The Equestrian Prime

The Equestrian Prime

Chapter 9: Relaxation Part 2

Cianán's eyes widened as his consciousness returned to his body. His head tilted as he heard a screech. His head turned before he spotted the Fang Memory. He noticed, however, that there were several differences. The body was gold and the legs red. He noticed the Fang sigil was green rather than pale blue.

He instinctively twisted, catching Fang as she jumped into his arms before he blinked as a LostDriver formed in an outlined skin of light before it fractured and scattered. "Oooh… this is going to be fun," he murmured.

Sunset smirked slightly before her hand slapped Artemis' ass hard just to mess with him. She hopped back as he spun as she chuckled. She tilted her head, noticing that the connection between her and Cianán was quiet. What are you up to, honey? Sunset sent.

Beat me and find out. Was Cianán's teasing, almost mirthful reply.

That made her eyebrows rise. She could tell he knew something. Should I get a paddle? she hummed.

Hey brother, I know she's your girl, but she did something VERY naughty to me. Do I have your permission to punish her? Artemis said with a smirk and eyes at Sunset that made her shiver.

Cianán let out a chuckle as he rose up out of the puddle behind Flurry Heart, ruffling her mane. "I got that. And as for the paddle… let's just say I'm going to use it on you, Sunny. Either way… a mutual friend has a message," he commented as the Fang Memory revealed herself over his shoulder. He saw Sunset's eyes widen slightly as she noticed the LostDriver forming.

"As do I… Henshin!" he said as red, burgundy, gold, and black shards formed into armor dancing amidst bright reddish orange electricity.

"Surprise, Sunny," Cianán quipped. "But I'm sure you can guess who sent me Ruby Fang and the LostDriver," he commented as his visor lit green before fading to a deep jungle green. Sunset's eyes were wide.

"So she's still alive." Artemis commented, crossing his arms across his chest.

"She's in the True Gaia Memory… and unless I'm mistaken, trying to find a way back," Cianán commented.

"How did she get there in the first place?" Artemis asked.

"No idea. Something must have happened when she was attacked," Cianán quipped, "but what I did find was that in that place… if you think it, it's the equivalent of speaking as I only thought her name and she reacted… likely startled the shit outta her," he commented wryly.

Sunset's eyes were wet with tears before she took a deep breath. "So you want to spar, do you? And knowing Stella's stubborn arse, she'd insist on no powers," she commented, flicking a thumb at Stella, not having noticed the kids.

"Which I'm guessing is how she got to where she is… no powers, no magic, just stubborn willpower and bullheadedness," he commented before Midnight Song and Sveta broke into laughter at Stella's pout.

"Yeah, but first, a little R&R." Artemis said with a shit-eating grin as he saw Blake and Yang coming into view. "I promised those two," Artemis pointed to Yang and Blake, "a very relaxing time. So I will bid you all a good night and we'll have those sparring matches tomorrow. Especially now that I don't need to worry about Shining Armor being a prick anymore." Artemis muttered that last comment.

"I HEARD THAT!" Could be heard from down the hallway.

"When was he a prick? When he had that stick stuffed up there before he broke it over a certain former Prince's head?" Cianán said cheekily.

"More like over his now-non-existent cojónés." Artemis said with a laugh. Then he walked over to Yang and Blake and put his arms around their waists, looking at the two of them who gave him bedroom eyes.

"Well, the three of us are heading to bed." Artemis said with a smile. "As my Stella and Sveta would say, 'See ya later, masturbators'."

"He had cojónés? I never saw them," Cianán quipped. "And I swear you'd better keep the link quiet, ya jackass," he deadpanned dryly, rolling his eyes.

Sunset gained an impish smirk as she held up the Unicorn Gaia Memory before she tapped the button. Unicorn! before she slotted it into the UniDriver. "Let's play," she drawled as she depressed it as her armor formed in a surge of light green and teal electricity.

—

With Yang, Blake, and Artemis…

Artemis was naked in the room with both Yang and Blake, the three of them in a heated three-way make-out session. As they broke for air, Artemis grabbed the two of them by their asses and gave them a firm squeeze.

"Primus knows I've wanted to do this for so long." Artemis said with a small smirk. "Especially considering how the twins were conceived."

"Enough talking, more stuffing," Yang deadpanned.

"Wow, Yang, that was quite subtle," Blake sighed, rolling her eyes as she tugged free her bow, revealing it was actually quite a bit longer before her tied back hair fell in wild waves.

"I hope you're ready for this, Yang." Artemis said with a guttural growl as he grabbed Yang and flipped her over onto her hands and knees with her ass in the air. Artemis lined up his already 11-inch-long diamond-hard dick up with Yang's puckered backdoor. "I hope you like it rough, Yang, because I'm going in dry. And for an added bonus, I'm keeping the link open so all three of us can screw around with Cianán."

"STUFF MY ASS WITH THAT FAT COCK OF YOURS!" Yang screamed, already coming from Artemis' words alone. "BY OUM, I'VE WANTED THIS FOR SO LONG!"

"Your wish is my command, my sexy brawler." Artemis purred as he started to inch his cock into her ass as Yang screamed from the intrusion of Artemis' dick into her ass.

—

Cianán didn't realize that the T3 Fang Memory actually afforded him something useful: blocking a certain amorous trio's pleasured screams. Unknown to him, however, Sunset lacked such protections through the link.

Sunset stumbled as Cianán's swing missed her head by inches before she rolled with the stumble, a burst of bright green light detonating from her hand as she came up, twisting her upper body.

The blast caught Cianán in the chest, an eruption of sparks detonating from the impact as he rolled with the throwback. His eyes narrowed as he pushed off, unaware that for a split second, he actually teleported through sheer speed, neatly evading Sunset's energy bolts modelled after a certain Tamaranean's. He twisted in an inhumanly fast and fluid sweep kick that took Sunset's feet out from under her before he caught her thighs and spun into a throw that left her rolling on the grassy ground.

Cianán tilted his head, an eyebrow cocked. "A bit o' righteous fury, luv?" he quipped, unintentionally sounding like a certain blonde Liverpool asshole sorcerer and conman.

"I'll give you 'righteous fury'," Sunset commented before she pushed off into a flying side kick.

Cianán blinked, cocking an eyebrow at the obviously telegraphed move before he sidestepped it and promptly brought his hand down on her ass with a resounding slap. He smirked slightly at her startled yelp as he jumped back. "I'd rather give you a reason to be furious… although…" he commented before he cocked his head, "why do you smell aroused?" he commented as she yelped from embarrassment.

"Quit slapping my ass!" Sunset said sharply.

"Are you getting horny from getting spanked?" Cianán commented densely, not quite getting it. He cocked an eyebrow as she yelped a bit a second time.

He got the distinct awareness of her having narrowed eyes although their awareness of each other was very muted at the moment. He inhaled sharply as he noticed something darting around out of the corner of his eye before he turned in time for it to hit him in the chest and ricochet off skyward before it dove more slowly.

"Well, that's familiar. The Cyclone Memory did the same thing to me, eh?" Sunset commented before a dark purple orb shot from the castle before hovering next to the pale golden red orb. Her eyes widened slightly as both shot into her mate's hands before the glowing energy shattered, revealing two Gaia Memories. One, she recognized, the other was very new to her.

The new one was a rich golden red, though the Sigil upon it wasn't one she recognized. It held what seemed to be a burning skull engulfed by blue flames. Its name: Spirit

The other she did recognize. It was the Skull Gaia Memory.

"Huh… Shotaro's mentor held this Memory… always did like the look of Kamen Rider Skull," Cianán commented before his ears twitched at a click. His ears twitched again as he heard two distinct slaps coming from behind Sunset, realizing her ass was slapped twice, one after the other. But he realized it wasn't he who did it this time.

"You're back, I see," Sunset commented wryly, sounding a bit amused at the unicorn stallion sitting in a nearby tree. His mane was a sandy brown, with a coat of light red, eyes a dull green, and a black jacket. Around his neck was a camera.

Cianán blinked several times before he shook his head. "Tsukasa. Seems for every dimensional cluster, there's one of you, eh?" he deadpanned dryly.

"Watashi dakede wa arimasen. O shiri ni 2-kai tsudzukete anata no nakama o hirateuchi shita yūrei no yōna chikara ga arimasu." Tsukasa said to Cianán in Japanese with a chuckle. "Watashi ga kanjiru koto ga dekiru koto kara, kare wa kanojo o dainashi ni suru tame ni sore o yatte imasu." I'm not the only one. There's a ghostly force that just slapped your mate in the ass twice in a row. From what I can feel, he's doing it to mess with her.

Cianán blinked before his eyes narrowed. "You don't want me pulling a Pinkie, do ya, ya wanker?" he growled. "Ah may not have a Ghost Driver, but there are ways ta fuck with ya," he deadpanned.

"Sore de, Takeru to Makoto o shitte imasu ka? Ē to, anata ga tabi o suru no ga taikutsuda to omou toki, nanika ga sore o kakkidzukemasu... Shikashi, sorekara, nani mo shinjin no kappuru no yō ni monogoto o kakkidzukemasen," Tsukasa commented wryly. So you know of Takeru and Makoto? Huh, right when you think traveling around gets boring, something livens it up... but then, nothing livens things up like a couple of rookies.

How do you know its even someone you're not familiar with, Cianán, or should I say Wes? A voice that sounded exactly like Artemis voiced into Cianán's head, cackling his telepathic ass off like Yang would. Are you sure you don't like having your chain yanged? The voice cackled again at the Yang-level pun. Besides, it was too good of an opportunity to pass up on messing with you and Sunny-side Up Bacon-head.

There's only one that can 'Yang' my chain, and you ain't them. Cianán's eyebrow twitching upward.

Aww, what's the matter? Cat got your tongue? A certain brawler's voice came over the link, even though it wasn't Yang who was currently preoccupied in the bedroom, before a resounding smack was heard before the voice said, Geez, Blake, learn to take a joke.

That was as subtle as an avalanche, Yang. Came the voice of a certain kitten who was also preoccupied in the bedroom, yet it wasn't her. Then Cianán heard this alternate Blake's voice start retching as she sounded like she ran to the bathroom and barfed up her breakfast. Ugh. Morning sickness is such a pain in the ass.

Oh, I'm pretty sure a blonde is going to have a pain in the ass. Cianán quipped.

You say that about Kara, but I never took you for a voyeur, brother. Artemis said with a smile over the link. Don't think I didn't notice you there for a brief moment. I bet you enjoyed the show, didn't ya?

Cianán rolled his eyes. Idiot. You are aware the White Ring is capable of tapping into the Violet Light of Love, aren't you? Admittedly, Rage seems to feed into the Omega Sanction, and Love is supposedly just as difficult to really control, so of course it would passively pick up on energies like that. Hopefully a certain asshole Yellow Lantern doesn't show up. He has a bit of a grudge against me. Cianán deadpanned as he caught Sunset with a scissor leg takedown.

Pound my slutty Cat Faunus pussy, Artie! Blake screamed over the link.

Here I come, Blake! Artemis said with a guttural growl as Blake screamed in ecstasy as Artemis filled her up.

Cianán bared his teeth, unaware his incisors had lengthened and sharpened slightly. You asinine bastard. Cianán muttered. He jerked as he sensed a sudden surge of intense fear to the southwest before his eyes narrowed, unaware the visor was glowing. He did notice Sunset pausing as he grabbed both Gaia Memories. "Looks like we have trouble to the southwest. Dunno how far, though. I don't have a bike, though," he commented wryly. It was then that he noticed projections of his Destiny Mark as well as Sunset's speeding in trails towards Twilight's Castle before he noticed a lighter blue one joining it.

I know that feeling, brother. I felt it too, even if I never met her. Artemis said through the link. It shouldn't be possible… can it? Unless she somehow survived like Sunset's Twilight and became a Kamen Rider, perhaps?

There is a Kamen Rider who straddles the boundary between life and death… Kamen Rider Ghost. Seems there's counterparts to the Kamen Riders here. Though I'd be intrigued to see who would end up as the Helheim Riders. Cianán commented wryly.

Well, I'm physically spent from my activities with my brawler and kitten. Artemis said through their link. But then his voice went to his old Scottish blood, saying, But if ye get ye're arse intae trouble, don't ye hesitate to ask me for help, ye hear me, ya jackass?

Aye, ya prick. Something tells me this ain't gonna be too difficult. Cianán drawled. He paused as his ears twitched at crackling electricity before his head turned upon seeing crimson electricity arcing before his eyebrows shot up. Well, shove a live grenade up my ass and call me a grenade launcher, he commented before his head cocked. You seeing this? he commented. He only knew of one Displaced that used crimson lightning. He immediately thought of the watch Token they'd found before he felt a vibration before he focused, feeling it form in his hand. His eyebrows rose in mild surprise. You may want to get yer arse over here, you Cybertronian man-whore.

The term is 'gigolo', ya little shite-eating jackass! Artemis said with a groan, before Cianán heard him yelp over the link. It may take me a few minutes, as, surprisingly, my legs feel like Jell-O. Tell Uncle Ed I'll be down shortly.

"I see you two were Displaced, though not by 'average' means," Edward commented. "Primus is one of the Elder Void Dwellers, which considering some of them are pretty ancient, such as a certain author's awareness of certain entities," he commented.

"You're implying that Lovecraft's 'Elder Gods' and 'Old Ones' aren't 'deities' in the stricter sense, but these 'Elder Void Dwellers'. Damn," Cianán deadpanned dryly. "Hope we never run across them."

"Well, if it isn't good old Uncle Edward." Artemis said with a smile as he came out of a small Ground Bridge that sealed behind him as he stepped out. "Great to finally visibly see you. Been a long time."

"True. Though Justine has been bugging me about meeting you two, though I have to wonder how the fuck did you manage to strip Darkseid of his Omega Sanction?" Edward commented.

"Hell if I know. I know learning to separate it from the Red Light of Rage is going to be a pain in the ass, much like this idjit leaving a certain connection open at very fucking inopportune times," Cianán commented before he shook his head. "Though if there's five people I'll miss, it's the Winchesters, Harvelles, and Uncle Bobby… Jo and Ellen could be as prickly as cacti, but they could rival a certain polychromatic mare for Loyalty," he sighed.

"At least we dealt with that little hijo de puta that did that to her and the others, minus Twilight and Rarity apparently." Artemis said with a sad smile, placing his hand on his brother's shoulder. "I know you're nearby as well, Rares. It doesn't take a genius to figure out you're Kamen Rider Ghost here. Twilight would be very happy to know that you are still alive in some way."

"Though the difference here is that I can pull the ambient magic in to form… I suppose you could call it a 'physical shell' in a way," a wry and amused but familiar posh voice commented as her body seemed to form from nothing.

"That sounds an awful lot like the standard description of a Spirit forming a 'cold spot'. I have to wonder how the Eyecons are here. They were famous people from Earth, not Equis," Cianán commented wryly.

"Like the famous Father of Gravity, himself." Artemis said with a small chuckle. "I remember reading about him in science class."

"As well as Benjamin Franklin, the Father of Electricity, and Robin Locksley of Sherwood Forest… more famously known as 'Robin Hood'. Another was a very famous or infamous spirit depending on who you asked… known for the 'Curse of the Pharaoh's Tomb'," Cianán quipped.

"What am I, a fluffed pillow?" a scratchy feminine voice deadpanned.

"And there's Ponyville's resident prismatic tomcolt herself." Artemis laughed.

"You're a pillow? How fluffy are ye, then?" Cianán quipped innocently yet teasingly.

A dull thud kicked up a bit of dust as her body formed, revealing her getting up off the ground from face-planting.

"To quote my sexy brawler, 'damn, she bounces'." Artemis laughed his ass off at Rainbow's expense.

"I'm gonna kick your ass, pretty boy!" Rainbow snapped.

"Whatcha gonna do about it, tomcolt? Straddle me to death? I already been having some action on that front. Not like you can do much worse." Artemis said with a smirk.

Cianán blinked several times at Artemis' comment. "Ugh, you must be eager for her to beat your ass," he sighed before Rainbow shot at Artemis. Cianán darted back as he evaded Rainbow's charge at Artemis, unconsciously chuckling, not realizing he sounded like a certain bald Stooge.

Rainbow was using every technique she learned in karate to try and land a hit on Artemis, but he kept on evading, blocking, or catching her jabs and throwing her back like a certain Terminator from the fifth movie in the series in a certain bridge scene. He was calculating her movements by the millisecond. And he was seeing it clearly pissed her off.

"C'mon, Dashie, you know that you can't beat me." Artemis said with a deadpan look that rivaled the Terminator. "I can calculate your movements by the microsecond. Besides, you need to learn how to take a joke and not get worked up over nothing."

Rainbow glared at him, breathing a bit hard before a very audible smack sounded, making her jump.

"Calculate that movement, brother?" Cianán quipped cheekily before he swatted her ass again, not surprised as she turned on him.

"Actually… yes. I did. But with you, it's like Pinkie Pie: you are so random." Artemis said with a smirk. "Besides, I am trying to de-escalate, not re-escalate, ya jackass!" Then Artemis had a faraway look in his eyes as he sent a telepathic message to Twilight, saying, Twilight, you might wanna come outside, babe. There are some ponies outside with me and Cianán that you would be very happy to see. You too, Bacon-head. There's somepony here that would be happy to see you.

"Oh, my… how daring!" Rarity commented overdramatically, seeing how Cianán had 'de-escalated' the rambunctious tomcolt mare: by getting her in an unexpected liplock. To her mild surprise, Rainbow had one hand on his chest, the other firmly on his ass.

"Doubt you calculated that, brother," Cianán quipped smugly.

"To be honest, I actually did not see that coming." Artemis said with a shit-eating grin.

Sunset swatted Artemis in the back of the head. "I was already here, ya idjit," she drawled.

"Heh, yeah, forgot about that." Artemis said with a sheepish smile.

"Bullshit," Cianán and Sunset deadpanned simultaneously in unison.

"To quote your words to Jason Todd, brother, 'No shit, just head', which I got plenty of from Blake and Yang earlier." Artemis said, laughing out loud.

"Betcha that wasn't the only thing you were eating, was it?" Cianán deadpanned. "I'd wager you were eating ass too," he quipped.

"And their pussies too, 69 position and everything." Artemis laughed, much to Cianán's chagrin.

"TMI, motherfucker," Cianán sighed, rolling his eyes.

"Not like you weren't doing the same thing to Sunset here and the Spa Triplets." Artemis said with a knowing smirk. "When I went to get the rest of the herd, there was one world I visited because of a certain former Queen of the Grimm that turned over a new leaf, who also gave me a chance at a relationship. But she's in a secret location here on Equis with her eldest daughter because she's… afraid of what others will think and do to her if they saw her."

Cianán simply flipped the bird as he backed away from Rainbow, who pouted for a second before smirking.

"So you're dating the REAL Salem, huh?" Ed came through on his Token, having stayed quiet, amused at Rainbow and Artie's scuffle.

"Not just her, Uncle Ed. Faust, Blake, Yang, Twilight, Stella Sabre and her sister, Sveta, A certain 'self-proclaimed' super-genius's grand-daughter, a former Jedi, Cadence from an alternate Equestria, and a certain Senshi of Love." Artemis said with a proud smile. "Between Faust, Blake, and Stella and Sveta, 16 kids under my belt, but I love them all like nothing else. 17 if you count Salem's eldest daughter, who survived the fight between her and Ozma centuries ago. The only difference is that apparently another version of Optimus Prime and Tony Stark teamed up to heal her injuries, which would've otherwise killed her. To prevent that, she was put into a modified coma sleep while Optimus and Tony, the MCU version, worked on her. They're basically turning her into a techno-organic like Sari Sumdac. She still has yet to wake up though." Artemis sighed at that last comment he said.

"As long as we don't run across En Namah Sur down to the southwest, I think we'll have whatever is going on covered," Cianán commented wryly.

"You fucked up his name on purpose, didn't you?" Artemis said with a smirk.

"Considering the name he took for himself being 'Apocalypse'? I kinda deliberately switched the 'S' and 'N' in his name, considering those that consider him their 'lord' would use an altered form of the Japanese 'sama' surname, and the only loyalty I have for that fucker comes in two fingers," Cianán commented, doubling the bird.

Sunset cocked her head. "Who would choose that sort of nickname?" she deadpanned dryly.

"Someone who hopes to intimidate through not only appearance, but reputation," Edward commented.

Cianán's eyes widened slightly upon seeing exactly what ride 'Uncle Ed' had created, recognizing Cloud Strife's Fenrir bike.

Artemis whistled appreciatively. "Nice, Uncle Ed. But if I may ask, do you think you can recreate my brawler's bike Bumblebee? When I brought her, Blake and the others to my Earth, she couldn't leave Faust's house on Earth due to possibly being discovered. I know she would appreciate that, Uncle Ed."

Suddenly a halting voice spoke up, "How… do you… know… that… I haven't… already… followed… her here… Prime?" Bumblebee himself rolled up, Artemis not expecting him to be a motorcycle that looked exactly like Yang's bike instead of a Camaro like he remembered before he transformed.

"So… you were already with her on Remnant before I brought her and Blake to Earth?" Artemis asked with surprise. Bumblebee nodded. "Huh, why doesn't that surprise me? I had a theory why her bike was named Bumblebee. I never expected that theory to be true. It must've been boring being in disguise all the time."

"Was… in stasis… the entire… time." Bumblebee said. "Wasn't… awake. But… I… was aware."

Why am I not surprised? Yang's voice commented over the link between her and Artemis. I knew you were special, Bee. I just didn't know how special.

Wow, something you didn't expect to Yang your chain, eh, lass? Cianán quipped teasingly, amused, turning one of her own puns against her.

Oh, FUCK YOU! Yang screamed at Cianán when she realized what she walked into.

As hot as you are, Yang, you're taken. I'm not the kind to take someone's girl. I did notice a certain 'Orange Cream Soda', though. Cianán quipped.

Weiss' eyebrow was twitching madly. You did not just make a pun about that, did you? she growled.

Uh oh, snow leopard showing her claws. Cianán quipped teasingly.

Shut it before I show what I can do with my Ice Dust to your cojónés, you hentai! Weiss screamed over the link.

Are you sure you don't need some 'stress relief' yourself? Artemis commented to Weiss innocently. I'm sure Blake and Yang would agree, and I'd be more than happy to oblige you.

You couldn't handle me even if I took you up on that offer. Weiss said, sounding like she smirked like she was challenging Artemis.

Is that a challenge, Weiss Cream? Artemis asked, smirking at the thought.

Why don't you come to my room and find out? Weiss said, still smirking in her voice.

Oh, here I come, alright. Artemis said before he opened up a Ground Bridge and walked into it, straight to Weiss's room in Twilight's castle.

Oi vey… thinking with the head below the belt, ain't he? Geez, and here I thought Kuroto Dan's god complex was annoying. Cianán sighed, facepalming. Either way, we got shit to do whilst you're getting Creamed. he quipped.

I'll take that as a compliment. Artemis said, not deigning that with the response Cianán was expecting.

"As a certain Rider would say: Let's Ride," Cianán quipped as he vaulted onto the Fenrir, noticing no push button start nor a key. He blinked as he felt the bike shift before he felt something very warm and pillowy against his back.

"Hope you don't mind, darling," he heard Rarity's posh voice before he felt her arm over his shoulders and the other around his chest.

"Thumbprint and pulse scanner. Makes it to where if someone were crazy enough to take off your thumb or your hand, it'd still be useless due to the secondary retinal scanner," Edward commented. "I also added something from mutual friends," he added before he cut the connection.

Cianán blinked several times in confusion at Edward's comment. "Mutual friends?" he muttered under his breath. "What does he…?" he muttered before he blinked.

"You didn't forget me, did you, rookie?" Tsukasa quipped teasingly as he pulled up on his bike. "After all," he started.

"I know your catchphrase, Tsukasa," Cianán deadpanned.

"I'm guessing you don't have a high opinion of me, oh well," he commented before he tugged the NeoDecaDriver open before he slid the card in his hand into it.

"Henshin," he quipped before nine shadows formed before merging to form his armor before the reddish magenta cards melded with the helm, a golden glow flaring as the transformation finished.

Cianán, Sunset, and Tsukasa accelerated, pulling away at high speed before tines extended, arcs of bluish purple lightning flickered and crackled before firing out in a spiraling beam before a crackling rift formed.

In a matter of seconds, they'd surged through it, vanishing in a surge of lightning that left a brief rift in reality before it receded into a spark that faded to embers.

Unfortunately for Cianán, when the rift reopened, it was a dozen feet in the air and over a sand dune overlooking an Arabian style city.

Sucrairo, Saddle Arabia

Too bad for him, as his heavier bike dug into the sand upon landing and promptly launched him over the handlebars though Rarity managed to catch and even perch herself on the handlebars whilst filing her nails. He tumbled head over heels down the dune several times. "Thank God for armor," he growled. "Though it doesn't keep sand from getting in places it shouldn't be, fuck!" he groaned as he sat up.

Rainbow was snickering as he stood, shaking sand off himself before the deep throated growl of the Fenrir's engine sounded as Rarity revved it and pulled free of the dune.

Cianán saw Sunset turn her head and apparently mutter something he couldn't quite hear, though he did see Rainbow tumble off the back of her bike when she accelerated with a blush that could have rivaled a lighthouse at night.

"Damn it, Sunset! Do you really want me to kick your ass?!?" Rainbow shouted as she scrambled to her feet, mostly covered in sand.

Cianán saw Sunset pause. He noticed a strong surge of nostalgia from her.

He heard her heave a breath as if thinking.

Cianán tilted his head as he felt a tremor up his legs where they rested as he felt a gust of wind. "Might be best if we get in the city! Got a gut feeling that something ain't quite right," he muttered. He noticed Tsukasa turning his head before he accelerated towards the city as Rarity also did the same before he hopped on behind her before he grabbed Rainbow's arm on the run. He did notice with some surprise that, at least for the present, Rarity lacked her horn, but instead had a light blue topaz crystal focus in its place. He noticed Rainbow wore an armored vest with two rows of crystalline foci in the back along her upper back and spine.

It took them minutes to speed through the gates, though he did notice that the guards were within the guard towers that had what resembled sliding windows. He got the distinct sense that they were made to be airtight. His ears twitched at a low rumbling, almost like thunder or an earthquake, though beyond the shuddering and noise, it didn't create damage. Unfortunately, it was moments later the sandstorm hit. He saw flares of bright blue and orange light as both Rarity and Rainbow transformed.

"Is it just me, or did that sound vaguely like a snore?" Rainbow commented bluntly with a grimace as she flicked back her orange edged black hood.

"Curiously, I agree, though I very much doubt any dragon would live underground, especially this far from the Dragonlands," Rarity pointed out.

"Though… how could a dragon create a sandstorm… with a snore?" Cianán commented cautiously. He had a sneaking gut feeling as to what it really was… and it wasn't a dragon… but something almost as terrifying in its own way.

"Unless it's not a dragon," Sunset commented.

Tsukasa cocked his head, watching quietly. There were worlds he'd not visited before that held aspects he'd never encountered before, and this was such an aspect.

Cianán blinked as he took a deep breath. "My thoughts exactly… but if I'm right in what it is… then in its own way… it'd rival a dragon… and outstrip one in others," he commented as he took a deep breath as the sandstorm began to settle. He exhaled softly before taking a second breath, repeating the exhalation. Been a good while since I tapped into it… but I can feel it, and if I'm right… then the entity behind these sandstorms will notice what I'm about to do… his psychic voice was low, but projected to all four of the other Riders' minds as his hand dipped to the LostDriver before he flicked it back to vertical, tugging free the T3 Fang Memory which immediately unfolded and vaulted onto Sunset's shoulder in its dinosaur form, watching as well as Cianán's eyes were closed, his wings held tight to his back.

Rainbow blinked before she felt her skin prickle at an unfamiliar power that was rising in the air before Cianán's eyes snapped open, his irises glowing a brilliant silver as his aura manifested, though rather than being the golden white of the Speed Force, it was a bright but pale bluish silver mistiness that erupted in a thick column that shot skyward.

Tsukasa's eyes widened fractionally in surprise as this was something he'd not run across before. He could feel the sands underneath their feet shuddering in response, even as some of it was whipped into the air.

Sunset staggered back from the energy surge as it didn't feel like pure magic, yet at the same time, it did… yet it felt more… complete… if she had to put a word to it. The column faded away as Cianán exhaled slowly.

Cianán's arms relaxed as he took a deep breath. "Damn… that felt invigorating," he commented before he rolled his shoulders as he took a deep breath. "I KNOW YOU FELT THAT, YOU SAND RAT… NOW SHOW YOURSELF!" he roared in a tone to rival a certain Royal Voice.

The sands near them began to move in a decidedly unnatural way before it formed a pile three times as tall as an Abrams tank before it began to condense and tighten as dark bluish purple markings began revealing themselves on the pile before a jagged tail revealed itself. Dark eye sockets formed upon the obese form before a rumbling snore escaped the form.

Cianán cocked an eyebrow before he pushed off, tagging the miniaturized form with a strong kick, a spray of sand erupting from the impact. "Geez, here I thought Kurama was a lazy bastard… Shūkaku," he deadpanned dryly before the eye sockets flicked golden as deep golden irises glowed within the darkened eye sockets before a sudden gust of air shoved him back as the Ichibi yawned.

"Fuck you, human," Shūkaku growled.

"Sorry, not interested. Got four mares I've already pounded and two hot mares nearby that I wouldn't mind getting to know up close and personally," Cianán quipped innocently. He heard a distinct clunk as he saw Sunset facepalm.

"Ugh… geez. Here I thought both Rainbows were perverts," Sunset groaned.

Cianán smirked a bit. "You weren't saying that the other night… though I hear you were a very kinky gamer… or did you not strip each time you died in certain games… and I hear you weren't the only one?" he quipped.

Sunset faceplanted almost immediately in response. "Damn it," she grumbled.

"I'll take that as a 'yes', then," Cianán quipped. His head cocked as he saw a rush of memories in her mind which made his eyebrows rise. "Damn," he whistled. He wasn't going to voice what was in said memories… yet. But damn if it wasn't very… interesting.