\u201cAll right, let\u2019s go over the plan one last time,\u201d declared Megumi once several days had passed and all newcomers had made contact with their homes. \u201cWe need to get the Ring to Mordor and get Frodo to throw it into Mt. Doom. I will lead a group consisting of Batman, Richard, Emmanuel, Irina, Brenden, Famine, Tonje, Tanisha, Lacey, Sophie, Swalmu, Jandro, Colleen, Usagi I, Bumblebee, Perceptor, Prowl, Team Sonic, Gorfanth, Lardeth, Oak, Dalengor, and Malak. We get Frodo and Sam into Mordor via the Stairs of Cirith Ungol, cross Mordor unseen, and throw the Ring into the fires of Mt. Doom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhile that\u2019s going on,\u201d supplied Hiroki, \u201cI will direct a group consisting of Gandalf, Wyldstyle, Michael, Lukas, Livia, War, Charline, Death, Wilson, Twaldar, Alesandro, Liam, Jason, Mickey, Optimus, Cliffjumper, Ironhide, Sira, Team Dark, Malnar, Nazay, Laverda, and Elmar. We will assist Pippen and Gandalf in getting the defenses raised for Minas Tirith and try and hold out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHopefully, they will hold out until Rohan arrives with my group,\u201d continued Mikhail. \u201cI will be leading Hongo, Haitao, Xiomara, Flora, Victor, Dell, Agus, Foresna, Arsha, Thangred, Melandra, Bashoon, Trema, Natalie, Strongarm, Blackarachnia, Grimlock, Slash, Snarl, Jazz, and Team Chaotix.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf and when we drive Mordor\u2019s forces back into the Black Land,\u201d Hiroki went on, \u201cwe unite and storm the Black Gates and distract Sauron long enough until Megumi\u2019s group succeeds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen Mt. Doom explodes and Mordor self-destructs,\u201d finished Emily, \u201cthe Virginia<\/em> and Scorpainia\u2019s fleet will finally reveal themselves. I will be in command of the Virginia<\/em> and will have Joshua, Sheela, Chell, Elphaba, the Brigadier, Rusty, Amelia, Pestilence, Amelia, Henry, Moon-kyung, Peach, Marshii, Thengo, Orthena, Sludge, Swoop, Slag, Ultra Magnus, Team Rose, and Ratchet. We\u2019ll beam you all out, inform everybody of your survival, and, once we return the Hobbits back to the Shire and coronate Aragorn and reunite him with Arwen, we regroup with everyone, chase any survivors of Hiro\u2019s group back to Vorton with a fleet more massive than Shocker Rift\u2019s, chase the bad guys out of our home, and restore it back to how we like it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cExcellent!\u201d praised Megumi. \u201cWe\u2019re all good. Minna, we all know what\u2019s at stake. If we miss this chance and Sauron gets the Ring back, he\u2019ll have our heads. We must make sure Frodo gets rid of the Ring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA tremendous victory awaits us,\u201d assured Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI trust those words are prophetic,\u201d gulped Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey are,\u201d replied Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen we should prepare a drink for when we do win,\u201d chuckled Trema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGot a bottle of Rock-rum on you?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA bottle?\u201d remarked Trema. \u201cI brought 10 barrels! 2705, there is NO finer vintage!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen let\u2019s make sure we all win so we can use it for a toast,\u201d declared Megumi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHiro, what, pray tell, are you and your wife doing?\u201d asked Megatron as he arrived at the Gateway Room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cChecking something out,\u201d replied Hiro as he set Megumi\u2019s crown on Igura\u2019s head. \u201cWhat do you think?\u201d he asked Igura as he gestured towards a mirror. She looked in the mirror, then her face fell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh god, I\u2019m fat!\u201d she moaned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re not fat,\u201d assured Hiro as he held her pregnant frame from behind her. \u201cIs there anything you need?\u201d he whispered in her ear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA new head, maybe,\u201d grumbled Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat\u2019s THAT supposed to mean?!\u201d snarled Igura as her mood changed. Call it a mood swing if you will, but I\u2019d say her anger, at that moment, was legitimate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPerhaps you should remain out of our way until you\u2019ve given birth,\u201d replied Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAre you calling my wife useless?!\u201d growled Hiro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m saying she\u2019s stressing herself out!\u201d answered Megatron. \u201cSexist though this sounds, a war zone is no place for a pregnant woman!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis ISN\u2019T a war zone!\u201d argued Hiro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGive it time!\u201d countered Megatron. \u201cMegumi\u2019s going to return, you can count on it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd we\u2019ll be able to hold her off!\u201d insisted Hiro. \u201cStop being so unreasonable!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey, hey, hey, make some love right now!\u201d called a voice. It was Dr. Borg\u2019s Goblin financier, Tormo. He had a tray with a beverage on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh, Tormo,\u201d greeted Hiro. \u201cI take it that\u2019s the decaf?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDecaf what?\u201d asked Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s the first attempt at decaffeinated Goblin coffee!\u201d replied Tormo. \u201cDoing a little market research. Go on, try it!\u201d Igura took the drink and sipped it before making a face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHorrible!\u201d she gagged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCome on, it can\u2019t be that bad,\u201d soothed Hiro before he tried it. \u201c…Ugh, Tormo!\u201d he protested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI gave it my best shot!\u201d protested Tormo. \u201cThe removal of caffeine from beverages has plagued restaurateurs and bartenders for eons! Not even our best magic can do any better!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m trying to get Igura off of caffeine, not poison her!\u201d growled Hiro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOkay, now who\u2019s being unreasonable?!\u201d argued Igura. \u201cYou make me sound like some kind of addict! I have one, maybe one and a half, cups a day!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSweet Eagle,\u201d replied Hiro, \u201cI simply don\u2019t want our daughter to be dependent on caffeine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re being ridiculous!\u201d hissed Igura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDon\u2019t bother reasoning with him,\u201d interjected Dr. Borg as she came in. \u201cPregnancy always gets a man in a tizzy, not that that\u2019s always bad. It DOES indicate that the man cares about the child.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cExcuse me, Doctor,\u201d argued Hiro, \u201cthis isn\u2019t the first baby I had!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cExcuse ME!\u201d replied Igura. \u201cYour first wife had Megumi! You shouldn\u2019t tell me what to do!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot to give total credence to Hiro\u2019s behavior,\u201d remarked Dr. Borg, \u201cbut you are carrying HIS child as well as yours. He DOES have some say.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEven if he IS leasing out your time,\u201d interjected Tormo, \u201cHiro HAS certain rights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…Leasing out my time?\u201d asked Igura as venom dripped in her voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBack home, pregnancy is when a man is renting a woman\u2019s time in caring for a child and has to compensate her for her time,\u201d explained Tormo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…RENTING?!\u201d roared Hiro and Igura. Tormo decided to beat a hasty retreat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A portal had opened on the Promenade, a portal of Caan\u2019s design. Caan stepped out of it and looked around. He then inched his way towards a shopping area. As he crept in, he failed to notice one of his old Dalek mates. \u201cUnauthorized humanoid detected!\u201d it barked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPeace, old brother!\u201d called Caan. \u201cI\u2019m here to help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy should the Daleks accept help from you?\u201d demanded the Dalek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBecause I know how to get the Skaro Daleks back into their original casings with no repercussions, and I know what the Emperor is,\u201d replied Caan. The Dalek became a little less twitchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Creator is the Emperor!\u201d barked the Dalek. \u201cHe has joined us in…!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShocker Rift propaganda, I\u2019m afraid,\u201d interrupted Caan. \u201cIt\u2019s actually a mutant bred from a Combatman\u2019s cells. I have proof. Check it to see that I\u2019m not lying.\u201d He produced a data-pad for the Dalek to examine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…If it IS the truth you speak,\u201d continued the Dalek, \u201cthen what hope do we have? We are doomed to be slaves to inferior life-forms!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI know how to extricate you from the False Emperor\u2019s control,\u201d offered Caan. \u201cBut, we must do it carefully and quietly. If Hiro finds out, you really WILL be doomed to slavery. Even then, after you ARE freed, you must wait until proof of Mordor\u2019s fall reaches you.\u201d The Dalek\u2019s eyestalk drooped slightly downwards and moved from side to side as it considered its next move before deciding. The eyestalk then faced Caan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI must consult with the true Dalek Supreme!\u201d declared the Dalek as it took the pad. \u201cYou will have our decision within the hour!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m sure the true Dalek Supreme will do what\u2019s best for Dalek Supremacy,\u201d purred Caan. The Dalek trundled off to find the Dalek Supreme. Caan then activated a communicator. \u201cMetaltron, this is Caan, the seeds of doubt against Hiro are planted. I repeat, the Daleks are about to be free. Requesting immediate return.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI obey!\u201d replied Metaltron. A rift opened for Caan and he stepped through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll contents confirmed!\u201d barked a Scientist Dalek of the Skaro breed. All Daleks on the private comms were of Skarosian origin. \u201cCaan can free us!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen we must accept his offer!\u201d replied the Dalek Supreme. \u201cWhen we return to our original casings and are freed from the explosives, Skaro will be closed off to Shocker Rift and anyone staying behind will be exterminated! Shocker Rift will fall! Contact Caan with the frequency encoded on the pad!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI obey!\u201d replied a Dalek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Soundwave had finally learned the operations of the Gateway and its computer, so he was on monitor duty as usual. He idly flicked through a pleasure channel while keeping his main attention on rift activity. He then heard a ping in his head. It was from Middle Earth. \u201cWhat the?\u201d he muttered. When he sifted through the information, his optics went wide! \u201cEmergency! Emergency!\u201d he called on the general comms. \u201cDudes, Autobots have been sighted marching with Th\u00e9oden! Repeat, Autobots are marching with Rohan!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat?!\u201d replied Megatron\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere\u2019s more!\u201d continued Soundwave. \u201cVortex Riders have been sighted at Minas Tirith and Megumi\u2019s reaching Mordor\u2019s western borders!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo that\u2019s why she disabled all non-life-support systems!\u201d theorized Dr. Borg. \u201cShe still has a way to circumvent us!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe need to stop them immediately!\u201d declared Megatron. \u201cMordor HAS to be their ultimate target, since Sauron\u2019s reduced to being a flaming eye atop Barad-d\u00fbr again!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere is no reason to panic,\u201d assured Hiro. \u201cMordor has been augmented by our technology. The Orcs will be able to get the Ring back to Sauron and we\u2019ll be able to defeat them soundly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI find it wise not to underestimate the enemy,\u201d advised Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFine, we can send some other troops, if you\u2019re so paranoid about it,\u201d sighed Hiro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSeekers, stop the Rohan march!\u201d ordered Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJansha, weaken Gondor!\u201d commanded Dr. Borg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd I suppose we can employ Shelob to stop them, since she\u2019s more powerful than ever as a Transformer,\u201d mused Hiro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…Shelob\u2019s a what?\u201d asked Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A portal opened as Sam and Frodo met Megumi\u2019s group at the edge of the Morgul Vale. \u201cNever thought I\u2019d try this again,\u201d muttered Frodo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, we\u2019re here to help,\u201d assured Megumi, \u201cand, this time, there\u2019s no Gollum to guide you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy would that stinker guide us into Mordor?\u201d asked Sam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ll tell you later,\u201d replied Richard. \u201cRight now, we\u2019ve got some scaling to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cScaling?\u201d asked Frodo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re climbing the mountains,\u201d explained Prowl, shuddering. Megumi noticed. Bumblebee saw her glance at Prowl and smirked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere are only two Autobots I\u2019ve heard of with a fear of heights,\u201d chuckled Bumblebee. \u201cOne of them is Prowl, the other is, ironically, the Aerialbot leader.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou could have said something!\u201d Megumi hissed at Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe mission is all that matters!\u201d declared Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, the mission\u2019s going to be screwy if not all teammates are fully prepared!\u201d snapped Megumi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI HAVE put aside my acrophobia in certain…\u201d Prowl stopped and had his attention snatched by something else. \u201cEveryone…\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s definitely marching we\u2019re hearing!\u201d gulped Jandro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHide!\u201d hissed Megumi. Everyone got off the road before the Orc army could see them. Gorshagh was leading the march as the Kiri Zecter sat in his hand. A screech then echoed throughout the Morgul Vale as the Lord of the Nazg\u00fbl flew on a mechanical Fell Beast with his new motorcycle embedded into it. His new biker gear evoked his old armor. He shrieked and the Orcs continued marching, arming their new weapons that Shocker Rift had provided. It took over an hour for the Orcs to clear out of the Morgul Vale. Once it was confirmed safe, Megumi\u2019s group looked upwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cToo high for a grappling hook,\u201d mused Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cZephyrs and Vampires tend not to go straight up that high,\u201d muttered Swalmu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI can\u2019t really take everyone up as I don\u2019t have that kind of strength,\u201d remarked Tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd our vehicle modes can only go so high unless we\u2019re in combat mode,\u201d replied Perceptor. \u201cEven then, my vehicle mode\u2019s a mobile lab station.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen there\u2019s only one thing for it,\u201d declared Megumi. \u201cWe have to scale it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot all of us are that prepared for rock-climbing,\u201d countered Emmanuel as he gestured to his dress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen there\u2019s only one option,\u201d offered Bumblebee. Everyone gave the Autobot scout their full attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou realize having them on us as we climb,\u201d whimpered Prowl, \u201cwon\u2019t make us go any faster!\u201d He had Gorfanth, Lardeth, Oak, Dalengor, Malak, Jandro, and Swalmu holding onto him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt was the best option I could come up with, given the circumstances!\u201d protested Bumblebee as he carried Team Sonic, Colleen, Usagi I, Sophie, and Lacey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJa, well, next time we do this,\u201d grumbled Perceptor as he carried Megumi, Batman, Richard, Emmanuel, Irina, Brenden, Famine, Tonje, and Tanisha, \u201cwe\u2019re bringing a rocket sled that can carry everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJandro, stop moving around so much!\u201d protested Gorfanth. \u201cYou\u2019re upsetting the balance by moving!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSorry!\u201d whispered Jandro. \u201cI just can\u2019t keep my eyes off Brenden.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…Do you have a crush on him?\u201d asked Gorfanth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, he admitted the same to me when Megumi, Arsha, and Optimus were fighting their preliminary rounds,\u201d replied Jandro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen why not ask him out?\u201d inquired Gorfanth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAfter this adventure, I think I will,\u201d mused Jandro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere!\u201d called Megumi as she pointed to a tunnel\u2019s entrance in the mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI see it!\u201d called Prowl. He buried his fear of heights a little longer as he led the climb to the entrance. He wanted solid ground under his feet as fast as possible. They all arrived at the tunnel\u2019s mouth and rested for a bit. \u201cBumblebee,\u201d panted Prowl, \u201cnever suggest rock-climbing to me as a bonding activity, EVER!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNoted, Sir,\u201d replied Bumblebee. \u201cOkay, who else could use a top-off on their internal Energon reserves?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think that will be splendid!\u201d cheered Perceptor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re taking a breather, then,\u201d declared Megumi. Everyone sat down as the Autobots got their rations out. Megumi arched an eyebrow when she saw how little Bumblebee drank. \u201cI thought you said you needed Energon?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI asked if everyone needed a top-off,\u201d corrected Bumblebee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPerceptor and I needed more Energon from that climb,\u201d continued Prowl. \u201cBumblebee\u2019s the most efficient in terms of Energon consumption.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat usually happens when a bot like me is so sho…\u201d Bumblebee was struggling to say the word, \u201c…sho…short!\u201d He then curled up into a ball to hide his embarrassment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe admitted it!\u201d Perceptor whispered to Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe\u2019s starting to face reality!\u201d replied Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, shortness-acknowledgement aside,\u201d declared Richard, \u201cI could use some food. Mr. Gamgee, is there enough Lembas for us all?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMore than enough,\u201d replied Sam. He divided up the Elven-bread and everyone was pleasantly surprised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s sweet!\u201d praised Jandro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAlmost like the Elven-bread of home,\u201d chuckled Swalmu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMister Frodo, you need some…Frodo? Mister Frodo?!\u201d Sam became alarmed as he couldn\u2019t find Frodo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOf all the…FRODO! NOT YET! WAIT FOR US!\u201d called Megumi. Everyone got up and gave pursuit of the wayward Hobbit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cAll right, let\u2019s go over the plan one last time,\u201d declared Megumi once several days had passed and all newcomers had made contact with their homes. \u201cWe need to get the Ring to Mordor and get Frodo to throw it into Mt. Doom. 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