*Bang*

With one final shot, the last Cybots in the area was destroyed by Tanaka.

"Alright that's the last of them" Tanaka said as everyone celebrated from their victory.

"Ai-chan, please tell me that device helped with repairing the portals."

"Scans show that it did but not completely, now the time frame for invasions is one time after a week instead of every two days and the quantity will be back to regular instead of what happen today."

"Awesome, anyone injured or killed?" Lincoln asked.

"Well we got several officers and soldiers that were hurt but none that's life threatening or critical so they'll pull through and luckily no casualties thanks to you" Kenshi said.

"That's great and all but I appreciate if you don't say anything about luck in front of me."

"Uh yeah sure but why?"

"If you look up his family's name you'll find out but be warned, it's deep" Tanaka said.

"Anyways, we should head back to the station to get the device and get it to my base so that Riku could study it can you handle the clean up with this."

"Yeah, me and the boys will handle it but you should know that the scientists back at central will put the project on hold to study whatever is left of the bodies and weapons of both Synthoid and Cybot."

"I would be surprised if they didn't, Tanaka, mind if I ride along with you?"

"Sure, let's move."

"Alright... *realizes the one thing that slipped his mind while fighting*... wait hang on a sec, has anyone seen a phone around, I was on a video call before the whole fight started."

"Found it! I think." a random officer said.

Lincoln walked to the officer and sees that it really was his phone but the screen was slightly cracked and the call with Ronnie Anne had ended.

"Thanks."

*Meanwhile in Great Lakes City*

"Sid, why did you end the call?"

"Because I realized that this was what Lincoln needed to tell us even when he wasn't ready."

"What do you mean?"

"Lincoln had a secret he was trying to tell us and also had a plan on how to do but he didn't realized that we were watching him transform and fight those monster. All this time while he was in Japan he's been fighting these monsters by himself and knowing him he probably didn't want to tell us because he cares and love us too much and if we know we would get involved."

"He would only keep secrets from us only to protect us but it would slowly kill him on the inside."

"Exactly, when things calm down for him and calls back it's our job to make sure that he knows that everything will be fine by letting us and only us know about his new role over there."

"Is it really alright though?"

"Babe, you saw Lincoln fight an army of monsters alongside with multiple officers and soldiers armed with lasers and we saw him take on five big hitters solo so maybe he has people supporting him when he's already so powerful."

"Yeah, you're right."

"Lincoln will call back and I'm sure he'll explain everything but until then we have to be patient and supportive."

"... what will I ever do without you."

*The next day at the base*

"So is the data accurate?" Lincoln said.

"Yeah Ai-chan's scan was correct, instead of coming through every two days the next portal won't be able to open until a week and I mean approximately 7 days from now and I can easily analyze this device without breaking it." Riku said.

"Great, gives me time to relax without the stress of it all."

"Tell me about it."

"While we're here, we should talk about what happened during the fight."

"You means the weapons I made breaking."

"Yeah, I mean it's alright and all I remember Lisa having problems with her inventions but what's important is how you learn from mistakes."

"I admit those weapons were not that great and I'm open for suggestions so what can I make for you."

"Well I can still think of uses for the grapple so it can stay but the mace didn't work and I don't want to push it so how about instead of a mace I get a well-crafted hammer with spikes on the end and I can used the charged function for a heavy energy smash and I am able to throw the hammer and it will come back to my hand like Thor."

"I guess I can experiment with that idea, what else did you have in mind."

"How about an axe that can extends the handle so that I can use it with one or both hands on it and I know the claws came in handy but is it possible to get with something that can boost my punches."

"Like giant gauntlets."

"Exactly, now I don't mean to be rude but I gonna go have a proper chat with my sister about yesterday."

"Oh wait before you do, I got something to show you."

"Does it have to do with whatever's under the white sheet in the middle of the platform over there."

"Yep, it's a whole new upgrade and I think you'll like it."

The two of them walked to the platform in the middle of the base and Riku pulled the white sheet to reveal a brand new upgraded high tech motorcycle with dual miniguns on the sides.



"Damn Riku, you always find a way to impress me."

"I know I do and just so you know I had to change to disguise form from a Kawasaki Ninja to a black Honda Goldwing to have it fit the motorcycle's body as close as possible."

"I don't mind but it makes me wonder what big project you're gonna make next, the batmobile or maybe a Titan?"

"What's a Titan?"

"Huge robot mech with a huge gun from Titanfall 2."

"Hmmmm..."

"No no don't even think about it, now I gotta make a video call."

"Why not though? My gears are already spinning."

"Because I don't want to stress you out with my selfish requests and I don't want to get into trouble by having and using more weapons and tools of chaos... actually now that I think about it, can I use the computer to make the call and have Ronnie Anne and Sid see the base considering that most likely the saw me transform and are waiting for me to be ready to explain things to them."

"You know that is a great idea, let me set it up."

Riku took Lincoln's phone and plugged it to the computer and began to set up the video call while making sure it has improved sound and video quality.

"If you want, I can fix up your phone and improve it."

"Maybe."

"Ok, it's done."

*Ring* *Ring*

The video call connected and Ronnie Anne and Sid appeared on the monitor.

"Lincoln?"

"Hey guys, so I'm sure you have questions and concerns about the events yesterday."

"Yeah, we saw everything and knowing you, you've been keeping it secret from us to protect us or something" Ronnie Anne said.

"And that is exactly what he did among other things" Riku said

"Ronnie Anne, Sid this is my friend, partner, technical genius and whole reason why I became involved in the first place and Riku, this is my adoptive sister Ronnie Anne and her girlfriend Sid who's also our neighbor."

"Nice to be meet finally meet you two."

"Hi Riku."

"Wait, when Lincoln said partner is it like as in dating?" Sid said.

"Why does everyone think that we're dating."

"I don't know but I said that because we work together, ok you both know that my heart was broken multiple times and I've been betrayed by those I once cared about and emotionally scarred twice and I still have physical scars from the incident."

"What?"

"Later, but for now I need to tell you guys the truth and explain how all this happen."

"Just tell me something first, how long has this been going on?" Ronnie Anne asked.

"... Since my first day here in Japan, same day I meet Riku."

"What?!" the two of them said.

"Alright let me explain, a while after my plane landed I made my way to the university to get some paperwork but I got lost on the way and my phone died but then I saw Riku in the area and she walked me over there but after that we were attacked by a creature called a Synthoid and later on a small army of robotic minions called Cybots. They were suppose to be sealed inside another dimension but at the same time there was an underground government experiment with portals and the people accidentally broke the seal and released the Synthoid. Riku tried to transform the same way I did but she doesn't have her family's gift unlike her brother who was the one that sealed them in the first place at the cost of his life, we ran and somehow I was able to unlock the power of the Cyrus disk and the belt *shows disk and belt to Ronnie Anne and Sid* so Riku begged me to fight and finish her brother's work and save people's lives when she can't and I said yes. Since then, I've been fighting the Synthoids and Cybots multiple times and made allies in the process and currently we're inside the secret underground high tech base of operations under Riku's house in front of her giant supercomputer and yesterday was the biggest encounter we had with them but something like that won't be happening anymore and when you saw me change form, I was using the power of the Calcifer, the Fire Booster, and Booster are small sentient vehicles that grants me unbelievable abilities my predecessor worked along side with against the Synthoid army but they were thought to be lost with him until we found Calcifer so one down, a couple more to go hopefully."

"Hold up, Boosters are sentient?" Sid asked.

"Yeah, hang on... HEY CALCIFER, COULD YOU HERE FOR A SEC!!" Riku said.

*Calcifer flies into the base to the computer from the base entrance in the house*

"What is it?"

"Calcifer, meet Ronnie Anne and Sid, my adoptive sister and her girlfriend and Ronnie Anne, Sid, meet Calcifer, the Fire Booster."

"So these are the ones you've been struggling to tell the truth to."

"Hi there... this is a lot to take in all at once."

"Imagine how I feel when I'm the the fighting them."

"Who else knows about this?" Sid said.

"Well now that I think about there's quiet a couple cause there's Riku, her parents, Calcifer, my boss Hayate, the headmaster of the university, a couple of government folks including Major Kenshi Saburo and Ako Hansuki, Lieutenant Tanaka Kyano of the police force, you two and finally Clyde."

"CLYDE!!!" the two yelled.

"Yeah unlike the others he kinda figured out something was wrong with me by himself when he visited and I told him the truth about everything that had occurred at the time so please don't interrogate him for answers or something, so any other questions?"

"How are you able to transform when Riku couldn't?" Ronnie Anne asked.

"My theory is that it's because I traveled to different dimensions before thanks to Lisa way before the incident and somehow I absorbed the dimensional energy from it but it remained dormant until I held the Cyrus disk in my hand which uses a similar type of energy and for Riku, her family's gift is a bit of a lottery thus her older brother got her family's ancestral power and she didn't."

"Why are you even doing this and risking your life in country like this?" Sid said.

"Oh come on guys, you know I can't stand by when someone is in danger and currently I'm the only one with the power to destroy the Synthoids."

"Yeah, you're right. You always were our little hero Lame-o."

"Don't start with that old nickname."

"Heh, I suppose there's no way to talk you out of it I guess."

"Nope."

"We can keep your secret from the others but please promise that you'll come out alive."

"I plan to, worse case scenario I die trying in a blaze of glory while saving the world."

"Please don't."

*Meanwhile at a secured government facility*

The scene changes to a laboratory where Ako and Kenshi is overlooking a variety of experiments done by multiple scientists in room and most of these experiments are related to project M. E. C. H. and/or studying the remains of Cybots and Synthoids and the one in charge of the experiments is an young scientist with brown hair and wearing glasses, a white lab coat, grey shirt with a blue tie, brown pants, black shoes, and a name tag that said "Dr. Marcus Hunter."

"Alright doc, talk to me what's the latest progress?" Kenshi said.

"Well it's going steady but it's still gonna be a while for it to be completely ready and operational so it gives you time to find a worth candidate to give this to" Marcus said

"What have you learned from studying the Cybots and Synthoids?" Ako said.

"Nothing from the Synthoids given the state they in so everyone agrees to dispose it but the Cybots are interesting, even if the remains is nothing the metal from melting it is like dimensional Vibranium from Marvel meaning it's stronger than steel and much lighter."

"Can we use it towards the project?"

"Yeah we plan to that for the material for the armor and maybe the weapons but we'll get there when we get there."

"Very well, anything else you need?"

"Well if possible, I would like to gather more data on how Cyrus's powers work and try to create a similar version to use for the project. I'm curious on what his armor and weapons are made out of and how he is able to teleport his equipment mid battle."

"I can't promise he will tell us his secrets like that but I'll ask the next time we see him" Ako said.

*Back with Lincoln*

"Well that went well" Lincoln said.

"I'll say, your sister and her girlfriend are quite the character" Riku said.

"That's family for you, maybe I should tell more family stories more often by then again maybe."

"With your current family or your old one."

"... Low blow Riku but understandable, I barely open up about me and my traumas and it's not fair when you and your parents have opened up to me so when the mood is good, I'll share."

"Ok, how about you stay for dinner and you share like the first time."

"Fine, you win."

"Great but for now let's fire up the simulation arena and sharpen up your skills a bit, it's been a while."

*Later during dinner*

"Wait so, you didn't want you sister Lucy to be made fun of by your other sister and you lied about the princess pony book being yours and took the blame?" Isuzu said.

"Yep, I got grounded, made fun of by my sisters for a couple of months, and I missed the convention."

"That sounds strangely familiar to the... incident and how the situation with Ronnie Anne, Sid and your identity."

"I only lie to protect the ones I love and care about, the incident was an exception and we know how that ended."

"If you feel uncomfortable telling us stories about your past, it's ok not to tell us" Ryouma said.

"Perhaps but it wouldn't be fair, anything specific you want me to share."

"How about love interests?" Isuzu said.

"Mom/Honey!!" Riku and Ryouma said.

"No no it's alright, I mentioned to Riku that I had three breakups in my life but no context."

"Please spare no detail."

"First, there was Ronnie Anne."

"What?!" all three yelled.

"This was WAY before the incident and we "broke up" because neither of us were together or in love with each other, it was a bit of a forced relationship due to my former eldest sister and our current older brother at the time.

"Wait so theoretically if the incident never occurred and you still had your family and the two of them get married, wouldn't that made you and Ronnie Anne siblings and couldn't have dated in the first place."

"Yeah they did not think about that but things changed and Bobby did too, anyways, my second break up was with this girl back in my old hometown of Royal Woods, her name was Stella Zhau. We had a long-distance relationship and she focused on her career as a journalist back in Royal woods while I was focusing on becoming an artist and maximizing my talent and recover from my traumas in Great Lakes City and eventually things fell apart for both of us so we had a mutual breakup but I think there's some feeling remaining deep down for both of us."

"Those things do happen to some people sometimes."

"Mm hmm, Finally the third and worse one was Nikki (I don't know her last name, it's not mentioned anywhere). She used to be one of my best friends in Great Lakes and I developed a crush on her but the whole time we were together, she was just using me and everyone else because of how we treat her but for me it also as an ATM and as her toy to play around with then throw away. Not only that, she was seeing someone else after two weeks into whatever delusion we had and the guy she choose is a bastard, in the end they deserves each other and I got my heart broken again."

"Sorry you had to go through that" Ryouma said.

"Somehow I always end up to be the one who's broken, that's why I don't open up as much to others anymore because I don't think I'll survive a fourth heartbreak or another emotional crisis."

"Well whatever happens, we got your back Linc" Riku said.

"And I appreciate it, seems like deja vu from when I first came here."

"Oh I have an idea, since you shared your stories how about we tell stories about Riku and Kyoya back in the day" Isuzu said.

"Oh this I gotta hear."

*Meanwhile in the dark dimension*

In the throne room, Seras was chained up that held her in the air with her legs and arms tied together and her extra spider legs were broken in multiple places and she was currently being tortured with red lightning shot from the king's hand while the General stood by and watch and while Sentria begs for mercy and her to take her daughter's place.

"AHHHHH!!!!"

"My lord please, I beg you to have mercy on her."

"This is mercy, she betrayed us when we were so close to victory and now we barely have any Cybots and Synthoids in my army and our greatest weapon is now in the hands of the enemy. I should kill her where she stands but she is still your daughter and still has her uses so I won't but not without making her suffer."

The king shot off one final bolt of red lightning and Seras screams as she feels every part of her spider Synthoid body being electrocuted and when it was over, the chained released and she fell onto the floor.

"Sentria, take her to your chambers and find a way to create more Cybots and powerful Synthoids quickly. General Graves, Bardo, and Willows, we're going on a trip to the ruins on the outskirts and then the desert temple."

"My lord, you mean..." General Graves said.

"Yes, I believe it's time to reawaken the Dark Knights and the Shadow Reapers."

*Meanwhile at the Tendo residence*

"Usagi, come here please" Asami said.

"What's going on mom?" Ueagi said.

"I'm having a very small gathering of friends over tomorrow and I was wondering if you could talk to Riku and Lincoln to come."

"What?"

"I also plan to ask Isuzu but It has been a while since Riku came to visit and I've been meaning to bond more often with Lincoln considering he helped me out with the situation with you and your father. and since all three of you go to the same university I figured you would be the one to ask."

"I suppose I can ask them tomorrow but whether they come or not is up to them."

"Of course, just make to mention that they can just wear their normal clothes and that I have plenty of tasty food and treats to provide if they do come."

"I'll make sure to remember."

-To Be Continued-