The effects of Mikhail\u2019s misguided quest still lingered. He had surrendered the studs he got, bringing our total up to 1,225,000 studs. Hiiro had taken his leave, along with Sh\u014dtar\u014d, Philip, Eiji, Ankh, and K\u014dsei, after a little geeking out from Hiroki since W was his favorite rider. Davros refused to say anything about where Foundation Prime was or Vortech\u2019s endgame and managed to flee to his universe. The Doctor gave chase. I sat alone on the Gateway platform, staring at the stars outside. I heard feet on the floor. Irina came in. She was in a ballet outfit, tutu, pointe shoes, hair in a bun, and a leotard. The outfit\u2019s colors were blue and orange, representing her love for contrasting colors. \u201cI didn\u2019t know you did ballet,\u201d I observed. She saw me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI never told you?\u201d asked Irina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat, or I don\u2019t remember you telling me,\u201d I replied. \u201cWhen did you start?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI guess when I was 4,\u201d explained Irina as she sat next to me, smoothing out her tutu. \u201cI was lucky enough to see Swan Lake<\/em> back home. I saw how the dancers let the music guide them and how high they leapt, awakening a desire to do the same in me. I started when I was in Kindergarten, realizing how painful it is. Yet, when I made my first public dance, I felt satisfaction when the audience applauded. They really liked my performance. It was then that I made a vow to practice whenever I could.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDon\u2019t you relax?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBallet IS relaxing!\u201d protested Irina. \u201cGranted, it\u2019s a life of pain to perform something so beautiful, but I would give my soul to continue ballet until the day I die.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo, that’s why you kick so hard?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh, there I am fortunate,\u201d giggled Irina. \u201cOddly enough, American football players practice it too. Strengthens the old core and leg muscles so they can run faster and have greater endurance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo kidding?\u201d I cheered. I had no idea ballet was so demanding. I then changed gears. \u201cEmily and Dr. Kagami never told me how they got you out of that coma.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAfter I cooled down from my brother being stupid, I already told him,\u201d replied Irina. \u201cI\u2019m surprised Emily didn\u2019t tell you. Then again, it might have been too fantastic to be believable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026After everything we\u2019ve seen, are you sure you want to stick by that claim?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOf course not,\u201d replied Irina, \u201cI\u2019m sorry I made such a claim.\u201d Irina began her story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This whole event was after Mikhail had taunted Davros. I was wandering through some ornate building with all sorts of silver walls. The whole building felt like a giant brain. Remembering that I was injured on Skaro, I figured the injury put me into a coma and the whole thing was a dream. I started with an obvious test, changing clothes instantly and out of thin air. I imagined myself in a ballet outfit, with a pink leotard and tutu with lime green highlights. My usual dress soon changed into the outfit I imagined, confirming my theory. I reimagined my dress as I patrolled the building. As I passed a room, I could have sworn I heard tools against some hard material. I opened the door to see people digging their way through a rock wall. The people looked familiar. That was when my vision focused on a heavyset woman with white hair, purple skin, and some sort of black dress. I managed to get a good look at the woman and was looking right in the face of Ursula the Sea Witch. I got my i.d tag out, ready to fight, but noticed that her eyes were different. They were just white. No pupils, no color, nothing. Just white orbs and a blank expression. I then waved my hand in front of her face, no response. \u201cShe can\u2019t hear you,\u201d boomed a voice, loud and bombastic. I turned to see\u2026well, this is new to any Disney fan. I turned to see King Triton walking towards me! Yes, walking! His tail was replaced with a pair of human legs! He was accompanied by a gray, humanoid robot with a bucket-like helmet, a big black cannon on his arm, and a purple symbol on his chest. I\u2019m familiar with enough Transformers lore to know Megatron when I see him. I was surprised to see he was Triton\u2019s height.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour Majesty?\u201d I asked. \u201cWhat are you doing with legs? And why are you with him?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNeither of us are sure on either count,\u201d reported Megatron. Triton nodded to confirm. I glanced over at the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat do you suppose is behind that thing?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnother thing, I believe,\u201d said Megatron, deciding not to be helpful. \u201cIt\u2019s called hard labor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy theory,\u201d answered Triton, being a little more help, \u201cis that this is a mental hijacking, not spatial.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI can believe that,\u201d I agreed. \u201cI was put into a coma on another planet in another universe. Last time I checked, Skaro and Vorton don\u2019t look like this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cVorton?\u201d asked Triton. \u201cThe planet at the center of the multiverse?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat legend reached you?\u201d quizzed Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s not a legend,\u201d I argued. \u201cMy friends and I found it. This belt is a piece of Vortonian technology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve heard legends about the Vortonians,\u201d muttered Triton. \u201cThey would travel the universes and view them as if it were that\u2026er\u2026television, I believe Mickey calls it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf you ask me,\u201d rumbled Megatron, \u201cyou BOTH need your cerebral functions inspected.\u201d I scoffed and motioned for them to follow me. We patrolled the corridors, searching for a way out. After a few minutes, we were about ready to head back to the dig when we heard a door open up. I whirled around and saw an empty room. It almost looked church-like, but it wasn\u2019t any church I\u2019ve seen. The walls were black, a cauldron sat near a crystal ball where the altar should have been, the stained glass were varying shades of red, and an organ was playing creepy music. The player turned and\u2026good god, this would make Haitao squirm. He was done up as a racist Chinese stereotype, complete with hat and small ponytail, oversized grin, moustache with the ends near his shoulders, and when he spoke, the accent was overly exaggerated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo,\u201d cheered the man as he saw us, \u201cyou are here at last, Irina.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo, you\u2019re the one that\u2019s keeping me in a coma,\u201d I observed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am Seng Seng Giu,\u201d introduced the man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou say that as if you expect a round of applause,\u201d snarked Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCareful, Megatron,\u201d warned Seng Seng Giu, \u201cit is not hard to destroy my mercy if you are rude in my kingdom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYOUR kingdom?!\u201d I quizzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is here,\u201d continued Seng Seng Giu, \u201cthat Seng Seng Giu rules.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPermit me to satisfy my curiosity,\u201d I mused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat troubles you?\u201d asked Seng Seng Giu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat you\u2019re doing here for a start,\u201d I explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShall Seng Seng Giu not travel where the spirits lead him?\u201d quizzed Seng Seng Giu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWould the spirits have anything to do with the wall out there?\u201d asked Triton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWall? The wall is a normal man\u2019s ignorance,\u201d said Seng Seng Giu in a cryptic manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Then, how do you travel?\u201d I quizzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBy the power of the Great One,\u201d answered Seng Seng Giu. \u201cIn the deserts of Arabia, I learned all the magic arts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMagic?\u201d asked Megatron, incredulously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cArabia?\u201d asked Triton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCome on,\u201d I groaned. \u201cI know a wizard that can do better than that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou mock Seng Seng Giu,\u201d hissed the false Gandalf. \u201cBut, do not doubt that I can summon Furies and Cacodemons, a company of Cherubim\u2026or Lucifer himself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhoever THAT is,\u201d hissed Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBesides,\u201d I observed, \u201cI cannot help that there is something more to this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDo you now?\u201d mused Seng Seng Giu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat are you doing kidnapping people\u2019s minds?\u201d I asked. \u201cAnd what do you want with me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe spirits told me of your\u2026miraculous belt,\u201d explained Seng Seng Giu. \u201cThe spirits told me any belt of that kind would do. I hold the whole genius of the stars bound to my will. And now, the Great One has summoned you, Irina.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot just me,\u201d I replied. \u201cWhat do you want with Triton? Ursula? Megatron? The people at the wall?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSlaves are required in my kingdom,\u201d answered Seng Seng Giu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve seen mental constructs in the shape of soldiers,\u201d countered Triton. \u201cYou MUST be their king.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey have other duties,\u201d replied Seng Seng Giu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou mean, you need their energies for something else,\u201d I corrected for myself. Seng Seng Giu grinned at me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe power you possess shall be used for the great work we shall do together!\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTogether, we shall scourge the entirety of space and time,\u201d chuckled Seng Seng Giu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou can exclude me from your false wizardry!\u201d I declared. Seng Seng Giu chuckled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou cannot resist!\u201d he argued. \u201cIn this realm, all things obey Seng Seng Giu. Come!\u201d He waved me over to his crystal ball. \u201cLook,\u201d he directed. He then chanted in a language I was sure wasn\u2019t any of Earth. Megatron seemed to recognize it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe\u2026Primal\u2026\u201d he muttered. Triton turned to him. \u201cNothing,\u201d said Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou see your fellow mortals?\u201d asked Seng Seng Giu. The ball was showing the diggers at the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIntriguing,\u201d I mused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cStars\u2026\u201d muttered Megatron, remembering what Seng Seng Giu said earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut,\u201d I continued, \u201cyou\u2019re just drawing on someone else\u2019s power. You\u2019re not in control here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSeng\u2026Seng\u2026Giu\u2026\u201d Megatron pieced. \u201cCantonese\u2026meaning Star-shouting\u2026shouting\u2026scream\u2026\u2026scream!\u201d He then started staring daggers at Seng Seng Giu. \u201cI will have your head, traitor!\u201d he roared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh,\u201d sighed Seng Seng Giu. \u201cYou figured me out.\u201d He dropped the accent and adopted a screeching nasally voice. \u201cHow tedious.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSeng Seng Giu is the Cantonese name for my First Lieutenant, meaning Star Shouting!\u201d explained Megatron. \u201cHis English name is\u2026\u201d Seng Seng Giu then shimmered away, and in his place, a red and white robot with wings, a cockpit on the chest, a long rifle on each upper arm, and jet engines for heels, \u201cSTARSCREAM!\u201d roared Megatron. Megatron rushed at this Starscream character, ready to punch, but Starscream caught the fist, surprising Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve got a lot of power right now,\u201d boasted Starscream, \u201cenough to kill you, but I need one last thing, the Vortex Driver.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell,\u201d replied Starscream with a smile as he tossed Megatron aside, \u201cthe power it holds, the ability to use other forms and abilities, it would greatly advance my plans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd your plans are?\u201d I asked, wanting him to keep talking. He didn\u2019t answer my question, just looked hungrily at my Vortex Driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe power you carry will make the power I have absolute!\u201d cheered Starscream. \u201cWe shall command all dimensions!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI always found domination over foreign powers rather tasteless,\u201d I said stubbornly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShall I be forced to compel you, Irina?\u201d asked Starscream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere is no power in the multiverse that will compel me to give you my belt!\u201d I declared. That was when an alarm sounded. Starscream headed to his crystal ball. He chanted something and allowed a picture to form. Emily had gotten to Starscream\u2019s lair with Dr. Kagami. I didn\u2019t know his name then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI must prevent the intruders from advancing!\u201d yelped Starscream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot allowed in your little clubhouse?\u201d asked Triton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI cannot afford x-factors now!\u201d screeched Starscream. He chanted again and summoned generic soldiers. Emily and Dr. Kagami started fighting them off. Starscream kept putting down soldiers, but my rescuers still fought them off. Emily didn\u2019t even need to transform. They managed to get to the guys at the wall. Emily turned Ursula, proceeded to try and get her out of the trance, then opted for a little, er, percussive maintenance. She punched Ursula. Ursula squawked and started massaging her eye and then trained her vision on Emily. She then proceeded to strike, but Dr. Kagami held her back. They explained what was going on and then they all went to patrol the corridors. Starscream chanted again. This time, Emily\u2019s dad stopped them. He was in his old Military gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGo back,\u201d directed Mr. Saunders. \u201cGo back before it\u2019s too late.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cToo late?\u201d called Emily. \u201cDad, we have to save Irina! Remember her? Russian girl? Likes contrasting color schemes?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe\u2019s not important,\u201d countered Fred, Mr. Saunders. \u201cIf you go any further, you\u2019ll kill me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe can\u2019t take the chance,\u201d declared Dr. Kagami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat ain\u2019t Dad,\u201d observed Emily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow can you be so cold?\u201d asked Fred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTell me, why are you wearing Navy colors?\u201d questioned Emily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m in the military, remember?\u201d quizzed Fred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut, the Navy?\u201d asked Emily. \u201cLast I checked, you retired as Colonel Fred Saunders of the United States Army!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cArmy?\u201d repeated Ursula. \u201cBut you said he\u2019s wearing Navy colors?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cExactly,\u201d confirmed Emily. \u201cHe said that he wouldn\u2019t be caught dead in Navy colors!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNever mind!\u201d shrieked Starscream, realizing Emily wasn\u2019t fooled. \u201cI\u2019ll just bring them here!\u201d He chanted and made them shimmer into the room. They looked around, bewildered, until Emily caught sight of me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIrina!\u201d she said happily. If the situation weren\u2019t dire, I think she would have rushed over and given me one of her bear hugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWho are those people with her?\u201d asked Dr. Kagami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s King Triton of Atlantica,\u201d Ursula hissed when I introduced him, \u201cMegatron of the Decepticons, and that\u2019s his Second in Command, Starscream. Now, here\u2019s a question for you, Emily, who is he?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m Dr. Kagami Hiiro,\u201d introduced Dr. Kagami. He turned to Starscream. \u201cAre you responsible for the patient\u2019s mind cancer? If you are, then to your existence, I say No Thank You.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAre you the one who hypnotized me?!\u201d snarled Ursula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour questions and opinions of me are irrelevant,\u201d dismissed Starscream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t think so!\u201d shouted Ursula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWait!\u201d I warned. Too late. Starscream threw Triton and Megatron to Emily\u2019s group and made a white dome around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat\u2019s going on?!\u201d bellowed Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe\u2019s thrown up a barrier,\u201d I explained. \u201cI DID try and warn you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI require your Vortex Driver,\u201d demanded Starscream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat for?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDon\u2019t ask questions!\u201d snapped Starscream. \u201cYou WILL give me your belt!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNyet,\u201d I declared. Starscream, apparently, knew how Russians say \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen you will see your friends destroyed and you, yourself, annihilated!\u201d he threatened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNe dumayu,\u201d (I don\u2019t think so) I countered. \u201cWe\u2019ve gotten good at resisting your magic!\u201d That was when the barrier started fading. The alarm started ringing. Starscream looked into his Crystal ball and saw that his prisoners were escaping. They consisted of Ariel\u2019s sisters, those blonde Gaston fangirls, Mulan\u2019s friends in the army, and Tron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNO!\u201d shouted Starscream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLosing control?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou will see your friends suffer for this!\u201d shrieked Starscream. He then started gathering energy near Emily\u2019s group. \u201cYou will not survive my combatant!\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot another one!\u201d moaned Emily as she grabbed a candelabra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEr, I\u2019m not sure that\u2019s such a good idea,\u201d I gulped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy?\u201d asked Emily. \u201cThese things have proven harmless!\u201d She swung the candelabra, but the energy mass was solid enough to catch it and fling her backwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cStarscream is drawing on deeper reserves of power,\u201d explained Megatron. \u201cThat thing is bonding itself into something far more dangerous than the soldiers you fought your way through.\u201d It was large, heavily armored, and ready to smash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell?!\u201d shouted Starscream. He didn\u2019t command his soldier to harm my friends, so I believed it was all bluster to frighten me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe answer\u2019s still no!\u201d I declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Vortex Driver!\u201d demanded Starscream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI told you, no!\u201d I roared. The brute still didn\u2019t move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019d say now is the time to remove your mental tumor,\u201d declared Dr. Kagami. He then equipped a device on his waist. It was green, had a pink lever on the front, two slots for something to go into it, and another slot holder on the left of his belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ll deal with Starscream\u2019s flunky,\u201d boomed Triton. \u201cYou deal with Starscream!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMind if I join in?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey, let me in on this!\u201d called Emily. \u201cI\u2019m the team medic!\u201d Dr. Kagami made no move to stop us as he pulled out his Taddle Quest\u2026er\u2026Gashat, I believe he called it. Emily and I pulled out our i.d tags. Dr. Kagami pressed a button on the Gashat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTADDLE QUEST!\u201d announced the Gashat. A video game title screen then appeared, based on Taddle Quest, and treasure chests flew around and landed in Starscream\u2019s lair. One of them hit said Decepticon on the head. He massaged the damaged area as we all got ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHenshin!\u201d we all said. We put our transformation trinkets into our belts, with Dr. Kagami\u2019s being a little noisy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGASHATTO!\u201d called the belt. A bunch of faces circled Dr. Kagami before he selected the knight-looking one on his left side. \u201cLet\u2019s game! Meccha Game! MUCCHA Game! WHAT\u2019S YOUR NAME?! I\u2019m a Kamen Rider!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKamen Rider Touch\u00e9,\u201d began Touch\u00e9. \u201cEn Garde, thing of evil!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKamen Rider Climb!\u201d I announced. \u201cMountains are a warrior\u2019s best friend!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKamen Rider Brave,\u201d declared Dr. Kagami. \u201cCommencing Starscream re\u2026\u201d he didn\u2019t get far as he heard snickering from everyone, even me. \u201cWh\u2026what is it?\u201d asked Brave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat is THAT?!\u201d chuckled Touch\u00e9. She pointed to the form Brave had taken. He had a life gauge on the front, was in white body armor, had a reversal shield, and a knight\u2019s visor with blue hair pulled back into a ponytail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis?\u201d asked Brave. \u201cThis is standard for all doctors of my profession.\u201d I couldn\u2019t hold back!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYOU\u2019RE A HUMAN SIZED CHIBI!\u201d I laughed. I kid you not, Brave looked like a chibi, with no neck, a large torso, large feet and legs, and large arms and hands. Everyone started laughing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is Level 1!\u201d protested Brave. \u201cYou know?! The starting level?!\u201d We still laughed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat did you do?!\u201d Touch\u00e9 managed to get out from her laughing. \u201cMake your Rider form based on a silly fantasy RPG?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes!\u201d replied Brave. \u201cTaddle Quest!\u201d He pointed to the Gashat in his belt. That only made me shriek with laughter. I finally fell over, calming down and finally hearing everyone else calm down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m okay!\u201d I answered. My sides were hurting, I never laughed so hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf you\u2019re finished,\u201d said Brave, annoyed, \u201cCommencing Starscream removal operation.\u201d He held up his hands like a doctor would before an operation. He then summoned a sword with a fire design to the blade on one side and an ice design to the other side. It had a blue hilt with an orange A button and a sky-blue B button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGASHACON SWORD!\u201d announced the weapon. Brave then charged at Starscream and proceeded to slash at him. I must admit, funny looking though it is, Level 1 was effective. Touch\u00e9 and I charged in, blades out. We all struck Starscream, but he knocked us back. He then opened ports from his chest and fired off bombs to try and flatten us. I\u2019m guessing his targeting systems aren\u2019t what they used to be as he missed. He then opted for the weapons on his arms and fired. His aim was still bad, so we got into close quarters and knocked him back. Starscream sparked and then fell screaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat the?\u201d muttered Brave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI always knew Starscream was weak,\u201d chuckled Megatron as he dusted his hands from his fight with the brute. His grin was replaced by a frown. \u201cNow I owe Soundwave 20 Energon cubes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot\u2026finished\u2026yet!\u201d declared Starscream. He managed to get up and jump out the window. It looked like we were pretty high up, but Starscream did something to break his fall. He grew until he was five meters tall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFull height?!\u201d snarled Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow do we beat him?!\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cProceeding with Level 2,\u201d called Brave. He then opened the lever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGACHAN!\u201d announced the belt. The other side of the lever said \u201cGamer Driver\u201d in graffiti style writing. \u201cLEVEL UP!\u201d said the belt. Orchestral medieval music started playing. \u201cTaddle Meguru! Taddle Meguru! Taddle Quest!\u201d (My helmet translated it as \u201cBattle for your future! Fight for the adventure! Welcome to Taddle Quest.\u201d) Brave\u2019s Level 2 transformation was nothing more than shedding off the Chibi armor to reveal a person sitting backwards inside and the Level 1 face becoming a backpack, the Gamer Driver transferring to the new form\u2019s front, and the new person opening a set of double doors to reveal himself. His new form looked more human. His reversal shield became a shield gauntlet. His head shrunk to a human size, his life gauge moved to his chest, and he gained shoulder pads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNow THAT\u2019S a Rider Form!\u201d I cheered. We all then leapt up and made various attacks. Starscream then swatted us away. Megatron then fired with that cannon of his, but Starscream laughed it off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLook at you pitiful twits!\u201d he laughed. \u201cYou can only hope for my power, but I actually possess it! Not even your vaunted fusion cannon can help you, Megatron! You would need focused energy to make me lose concentration on keeping you small!\u201d Megatron then formed a plan. I caught on and convinced him to let me help him. Megatron then changed shape. His feet came together and ejected a trigger while the feet went over the upper legs. His torso turned to his right while the arms went over the front and rear of the waist and the shoulders made the hammer of a gun. His head went into his torso while his fusion cannon went to the top of the shape and a barrel that was on his back went to the front of the new shape. A stick-like thing had swung down from the grip and it released a long tube that went over the barrel. Megatron shrunk to become a human-sized Walther P-38 handgun with sight, silencer, and stock. He landed in my hand and I aimed at Starscream\u2019s head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cStarscream, I think I have a new name for you,\u201d I declared, \u201cBaron Von Blabs-about-his-only-weakness.\u201d I pulled the trigger. Megatron fired. The shot hit Starscream in the face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMY OPTICS!\u201d he shrieked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNow\u2019s your chance!\u201d I called. I tossed Megatron into the air. As he transformed, he grew! A full six meters! Taller than Starscream! He then proceeded to grapple with Starscream, but said robot grappled back. \u201cHold him down!\u201d I said. I then put my i.d tag into my weapon. Touch\u00e9 did the same. Brave then took the Gashat out and put it into his sword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGASHUN!\u201d announced the belt in a voice that went like something powering down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGASHATTO!\u201d called Brave\u2019s sword. \u201cKIMEWAZA!\u201d A noise loop started playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFinal attack!\u201d said my blade as well as Touch\u00e9\u2019s. Megatron then made Starscream face us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRIDER CLIMB SLASH!\u201d I shouted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRIDER TOUCH\u00c9 SLASH!\u201d called Touch\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTADDLE CRITICAL FINISH!\u201d announced Brave\u2019s sword. We all made slashing motions and released various energy waves, or fire waves, in Brave\u2019s case, right at Starscream\u2019s chest. Megatron got away as the attacks made their mark. Starscream exploded, then my vision went dark, for a moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I woke up back in the medical bay on Vorton. There were electrodes attached to my head as well as Emily\u2019s and Dr. Kagami\u2019s. We got the electrodes off. \u201cGame Clear,\u201d said Dr. Kagami. \u201cI think we can call this operation a success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow much do I owe you, Doctor?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJust rest up,\u201d assured Dr. Kagami. That was when the Doctor came in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh! Irina! All well, I trust?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDoing better,\u201d I reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGood,\u201d answered the Doctor, \u201cMaybe you can convince your brother to get back from Skaro. He\u2019s seeking revenge on Davros.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWHAT?!\u201d I yelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m surprised Emily didn\u2019t tell you,\u201d mused the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI didn\u2019t want my patient worried,\u201d answered Emily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA wise choice, since the operation was delicate,\u201d agreed Dr. Kagami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI have to get to Skaro NOW!\u201d I shouted. Dr. Kagami held me back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, you don\u2019t,\u201d he snapped. \u201cYou\u2019re not fit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut the Doctor just released me!\u201d I protested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot the one that\u2019s taking care of you,\u201d insisted Dr. Kagami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou may be A doctor, but I\u2019m THE Doctor,\u201d argued the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLook, the patient\u2019s not fit and\u2026\u201d continued Dr. Kagami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot fit?!\u201d I snarled, getting up from the bed. \u201cOf course, I\u2019m fit! All systems, go!\u201d I chopped a table in half with my foot, then started running in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCareful!\u201d warned Dr. Kagami. \u201cYou\u2019ll cause your heart to\u2026\u201d I put a stethoscope into his ears and placed the resonator on my chest. The sound seemed to confuse Dr. Kagami. \u201cThat can\u2019t be right,\u201d he muttered. \u201cYour heart should be going a little faster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh, we must be patient!\u201d I declared. \u201cBallerina\u2019s like myself tend to control their pulses!\u201d I then examined my legs. \u201cAs for my leg muscles\u2026well, I\u2019m not too sure.\u201d I raised my leg to Dr. Kagami\u2019s face. \u201cWhat do you think? Can you say anything about my leg muscles?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, I\u2026er, I can\u2019t really\u2026\u201d stammered Dr. Kagami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh, I\u2019m just\u2026 \u2018legging\u2019 you on!\u201d I punned. Emily and the Doctor groaned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI can\u2019t believe you assaulted our ears with a pun that bad,\u201d hissed Emily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cExactly,\u201d agreed the Doctor. \u201cThat was neither \u2018ear\u2019 nor there!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cReally?!\u201d wailed Emily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, I can\u2019t waste any more time,\u201d I declared. \u201cI have an idiot brother to rescue!\u201d I charged for the door, but Dr. Kagami blocked my way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re going nowhere but back to bed!\u201d he insisted. \u201cI have not released you!\u201d I staggered back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow can I prove my point?\u201d I moaned. The Doctor saw a rope and got a wicked gleam in her eyes. She then grabbed it, started twirling the rope, and jumped rope with Dr. Kagami while she said a little rhyme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMother, Mother, I feel sick! Send for the Doctor, quick, quick, quick! Mother, dear, shall I die? Yes, my darling, by and by! One! Two! Three! Four!\u201d She got all the way to thirteen before she tied him up with the rope and stuffed him in the closet. We then headed to the TARDIS with Emily shouting after us. We took off and I got a meal in me on the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe rest, you know,\u201d finished Irina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYep,\u201d I confirmed \u201cYou managed to rescue Mikhail and his team. Davros, in a new Dopant form, hitched a ride here. W, Hiroki, and I defeated him. The Doctor put him in a cell. I expressed my anger at the team, and you let your brother know how disappointed you were in him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd, we lost our only lead to Vortech\u2019s plans,\u201d hissed Irina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe can find another,\u201d I assured. I then changed gears. \u201cSo, you practice in the Gateway Room?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s the most open space there is,\u201d replied Irina. \u201cWhat about you? Why did you come here?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDeath told me to meet a girl she picked to become Kamen Rider Apocalypse,\u201d I said. \u201cShe originally hailed from the Simpson\u2019s world. Oddly enough, she tried to keep the chaos to a minimum there.\u201d A portal then opened and let a teenage girl through. Her skin was the palest I have ever seen, as white as Tonje\u2019s hair! Her jet-black hair was adorned with some black flower ornament with a tiny skull in the center. She was in a school girl uniform, colored grey with white in the ascot and massive number of petticoats of her skirt. Seriously, her main skirt may have reached as far as her calves, but the petticoats made it spread out to the side! She had to rest her arms on it! \u201cEr\u2026Lacey Thanatos, is it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s me,\u201d confirmed the girl. \u201cAnd you\u2019re Megumi?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes,\u201d I replied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ll\u2026uh\u2026leave you be,\u201d said Irina. She left, and Lacey and I engaged in awkward silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo\u2026uh,\u201d I began, \u201cdid you have a nice journey?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes,\u201d she replied. \u201cNice and smooth.\u201d More awkward silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEr\u2026so\u2026\u201d I stammered. \u201cWhat brings you here? Death never told me why you\u2019re visiting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI came here to give you a list of sorts,\u201d answered Lacey, \u201crelating to the Tarlaxians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLike Turretorg?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes,\u201d confirmed Lacey. \u201cIt contains the names of the Tarlaxians under Lord Vortech\u2019s control.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow did you get something like that?!\u201d I quizzed. \u201cThat must have been risky to get it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, my initial mission was,\u201d replied Lacey. \u201cBut, you\u2019re a busy woman. I don\u2019t want to impose.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re one of the people said to beat Lord Vortech, as am I,\u201d I assured. \u201cI think sharing some secrets would be a good idea. Besides, Vortech\u2019s activities are at a lull. 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