The clock was ticking and Lincoln's life was in jeopardy. Currently, Tanaka was diving his car quickly through the base tunnels while Aruto, in his regular outfit, was in the backseat with Lincoln trying to keep him stable for as long as he can.

"How's he doing?!"

"His breathing funny, his skin is slowly getting more pale and he keeps loosing and regaining conscious . How much longer till we get there?"

"We're here now."

The tunnel doors opened for Tanaka's car to enter and parked on the platform and they see Riku, Ai-chan, and Izu already there in the base's medical room.

"Get him onto the bed and get his shirt off!" Riku said.

The two of them quickly got out and carried Lincoln towards a hospital bed and Tanaka quicky removed his jacket and shirt off where Riku then quickly got a blood sample from the area he got injected and analyzed it on the main computer while Ai-chan hooked him up to some machinery to show his vitals and stats and sees that they are critical. While in the mist of it, all of them see the numerous amount of scars on Lincoln's torso and back but given the situation, they decided to put that aside for now however Tanaka couldn't help notice that among those scar was one particular old scar around Lincoln's left shoulder, a scar of a bullet wound.

"Can you help him?" Tanaka said.

"Hang on."

The computer finished analyzing the sample and identified the poison and chemicals to cure Lincoln. Riku quickly ran towards a storage cabinet in the medical room and proceeded to grab the various necessary chemicals and mixed them together, when she was done, she grabbed the antidote vial and filled it into an injection gun and injected it into Lincoln's poison wound. After a short moment of silence, Lincoln's vitals stabilizes and his skin begins to return to normal as well as his breathing.

"He'll be alright, we successfully saved his life in time" Izu said.

"Great, he'll be unconscious for a while so it's best we let him rest for now. I'll give him a sedative and something for any pain he might have." Riku said.

"I should go back and check on the other officers and the child he saved." Tanaka said.

"Before I forget, Lincoln dropped a small green Tank back on the battle field. You mind getting it back when you see it, it's another Booster he didn't get the chance to use out so it's kinda important."

"Not a problem."

"Aruto-senpai, thank you for your help."

"It's not a problem, let me know if you need anything to help with when Lincoln wakes up."

"Alright then."

*The next day*

Lincoln was still sleeping in the base while Riku went to classes for the day and informed the teachers and headmaster of Lincoln's absence and right now, Isuzu was checking on him making sure he's well and then she heard his phone ringing and that it was Ronnie Anne who was calling him."

"Oh dear, it would be rude to answer his phone with his permission but whoever's calling might be worried if he doesn't pick up. Sorry Lincoln, but I suppose I don't a choice on the matter."

*Picks up phone and answers the call*

"Hello?"

"Huh? Who's this? Where's Lincoln right now?"

"Ah you must be Ronnie Anne, Lincoln's adoptive sister."

"Uh yeah. Who are you?"

"Oh sorry about my manners. I'm Riku's mother, Isuzu Kasami."

"Oh ok, is there something wrong with Lincoln? I know about his secret of being Kamen Rider Cyrus."

"I'm afraid so, you see Lincoln suffered his first lost the other day and he's currently sedated and recovering at the base right now."

"What?!"

"It's alright, the worst has already passed and he'll make a full recovery shortly."

"Well what happened?"

"You see there were two Synthoids this time and one of them had the ability to use poison. He nearly won but there was a little girl in danger from one of the Synthoids and Lincoln decided to save her life at the risk of his own."

"He's always been too selfless for his own good but this is a new level for him."

"Rest assured, Lincoln will be alright. We're looking out for him."

"Thank you so much, please tell Lincoln to call me when he wakes up."

"Don't worry, I will."

*Meanwhile in Great Lakes*

After the call, Ronnie Anne headed to Sid's apartment to talk about what had occurred with Lincoln however Maria had noticed her worried expression on her face.

"Mija, is something wrong?"

"Oh uh nothing mom, just need to talk with Sid for a moment."

"Hmmm, then what's with that worried expression on your face."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Don't lie to me Ronnie Anne, I've always recognize that look. You're worried about Lincoln aren't you."

"... Yeah. All of us looked out for him ever since he became part of the family but even after all these years, he always ends up getting hurt either by the ones he considered close to him or by others when helping someone else in need."

"Did something happened while he's in Japan?"

"He got hurt while protecting a little girl from... a mugger."

*Gasped*

"Is he gonna be alright?"

"Yeah he's fine now but he's sleeping the pain off for the time being."

"Oh that's good then."

"Yeah, I'm gonna talk to Sid about this but please don't tell the others about this. He doesn't need everyone worrying about his health and constantly calling him to make sure he's alright."

"... Fine, but I don't like this idea."

*In Sid's room*

"Poison?!" Sid said.

"Keep your voice down Sid."

"Sorry but Lincoln got poisoned by a Synthoid the other day, how do you expect me react."

"I'm worried about him too but remember, we have got keep Lincoln's secret. I nearly slipped with my mom when she noticed my worried expression whenever it involves Lincoln."

"I get we're suppose to keep this secret and that Lincoln doesn't want us to get involved but what if he gets killed while keeping everyone in the dark, he nearly did this time."

"You think I don't want to come out and tell the truth, everyday I keep thinking what if he gets killed or permanently injured, what if his identity gets exposed and we hear about him and/or his death over the news. What if... he goes through another emotional trauma and we're not there to help him like we've been trying to do for years."

"... Ronnie Anne."

"Lincoln may not be blood but he is my brother and I worry for him but then I realize that he's not alone over there, he has friends and allies to help him when he needs it both as Lincoln and Cyrus. All we can do over here is to support him, keep his secret, and make sure he knows that we love him and that he always has a home here."

"Yeah, you're right. We need to have faith in Lincoln."

"Thanks for understanding Sid."

*Later back at the base*

Lincoln slowly regained consciousness as his eyes focused on his surroundings. He grunts as he lifts his body up from the bed and feels his chest to see that the wound had healed enough and that he was no longer feeling any pain from the poison but he was feeling a little stiff. He unhooked the wires on his body and proceeded to put on his clothes and walk up the stairs towards Riku's living room and when he entered he sees Isuzu preparing food in the kitchen and she sees him.

"Lincoln?! You're finally awake."

"Yeah, I feel a little stiff but that's all the more reason for me to walk around and stretch. How long was I out?"

"Only a day but don't worry, nothing happened while you were asleep. You must be hungry, why don't you just relax in the living room and watch some TV for a bit and I'll whip up something quick for you to eat."

"I appreciate it, thanks Isuzu."

"It's not a problem, oh I almost forgot, you're sister called while you were asleep and I explain what happened to her."

"I see, I should probably call her and let her know that I'm awake now."

Isuzu went back to preparing the food while Lincoln sat down on the couch and called Ronnie Anne.

*Ring* *Ring*

"Lincoln?"

"Hey sis, I just woke up and Isuzu told me to call you."

"Yeah, are you ok now?"

"I'm fine, did anything happen over where you are?"

"I almost accidentally told your secret to mom but don't worry she doesn't know about anything but I did say that you were injured while protecting a little girl from a mugger and I convinced her not tell the others."

"Technically that's half right but can you hand the phone to her so that tell mom that everything's fine now."

"Alright hang on a sec...... Lincoln? Are you ok?"

"Yeah mom, I'm fine. I was treated in time and everything's great now."

"That's good then, you have no idea how much I worry for you."

"I can imagine, ever since you adopted me all of you worked hard to make sure I was loved and helped me moved on from the incident and then what happened with Stella and Nikki and I will be forever grateful for that but you have to understand. I will never stop being selfless because it's the kind of person I am and if I have to risk my health and my life to help the innocent, I won't regret it."

"...*Sigh*... You never change, while I am upset you got hurt like that I am proud of you for being who you are."

"Thanks mom, really needed to hear that. I'll call again later, bye mom."

"Bye Mijo."

*Ends call*

Lincoln then decided to pass some time and watch some anime on the TV and right now there was an episode of Dragon Ball Super playing.

"Silence mortals, Grand Zeno is no child. That's the Omni King, supreme ruler of all 12 universes." Beerus said.

(Let it be said that I have not seen a single Dragon Ball show yet. Don't hate me for that.)

"Seriously, he's the most powerful being other than Goku in Dragon Balls and rules over different universes. He looks like he just wants to play a fun game with everyone."

"Food's ready!"

"Oh, thank you Isuzu."

"Go on and dig in and don't be shy to ask for seconds, there's always plenty of food."

The two of them sat down at the dining table and as they were eating, Lincoln noticed the look of concern on Isuzu face and he remembered that his shirt was off when he woke up so he assumed that most likely she, Riku, and the others saw his scar, the scars that reminds of his torments during the bad luck incident and of another incident a few years after.

"I can always tell when something's on someone's mind, so you can go ahead and talk to me about it."

"... Well, I heard about your scars."

"Yeah, remnants of the past. You already know about the incident with my old family and these scars are the results that remain from scratches, cuts, bite marks, bruises that healed over the years and all but one of them occurred during the couple of months I had to endure of being called bad luck."

"Wait, you said "all but one", what's the one?"

"... Let's just say, there was another incident after I was adopted but before I came here to Japan and I don't regret that scar, frankly I would do it again."

"I see, enough about that. I heard that you took the first step to move on from your emotional trauma and asked out Riku."

"Uh yeah, but to be honest I have not come up with a date plan... yet. Give me time and I'll think of one shortly."

"Well, just so you know there is an amusement park the two of you can go to."

"That's not a bad idea."

At that moment, Riku returned home with a large box of parts.

"Hey mom, I'm back."

"Welcome back, what's with the box?"

"Just some stuff for another project I'm working on, I see Lincoln's up."

"Yeah, thanks for saving my life. What would I do without you."

"You flatter me."

*Meanwhile in a unknown location*

The two Sergeants were resting after meeting up with Seras who was treating Scorn's burns with some healing potions her mother made.

"Sergeant Scorn, can you please help keep still. These burns are so serious that I need to rub it with some potion then bandage it up instead of making you drink the bottle."

"Fine but make it quick, I want to be able fight again and chances are that Cyrus survived my poison."

"Speaking of which, what was up with that second Rider, Zero-One?" Pan said.

"I already spoke with my mother and according to her, he is one of the many predecessor Kamen Riders that possessed a different power compared to the kind Cyrus used as well as Kamen Rider Nexus who defeated us before so many years ago. Anyways, it's done but you should remain here for a bit for the potion to take effect."

"Yeah yeah. While we're here, can we talk about you and Lady Ragnok."

"Absolutely not!"

"Ah come on, everybody knows about her flirting with you so spill the details already."

"Sergeant Pan, can you-"

"Gladly."

"Wait, hang on a sec-!"

*breaks back like Bane*

"OWWW!!"

*Later with Lincoln*

Lincoln parked his bike in front of a ramen restaurant near the police station and went inside to see Tanaka waiting at a booth.

"Hey Lincoln, over here."

"Tanaka, how's it going?"

"I should be asking you that."

"What will it be Tanaka?" the waitress asked.

"I have the usual."

"And you're friend?"

"I have what he's having."

"Alright, I'll be out in a minute."

The waitress leaves and heads to the back of kitchen while Lincoln and Tanaka was left alone to talk.

"So how are your injuries?"

"I'm feeling alright, just aching for some payback after that fight."

"You and me both, they're too dangerous to roam free."

"Can't help but think that it's my fault, I lost and let them get away."

"Don't beat yourself up, you save everyone and that little girl from harm."

"How is she by the way?"

"She was in shock but she'll be alright and is back with her mother. I don't know if she saw your face but she did say that even if she remembers you, she won't tell a soul."

"That's reassuring I guess but I'm guessing you have personal questions about me after seeing my scars."

"You're a very smart one, as a cop, I noticed that out of all those scars there was one bullet wound and couldn't ignore it. It was on your left shoulder and it was just one bullet, roughly a .22 full metal jacket. However as your friend, you don't have to answer if it's too uncomfortable."

"Well you should know that unlike the other scars, the bullet wound is something I don't regret having. It all started a few months after the trial of my former family, I went back to my hometown of Royal Woods for a quick visit to some old friends of mine but then my childhood bully, Chandler McCann, showed up and tried to messed with my friends and my new family."

"What did you do?"

"I might have kicked his ass, brutally."

*Flashback to 7 years ago*

"Hey Larry, I'll let you come to my party if you let me hang out with that new cousin of yours."

"As if, back off Chandler and his name's Lincoln" Ronnie Anne said.

"Whatever, I probably shouldn't bring bad luck to my place anyways."

"You're standing on very thin ice Chandler" Lincoln said.

"Come on Lincoln, he's not worth it." Stella said.

Lincoln and his friends tried to leave the park they were at but Chandler keeps on trying to make fun of Lincoln until he said something that really ticked Lincoln off.

"That's right, walk away squirrel boy and go find a nut with your dumb family."

Lincoln stops walking and suddenly turned around and ran towards Chandler who tried to swing his arm as Lincoln ran but he then lowered his body to deliver a straight right hand jab to Chandler's crotch and then used the momentum of his whole body to uppercut his chin. Lincoln then swung his fist left and right and left and right and then Chandler attempts to swings his arm to fight back but Lincoln's catches his arm while dislocating it in the process and kicks his knee and then repeatedly punches Chandler's face with his other arm until his face was brutally swollen and bloody. Lincoln tries to punch him again but his arm was being held back by Liam and Clyde while Ronnie Anne and Stella were holding his body back.

"Lincoln stop, that's enough!" Clyde said.

Lincoln stood there in silence while looking at Chandler's beaten face and with a blank terrifying death glare expression, he lets go of Chandler's dislocated arm letting him fall to the ground.

"Remember this Chandler, my name is Lincoln Loud and if you mess with me any or any of my friends and family, I'll kick your ass again. Got it!"

"...Y-Y-Yes."

"Good, now beat it before I change my mind."

Chandler quickly got back up and ran home while Lincoln calms down and everyone lets go of him.

*Flashback ends*

"I can't believe a kid like you can snap so violently like that."

"I got into a few fights before that day but nothing like that and it was the first time I used my scare face."

"It's a hell of a trick but what happens next."

"Chandler's dad tried to press charges but he found out the truth about Chandler's behavior over the years and decided to punish him but Chandler threw a fit and later on got into more trouble with the wrong people and even got arrested a few times but got out on bail and being a minor. Eventually his parents had enough when he was caught trying to assault a former classmate while he was drunk from booze he stole and they disowned him, after kicking him out he got involved with a couple of gangs but never got along with them so they kicked him out as well and was left out on the streets, what's worse was that he blames me for all the bad things that had happened to him which led to the incident of my scar."

Lincoln was about to continue but then the waitress came back with with both of their foods.

"Here you are, 2 jumbo-size tonkotsu ramen with extra noodles and an extra egg, take your time and enjoy."

"Thanks, go ahead and eat up kid, it's my treat."

"Thanks, so anyways a few years after my fight with Chandler, he went psychotic and vengeful but desperate at the same time which leads to the incident. I was 15 and was helping out my brother Bobby with trying to set up the perfect date for him and his girlfriend until I got a call from my sister Ronnie Anne but when I answered, I heard Chandler's voice telling me that he had kidnapped Ronnie Anne and her best friend Sid and to meet up with him in private for a showdown."

"Flashback to 3 years ago*

Lincoln entered an empty warehouse with Ronnie Anne and Sid tied up and gagged with a cloth in the middle of the warehouse and Chandler was standing in front of them with dirty and messy hair and dressed old torn clothes and holding a stainless steel Taurus 942 revolver in both of his hands.

"So, you've finally arrived."

"Whatever this plan is, it's between us so let them go now."

"I could but I want them to see you die from my hands whether it's from a fist fight or a bullet but who knows, it might be the other way around hell I might kill them after breaking their spirits after in front of you when I win."

Chandler then threw both guns to the side opposite of each other but not too far so that either him or Lincoln can reach for one if they choose to.

"Rules are simple, you can either fight me with your fist until I can't go on anymore or you can try to grab a gun and shoot me down or do both. You don't have to kill me me but just so you know, I will kill you if I win and I plan to enjoy it."

"Fine, have it your way."

The two of them clashed with each other and after a while, both of them were tired and bruised. Lincoln then punched Chandler's face and swept his legs and then uppercut him on his way down. As he got back up, Lincoln charged at him and knee kicked him in the stomach and elbowed his face and side kicked him and then knee kicked him again to finish with a tornado kick with his other leg. Chandler tried to swing his right arm but Lincoln blocked his punch and countered with a powerful one-inch punch then kicked him rapidly three times and then proceeded to swing from left to right twice and then brutally and repeatedly slam his fist into Chandler's face with one arm Johnny Cage style until his teeth his knocked out and his face bleed and then finished with an uppercut with his other arm.

"Chandler's fighting style is that of an average street brawler that relies on brute strength and rage. If I'm fast enough and smart enough, I can counter his blows without taking too much damage." Lincoln thought.

"You pissed off the wrong guy Chandler, I'm not holding back this time."

"Neither am I."

Chandler got up and ran up to Lincoln and did a flying dropkick which Lincoln dodged but then he realized that it just a distraction for Chandler to grab one of the guns when he lands and by instant, Lincoln jumped back to get his hand on the other gun first. Chandler grabbed hold of his gun and aimed at Lincoln as he was laying on the floor but then realized that he managed to get the other gun a second before him so he decided to change his target and aimed at Ronnie Anne's head, Lincoln sees this and quickly dashed forward to get in front of Ronnie Anne as she closes her eyes.

*BANG*

Ronnie Anne open her eyes to meet Lincoln's and slowly adjusted her eyes to see that the bullet had missed her but hit Lincoln's left shoulder instead. Without wasting time, Lincoln quickly spun around in a clockwise 180 degree arc with his gun out and aimed at Chandler's head and pulled the trigger before he can.

*BANG*

Just like that, Chandler was shot in the head dying as he drops his gun. Lincoln was out of breath but stood up to slowly approached Chandler's body and shot him in the head again and again until his revolver ran out of bullets to make sure he's dead and won't come back to hurt his love ones again while Ronnie Anne and Sid were crying and shaking out of shock and fear.

*Flashback ends*

"... After that, the police got involved and decided that I acted out of self defense and managed to avoid jail and serious charges. I won't deny that I killed Chandler but make no mistake, he was a bastard who had what's coming to him and I had no choice in the matter and if it's for protecting the ones ones I love I would do it again with no regrets."

"Never in any cop's life and career would they expect a single person, much less a kid, to go though so much trauma and betrayal and turn up into a fine man who selflessly helps others."

"Well, I did have great people who were always there for me and helped me become the guy I am today."

"I am curious about one other thing, what happened to Chandler's parents after he died."

"Nothing, they wanted nothing to do him and after that incident they came to me and said that I did the right thing."

"I apologize for asking you to recall the whole thing."

"It's fine, like I said, I don't regret this one."

"So what do you think of the ramen?"

"It's great, I might swing by here again another time."

"Oh I almost forgot, Riku asked me to get this back to you."

*Places Alexander on the table*

"Nice to see you alive and well." Alexander said.

"Hey Alex, sorry for dropping you back there."

"It's fine, I can understand the reason for it but you better utilize me in the next battle."

"Of course."

*Meanwhile at a military base*

Kenshi and Ako were training the candidates with various training exercises, simulations, and workouts however, half of the candidates were extremely tired and Seika looks like he was about to die.

"Alright, that enough for today but I am disappointed with how you guys ended up afterwards which is all the more reason to get you into tip top shape. So, tomorrow there will be less simulation drills and more exercises, dismiss" Kenshi said.

"This isn't going well. We'll need some assistance on training these candidates." Ako said.

"Yeah, that star candidate Lincoln was interested in is slacking a little compared to the others."

Ako was trying to think of another plan but then her phone started to ring and she sees that Dr. Marcus Hunter was calling.

"Dr. Hunter, is there something I can do for you?"

"Well, I wanted to inform you that M. E. C. H. is almost complete but I wanted your input and Cyrus's on the final touches and let him see it for himself."

"I see, I suppose a meeting about this was due. I'll talk to him and have him swing by."

*Meanwhile with King Nalos and the others*

The four of them finally reached the crypts of the desert ruins but when they entered the room, they see that it was almost empty and it was just a giant underground room with some kind of altar in the center and laying on top of it was a gold rectangular amulet with a large red gemstone.

"Seriously? We traveled all this way and all the way down here for this piece of junk!" Graves said.

He then tried to approach the altar but was knocked back by something moving at supersonic speed which then kept him airborne by running around and striking him midair and at the same time, another figure with giant metallic wings appeared to attack Graves and team up with the speedster.

"Graves!" Bardo said.

Bardo tried go over to Graves but was hit by some kind of shadow and was then trapped inside a vortex of an army of shadows surrounding him and was continuously cutting him while he was trapped. Willows tried slammed the ground with dark energy but his whole body except his head was suddenly webbed up in a cocoon and when he struggles to break free he realized that unlike Seras, the webbing was made out of thin metal.

"Enough of this!" King Nalos said.

Massive amounts of dark energy began to manifest around the King's right hand but suddenly it was grabbed by another unknown figure which absorbed all of the dark energy and released it back towards the King with it's other hand sending King Nalos back. Eventually, Graves finally landed on the ground next to the king along with Willows still webbed up and Bardo knocked back with cuts all over his body and then the five figures appeared in front of them and they finally got a clear look of them.

"Guess we didn't come here for nothing." King Nalos said.

"So who's who?" Bardo said.

"From left to right... Orchid..."



"... Scodoll..."



"... Faldars..."



"... Khan..."



"... and Lavina."



-To Be Continued-