I had tossed and turned in the real world. In the dream I was having, I was trying to explain myself. The corpses of my friends and family said that I had made a mistake in letting Hiro live. \u201cNo!\u201d I said. \u201cHe had to live! Don\u2019t you understand?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou allowed him to kill us!\u201d accused Hongo\u2019s corpse<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou never killed him when you had the chance!\u201d accused Gandalf\u2019s corpse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou had numerous chances!\u201d said Batman\u2019s corpse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy own sister failed to protect the multiverse!\u201d said Hiroki\u2019s body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is no hope now!\u201d said Richard\u2019s body. \u201cIt\u2019s all thanks to you!\u201d In a swift movement, his hand grabbed my face. I could feel myself decomposing slowly and deliberately. \u201cYou will join us as the restless dead!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNOO!\u201d I screamed. I woke up before the decay could reach my jaw. Someone burst in at my outburst! I grabbed my sword and pointed it at the intruder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy dear young lady,\u201d exclaimed the intruder, \u201cput that thing down! I am not the enemy!\u201d The shape then became recognizable. I smoothed out my nightdress as I lowered my sword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGandalf, I must apologize,\u201d I managed to get out between my gasps. I had managed to steady my breathing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can see that something haunts your dreams,\u201d observed Gandalf. No use in hiding my distress from a wizard. I sat down on my bed and recounted the dream. \u201cI must admit,\u201d gulped Gandalf, \u201cI\u2019m amazed my dead body would ever say that to you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGandalf, did I make a mistake?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn what way?\u201d pondered the Istari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLetting Hiro live,\u201d I elaborated. \u201cIn the long run, it may prove a pity that I allowed him to continue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPity?\u201d quizzed Gandalf. \u201cIt was pity that influenced your decision. Unless, of course, my eyes deceive me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo. maybe not,\u201d I replied. \u201cBut what will that mean in the long run?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPerhaps he may be rehabilitated,\u201d mused Gandalf. The thing is, his words echoed what was in my heart. I had always hoped Hiro could repent before his end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis whole business has me in a fluster, and I\u2019m not used to flustering,\u201d I sighed. \u201cLately, I\u2019ve had moments where I wish I had never heard of this nonsense!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo do all who live to see such times,\u201d replied Gandalf kindly, \u201cbut that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.\u201d I smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou said that to Frodo in the Mines,\u201d I recalled. I had calmed down at that point. \u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor what?\u201d asked Gandalf, pretending not to know what he had done for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHelping me settle my mind,\u201d I explained. \u201cI\u2019m going back to sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOf course,\u201d said Gandalf as he headed to my door. \u201cGood night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2018Night,\u201d I mumbled. I drifted back to sleep. My dreams were much more pleasant as I stood against Hiro. He was taken to some unknown court. My friends and I had testified against him. No one spoke on his behalf. While his lawyer was fierce, Hiro was found guilty and sentenced to live alone in a prison of unknown design. I woke up later, stretching and rubbing my eyes. I then went into the usual routine of getting into my dress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Call me superstitious, but I always do this routine to bring me luck. I stepped out of the room to see everyone assembled in the cafeteria. After several good mornings, a grunt substituted Batman\u2019s good morning, we got our breakfast. I had requested that Emily retrieve Elphaba so she could join us. Emily went to the brig and got the former Wicked Witch. Elphaba saw some glares. \u201cHow hospitable,\u201d she snarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cElphaba Thropp,\u201d I began, \u201cgiven the atrocities you\u2019ve committed against the Winkies and Flying Monkeys, we had a debate on whether or not you should live.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat?!\u201d yelped Elphaba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHowever,\u201d I continued, \u201cas leader, I had decided against your second death.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVery generous,\u201d chuckled Elphaba with a relieved smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t mistake my kindness for weakness,\u201d I snapped. \u201cYou have a long way to go before we consider you a teammate. Given that there are no replicators in your dimension, I assume you had help last night when you had a meal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat would be me,\u201d explained the mysterious voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWork closely with the voice to figure out this mess,\u201d I directed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ll do what I can,\u201d obliged Elphaba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGood,\u201d I nodded. \u201cIn the meantime, the Vortex Riders and I are off to find another Keystone. Speaking of which, who\u2019s in control of the Chroma Keystone?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat would be me,\u201d called Wyldstyle as she held up her gauntlet. She put it on her left hand. \u201cIn a bizarre form of behavior for me, I\u2019ve read through the instructions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWon\u2019t hurt in this case,\u201d I said. \u201cEveryone, mount your steeds!\u201d We had gotten on our respective vehicles and got ready to charge through the portal again. Elphaba was talked through manual operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGood to go!\u201d she called. \u201cYour destination is dimension N-1-N-J-A-G-0!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCHARGE!\u201d I shouted We charged into the portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The location in that dimension happened to be a gladiatorial arena. An afro wearing guitar dude in 60\u2019s disco clothes was trying to get away from a guy in punk clothing and a glowing purple sword. He turned to the man in the box, who sported a large snake skull on his head with a long purple fake spikey snake around it, a mustache and goatee, thick eyebrows, sideburns, and hair, all black, and dark red robes with gold and black markings. Apparently, he\u2019s from the Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu<\/em> line Lego had set up. From what Haitao told us, the guy in the box is called Master Chen, a villain of the series. He had given the order to the punk man to finish the guitar man. As the punk man was about to lay the finishing blow on the guitar man, we fell on top in a tangled mess. Once we disentangled, we looked around. \u201cNow where are we?\u201d asked Wyldstyle. Another portal had opened, depositing a Japanese man. He wore feminine clothes and makeup and sported a muscular build, but unlike Emmanuel, he preferred pants. He dusted himself off with the wrap covering his bald head and looked around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAn arena?\u201d asked the man in a slight French accent. He smiled. \u201cWell, my horoscope said I would find intrigue in new places and an arena will certainly develop such intrigue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOren Pierre Alfonzo!\u201d cheered Hiroki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWho?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe\u2019s one of the secondary riders in Kamen Rider Gaim<\/em>,\u201d explained Hiroki. \u201cThat fruit themed Kamen Rider show I mentioned.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI met those riders,\u201d supplied Hongo, \u201cthough we didn\u2019t make the best first impression.\u201d He was interrupted by Chen\u2019s laughing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat a delightful surprise!\u201d he said in a thick Japanese accent. \u201cMore competitors for my tournament of elements!\u201d We all looked at each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019d say it\u2019s time for a show!\u201d called Oren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDid you arrange this, Klaus?\u201d asked Chen to his aide. Klaus shook his head. \u201cNo matter,\u201d assured Chen. \u201cI sense great power in them. Power that will soon be mine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou may try,\u201d called Emmanuel, \u201cand you will fail.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOren-san,\u201d quizzed Hongo, \u201cdo you have your belt on you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSadly, no, it was destroyed,\u201d sighed Oren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat\u2019s that in your pocket?\u201d asked Hiroki. Oren arched an eyebrow, then reached into his pocket to reveal a device in a similar shape to ours but lacked the blue circle and had a knife at a diagonal on the right with a faceplate on the left. The faceplate looked almost like a gladiator\u2019s helmet facing the knife. He blinked in surprise, then smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell now,\u201d he chuckled as he put it to his waist. A yellow belt strap appeared and fastened the device to his waist. \u201cAnd just to finish things off,\u201d said Oren as he pulled a silver padlock out with a durian on it. For those who don\u2019t know, a durian is a green, spikey fruit that has a very strong smell, a horribly strong smell. \u201cShall we entertain the masses?\u201d asked Oren as he held the lock up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDo we look like gladiators to you?!\u201d I quizzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCome on!\u201d protested Emmanuel as he got out his i.d tag. \u201cWhere\u2019s your entertainer\u2019s spirit?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut, we shall require an opponent,\u201d called Oren. He pointed to Chen. \u201cMonsieur, could you provide us with one?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs you wish,\u201d chuckled Chen. He turned to a guy in a jogging suit about to eat a hot dog. \u201cYou! Bring our guests\u2026up to speed!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes. Master Chen,\u201d confirmed the jogger. Did I say jogger? I meant runner with speed that would give a certain video game mascot pause! I had a feeling Chen would be making puns during our stay. The runner circled us a few times before ringing a gong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMaster Griffin Turner, element of speed, you\u2019re up,\u201d called Chen. \u201cLet\u2019s see how our new contenders fare!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPermettez-moi,\u201d said Oren. He then looked at his lock. \u201cHen\u2026shin.\u201d After he said that, he sharply turned his head to Master Turner and opened the lock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDURIAN!\u201d announced the lock as a ring of light around the durian symbol flashed on each syllable. After that happened, a zipper opened a circle above him, letting a large, metal durian with a large spike on each side float above Oren. He put the lock onto the belt and closed it. \u201cLock on!\u201d called the lock. At that point, a guitar riff started looping. Oren threw his hands above his head, crossed them, then stepped back, putting his left hand down while his right went across his front. As he pulled the hand back, it pulled the knife down, revealing the inside of a durian and a spikey sword. The metal durian landed on his shoulders, covering his head and forming a neon green suit with purple highlights. The durian split into armor pieces. The top part with the two big spikes became shoulder armor. The front part went down to reveal a silver t shape on the other side, becoming the chest unit. The back simply swung down. The helmet had a spike on either side. The eyes evoked the interior flesh of a durian with the rim of the left eye having a crack. He had a Red Roman Crest running from the top of his head to the nape of his neck. As it unfolded, Oren stepped forward, opening his hands to allow a large, spiky, green sword to appear in each hand. \u201cDURIAN ARMS!\u201d announced the lock on the belt. \u201cMISTER DANGEROUS!\u201d A starting bell rang five times with a simulated applause giving a cheer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd thus, Kamen Rider Bravo appears!\u201d cheered Hiroki. While the transformation for Bravo was going on, Turner was running around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat is this, some kind of bonus round?\u201d he quizzed. \u201cNo sweat. No one can match my speed!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAre you sure?\u201d I asked. I lifted my skirts up and stuck out my leg. Turner moved to attack, but he didn\u2019t see the leg that tripped him. The audience didn\u2019t like that, so someone threw something at us. The impact revealed a blue disc. Wyldstyle\u2019s gauntlet buzzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKeep it up, guys!\u201d encouraged Wyldstyle. Turner ran a few more laps and then charged at Wyldstyle who simply put her fist out, allowing his face to collide with it. He got back up as another object flew at Wyldstyle. She dodged, leaving the object to reveal a yellow disc. Another three laps and Bravo sidestepped, letting Turner trip over his feet. An object was hurled from the crowd once again as it revealed a red disc. Gandalf had managed to find something in the lake in the center. It was a snake statue holding a picture of something in its mouth. The picture was the same as the markings on Keystone device the Joker used to power that robot, a circle with two L-shapes facing each other. Unlike the Keystone device, however, all the shapes were in yellow. The snake had a Keystone power transmitter on it with markings from both the Shift and Chroma Keystones, so Wyldstyle decided to put her powers to the test. \u201cChroma Keystone, activate!\u201d she said. The circles let a blob of paint come out of each other and hover in the air. \u201cChroma! Yellow! Wyldstyle!\u201d She jumped into the yellow paint and was covered in the stuff. She then showed her left palm to the picture. \u201cChroma Lock, reveal!\u201d she said. White lines formed to make the same shapes as the painting. She then jumped first into the right L-shape, then the left L-shape, and finally the circle. As she jumped on each shape, the shapes on the picture held by the statue glowed yellow. Colored beams of red, yellow, and blue light destroyed the picture. The fragments then grew and changed, collecting at a single point to become a panel that can rotate while being pushed. It connected to the snake statue via gears. As the paint slid off Wyldstyle\u2019s body, leaving no trace of its existence behind on her, she pushed the panel to make the statue raise up until it could be raised no more. Apparently, it was in the ground so low because it was so top heavy. It fell to the ground and shattered. The only intact thing was the pillar it was built around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLet me have a turn,\u201d called Xiomara as she drew her i.d tag. \u201cHenshin!\u201d She turned into Kamen Rider Seeker once again, surprising Bravo once she revealed herself. She then swapped her i.d tag for the Wyldstyle one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWyldstyle Steel!\u201d announced her belt as the wardrobe changed her armor. She managed to see parts and construct a treadmill with the pillar being the main roller part and the snake head being the control panel. Turner ran onto it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhoa!\u201d he yelped. \u201cWho put that there?\u201d The treadmill went faster and faster. \u201cI can\u2019t stop! Wait, I\u2019m so fast, I can outrun this thing! Ha ha! Sure, I can!\u201d He went faster, but his speech indicated he was getting tired. The treadmill started sparking. \u201cI\u2026can\u2026run\u2026*gasp*\u2026no\u2026getting\u2026tired\u2026noo!\u201d He was then thrown into a wall as the treadmill exploded. Chen seemed enraged by this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOnly ONE can remain!\u201d he declared. He pressed a button on his chair which released a trap door, depositing Turner into the pit below. \u201cVery creative, though,\u201d admitted Chen. \u201cShall we say\u2026 \u2018best of three\u2019?\u201d A man in a moustache-goatee, a maroon turban with a gold stud on the front, a maroon robe, and dark brown pants floated towards us. \u201cMaster Gravis,\u201d said Chen, \u201celement of gravity. He\u2019ll turn your world upside-down!\u201d Gravis used his powers to lift three stone platforms and turn the ones on his sides to be running vertically instead of horizontally while being suspended in the air. Batman checked his keystone gauntlet. Thankfully, the transmitter didn\u2019t fall back in when the statue fell apart, so Batman could still use his powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShift Keystone, activate!\u201d he announced. \u201cCyan, on the platform to my left! Yellow, on the platform in the middle! Magenta, on the platform to my right!\u201d The portals appeared as Gravis hurled rocks at us as he stood in front of the Cyan portal. \u201cLet\u2019s see,\u201d said Batman as he looked at Bravo. \u201cShift! Bravo! Cyan!\u201d Bravo was taken by surprise as he was sucked in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHelp!\u201d he yelped. He appeared behind Gravis and whacked him on the back of the head. That made Gravis lose concentration on that platform, so it crumbled. Gravis floated to the right most platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShift! Bravo! Magenta!\u201d directed Batman. Bravo, with a better understanding of Batman\u2019s plan, jumped into the portal and reappeared behind Gravis. He swung his swords at Gravis as the master of gravity hurled rocks at him. Sadly, Gravis lost, making him lose concentration on the platform, allowing it to crumble. He floated to the middle platform. \u201cShift! Bravo! Yellow!\u201d Bravo landed on the last remaining platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLifetime of Master Chen noodles to the winner!\u201d announced Chen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cVoila!\u201d called Bravo to Gravis. He brought the knife on his belt down once. The lock glowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDURIAN SQUASH!\u201d announced the lock. A wave of light started forming on the crest of Bravo\u2019s helmet. He swung his head, making the light knock Gravis silly. He fell to the ground, along with the platform. This time, Chen was intrigued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMost interesting and entertaining!\u201d he cheered as he jumped in his seat. \u201cGuard,\u201d he ordered as he pressed the trapdoor button on his chair, \u201cbring me more popcorn!\u201d Gravis tumbled into the pit below as some of Chen\u2019s cronies came into the ring. I noticed that an image appeared dirty, an image like the one\u2019s the Chroma Keystone uses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGuys,\u201d I called, \u201chelp me brush this off! Wyldstyle, is the Chroma Keystone still going?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, sorry,\u201d sighed Wyldstyle. \u201cIt switched off when I built that treadmill for Master Turner. On top of that, the circle faded away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI see a new yellow circle in the mouth of that snake over the door,\u201d observed Gandalf. He opened the snake\u2019s mouth and got it down. Wyldstyle\u2019s pocket started buzzing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLet me help!\u201d called Seeker, still in Wyldstyle Steel. She pulled out another relic detector and found something that a batarang could knock down. \u201cBatman! Michael! Help me out!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOn it!\u201d confirmed Michael. \u201cHenshin!\u201d After he formed the suit, he swapped the i.d tag for the Batman one along with Seeker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBatman Steel!\u201d called the belts. The three had tossed their batarangs and knocked down a blue circle. Wyldstyle and Hongo had jumped up and used their combined weight to bring down the red circle from the side of the door. I had fully brushed the image off to reveal two yellow L-shapes and a red circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cChroma Keystone, activate!\u201d announced Wyldstyle. The circles suspended their respective paint blobs at her command. \u201cChroma lock, reveal!\u201d The design appeared again in glowing lines of white. \u201cBravo, do you mind painting yourself red?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot at all,\u201d assured Bravo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cChroma! Red! Bravo!\u201d announced Wyldstyle. Bravo jumped into the red paint blob and then jumped into the circle. \u201cChroma! Yellow! Richard! Richard jumped into the yellow paint, then jumped into each L-shape. The red, blue, and yellow streams of light hit the picture, destroying it, allowing something to burst through. It appeared to be a crane with the main body done up like a snake head. It was apparently alive as it roared and snapped at us. It was restrained by the door\u2019s red frame. That\u2019s when a man in black armor, a black helmet, a full beard, and large metal gauntlets in the shape of fists came into the pit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNow,\u201d purred Chen, \u201cfor your final foe: Master Karlof, element of metal! Now\u2019s your chance to prove your\u2026well\u2026METTLE!\u201d That was awful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHa!\u201d laughed Karlof in a thick Russian accent, thicker than Mikhail\u2019s father. \u201cIs no problem for Karlof! Karlof crush you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOkay, if we can drop the stupid fake Russian accent!\u201d called Mikhail. \u201cMy accent is better anyways!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNyet! Mine is!\u201d argued Irina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have the same accent!\u201d protested Mikhail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMine\u2019s softer, therefore more enjoyable!\u201d argued Irina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAre you kidding?!\u201d countered Mikhail. \u201cIt needs to be hard, to show a Russian\u2019s strength!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCan we save it?!\u201d I snapped. Wyldstyle looked at the snake crane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOoh, when master builds go wrong,\u201d she commented. She got an idea. \u201cGuys, aim for the arch Karlof\u2019s on!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOn it!\u201d confirmed Bravo. He moved the knife on his belt down twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDURIAN AU LAIT!\u201d announced the lock. Bravo then swung his swords, throwing giant, energy based durians at the arch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUn! Deux! Trois!\u201d called Bravo as he swung three times. It destroyed the arch, releasing the snake crane\u2026er\u2026wrecking ball. The ball on the machine dropped, insert ball-dropping joke here, which gave Wyldstyle room to use the remains of the arch to her advantage. Once they turned into Lego bricks, she made a magnet out of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMetal Power!\u201d boasted Karlof as he turned his entire body into silver metal. Gandalf had lifted the new magnet onto the cable the wrecking ball was on. Batman and Lukas got to the new snake electro-magnet\u2019s controls and raised the magnet into the air. We taunted Karlof to come near the magnet, which worked well. Batman pressed the button and turned it on. Karlof was caught in the magnetic field, so he powered down his metal skin, but his gauntlets were still metal, so he was lifted off the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2026you\u2026you cheated!\u201d shouted Chen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEr, WE cheated?!\u201d quizzed Bravo, indicating Karlof\u2019s prison and taking off the durian lock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLock off,\u201d announced the lock as the suit and armor disappeared and revealed Oren Pierre Alfonzo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNobody cheats in my tournament, NOBODY!\u201d shrieked Chen as he slammed his fist on the trapdoor button. A trapdoor opened near us. No one fell through this time. Chen pressed another button, letting on of his guards in his box fall through. Another one dropped another guard. He kept pressing buttons and dropping guards. As that was going on, Wyldstyle started reading a newspaper, Batman looked at his batarang, considering upgrading it, Gandalf ate an apple and tossed it into a trapdoor that opened near him, and Hiroki and Oren explained what the concept behind the lock was. Apparently it\u2019s called a Lockseed. It\u2019s made by holding a fruit from an extradimensional forest called Helheim when you wear the belt Oren used, the Sengoku Driver. It has three finishing moves. Squash is used mainly to perform a fruit themed Rider Kick or charges up the armor, or Arms, to use an attack. Au Lait is mainly an Arms weapon attack, a stronger version of Squash. Last, but not least, the Sparking finisher gives the rider full finisher potential or folds the Arms into its fruit, seed, nut, or berry form to boost the defense of the Rider. Oren admitted that he never unlocked the Sparking function of the Durian Lockseed. The organic fruit version of the Lockseeds, the Helheim fruit, can change a person if eaten on its own. The person turns into a mindless monster called an Inves, which eats Helheim fruits and go after Lockseed users. There are two main types of Lockseeds, the silver Lockseeds that someone like Oren uses, and the clear blue Energy Lockseeds, used in a different belt called the Genesis Driver. Oren was about to talk about his past when a portal opened to deposit a giant mech suit with a bald man driving the thing. The suit was green and had purple trim. The pilot turned to Chen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe staff!\u201d he demanded. \u201cHand it over!\u201d Chen looked at the rather gaudy staff in his possession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo!\u201d he snapped. \u201cNo more surprise guests!\u201d He used the staff to cast a fireball at the mech, which the pilot just laughed off. \u201cUh oh! Everyone! Stop him!\u201d ordered Chen. As the guards charged the mech, Chen waved goodbye as his seat went down into the pits below. The mech pilot grit his teeth and crashed through a door, flinging many of Chen\u2019s cronies off. Batman recognized the pilot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhatever Lex Luthor wants with that staff,\u201d deduced the Dark Knight, \u201cit won\u2019t be good. Come on!\u201d We followed Batman up to Chen\u2019s box and followed Chen down the rabbit hole he and his chair made.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I had tossed and turned in the real world. In the dream I was having, I was trying to explain myself. The corpses of my friends and family said that I had made a mistake in letting Hiro live. \u201cNo!\u201d I said. \u201cHe had to live! 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