"Hey Burgermeal!" A brown haired young man arrives on the scene and approaches the Foodroid. "Kisaragi! You there? Come in." The man begins speaking through the Foodroid as if speaking to another person.

The droid jumps up, very pleased. A voice emanates from Ryusei's pocket, a very familiar voice. "Yo Ryusei! This screen thingy is saying that the signal is way weaker! Don't worry though! It's still there, just not as ready to make buds! I think that's how it works! Do you have your new buds with you!? If you don't got 'em, I'll wait! Hang on, what if we got Burgermeal to guide the late arrivals in!? Pretty clever huh!?" The voice from within the pocket awaits a response, but it seemed happy anyway.

After a short time, some rustling can be heard from the forest, alongside two voices, the first, deep and wary, and the second rather high-pitched and calm L: Are you sure we should be here milady? S: Of course, we did promise to lend a hand after all, L: Still, we've been walking for quite some time, and... Pardon me a moment. A small, purplish flash of light can be seen coming from the jungle. Moments later, a rather small girl with dark blue hair emerges from the forest. Of particular note is her ever-shut mouth, and the large, white serpent that seems to be wrapped around her head. The pair take notice of Ryusei and the girl immediately bows. The serpent, of course, does its best to mimick the motion by lowering his head towards the ground S: There you are Ryusei, I was beginning to worry we were lost L: Of course, I'd still be able to protect you milady, but might I suggest adding transportation next time? S: Indeed, it took quite a bit of walking to find our way.

"They should be here shortly yes." As if on cue, Squiggly appeared. Ryusei turns to face her and her companion with a smile. "Sorry about that. I probably should've arranged transport. But that might've tipped off the signal we're chasing after." He bows his head apologetically before turning and facing the cave. "All we're missing is Fillia, but she seemed capable. We should be good to start the mission, Kisaragi."

The voice from his pocket pipes up again. "Yeah! You can go whenever you're ready! I'll see if I can read anything on the screen, but it all looks like some stuff you are Kengo would be better off looking at!" A chilling air emanates from the mouth of the cavern, jagged rocks surrounding the opening. "Lemme know if you need any support! I dunno if the M-Sphere is gonna work if you're inside, but I'm absolutely positive my friendship can power through even the toughest of rocks!"

After straightening out of their bow, the pair briefly look at each other, as if holding silent conversation, before Squigly's voice can be heard once more S: Miss Filia is supposed to be here as well? L: And that means Samson will follow no doubt. S: That's going to be fine, won't it Leviathan? L: Of course milady, merely... Stating the obvious. Still, if we're going to be working with them again I'm sure there's nothing to worry about. The pair approach the cave, making sure to remain a little ways behind Ryusei L: Pardon me for asking, but what are we chasing anyways? S: You've mentioned it to be some sort of dangerous signal. But I'm afraid I don't remember much beyond that.

The man ponders for a moment. "Well the signal was relatively strong before but it seems to have gone quiet to some extent. However the signal was of the same wavelength as Cosmic Energy...erm..." He realized that this science jargon may not explain the situation well enough. He lets out a sigh. "We might be facing tough foes who utilize the powers of space. That's about the gist of it."

*he floats to the group with blue lighting surging through out his body* Seems that I stumbled onto a bunch of people in my usual romps in the Nexus.

A man with a white coat wearing a pink shirt underneath is wandering through the jungle. It seems he has somehow found himself lost. I think I might have taken a wrong turn down that last block. Though I wasn't expecting to wander into a jungle like this. I wonder where I am? I better hurry up and find my way back. I bet Taiga and Hiiro are getting worried about me being gone so long.

Squigly's eyes light up at the mention of space, she takes one final look at the sky while Leviathan remains focused ahead S: Space you say? The stars are always so beautiful, wouldn't you agree Leviathan? Leviathan's eyes go wide at the question and he immediately turns to his companion L: Well, of course milady, but I don..... S: I wonder if it'll be just as pleasant inside as watching out here L: Probably not milady, if you would focus for a bit. S: Oh, right, pardon my manners. I can simply get a bit excitable is all. L: Worry not milady, however strong these creatures may be, I'll always be there to protect you With their little conversation finished, Squigly is able to focus on Ryusei once more S: Anyways, we're ready whenever you are. Just say the word, and I'll be right behind you sir.

*A Lantern glows...Like it's watching... Menacingly*

*he hears the word space and floats up to them further* Space is vast... but full of dangers. But trust me... I know.

Ryusei waves over the man in the white coat. "Hey. It's dangerous here! Be careful!" He was also surprised by the appearance of the other man but just shrugs. "Alright. I figure we're good to go." He puts a hand in his pocket and grips onto something as he walks into the cave's entrance.

*A teenager with blue hair walks up to the group* Hi there.

Emu would look back at Ryusei with a confused expression before waving back and running over. "Hey! What's that your saying? I can't hear you! Let me get closer!" Despite being fatigues Emu would rush over to where Ryusei is however not looking where he's going Emu trips over a vine and lands face first onto the ground where Ryusei is. "Ow...That didn't feel good...I'm alright everyone! Don't worry!" He slowly gets back up to faces Ryusei as he walks into the cave. Not wanting to be left behind before introducing himself Emu would follow after the man. "Hey! Wait up! Where are you going?"

As soon as Ryusei enters the cavern, he is met with an otherworldly chill, adorning stalagmites and stalactites is an odd blue aura. This aura is similar to Ryusei, it's just the same as Cosmic Energy. Ryusei's pocket crackles to life once more. "So I'm seeing this funny blue dot inside the cave! I think that's you! The cosmic energy signal is really faint where you are, but if you keep going it gets way stronger! I'd be careful, but also ready to make a buddy!" Ryusei finds himself inside a large chamber within the cavern, it seems there is a passageway in every cardinal direction, excluding south.

*he follows Gentaro as he turns to Squigly* So singer of the Contiello, how does it feel to be an immortal like me?

Ryusei turns to Emu with a smile. "Just doing some research inside of a spooky cave. I'm Ryusei Sakuta by the way. Pleased to meet you, and stay close." Ryusei nods as his pocket speaks once more. "I'm doubtful that I'll be making a bud, but I'll try Kisaragi." He looks carefully around the room before making his way towards the north passage.

Emu smiles back at Ryusei. He's unsure what exactly is going on but he decides to follow along anyway. He's a doctor after all and if anyone gets hurt exploring the cave then he wanted to be there to help. "All right, I'm Emu Hojo. I hope we get along. I'm not too sure what's going on but I'll be coming along if that's alright with you! I can't quit now that I'm already this far in!" Emu continues following Ryusei keeping a cheery composure. He seems excited despite the dreary atmosphere.

The pair glance at Stormcall, as though baffled, or simply confused, for a brief moment, before Leviathan begins to glare at him S: Pardon me, whatever are you refer.. L: I think he means to make light of our situation milady S: Well, that's rather tactless. And insensitive L: Worry not milady, its merely another unfortunate side effect. Rudeness isn't a crime after all. Squigly briefly bows to Stormcall before turning around to catch up with Ryusei S: Do try to avoid mentioning it in the future. Its not like I asked to perish.

As Ryusei travels toward the northern passage, he begins to notice that the passage is narrowing, almost to the point where walking forward normally isn't possible. The height of the passage, seems to increase in contrast to the width. A dim blue light permeates the crevice. "Ryusei! The screen's showing this weird orange dot! It looks like you're going toward it! Orange isn't a bad color right!? Looks like we're gonna be getting a new bud soon!"

Sorry about that... just being undying can get lonely. *a cubic robot teleport next of the guardian in a soft light* Ghost: Sorry about that, I am Renox's Ghost. Nice to meet you. And my guardian is a Warlock.

Ryusei hides a smile as he hears Emu's words. "I like your style, Emu. Let's keep at it!" He then shakes his head as he responds to Gentaro, who is not here and is communicating via a device in Ryusei's pocket. "I can only assume orange means something bad. But I'll leave it open for interpretation right now." Ryusei then would proceed to sidle through the tigbt space.

Emu would take off his coat before attempting to follow Rysuei through the tight crevice. He wasn't used to cave exploration but he had spent so much time playing video games or at the hospital that he didn't mind something a bit more active like this once in a while. He wasn't too sure about the strange device that Ryusei was talking through but he figured it wasn't anything too suspicious. "It's getting pretty difficult to move forward. I wonder what's at the end of this cave?"

After sliding through the crevice, it begins to open up again, and the height of the cavern lowers to what it was prior. Ryusei can begin to feel as though he's not alone. "Hey Ryusei! That buddy looking dot isn't the only one! There's at least two! Well, uh I should probably count them... hmm one.. two... three... FIVE! Take that grade school!" The air within the chamber begins to heat up, the freezing cold now replaced with a warm atmosphere.

*he and looks around the cavern* Renox: Ghost any signs of the Fallen from the House of Kings? Ghost: Alright, just takes me two seconds. *the cubic robot pulsates three lights which spreads out the cavern* Ghost: All clear.

He shakes his head at Gentaro's antics. "An ambush is it? Everyone be on guard." Ryusei looks around for where the dots could be hiding. He takes a deep breath and focuses.

Renox: I stand corrected. *he starts to conduct Arc electricity from his finger tips*

Emu stays behind Ryusei before looking around. The change of temperature surely is odd but he checks to see if its him first. A rapid change in body temperature could possibly be due to a fever or at least the start of one. He confirms that he does not in fact have a fever and thus continues following behind before hearing about a possible ambush. What?!? An ambush? An ambush from who? Are there bugsters nearby?

Having carefully followed Ryusei the whole time, Squigly takes a deep breath and enters a calm, loose fighting stance. Both the girl and serpent gaze around the area for any attackers S: It does seem to be getting rather warm in here L: Perhaps this is what he meant by "the power of the stars" S: We may need to focus more on biting and stinging them then, rather than your fire L: Observant as always milady. No matter, its not like we're alone either. Finally, the pair notice the doctor alongside them and briefly turn to acknowledge him S: Pardon me, sorry for not noticing earlier, allow me to introduce myself L: Perhaps we should save the introductions for later milady? S: Nonsense, there's always time to be polite Squigly and Leviathan do their usual bows, Leviathan's head sweeping rather low to the ground S: My name is Sienna Contiello, but please, call me Squigly L: And I am milady's loyal servant and protector Leviathan, pleasure to make your acquaintance. After bowing, they return to their usual focus, gazing around the area in search of the energy signatures mentioned

In front of the group, several dark figures akin to ninjas, approach the group. Armed with sleek black batons, the ninjas step forward menacingly. Their arms are out before them defensively, and their batons are overhead offensively. "Ryusei! It looks like those buddy dots are right on top of you! Now, don't spoil anything, but how friendly do they look! I want to know if it'll be an easy job to make some new friends!" The lead ninja leaps forward at Ryusei, preparing to swing it down onto him.

*he pulls out a Omolon Assault Rifle and shoots at the ninjas* Phhht... ninjas? Even Cayde would say this is cliche...

The pair briefly look between each other, before stepping near the back of the group S: Alright, everyone be ready, in a moment they should come flying towards us L: That'll be your cue to deal with the creatures, and swiftly Squigly raises her left arm high towards the sky, and a little to her left, while her right extends the opposite direction. She prepares to do something while Leviathan's tail morphs to form a makeshift microphone in front of her. Squigly sings a single, piercingly high note, and..... Nothing seems to happen. The pair break out of their stance S: Odd, that usually works L: Normally they'd be dragged forwards by some unseen force. But the creatures seem to be fine. Perhaps they're immune?

Ryusei grabs the baton with open palms as it comes down. "Well they're certainly the aggressive type, Kisaragi." Allowing the baton to come down slightly, Ryusei would quickly push it back up and launch kick to the Dustard's midsection after the parry. "On your toes everyone! Don't get in over your heads!"

*he drops his rifle and clench's his head* Renox: GHAAA!! Ghost: Something is messing with our heads! *Renox desperately drops a healing rift to clear up the head splitting pain*

Emu smiles back at the strange....uh, purple girl...He wonders what the girl's strange skin tone is about not to mention the stitching on her mouth. Did some quack doctor do this to her? However, he has no time to ponder on such thing as he notices the enemy presence. "I'm Emu Hojo and I'm a Kamen Rider!" Emu pulls out a pink belt before attaching it to his waist. He then would pull out a strange pink cartridge and hold it in the air for a moment. "Dai Henshin!" Emu swiftly plugs the cartridge into the belt before pulling back the main lever on the front. A character selection screen briefly circles around him before he selects one with a pink icon. A pink energy surrounds his body before Emu is covered in a strange looking pink armor and bodysuit. "I'll clear this with no continues!" [Gashacon Breaker!!!] A strange plastic looking pink hammer appears in Ex-Aid's hand as he rushes at one of the ninjas and swings the weapon at them.

The lead Dustard flies back, but immediately gets up, completely unfazed. It grips the baton tightly, and charges again at Ryusei. "Aggressive!? Like Daimonji!? Come on, dude! I need some more info here, you're putting me on the edge of my seat here!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The shots send sparks flying off of the Dustards' body, but they remain unaffected. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ex-Aid's strikes send one of the Dustards flying into the wall, his baton flying out of his hand. The baton vanishes in a cloud of dust. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Squiggly's singing doesn't, in fact draw them closer, instead it causes three of them to clasp their heads leaving them open to attacks. Enemy Attack: Switch On! The Dustard who was spared the attacks charges straight at Squiggly, swinging the baton from his right side. If left unchecked, he'd repeatedly swing at his opponent until something intervened.

Filia wanders in behind them, having been lead towards the place by that weird robot. Upon noticing... Whatever attacking Squigly, the girl and her hair would rush towards it. Quickly rolling into a ball and aiming to slam into the thing, spikes growing from Samson as she does so. Once that's done with the girl and parasite would look over to their, friend? Well, Filia thinks so anyways. Samson is less sure on that count however. F: "Hey Squigly, sorry I'm late but uh stuff happened! Anyways here now. And geez, good thing we stepped in huh?" S: "Hah! Can't believe the first thing we had to do was bail you out Leviathan! Oh well, at least nothing too horrible seems to have happened without us."

Ex-aid doesn't give up on his assault of the ninja as he jumps up into the air. "All right! I won't stop there!" A block seems to appear in the air behind him as he kicks off it to charge at the ninja at full speed. His hammer transforms into a sword while in mid-air before he slashes in a diagonal fashion as he reaches the Ninja. He then would attempt to kick off the Ninja and land back on the ground in front of them.

*he picks up his rifle again* Renox: Ghost, trace to where that painful frequency came from. Ghost: I think I need to reboot after that... *his robo companion retreats to the guardians backpack*

Squigly relaxes out of her singing pose, only to get struck by the baton, in short order Leviathan begins parrying the swings with his tail while Squigly slowly backs up, smiling S: Hey, looks like it worked after all L: Well, we got his attention at least, reckon you could distract him for a second milady? S: Of course Leviathan. The serpent rears back his tail for a moment.... Only for the pair to be interrupted by Filia's appearance. Squigly turns and bows to their new visitors, while Leviathan lowers his tail and keeps a wary eye on Samson L: We had the situation under control Samson, though I do appreciate the gesture S: Now now Leviathan, is that any way to treat a friend? I thought you were going to be getting along better with Samson L: Of course milady, my apologies. After exchanging greetings, the pair look back over to one of the further Dustards. Squigly grabs hold of Leviathan's tail and begins slowly swinging it in a circle S: While you're here, perhaps we could pick off some of them together? L: Just let milady and I bring them in, then you can knock them out. Simple enough, right?

THAT WAS ME! *he sets to his Omolon auto rifle to stun only and shoots the ninja*

Ryusei is startled by Emu's transformation. "A Kamen Rider? Amazing!" He'd then respond to Gentaro as he prepares to intercept the Dustard. "Well let's see...they also wear a lot of black and are a bit pushy." He attempts to block the strike again, this time only using his left hand. Meanwhile, he'd place the fingertips of his right hand on to the Dustard's chest. Then in a moment he punches with amazing force. "HWACHAA!"

The Dustard once again goes flying in response to Ryusei's strike. This time it throws down a smoke ball, instead of charging directly at Ryusei again. As the smoke clears a group of Dustards now occupy the space where it was once one, all armed with the baton. "Still not specific! That sounds more like Tomoko to be honest. Hmmm... a combination of Tomoko and Daimonji... Ryusei stop sending me mixed messages! Why would some orange dots remind you of your girlfriend and Daimonji!?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dustard is once again, unaffected by the shots. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dustard which was struck by Emu collapses, and fades into a cloud of powder. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enemy Attack: Switch On! From the fresh batch of Dustards, three begin to charge at Filia and Squiggly, they spread out into a pincer maneuver, each swinging their batons at different angles. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dustard which was attacked by the Warlock charges straight toward him, swinging his baton in an overhead arc. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two of the fresh Dustards swing at Ryusei, in an almost mirrored fashion. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From the new Dustards, three confront Emu, circling him with their batons ready.

Get back you punk! *he shoots out a strong pulse of Arc lightning at the Dustard with Thunderstrike*

Squigly looks around at the incoming Dustards and smiles at Leviathan L: Looks like drawing them closer won't be necessary. Allow me to show off milady? S: I don't mind, so long as its not becoming a competition. L: No need to worry about that milady. *grins* You might want to duck miss Filia Squigly tosses Leviathan's tail to her right, away from the Dustards, meanwhile the tail stretches to some length, and Leviathan swings it back in around the Dustards, around chest-height. The tip of the serpent's tail sharpens and becomes wider, until it resembles an axeblade, aiming to sweep across the Dustards before they can close in enough to strike. Considering how close Filia and Samson are, they may be struck by the hard, tail portion, but are definitely safe from an unintended haircut

Ex-Aid looks from side to side at the three as he readies his sword. "Again with this? When will you guys learn that there's no winning against me. I'll always win this game of fate, no matter what!" Emu then pulls the cartridge out of his belt and slides it into a slot on his sword. The sword begins sparking with a multicolored light as Emu holds it in front of him. [Mighty Critical Finish!!!] Ex-Aid then swings the blade towards the enemies rapidly as the multicolored energy from the blade extends to try and hit them all consecutively.

Ryusei's face goes flush at the mention of Tomoko being his girlfriend. "I-I....uh....that is to say...erm..." He barely has time to step back and is struck by the attack which sends him sliding a few feet back. "Uh! Right! They also seem to have quite the choreography! Good rhythm." The man grabs a device from inside his coat pocket. The device is black and blue with a large blue orb in the center. He brings it to his waist and a belt shoots out from it, thus fastening it to his waist. He'd then grab a small blue switch from his pocket. He quickly docks it into an open slot on his device. METEOR ON! He pushes a lever across the top of the device. METEOR, READY? "Henshin." He quickly swings his arm down and hits a candy blue sphere on the side of the device. As he does this, the center sphere begins to light up and spin as a massive blue light washes over him from above. The light begins to turn into a sphere of blue energy that charges towards the two Dustards. After the strike, a kneeling figure clad in blue appears from the fading blue orb. "Kamen Rider Meteor. I will decide your fate!"

*he dusts off his cloak* Seems that is over now... *he collapses on the ground fast asleep*

The remaining Dustards get finished off by the attacks, save for two, which flee back into the crevice, likely to carry a warning to the other occupants. "Ryusei, let me know when you're gonna transform.. ugh... this thing spins like nobody's business trying to track your location. Tell your buds to rest up in the main room! If these blinking red lights mean anything, they'll probably need all of their energy!"

Ryusei pauses for a moment as he sees the Dustards flee. "I...alright Kisaragi...I'll tell you when I transform." He turns to his allies with a wave. "Everyone! Those who can still fight, follow me. Those who need rest, retreat to the main cavern area. You'll be safe there!" Ryusei looks over to Emu, no, to Ex-Aid and gives him a thumbs up. "Way to go Emu! I'm happy to see another Kamen Rider. This'll be a breeze with you here!"

Ex-Aid returns the thumb up as he removes the cartridge and flicks the lever back reverting him to his normal attire. "I didn't know you were a Kamen Rider as well but we'll clear this together with super co-op play!" Emu would then follow Ryusei. He still could fight but wanted to stay in his normal form in case he had to use a different Gashat.

F: "We should be good for a while, right Samson?" S: "Hell yeah kid! let's kick some ass out there!" With that the girl and the demon in her hair walk off after Ryuesi, wondering what they'll find in this place... It's gotta have something worse than those mooks right?