“…If that’s how long a Time Lord’s name is,” remarked Tysar, “I hesitate to learn yours, Doctor.”
“One of the reasons I stick with just ‘Doctor’,” replied the Doctor. “So, Rex, what brings you here from Gallifrey? I doubt it’s a social call, there’s too much of a mess going on.”
“That mess is exactly why I came here,” said Rex. “I was tracking a Chronal Surge and it brought me here.”
“Did the starting time periods share any similarities with these two?” asked the Doctor as she indicated Emu and Obi-wan.
“…Well, General Kenobi’s galaxy, yes,” replied Rex, “but far into its future, long after the Jedi and Sith became mere legends. I’d say it was…around Dr. Hojo Emu’s time.”
“How about we DON’T mention his rank?” suggested the Doctor.
“It’s all right,” assured Obi-wan. “I can’t expect every Time Lord to understand war like you do, Doctor.” Rex flinched.
“In any event,” he continued, “we must find this person as I fear they may try and take my TARDIS. My security systems are a little…buggy, as it were.”
“That’s no good,” said the Doctor. “Let’s find this person quickly. Where should we start?”
“I believe the locals called it Landfill Dreamland.”
“The submarine!” gasped Callie happily.
“We are NOT driving that sub,” replied Marie.
“Aw! But-!”
“Callie, how long did it take you to get your driver’s license again?”
“HEY!”
“Enough!” called the Captain. “Rex, was it? You said we should start in Landfill Dreamland? Let’s get to it, then.” The Captain led the way with the Doctor hanging back. Something about Rex seemed…familiar, and not in a good way.
The group arrived at Landfill Dreamland. “Right,” said Rex, “we need to scour this area. Let’s split up, hm?” The group nodded and split up. Obi-wan took this opportunity to speak with the Doctor.
“Your mind is like a violent storm, Doctor,” he said.
“No change there,” remarked the Doctor. “But there’s something…off about Rex. He’s a Time Lord, but I feel like I’ve seen him before, and not in a friendly capacity.”
“There IS something dark about him,” said Obi-wan. The two then found something. It looked…like a mirrored pyramid! The Doctor’s eyes goggled. “Doctor?” asked Obi-wan.
“…REX!” called the Doctor, her face darkening.
“Yes, Doc-?” Rex appeared next to the Doctor and saw the pyramid the Doctor pointed to. “…Drat it all!” he grumbled.
“So, taking the identity of Rex Flood?” asked the Doctor.
“…Well, given that I have a classically masculine frame,” replied Rex, “I can hardly use the feminine title of ‘Rani’, can I?” By then, everyone had arrived.
“Doctor?” asked Tysar. “What’s wrong?”
“Well, I found Rex’s TARDIS, for one thing,” replied the Doctor.
“That pyramid?” asked Sty.
“No, you stupid bug, the submarine!” hissed Rex, sarcasm THICK in his voice.
“You wanna say that again?!” snarled Sty.
“Rex IS a Time Lord,” said the Doctor, “but he’s not one like me. He used to be called the Rani, an amoral scientist.”
“Doctor, science focuses on whether or not we CAN do something,” replied Rex. “The question of whether or not we should do it is irrelevant.”
“You’re proving my point here,” said the Doctor. “So, what’s the endgame? Chasing after the coattails of your master, Omega?”
“Omega was my failed bi-generation’s master and she got what she deserved,” replied Rex. “No, I’m going to kill him, but I need to intercept him before he reaches Gallifrey.”
“And the person we’re after?” asked Callie.
“That part’s the truth,” answered Rex. “She’s been after my TARDIS, not caring about the implications of staying here in Inkadia.”
“So you’re trying to stop her,” said the Doctor. “Who is she anyways?” A lava shot then answered her question. Everyone turned to see a lime-green woman with pink eyes and white hair as well as a black dress and shirt. “…Oh,” said the Doctor as she realized who it was.
“I overheard everything!” snarled the green woman. “Followed you from the rocket site! So, you’re the same Doctor that ruined my viral experiments!”
“You were experimenting with the Movellan Virus!” retorted the Doctor. “You were making unnecessary enemies of the Daleks! Of course I was going to stop you!”
“Doctor, who is that woman?” asked Tysar.
“That’s Lord Dominator,” replied the Doctor. “She destroys whole galaxies just for fun!”
“Oh, a humanoid Dalek,” remarked Sty.
“I’m better than those dorky trash cans!” barked Lord Dominator as she pulled out a purple and black device. It had a two barreled gun on one end, a chainsaw on the other, a set of A and B buttons, and a screen. Emu goggled in shock.
“The Gashacon Bugvisor!” he said. “How did you get that?!”
“Rex had it in his TARDIS and his notes on Game Disease,” replied Lord Dominator.
“You know, you ruined the Chameleon Circuit!” remarked Rex. “It supposed to blend in with the surroundings!”
“…That specific shape didn’t exactly blend in on Lakertya,” snarked the Doctor.
“You, hush!” hissed Rex.
“What do you intend to do with that device?” asked Obi-wan.
“This thing was loaded with a sample of Game Disease,” replied Lord Dominator.
“The Bugster Virus!” hissed Emu.
“Bugster Virus?” asked the Doctor.
“A sort of computer virus that can infect humans!” explained Emu. “After infection, whenever someone’s immune system is weakened due to stress, it replicates and takes over the host’s body until the host disappears!”
“And that device is the means of deploying it?”
“It’s A means. Thankfully, there’s a way to deal with that!” Emu then pulled out a neon green device with a pink handle. The device had two slots to the left of the handle.
“What on Earth-?” muttered the Doctor. Emu then put the device on his waist and it formed a belt around him.
“That thing works like my Gamer Driver,” continued Emu as he pulled out a small pink device. It looked almost like a game cartridge. Lord Dominator smiled.
“Doctor, it hurts when I do THIS!” She pointed the barrel end of the Bugvisor at Callie and sprayed her with some orange mist.
“CALLIE!” called Marie. Lord Dominator then made her arms become lava and the lava formed into giant fists. She swung fists at Callie, forcing the Inkling Idol to dodge. Unfortunately, the fight or flight instinct was enough to trigger stress and Callie was surrounded by orange matter that formed into a golem-like creature. “Might wanna leave her to her fate, losers!” cackled Lord Dominator.
“No chance!” replied Emu. “I’ll change Callie’s fate with my own hands!” He pressed a button on the pink cartridge.
“MIGHTY ACTION X!” announced the cartridge. The area pixelated for a bit, then returned to normal as blocks appeared, even in midair.
“HENSHIN!” called Emu. He then inserted the cartridge into the slot nearest to the handle on the belt.
“GASHATTO!” called the belt. A ring of rectangular holograms with visors and hair appeared. “Let’s game! Meccha game! MUCCHA GAME! WHAT’S YOUR NAME?!” Emu selected the icon with pink hair. “I’m a Kamen Rider!” The hologram passed over him and he was in white armor with a life gauge on the chest with pink hair…and he had chibi proportions. Lord Dominator laughed.
“What kind of ridiculous armor is that?!” she cackled.
“It’s Level 1,” replied Emu.
“Now I remember where I heard that name!” realized the Doctor. “You’re Hojo Emu, Kamen Rider Ex-Aid!”
“That’s me!” replied Emu, Kamen Rider Ex-Aid. “And I’ll clear this game with no continues!” He then summoned a white hammer with a green head and a set of A and B buttons on it.
“GASHACON BREAKER!” it said. Ex-Aid then bounced around and struck the golem with the Breaker. As he struck it, a stylized “HIT” appeared.
“Yes, yes, you proved your genius,” sighed Rex to Lord Dominator.
“Oh no, not yet!” replied Lord Dominator as she pulled out a buckle and fixed it to her waist. It formed a belt and fastened itself to her. She then attached the Bugvisor to the belt.
“GATCHON!” it called in a distorted voice. Then creepy 8-bit music played. Lord Dominator then pulled out a cartridge like Ex-Aid’s but it was magma-styled.
“Wait, you made your own Gashat?!” yelped Rex.
“Why else would I use your lab so often?” asked Lord Dominator. She pressed the cartridge (Gashat) button.
“WORLD-DESTROYER!” it announced.
“What’s that word Ex-Aid used?” mused Lord Dominator. “Ah, yes! …Henshin!” She inserted the Gashat into a slot above the screen.
“GASHATTO!” called the belt. She then pressed a button on the other side of the slot. “BUGGLE UP!” A hologram of her overlapped with a red game character then surrounded her and magma then surrounded the whole thing as the belt continued. “FIRE! BLEAKNESS! (Genocide!) DESTROYING STAR SHIP! WORLD-DESTROYER!” A fist then burst out of the magma formation and then a Kamen Rider based on Lord Dominator’s armored form took its place.
“You can call me…Kamen Rider Smash-R!” introduced Lord Dominator as her helmet distorted her voice to sound masculine. “Level 10!” She then went on the attack as she summoned a magma-themed sword with an A and B button.
“GASHACON VOLCANIUM X BLADE!” it called as she swung it.