to unfurl in front of everyone. That caused both Zensuke and Akari to gasp in shock. "We have a lot to talk about." Sakura said as Zensuke looked around her back. "Yes, these are real." Sakura said. "Oh! Gomen-nasai, Sakura-chan!" Zensuke said in apology. "First of all, you remember that story my Obachan tells, the one about the Ronin that fought off a massive alien army?" Sakura asked, causing Zensuke and Akari to look at each other, knowing that Brachios was once part of that army.
"Yes, you did tell us that story, Sakura-chan!" Akari answered. "That Ronin was actually my ancestor on Papa's side. A man named Hoseki Ryu, and he wasn't alone." Sakura said. "He had help from a Nature Fairy named Naturia and two individuals detected from the alien army named Master Toadus and Gorf!" She added. "He and Naturia fell in love during the battle against the alien army, but couldn't be together due to complications on her end." Sakura said sadly. "Eventually, after the alien army was defeated, Naturia returned to the forest that she came from in order to be married to another Nature Fairy that she was already betrothed to!" She added. "But what neither Ryu nor Naturia's fiance realized at the time, Naturia was pregnant with her and Ryu's child." Sakura explained. "As soon as she gave birth to a baby boy and realized that he was Ryu's son, Naturia immediately snuck him out of the forest and then left him at the doorsteps of Ryu's house! Once he found the baby boy and read the note that explained everything, Ryu decided to raise the child as his own and named him Kizuna, after the bond that Ryu had with Naturia!" She added.
"Wouldn't that make you..." Akari started asking as Sakura showed her wings. "Part Nature Fairy? Yes." Sakura answered, fluttering her wings, much to their amazement. "Of course, I didn't get the wings until after Aya-chan gave me the potion that caused my breasts to grow, mostly due to the potion mixing in with my Nature Fairy DNA!" Sakura informed. "Does Lincoln-kun know about all this?" Zensuke asked. "Oh, Yes, he does! And so does his family as well as Clyde-kun and his dads, Shin-kun and his parents, Stella-chan, Aya-chan, Denkyem-kun, Duafe-chan, Mpatapo-kun, Chloe-chan, and many more of our friends in Royal Woods as well as few of our friends in Great Lakes City!" Sakura answered. "Best part is Lincoln-kun and I started dating before I got either the chest or the wings." Sakura said. "Sounds like he's the right kind of guy for you, Sakura-chan!" Akari noted. "I know!" Sakura said, retracting her wings. "One more thing, do you know of the Kamen Riders?" Sakura asked. "I read about them on the plane ride here." Zensuke said.
"Come to think of it, your wings kind of resemble those of Kamen Rider Jewel's." Zensuke noted. "That's because... I am Kamen Rider Jewel!" Sakura replied, much to Zensuke and Akari's shock and surprise. "And Lincoln-kun's LL, and Clyde-kun's Anansi." She added. That factoid really made Zensuke and Akari very shocked, to say the least. "I'll explain more later, but for now..." Sakura said as the elevator stopped. "This is our floor." She said. As soon as the elevator opened its doors, Sakura immediately lead Zensuke and Akari to the base, much to their awe and amazement. "Over there's the simulation chamber, over there's where we keep the weapons, over there's a hangar we keep the Vectors, high tech jets we have, in when not on the field, and over there's Mecha-Pollon-chan in his custom built dog house/charging station." Sakura said. That's when Mecha-Pollon woke up and noticed Zensuke and Akari before he then started to bark at them in excitement. "Um, Sakura-chan, who's is that little girl?" Akari asked Sakura in confusion. "Oh, this is Lisa-chan. She's one of Lincoln-kun's Imotos." Sakura explained.
"She's also the smartest one amongst the Loud Sisters, since she has a triple-digit IQ, even though she's currently five years old!" She added. "Taiden shita to shite yuzai." (Guilty As Charged) Lisa said, astounding Akari and Zunsuke. "Whoa! And I thought that Zensuke-kun was smart for his age!" Akari noted. "Trust me, you haven't seen anything yet. Although I do wish I could take the credit for those." Lisa said, pointing to Mecha Pollon and the Vectors. "But I'd have to thank scientists from another dimension, unfortunately." She explained. "Another dimension? I thought that kind of stuff only happens in science fiction media!" Zensuke asked in surprise. "Apparently not." Lisa said. "It's a long story, but the basic thing is that a peacekeeping organization called Neo-DEAVA gave us the Vectors and Mecha-Pollon-chan as a gesture of good will!" Sakura explained. "Anyway, follow me and I'll explain to you what Mrs. Kadokawa asked you down here for," Lisa said.
"Okay!" Said Akari and Zensuke as they and Sakura followed Lisa to their intended destination. "By the way, Lisa-chan, you should probably know that Zensuke-kun here is also has a very high IQ for his age! In fact, he started to attend Kokugakuin University when he was 8 years old and studied there for four years before he finally graduated from at age 12, which is his current age just so you know!" Sakura informed, much to the shock and surprise of Lisa. Lisa simply chuckled. "So? I'm only 5 and already have several patents, and often give lectures at universities." Lisa said. "Then, why are you still in First Grade of Royal Woods Elementary School when you should be attending college?" Sakura asked in confusion. "I'm not sure." Lisa said. "At one time, about a year ago, when I was in Kindergarten, I grew tired of my lesser intelligent classmates and wanted to go straight to med school, but that dunderhead at the principal's office said that Fifth Grade was the best that he could offer! Not only that, but the Fifth Grade class I was attending at the time was actually the same one that my brother attended at the time!" Lisa explained.
"Let's just say it's one of those incidents that we prefer not to speak of again." Lisa said. "Duly noted, Lisa-chan!" Sakura noted. "Just so you know, Lisa-chan, Kokugakuin University isn't just any university! It's actually one of two universities in Japan to actually offer a Shinto studies program and even managed earn the qualifications needed to become a Shinsoku after I had graduated! Of course, I'm still studying at the Sarutahikookami-jinja, just so that would be ready when I would officially become a Shinsoku like my Tou-san and also so that I would be with Akari-chan when she completes her Miko training!" Zensuke said, much to Lisa's shock and surprise. "Interesting." Lisa said as Aurachnid dangled down from the ceiling. "Hello!" Said Aurachnid, causing both Zensuke and Akari to get startled. "Lisa, everyone's gathered." He said. "Much appreciated, Aurachnid!" Lisa answered, much to Zensuke and Akari's confusion. "'Sup! I'm Aurachnid, a name that comes from a combination of the Latin word 'Aurum' and 'Arachnid'!" Aurachnid said.
"Um, Kon'nichiwa, Aurachnid! I'm Kadokawa Zensuke!" Said Zensuke. "He's my cousin." Shintomaru said. "Oh! That makes sense!" Aurachnid said. "Oh! That makes sense!" Aurachnid said. "Um, hi! My name is Toho Akari and I'm Sakura-chan's cousin, from her mother's side that is!" Akari said. "Nice to meet you both, in person of course. I was in Clyde's backpack back at the airport." Aurachnid said. That took both Zensuke and Akari by complete surprise. "It's a long story." Sakura said as they approached the table. There, Zensuke and Akari see Lincoln, Clyde, Chloe, Stella, Aya, Denkyem, Mpatapo, Duafe, Liam, Tabby, Rusty, Polly Pain, Zach, Giggles, Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn Jr, Lucy, Lana, Lola, and Lily already there. "Woah, there's a lot of people here." Akari said. "You've already met Lincoln-kun, Clyde-kun, Chloe-chan, Stella-chan, Aya-chan, and Denkyem-kun! These two African kids here are Aya-chan's cousin Mpatapo and Aya-chan's best friend Duafe! They, along with Aya-chan and Denkyem-kun, are living with Lincoln-kun's family as part of a foreign exchange student program!" Sakura explained while introducing Mpatapo and Duafe to Zensuke and Akari. "Over there are Lincoln-kun's other sisters." Sakura said. "Lori-neechan, Leni-neechan, Luna-neechan, Luan-neechan, Lynn-neechan, Lucy-chan, be careful around her, Lana-chan, Lola-chan, and Lily-chan." She introduced. "Wow, Lincoln! You weren't kidding, when you said you have ten sisters!" Zensuke noted in surprise.
"Why does everyone keep saying that?" Lincoln asked. "Well, normally, families usually consist of two parents and either one, two, three or even four children, but clearly your family is a lot bigger than most American families or any family in the world, for that matter!" Zensuke pointed out. "Well try asking my parents what their excuse is." Lincoln said. "Anyway, the rest of these people over here are our friends from Royal Woods Middle School! Liam-kun, his girlfriend Tabby-chan, Rusty-kun, his girlfriend Polly-chan or as she calls herself Polly Pain, Zach-kun, and his girlfriend Giggles-chan!" Sakura said as she introduced Liam, Tabby, Rusty, Polly Pain, Zach, and Giggles to Zensuke and Akari. "Nice to meet all of you." Akari said. "So, Lisa-chan, what's going on?" Sakura asked. "This." Lisa said, turning on the monitor, showing a hospital room full of people freaking out. "Each and every one of the people you see here are stuck in a permanent REM stage sleep cycle." Lisa said. "REM? That's the stage during which dreams occur!" Zensuke said.
"Glad someone actually understood what I'm actually saying for once!" Lisa noted. "But yes, and judging by what the doctors are noticing, they seem to be stuck in nightmares. What's interesting is the fact that everyone keeps muttering the word, 'Nevermore'. Which as Lucy has so eloquently pointed out, "The very ones." Sakura answered. is the one word the title character in Edgar Allen Poe's 'The Raven' says." Lisa pointed out. "Just what could have caused such a horrible situation?!" Sakura asked in worry. "Master Toadus has reason to believe it's the cause of an Animarius." Andros said as he and Phixia walked in. That caused both Zensuke and Akari to stare at the sphinx twins in shock and surprise. "Um, Sakura-chan, who are those two?" Akari asked Sakura nervously. "Oh, that's Andros-kun and his sister Phixia-chan. Don't worry, they're friends." Sakura said as Mpatapo and Duafe approached their respective Animarius lovers and kissed them. "More than so in their case." She added.
"Awwww! Kawaii! That reminds of anime that depicts human characters falling in love with cute Kemonomimi!" Akari said while gushing at the sight of it all. "Kemonomimi?" Andros and Phixia asked in confusion. "Literally meaning "animal ears" in Japanese, Kemonomimi are fictional humanoid characters in anime, that's Japanese animation by the way, that possess animal-like features and not just animal ears, but also tails, eyes, paws, fangs and sometimes wings! The usual form of Kemonomimi is the Catgirl or Catboy, though there are other other animal types out there in popular media like foxes, dogs, mice, wolves, birds, lions, snakes, frogs, and even mythical creatures like dragons!" Zensuke explained in full detail. "What he said." Sakura and Lisa said. "Oh! I see! Well, I guess you're not wrong here! Of course, Andros and I are actually Animarius based on Sphinxes, which are part-human in addition to being part-lion, and part-eagle!, so we can be easily mistaken for human beings when wearing diguises!" Phixia replied. "Also, we are aware of the fact that we are not human beings, but we don't really mind, especially since Duafe and Mpatapo love me and my sister just the way we are!" Andros said. "Yeah! That's exactly what makes it Kawaii!" Akari said in delight. "You two mentioned the word 'Animarius' twice already, but what exactly are Animarius?" Zensuke asked in confusion. "A race of aliens who first came to Earth 5,000 years ago." Sakura started explaining.
"The same aliens that your ancestor Ryu had fought in the story you told us?!" Akari asked in shock and surprise. "The very ones." Sakura answered. "Apparently, they originated from a faraway planet called Animari Prime!" Sakura explained. "We were actually born here on Earth." Phixia said. "Of course, we were spending a great majority of the last 5,000 years in the womb of our mother Sphinxia, who used her magical abilities to place a spell on us that slowed down our growth while we were developing in there! It wasn't until above 10 years ago that Phixia and I were finally born after the spell wore off!" Andros explained. "So, anyway Andros-kun, you say Toadus-san believes what's going on to be the result of an Animarius attack?" Sakura asked. "Yes, that's exactly what he believed it to be!" Andros answered. "Toadus-san? As in Master Toadus? You mean that he's still alive even after 5,000 years?!" Zensuke asked in confusion. "Very much so." Sakura said. "Can you excuse us for one minute?" Akari asked, leading Zensuke to a separate area.
"Zensuke-kun! What are we going to do?! Should we tell them the truth about Menke-san?!" Akari quietly asked Zensuke. "I don't know." Zensuke said. "Excuse me." Aya said as the two turned to see her eyes flashing. "What's she doing?" Zensuke and Akari asked in confusion. "Oh, yeah! I forgot to mention that Aya-chan has the ability to read peoples' auras!" Sakura answered. "And right now, you guys appear to be hiding something." Aya said in concern. "Well, I-" Akari started saying before the alarms went off. "Animarius attacking!" She alerted everyone. That's when everyone looked at the monitor and saw a humanoid Common Raven with large wings on his back and the symbol of the Bird Army on his left shoulder. "I believe we have found our raven." Lisa said. "We'd better go!" Lincoln said as he, Sakura, and Clyde prepared their drivers and ran up to their Vectors. "We'll go to!" Andros said, Phixia and Aya nodding in agreement.
"You two better stay here, because we definitely need to know what you're hiding!" Lisa said to Zensuke and Akari. Andros joined Lincoln in Vector LL, Phixia joined Sakura in Vector Jewel, and Aya joined Clyde and Aurachnid in Vector Anansi. "Vectors, launch!" They all shouted, as the jets flew out. "Text Brachios-san, he may need to see this too." Zensuke whispered to Akari. "On it!" Akari answered quietly. "Who's Brachios-san?" Lucy asked as she popped in front of Zensuke and Akari, causing the latter two to jump up in fright. "Yeah, she's like that." Lisa said. "Sorry!" Lucy said in apology.
Meanwhile, back in the city...
The humanoid raven was on a wild rampage. "Stop right there!" Lincoln declared as he, Sakura, Clyde, Andros, Phixia, and Aya dropped from the Vectors, the riders already in their suits. Upon hearing that, the humanoid raven turned around and quickly noticed the heroes. "You must be the Kamen Riders. I see you brought with you some filthy traitors!" He said, looking at Andros and Phixia. "Hello? What am I, chopped liver?!" Aya asked in annoyance. "And Some annoying little girl." The raven said. "Excuse me?! I'll have you know that I'm not a ordinary little girl!" Aya replied in anger as she then transformed into her werehyena form, much to the humanoid raven's surprise. Back at the base, Zensuke and Akari saw this and looked in utter disbelief. "Oh, yeah! We forgot to mention that Aya-chan also has the ability to transform into a werehyena!" Shintomaru explained. "It's an inherited trait she got from her late mother." Mpatapo explained. "Late mother? Are saying that Aya-chan's mother is dead?!" Akari asked in worry. "And older sister. It's a long story." Mpatapo said. That caused both Zensuke and Akari to feel sorry for Aya.
Back with the riders...
"So, who are you and what did you do to those people that are currently in the hospital right now?!" Lincoln asked in anger. "I am Corvax! And why don't I show you!" Corvax said, spreading his wings and shooting feathers, all of which they nimbly dodged. "Ha! Missed!" Clyde said. "Why don't you take a closer look, Anansi?" Corvax asked as Clyde saw a feather sink into Aurachnid. "Um, Clyde, I don't feel so good!" Aurachnid said as he started to fall off of Clyde's belt buckle and land backfirst on the pavement with his legs up in the air. "Aurachnid-san!" Sakura said in horror. "Don't worry, he's fine. He's just trapped in an endless slumber, doomed to go through his worst nightmare for all eternity!" Corvax said. That caused the Kamen Riders and their allies to gasp in shock and horror. In a dark space, Aurachnid was walking around, alone. "Uh, hello? Is there anybody out there?" Aurachnid asked nervously. Suddenly, a large Cyclone (One Of Two, The Other Being Bed, Names For A Group Of Scorpions) of Scorpions came out of the shadows. "Anybody but you!" Aurachnid said in sheer terror. Unfortunately for him, as Aurachnid tried to run away, the Scorpions immediately started chasing him.
In the real world, Aurachnid started acting like the people they saw in the video. Needless to say, the Kamen Riders and their allies were not happy about that. "All right, big guy! You're going to pay for that!" Clyde said. "Yeah! Nobody does that to our friend and gets away with it, you bird-brain!" Lincoln declared in anger. "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever, just let me get rid of some excess baggage first." Corvax said, shooting three feathers that wound up in Andros' neck, Phixia's thigh, and Aya's forehead. "Oh Come On!" Andros said he then fell to the ground asleep. Then, Phixia said "Oh No!" as she too fell asleep on the ground. Finally, Aya said "Dang It!" as she fell asleep on the ground as well. "Andros-kun! Phixia-chan! Aya-chan!" Sakura said in horror. Inside the dark space, Andros was walking around. "What the hell? Where am I?" Andros asked. "Andros? Andros?!" A familiar voice rang out as Andros turned to see Duafe. "Duafe?!" Andros asked in surprise. "Andros! I-" Duafe started saying only for a set of familiar blades to pop out of her stomach.
That caused Andros to gasp in horror as he saw General Leo come out of the shadows from behind Duafe while his blades were still in her stomach. "You see what happens when you betray me?" Leo said as Duafe started gasping and blood started pouring out of her mouth. That caused Andros to cry out in anguish. Meanwhile, Phixia was walking through the same space. "Phixia!" A voice rang out as she turned to see Mpatapo. "Mpatapo!" Phixia said in surprise. She ran up to her human lover, only for him to slap her back. "Ow! Mpatapo! What was that for?!" Phixia asked in confusion. Suddenly, a beautiful African girl appeared. "Who are you?" Phixia asked. "My real girlfriend. The one your little memory spell nearly made me forget about." Mpatapo said. Phixia gasped in horror. "Mpatapo, I'm sorry! I had no idea!" Phixia said. "You should be sorry!" Said Mpatapo. "Why else would someone like Duafe and Mpatapo fall in love with you and your brother other than a memory altering spell?" The girl asked. "You have to understand! I didn't have full control over everything!" Phixia said as tears rolling down her face.
"Well now, that mistake is about to cost you your life!" The girl said, holding up a soul core that Phixia immediately recognized as her own. "No! Don't! That's My Soul Core!" Phixia begged in fright. "Oh really? What were to happen if I did this!" The girl asked, gripping the core tightly as tiny cracks started forming. That caused Phixia to start clutching herself in pain. "Mpatapo, my love. Please, make her stop!" Phixia begged, only for Mpatapo to turn his back on her. "I'm sorry, Phixia, but you are not my true love!" Mpatapo said, much to Phixia's horror. Tears continued to roll down Phixia's face. Meanwhile, Aya was walking along in the dark space. "Well, well, well. Look who's the cat brought in!" A voice said as Aya turned to see a face she hoped to never see again. "Shockwing?! But you're dead!" Aya said in shock. "You can't get rid of me that easily." Shockwing said as Aya backed up, only to make contact with two tombstones. "What the? Tombstones?" Aya asked in confusion.
She then read what was on the stones and gasped in fright. "Mom! Akofena!" She said with tears rolling down her face. "I killed them, and now it's your turn!" Shockwing said, pulling out his sword. "You're forgetting that I can turn into a werehyena, so don't think I can go down without a fight!" Aya said as she turned around and transformed into her werehyena form in order to confront Shockwing. At least, she thought she did. She looked down to see that she's still human. "You were saying?" Shockwing asked in a mocking tone. "My powers! They aren't working!" Aya said in fear as Shockwing charged. Then, Aya screamed in terror as Shockwing lunged his sword towards her. Back in the real world, Lincoln, Sakura, and Clyde watched as their friends started freaking out in their sleep. "Oh, this is not good! This is not good at all!" Sakura said in worry. Up on a roof, Aquilis and Tytus were watching. "I'll admit, this is a bit of a cowardly plan, but as long as it keeps everyone else off our backs while we put the finishing touches on 'Operation Trade Winds', I guess it's okay." Aquilis said.
"I'm a bit more worried about what would happen if Hell's Watchdog were to find out about this, should Corvax even successfully put Jewel in the same state as everyone else!" Tytus wondered. "Oh, don't worry Tytus! Corvax's spell won't exactly kill Jewel, so I think that would keep Hell's Watchdog from getting angry at us!" Aquilis assured. "Hopefully, he'll agree with you. Hey, who's that?" Tytus asked, noticing Brachios in his disguise walking up to the group. Upon hearing that, Aquilis took notice of the disguised Brachios as well. "I don't know, but he certainly seems familiar." Aquilis noted as the riders noticed him. "Menke-san?! What are you doing here?!" Sakura asked in surprise. "Helping you." Brachios said, tearing off his disguise. That caused the Kamen Riders and Corvax, as well as Aquilis and Tytus (who were still on the roof), to gasp in shock and surprise. "Nani?!" Sakura asked in surprise at the Brachiosaur Animarius.
At The Animarius Castle...
"Uh, Tyrannus? You might want to see this!" Leo called. "Really? What's so important for me to see?" Tyrannus asked as he then joined General Leo and the rest of the generals, as well as King Draco, Cicadeath, and Flygor, at the monitor. "Remember that Brachiosaur Animarius soldier you had that just disappeared 5,000 years ago?" Leo asked. "You mean Brachios? Yes, I do remember him! Why do you ask?" Tyrannus asked in confusion. "Well." Leo said, pointing to the monitor. Upon seeing Brachios on the monitor, Tyrannus was both shocked and angry at the same time. "WHAT?! BRACHIOS IS ALIVE?! SPINO TOLD ME THAT HE DIED IN A LANDSLIDE!" Tyrannus shouted in anger. "I thought he did!" Spino said. That's when Tyrannus turned his attention to Spino and snarled at him in anger. "Next time, Spino, when you presume that someone is dead, MAKE SURE THAT YOU CHECK TO SEE THAT THEY REALLY ARE DEAD! CAUSE NOW, WE GOT A GENUINE TRAITOR WITHIN MY OWN ARMY AND THAT MAKES ME MAD!" Tyrannus yelled at Spino in anger. "Yes, General Tyrannus! Sorry, General Tyrannus!" Spino said in apology.
Back at Toadus and Gorf's hideout...
Toadus and Gorf are incredibly shocked to see Brachios, to say the least. The two simply looked at each other in confusion. "Was that Brachios? I thought he was lost sometime before we defected from the Empire?" Gorf asked Master Toadus in confusion. "We'd better go and investigate." Toadus said, getting up. "Agreed!" Said Gorf as he got up as well. At the base, everyone but Akari and Zensuke were dumbfounded. "Oh, I get it. Menke, as in Harold W. Menke, the man who first discovered the Brachiosaurus fossil." Lisa stated. "What, I'm just trying to cut the awkward tension." Lisa said as everyone looked at her. "Let me guess, that's the Brachios-san person that you two had mentioned earlier, am I right?" Lucy asked Zensuke and Akari. "It's a long story." Akari said. "Well, considering the fact that you two have a literal dinosaur as a friend, I think we can handle it!" Lori said. "We'd better wait for everyone to get here first." Zensuke said.
Back at the battle...
"Stop what you're doing!" Brachios told Corvax. "Oh yeah? And who are you?" Corvax asked. "You may call me Brachios!" Brachios answered. "Brachios! What are you doing here?! We all thought you died in that landslide!" Aquilis said in shock. Upon hearing that, Brachios looked around before he finally spotted Aquilis and Tytus right at a nearby rooftop. "General Aquilis, Lieutenant Tytus. Nice to see the two of you are looking well." Brachios said politely. "But if you must know, I'm here to stop your scheme!" Brachios said. "What?! But why are you even helping the humans in the first place?!" Aquilis asked in shock and confusion. "I owe the humans so much." Brachios said. "Especially after one of them rescued me from that landslide I was buried in 5,000 years ago!" He added. "Now, I'm demanding that you undo what you did to all these innocent people!" Brachios told Corvax. "Sorry, but I'm not listening to the demands of a traitor to the Animarius Empire!" Corvax answered smugly. "Then so be it." Brachios said as his tail elongated while he was charging and he spun around, smacking Corvax straight in the chest.
That caused Corvax to stagger back in pain. "This isn't over! I may be retreating, but I'll be back! But first." Corvax said as he then shot out three feathers, with one of them lodging itself into Sakura's chest, the second one sinking into Lincoln's upper right arm, and the third attaching itself to Clyde's upper left arm. "Uh oh." Lincoln said as they all fell over asleep. "See ya, traitor!" Corvax said as he flew away. "This is bad!" Brachios said. "You took the words right out of my mouth." A voice said as Brachios turned to see Toadus and Gorf. "General Toadus and Lieutenant Gorf? You're here too?" Brachios asked in surprise. "Relax, Brachios. We defected shortly after you went missing." Toadus said. "We'll explain the full details to you once we get everyone back to the base!" Said Gorf as he went to Aya, Andros, and Phixia. In the dark space, Lincoln was walking around. "Okay! A dark and empty space, that's not a good sign!" Lincoln said while creeped out. Lincoln then took a step forward, only to see he was about to step on some human bones.
"What the?! Bones?!" Lincoln asked in confusion. He then heard whipping sounds, he looked up to see some Neo-Lizardons whipping humans as they struggled to erect a statue of King Draco. "Oh No! What's going on now?!" Lincoln asked in worry. In another section of the dark scape, Sakura found herself in a familiar car. "This car, it can't be!" Sakura said in realization. Suddenly the car stopped moments before exploding. Sakura recovered from the explosion to see three burning skeletons. It didn't take her long to realize who they were. "Mama. Papa. Oniichan." Sakura said, tears flowing from her face. Then, Sakura started hearing foot steps as she sees a silhouette of Cerberion behind the smoke. "Hello Jewel." Cerberion said, stepping out of the shadow, but he was made out of Asian Giant Hornets. "Noooooooo! Not Cerberion! Not Osusumebachi! Not Both of my fears put together! Anything but that!" Sakura cried out in terror. Meanwhile, Clyde was walking through the dark space when he nearly ran into a balloon.
Clyde flinched at that. "*SHUDDER!* That balloon awfully reminds me of Pennywise from "It" and "It: Part 2"! Glad I was smart enough to not watch either one of those films, cause the trailers and internet images alone are plenty scary enough!" Clyde noted with a shudder as noticed that the balloon he bumped into was red, just like the balloons used by Pennywise from "It". He then turned around to see another balloon. Then another, then another. Until he was surrounded by them. "Okay, this is officially creeping me out! If Pennywise himself were jump out in front of me, I'm out of here!" Clyde said as he was creeped out by the balloons. Just then, Clyde heard a cackle, a rather familiar cackle. "Me and my big mouth!" Clyde stated nervously as some of the balloons parted away from each other to reveal Pennywise the Dancing Clown, who was smiling wickedly with a toothy grin. Then, Pennywise opened his mouth wide open and roared to reveal razor-sharp monstrous teeth before he then lunged towards Clyde like a predatory animal, causing Clyde to scream out "ZOINKS!" in sheer terror. Back at the base, Lisa was scanning them all.
"They're all in REM sleep, just like the other victims!" Lisa stated. "OM Gosh! This is totally horrible!" Leni said in fright as the Loud Sisters as well as everyone were incredibly worried. "While I can't tell what they're dreaming about, based on these readings, they must be some serious nightmares!" Lisa stated. This caused everyone to cringe as Chloe, Denkyem, Mptatapo, and Duafe rushed to their respective boyfriends and girlfriends and grabbed their hands in the hopes of easing the pain. "Sacre Bleu! This is way worse than we can imagine!" Chloe said in concern for Clyde's well being. "Phixia, my love, it's okay, I'm here." Mpatapo tried saying. "Andros, please wake up! I don't know what to do if you can't wake up!" Duafe said in worry. "Master Toadus, is there anyway you can think of to wake them up?" Denkyem asked. "Honestly, I'm not sure myself, since I never actually encountered something like this!" Master Toadus answered. "Okay, thanks Ronnie Anne!" Lori said over her phone. "I just got off the phone with Ronnie Anne, she and the others have agreed to help us against Corvax." Lori informed everyone.
"Good! At this rate, we need all the help we can get!" Said Gorf. Just then, everyone heard the elevator ding as they see the doors open to reveal Hiroshi, Lynn Sr, Rita, Howard, Harold, Mrs. Hoseki, and Mr. and Mrs. Kadogawa, who were all worried about what happened. "Toadus-san informed us of what happened as he was on his way here." Mrs. Hoseki said, rushing over to her granddaughter's side. "Our Baby!" Lynn Sr and Rita cried out in worry as they rushed over to Lincoln's side. "Ours Too!" Howard and Harold said in horror as they rushed over to Clyde's side next to Chloe. Brachios approached Hirosh and fell to his knees. "Kadogawa-sama! Forgive me! I couldn't do anything to stop Corvax from hurting them!" He begged. "Daijobu, Brachios-san! It wasn't your fault! At least you were brave enough to try!" Hiroshi replied in forgiveness. "Arigato!" Brachios said. Then, a hidden passageway opened up to reveal Rocky, Haiku, Morpheus, his pet crow Thorn, Dante, Persephone, and Boris enter the base as well.
"Dang, just how many entrances does this place have?" Rusty asked. "Honestly, I don't know!" Haiku answered as she and the rest of the Jr Morticians Club greeted Lucy and everyone else. "I'm glad you guys are here." Lucy said, kissing Rocky on the cheek. "Yeah, we got your call!" Said Rocky. "When heard about a Raven Animarius putting people in endless sleep and giving them nightmares, we couldn't just let let it slide!" Haiku said. "Good thing too. To bad none of us have Aya's aura reading abilities, those would be helpful in finding out what they're going through." Lucy said. "Um, Lucy-chan, are these people over there friends of yours?" Akari asked in confusion. "Oh, this is my boyfriend, and Rusty's brother Rocky, and my friends Haiku, Morpheus, Dante, Persephone, Boris, and Thorn." Lucy introduced. "We are members of a club known as the Jr Morticians Club" she added. "You certainly look the part." Zensuke said. "Thanks!" Said all members of the Jr Morticians Club, causing everyone to get creeped out.
The sounds of engines could be heard. That's another hidden passageway opened up to reveal the Lucharangers, with AkaRed and Mambana hitching a ride, drive their way in on their LuchaKarts. Ronnie Anne hopped out of the Storm Blitzer. "We got here as soon as we could." She said. "We also brought AkaRed and Mambana, just to be safe!" Sid added. "Unfortunately, we couldn't bring Axolota, for obvious reasons." Casey said. "That's okay! I understand what you mean!" Gorf said in slight disappointment. "But she sends her love!" Nikki said, trying to cheer the Frog Ninja up. "She also made this necklace with a photo of her inside as a gift to you!" Said Sameer as he then gave Gorf a necklace with a heart-shaped amulet. "Thank you, my friends." Gorf said. Just then, everyone heard a rumbling as they see two very familiar living pinatas stumble out of yet another hidden passageway. "Next time, Ferg, if you see a hidden lever in somebody's room, don't pull it unless I say it's safe to do so!" Paulie Pretztail said. "Right! Sorry, Paulie!" Fergy Fudgehog said in apology. "Fergy? Paulie, what are you dudes doing here?" Luna asked the two living pinatas in confusion. "Well, we thought today would be a good day to visit Aya and you guys, since it's been a while after we attended her birthday party!" Paulie answered. "And don't worry about Langston! We gave him the slip after he fell for our little prank before left through the interdimensional portal that brought us to Lisa and Lily's bedroom!" Fergy added with a snicker. "Of course, when we arrived, we found the house to be empty and we couldn't find you guys anywhere! But then, Fergy found a hidden lever in one of the rooms and he pulled it before I could stop him, which caused us both to fall into a tube that lead straight to here!" Paulie explained. "Speaking of which, where is here and who are these people that Paulie and I have never seen before?" Fergy asked as he and Paulie noticed their surroundings before they then noticed Mrs. Hoseki, Harold, Howard, Hiroshi, Zensuke, Akari, Brachios, and Mr. and Mrs. Kadogawa amongst the group.
"They must have found one of my emergency entrance ports." Lisa surmised. "Well, to answer your first question, dudes, this is the secret base of the Kamen Riders!" Luna explained to Paulie and Fergy. "This is your guys' base?" Fergy asked. "Yeah, sorry we didn't tell you two about it during your stay with us after you two had been accidentally launched into our universe via the Cannonata!" Luan said in apology to the two living pinatas. "That's okay!" Paulie said. "Anyway, to answer your second question, these people here are Sakura's grandmother Mrs. Hoseki, Clyde's dads Harold and Howard McBride, Shintomaru's parents Mr. and Mrs. Kadokawa, Shintomaru's uncle Hiroshi, Shintomaru's cousin Zensuke, Sakura's cousin Akari, and finally Brachios, who's a Brachiosaurus Animarius that works at the Shinto shrine that Hiroshi, Zensuke, and Akari live at, though I don't know how he ended up living there in the first place!" Lisa explained. "Yeah, what's up with that? We thought you died in that landslide!" Gorf said. Brachios sighed. "It all started 5,000 years ago." Brachios said.
"I was once a part of General Tyrannus's Dinosaur Army and I was sent out alongside Spino to seek out any human villages to destroy! Of course, what none of the Animarius Empire realized was that I was tired of conquest and I secretly desired to leave the Empire as soon as I get the chance and live in peace, though I was careful not say it out loud, lest I get executed for treachery!" Brachios explained. "We feel your pain, my friend." Toadus said as he, Gorf, and Mambana nodded. "We had arrived at the village, and Spino immediately got to work, but that human who had been fighting us had started to protect the village." Brachios said. "You must mean Sakura's ancestor Ryu, right?" Liam asked in curiosity. "That's him." Brachios confirmed. "During our fight against Ryu, Spino had accidentally hit me with his tail, causing me to be sent flying towards a nearby mountain and crash into it, which then caused the mountain to shake and start a landslide!" Brachios explained. "That's interesting. Spino told us that the landslide was natural." Toadus said. "I'm guessing that either Spino wasn't aware of me being hit by his tail, since I was quite literally right behind him during our fight against Ryu, or he deliberately left out that detail in order to save himself from embarrassment!" Brachios surmised.
"Probably the latter. The Knights of Destruction aren't exactly humble." Gorf said. "Yeah, I guess that's true! Anyway, no sooner did the landslide start, I was being buried alive under falling rocks and debris while Spino fled from the battle in order to save himself!" Brachios explained. "COWARD!" Lynn said. "Yeah, Spino obviously was only caring about his own safety and not the safety of others, including myself! Anyway, when I was completely buried from head to toe under all those rocks and debris, I thought I was going to die there and become an actual fossil!" Brachios explained. "So what happened?" Lori asked. "Well, something unexpected happened! When I was calling out for help from within the rocks, someone actually answered my call!" Brachios explained. "It would seem my cries had caught the attention of a nearby Shinto Priest." He explained. "That priest was mine and Shintomaru's ancestor, Kadokawa Shinsuke." Zensuke said. "He was able to dig me out, and amazingly, saw beyond my exterior and nursed me back to health." Brachios explained.
"Once I was healed, I had explained to him about who I am, where I came from, and how I ended up buried under the rocks in the first place, among other things!" Brachios explained. "To my surprise, he wasn't scared off." Brachios said. "Instead, he offered to help me hide from the Empire by staying with him at the Sarutahikookami-jinja, alongside the people that live there!" Brachios explained. "Sarutahikookami-jinja? What's that?" Paulie asked in confusion. "The Shinto Shrine we study at." Akari answered. "It's better known in English as the Sarutahiko Ōkami Shrine, primarily because it is dedicated to Sarutahiko Ōkami, who is a kami, a Japanese deity, that is also the leader of the Kunitsukami, which are a group of Japanese deities of the land, and he is often depicted as a symbol of Misogi, which is a Japanese Shinto practice of ritual purification by washing the entire body underneath a waterfall, as well as strength and guidance, not to mention that he's the patron of Japanese martial arts such as aikido!" Zensuke explained. "Seeing no better option, I accepted the offer, found a home in a cave nearby, and have successfully spent the last 5,000 years in what I was hoping to be peace." Brachios said.
"Out of gratitude, I helped Shinsuke-sama and his descendants at the shrine as an assistant! I even participated in Misogi underneath the waterfall nearby as a way to be at peace with myself!" He added. "He only shows himself to the people of the shrine though, unfortunately." Akari said. "Yeah, I'm a bit shy around strangers! Plus, I didn't want to scare anyone with my appearance!" Brachios admitted. "Makes sense. Hey, what happened to them?" Paulie asked, somehow only just noticing the riders and allies. When Fergy heard that and then saw the condition that Lincoln, Sakura, Clyde, Aurachnid, Aya, Andros, and Phixia were in, he immediately freaked out. "OH FUDGE! WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM?!" Fergy loudly asked in worry as he went to Aya's side in a panic. "A raven Animarius named Corvax attacked them, and now they're stuck in a state where they experience their worst nightmares." Lori explained. "Worst is right! Aurachnid is being chased by Scorpions, Andros is witnessing General Leo kill Duafe, Phixia's is having to do with that memory altering spell thing, Aya's being attacked by Shockwing, Lincoln's seeing a world ruled by the Animarius Empire, Sakura's being attacked by a Cerberion made out of Asian Giant Hornets, and Clyde's being surrounded by balloons and chased by a monstrous killer clown named Pennywise!" Laird said, confusing everyone. "My telepathy is allowing me to see into their minds." He explained. "Holy Shamoly! That's almost like "A Nightmare on Elm Street", but on a different level!" Ronnie Anne said in worry.
"Andros." Duafe said in concern upon hearing what he was experiencing, petting his face. "What do you mean Phixia's nightmare has to deal with that memory altering spell?" Mpatapo asked. "Remember how she had altered our memories in an effort to infiltrate us? Well, it seems she's worried that it worked a little too well, if you know what I'm saying, and that's the only reason why you two are dating her and Andros." Laird answered. "Specifically, Phixia is worried that she might have accidentally erased your memory of a girl who she believes to be your real girlfriend!" Laird explained further. "Oh, boy! I guess I have some explaining to do! You see, the girl that you are referring to is actually my ex-girlfriend! Her name is Abena, meaning "Ocean" in the Akan language, and she and I used to be in love when we were 8 years old! However, once we started dating, Abena started to get rather obsessive with me to the point of not giving me enough personal space and even driving away any girls that she sees as a threat to her relationship with me! It wasn't until the day that she took things too far that I finally decided to break up with her! Specifically, she tried to severely injure Duafe and Aya when she saw me giving them a friendly greeting and thought that I was cheating on her!" Mpatapo explained. "Yeah, that wasn't a pretty day." Duafe said. "She refused to listen, even when we told her that Aya was his cousin." She added. "That would probably explain what I'm seeing. She's dreaming that this 'Abena' girl has her soul core in her hands and is slowly crushing it, and no matter how many times she's begging you, you refuse to make it stop." Laird said.
That caused everyone to gasp in horror. Mpatapo rushed over to Phixia and gently caressed her face. "Phixia, my love. If you can hear me, I promise I would never let that happen." He softly spoke. "Oh no! This is just like the vision I had a few days ago!" Akari said in worry, causing everyone, minus Zensuke, Hiroshi, and Brachios, to look at her in confusion. "The other day, I received a vision, and it had this exact situation!" Akari said. "When told Brachios about the vision involving a figure with a medallion on his left shoulder that had an image of an eagle on it, he was rather frightened to say the least!" Akari added. "I hadn't heard anything about the empire for 5,000 years, and I was hoping I wouldn't have to worry about them again." Brachios explained. "Well, that's because Gorf and I, along with a Nature Fairy named Naturia, helped Ryu seal away King Draco and the generals inside of a stone tablet in order to defeat them!" Master Toadus explained to Brachios. "Sakura-chan told us that Naturia is also her ancestor." Akari said.
That information took Brachios by surprise. "That does explain why I haven't heard anything about the Animarius Empire for the last 5,00 years! But, how are they here now?" Brachios asked in confusion. "Somehow the stone tablet found itself in a construction site and it was shattered." Toadus said. "That caused King Draco and the generals to be freed from their imprisonment and begin their reign of conquest again!" Gorf explained. "Unfortunately, there were several others that were already free. King Draco's royal guard. These include Andros and Phixia's mother Sphinxia, and Cerberion." Toadus said. "The latter being the one that murdered Sakura's parents and older brother!" Gorf explained, much to the shock and horror of Zensuke, Akari, Hiroshi, and Brachios. "Nani?!" Akari asked in shock. "Apparently, he killed them in order to put an end to Ryu's bloodline before they can become a threat to the Empire!" Toadus explained. "Now he's making it his personal mission to kill Sakura himself, but for some reason, he appears to be waiting for something to happen in a month and a half." Gorf said.
"Most likely something to do with the upcoming solar eclipse!" Lisa added. "Do you guys know anything that might have something to do with it?" Lori asked their Animarius allies. "Unfortunately, even I don't know!" Master Toadus answered. "Anyway, how are we supposed to help Lincoln and the others?" Luna asked. "Come to think of it, there were several different enemy monsters that past Super Sentai teams fought against with the ability to put people into endless nightmares, much like how Corvax's abilities! Of course, those enemy monsters usually either had the motif of the legendary dream-eating yokai known as the Baku or that of the tapir, which is often associated with the Baku itself!" AkaRed noted. However, upon hearing that, Shintomaru, Mrs. Hoseki, Hiroshi, Zensuke, Akari, and Mr. and Mrs. Kadokawa got really angry. "I can't beleive this! Baku are supposed to be benevolent yokai!" Mr. Kadokawa said. "Yeah! They are guardian spirits that are supposed to protect the good dreams of people and devour the nightmares! How could those monsters that you have described even DARE to use the Baku's image for evil?!" Zensuke asked in anger. AkaRed simply shrugged. "Wait a minute! Bakus can devour nightmares! That could be the key to freeing everyone!" Akari realized.
That caused everyone to look at Akari in confusion. "In one of my Miko books, there's a ritual that can summon a Baku, if we can perform it, one can appear and devour the nightmares the people of Royal Woods are suffering from!" Akari explained. "Come to think of it, in Japan, children would sing "Baku-san, come eat my dream" three times in order to ask the baku to cure them of their nightmares, though I'm guessing the ritual you are mentioning is a little different than that!" Lisa surmised. Suddenly, the alarms started ringing as Lisa checked out the monitor. "Corvax is back!" She informed everyone. "And he's spreading more and more nightmares!" She said. "You guys handle the Baku thing, we'll take care of Corvax!" Ronnie Anne volunteered. "Okay, but be careful! If even one of Corvax's feathers manages to strike you, you will all end up like everyone else!" Lisa informed. "Don't worry, we'll be careful!" Ronnie Anne said, hopping into the Storm Blitzer as she and the others drove out. "Is it just me, or are there more of those guys then last time?" Fergy asked. "And where did those cars come from?" Paulie asked.
Later In the city...
Corvax was out shooting his feathers at people that were trying to run away from him. "Stop right there!" Ronnie Anne said. Corvax turned to see the Lucharangers as well as AkaRed and Mambana. "Well, well, well! You kids must be the Lucharangers that I was informed about, and I see that your mentor AkaRed is with you too!" Corvax said to the Lucharangers and AkaRed. "And what you do know, you all brought with you another traitor to the Empire!" Corvax said as he then pointed at Mambana. "We would have brought two, if it weren't for that tracker!" Sid pointed out. "Ah yes! General Terriblis told me about Axolota!" Corvax said. "General Terriblis?" Brachios asked as they were setting up the ritual. "Long story." Gorf said. "Well, we're going to make you pay for what you did to our friends!" Ronnie Anne said. "Lucha Power!" The eight said, transforming into the Lucharangers. "Storm Power! LuchaPurple!" Ronnie Anne called. "Sound Power! LuchaBlue!" Sid said. "Metal Power! LuchaRed!" Casey said. "Sand Power! LuchaGreen!" Sameer shouted. "Crystal Power! LuchaPink!" Nikki called. "Mind Power! LuchaYellow!" Laird called. "Solar Power! LuchaGold!" Carl called. "Lunar Power! LuchaSilver!" Adelaide said. "Guardian spirits, awaken and unite! Alebrije Sentai!" Ronnie Anne chanted. "Lucharanger!" The eight said.
"Wait a minute! Carl and Adelaide are Lucharangers now?!" Fergy asked in confusion while the ritual was being set. "They're partnered with Alebrije named Magnifalcougar and Lunastura, who happen to be Jaxondor and Ailuxucara's younger siblings respectively." Lisa said. "I think I can understand why Adelaide was chosen, but why Carl? From what Ronnie Anne told us, Carl is practically the world's youngest con artist, so why would Carl be chosen as a Lucharanger in the first place?" Paulie asked in confusion. "That's a good question." Lisa said. "You humans are going to wish you never met me!" Corvax said, shooting feathers at the group, only for Nikki to erect a crystal barrier, stopping them in their tracks. "You're going to have to try harder than that, you featherbrain!" Nikki taunted. "Well, this should be fun!" Corvax said. "Okay, we have everything we need." Akari said. Soon, there was a large straw circular ring made of straw, similar in appearance to the Chi-no-wa purification ring at the Enoshima Shrine, surrounded by lit candles and wooden charms with images of the Baku itself. Not only that, but Akari was holding a gohei (wooden wand decorated with two shide (zigzagging paper streamers) used in Shinto rituals) and a kagura suzu (a set of twelve bells used in kagura dance. The set consists of three tiers of bells suspended by coiled brass wires from a central handle: two bells on the top tier, four bells on the middle tier, and six bells for the bottom tier. The shape of the bells are thought to have been inspired from the fruits of the ogatama tree (Michelia compressa)) while Zensuke was holding a Ōnusa (a wooden wand decorated with a number of shide traditionally used in Shinto purification rituals) and Hiroshi was holding a shaku (a 35 centimeter long flat sceptre used by Japanese nobles and Shinto priests). Plus, Brachios was holding drumsticks while standing right next to an ō-daiko (the largest type of Taiko drum).
"Is all this really necessary?" Lisa asked. "Yes." Akari answered. "Bakus love music, so it is the best way to summon one here while I also use my powers to open a portal through that ring!" She explained. "Now, start playing, Brachios-san!" Akari told the Brachiosaur Animarius. "At once, Akari-chan!" Brachios answered as he then started playing the ō-daiko. Akari started ringing the bells on the Kagura suzu and shaking the gohei while Zensuke shook the Ōnusa and Hiroshi waved the shaku. Akari then started chanting as her eyes started glowing. Then Akari started performing the Miko Kagura dance while energy started pouring into the large circular ring. A portal opened up. "Supirittowardu e no potaru o hiraku tame no anata no mokuteki o nobete kudasai." A voice rang out of the portal as everyone who didn't speak Japanese turned to Lisa. "State your purpose for opening a portal to the spirit world." She translated. "Baku no sabisu ga hitsuyo." Akari stated. "We require the services of a Baku." Lisa translated.
"Hikikae ni nani o teikyo shimasu ka?" The voice asked. "What have you to offer in exchange?" Lisa translated. Akari pulled out a small basket, opening it up to reveal some takoyaki, which she poured in. "Anata no teikyo wa manzoku no iku monodesu." The voice rang out. "Your offering is satisfactory." Lisa translated as a light burst forth from the portal. Then, the light dissipated to reveal a large creature that had the head, trunk, and tusks of an Asian Elephant, the eyes of an Indian Rhinoceros, the body, ears, and teeth of a Bear, the legs and paws of a Tiger, the tail of an Ox, the antler-like horns of a Japanese Dragon, and the mane of an Asiatic Lion. "What is that supposed to be?" Lori asked in confusion. "That, my friends, is a Baku!" Zensuke answered. "That's a Baku?" Leni asked in confusion. "My name is Yumeto. What is the purpose for which you have summoned me?" The Baku, named Yumeto asked. "Thank goodness, he speaks English." Lisa said. "Yumeto-san. A great curse has fallen on this land. Hundreds of people have been trapped in eternal nightmares." Akari explained. "And it is all caused by a Raven Animarius named Corvax, who placed those people under that curse, via his feathers!" She added.
Yumeto closed his eyes and sighed. "Lead me to those who have been cursed." He requested. "We have some over here." Lori said, pointing to the riders and their allies. Upon seeing that, Yumeto walked over towards the riders and their allies. "Can you do anything to help them?" Leni asked. "There are no nightmares too great for me." Yumeto said, opening his mouth, causing Aurachnid to be enveloped in a dark aura that started getting sucked into the Baku's mouth.
Inside Aurachnid's Dark Space...
"Stay Away! Stay Away!" Aurachnid shouted in horror as he was completely surrounded by hungry Scorpions. Suddenly, the darkness gave way to the familiar sight of Kwaku Anansi's temple as the Scorpions were all batted away by a young boy. "Are you okay?" The boy asked as Aurachnid looked up saw who he was. "Akoma?!" Aurachnid asked in surprise. "Don't worry, the scorpions can't hurt you anymore." Akoma said as Aurachnid woke up. "Oh man! That was an intense nightmare I had! I'm glad that's over!" Said Aurachnid as he woke up and then noticed Yumeto standing right above him. He then screamed at the sight of the Baku, who simply rolled his eyes before approaching Andros and opening his mouth, causing dark energy to flow from Andros' body into his mouth.
Inside Andros' Mind...
He was wailing in anguish over Duafe, who was laying dead in his arms, while General Leo laughed maniacally at his misery. Suddenly, the darkness gave way to light as Andros felt a surge of energy, looking up and glaring at his father, seething with anger. "NOBODY DOES THAT TO MY GIRLFRIEND AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!" Andros angrily yelled as he then drew out his claws and then charged towards General Leo before he then successfully slashed the Nemean Lion Animarius straight across his chest. Due to the thick skin that the Nemean Lion was known for having, Leo wasn't harmed. But that didn't stop Andros as he simply grew to an enormous height before picking up Leo and dropping him in his mouth, swallowing him whole. Andros then woke up. Once he did, Duafe immediately ran over to him, pulling her boyfriend into a hug. "Andros! Oh, I was so worried that you would never wake up!" Duafe said while crying out in tears of joy. "Duafe! I'm so happy you're okay!" Andros said, kissing Duafe on top of her head as Yumeto approached Phixia and did the same as with Aurachnid and Andros.
Within Phixia's mind...
Phixia was clutching herself in pain as the girl next to Duafe (who was now identified in the real world as Abena) continued to tighten her grip on Phixia's Soul Core. Suddenly, the darkness gave way to light as Mpatapo grabbed Abena's hand, forcing her to drop the Soul Core. "Mpatapo! What are you doing?!" The girl asked in confusion as Mpatapo used his other hand to catch Phixia's Soul Core before it could hit the ground. "Stopping you from hurting the one I love!" Mpatapo said, catching Phixia's attention. "But, but, but... She stole you from me! How can possibly in love with that animal girl?!" The girl asked in anger and confusion. "She's better than you in every possible way, now get out of my life!" Mpatapo said, tossing Abena away, causing her to disappear in thin air. Then, Mpatapo approached Phixia with her Soul Core in his hands. He then hugged her. "It's okay, my love. She'll never hurt you again." Mpatapo said. "Thank You, Mpatapo!" Phixia said while crying in tears of joy as Mpatapo put her Soul Core back onto her left shoulder. Phixia then woke up to the sight of Mpatapo holding her hands like a gentleman. Crying, Phixia then hugged Mpatapo as Yumeto approached Aya and repeated everything.
Inside Aya's Mind...
She was getting injured from Shockwing's sword slashes. The darkness then faded, leaving light as Aya shifted to her werehyena form. "Uh Oh!" Shockwing said in fright as he saw Aya in her werehyena, who then grabbed his sword and broke it half with her teeth. "'Uh Oh' is right, Chicken Little!" Aya declared as she then charged towards Shockwing with her teeth bared out. Tearing Shockwing to pieces, Aya wiped her mouth. "Never give up hope." A voice said, as Aya turned to see what resembles LuchaYellow, but female and in more of an amber color (a color set between orange and yellow) with a helmet resembling a hyena's head with catfish whiskers. "Huh? Who are you?" Aya asked. "All in due time." The figure said as Aya woke up. Upon waking up, she noticed Denkyem right next to her as well as Paulie and Fergy. "Denkyem! Paulie! Fergy!" Aya said in delight, pulling the three into a hug. "Aya! Thank goodness you're awake!" Denkyem said in delight. "Yeah, no kidding! Although, I was not expecting to see you two!" Aya said. "Yeah, we thought that today would be a good day to visit you again, since it has been a while since the last time we saw each other!" Paulie explained. "Although not exactly the best of circumstances." Fergy said as Yumeto approached Clyde and began to work his magic.
Inside Clyde's Mind...
Clyde was backed to a corner as Pennywise was getting ready to close in for the kill. Only for the darkness to fade away to light and Clyde, in his Kamen Rider Anansi Battle Spider Mode, smacked Pennywise with his Calabasher and fired missiles. "Oh No!" Pennywise said in fear as he tried to dodge away from the missiles. Only to be blown to smithereens as Clyde woke up. Upon waking up, he noticed his Dads and Chloe by his side, who were all tearing up in joy. "Clyde!" They all said, hugging Clyde. "We were so worried about you, my love!" Chloe said in joy. "I'm fine guys. Where's Aurachnid?" Clyde asked. "Right here, partner! Man that was a terrible nightmare I had!" Aurachnid said as Yumeto approached Sakura.
Inside Sakura's Mind...
Sakura was backed against a wall while the Cerberion made of Asian Giant Hornets kept on getting closer to her. Suddenly, the darkness faded, leaving light. Lincoln, in his Kamen Rider LL suit appeared, protecting Sakura from the onslaught. "Lincoln-kun?!" Sakura asked in surprise. "Stay away!" Lincoln said, shifting to Fire Mode and roasting the hornets. "Never give up hope." A voice said as Sakura turned to see a figure that resembled Kamen Rider Jewel, but at the same time a more feminine version of Kamen Rider Wizard Infinity Style with a crown atop her head. "Nani?!" Sakura asked in confusion. "Who are you?" Sakura asked. "All in due time." The figure said as Sakura woke up. Upon waking up, she had noticed Mrs. Hoseki right next her. "Obachan!" She said. Sakura then hugged her grandmother while crying in tears of joy. "It's alright, sweetie. I'm here." Mrs. Hoseki said as Sakura noticed Yumeto as he approached Lincoln. "A Baku?" She asked in confusion as Yumeto did his stuff with Lincoln.
In Lincoln's mind...
He was still seeing people being tortured left and right by various Neo-Lizardons and felt too powerless to help them. The darkness faded and the familiar sound of his driver's transformation rang out.
1-0-0-0, Ul-ti-mate Ch-a-m-pi-on!
Lincoln in a bright flash of light changed into an unseen figure that obliterated the Neo-Lizardons in a blink of an eye before transforming back. "Never give up hope." A voice said as Lincoln turned to see Hoseki Ryu. "You're Sakura's ancestor, Hoseki Ryu!" Lincoln said in realization. "As you just demonstrated, the true power of the drivers are yet to be unleashed, once they are, I have no doubt that the Empire can be defeated once and for all. Just remember these words:
When The Moon Overlaps The Sun
The Queen Of Gems And Supreme Shogun Will Defeat Their Enemies And Start The End
A Death Amongst The Heroes And A Betrayal Amongst The Villains
The King Will Fall."
As the last word was spoken, Lincoln shot up, awake. Upon waking up, Lincoln noticed that his parents were right next to him. "Lincoln!" Lynn Sr and Rita said, hugging Lincoln tightly. Upon noticing that that their brother was finally awake, all 10 of the Loud Sisters immediately came and hugged Lincoln as well. "Guys, I love you too, but can you please back off?! I just got some stuff I haven't fully processed yet!" Lincoln said. "Arigato, Yumeto-san. But I'm afraid we're not done." Akari told the Baku. "There's still a lot of people stuck under Corvax's curse!" She added. "What do you need me to do?" Yumeto asked as everyone he just freed noticed him. "We need to take down Corvax first." Brachios said. "Brachios is right! If we don't get rid of Corvax first, he would only spread out more of his nightmare-inducing feathers!" Toadus explained. "I'll help in any way I can." Yumeto said. "I'm sorry, can someone please explain what's going on?" Clyde asked.
Back with the Lucharangers...
They, along with AkaRed and Mambana, were doing whatever they can to fight against Corvax while avoiding his feathers. "I hope they get here soon! I don't want to experience my worst nightmare!" Sid said. "What would be your worst nightmare?" Ronnie Anne asked out of curiosity. "It's a toss up of either you dying to save me from the Pecadiablos, and '12 is Midnight' breaking up over a fight." Sid told her girlfriend. That took Ronnie Anne and the others by surprise. "Okay, the first one I understand, but really? 12 is Midnight?" Carl asked. "Hey! 12 is Midnight is my favorite boy band! What do you expect?!" Sid replied in annoyance. "I'm just glad I'm involved in one of those. Even if it details that." Ronnie Anne said. "Thanks." Sid said. Corvax started laughing. "What's so funny?!" Sid asked in annoyance. "Those are seriously your worst nightmares? That's ridiculous!" Corvax said.
That caused Sid to get really angry. "We're talking about the love of my life." Sid said, gazing lovingly at Ronnie Anne. "And my favorite Boy Band here!" She said. "How pathetic!" Corvax said, continuing to laugh. That comment only made Sid angrier. "Hey, buster! Leave them alone!" Sakura called out, throwing a fireball at Corvax. After noticing the fireball, Corvax immediately dodged out of it's way. Then, after getting back to his senses, Corvax quickly noticed Sakura, Lincoln, Clyde (with Aurachnid on his shoulder), Aya, Andros, and Phixia, who were all standing together and wide awake, much to his shock and confusion. Furthermore, they were accompanied by Master Toadus, Gorf, Brachios, and Yumeto. "Guys, you're okay!" Ronnie Anne said. "What? But how?!" Corvax asked in horror. "That would be my doing, villain!" Yumeto said, much to Corvax's further confusion. "Who and, more importantly, What Are You?!" Corvax asked in shock and confusion. "I am Yumeto, and I swear, on my honor as a Baku, your deeds will not go unpunished!" Yumeto said. Back at the castle, when King Draco and the generals saw Yumeto on the monitor and heard what he said, they are all incredibly shocked, to say the least.
"A Baku? Great, just what we need!" King Draco said sarcastically. "Prepare the Enlargement Ray, just in case." He instructed Cicadeath and Flygor. "At Once, Your Majesty!" Cicadeath and Flygor replied as they immediately flew off to where the Enlargement Raygun was located. "Tyrannus! Spino! Since Brachios is now here, I believe now is a good time to deal with him while you both help Corvax!" King Draco said to General Tyrannus and Spino. "Yes, King Draco!" Tyrannus said. "I'm coming along too!" Leo volunteered. "I need to teach those traitorous children of mine a lesson!" He said. "Very well!" King Draco. "Anyone else want to go into battle?" He asked. "Count me in! I want to take care of my treacherous brother and his master!" Terriblis answered. "What about you, Aquilis? This is your plan after all." King Draco asked Aquilis. "Uh, Mother and I need to put the finishing touches on this big plan we have coming up! It's big, too big to fully explain it!" Tytus said. "Fine, if you insist. Now go!" King Draco said. "Yes, Your Majesty!" Said Tyrannus, Leo, Terriblis, and Spino.
Back with the riders...
Corvax was rather angry that Yumeto had managed to free the riders and their allies from his curse. "You're going to pay for that! I'm sending you back to the nightmare world!" Corvax said. "Fat chance!" Lincoln said as he and Sakura armed their drivers while Clyde allowed Aurachnid to bite his wrist.
0-0-0-1, Let's Go!
Ruby! Sapphire! Topaz! Emerald!
Spider On!
"Henshin!" Lincoln, Sakura, and Clyde shouted as they immediately transformed into their Kamen Rider forms. "I beat you once, I can do it again!" Corvax said. "Especially since we're here!" A voice called out. That's when everyone turned around to see General Tyrannus, General Leo, General Terriblis, and Spino appear right next to Corvax. "Whoa, and I thought the Pecadiablos were ugly." Magnifalcougar joked as he took a quick notice of Spino. "Hey, you! Shut up!" Spino said. "Careful there, you guys! That's Spino, the most powerful one amongst General Tyrannus's Knights of Destruction!" Lincoln warned. "And don't you forget it!" Spino said as an army of Neo-Lizardons appeared. Then, General Tyrannus and Spino took notice of Brachios amongst the group of heroes. "Brachios." Tyrannus said with disgust. "Hello, General Tyrannus! You too, Spino!" Brachios said. "I haven't seen you since you caused that landslide!" Brachios told Spino. "WHAT?! Spino, what does he mean by that?!" Tyrannus angrily asked Spino, causing the Spinosaurus Animarius to gulp nervously.
"I'll tell you what happened! When Spino and I fought against Ryu, I was accidentally hit by Spino's tail, causing to be sent flying and then crash into a nearby mountain, which then caused the very landslide that buried me alive!" Brachios said. "Well, I was sure your core got knocked off and destroyed, so..." Spino said nervously. But then, Aya came a little closer to Spino and then read his aura as her eyes flashed. "I'm afraid he didn't hit you with his tail by accident, Brachios! He actually did it on purpose! Why, you ask? Because he had found out about your secret desire to leave the Empire while passing by your sleeping quarters! Even worse, he decided not tell anyone about it, because he wanted to get rid of you himself! In other words, he made the whole incident look like an accident and purposely left you for dead!" Aya explained to Brachios, much to his and Tyrannus's shock and Spino's horror. In the castle, Tytus overheard that from the monitor. "Could he also know about 'Operation Trade Winds'?" She muttered in worry.
"I'd better inform mother about this." She said, rushing over to Aquilis' lab. At the monitor, King Draco was not happy to hear about Spino's secret. "What were you thinking?!" Tyrannus asked Spino angrily. "Okay! Fine! I was actually jealous of Brachios being such a skilled warrior, despite him not actually being a Knight of Destruction! In fact, I wanted to get rid of him for a while, but I couldn't figure out a way to do so without anyone getting suspicious of me! But, after I passed by Brachios's sleeping quarters and overheard him talking about his own desire to leave the Empire in his sleep, I finally found my way to get rid of him! So, after Brachios and I were sent to that village, and while that ronin was fighting against us, I waited until Brachios was right behind me and then I struck him with my tail without even turning my head back! Then, after Brachios crashed into that mountain and was buried under that landslide, I figured that his Soul Core had been knocked off and destroyed by the debris, so I decided to take my satisfactory leave and tell everyone that he died in a natural landslide! And my secret would have been kept safe, if it weren't for that meddling human kid and that fact that Brachios had managed to survive!" Spino explained in irritation. "Yikes." Aurachnid said.
"Spino, not only did you lie to us, but your actions allowed Brachios to become a traitor within my own army! What you should have done was report Brachios over to me and King Draco, so that he would be properly punished for his desire to leave! But, No, you had to go and try to eliminate Brachios behind our backs! I ought to punish you for this right here and now!" Tyrannus angrily stated to Spino. "Give me one good reason I shouldn't!" Tyrannus said. "I'm tracking something! Something involving that plan Tytus mentioned! I don't know what, but I have a feeling they're up to something!" Spino said, making Lincoln remember something Ryu told him in his dream. "A betrayal amongst the villains." He muttered, wondering. "Well, for now, we need to eliminate the riders and this filthy traitor." Tyrannus said. "Yes, General Tyrannus, sir!" Spino said. "Come on, everyone, let's get them!" Lincoln ordered. "Right!" Said Sakura, Clyde, Aurachnid, Master Toadus, Gorf, Aya, Mambana, Andros, Phixia, Brachios, the Lucharangers, AkaRed, and Yumeto. Then, Lincoln typed in the code for his sword.
1-7-6-4, Sword!
After that, Lincoln summoned his sword. As everyone charged, Yumeto caught Lincoln's attention. "Lincoln-san." Yumeto said. "Yeah, what's up?" Lincoln asked. "I believe it would be in our best interests to combine our powers. We might have a better chance." Yumeto said. "Really? How are we going to do that?" Lincoln asked in confusion. "It's simple, really! I will do a spiritual fusion with you and that would allow us both fight against Corvax more efficiently!" Yumeto answered. "Well, if you think that will work." Lincoln said. Then, Yumeto took on a more transparent spiritual form and then entered himself into Lincoln's driver ala the Kwaku from "Miraculous: Adventures of Ladybug & Cat Noir". Afterwards, the driver automatically types in a new code.
1-6-4-5, Dream!
Then, Lincoln immediately transformed into a new teal-and-red suit with orange-and-black tiger stripes on his arms and legs, tiger claws on his fingertips, tiger claws at the front of his boots, an ox-like tail on his rear end, an armored chest plate with a metallic head and mane resembling those of Yumeto, firey red shoulder plates resembling flames, and a new helmet that resembled his usual helmet combined with the facial features of the Baku, complete with horns, mane, and tusks. "Woah!" Lincoln said. Lisa looked at this from the base. "I've got it!" She said, pulling out a set of schematics. "This has given me just the inspiration I need!" She said. "Plus, I have been looking at various different fictional aircraft and spaceships as reference material for any new Vectors I can come up with! And I believe I have the perfect candidate for the Vector that I'm going to make!" Lisa added as she then pulled up images of the USCSS Prometheus from "Prometheus" on her computer screen. "Neo-DEAVA, prepare to eat your hearts out again!" She said as she started typing away. Back with Lincoln. "Alright, so what do we do?" Lincoln asked Yumeto.
"Simple! When Corvax throws his feathers at us, I'll suck them all into my mouth! As for physical attacks, I can use my trunk, tusks, and teeth, while you can use hand-to-hand combat as well as those tiger claws on your fingertips and feet! Plus, this form will make us completely immune to Corvax's curse, even if one of his feathers touches us! Also, because this form is called "Dream Mode", you can use your imagination to create your own special attacks!" Yumeto answered through the metallic Baku head on Lincoln's chest plate. "Really?" Lincoln asked, interested, outstretching his hand allowing the Axcalibur to appear in his hands. "Hope Haruto doesn't mind me borrowing this!" He said. Upon seeing the fused form of Lincoln and Yumeto, Corvax was utterly shocked, to say the least. "Take all the powers you want! No matter!" Corvax said, shooting feathers at everyone. However, the metallic Baku head immediately opened it's mouth and started sucking in all of the feathers ala Kirby from the "Kirby" video game series. "You were saying?" Lincoln asked as he charged, striking Corvax with Axcalibur's axe mode.
That caused Corvax to stagger back in pain. Lincoln then dispersed Axcalibur, instead summoning smaller versions of the Aquarion Saber and LuchaKing's weapon. "I've got big bird over here. You guys handle everyone else!" Lincoln instructed his allies. "Right!" They replied as they immediately charged towards General Tyrannus, General Leo, General Terriblis, Spino, and the Neo-Lizardons.
Back at the castle...
"So, Spino knew about Brachios' true intentions?" Aquilis asked. "It would seem so. What if he knows about what we're planning?" Tytus asked. "We'd better do something about that." Aquilis said.
Back With The Heroes...
Brachios and Master Toadus were facing off against Spino and General Tyrannus. "When I'm through with you, you're going to wish that landslide had killed you!" Spino said. Brachios responded by smacking his tail across Spino's chest, causing Spino to get damaged. "You should have thought twice before leaving me for dead, Spino!" Brachios stated. "I've spent the last 5,000 years studying and bettering myself." Brachios said. Then, as soon as Spino charged towards him, Brachios quickly grabbed Spino and threw him over his shoulders. "I'll admit, that is quite impressive." Spino said. Tyrannus and Toadus clashed blades. "How does it feel, Tyrannus, knowing that one of your own soldiers is now one of our allies?" Toadus asked smugly. "Shut up!" Tyrannus said, kicking at Toadus. Fortunately, Toadus dodged out of the way in time. Meanwhile, Gorf was clashing with Terriblis. "You're a disgrace brother!" Terriblis said, jabbing his spear. "Must you say that every time?" Gorf asked, parrying the spear with his katana.
"Do you even realize how I felt when you and Toadus went and abandoned me and the rest of the Amphibian Army?!" Terriblis asked in anger. "I'm sorry, brother. But we kind of didn't really have much choice! Tytus had injured Master Toadus and we had to escape!" Gorf said. "Oh, boo-hoo! You're still going to pay! And once I find Axolota." Terriblis said. "You won't! She's in a secure location!" Gorf fired back. "Animari Ninpo! Mizu Shuriken!" Gorf announced as he produced several shuriken out of water and threw them at Terriblis. Terriblis produced a wall of slime that blocked the shuriken. "Hah! You're going to have to do better than that, brother!" Terriblis said in a taunting manner. As this was going on, Sakura, Clyde, and the Lucharangers were facing the Neo-Lizardons. "So, do you guys feel, now that you all are freed from Corvax's curse?" Ronnie Anne asked out of curiosity. "Good." Clyde said. "Especially since Yumeto-san helped turn our nightmares into good dreams with a happy ending!" Sakura added.
Meanwhile, Andros, Phixia, and Aya were facing General Leo. "Do you have any idea what kind of nightmare Corvax put me through?! I was in a nightmare where YOU killed Duafe right in front of me!" Andros angrily stated with his claws out. "Sounds more like a premonition to me!" Leo comment made Andros even angrier while Phixia was disgusted by it. Then, Aya read General Leo's aura and she was not happy about what she saw. "Hey, that's my best friend and cousin you're thinking of killing!" Aya said. "Too bad!" Leo said. Then, without warning, Andros charged forth and slashed across General Leo's chest with his claws. Unlike in the dream, General Leo actually felt pain from that attack as it left him with a big scratch mark that was severely bleeding. "*ROAR!* NO! HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE?! NOBODY HAS EVER BEEN ABLE TO PENETRATE MY TOUGH SKIN! NOT EVEN THE RONIN WAS ABLE TO DAMAGE ME LIKE THAT!" General Leo yelled in both horror and pain. "He's a Nemean Lion, right? Well according to legend, the only thing that could cut through the Nemean Lion's hide was it's own claws. Since Andros inherited those claws, it only makes sense." Lisa said, working on a project.
"You hear that, Andros? That means you actually have an advantage over our father!" Phixia said, much to the delight of Andros. "Big deal. Once I capture those humans you've fallen for, and I will capture them, you'll be helpless!" Leo said. "Not if I have anything to say about it!" Aya declared as she then charged towards General Leo in her werehyena form with her teeth bared out. The sight of the hyena made Leo flinch. "AAAAAAAAAAH! SPOTTED HYENA!" Leo shouted in fright as he then ran for it while Aya chased after him. "Okay, that's just weak." Andros said. "Too bad Mpatapo is from Aya's father's side of the family, aka the side that doesn't have those powers." Phixia said with a shake of her head. "Phixia! Did you have to be so mean about it?!" Mpatapo asked in slight annoyance from the base. "Sorry, my love." Phixia said. Meanwhile, with Lincoln, he was using the two blades to combat Corvax. Corvax himself decided to block Lincoln's attacks by summoning a broadsword made of darkness into his hands. "That doesn't scare me!" Lincoln declared.
Then, the metallic Baku head immediately activated its trunk, extended it, and wrapped around Corvax's legs before picking him up off the ground. "How hard do you think you can slam him into the ground repeatedly?" Lincoln asked Yumeto. "Why don't we find out?" The Baku asked. Then, with the metallic Baku head's trunk, Lincoln repeatedly slammed Corvax onto the pavement, Incredible Hulk style. "This is not going well." King Draco said while watching the monitor as Cicadeath and Flygor burst out in laughter. King Draco heard the laughter and shouted "HEY! QUIT LAUGHING AND GET READY FOR THE ENLARGEMENT RAYGUN!" at Cicadeath and Flygor, causing the two insect Animarius to stop laughing. "Yes your majesty!" They said in fright. Back at the battlefield, Corvax slowly got up in pain from that previous attack. "Now to make you go through your own nightmare!" Lincoln declared.
*-#, Final Attack!
Then, Lincoln levitated high up into the air while Yumeto, in his spiritual form, came out of his body and then entered his right leg. Finally, Lincoln dove down towards Corvax with his right leg forward as it then projected an ethereal Baku head from the bottom of his foot, right before Lincoln and Yumeto announced "Rider Baku Dream Strike!". However, before Lincoln could even close enough to Corvax, a Neo-Lizardon managed to push Corvax out of the way and got itself in the line of attack instead. The Neo-Lizardon exploded as Lincoln reverted to his base form. "Not the target I was hoping for, but THAT WAS AWESOME!" Lincoln said excitedly. Then, after he got of Lincoln's driver and returned to his physical form, Yumeto said "True, but we still need to deal with Corvax over here, which will be easier for us since he is clearly weakened by our attacks!" as he then pointed at a very weakened Corvax with his trunk. "That's what you think. FIRE!" King Draco ordered.
"Right Away, Your Majesty!" Cicadeath and Flygor replied as they fired the Enlargement Raygun at Corvax's location. The beam hit Corvax, making him grow. Of course, not only did the beam make Corvax titan-sized, but it also healed his injuries and returned him to full strength. "Now that felt much better!" Corvax said while standing tall in delight, much to Yumeto's chagrin. "Majika Dai Yo?!" Yumeto asked in frustration. "Unfortunately, Yumeto-san." Sakura said. "That's new!" Brachios said in fright. "Yeah, King Draco's new scientists from the Insect Army, Cicadeath and Flygor, built a device called the Enlargement Raygun that allows Animarius soldiers and Neo-Lizardons to become giant-sized when hit with its beam!" Clyde explained. "Fortunately, we have just the tools!" Lincoln said as they pulled out the Vectors. "Vectors, launch!" The three riders shouted, unleashing the Vectors. Upon seeing the Vectors, Brachios and Yumeto were quite amazed. "Yes, it truly is a feat of engineering." Lisa said. "Don't forget us!" Ronnie Anne shouted. "Alebrije Henkei!" The Lucharangers shouted, taking on their mech forms.
That caused Brachios and Yumeto to stare at the Alebrije mechs in surprise. "Sakura, I'll let you take the lead for this one!" Lincoln said. "Right!" Said Sakura as she, Clyde, and Lincoln entered were beamed up into their respective Vectors. "Nenshin!" Clyde and Aurachnid shouted. "Gattai!" Lincoln shouted. "Go, Aquarion!" Sakura shouted.
(Cue "Kimi no Shinwa ~ Aquarion no Dai Ni Shou" by AKINO with bless4)
As soon as Sakura said that, the Vectors shot up into the sky. Afterwards, the Vectors started to transform, starting with Vector Jewel as it's front hull opened and straightened up before moveing down to form arms while the back boosters containing the Topaz and Emerald detached themselves from the Vector as it's two large front turbine engines moved forwards to become the chest. Next, Vector Anansi front leg parts spread away from each other before twisting around, extending, and opened up panels to form the upper wings while its spider leg-structures on its sides extended and opened up panels to form the lower wings. Finally, Vector LL's front part splits open in halves, moved completely downwards and then extended to form the legs while its wings folded over it form a skirt, right before its tail fin split open and and stayed on the back. Plus, the boosters from Vector Jewel attached themselves to the ends of the legs to form feet, with the Topaz on the right foot and the Emerald on the left foot. After that, the Vectors finally started to combine. First, Vector LL merged underneath Vector Jewel. Then, Vector Anansi connected to the back to form the wings. Finally, the front hulls of Vector Jewel flipped over to reveal robotic hands with the Ruby above the right hand and the Sapphire above the left hand. Afterwards, the part of Vector Jewel that contains the cockpit twisted backwards and flipped open to reveal the head, which resembles that of Aquarion Spada, but with a heart-shaped visor and a silver bejewled tiara on top of it. When the combination was completed, the resulting robot, which looks like a female robotic fairy, did a few dancing poses. Then, it finished by striking an elegant pose, similar to that of Fairymon/Kazemon from "Digimon Frontier", with its wings projecting out energy structures that resembles butterfly wings while Sakura shouted "AQUARION! JEWEL!" "Woah." Akari said. "Alebrije Gattai!" Ronnie Anne and the rest of the first six Lucharangers shouted. "Alebrije Gattai!" Carl and Adelaide shouted.
First, with the main six Lucharangers, the main six Alebrije mechs started to transform. First, the Purple Alebrije Mech started to folded her legs in while her tail detached from her body. Next, the Red Alebrije Mech folded his front limbs in, straightened his legs downwards before folding in, widen his upper body, moved his head to the center of what would be the chest while his tail detached from his body. Then, the Blue and Pink Alebrije Mechs started to fold all six of their legs in while closing their wings, right before their lower bodies moved underneath their upper bodies and folded their tails to reveal robotic fists. Finally, The Green and Yellow Alebrije Mechs folded their legs in while their wings closed and folded behind their backs, right before their tails went downwards and folded in to form feet while their heads went downwards and attached to their upper bodies to become kneecaps. Afterwards, the Alebrije Mechs started to combine. First, the Green and Yellow Alebrije Mechs connected with the legs of the Red Alebrije Mech to become the right and left legs, respectively. Next, the Blue and Pink Alebrije Mechs connected to the sides of the Red Alebrije Mech to become the right and left arms, respectively. Finally, the Purple Alebrije Mech connected to an opening in the Red Alebrije Mech's back, right before her head opened her mouth and spread out her gills to allow a face, resembling a rainbow-colored Luchador wrestler with golden eyes, to appear from the roof of her mouth and attach to the lower jaw. Afterwards, the Red Alebrije Mech's tail folded out a handle from its bottom before the Purple Alebrije Mech's tail attached to that area, resulting in a double-bladed staff-like weapon. Then, after catching the weapon with its right hand, the now combined LuchaKing did a few heroic poses before finishing with a wrestling flex while the Lucharangers shouted "LUCHAKING! AWAKEN!".
Then, with Carl and Adelaide, both the gold and silver Alebrije mechs shot up into the sky and begin to transform. First, the gold Alebrije mech detached his tail and then straightened his hind legs downwards before folding them in while his front legs straightened downwards before the taloned feet twisted and closed up to form hands. Next, the silver Alebrije mech detached her head, wings, and tail from her body before it then split in half while the four upper legs folded in and the hind legs covered them up as two triangular structures flipped out from the lower parts of the split body to form feet. Finally, they started to combine as the split halves of the silver Alebrije mech's body attached themselves to the gold Alebrije mech's lower legs to form the robot's legs while silver Alebrije mech's wings and head attached themselves to the gold Alebrije mech's back and chest, respectively. Afterwards, the gold Alebrije mech's mouth opened up to reveal a face with gold and silver markings on it that resembled a Luchador Wrestler's mask. Then, the gold Alebrije mech's tail and the silver Alebrije mech's tail flipped out handles from the bottom to become the swords that were both caught by the newly combined robot's taloned hands with the gold sword in its right hand and the silver sword in its left hand. Finally, the now combined LuchaKaiser did a few fighting poses while swinging its swords before it finished in a heroic pose while LuchaGold and LuchaSilver shouted "LUCHAKAISER! AWAKEN!". "Skyring, descend!" Ronnie Anne shouted, summoning LuchaKing's version of the Skyring.
Upon seeing that, Brachios and Yumeto stared at the Sky Ring in amazement while Zensuke, Akari, and Hiroto were shocked upon seeing it from the monitor at the base. "Follow us if you're not afraid!" Sakura said as the three mechs flew up to the Skyring. "Oh, I'm definitely not afraid!" Corvax arrogantly declared as he then spread out his wings and flew towards the Sky Ring as well. "Summon, Aquarion Bow!" The Riders shouted, summoning Aquarion Jewel's weapon while the Lucharangers pulled out their swords. "If you think those weapons are going to scare me, then you all are dead wrong!" Said Corvax as he then summoned his broadsword. "Bring it, Big Bird!" Carl taunted. "With pleasure!" Corvax replied as he charged dark energy into the blade of his broadsword and then sent a dark energy slash at Aquarion Jewel, LuchaKing, and LuchaKaiser, causing the three Mechas to be knocked down in an instant. "Nice going, Carl." Adelaide complained. "Hey! How was I supposed to know that he can do that?!" Carl asked in annoyance. "Just focus, you guys!" Sakura said as the robots got up.
Back in the base...
Zensuke, Akari, and Hiroto, along with everyone else, were watching the fight from the monitor at the base. "This can't be good, they're already having trouble!" Akari said. "Fret not, my friend. I have just put the finishing touches on a special project." Lisa said. That's when Lisa lifted the tarp off to reveal a new Vector that resembles a teal-and-red version of the USCSS Prometheus, but with additional features such as laser guns shaped like the horns of a Japanese Dragon underneath the cockpit area, the latter of which being covered by a large red windscreen, as well the presence of elephant-like tusks at each side of the cockpit area. "Allow me to present Vector Baku. Taking inspiration from Yumeto and the movie 'Prometheus', I have created this battleship, with all the capabilities of the first three Vectors." Lisa said. "Plus, like the titular ship this Vector is modeled after, it has four nuclear-powered ion plasma engines capable of VTOL thrust hybrid vectoring in atmospheric and interstellar conditions!" She added. "Impressive." Zensuke said.
"Furthermore, when combined with Aquarion Jewel, it will take on a more quadruped animal-like form that will be called Aquarion Baku!" Lisa explained. "Woah!" Akari said. "And, I built it for you." Lisa said. "Nani?!" Zensuke and Akari asked in confusion. "The Vectors need pilots. I have a feeling you and Brachios are just the ones this Vector needs." Lisa said. "Plus, we can also allow Yumeto to pilot it alongside you two and Brachios, since the new Vector and Aquarion formation is modeled after him!" Lisa added. Zensuke and Akari blinked, speechless.
Back with the riders and Lucharangers...
They were Aquarion Jewel was firing its arrows at Corvax, only for him to cut them all down with his sword. "Lucha Slash!" Ronnie Anne called. "Eclipse X-Slash!" Carl called as LuchaKing and LuchaKaiser performed their finishers. Unfortunately, Corvax was able to fly out of the way before the two finishers could even hit him. "Ha! Weak!" Corvax , Corvax spun around in the air and created a black tornado that shoots out lightning made of dark energy before he then unleashed it at the Mechas. It slammed into them, knocking them into the floor of the Skyring. "Man, this guy is tough!" Laird said. "I'm guessing that the Enlargement Raygun did more than just turn him into a giant! It must have also supercharged his own darkness-based abilities!" Sameer surmised. "And now, I can destroy you all!" Corvax said, laughing maniacally, only for laser blasts to hit him. "YEOW! HEY! WHO DID THAT?!" Corvax asked in anger and confusion. "Up here!" Akari's voice rang out as everyone looked up to see Vector Baku flying overhead, beaming Brachios and Yumeto onboard.
Upon entering the cockpit, where the inside resembles those of the other three Vectors albeit with three chairs instead one, Brachios and Yumeto were quite surprised, especially when they see Zensuke and Akari on two of those chairs. "Amazing, isn't it? Lisa-chan made it!" Akari said. "Neo-DEAVA, eat your hearts out." Lisa said within the base with a smug look on her face, drinking cocoa out of a cup that read 'Greatest Scientific Mind In The World'. "Neo-DEAVA?" Brachios and Yumeto asked in confusion. "The peacekeeping organization who gave us the Vectors and Mecha Pollon." Lisa explained. "They are from another universe, in case you all wondering!" She added. "Lisa-chan, those bigwigs over at Neo-DEAVA need to offer you a job, because that looks totally sugoi!" Sakura said. "Hmmm, perhaps I'll ask them when we are able to enter their universe for the upcoming wedding!" Lisa noted. "But for now, have Vector Baku combine with Aquarion Jewel, and fry this turkey!" Lisa said. "Right! But, how do you do that?" Zensuke asked.
"There's a button labeled "Unite" on your chair! Just press it and it will do the rest!" Lisa explained. "Right!" Akari said, hitting said button. "Yume Gattai! (Dream Combination!) Go! Aquarion!" Zensuke and Akari shouted as Vector Baku and Aquarion Jewel shot up into the air.
(Cue "DREAMIN'ON" by Da-iCE)
First, Vector Baku detached its four ion plasma engines before its crane units straightened up in a line while an ox-like tail flipped out from Vector Baku's rear end. Next, Aquarion Jewel retracted its head before it then folded its hands back into its lower arms. Then, Vector Anansi detached itself from Aquarion Jewel before the latter immediately had its skirt unfolded in order to allow its legs to move forwards as the feet detached themselves from the lower legs. Afterwards, Aquarion Jewel detached its Vector Jewel and Vector LL components before the back part of Vector Jewel reattached itself to Vector LL and moved its two large turbine engines backwards. As that was happening, Zensuke, Akari, Brachios, and Yumeto were all feeling energy flowing through their bodies. "EHHHHHH?! WHAT IS THIS ENERGY THAT I'M FEELING?!" Zensuke asked in confusion as he feeling the energy. "I HAVE NO IDEA, ZENSUKE-KUN! BUT, FOR SOME REASON, THIS ENERGY IS SPIRITUAL IN NATURE AND FEELS GOOD!" Akari answered as she felt the energy in pure bliss. "I CAN FEEL IT TOO AND IT IS CERTAINLY NOTHING LIKE I'VE EVER FELT BEFORE!" Brachios said as he felt the energy. "THIS ENERGY FEELS VERY POWERFUL AND I DO BELIEVE THAT IT IS DEFINITELY SPIRITUAL LIKE AKARI-CHAN SAID!" Yumeto stated as he felt the energy flowing through him. "IT'S OKAY, EVERYONE! THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHENEVER OUR VECTORS MERGE TOGETHER!" Lincoln explained as he felt the energy. "HE'S RIGHT, EVERYONE! WHENEVER OUR VECTORS MERGE, SO DO OUR MINDS, BODIES, AND SOULS! PLUS, OUR OWN POWERS ARE AMPLIFIED AND OUR EMOTIONS ARE BEING SHARED WITH EACH OTHER!" Clyde explained as he felt the energy. "NOW, DON'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING AND JUST GO WITH THE FLOW!" Aurachnid said as he felt the energy. "AKARI-CHAN, ZENSUKE-KUN, BRACHIOS-SAN, AND YUMETO-SAN! THANKS FOR BEING HERE TO HELP US! THAT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY!" Sakura said as she felt the energy in pure bliss and happiness. Then, everything started to come together. First, Vector Anansi attached itself to the back of Vector Baku as the latter's large windscreen flipped and twisted around before covering over the front of Vector Anansi. Next, the rest of Aquarion Jewel, which was now reconfigured, attached itself to underneath Vector Baku's body. Then, the four ion plasma engines came and attached themselves to the limbs, with two of them attaching themselves to lower front limbs while the other two attached themselves to the lower rear limbs, before they then flipped out clawed robotic tiger feet. After that, the booster units that were Aquarion Jewel's feet attached themselves to the shoulders. Finally, the cockpit unit flipped upwards to allow the head to reveal itself, with the laser guns becomeing the horns, before the tusks moved down to a forwards position and allow two panels to unfold from the sides of the head to form ears while revealing two glowing white eyes. Afterwards, it unfurled its robotic elephant-trunk and opened its mouth to reveal sharp bear-like teeth and then made a roar, which sounded like a combination between a bear roar and an elephant roar. Finally, the resulting combination, which looked like a robotic Baku with fairy wings, landed at the Sky Ring on all fours and let out another roar in a dramatic pose while Zensuke and Akari shouted "AQUARION! BAKU!". When the Lucharangers saw the new robot, they were quite amazed while Corvax was incredibly shocked. Lisa simply sat at the table in the base with a smug smile.
"What in the world?" Paulie asked as he and Fergy, along with everyone else in the base, looked at Aquarion Baku through the monitor. "Impressive, isn't it?" Lisa asked. "Just how smart a genius are you?" Fergy asked in wonder. "A question that alludes me to this day." Lisa said. Meanwhile, at the castle of the Animarius Empire, King Draco and the generals that haven't left for battle were all completely shocked by the sight of Aquarion Baku on the monitor. "The riders are getting stronger. Whatever plan you have better be good, Aquilis!" King Draco said. "Oh, it will be sire!" Aquilis said. "But not in the way you're thinking." She muttered.
Back at the battle...
"Holy Shamoly! That looks almost exactly like a Mecha version of Yumeto with fairy wings!" Ronnie Anne said as she and the other Lucharangers looked a Aquarion Baku in amazement. "I don't care! You'll all fall by my hand!" Corvax said, shooting his feathers. However, Aquarion Baku quickly opened its mouth and sucked up all of the feathers into itself. "Yume Cannon!" Sakura and Akari called out. Then, Aquarion Baku charged up a ball of light from within its mouth before it then blasted out a wave of energy straight towards Corvax. Corvax tried to fly away, but the ball corrected course, and struck him in the back, destroying his wings. "*CAW!* MY WINGS! MY BEAUTIFUL WINGS!" Corvax shouted in horror and agonizing pain. "Now to finish you!" Akari said. Then, Aquarion Baku charged towards Corvax on all fours before it then slashed across Corvax's chest with its front tiger claws. Afterwards, Aquarion Baku grabbed Corvax with its trunk and tossed him into the air before it then flew up towards him with its fairy wings. "BAKU YUME YARI! (BAKU DREAM SPEAR!)" Akari, Zensuke, Sakura, Brachios, and Yumeto announced as Aquarion Baku charged towards Corvax while its tusks glow in a bright light. Then, Aquarion Baku went and impaled Corvax with its glowing tusks, causing the Raven Animarius to scream in intense pain.
Aquarion Baku landed on the opposite side. "This is my nightmare!" Corvax said, falling and exploding. Afterwards, Aquarion Baku let out a victory roar while the heroes cheered in revelry. Later, at the castle, Spino was sneaking around. "What are you hiding, Aquilis?" He asked himself, hiding in the shadows outside of Aquilis' lab. Aquilis walked out of the lab, while Spino rushed in. Upon successfully sneaking inside, Spino took notice of a computer and figured that it might be what he was looking for. Powering it on, Spino saw that it required a password. "A password? At least make it challenging!" Spino said, typing in T-Y-T-U-S. After successfully entering the password, Spino saw on the computer plans for "Operation: Trade Winds". However, when he saw what those plans were supposed to do, he was shocked and horrified. "What's the meaning of this?!" Spino asked as Tytus' ninjato burst out of his chest. "I'm afraid that information can't leave this room, Spino." Tytus said as Spino started sparking. "Tytus! Of course! You and Aquilis are planning on betraying the Empire! I should have guessed!" Spino said in realization while in pain. "And now that you know, I'm afraid I can't let you live." Tytus said. "General Tyrannus will question my disappearance!" Spino said. "Not if we modify everyone's memories." Aquilis said, walking in, carrying a small drone shaped like a hummingbird. "One flash from this, and they'll all think you were destroyed in the battle today." She said.
"Drat! That is just like one of those human films, "Men In Black"! Spino said as he started to fall over. "Why are you doing this?!" Spino asked. "I'll tell you why, when King Draco rose to power, he demanded everyone who didn't agree with his ideals executed, amongst those were my two best friends. Tytus' birth parents." Aquilis started explaining. "For a while, I was loyal to King Draco, so that I would keep Tytus safe while I raised her! Then, when Hell's Watchdog revealed that he had murdered Jewels parents and older brother, it made me feel guilty! It wasn't until after Tytus and I helped the riders and their allies permanently defeat Shockwing that I decided to create 'Operation: Trade Winds' as a way to make up for my actions! Of course, when the Ninja Turtles and their adoptive father Splinter came into our world and when King Draco revealed that he was actually the reincarnation of their old enemy Drako, it made me realize that the King was far more evil than I thought! Even more so when King Draco revealed that he actually murdered his parents, King Ddraig and Queen Tatsuko! That revelation gave me just enough motivation to begin my plans for 'Operation: Trade Winds' at once!" Aquilis explained further. "But it's too late to stop. What you found was just the basic program. Operation Trade Winds has already been programed into every Neo-Lizardon in existance, and into the chips of everyone that's being built. Not to mention Cicadeath and Flygor's arms and Ophiucus' tail." Aquilis said.
That caused Spino to gasp in horror. "And there's nothing you can do. Don't worry, we won't destroy your core, we'll just keep it locked up. But we will do this!" Aquilis said as Tytus removed her Ninjato and jumped in front of Spino. "Animari Ninpo! Kaze Giri!" She announced. Tytus then slashed at Spino with her signature move, causing the Spinosaurus Animarius to scream in pain before he then exploded and reverted back to a Soul Core. "Better keep this someplace Tyrannus can't find it." Aquilis said, handing the core over to Tytus. "Good idea, Mother!" Tytus replied as she then flew off to find place to hide Spino's Soul Core.
Later, at the Hospital...
We see the Kamen Riders and their allies enter the room where the people trapped in nightmares are held while bringing in Yumeto to help them."Lisa said that everyone affected by Corvax's feathers are in here." Lincoln told Yumeto. "Arigato, Lincoln-san!" Said Yumeto as he and others went to the people in hospital beds who were trapped in their worst nightmares. Yumeto opened his mouth as all the dark energy from Corvax's feathers got sucked in. Once Yumeto had finished getting rid of all of the dark energy out of everyone, all of the patients started to wake up and then notice Yumeto in the room. "Don't worry, folks! This is Yumeto and he is a friend of ours!" Lincoln, in his rider suit, said to the patients, who all looked at him in confusion. "In case you are all wondering what Yumeto-san is, he's a Baku, a legendary benevolent yokai and guardian spirit that protects good dreams and literally devours nightmares, which is how he freed you all from Corvax's nightmare curse!" Sakura, in her rider suit, explained, much to the patients' relief. "Arigato, Yumeto-san." Sakura said. "You're welcome. Now if my mission is finished, I need to return to the spirit world." Yumeto said. "Certainly, Yumeto-san! We'll get you to the base where the ring used as a portal is located, that way you can return to the spirit world!" Sakura replied. Later, the Kamen Riders and their allies have returned to the base, where Akari was preparing to open the portal to the spirit world.
"Thanks again, Yumeto." Lincoln said. "My pleasure, Lincoln-san! It was good to bring an end to that villain before his curse could spread any further! And I'll be sure to tell my fellow Bakus and everyone else at the spirit world about the events that occurred today!" Yumeto replied as Akari had managed to open the portal to the spirit world through the ring. "Perhaps we will meet again someday." Yumeto said, disappearing into the portal. "Yeah! Perhaps we will! Take care, Yumeto!" Lincoln said as the portal finally closed. "So, what did you guys see in your nightmares?" Sakura asked. "I saw a dystopian future where the Earth was ruled by the Animarius Empire!" Lincoln answered. "I saw Leo murder Duafe in cold blood." Andros admitted. "I was chased by scorpions, man!" Aurachnid said. "I was threatened by a girl that I was worried was actually Mpatapo's girlfriend, and my spell had erased his memory of her." Phixia said. "I was attacked by Shockwing and I lost access to my werehyena form!" Aya said. "And I was surrounded by red balloons and chased by Pennywise from the "It" films!" Clyde admitted.
"I was attacked by a swarm of Asian Giant Hornets that had taken on the form of Cerberion." Sakura said. As they were talking, Lincoln couldn't help but think about what Ryu told him in his dream. Sakura took notice of Lincoln's pondering and asked "Is something a matter, Lincoln-kun?" out of concern. "Ryu visited me in my dream." Lincoln said. "My ancestor, Ryu?" Sakura asked. "Yes, and he gave me what I think might be a prophecy." Lincoln said. "What kind of prophecy?" Sakura asked. "He said that the true power of the drivers are yet to be unleashed and once they are, the Empire can be defeated once and for all! He also told me to remember these words:
When The Moon Overlaps The Sun
The Queen Of Gems And Supreme Shogun Will Defeat Their Enemies And Start The End
A Death Amongst The Heroes And A Betrayal Amongst The Villains
The King Will Fall!
After that, I had woken up!" Lincoln explained. "A death amongst the heroes?" Sakura asked. "A betrayal amongst the villains?" Clyde asked. "I don't know about the first part, but I think I might have an idea about the second part! Apparently, Spino mentioned before the battle that Tytus had some sort of plan!" Lincoln surmised. "Come to think of it, I've been seeing doubt in Aquilis' aura every time we meet." Aya said. "Yeah! Now that you've mentioned it, during our team-up with Haruto-sempai and Kosuke-sempai, Aquilis said something about "Operation: Trade Winds"!" Sakura noted. "But she didn't give any specific details." She added. "Maybe that's why I'm seeing doubt in Aquilis's aura! She and Tytus must be secretly planning to betray the Empire from within!" Aya surmised. "But how?" Lincoln asked. "I guess we can just wait and see." Sakura said. Then, Mpatapo approached Phixia with concern. "Phixia, my love." Mpatapo said. "Hey, Mpatapo! I just want to say that I'm sorry about that memory alteration spell and sorry if it erased your memories of that girl I saw in my nightmare!" Phixia said while tearing up. "Hey, don't worry. The only other girlfriend I've ever had was a super psycho jealous girl I broke up with long before I met you." Mpatapo assured Phixia.
That took Phixia by surprise. "Apparently, the girl you saw in your nightmare must be my ex-girlfriend Abena! She and I used to be a couple, that is until she started becoming obsessed with me to the point of not giving me enough personal space and even drive away any girl that she sees as a threat to her relationship with me! However, one day, when Abena saw me giving Duafe and Aya a friendly greeting and thought that I was cheating on her, she tried to severely injure them both, even though I told her that Aya is my cousin and Duafe is just a friend! Unfortunately, she wouldn't listen to reason, so I had no other choice but to break up with her!" Mpatapo explained, much to Phixia's shock and horror. "So don't worry, you are the one I love." Mpatapo said, kissing Phixia on the cheek. "You have no idea how happy I am to hear you say that. Until Yumeto's magic restored it, Abena had my soul core in her hands and was trying to break it, but no matter how much I begged, you refused to do anything. It wasn't until Yumeto worked his magic that you did." Phixia said.
"Glad to see that your nightmare turned into a happy ending when it did!" Mpatapo said as he and Phixia hugged each other in embrace. "Sounds like that Abena girl you've mentioned must have been a real yandere, Mpatapo-kun!" Akari noted. "Yandere?" Mpatapo and Phixia asked in confusion. "Yandere is a term for a person who is initially loving and caring to someone they like a lot until their romantic love, admiration and devotion becomes feisty and mentally destructive in nature through either overprotectiveness, violence, brutality or all three combined! The term is a portmanteau of the words yanderu, meaning mentally or emotionally ill, and deredere, translated as "lovey dovey" in English and meaning to show genuinely strong romantic affection! Yandere characters in anime are often mentally unstable, deranged, and use violence or emotional abuse as an outlet for their emotions! Plus, yandere are usually, but not always, female characters!" Zensuke answered in full detail. "What he said." Sakura and Akari said.
"Yeah, that would definitely fit the description of Abena, since she does get violent and aggressive when she sees other girls trying to approach me! In fact, when Abena tried to severely injure Duafe and Aya, she was throwing clay pots and dishes at them and she even tried to cut them with a kitchen knife!" Mpatapo said, much to everyone's horror. Aya and Duafe shuddered at that memory. "I was lucky that I was able to defend myself from Abena with my werehyena form while Duafe was able to take cover inside of a cabinet!" Aya noted. "That was, as they say, the straw that broke the camel's back." Mpatapo said. "When she wouldn't listen to reason no matter what I said, I immediately slapped her across the face and told her that I'm breaking up with her!" Mpatapo said. "How did Abena react to that?" Clyde asked. "Not too good, to say the least." Aya said. "Abena was incredibly upset, to say the least! Thankfully, Aya and I were able to tie her up with some rope before she can cause any further harm!" Duafe said. "Later that day, Aya, Duafe, and I called in our respective parents and they called in Abena's parents, who were not happy with Abena's behavior, to say the least!" Mpatapo explained.
"Even after my Aunt and Uncle explained that Mpatapo and I were cousins, she refused to listen to reason." Aya said. "So, what sort of punishment did Abena's parents give to her?" Lincoln asked. "For one thing, Abena was grounded for months!" Mpatapo explained. "And she was banned from drinking my family's potion, this was before Akofena's death, just so you know." Aya said. "Furthermore, she was not allowed to leave her house until her punishment was over, which would be a very long time!" Duafe added. "Also, she had to be home schooled and even had psychiatrists visit her in order to hopefully cure her of her obsession with me!" Mpatapo explained. "We're not sure if they did, but she was still in punishment when we left for the party." Duafe said. "Well, let's hope that I don't have to meet Abena in real life, because I don't think that she would take my relationship with Mpatapo too kindly!" Phixia stated. "Especially since your dad is helping try to take over the world." Clyde said. "Yeah! Good point there!" Phixia noted. "Say, Aya-chan! You wouldn't happen to any of that potion that you have mentioned a while ago, right?" Akari asked Aya. "Actually, I did manage to make more of them after my last visit from Great Lakes City and I'm currently keeping them in the refrigerator here! So, yes, I do have some potion!" Aya answered. "Why do you ask?" Aya asked. "Well, ever since I had my first menstruation, I was hoping that my breasts would grow afterwards! While did start growing since then, the growth rate is rather slow, especially since I'm currently a C-Cup!" Akari answered.
"You and Envidia." Ronnie Anne said with a chuckle. "Well, how much growth depends on the person's age." Aya said. "For example, 10-year-olds such as myself, Duafe, and Phixia will start off with D-Cups!" Aya explained. "Well, currently, I'm 12 years old, soon to be 13 later this month!" Akari said. "In that case, your breasts will grow an E-Cup when you take that potion, much like Ronnie Anne, Sid, and Nikki! Of course, once you turn 13, your breasts will quickly grow to an F-Cup, which is the same size as Sakura! Oh! And in case you are worried about back pains and other problems associated with large breasts, then you don't have to worry about it, since the potion will give you extra strength in the back to prevent back pains and anti-gravity magic in the breasts to not only lessen the load but also to prevent breathing problems and sagging!" Aya explained, much to Akari's delight. "And if you had any magical powers, the potion would give them a boost." Aya said, heading to the fridge. "Well, it's a good thing that I have magical powers! Specifically, the ability to see go into a trance and see visions of futures events as well as the ability to communicate with various kami and spirits of the deceased as a medium while being possessed by said beings!" Akari said as Aya took one of the potion-filled calabashes out of the fridge and then drew a spell circle on the floor before putting the calabash into its center. She chanted the spell that would enchant it, making the liquid inside glow. "Just drink it and everything I mentioned will be yours." Aya said, handing it to Akari.
"Arigato, Aya-chan!" Akari said as she then drank down the potion from the calabash. As soon as that happened, Akari started to glow in a bright pink light. While that was happening, Akari's chest blossomed into the same size as Ronnie, Sid, and Nikki. Once the light had died down, Akari looked at her breasts and was amazed by the results. "Sugoi!" She said. "This is better than I can imagine! Arigato, Aya-chan!" Akari said. "You're welcome, Akari!" Said Aya. When Zensuke took notice of Akari's new appearance, he started blushing bright red. The sight of this made Sakura chuckle. "I think that Zensuke-kun really likes your new look, Akari-chan!" Sakura said. "You really think so?" Akari asked. "Yeah! I definitely think so!" Sakura answered. Then, Aya went to Zensuke and read his aura. "Apparently, not only does Zensuke like your new appearance, but he is actually in love with you!" Aya said, much to Zensuke's embarrassment. Lincoln noticed the familiar looks on his sisters' faces. "Wait!" He said, handing out earplugs to everyone. "Put them in." He instructed, everyone shrugging before doing so. "Okay, now." Lincoln told his sisters. "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" The Loud Sisters squealed in delight, causing the room to shake. "Yeah. They tend to do that." Lincoln said. "Sorry! We literally couldn't help it!, especially when it involves romance!" Lori said in apology. "Apologie, accepted, Lori-neechan!" Sakura said. Then, after everyone removed their earplugs, Akari approached Zensuke and asked "Is it true, Zensuke-kun, that are in love with me?". "*Sigh!* Yes, Akari-chan! It's true! I really am in love with you! In fact, it's the real reason why I wanted to be there for you when your Miko training is completed! The only reason why I didn't tell you about it right away, was because I wasn't sure if you have the same feelings for me or not!" Zensuke answered.
"AAAAAAWWWWWWW!" Every girl, but Lisa, in her usual monotone self, said. "Well, to be honest, I do have the same feelings for you, Zensuke-kun! In fact, I had a crush on you since I was 10 years old!" Akari said, much to Zensuke's surprise. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!" The girls all said. "Man, I have a lot of explaining to do to Akari-chan's parents." Hiroshi said. "So, will you be my girlfriend, Akari-chan?" Zensuke asked. "Yes! I will happily be your girlfriend, Zensuke-kun!" Akari answered in joy as she then kissed Zensuke directly in the lips, much to the delight of all the girls in the base. But then, Akari felt something poking at her hip and then said to Zensuke "Um, Zensuke-kun! You are having what the Americans call a really big stiffie!" while blushing a little in the cheeks. That caused Zensuke to look down and see that he does indeed have a really big stiffie, causing him to blush bright red and shout "Shimatta! (Oh No!) Of All The Bad Timing To Have One Now!" while attempting to cover it, though without success. That caused the girls to snicker while some of the boys felt his pain. "Dang! And I thought I was the only one that's well endowed!" Casey noted. "Daijobu, Zensuke-kun! Honestly, I really don't mind it! Plus, it makes you more attractive than you already are!" Akari said in assurance. "Really? Arigato, Akari-chan! Though, this is still embarrassing to me! Though, it would be more embarrassing if I was the only one that's well endowed like that!" Zensuke said as then pointed his finger at Shintomaru. "ZENSUKE! YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO TELL ANYONE ABOUT THAT!" Shintomaru yelled in embarrassment while blushing bright red, much to everyone's surprise. "Whoa! Didn't see that coming!" Casey commented. "Really? Well in that case..." Stella said in a mischievous smirk as she then gave Shintomaru a very deep French kiss until she felt something poking at her hip. "Whoa! Looks the same size as your cousin's!" Stella said while smiling with a light blush in her cheeks. That caused Shintomaru to look down and see that he does indeed have a really big stiffie the same size as Zensuke, causing him to let out a girlish scream and cover himself before he shouted "STELLA-CHAN!" while blushing bright red in embarrassment. That caused everyone to laugh hysterically. "Don't worry, Shintomaru! It happens to most boys your age anyway! Plus, I think your girlfriend actually likes you this way!" Mr. Kadokawa said in assurance. "Thanks for trying to assure me, Father! But, I really wish that this didn't happen in front of everyone! It's embarrassing!" Shintomaru said while still embarrassed. "I know how you and Zensuke feel, Shintomaru!" Casey said. "What do you mean by that, Casey?" Shintomaru asked in confusion. "Apparently, whenever my girlfriend Jalissa kisses me in the lips, I get a big stiffie, much like you and Zensuke! And believe me, it's embarrassing, though the only good thing is that Jalissa doesn't really mind me when I'm like that!" Casey answered. "Well, I guess it's less embarrassing if Akari-chan and Stella-chan actually don't mind mine and Zensuke's conditions!" Shintomaru noted. "I guess I can agree to that!" Zensuke replied. "Well, if it makes either one of you feel any better, my brother and I can make some Taiyaki for you two and everyone else as a way to lessen the embarrassment!" Hiroshi offered, much to the delight of Shintomaru and Zensuke. "Arigato!" They both said. "What's Taiyaki?" Paulie asked in confusion. "Taiyaki, meaning "steamed sea bream" in English, is a type of Japanese cake that is shaped like a fish, specifically the tai, which is the Japanese name for the Red Sea Bream! It is usually made as street snack in Japan and it has some type of filling in it! The most common filling is red bean paste that is made from sweetened azuki beans! Other common fillings may be custard, chocolate, cheese, or sweet potato! Some shops even sell taiyaki with okonomiyaki, gyoza filling, or a sausage inside!" Zensuke explained. "What he said!" Said Sakura, Akari, and Lisa. "Ooh! A cake shaped like a fish that doesn't taste like one? Sounds like something even I can eat!" Fergy said in excitement. "Yeah, Fergy really gets excitable around sweets! In fact, he can be quite a glutton for that kind of stuff" Paulie explained while Fergy chuckled with a blush. "Well, we can make Taiyaki with different fillings for everyone, namely red bean paste, chocolate, custard, cheese, and sweet potato!" Mr. Kadokawa said, much to everyone's delight. "Sounds great! Just don't give Lori any Taiyaki containing red bean paste! It'll just make her farting even worse!" Lincoln joked, much to Lori's chagrin. "Hey! I Do Not Fart!" Lori shouted in annoyance, only to accidentally let out a fart cloud right in front of Fergy and Paulie. "*COUGH! COUGH!* EEEEEEEWWWW! THAT STINKS!" Fergy said in disgust. "GOOD GRIEF! LINCOLN IS RIGHT! YOU REALLY NEED TO STAY AWAY FROM THOSE BEANS!" Paulie said in equal disgust, much to Lori's embarrassment. "Ah, Shut Up!" Lori said in annoyance as Sakura used her wind powers to filter out Lori's fart cloud while everyone laughed a little.
A few days later, at the airport...
"It was a really good thing that you stayed with us these past few days, Akari-chan, Zensuke-kun, Hiroshi-san, Brachios-san!" Said Sakura as she hugged Akari. "And hey, listen. With Shin-kun's birthday being next week, see if you can talk to Batta-kun, Ten-kun, Hima-chan, and Tsu-chan about arranging a little surprise for him, will you?" Sakura whispered in Akari's ear. "Oh! Of course, Sakura-chan! I'll see what I can do!" Akari answered quietly. "Arigato, Akari-chan!" Sakura replied quietly. After Sakura and Akari broke away from the hug, Aya asked "Say, Akari, I'm a bit curious! How long will your Miko training last?" as she, Denkyem, Lincoln, Clyde, Chloe, Shintomaru, Stella, Paulie, Fergy, Duafe, Mpatapo, Andros, and Phixia (the latter two were wearing disguises) stood next to Sakura. "Well, usually when girls start their Miko training after their first menstruation, the training itself lasts at least three to seven years, after which they would get their initiation rite to become a real Miko! Fortunately for me, my training will only last for three years, which will end after I turn 13 years old, since I had my first menstruation at age 10 to begin with!" Akari answered. "Why'd you ask?" Akari asked. "Just curious, that's all! Plus, I'm from a long line of African witchdoctors, so I get the whole 'coming-of-age' thing to begin with!" Aya answered. "Makes sense." Akari shrugged.
"By the way, Akari, how exactly does this initiation rite you've just mentioned even work?" Stella asked in curiosity. "Well, in ancient times, the initiation rite of a Miko was a mystic ceremony was witnessed by the girl's mentor, other elders and fellow shamans! The girl would wear a white shroud as a symbol for the end of her previous life! The elders would began chanting and, after a while, the girl would start to shiver! Next, her mentor would ask the girl which kami had possessed her and therefore be the one she would serve! As soon as the girl answered that question, the mentor would throw a rice cake into her face, which would cause the girl to faint! The elders would then bring the girl to a warm bed and keep her warm until she woke up! When the whole ordeal was over and the girl had woken up, she was permitted to wear a coloured wedding dress and perform the corresponding tradition of the wedding toast! The resemblance of a wedding ceremony as the initiation rite suggests that the trainee, who still be a virgin, had become the bride of the kami she served and be called a Tamayori Hime! Also, during her trance, said kami would request the girl to his shrine! In some areas of Japan, she had to bring a pot filled with rice and a pan! In some cases, girls or women were visited at night by a travelling spirit, better known as a marebito! After that visit, the woman would announce to the public her new position of being possessed by a kami by placing a white-feathered arrow on the roof of her house! However, the initiation rite of a Miko at the shrine that Zensuke and I study at is much different, since the kami we worship, Sarutahiko Ōkami, is already married to a megami, or goddess when translated into English, named Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto, who is the megami of dawn, mirth, meditation, revelry and the arts, and the fact that the whole 'getting married to a kami' thing is not needed in this day and era!" Akari answered. "That's pretty much a good thing, since nobody likes the idea of getting married to someone they don't truly love!" Stella noted. "True! Anyway, the initiation rite at our shrine involves the girl going into a trance and attempt to communicate with both Sarutahiko Ōkami and his wife Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto while her soul enters the spirit world!" Akari explained. "So many things wrong with this idea, my head is hurting." Lisa muttered.
"Anyway, after the girl made a successful communication with both deities, she would be given a blessing from them as well as a message before her soul would return to her body and then the girl would read out the given message in front of those in attendance!" Akari explained. "Lucky." Lucy said. "Yeah, Lucy here is really into the supernatural stuff, especially spirits! Heck, she was able summon the ghost of Lucille Loud, one of our Scottish relatives!" Lincoln said, much to everyone's surprise. "It's a long story." Lucy said. "Right! Anyway, there are a few perks to being an official Miko, such as fortune telling, creating herbal medicine, participating in Shinto rituals, and even be allowed to marry whoever they want, including a Shinshoku! Of course, it's the latter part I'm looking forward to the most, since I actually want to marry Zensuke-kun when he officially becomes a Shinshoku, which wouldn't be very long, since that would happen sometime after my own initiation rite!" Akari said while hugging Zensuke, who smiled a little while blushing. "AAAAAAWWWWW!" The Loud Sisters went. "Hold on a minute there, Akari! Aren't you and Zensuke a bit too young to get married?" Stella asked in confusion. "Oh! Don't worry, Stella-chan! At the Shinto shrine we live at, getting married at our age is actually legal, but only when the bride and groom are at least the same age as each other or if either person is at least a year apart from each other! Plus, the best part is that nobody is forcing us to get married against our wills, nor do we have to marry someone we don't truly love! Also, I don't have to drop out of school in order to get married, if that's what you are thinking!" Akari explained. "So many rules and regulations. No wonder Mama didn't want that life." Sakura said.
That got Lincoln's attention. "What do you mean by that, Sakura?" Lincoln asked in confusion. "The women of Mama's side of the family had always been Mikos, but she felt there was something else for her, so she left." Sakura explained. "Not long after that, she started to develop an interest in Japanese pop music and decided that she wanted to become an idol!" She added. "Fortunately, my parents and our grandparents on her side were always supportive." Akari assured. "True." Sakura said. "Eventually, after a few years of being an idol, Mama fell in love with Papa, who was attending her concert at the time!" Sakura explained. "And well, the rest is history." Sakura said. "AAWWWWWWW!" The Loud Sisters said in delight. "Anyway, Sakura-chan, when the time comes for me to get married, I'll call you and see if there's a way to get you, your boyfriend, and the rest of your friends to Japan for that very occasion!" Akari said, much to everyone's delight. "Arigato, Akari-chan. And Brachios-san, be careful. They're still after Toadus-san, Gorf-san, and Axolota-san, so chances are, they'll be after you as well." Sakura warned the Brachiosaur Animarius.
"I appreciate your concern, Sakura-chan! Fortunately, during the battle, I was careful not to reveal the exact location of where I have been hiding in the past 5,000 years!" Brachios replied. "But still, we can't be too sure. Axolota is currently hiding in a temple with a special magic barricade that prevents anyone with evil intentions from even finding it, despite the tracker in her core. That's how serious they are." Lincoln warned. "I know, thank you for your concern! Also, thanks for informing me about who King Draco really is and about what he did to King Ddraig and Queen Tatsuko as well as Prince Tian, because I knew there was something wrong about him when he rose to power, but I couldn't figure out what at the time! So, thanks!" Brachios said as last call for their flight came on the intercom. "That's our cue!" Akari said, as they all grabbed their luggage. "Hope to see you guys again soon!" Zensuke said. "We'll make a double date out of it!" Sakura said, holding onto Lincoln's arm. "Make that "triple date", because I want to come along with Shintomaru when we go to Japan!" Stella said while holding onto Shintomaru's arm. The girls all chuckled. "The things we do for our girls." Lincoln said, Shintomaru and Zensuke nodding in agreement.
"Well, anyway, once we get back to the shrine, I'll tell everyone there about everything that happened during our visit to Royal Woods and even tell them about the things that Master Toadus informed us about the Empire!" Brachios said. "Arigato, Brachios-san." Sakura said. "Oh! And Ikoto, good luck with your girlfriend, as well as the powers of your past life as Kamen Rider Decade!" Said Zensuke. "I'll definitely keep that in mind, Cousin Zensuke!" Shintomaru replied. Soon their plane was in the sky, flying back to Japan. As the group waved them off, Lincoln still couldn't help but think about what he saw, specifically what his driver announced before his encounter with Ryu. "Hey, when you guys were under Corvax's spell, did you see anything strange?" Lincoln asked. "Well, now that I think about it, after I defeated Shockwing, I heard a voice telling me to 'never give up hope', when I turned, I saw a Lucharanger, but not one that we know of. She was a color that I guess was amber." Aya said. "Plus, her helmet looks like the head of a hyena, but with catfish whiskers!" She added. "Come to think of it, I heard a voice telling me the same thing, and when I turned, I saw a figure that was a feminine version of Haruto-sempai's Infinity Style. I wonder." Sakura said, pulling out Ryu's journal and skipping to the last two pages. "This is interesting. Last I checked these two pages were blank! But now there's some writing in them! Not enough to say what it is, but I can make out two words on both pages. 'Diamond Queen', and 'Ultimate Champion'." Sakura read, to everyone's confusion.
And That Was The Latest Chapter Of Kamen Rider LL! I Hope You Enjoyed It, Let Me Clarify Something: Dream Mode Is Not LL's Final Form, I Have Something Else For That. It Was Just Something Hallucigenia77 Came Up With. Anyway, What Could What Aya, Sakura, And Lincoln Saw In Their Dreams Mean? Only One Way To find Out! Oh, And Rest Assured, This Is Not The Last We See Of Spino! Fair Warning Though, Once I Do Get The Final Forms For LL And Jewel, We Will Be Entering The Endgame, But That's Going To Be A Little Longer. But Until Then, Read, Review, Favorite, And Follow!
