Rizanto Episode 7 Getting The Munchies

Disclaimer: There is none, you knew what you were in for when you saw who was writing this.

## Saikyo Sauce Stand-Off

Once again, the day had been quite clear in offering people what they saw. The game that was being played right now was one of finance and money. However, it would seem that making that sweet-sweet bread was being interrupted.

Inside a McDonald’s, a fabulous and fine dining experience fun for all in the family but not for your health, said fun was being disrupted.

A red monster that was rather small was hopping around the place for a bit. People weren’t scared though, instead they were taking pictures in awe and some had to be held back because they wanted to pet all over the poor thing. There was even people there to get bits of its skin for marketable plushies that had to be restrained by the police.

Now, the professionals had to be called in. A big crowd was already surrounding the fast food place and the police had to clear room for said professionals…..who arrived in a rather shabby car.

The three professionals stepped out and walked forward, immediately sending the crowd into a bigger frenzy. One of the officers present walked alongside the three professionals.

“We’re glad to have LEGACY here.” he said graciously. “We’ve tried to cordon off the area but….the present public is a bit out of control.”

The three professionals in question were none other than Boutaro, Kiriko, and Mendou. Boutaro smiled and nodded.

“We’re happy to help-“

“B-But we wouldn’t mind a happy meal on the house as thanks…” interjected Mendou.

Kiriko rolled her eyes.

“You’re better off eating Algona yolk than the kind of stuff they serve here.”

“Ahhh….” remembered Mendou nostalgically. “That might actually taste good….”

The officer coughed.

“Ahem.”

“R-Right…” responded Boutaro. “Lead the way.”

With that, they cleared through the crowd and entered the establishment. The police officer gasped when he saw what his men were doing.

They were petting the creature and hugging it as though it were a stuffed animal. It didn’t seem to mind though.

“Hey! What do you lot think you’re doing?!!!!”

The three officers stopped and jumped back, standing at attention and saluting.

“Sorry sir!”

“He was so cuddly, I couldn’t resist!!!!”

“It’ll never happen again!”

The officer pointed to the door.

“Get out! Hold the loons outside at bay and earn your keep!”

The promptly replied with “Yes sir!!!!” and expeditiously made their way out of the building.

The officer sighed, but when he turned back around he saw the little monster right in front of him. He was being entranced, under some sort of spell. He was compelled, he was compelled to touch this adorable creature and as he realized this, tears welled up in his eyes.

“I get it….”

Boutaro, Kiriko, and Mendou all stared, dumbfounded, as the hardened officer hugged the monster so openly and shamelessly.

“That thing sure has a way with words.” remarked Kiriko.

Boutaro looked down at his communicator.

“Captain” he said. “Turns out the disturbance is this little monster here.”

“I see” replied Soreo from back in the base. “Bring him back here so we can understand its intentions. Ichigo invented a new device to help us with this.”

“Alright.”

An hour later, the three LEGACY members and the small monster all arrived at the base and walked in. Their clothes were a bit torn and they were all sweating too. The little monster seemed fine though. Ichigo was sipping some coffee and kicking back in a chair while Soreo walked over and smiled at the returning trio….but a bit concerned over why they looked like that.

“I can tell something happened….”

“S-Sir, they were lunatics!!!!” exclaimed Kiriko.

“Yeah….they really….really wanted to see him.” added Boutaro.

Mendou, the most traumatized out of the three, recounted his experience as though it was a memory of war.

“I….I was returning to the car and-and…”

He looked back down at his hands, them shaking.

“This girl, she seemed around 14….she nearly crushed by arm with her grip. She-She….it was like she was an aiki master but, that was pure strength….”

He stumbled forward a bit.

“D-Do….I need to train more…?”

(“I’m glad I’m too high ranking to do that stuff anymore….”) thought Soreo.

He awkwardly laughed.

“Well, now we can have Ichigo use his device.”

They all proceeded to sit at the table while at the front of the room, Ichigo had a small phone looking device that he tapped a button on.

He cleared his throat and pointed it at the monster who was facing him.

“This device is a refined version of the one that allows us to communicate with monsters….”

“Good thinking!” complimented Boutaro. “You must’ve thought of us for something like that.”

Ichigo shook his head.

“Oh, no no, some jerk in a forum said I needed a better source than ‘trust me bro’ even though I’m an accomplished scientist!”

“Oh….Weird how we never call you doctor…”

“Eh, I only got an associates degree.”

“Wait wha-“

“Anyways” interrupted Ichigo, gesturing towards the monster. “You may speak now.”

“Thank you” he replied. “My name is Pigmon and I revived approximately three days ago to relay a message to the world of the future.”

Soreo stroked his chin.

“You’re from the past? I thought Pigmon was created as a result of what was happening on Tartara Island.”

Pigmon turned to look at him and shook side to side…..kind of like shaking his head.

“False, we’ve been around since the last Dimetrodon perished.”

“Oddly specific- That’s when the dinosaurs died, right?”

Boutaro shook his head.

“No, no! Dimetrodon existed in the Permian, the era before the Triassic.”

“You know details like that but not how to do your job?” remarked Kiriko.

“Back to it like usual….”

Pigmon ignored the interaction and continued.

“I was sealed away underwater, in order to keep a dangerous monster locked within that brought the ancient civilization on this planet to ruin.”

“Interesting…” muttered Ichigo.

“During the Shaka Wars, this beast was unleashed, uncontested in strength and combat….”

Pigmon hopped around a bit.

“Hmm, I think it also had a preference for low effort meals, it slept rarely, and it also liked festive music.”

“How does this tie into the Shaka Wars though…?”

“It doesn’t.”

Ichigo sighed.

“Well, then what were the Shaka Wars then?”

Pigmon paused for a moment. It was as though so many horrible thoughts were flowing into its mind, the horrors, the flashbacks of the war…..they haunted him.

Pigmon was going to say something; however, someone walked in and interrupted him.

“The Shaka Wars were what caused that ancient civilization to die out I’m afraid.” said a voice.

Everyone turned around and it was none other than….

“Dr. Hikari…?” said Soreo.

Kiriko snickered and looked over at Boutaro.

“Hey look, there’s your man!”

Boutaro scowled at her.

“Shut up!”

“What are you doing here?” asked Soreo, disregarding the prior exchange. “How did you break through our high level security?!”

The doctor tilted his head.

“You mean the sign?”

“Yes!”

“It said ‘no nerds past this point’.”

“And, what are you if not a doctor?”

Dr. Hikari simply shook his head and walked to the front of the room, eyeing Pigmon.

“It’s just as I suspected….”

He looked back at the others.

“Munchagaizer will be revived after all.”

“Surely there’s something we can do to stop it…” said Soreo.

“Wellll, about that….”

## Shilldonalds

The business was booming as usual. In front of the Mcdonalds was a large crowd of people, those who upon closer inspection had plushies and various memorabilia that resembled Pigmon. They pushed and shoved past each other, it was like watching Sharks move around a school a fish, a group of Piranhas circling around prey ready to take a bite. The police officers weren't only distracted by the large event, but also had to fend them off with riot shields and police tape in an effort to stave off their madness as the event was continuing to take place. That very same Mcdonalds now had a new look, made to resemble the likeness of Pigmon as well as....a rather dragon-like, dark grey monster with sharp teeth and jagged spines that resembled knives of jade.

There was a man who walked outside of the building with the biggest smile on his face. He had gray hair and a scraggly beard, dressed in a white and beige suit and tie. One could not also forget his massive top hat, one that would put a certain man named Dug to shame with its impressive size and width. The crowd's cheering intensified as he waved at them.

With another wave of his hand and the arrival of a convenient podium and microphone to speak, he began.

"Welcome, welcome ladies and gentlemen, those who don't identify with either, aliens who are no doubt in disguise, underground people, Ragons, and androids of Chibull origin, Mcdonalds-Japan is happy to present the opening of the Munchy-thon! Buy as much as you want and we won't charge you a dime! That is....you have to finish your food!"

The crowd cheered again, some of them barking like pitbulls, which forced the police to bring out tasers and stun batons to ward them off.

The man held his collar and beamed with pride as he looked at their faces.

("Ah, so, so perfect.....Well, I suppose-")

"Wait a minute!" shouted a voice.

The crowd parted like the Red Sea and stepping out of a rather shabby-looking car, was none other than Boutaro, Kiriko, Mendou, Soreo, and Dr. Hikari. It seemed like Ichigo stayed back with Pigmon.....since the crowd would probably rip it to shreds. A peace was just as good as the full thing. They walked up to the man, but were blocked by the police.

The Dr. shook his head and scowled at the man,

"You're shameless! Profiting off of a monster that could rise from the depths and destroy us all!"

The man laughed.

"Oh Mr. Hikari, I haven't the slightest idea of what you're talking about...."

"Really? Then why did you have us excavate all of those ancient sites?!"

He laughed again and rolled his eyes.

"I didn't order you too, I allowed it...."

Soreo stroked his chin.

"I see....So, that's why you were able to dig that massive hole."

Dr. Hikari turned to Soreo.

"Do you think a museum could even make that much money? I know retailers that make more money than us!"

Soreo shed a tear from his eye.

"You and I....we're not so different, doctor...."

Soreo then looked at the man and straightened up, coughing and talking to him.

"Now, Mr. Shibahara, team LEGACY advises you put a stop to this festival....Countless people are in danger, you're clearly stimulating Munchagaizer's return!"

Mr. Shibahara shook his head and laughed.

"My son believes in magic, but not even he'd be as dull as to entertain such things like this...."

He pointed to the rabid, starving, depraved crowd.

"Do you think they believe in such things? That they want to?"

He cleared his voice.

"Everyone! If a monster attacked, would you be afraid?! Would you stop eating?!"

"Heck no!" shouted a young man. "I was dancing with a giant bird monster, do you honestly think I'd care if one interrupted my meal?!"

"So?!" bellowed another, this time a teenager girl. "Can't LEGACY just deal with it?"

"Ultraman can just kill it with his beam!" shouted a boy.

"Yeah!!" agreed a lot in the crowd.

"Ultraman can defeat monsters, leave it to him!" shouted a middle aged man, no doubt held at gun point to bring his daughter here because his wife would leave him otherwise.

"Pigman solos!" shouted a skinny boy.

"Yeah, Pigman no diffs!"

"Pigmon is boundless outerversal, he scales to Ultraman who is capable of 4th dimensional feats by defeating Bulton, who was stated in the official LEGACY documents to be massively FTL and universal+!"

Boutaro scratched his head.

"How do they know Pigmon's name.....or about Bulton's abilities...." he pondered. "I thought that last one was classified."

Everyone looked at Soreo, who blushed.

"Erm, well....a podcast reached out to me and I couldn't resist."

Kiriko facepalmed.

"I'm just glad we still get funding."

"Wellll" said Shibahara with a sly look. "I can do something about that if you don't leave...."

"Oh yeah? What?!" challenged Mendou.

"Do you honestly think that the sauce Ichigo gives that Kabuki fellow compares to the stuff I give him?"

Boutaro blinked.

"Oh....my goodness...."

"Now, team LEGACY" yawned Shibahara. "I believe you have places to be."

## Operation Fair-Shutdown + Being a Munch + Espionage

At the LEGACY base, they were in a sense of minor despair. They had no idea of what to do and were completely beat out on options. Shibahara had a grip, a grip that could not be challenged or defied in any capacity. Pigmon was playing checkers with Ichigo, while Boutaro had his head down on the table. Kiriko was sleeping, Menodu was stress eating and doing push-ups at the same time, and Soreo and Dr. Hikari were simply contemplating what their next move should be. There was no doubt that the conditions for the creature's revival were being met and it was only a matter of time before it would awaken and unleash its terror upon the world once more again.

Dr. Hikari stroked his chin. Soreo looked at him and sighed.

"What are the conditions for its revival anyway?" he asked.

Dr. Hikari looked off into the distance.

"With a voracious appetite, it munches....across the land it goes. It's phantom tax must be paid and if not in food....it will be in blood."

He looked back at Soreo.

"That's what the hieroglyphs at the site said."

Soreo was a bit disturbed at those words. Clearly, they had some weight to them.

"So, I assume that the conditions are immense eating in one particular area?"

"Essentially, Munchagaizer sees large gatherings of food and well....goes to eat. But, during the Shaka Wars, everyone was too busy fighting and starving to pay the phantom tax."

Soreo sighed.

"This is a tough one....How are we going to put a stop to this?"

Ichigo yawned, causing the two older men to look at the scientist. Pigmon just cooked him in the game of checkers and was now trying to eat the pieces on the board.

"We'll just have to interrupt it at all costs."

Boutaro lifted up his head.

"But you heard what he said" he grumbled. "He can sick Mr. Kabuki on us and we'll lose all of our funding....."

Ichigo laughed.

"But.....he doesn't have to know that we're the ones doing it."

......

......

Silence.

Oh wait, now they got it.

First Soreo, then Mendou, then Boutaro, and then Kiriko, who woke up, and finally Ichigo all gave a devious smile. It was now time for an operation to get underway.

Meanwhile, in a large skyscraper in the business district of Hakaikano City, a man was sitting in his rather large office and behind his desk, maliciously planning his next schemes and fiending on unprecedented levels. Shibahara was having a good day today. The fair was going strong and his pockets were going even stronger. Shibahara took out a dollar and started to sniff it. Ah it was absolutely wonderful. That was when a cloaked figure burst through the door sending two of the guards that were guarding it flying back. Shibahara groaned as the cloaked figure stepped forward and put his hand on the desk assertively. The mogul didn’t really know how to address the person in question, only that he seemed really done with the grandiose entrances.

“You really need to stop that….” grumbled Shibahara.

“No! Nonsense! It’s cool what I’m doing!”

Shibahara sighed.

“Alright Katou, if you say s-“

“Dad!” he shouted, taking off his cloak to reveal a man with rainbow overalls, a bowl cut and a rather slim look. “I’m trying to be mysterious!”

“You can be mysterious at the fair, son….”

“That’s what my mages are for” replied Katou, thumping his feet on the ground. "They'll defend the fair!"

Shibahara yawned.

"Yeah, yeah, alright son...."

Katou simply walked away in a huff while Shibahara got from his seat and looked at the city below from his window. He grinned as he took out some money and sniffed it.

“We’ve got to have money…..” he murmured.

Ever since he watched a movie about a talking cat and mouse squashing their beef to save a girl from a greedy businessman, he has idolized him. The song ‘Money is a beautiful word’ it struck a cord with him.

And now…..he’d get paid. All according to plan.

However, do you really think that’ll be the case?

Climbing on his window, a few feet below where he could see, Soreo was scaling the building with suction cups in his hands. He grit his teeth and slowly ascended with determination to put a stop to the creature’s revival. He looked up at his communicator as it went off.

“Ah….” he said, warmly. “Dr. Hikari, how is the plan going?”

Hikari was now in a uniform. It was a pizza delivery place and he was now inside the building of the corporation, looking down at his as though he were a spy.

“I’m in….Shibahara ordered a double cheese pepperoni mix-match with….”

He gagged.

“Extra pineapple…”

However, they weren’t the only ones on the line. Mendou’s stomach could be heard growling.

“Ooooh, that sounds too good to be true….”

Mendou was with Kiriko and they were watching the fair from a tree. They had numerous cartons of eggs in their laps and Kiriko would always side eye him whenever he thought about taking a bite from them.

“You better not try to eat them” she grumbled.

“I won’t, I won’t…..” he relented.

Boutaro and Ichigo were in the fair taking place, which was really just lane adjacent to the city with a bunch of tents and stands themed around McDonald’s. The former was dressed up like a movie star while Ichigo wore clothes that made him look like a Ken doll and Pigmon was in clothing that made him pass as an abnormally red, but otherwise normal child.

“We’re in as well.” confirmed Boutaro.

“We’re ready.” said Ichigo.

Soreo on his end smiled.

“Alright….Operation Spoil The Phantom Tax So We Can Phantom Tax Mcdonald’s is a go!!!!!”

“Roger!!!!!!” everyone, even Pigmon shouted on their ends, causing some people to turn their heads, wondering who these mentally ill people were answering to.

Soreo started to scale up with greater intensity, but…..he heard an odd noise. He looked up and he saw that the room he was in front of was where the Sprite was produced. There was a massive generator and tons of energy was being pumped into the machine. He marveled at it…..the energy crisis truly could’ve been solved, were they not stingy. Perhaps he could ask Mr. Kabuki to have them incorporate that into the LEGACY Midgers’ fuel.

But, this was only temporary. He realized that there was something off about the sprite, almost like it was glowing too much, that it was sentient. Suddenly, a pulse of energy sent Soreo flying off of the skyscraper and he screamed like he had never done so before.

“Agghhhhhh! Aghhhhhh! No, no, not again!!!!!”

With all his might, he slammed his hand on the building and he regained his footing. He sighed, thanking that he himself wasn’t turned into a pancake.

“Who are you?!”

He turned his head and saw a foreigner also scaling the building with suction cups.

“…..I could say the same thing.”

“I’m suction-cup man, the fu-“

“Narrator cut away, we have our ratings to uphold!”

Alright, while Soreo was doing that, Ichigo and Boutaro were walking towards one of the stands, perhaps to gain more information or perhaps to eat a bit more. The stand looked like one from a carnival but heavily McDonald’s themed and standing there was an older man with a…..rather unsettling smile and a young woman who was very nervous. Though they didn’t let it on, they heard a bit of their conversation.

“Alright Kobeni, smile…!”

“Uh-Uh….okay….”

He turned to her.

“That’s not a big enough smile….”

She quickly changed her attitude and stared at the new customers as her manager walked away.

“Welcome to McDonald’s! How may I help you?!!” she shouted.

Boutaro stroked his chin, looking at the menu.

“Let me get uhhhh…..”

He paused.

“Ummm….let me….get uhhhh….”

Kobeni started sweating as she saw in the corner of her eye, her manager glaring at her.

"Errm, y-you can get a Happy Meal....I see you have a son there...."

She looked at Pigmon only to look at....its face.

("W-Wait....is that....") she thought.

Boutaro turned to Ichigo.

"What should I get?"

Ichigo shrugged.

"How would I know? Get whatever...."

"Well, why don't you order something then?"

Ichigo scoffed.

"Please....MY diet consists of testosterone-heavy, protein based supplements that are in stark contrast to the numerous amounts of estrogen found in fast food."

Boutaro scratched his head.

"Huh?"

Ichigo pointed at him.

"Fast food has chemicals that make you look more feminine...."

He laughed.

"The clerk here may even be more masculine than you."

"Eh?!" blurted out Kobeni. "Is that meant to be a compliment...."

Ichigo raised his eyebrow and gently lay his elbow on the table.

"It....can be."

Boutaro sighed.

"What are you doing?"

"Don't knock the grind, Boutaro. You're only a boy but....you wouldn't understand...."

"But didn't you get the contact info of that girl a few weeks ago?"

He didn't respond. Instead, he tilted his head at a specific mathematical angle to maximize the sharpness of his chin, the smoothness of his skin, and the masculine aura of his cheeks. Kobeni was more put on edge now. She was equally nervous and flattered at the prospect of the gesture, but the real source of her stress was her manager rolling up his sleeve and flexing his arm muscle. It was large enough to crush a water melon by flexing.

"I'm....er sorry....but, uhhh...."

She tried to think of an excuse when she noticed his eyes. This was her chance! She bowed and apologized profusely.

"I'm sorry, sir! But, you have a negative canthal tilt! I must.....refuse...."

Ichigo did something that Boutaro never thought he would expect the seemingly more composed LEGACY member to do. While he probably did this in his room and his lab in the waning hours of the night, a tub of ice cream glued to one hand and boxes upon boxes of tissues in the other, potentially lotion on the counter, eyes beet red from the tears streaming down his face and the brightness of his eternally powered-on television that played countless reruns of Hirio the Casanova, he had never seemingly revealed this publicly. With tears in his eyes, he ran away and wailed.

"YEARS OF MEW TRAINING, WAISTED!!!" he shouted, shoving by a family, something he could never hope to start.

However, in the process of this, he caused Pigmon and Boutaro to turn around. They could smell him. Mainly composed of teenagers and young adults, as well as parents, they all caught the whiff of Pigmon and stared at the pair like vultures. Boutaro started to sweat as he cursed Ichigo in his head. How could he do something so reckless over a woman? Over a date? It didn't matter now and no words needed to be exchanged. He slowly turned around to Kobeni and smiled, looking as affable and approachable as possible. He would need to be given what he was going to propose.

"Do you mind running away with me? The stampede that's going to happen will probably trample you in the process...."

"Uhmmm....."

She looked at the rabid crowd. They were now encircling them like a pack of wolves around Musk Ox. They were going to go in for the.....not kill, the autograph? Whatever their intentions were, they would act on them soon and no one wanted to be there for that. Taking one last look at her deranged manager, Kobeni saw that some of the crowd members in question were already dragging him away, possible to interrogate him on how to get closer to Pigmon. With that last loose end tied, she nodded and the two began to run away in the opposite direction of the crowd. This wasn't what they were thinking of when they were trying to disrupt the fair, but it could work. Boutaro hurriedly turned on his communicator and looked down as they ran all over the fair as though it were a scene from a 1960s cartoon about solving mysteries.

"Kiriko! Kiriko!"

On the other end, Kiriko was fast asleep, resting on the branch like she was a leopard.

"KIRIKO! KIRIKO, I'M SERIOUS PICK UP!!!!"

He looked back to see that they were now running on all fours. He looked down at his communicator and shouted again.

"FOR THE LOVE OF THE GOD WHO TURNED SOME DRIFTER INTO A TERRIBLE-MONSTER, PLEASE PICK UP!"

"Oh....yeah?" said a familiar voice.

It was Mendou!

"Mendou, thank goodness...." sighed Boutaro. "Fire the eggs, now!"

On his end, Mendou held his stomach and it grumbled.

"One....minor issue with that...." Mendou said meekly.

Boutaro stared blankly at his communicator.

".....You ate the eggs-"

"I ate the eggs."

"Do you still need back up?"

"Uhh...."

He looked back and saw one middle-aged mom leap into the air, trying to grab Pigmon, with almost superhuman agility. Kobeni had to push the little monster's head down just a bit so that she could fall just ahead. They then sharply turned and began to run into a new direction while the lady recovered. Boutaro looked back at his communicator and shouted again.

"Yeah, some help would be appreciated!"

"I'll be there quick!" he affirmed and with that turned off his communicator. Was this really going off without a hitch?

## Greed Ride + Health Wandaba + The Almighty Munch

Dr. Hikari tipped his hat to the secretary and was directed of where to go. He had to go up three floors, make a right, make a left through a break room, and then go all the way to the building's top to meet with the CEO. Someone else had ordered Pizza, so he actually had two boxes, both sealed tight. He had to marvel at he resources that LEGACY had even if their funding wasn't always in the best of securities. He did as he was told, looking at the inner workings of this Mcdonalds corporation building. He saw how the nuggets were made, why the fries in America tasted so good, and he even got a sneak peak screening of commercials that would revolve around Ultras....though it was weird because he had never seen those before. Taiyo? Renius? Beast? These words were new to him and the faces attached to them were yet another unknown.

It was another genuinely odd experience. The science behind everything, it marveled him. He just wanted to see the sick man who was behind all of this and soon, he would. After a bit more walking, he finally made it to the break room in question, which looked how you'd expect one to look. Water cooler was there, it had a couch and a table. But, weirdly enough, there were no people present. Was this some sort of prank? Dr. Hikari looked around the room to really see if it was empty or not, but suddenly, he heard someone call out to him. Someone he knew.

"Hello, Doctor."

Hikari gasped.

"Tsu-Tsukasa?!!!"

There was Tsukasa, looking no worse for wear and leaning on the the wall frame.

"What...I was wondering where you were...."

"Welll...." started Tsukasa. "I was taking care of something."

"How did you see through my disguise...?!"

Tsukasa scoffed.

"You'd have a better chance wearing a maid outfit to look less obvious."

Dr. Hikari blushed.

"W-Would I....look good in one?"

Tsukasa put on a straight face.

".....Let's just go to his office."

"Okay then...."

The two started walking like a guy with headphones in the zone, making their way to the CEO's office. While they were walking, Hikari glanced at Tsukasa.

"Why did you leave? And why are you back now?"

Tsukasa didn't even look back at him.

"I had stuff to take care of....you don't think I'm actually an archaeologist, do you?"

"Well....that seems apparent now."

They reached the door. Tsukasa looked at Hikari.

"This is what I joined that dig for.....I know what the potential threat to end this world is now."

Hikari was confuddled.

"T-The....what?"

"I thought that Kelbim would've been that world ending threat....then Femigon....and now, this. I don't exactly know what's endangering this world, but once I get rid of it, you won't be seeing me again."

Hikari sighed.

"I assure you, Munchagaizer's revival could end the world."

"I get the gist of it..."

He had a more serious look on his face as he looked at the door and kicked it down. They walked in the room and saw that Mr. Shibahara was calling some woman and it seemed like they were talking about rather scandalous things. But, as soon as he saw them, he whispered "I'll talk to you later, kitten" and hung up the phone. He got from his chair and walked forward as Tsukasa smiled.

"We have your delivery...." he remarked.

"Feh...." grumbled Shibahara. "I've lost my appetite."

He motioned towards the window.

"But I assure you, the people haven't. Soon, Munchagaizer will revive and the phantom tax will be paid in full."

"What are you playing at?!" barked Dr. Hikari. "The digsites, did you know Kelbim would-"

Shibahara tilted his head.

"W-Wait...."

He snapped his fingers.

"OHHH! You're Dr. Hikari.....Sorry, the clothing made you not register to me."

He chuckled.

"You need a net worth of at least 10,000 dollars for me to notice you."

Tsukasa grabbed one of the pizza boxes and kicked it into the air. Suddenly, a belt fell out of it and landed on his waist conveniently. A card landed in his hand as well.

"We'll make sure that revival doesn't happen. No matter your motives...." he said.

Shibahara laughed and walked up to them.

"I suppose there's no use in hiding it then..."

"Thousand Driver!" said the voice of a belt as he equipped one of his own.

"My informant had told me about you, you know? The legendary Kamen Rider Decade...."

"Then you should know what you're up against."

Shibahara took out two progrise keys.

"That's the thing about legends."

"Zestemetsu Evolution! Mcdonalds!" shouted the driver.

"They can still be killed and unlike a legend...."

He inserted the key as two large animals flew in and crashed into the building, causing Dr. Hikari to fall back a bit.

"Your memory won't even live on, Decade!" he shouted as the animals slammed into him forming armor.

"Perfectrise! When the five horns cross and the food is premade....the joyful soldier is born. Presented by RONALD."

He was now a Rider and he pointed at Tsukasa.

"Now, I can already see it! The money I make from giving your head to him!"

Tsukasa tapped his card, remarking "Rather suspect way of putting it... Henshin!"

"Kamen Ride: D-D-Decade!"

Decade looked back at Hikari.

"Go, find some way to halt the revival, it may even be in his office."

He clenched his fists.

"I'll take care of him."

Decade ran towards Thouser and decked him in the face with a punch, following up with a kick to the stomach, a kick to the chest, and jumping in the air to land an elbow to his neck. He then grabbed his back and spun him around, kicking him out of the room and sending him flying through another wall, whizzing past Dr. Hikari. The doctor took this opportunity to run through the office and see what he could find as Decade and Thouser were scrapping in the break room. Thouser punched Decade, sending him against the wall and tried to follow up with another hit. The traveler sidestepped and caused his foe to smash his fist through the wall, getting it stuck. He then jumped in the air and did a spin kick to smash his head through the wall once again. He wiped his hands as he stepped forward to continue the battle, but it seemed like Thouser had enough of this.

He pulled out a blade and stabbed Decade in the torso. He pulled the grip at the end as the blade seemingly syphoned the energy from his enemy's body, causing him to somewhat fall limp. Decade dropped to a knee as he was slashed across the chest multiple times. With one final stroke, doing it like he was a rich golf player, he wacked the magenta rider, causing him to fly through the room and smash some computers that were there, no doubt logs for government mandated stuff like taxes. Two birds with one stone as they say. Thouser casually strolled up and waved his hand mockingly at Decade, motivating him to come rushing at the Mcdonald's CEO with a newfound intensity.

"Attack Ride: Slash!"

Decade summoned his blade and the two began to duel in the office like they were swordsmen. Thouser threw a kick that Decade raised his arm to block and then quickly swung his sword to pierce his chest, but Decade blocked and parried that with an offhand swing. He tossed his blade in the air and jumped on Thouser's shoulder for leverage, grabbing it and jumping on the ground to cut him in the back. The Mcdonald's rider's blade was still filled with his energy and he took advantage of that. Thouser rushed forward and the two entered a clash as sparks shot off of the swords, showing the intensity and heat of their battle. Thouser pressed forward, intent on continuing their conversation.

"I thought you were more powerful than this.....Something about being capable of destroying the multiverse....."

"I could, but what's the point of that...?!" countered Decade as he swung his blade and ended the clash, slashing at Thouser's side.

"I think there's a lot that entails with that implication...."

Thouser jumped in the air and drop kicked Decade, forcing his weight on him and causing them to crash through the floor into an employee dining hall. It sort of looked like a school lunchroom. The bystanders screamed and ran back as they both rolled off the table, Thouser having smushed mcnuggets falling off of his shoulder plates, while Decade's back was covered in HIC.

They ignored everyone and everything and continued dueling on the table, first fencing with some distance between each other before just wildly swing at each other, speeds faster than the upload rate of a certain destroyer. They capped off this exchange of attacks with one final swing, one that caused energy to shoot off of their armors as they stumbled back. Decade recovered first and pulled out another card.

"You....your money grubbing is so clear...."

He inserted it into his driver.

"Kamen Ride: Faiz!"

"We've been smashing through drywall this entire time!" he finished.

"Nonsense! This is powered by sprite!"

Suddenly, Decade vanished as a warping dimension encased him, causing Thouser to rapidly dart his head around, wondering what could've happened to him. Randomly, he received a kick and a slash to his back that sent him flying through the places where lunch was served and into the kitchen. When he looked up, removing the frozen and artificial food from his headpiece, he saw the traveler holding a red blade made out of energy with a solid hilt.

"W-What...."

"I went to the dimension where I asked...." started Decade. "And the version of me there said I should use this on you."

"STOP MESSING WITH ME!!!!" shouted Thouser as he leapt up and the two continued to clash blades in the cafeteria, covered in food product and energy drinks.

Concurrently, Boutaro, Kobeni, and Pigmon had made a makeshift fort out of the trampled stands and had fortified the cheaply assembled walls with the frozen meat and substances that were commonplace with the restaurant. The two humans had war paint on their faces as they crouched down to formulate a plan. They could already hear the mob outside, shouting and throwing various pieces of memorabilia there. It was really strange how all of it was just for Pigmon’s sake. Boutaro signed and looked at Kobeni.

“Again, I’m sorry for roping you into this.”

“I-It’s fine….” she replied. “I would’ve been done for anyway if you didn’t take me along with you.”

“Out of curiosity” asked Boutaro, scratching the back of his head. “We’re you ever trained, you seem experienced?”

“W-Well, I tried out for LEGACY to pay for my brother’s college fund but….I didn’t pass the field test.”

“Oh….”

Suddenly, they heard a loud pounding on their fort. The two rose their heads above like two groundhogs to see who it was and saw multiple people dressed up in odd Mcdonald's themed fantasy gear, all with belts on their waists. The one at the front however, was dressed in rather odd clothing: rainbow overalls and a bowl cut. He smirked and folded his arms as he looked up at them. Boutaro looked at him and he gave off a similar vibe that reminded him of Takumicchi , which made sense after all, like he was pretty sure that had they been next to each other, he'd think they were of the same blood. Regardless, the man rolled his neck around, seemingly getting warmed up for something that was to come.

"Alright you ruffians! Prepare to offer up that Pigmon!!!" he boldly declared.

Boutaro shook his head.

"No!"

"You'll be swiftly taken care of if you don't!!!"

"Nuh uh!"

The man shook his head.

"YUuh huh!"

"Nuh uh!"

"Yuh huh!"

"NUH UH!"

The man shook his head again and sighed.

"I wish I didn't have to do this....but-"

Suddenly, one of the men behind him ran up and whispered stuff in his ear.

"Oh....wait....FATHER IS DOING WHAT?!" he reacted. He took one last look up the fort and groaned. Reluctantly, he walked away and ordered for those in similar clothing to him to transform, which they obliged, taking out rings and using it to transform into rather cheap....looking suits.

They started to run towards the wall, them sick and tired of waiting. And then what began was a rather odd sequence of events I can't even begin to describe, the first two mages scanned their rings to gain really long legs in order to scale up the 'fortress', but instead they became too tall and with one fell swing of a broom courtesy of Kobeni, they fell down rather....unspectacularly. Following that six others used the magic simply to leap over the wall; however, they over estimated their trajectory and all shot off into various places. Two of them ended up falling into a harbor and below them they could see a rather large looking monster grinning at them with teeth, he wanted some new food since what happened in the gaiden went south. Another unfortunate mage happened to land into the garden of what seemed to be rich people. Gaining his bearings and peering through one of the windows, he saw an old man looking at something on his computer. Wondering what wholesome thing the man was observing.....he was traumatized shortly afterwards.

Following that, the final three managed to all conveniently land in some straw, rather convenient. They could just use some teleportation magic to leave and they'd be on their way. But....they noticed something, it was an awful of straw and there was a strange amount of eggs. Large eggs. They could hear some squawking and it looked to be two Birdon arguing, perhaps the male in the situation made a mistake and the wife, still not over the fact he was going to leave her for a cadaver merged with a human decided to get on him about it again. Realizing this, it was already too late, for they looked up and saw the drew of a comparatively smaller individual....but one much larger than them.

No no, there was a silver lining to this you see. For, the remaining five mages now had more motivation than ever to clear through and using their heads they all rammed through the defenses rather easily with....their headpieces. Bursting through the wall, it seemed like it'd be over for Boutaro and co. They were cornered, had no particular powers, and worst of all, Pigmon seemed to be rather apathetic towards the events. It all seemed like everything was coming down hill and there was nothing they could do to stop it.

That was when they arrived.

Jumping in to come in clutch, Boutaro saw Mendou and Kiriko dashing in on a rope, kicking back two of the mages that were getting too close for comfort. Mendou ducked the incoming swipe of one of the mages and parried with a simple strike to the chin. He rubbed his knuckle in mild discomfort, he'd rather punch that electrical circuit again than have to hit hard stone like that. Kiriko on the other hand yawned and sidestepped a strike from a mage, managing to hit her with a palm strike and spinning around her leg to fake her out, before capping off with downward kick to slam the mage into the ground.

Kiriko looked back at Boutaro and saw Kobeni shaking next to him.

"Well, well, I guess you really do go both-"

"Shut up!" he interrupted. "How did you even get here like this?"

"Look up." she remarked.

Boutaro complied and saw the thicker LEGACY Midger that Mendou usually piloted in the air and....he noticed that Ichigo was the one who was piloting.

"Huh....well, better late than never I guess."

"Also" questioned Kiriko. "Do you know what had him so down back there? He was at the base trying to tilt his chin all over the place..."

Boutaro shrugged.

"The girl next to him rejected him and I think he took it a little hard...."

"But didn't he get that other girl's phone number after that whole Femigon thing?"

"I know right!" exclaimed Boutaro.

"Guys!" Mendou announced, causing them all to see what he was seeing. The last two remaining mages and an entire cloud of fanboys(and fangirls, we also cannot forget simply the fans or fan-seijin), all staring, fixating on that Pigmon.

"We have to go now!" he continued. "I-I see it...."

"See what...?"

"THAT GIRL, I SEE THAT GIRL AGAIN, I DON'T BACK DOWN FROM A CHALLENGE BUT THAT IS NOT A FIGHT I CAN WIN, BOUTARO!"

It seemed like the team would have to find some way to get out of that pinch.

Conversely, Soreo finally reached some type of endpoint after climbing. He waved at the kind suction-cup man, thanking him for showing him the ways of the suck and scale. When he pulled up, he found the room was in tatters and that Dr. Hikari was there on all fours, looking for something in a frenzy.

"Dr. Hikari...!" he wheezed.

"Oh! Captain Akira, I'm glad you're here!" exclaimed the scientist, rummaging through various papers.

"What's going on...."

"Well....err....let's say there's some conflict ongoing...."

Suddenly, an explosion rang out below, causing the building to shake and both of them to lose balance.

"I see....Well, I think I may have found out what could revive Munchagaizer."

"What is it?" he asked, intrigued.

As they were discussing that, below in the accounting section of the building Decade using Faiz's power was saucing on Thouser incredibly, using various fencing techniques and fancy tricks to get the upper hand on him. He weaved out of another strike and took this opportunity to throw a high kick at Thouser's chin and then ducked again, pressing with a powerful jab of his.....copyright infringement blade. With another cut, Thouser was truly knocked down a peg and brought to his knees. Decade pointed his weapon at Thouser's neck.

"You want to try giving up now...?"

He didn't respond.

"Ah, I guess you just want to give me the silent treatment."

"Rider!" shouted a voice, causing Decade and even Thouser to look up, seeing Hikari and Soreo , the voice belonging to the latter.

"What?!"

"The phantom tax! The real threat isn't people eating, it's the sprite!"

Decade only tilted his head in confusion before turning to Thouser and pointing his off-brand lightsaber at him again.

"What is he talking about?" he questioned. "Answer me..!"

Thouser could only laugh manically.

"Decade, you failed to count on one thing...."

"Being?"

"YOU NEVER DECIDED TO HAVE KIDS! My son may be a waste of genes but...."

The ground below started to flash green erratically and the floor started to shake, forcing Decade to even step back as Thouser stood up again.

"The phantom tax will be paid and HE will receive your head as compensation for how long this took!!!"

As the building continued to shake and crumble, it became clear what was happening. Thouser, cackling like a mad man, simply stepped back as Decade cursed to himself. Suddenly, a portal opened and it was revealed to be...a mage. But this time around, he had the trademarked patterns of the company all over his suit. Thouser made some mocking gestures before vanishing in the magical portal with his presumed son, leaving Dr. Hikari freaking out, Soreo utterly flabbergasted, and Decade mildly irritated at the whole turnout of events.

Decade took out another card and slid it into his driver.

"Kamen Ride: Skyrider!"

He looked up and shouted "Hurry! I can't stay in this form for long!"

Soreo and Dr. Hikari both jumped down, the former being more terrified after his incident back with those yakuza, but regardless, Decade caught them and proceeded to fly them out of the building as it proceeded to buckle and break, leaking out the strange green fluid. But....then it started to more, forming into another type of energy and gaining an aerial look as it flew across the city, causing many passerby's to cough violently. When Decade landed, he saw that Dr. Hikari and Soreo were doing so as well and rapidly looked around to find some type of safe haven for them; however, it was too late and it seemed like they were going to fall into unconsciousness.

However, there would be help yet. He looked up and saw that a ship was flying in the air, seemingly running away from a giant crowd of people. He realized what this was, throwing their bodies on his back and taking to the skies, flying towards the aircraft so that he could be able to get inside and see what was going on. The LEGACY Midger abruptly stopped and Decade could see the crowded cockpit, Kiriko piloting, Mendou and Boutaro sitting on the floor, as well as Ichigo, Kobeni, and Pigmon. Despite her not recognizing the form he took, with the sassy knock he gave on the window, she knew who it was and through a hatch in the back, let the Rider in to dump the two passengers into the ship.

After setting them down, he started to walk away until Boutaro asked him something.

"What's going on...?!"

"The short of it: Munchagaizer is getting revived, Shibahara and his kid are Kamen Riders, and we'll have to stop all three."

Mendou punched his palm.

"Nice! Sounds like a plan to me!"

"We'd have to fly back to base, but we don't have that kind of time...!" she groaned.

Ichigo raised a finger, saying "I think I have something for that..."

Everyone looked towards him, wondering what he meant. And soon, they would have to respond with something, as the sea started to shake and part ways, the green of the sprite seeping into the ocean and awakening the all presiding monster over the phantom tax. It growled, it grumbled, it groaned, on all fours, this thing was draconic in nature, a deep azure blue with a pointed snout and sharp needle-like teeth. It had rows of plates and armor on its back like that of a stegosaur and was positioned rather low to the ground. To make matters even worse, at the end of its tail was a rather odd tuft of fur that covered copious amounts of blubber, the reason why it would have such a weird anatomy is beyond even me, but regardless, Munchagaizer roared and began to wobble its way towards the land, the beaches. It was so far from Hakaikano City, how would it make it that far?

Sensing the Mcdonalds., the Phantom Tax had to be paid and it would, for it raised its tail up the the skies, and it extended into the clouds, the very heavens. From its perspective, it was like selecting a waypoint in an open-world game. And so., after looking where it wanted to warp to, the creature let out a soft growl before, faster than the rapidly assembling military could even comprehend, tore across of half of Japan in the span of four seconds, making its way to Hakaikano City and stomping like it was a toddler about to throw a tantrum, that phantom tax was going to be paid no matter what after all. It looked around and saw nothing but unconscious or sick people in the streets and it was....rather confused.

However, it saw something else in the distance. A ship landed on the ground and stepping out of it, were a group of people. Five people. They were all wearing the same uniform save for a particular scientist, of the same team and they stepped out with much grandeur and a coolness to them, the only main difference being that they wore gas masks. It was that team, that team LEGACY. They all took their blasters out, all except for one, raising them up to the creature, determined to shoot if it so much as even dared to move. The one that didn't was in the middle, hands behind his back and proud of the team, the family he fostered.

Slowly revealing his weapon, his voice may have sound muffled but his words could not be diluted, nor corrupted. They were pure.

"LEGACY! Operation quell the phantom tax and return this thing to the depths is a go!!!!"

"YES SIR!!!!!" they eagerly responded.

Charging forward they unleashed numerous blasts at the creature's face as the ship was flying away. The monster opened its gaping maw and began to....it was....reaching for spit? The monster's oddly shaped fork tongue dug into its mouth and began to throw out explosive globs of spit, globs that upon touching the ground blew up behind the team conveniently, as they continued to attack. Mendou and Ichigo rolled back, shooting numerous blasts at the creature's eyes. As the monster shut its eyes from sheer pain and started to wildly swing its tail around, knocking through many buildings, Kiriko and Boutaro jumped in the air and with well timed shots aimed at Munchagaizer's nose, causing it to step back a bit to regain its bearings. This left Soreo to deliver the final blow, Mendou tossing him his blaster. Soreo caught it with his other hand and began to shoot the creature with both weapons, pushing it back even further. He then tossed one of them back to Mendou and the group stepped side-by-side, ready to finish this battle once and for all.

They all put their blasters together and aligned them, it glowing brightly as the energy built up inside of them. Without even needing to bark an order, Soreo already knew that they had the same thing in mind and with one pull of the toriga, a beam of energy was sent flying towards Munchagaizer's face, it being completely off guard and slapping its hands on its face, with utter shock. It braced itself for the attack, not in a position to dodge, when a portal opened all of a sudden and with a slash of energy, the attack was reflected and shot off into the sky.

Standing there was Thouser and the mage that was his son, the former of which lowering his weapon and gave the team a nod of approval.

"Stand proud, together you all are strong. However, that means nothing to the enemy before you or me...."

"We've faced interdimensional alien collectors, monsters from other universes, cosmic Kelbim, hordes of Birdon, the yakuza, drunkards even! Childs play to that of LEGACY and GUYS before us!"

The team were in shock, their Captain could be well spoken at times sure....but this seriousness, it was new to them.

"Besides, we're not alone...."

"HENSHIN!" shouted a voice as an unknown figure came crashing in, kicking Thouser to the ground.

"Kamen Ride: Ryuki!"

Thouser groaned.

"Tch, you have to catch me off guard just to attack!"

"Father!" shouted Katou, heir of the Shibahara conglomerate who was also the mage rider. "You'll pay!!!"

He tried to hit Decade but in a surprising turn of events, Dr. Hikari arrived and hit him with a spin kick, sending him stumbling back. It seemed like he was holding his breath but he also had a belt around his waist. Taking out a random medal, he popped it into the driver, mumbling "Henshin!" and turning into Kamen Rider Birth.

The mage got back up and helped his father up before getting into a fighting stance.

"The fanum tax will be enacted!" he shouted.

Everyone looked at him.

Silence.

Thouser shook his head.

"Let's just carry on with the fight everyone, my son isn't the brightest...."

With that, Decade rushed forward, using Ryuki's power and started slugging Thouser, who was put on the backfoot. The dragon rider ducked a slash before sliding another card into his driver.

"Attack Ride: Sword Vent!"

With an upward slash, he sent Thouser limping back. Meanwhile, Birth was straight up boxing and piecing up the mage, punching him with multiple jabs that he couldn't even block before hitting him with a knee to the chest and after spinning around to feint him out with a fist, he ducked the poorly planned counter and repeatedly struck him in the solo plex with all his might, sending the mage flying into a building and out the other side. He cracked his knuckles and continued walking towards him as the LEGACY team continued their assault on the monster.

However, it seemed like the battle of attrition would not last for long. The creature shot more of its volatile spit balls, this time it headed towards what seemed to be a shelter. Boutaro and Kiriko both looked towards that same area and while not even noticing that they were both headed there, they dashed at maximum speed and spun around in the nick of time, placing a well timed shot that sent the blast back but also had the effect of sending them flying to the ground, no doubt bloodied, unconscious and bruised. There was no time for assistance or even potential mourning, but Mendou didn't care, he hauled himself all the way over there, still shooting at Munchagaizer and hauled both of his teammates with the same arm, showcasing his immense strength and priority.

A blast from the monster though sent him off balance and he rolled all the way into an ally as his allies were collapsed right next to him. Soreo clenched his fist as he and Ichigo regrouped, continuing to run around the city and fend off the monster. They looked over and saw how their rider allies were doing. All they had to accomplish was to hold out until then and that would be alright. Attack after attack and the monster still wasn't relenting, pawing the ground and running towards them in an effort to get rid of their consistent interference. It was also planning releasing a massive loogie, one that would surely be large enough to wipe out both of them even if they weren't trampled.

Soreo didn't even need to think. Without a thought or even so much as a word, he shoved Ichigo out of the way as hard as he could.

"Sir!!!" shouted the scientist. "CAP!!!"

Soreo gave him a thumbs up as he was about to be hit and then, an explosion occurred. The smoke cleared and on the other side, the monster was content, satisfied, while the trail behind him was littered with fire and ash.

Ichigo shouted again.

"CAPTAIN!!!!"

There was no response, no normal one at least. Instead, a ball of light appeared, one that slowly expanded and revealed the warrior of light, the defender of peace and enforcer of hope, the one designated to protect this planet: Ultraman Rizanto.

The Ultra looked towards Ichigo and threw a thumbs up at him and for some reason, the scientist felt comforted by this gesture. Rizanto then looked at the monster.....Munchagaizer. The creature roared at him, it sounding like the mix of a frog and a telephone signal being cut. The rookie simply got in a stance and taunted the monster to come forth and really settle who is superior, to which it obliged. It sped forward and tried to bite his ankles, but the Ultra just casually kicked the monster with enough force to have the creature on its back. He then briefly jumped into the air, did a few flips and then came down hard with a diving elbow that caused some saliva to fly out of the monster's mouth.

Rizanto rolled off of the beast and overlapped his hand with his Ultra-Mitten and pulled his hand back, shooting a yellow beam at the monster's back and getting it to skid away. He put more power into the attack, causing the monster to be pushed out further until it reached the outskirts of the city. He then proceeded to fly after the creature and touch down, dirt and grass kicking up into the air as it rolled up and finally recovered from that combination attack. The two had a brief stare down, circling around each other and not daring to attack first. They looked at each other's movements and made sure to read them. With Rizanto's reading comprehension, it was easy for him to predict three more projectiles being thrown at him. He kicked two of them away and overlapped his hand with the Ultra-Mitten, summoning a beam blade to slash the final one right down the middle.

Munchagaizer burped and pawed the ground.

'Time for me to get a quick bite in....' it presumably snarled.

With that, the creature raised its tail into the sky once again, forcing it to reach to the heavens themselves and soon it would begin its cheese strategy. Rizanto couldn't even react. One moment, he saw the monster pawing the ground, the next, he saw that there were deep slash marks in his sides and he collapsed to the ground. His vision blurred and he looked to see where the creature went, but he was unable to tell. In the span of another second, he saw a blur and said blur hit him with another attack that sent him flipping and rolling around into the air before he finally hit the ground, lying on his back. He was panting, gasping for air as he looked to see that there was no monster there, just ground torn apart by the sheer amount of speed it was moving.

He recomposed himself and took a deep breath, trying to figure out where the monster might've gone. Wham! Another attack hit him with enough force to create a giant plaster of onomatopoeia and color appeared as he was hit, forcing him to slip to the ground again. He groaned and he focused himself once again, closing his eyes imagining as though Mr. Kabuki himself were about to forget to turn his camera on and grace his presence with a traumatizing image that would stick with him for eons, even entering his memories when he reached King's age of 300,000 years. He spread his arms this time as well, as though he were going to give his grandma a hug. Some time passed and then....

"Drassh!" he grunted as he wrapped his arms around the monster who was wiggling and screeching all the while. He didn't even open his "eyes", he just continued to grab and hold tighter to better keep the monster from moving.

'Ay, chill, chill, chill brotha I didn't even mean it like that, just let me go!!!' it seemingly pleaded.

Rizanto grunted and lifted the monster up, body slamming him into the ground. He then leapt back and finally got a good look at the monster, balling up his fists.

"Your famed 'phantom tax', that won't be happening on my watch!"

Munchagaizer turned around and stomped on the ground.

'I need it! What's the point of fun if the homies can't have none?!'

"You're no homie of mine, or the Earth's!!!"

The two charged forward again, this time, the monster used its move again to ram into Rizanto with that same speed, practically taking him to a different area code. Rizanto fought hard to try and get away, but when they reached their location, he was sent crashing into a nearby mountain. He pulled his head out and looked around, wondering where he was. He then looked at a sign nearby that was along a road to an airport in the area, it saying 'Temere City'. The Ultra looked back at Munchagaizer, who had its eyes on something else.

'Ayee.....wait a minute, lemme order some food real quick....' he propositioned. 'That uh, that looks pretty good....'

The object of his affection, his hunger, none other than what looked to be the city itself. The monster started to develop a dark aura, with hints of green that were no doubt from the sprite and began to lick its lips incessantly. Rizanto however was not having it, he crossed his arms and brought them down.

“Mitten Armor: Install!!!!!!”

“Ooooooh Kay: Ultraman Lightning!!!!!”

With a trail of lightning being left behind, Rizanto then appeared before the monster, surprising even it, and pulled his fist back, it gaining a red aura. He then punched with as much force as he possibly could, sending Munchagaizer flying back in the same direction that they had just came from. Astonished by his power, Rizanto looked down at his hand that was crackling with electricity, it having hints of red.

"I was....getting a little heated. If getting mad makes me hit harder, then I wonder what being calm will do for me?"

He focused his mind and.....he felt light, light as a feather, no, as fast and untouchable as a feather. Blue lightning started to crackle and surround him. Rizanto chuckled and putting his hands on the ground, prepping himself up like a track star, he dashed after Munchagaizer in hot pursuits. it wouldn't take long to find the creature however, the two would soon meet and crash into each other in the middle of the ocean, causing a massive tsunami on both ends to form almost instantaneously. The two titans were so fast that they quickly avoided the consequences of such an impactful event and began dashing across the globe, it being their playground for battle. Those visiting from space or leaving Earth could see blue and black streaks of light and dark clashing with each other, both darting around the planet in mere seconds. It was creating a lightshow for those who could even bare witness to such a highspeed battle.

They would meet up again on more solid land, appearing in Antarctica of all places. The cold and frigid tundra made for a rather unappealing area for the all mighty munch and so he attempted to leave again, but then.....it saw....food. Wonderful food. There was a Red King just stomping about, minding its business, probably had a wife and kids and just got home from a 9-5 smashing rocks into the local Magular population so they wouldn't get too out of control, so nothing major. But, now it was on the menu for Munchagaizer. He remembered consuming a submarine while he was sealed away, the person inside watched a video called Corn King Vs Ultraman Mebius and....he wanted to see if the kaiju really did taste like that.

Rizanto looked over at Red King as well. He glanced back at Munchagaizer.

"Don't...."

'I'm just saying...'

"Don't....."

'Hear me out....'

"What's worth hearing from you?'

'Picture this...Corn King review, a bit hard to crunch on but overall gooey and chewie on the inside, 8/10!!'

Red King looked at both of the combatants and put his hands on his hips, just seeing them now.

'What- What in tarnation is an *Ultra* doin on MY property, I'd ought to-'

He looked at Munchagaizer.

'Who's this little fella?'

Munchagaizer didn't respond and instead pawed at the ground and gained a dark aura. He unhinged his jaw and was about to lunge forward to take a bite, but Rizanto dashed in just the right time to hit the creature with both fists and send him flying all the way back to the same location they first fought. The giant panted and turned back to Red King, nodding.

All Red King could do was just.....pretend he didn't see anything and go home. It had been a long day for him.

Rizanto dashed all the way back to where him and Munchagaizer first had their engagement and there, the monster had his stomach on the floor, laid out, and growling(both him and his stomach in unison).

'My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined....' it whined. 'I wanted to try some Corn King....'

"The fist of justice is a more fitting meal for a glutton like you" replied Rizanto. "Where do you get off trying to eat everything in sight?"

Munchagaizer paused for a moment. And then.....the monster erupted into tears.

'I DESERVE MORE, OKAY?' he cried. 'For centuries, humanity has horded all of their wonderful meals, the absolute best and bussin of the planet were all being gorged upon by these tiny hairless monkeys who just showed up out of nowhere....'

The all mighty munch got back up, sitting down like a dog.

'I tried....I tried you know.....I tried to eat in harmony with them, even doing so on their terms. But, even then they never gave me that benefit of the doubt, they didn't let me get bites on actual food, just scraps, trashy old, decrepit scraps.'

Rizanto, were he able to change his facial expression, would've given a pained look. He walked towards the monster and sat down next to him.

"Still" he persisted. "That doesn't give you the right to be a bratty monster....you've harmed innocent lives and I can't just forget that."

'Even so....I just want one final meal, literally anything and you can seal me away, better yet....'

The monster turned to the Ultra.

'You can even destroy me afterwards!'

"B-But..."

'No! I insist....A good meal worth having is something I want 100%, let me have it!!!!'

Rizanto shook his head.

"But....what even would you want your last meal to be? You've gone after things as large as monsters and entire cities. What could possibly satisfy that appetite of yours?"

The two thought about it for a moment, wondering what it could possibly be. Then, suddenly, an idea popped into Rizanto's head.

"I doubt he'll be willing to redistribute it but, why not...."

He then leaned in to whisper in Munchagaizer's ear.

The monster perked up.

"Not a half bad idea, Ultraman! Thanks!"

With that, the two walked together back into the city, ready to undertake the task in question. As they were returning to the city, the sprite in the air was getting a little overwhelming. Motioning for the almighty munch to do something about it, the kaiju unhinged its jaw and absorbed all of the smog before gulping. They continued on their mission, a measly portion such as that could not completely fill this mighty animal's gut. On the ground below, the mage was already beaten and Birth was just sitting on his back, ensuring he couldn't escape. His rings were confiscated, so there was no risk of him transporting away. On a nearby building, Thouser and Decade who was still using Ryuki's power looked over to see what was going on.

Thouser tilted his head.

"The....Ultraman is helping him?"

Decade shrugged.

"I've helped worse but, weird for him to do that."

Munchagaizer started to paw and scratch at the ground. At first this was confusing. Why would he do something like that? But then.....it became rather clear. Thouser gasped and started to frantically jump and shout to get Munchagaizer's attention, but it was no good. Decade walked up next to the Rider and glanced at him, realizing what this was as well.

"Wow, you're that much of a penny pinch?" he remarked. "That monster will be eating good then..."

"No no no no no, wait wait wait wait wait!!!!!" exclaimed Thouser.

Soon, after a minute of digging, Munchagaizer discovered all the copious amounts of gold, money, game consoles, body pillows, and anime memorabilia Mr. Shibahara had. And he couldn't do anything to stop it, for the past 30 seconds, the almighty munch ate with much gusto and consumed everything that was there, leaving nothing spared of his hunger. Afterwards, the kaiju promptly started to walk a bit away from Rizanto, bowing. Rizanto noticed this gesture and responded in kind. He then took a deep breath. His fists crackled with red energy and faster than most could comprehend, he hit Munchagaizer with an uppercut that sent him airborne, nearly hitting the atmosphere.

He then touched and pressed down on the thunder balls on his shoulders.

"Light-Light-Lightning Blades!!!!!"

He combined them once again to form a large spear and began to spin around like a ballerina. His fists started to change to that blue, cyan glow that it did before. He was a feather, he was light, he was free falling and had full control of movement. Then at the right moment, when his body became filled to the brim of all the colors from yellow, to red, and then blue, with a mighty heave he dashed at full speed as the monster was coming down and just as they were a few meters away from touching, he flowed into the spear itself and became one with it, turning into a moving weapon of lighting itself. He collided with the monster in a mighty thunderous explosion that could've caused power outages were it any lower or closer to the city.

After that fact, Rizanto reformed to normal but....detransformed as a result, his timer flashing erratically and him being constantly, consistently, and ever presently being shocked every time he attempted to move. The giant took one last look at the scene, chuckled, and then vanished into particles of light.

Thouser looked up and dropped to his knees.

"My....my wife left me for some blonde less than half her age......my son is a failure.....and now-"

"You have nothing, yeah." finished Decade. "But there's one thing you can get at least."

Thouser looked at him.

"What?"

Decade slipped another card into his driver.

"Attack Ride: Advent!"

A giant dragon then appeared behind Decade. All Thouser could do was audibly sigh as he was met with a kick and a scorching beam of fire to send him flying off of the building and into the pavement below.

Inside the Thouser shaped crater, he detransformed and groaned in pain. He slowly got up and looked around. There was Ichigo, pointing a blaster at his face.

"I'm guessing....you won't be letting me go...."

"Nope."

"I-I have plenty of tutorials for looksma-"

Ichigo pointed his glasses up.

"I have no use for such arbitrary methods. You're going into custody."

With that, the police arrived and after the overwhelming degrees of evidence levied against the father and son pair, they were rightfully taken away by the police. Ichigo sighed, wondering what to do seeing his teammates seemingly gone or injured at best. He recalled telling Mendou to savor this, their team, and their dynamic. He sat down and looked to the now dimming sky, wondering what he could've done. Suddenly, a ship touched back down on the ground and Kobeni and Pigmon ran out. They looked around and then saw Ichigo, heading towards him. Decade and Birth also arrived, when the former went back into his civilian form, so did the latter, seemingly having his belt taken away by Tsukasa.

"S-So....where are they?" questioned Kobeni.

"I....I don't know...."

Suddenly, he heard a unified "HEY!!!!" in the distance. But he ignored it.

Ichigo-

"Narrator....just leave me be, not now...."

But Ichigo, look at what I wrote, they literally are calling out to you.

"Knowing you, it's going to be some ghosts or something- Or better yet, it'll be something to torture me with-"

"ICHIGO!!!!"

Ichigo snapped out of it and looked up, seeing Soreo, Boutaro, Mendou, and Kiriko all fine and smiling at him. He couldn't help but smile too and run towards them after seeing that they were alright. They had a quick group hug and laughed, before they all settled down and turned to look at Tsukasa, who seemingly was about to leave, but had some parting words to say.

"Well, it looks like that's taken care of for now, but....there's still more to be done."

Soreo stroked his chin.

"Interesting, are you suggesting that there's some kind of mastermind behind this?"

The traveler shrugged.

"Maybe, maybe not. Only thing I know is, I won't be leaving this world until the threat is stopped."

With that, he hopped on his bike that just kind of showed up and rode into the distance, leaving.

Boutaro shook his head.

"I can't believe you're so tight with a guy like that..." he remarked to Kiriko. "He's so hard to read."

"Yeah....but, that's kind of the charm too."

Dr. Hikari nodded.

"Yes, though that was quite the ride with him. I should get going with Pigmon, now that Munchagaizer was defeated....there are many things that need to be researched."

Pigmon agreed.

"I'd rather see why everyone likes me so much.....Munchagaizer was rather lonely, if he didn't dive headfirst into food, he might have still been around."

"Monsters can be created like that I suppose...."

Dr. Hikari waved at the group.

"I'll be seeing you all then!"

But, before he left, Kobeni tugged on his shirt.

"Oh? What is it?"

"Ummm....I'm sort of out of a job....so-"

Dr. Hikari's eyes lit up.

"YES! I need more volunteers like you, especially since that Tsukasa is riding it out all over the place, of course!"

"A-Alright, thank you."

With that, the three parted ways with team LEGACY and the latter went off into the cramped ship, flying off to the base under the cover of darkness, tired, but rather triumphant with what they had achieved that day. Needless to say, that was truly an adventure of all time.

## Next T-

Inside the jail cell, Mr. Shibahara and his son, Katou, were still wallowing in the defeat they suffered. The latter was humming about magic and nonsense while the former was still in despair over losing his money, so much so that he might've been possessed by a phantom had any been in this universe. He rubbed his temple for a bit until his son's incessant humming got to him.

"Would you belt up, Katou?!" he barked. "I lose my money, my fortune because of your incompetency!"

Katou gritted his teeth.

"Dad, you didn't believe in the magic hard enough!"

"I didn't take enough precautionary measures.....and now I have to deal with you."

"Wow.....just wow...."

Suddenly, a portal, a dark portal opened up and stepping out was a cloaked figure, a cloak way more drippy than whatever cut up rag Katou was using for one.

"W-Who...?" questioned Katou.

Shibahara looked at the figure with a mix of regret and shame.

"I'm-"

"Save your apologies for later...." the figure said. "I give you power to contend with Decade, I make it so the people's already rabid obsession with Pigmon goes to a violent level, and I make it so your spawn has magical powers......ones he can share, yet you still fail."

"Well" groaned Shibahara. "Decade was more powerful than I accounted for, my son's a fool, and Ultraman was there! Expecting me to deal with all those factors was not apart of the plan."

He stood up and walked towards the figure, who dwarfed him in height, being around 6 ft 5.

"In fact, you promised me riches beyond measure and imagination! But all reviving that monster did was give it my riches for a decent last meal...."

The figure glanced at Shibahara, the simple act forcing him to sit down on his own and when he tried to move, he couldn't. He was never in control, his very heartbeat was monitored and controlled, and that failure of a son he would've called out to was frozen in place, unable to speak or interact with the conversation.

"Shibahara....you've been awfully bratty today."

"N-No....NO!"

"Perhaps what you need...."

"St-Stop, please, I'll help you anyway I can!!!!" he pleaded as he fought desperately to move, the act of moving his mouth was already a herculean task.

"Correction." finished the figure as he took out what looked to be a spark, but....dark. It shot a beam at Shibahara and almost instantly, he was reverted to that of a doll, like something you'd see in Barbie.

With that, he picked up the former Mcdonald's CEO and carried him off, leaving his son unaware of where his father went, as he willed the poor young man to be asleep soon after the interaction ended. As he walked under the cover of darkness, gazing upon the moon, he then looked down at the doll.

"Ultraman is of no consequence to me.....but, it'll be easier to.....do some revision."

With that, he left this world, plotting, planning, cooking, stewing, and brewing up a scheme devious enough to put my, your, our Ultraman, in danger.

## Next Time

The READ Machine starts going haywire and a person from another universe crosses over! Some silliness ensues until it turns out a terrifying Destruction Beast has carried over, forcing many world leaders to submit for world domination. LEGACY and the member of the organization known as SOTH fight together in a battle to liberate Earth from the clutches of the beast, but who's really behind this brazen strategy? Fusion, fighting, and mechanical monstrosities afoot, but what will occur when the malefactor makes himself known?! Find out next time on Ultraman Rizanto Episode 8 Facing Destruction.