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Sasuke sighed some as he leaned back against the railing of a bridge he was on. He had healed rather quickly. Good thing to since that gave him time to train more. While he was getting stronger from pushing his muscles so much, he was also quite bored. You could only fight so many Elementary Inves before it became tedious and boring. No other riders had risen and none of the teams would challenge him since Team Baron was still in first place. He got up and started to head off to look for something to do when he herd something. He walked down the road a little to see Team Gaim hard at work learning a new routine.

Sasuke couldn't help but sigh and shake his head. 'Still trying to hold onto the way things used to be.' He thought as he watched them. Hiyori then called them for a break and he took his leave. He had stopped dancing awhile ago. He had only done it since it gained him more stages and made his team stronger. But then they had the Inves games and he had become the best at that. Now they where armored riders, while he wasn't the best at that yet, no other teams could stand up to him. But he couldn't go up against Yggdrasil yet either. 'I am stuck.' He realized as he stopped. He frowned some at this thought but he was drawn away from his own mind as he noticed a vine creeping out of an alleyway.

Sasuke walked into the alleyway, his eyes going wide at what he saw. There where tons of plants from the forest growing here! "What the hell?" He said aloud as he walked over to a vine of the fruits. He picked one off and watched as it changed into the Pepper Lockseed. Well that meant that these where real. He put the lockseed away and looked around. Was somebody growing these? They had to be, they couldn't grow by themselves, could they? Saske then spun around as he herd a person yelling. He was devouring one of the fruits quickly when he suddenly turned into an Inves. Sasukes eyes went wide as he took a step back. 'That's where the Inves come from?!' He thought as he pulled out his belt. But before he could do anything, a few Kurokage troops arrived in a truck on the other side and stared to fight the Inves and burn away the plants. Sasuke quickly made his exit, not wanting to take on a whole squad by himself right now. He needed to warn the others about this. So with that thought in mind he headed back towards Gaim's practice spot.

Kizoku Kodomo
~Lock Dealer~
Kamen Rider Knuckle

Deep within Helheim Forest, Kizoku walked casually through a dark cave. The only light source came from the strange, glowing crystals that lined the cave.

"Sith seispec ash gnostr laitenpot." Kizoku spoke, seemingly to no one. "Yaim evha dnufo yhtwora etadcani roufro sdene"

"Evhawe emocbe derti gnitwaiof!" Another voice bellowed. It was deep, and angry. "Dnespyou remometi gniypla thwieseh lufipit serucreat nath ouydo gnillfufi serdleaour serides!" The shadow of a large creature cast against the stone wall behind Kizoku.

The Lock Dealer laughed. "Gnkirou otsi deseobs sihhtwi nelfal yrowoto emtouab. Desipromi amhi ecifisacr idna ediprollwi." With a smug smirk, Kizoku walked away, leaving the large cave.

"Are you not going to tell them Sengoku is going forward with the Genisis Project?" Sagara asked as he appeared behind Kizoku.

"I don't think they'd understand it anyway." Kizoku scoffed. "Not the brightest bunch."

"They don't have the experience we do. Only one of them bothers to leave the cave, and that's only to hunt." Sagara replied. The two stopped in a clearing, not far from Yggdrasil's portal but far enough away not to worry about being seen.

"The Sengoku Drivers do what they were ultimately designed to do." Kizoku explained, attaching his own Driver to his waist. He grabbed a nearby fruit and plucked it. It immediately transformed into the Matsubokkuri Lockseed.

"It converts the Fruit and allows the wearer to sustain his or herself." Sagara chimed in.

Kizoku nodded. "And the armor protects them against those who have already changed. It's a defensive tool. THEY know this, and that's why they stay in that cave. The Genesis Driver is an unnecessary upgrade - a show of aggression. I don't need a war breaking until I want it to."

Sagara frowned objectively before flickering away. Kizoku frowned at the man's sudden disappearance before turning around, making his way back towards The Crack.

After the alliance between Team Gaim and Team Funky Town had been formed, Koji made it a point of ensuring that every other day, his team spent some time practicing with Gaim so people could see they were working together. When he and the team arrived at Gaim's practice area, he waved to Hiyori with a cool smirk and said, "Yo, Hiyori! I hope you saved enough of those bento boxes for me and my team, baby!" He was of course joking as he and his team of disco-styled Beat Riders came over to meet with Gaims' Riders. He quickly hugged Hiyori and whispered, "I need to talk to you and Rei. I found a few more of those, uh... Whatever those plants are that are growing the Lockseeds."

By this point, Koji's injuries from his fight with Kurokage had healed up and he was back at 100% again. He would probably argue he was a little more than 100%. He had his new Lockseed and he had finally tested out that flower-shaped seed he got from Kizoku. He couldn't wait to give a real field test.

Looking over as his team started mingling with Hiyori's, Koji noticed Rei. Smiling at her coolly, he gave her a wave and greeted, "Hi, Rei. What's shakin', Sweet Thang?" Ever since the alliance between Gaim and Funky Town, he had tried to get the girl to open up to him more, but still, for whatever reason, she seemed to get freaked out by him.

Sasuke made his way to the Gaim dance stage calmly. No need to make himself look frantic after all. As he approached he noticed another large group approaching and glared as he recognized who it was. 'Not Team Funkytown.' He thought as he placed a hand on his head. He had nothing against Disco music. He just found their boss incredibly annoying. None the less this was a bit better. He would warn him and Hiyori and they could pass on the message.

He walked over and looked around, trying to find the leaders in the big group of people. He had expected a fight but it looked like they had worked out some sort of truce. He wasn't that surprised though, the weak usually gathered together to make themselves stronger. As he walked around he noticed a few people staring and whispering. He ignored them as he spotted Hiyori and Koji. He made his way over to the two before he started to speak. "I need to speak to you two." He said as he stood before them.

Kenzaki Hiyori

Armored Rider Gaim


Hiyori grabbed the phone from Koji's hands and scanned through the pictures."I knew it. I knew they were up to something and now we have proof." The girl looked back up at Koji, smiling. "Good work."

Hiyori texted the photos to her own phone and handed the device back to its owner. She then began typing on her own phone. "I'm going to send these to our other ally and have him look around as well." She finished texting the pictures to Hideyuki moments before Sasuke walked up to them.

"Kumon, where have you been?" Hiyori approached the man. "We could really use Team Baron's help with this whole Beat Rider alliance thing. I know you're not really hanging around with them but-"

"I need to speak to you two."

Hiyori stopped talking, ready to listen to what the man had to say.

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