We arrived back on Vorton. X-PO and the rest headed towards us. \u201cDid you obtain the Foundation Element?\u201d asked X-PO. Batman handed the Palant\u00edr over. \u201cAh, very nice!\u201d cheered X-PO. \u201cMagic Orb, will our heroes succeed and save all known dimensions from certain doom?\u201d He then shook it as if it were a magic 8 ball. \u201c\u2018Ask again later\u2019, huh.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAlright, X-PO,\u201d rasped Batman, eager to get down to business, \u201cless magic-ball talking, more Foundation Element grabbing. Where to, next?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI worry about him sometimes,\u201d whispered Gandalf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBatman, we just escaped from fighting the Balrog again,\u201d I protested. \u201cWe\u2019re taking a rest.\u201d I then turned to Discornia, only to discover that she wasn\u2019t near us. \u201cUh, where\u2019s our newly-freed Tarlaxian?\u201d I asked. I then heard giggling to my rear. I turned to see Discornia and Turretorg twirling each other with Turretorg holding Discornia above him. \u201cNever mind,\u201d I remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s so good to see you, Torgy!\u201d giggled Discornia as she was set down. I then realized how much taller she was than Turretorg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt does my hearts good to see you again, sweet Corny,\u201d cheered Turretorg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHearts?\u201d I asked, ignoring their pet names for each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTarlaxians have 4 hearts,\u201d explained X-PO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPardon us for a bit,\u201d excused Discornia, \u201cwe have some catching up to do, maybe get a little intimate.\u201d You and I can both guess the subtext there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJust\u2026keep the noise down,\u201d I sighed. They headed off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDid Tanisha head off on an adventure?\u201d asked Sheela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy, yes,\u201d replied Emily. \u201cTo the Portal<\/em> world. Why?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen I used the Locate Keystone,\u201d I explained, \u201cI heard Tanisha tell Wheatley to shut up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo, YOU sucked up the giant turret,\u201d called a familiar Swahili voice. Tanisha arrived through the Gateway with a woman in a ponytail, a white tank top, orange pants, and an orange sweatshirt tied around her waist. She was carrying some sort of white device with a light on top and a three-pronged claw at the front. Wheatley was there as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh, there you are!\u201d cheered the annoying ball. \u201cI brought your friend back, all thanks to my ingenious and clever\u2026place finding\u2026thingies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat reminds me,\u201d grumbled Tanisha, \u201cback you go!\u201d She threw Wheatley into the vortex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNO! GRAB ME! GRAB ME! GRAB ME!\u201d wailed Wheatley. Too late, the portal had closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEveryone, I\u2019d like you to meet the protagonist of the Portal<\/em> series, Chell,\u201d introduced Tanisha. Chell smiled and bowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou used a hard \u2018Ch\u2019,\u201d noted Emily. Chell then made a series of hand movements. I assume it was sign language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI hate to say it, Chell,\u201d explained Tanisha, \u201cbut as far as I know, only I know sign language.\u201d Chell frowned. \u201cWhat she said,\u201d Tanisha told us, \u201cwas that I told her about our bet, Emily. It IS a hard \u2018Ch\u2019.\u201d Emily sat down and pouted comically. She then turned to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re smirking!\u201d she observed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI do not smirk,\u201d I countered. \u201cBut, if I did, this would be a perfect opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow was I supposed to know that Chell\u2019s name was pronounced that way?!\u201d protested Emily. Chell signed again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou might have asked,\u201d translated Tanisha, \u201cbefore mocking Tanisha and allowing her to up the stakes of a simple $10 bet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI didn\u2019t lose that much,\u201d muttered Emily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c$500,\u201d I remarked, \u201cI hope you have it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI have it!\u201d assured Emily. \u201cWell\u2026most of it. Your Highness\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo,\u201d I said, guessing her request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Fine, I\u2019ll borrow the money from Joshua,\u201d hissed Emily. \u201cHe LIKES me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere\u2019s an interest rate,\u201d reminded Joshua. Emily sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou can pay me when you have it,\u201d assured Tanisha. \u201cSo, your Highness, how did the hunt go?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey got the Foundation Element of Middle-Earth,\u201d called Joshua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt was the Palant\u00edr,\u201d I explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI see you\u2019ve brought Tend\u014d S\u014dji here,\u201d observed Hiroki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd we fought Worms disguised as Orcs,\u201d I continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWorms?\u201d yelped Hiroki. \u201cS\u014dji-san, I thought you destroyed them all!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI thought I did too,\u201d agreed S\u014dji. \u201cI guess some survived.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe also learned something about your sister not even SHE knew,\u201d remembered Hongo. He gave me the floor and I told everyone what went down in Minas Tirith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA cyborg of Shocker design? You?\u201d gulped Hiroki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s troubling,\u201d muttered Emmanuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIs it, really?\u201d quizzed Tanisha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat makes you say that?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHiro became Kamen Rider Rift because of his own alterations, right?\u201d guessed Tanisha. \u201cTo do that, he had to adapt to having tiger DNA, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRight,\u201d I confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd you said you had help from Laval, right?\u201d quizzed Tanisha. \u201cI know what series he\u2019s from. Believe it or not, I have his Lego series, Legends of Chima<\/em>. I\u2019ve also watched the cartoon that came from that. I know Chima like the back of my hand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve also got some of the Lego sets,\u201d interjected Tonje. \u201cI can help too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere\u2019s also a Foundation Element there,\u201d reported X-PO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd I know of a wild Kamen Rider,\u201d supplied Hiroki, \u201cfrom the Showa Era.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou mean, Daisuke Yamamoto?\u201d quizzed Hongo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKamen Rider Amazon, himself,\u201d confirmed Hiroki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cProblem:\u201d interjected X-PO, \u201cwe\u2019ve got another Foundation Element in another universe near Chima\u2019s.\u201d I then started planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat does the identifier string call that universe?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJ-U-R-4-5-5-1-C-P-4-R-K,\u201d replied X-PO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJurassic Park?!\u201d said Emily, excitedly. \u201cLet me go! Please! Please! Please!\u201d She was as giddy as a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI wanna go too!\u201d pleaded Richard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPermit me to go as well,\u201d requested Mikhail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ll go with Mikhail,\u201d rumbled Irina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI must undo the wrong I committed a while ago,\u201d begged Michael. \u201cLet me go there to fix my mistake.\u201d Richard and Mikhail nodded in agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019d love to see any marine dinosaurs!\u201d cheered Livia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI must admit, I want to see a T-Rex myself,\u201d mused Haitao.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen, here\u2019s what we\u2019re going to do,\u201d I decided. \u201cHongo, you\u2019re to go back to your universe to find Amazon, explain the situation, and then you two are to join me, Batman, Gandalf, Wyldstyle, Tonje, and Tanisha in Chima to find the Foundation Element and to help me unlock my mutant cyborg form, thus getting me closer to becoming Kamen Rider Vortex. Emily, you\u2019re to lead Richard, Mikhail, Irina, Michael, Livia, and Haitao to Jurassic Park to get the Foundation Element there. Hiroki, you are to guard the place with Xiomara, Joshua, Lukas, Sheela, and Emmanuel and help Elphaba, Rusty, and the Brigadier when needed. S\u014dji, do you wish to stay here for a bit?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnfortunately,\u201d replied S\u014dji, \u201cI need to get home. I\u2019m still improving my cooking skills in Paris. I must go at once.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen, farewell,\u201d I bid. \u201cI hope to see you soon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBefore I go, do you know anything about these?\u201d called S\u014dji. He revealed a pouch of studs. \u201cI found them in the fields outside Minas Tirith before you arrived.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s currency for Vorton,\u201d I answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUseless where I\u2019m from, then,\u201d remarked S\u014dji. \u201cCatch!\u201d I caught it and opened it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c280,000 studs,\u201d counted Vortoranii. \u201cThat makes 1,505,000 studs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDon\u2019t forget mine,\u201d called Tanisha. \u201cI swiped these before Chell and I beat GLaDOS again.\u201d She tossed me a pouch. I opened that one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c110,000 studs,\u201d counted Vortoranii, \u201cmaking it 1,615,000 studs in total. We need to spend some of them!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGoodbye!\u201d called S\u014dji. He went through the portal X-PO opened for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cChell, do you want to return home?\u201d I asked. Chell shook her head furiously. \u201cOkay, that\u2019s a no. Alright then, why don\u2019t you two tell us your story?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNow, the whole thing is simple,\u201d I explained to the mercenary, \u201cI need you to hunt down my daughter and kill her. She\u2019s proven to be a major irritant to me and my employer. Kill her, and ten billion dollars are yours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOooh, see,\u201d winced my potential assassin, \u201cthere\u2019s a problem with that; I\u2019m not really one to get into blood feuds. I\u2019ve got enough of that back home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere\u2019s also unlimited chimichangas for you,\u201d I offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh, twist my arm, why don\u2019t you?\u201d said the man in mock pain. \u201cWell, congrats! You\u2019ve just hired the most awesome merc ever! Toodles!\u201d He sped off to find his prey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe\u2019s going to fail,\u201d rumbled Lord Vortech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m counting on that,\u201d I assured. \u201cMegumi will undoubtedly head for Chima to find the next Foundation Element as well as train up her beast side. That is where I will be with the selected hostages.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd what of our new ally?\u201d asked Vortech<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHis beast mode should provide him with an edge in the Jurassic Park world,\u201d I elaborated. \u201cEven so, I\u2019m sending Igura there as well. He needs her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDo not come back empty handed,\u201d warned Vortech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMe?\u201d I queried. \u201cDon\u2019t know the meaning of the word.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIsn\u2019t that TWO words?\u201d asked the Riddler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou would know,\u201d I snapped. \u201cOr, did the Palant\u00edr in Denethor\u2019s possession turn up?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI would have gone back and reclaimed it had YOU not interfered!\u201d snarled the Riddler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy you!\u201d I exclaimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEnough!\u201d boomed Vortech. \u201cHiro, your interference and boasting to your daughter has caused her to try to find another way to access Kamen Rider Vortex\u2019s power. If she does, you will be held responsible for giving the enemy an advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLord Vortech,\u201d I protested, \u201cI was simply trying to drive her to despair! 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