*Later*

Commander Thorn and his Cybots were attacking Machidaand the police were once again doing what they can to slow them down and help any civilians in danger.

"Lieutenant, what do we do next?" one of the officers with a shotgun said

"We stall for time and hope backup gets here before people die."

"Sir, look help has arrived" another officer said pointing at Lincoln approaching on his motorcycle.

"Everyone set a perimeter, let the Kamen Rider fight the enemy."

Lincoln then stops his motorcycle in front of the lieutenant and hopped off.

"Move your men back, I'll handle this."

Lincoln then walked towards the small army of Cybots and the one Synthoid while the police fall back and some of the Cybots tried to attack Lincoln but he deflected their weapons and used whatever karate lessons he picked up from Great Lakes to take them down swiftly.

Commander Thorn then stepped forward "So you're Cyrus huh?"

"And who are you, Baraka?"

"I am Commander Thorn, selected by the empire to destroy you!"

*Presses button*

"Sword!"

"TELEPORT... SWORD"

"Bring it peasant."

"Cybots stay back and out of my way."

The two of them started to clash with each other but Lincoln was at a disadvantage with Thorn's blades for hands so speed was not on his side today but he didn't want to give up and use whatever he can to win so he then pushes Commander Thorn back with a strong energized punch with his left hand.

*Pushes button*

"Blaster!"

"TELEPORT... BLASTER"

Lincoln grabbed the blaster with his other hand and started shooting Commander Thorn at a very close range and just use his sword to deflect his attacks while dodging but more Cybots started to appear and Lincoln already had his hands full but he still sees a couple of officers remaining at the scene so he once again pushes Thorn back at a distance.

*Thrusts sword into the ground and presses button*

"Shotgun!"

"TELEPORT... SHOTGUN"

Lincoln grabbed the handle of the shotgun but then turned and tossed the shotgun at one of the police officers.

"Hey you, catch!"

By coincidence, the lieutenant caught it and was surprised that Lincoln just tossed him a piece of advance weaponry like that.

"Use that shotgun to take care of the smaller ones while I deal with the big guy!"

"Uh... g-got it!"

Lincoln then pulled out his sword again and charged straight towards Commander Thorn while the lieutenant eliminate the Cybots one by one.

"What amazing firepower" the lieutenant thought.

Lincoln couldn't tell if he was winning against the Synthoid but by instinct he couldn't stop fighting nor did he want to stop but he soon snapped out of his fighting trance when he heard Riku's voice on the communicator in his helmet.

"Lincoln!"

"Huh?"

"I figured out its weakness, find a way to attack its sides and biceps and if not just try attacking the crystal."

"Got it."

He then thought of a strategy to win the battle, he switched his sword into a reverse grip style for defense and continued to use his blaster at point blank range for offense but focused on the weak points Riku mentioned and eventually Commander Thorn was overwhelmed with the damage and was also pushed back enough for Lincoln to finish the fight.

"Now's my chance."

*Tosses sword and blaster to the side and presses switch*

"FINAL STRIKE"

"Rider Kick!!"

Lincoln focused his energy into his feet to run forward and used his power to jump high and deliver a flying spin kick on Commander Thorn which shatters his crystal core and eventually made his body explode and ending the battle.

"And that's the end of that."

Lincoln turned around and saw that the lieutenant had just finished off the last of the Cybots with the shotgun he gave him so he first teleported his sword and blaster back to the base and walked towards the lieutenant.

"That was a close call, I appreciate the help back there."

"It's not a problem, this is an amazing weapons here."

"I know but I'm gonna need that back."

"Of course."

The lieutenant then handed Lincoln the shotgun back and he placed it in the center of the belt to return it back to base.

"RETURN"

"I'm lieutenant Tanaka Kyano and on behalf of the Japanese police force I thank you for helping us defeat those monsters."

"Just helping out however I can."

"Lincoln come in." Riku said on the communicator

"Uh sorry please excuse me for a second lieutenant... what's going on Riku?"

"Yeah uh, someone named Bobby called your phone earlier while you were on the way to the battle, they said it was important."

"Ah geez, I'll head back right away."

"I'll see you then."

"Alright... my apologies lieutenant but something came up and I really need to go do you have a card with any contact information."

"Oh yes, here you are."

Tanaka then gave Lincoln his card and he quickly hopped onto his bike hurried back to the base to see what had happened with Bobby.

*Meanwhile in another dimension*

"Sentria, Commander Thorn has failed to create enough chaos and has been defeated by Cyrus."

"I'm sorry my lord, I was confident they were strong enough to beat Cyrus in a fight."

"The data shows that Cyrus improves and gets more powerful with each fight and passing day, most likely through training" General Graves said.

"General Graves, inform the rest of the Synthoids that should any of them be selected to fight Cyrus next and are about to lose, create a distraction and flee to gather their strength to fight again later."

"Yes my lord."

"Sentria, is the device complete?"

"It is" Sentria then pulled out a small device in the shape of a rod with a few buttons on it.

"This device is able to harness the inter dimensional energy required for the portal."

"Go with General Graves and teach him how to use it and find another combatant for the next invasion of the earth dimension."

"Yes, my lord" the two of them said.

*Back with Lincoln*

The tunnel doors opened up for Lincoln to enter the base and he immediately hopped off his bike and undid the transformation.

"CANCEL"

"Hey Riku."

"Hey Lincoln, here's your phone."

"Thanks."

*Ring Ring*

"Lincoln?"

"Hey Bobby, I got Riku's message is everything alright, is abuela ok?"

"Yeah yeah, it's nothing like that."

"Oh ok, what's up?"

"You remember Carol right?"

"Carol Pingrey as in my former eldest sister's old rival, the current older sister of my former youngest sister, and your current long-distance relationship girlfriend, yeah I remember, a bit hard to forget why?"

"Well she heard about you moving to Japan and she and Lily wasn't able to say goodbye so she decided to spend a few days in Japan with you along with Lily and a few old friends but I couldn't find out who."

"I see, when will they get here."

"Apparently, their flight left earlier so a couple of hours I guess but most likely tomorrow morning for you."

"Great, I'll try to spend as much time with them considering classes start next week and I might have to work but thanks for telling me."

"No problem little bro."

"Oh hey, Bobby I also need a favor from you."

"What do you need?"

"Do you think you can mail my game system over here?"

"Sure, I can that."

"Thanks, I'll text you the address later."

"See you man."

*Beep*

"Hey Riku, do you think you can help me out with something personal?"

"That depends, what's going on, and just so you know I heard some parts of that call."

"Some very old friends of mine and my former youngest sister Lily is coming here to visit me in Japan for a few days, they'll probably arrive tomorrow morning and I have no idea what to do and I can't face a few of them alone after all these years."

"I'm assuming you want me to tag along to help you and your friends have fun because I'm pretty much your only friend here and I know the area best."

"Yes and I'm also worried that they might find out about me being a Kamen Rider and might tell others which may eventually led to my family knowing as well."

"Hmm fine, I'll help."

"Thanks Riku, I owe you one."

"It's not a problem, now I've been brainstorming on some new ways to improve your combat performance but there are a few limitations with them, there's only so much you can do at current level."

"I've been thinking about that actually, I saw in the database that most of the previous Kamen Riders had alternative forms and power-ups, do I have anything like that?"

"Yes and No."

"Care to explain?"

"We used to have these small but living vehicle-like machines called Boosters created by various inter dimensional energy and my brother would attach them to the small rail on the belt and use them to chance forms but like I said they're alive so when he died they are probably either destroyed or scattered throughout different dimensions trying to return here which is difficult to pass through and even way more difficult to create new ones, so theoretically you can have other forms if they do pass by but I wouldn't get my hopes up too much so I recommend sticking with weapons for now."

"Alright that's understandable."

"I'm gonna try to create more weaponry and maybe tools in the armory so you can use in the field but it will take time to get the necessary resources and make them."

"No problem, take your time."

"I've been planning to make some kind of shield or special knuckles for close combat maybe an upgrade to the motorcycle but we'll see."

"Alright, I'm gonna head back home to get some rest for whatever happens tomorrow."

"You're not gonna eat something for dinner?"

"I'll find something on the way."

*Tomorrow Morning*

Lincoln is now wearing a black t-shirt under a orange hoodie and brown pants. He was still worried about his friends coming here to Japan but he knew that Riku would help so quickly headed out his dorms to head to the airport but saw Riku waiting outside.

"Morning Lincoln-kun."

"Morning Riku, ready to head out?"

"Might as well, I had to asked my dad for some cash for a taxi to the airport and back."

"I feel back asking you to help out like this so let me take care of the expenses for the ride, I still have some money from the gift my family gave me as well as my pay from the cafe."

"It's not really a problem but how about this, we work together on the expenses."

"That sounds great, I'm alright with that."

The two of them then got a taxi and headed towards the airport and waited for the plane to land, Bobby managed to figure out when the plane would arrive and which plane it was and eventually Carol's plane finally arrived. Lincoln was trying to recognize anybody he might know among the crowd exiting the plane and he finally saw Carol and she saw him.

"I see her."

Carol then instructed a few people that was with her to follow her and Lincoln saw who. Among her group including herself was Lily, Clyde, Girl Jordan, Becky, and Haiku.

"Lincoln! So nice to see you again" Carol said while bringing him to a hug, she was wearing a purple blouse, blue skirt, and brown shoes with white stockings.

"Yeah it's been a while since the last time I saw you or any of my old friends from Royal Woods for nowadays.

"Hi Lincoln!" Lily said, she was wearing a white shirt with a purple skirt and black shoes, she had pigtails and her cowlick as well.

"Hey Lily! You've grown up a lot have you."

"She was itching to see you again, how mean of you to leave your former youngest sister behind like that" Becky said, she was wearing a green blouse under a blue jacket with black pants and brown heels.

"I'm sorry but I had to get to Japan asap to get the paperwork and get my dorm and find a part-time job around the area."

"I think she was teasing you a bit, you know how she is towards you back then" Clyde said, he was wearing a yellow and blue striped shirt under a black short-sleeved jacket and jeans with white shoes.

*Fist bumps Clyde*

"Heh, it's great to see you again man."

"Well he's not the only friend who missed you" Girl Jordan said, she was wearing a yellow blouse with blue pants and brown shoes.

"Never expected to see you here Jordan, you too Haiku."

"Likewise" Haiku said, she was wearing a dark purple shirt with a white skull on it and a black skirt, shoes, and stockings.

"Ahem"

"Oh yes sorry, Guys this is Riku and Riku, from left to right, this is Carol, Lily, Clyde, Girl Jordan, and Haiku."

"Minasan ni aete ureshidesu." (Translate: "Nice to meet all of you.")

"She said that it's nice to meet all of you, and she knows English too."

"Nice to meet you too and FYI you can just call me Jordan" Girl Jordan said.

"Lincoln, you didn't tell me you already had a girlfriend here" Becky teased.

"We're not dating!" both of them said.

*Later in the city*

"Alright, what do we do first!" Carol said.

"To be honest, this was a bit sudden for me so I have no idea."

"There is a large mall and a shopping center we can go" Riku said

"That sounds great, I want to see what Japan has in stock" Jordan said.

"I wonder if I can find some gifts for everyone else back home" Lily said.

"I hope we get attacked by monsters" Haiku said

Everyone looked at her shocked.

"What?" Riku asked.

"Recently monsters have been invading cities in Japans and there's this hero called Kamen Rider Cyrus has been fighting him and it would be kinda cool to meet him but I wanna see the monsters up close more."

"I swear you're more goth than ever, you probably might even beat Lucy."

"Anyways, let's change the mood for a bit how about we go shopping in the mall here. Remember, we came here to support Lincoln" Clyde said.

*Later*

The rest of the girls decided to split up in pairs leaving Lincoln and Clyde alone to catch up a bit.

"So, how are things with you in Japan."

"It's alright, classes start next week and I got a part-time job at a cafe that a friend of Riku's father owns."

"Ok be honest with me, your not dating her right?"

"No, we've only became friends a couple days ago when we first met."

"How did you meet her anyways?"

"... I saved her life from... a gang member and things just kinda happened but we're only friends and I don't know how I feel about relationships nowadays."

"... Lincoln, I'm your best friend so I know when you're hiding something."

"It's the truth, we're just friends."

"I believe that but there's more to the story, something you don't want others to know."

*sigh*

"Clyde, you're my oldest friend, you can keep a secret and if I can't trust you with something there no one. The truth is I did save her life but it wasn't a gang member, it was a dragon-like monster called a Synthoid."

"What?"

"I didn't want anyone from home knowing about this but the fact is... Kamen Rider Cyrus... is me."

Lincoln then explained to Clyde about the full encounter with Riku and how he became a Rider and that he was fighting Synthoids and Cybots for a while since the first day he arrived in Japan and the story of previous Riders as well.

"Geez man, I didn't expect that."

"I can't have anyone finding out because it will lead to my family finding out and they will get involved and I don't want that, not yet."

"I-I understand, my lips are sealed."

"Enough about me, what's up with you?"

"Well, you know Chloe and I are together and I want to be a doctor so I plan to go to the same college Chloe is attending but major in Health and go to medical school after that."

"A doctor, well I'm sure you'll do whatever it takes to become a great doctor."

"Thanks."

"Well, I kinda don't want that to ruin your trip here so come on, let's go have some fun around here."

"Sounds good man."

*To Be Continued*