\u201cAll Daleks restored!\u201d reported a Dalek on Vorton as it tested out its movements in the old Dalek shell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExcellent,\u201d praised the Supreme as it adjusted to its shell. The shell was red, had three speech indicators instead of two, and had support struts on its elongated neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIgura arrives!\u201d warned another Dalek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet her enter!\u201d commanded the Supreme. The doors opened and Igura got a good look at the Daleks as they reacquainted themselves with their original casings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, I always knew you would attempt something so futile,\u201d she sighed. \u201cI must say, my heart is hurt. We gave you all a chance to be gods. The only way to do so was to let go of the past. We knew you would seek to stay in the past, hence the explosives in the casings. We needed you to change, to grow! But this?!\u201d At that moment, she let fake tears fall down her face. \u201cI can\u2019t believe you would rather die! Why do you choose suicide?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWorking under you was a living death!\u201d barked the Supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe were bringing you to paradise!\u201d protested Igura. \u201cYou would rule over many universes!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will do that on OUR terms!\u201d dismissed the Dalek Supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, now what?!\u201d snarled Soundwave. \u201cHiro, Megatron, Dr. Borg, Skaro just cut itself off from us!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat are the Daleks doing?!\u201d snapped Hiro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRevolution, if I\u2019m reading the signs right,\u201d mused Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHiro, your reinforcements had better be coming here in that half-hour you believe to be true,\u201d warned Dr. Borg. \u201cIf the Daleks ARE standing against us and we have no reinforcements for any potential attack from our enemies, we lose our prize.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is NO, repeat NO, reason to panic,\u201d assured Hiro. \u201cIn exactly 30 minutes, Sauron will lead the charge to fortify our position, we\u2019ll deal with any Dalek rebellion, and we\u2019ll keep Vorton.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow THAT was a coronation!\u201d cheered Optimus from the Ascendant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLong live Aragorn, King Elessar Telcontar,\u201d sighed Megumi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd hail to Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee,\u201d mused Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGandalf, are you sure you still want to stay with us?\u201d asked Megumi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy time with you is not yet done,\u201d answered Gandalf. \u201cYou still need the Elemental Keystone. The Hobbits are safe in the Shire again, Aragorn will rule the race of Men with wisdom, and Sauron cannot aid Hiro.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn that case, let\u2019s get going,\u201d declared Megumi as she moved to Sick Bay. Optimus\u2019 body had fully regenerated at that moment. \u201cOkay, Prime, you ready?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cReady and waiting,\u201d replied Optimus. Ratchet opened Optimus\u2019 Spark Chamber and hoisted Megumi up to Optimus\u2019 body. She then showed the Ascendant to the Spark Chamber and another stream of energy connected the two. Once it faded, Optimus\u2019 Spark was safely pulsing within his body. It took over the systems and Optimus\u2019 Spark Chamber closed and color flowed back into his body. Once everything was right, his optics flicked on and he stretched, in full control of his body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll systems fully operational,\u201d reported Ratchet. \u201cNow, let\u2019s make sure everything\u2019s working right. Left hand to right shoulder, please.\u201d Optimus did so. \u201cGood, now right hand to left knee.\u201d Correct again. \u201cStand up.\u201d Optimus did so. \u201cThree paces forward.\u201d Optimus obeyed. \u201cTurn to the right.\u201d Another medical order obeyed. \u201cGood, motor functions are stable and correct. Now, we need to check the face. Open your mouth and say \u2018Aaa\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAaaAAH\u201d protested Optimus as an instrument was shoved into his mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t stop saying \u2018Aaa\u2019!\u201d snapped Ratchet. Optimus mumbled a reply in protest. \u201cNever mind, that was good enough,\u201d remarked Ratchet as he took the instrument out of Optimus\u2019 mouth. \u201cNow, follow the light.\u201d Ratchet activated a small light and shined it in Optimus\u2019 optics. They followed the light\u2019s movements. \u201cGood, you\u2019re cleared for duty,\u201d decided Ratchet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWas the mouth check really necessary?!\u201d protested Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, and neither was checking for optical acuity,\u201d replied Ratchet. \u201cbut, hopefully, you won\u2019t do something so stupid again!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat are you…?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou decided you were Rambo and charged at Megatron alone!\u201d snapped Ratchet. \u201cYou failed to pay attention to the battle around you and now you\u2019ve got a scar from the Witch-King! I hope you learned something from all this! Now, get out of my Repair Bay!\u201d He showed Optimus the door and Megumi followed; her arms folded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI had him!\u201d protested Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cApparently not,\u201d snarked Megumi. \u201cYou got off lucky, kid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c…Yeah, I guess,\u201d muttered Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cStill, you\u2019re alive now and we\u2019ve won,\u201d continued Megumi. \u201cSo, shall we pick up yours and Arsha\u2019s ships?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSounds good to me,\u201d declared Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igura had spent 25 minutes arguing with the Daleks. \u201cI can\u2019t let this go on,\u201d she sighed. \u201cJust know this will hurt me more than you.\u201d She pulled out a detonator and had her thumb on the button. \u201cGoodbye,\u201d she bid as she pressed the button. The explosives detonated, yes, but they weren\u2019t in the old casings! They were placed in another shop in front of the one the Daleks had used as their hideaway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCaan has fulfilled his end of the bargain!\u201d reported a Dalek. Igura\u2019s eyes went wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c…He couldn\u2019t have…no!\u201d Fear then gripped heart, fear for her life. \u201cPower down your weapons!\u201d she barked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou still dare give us orders?!\u201d boomed the Dalek Supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou must obey me!\u201d shouted Igura. \u201cI control you! I am the master! Not you! I! I!! I!!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur programming,\u201d replied a Dalek, \u201cdoes not permit to acknowledge that any creature is superior to the Daleks!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou cannot EXIST without me!\u201d protested Igura. \u201cYou cannot PROGRESS!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are programmed to survive!\u201d dismissed a second Dalek. \u201cWe have the ability to develop in any way necessary to ensure that survival!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFleet inbound!\u201d reported a third Dalek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A rift had opened near Vorton and first released a single fighter. \u201cIt\u2019s a Morgul<\/em>-class fighter,\u201d reported a Combatman. \u201cThe pilot is identified as Gorshagh.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen Sauron has selected our Zecter-using Orc to lead the charge,\u201d chuckled Hiro. That was when THEY appeared. Three ships arrived in Vortonian space. Megatron, Hiro, and Dr. Borg all recognized the designs. The ships were the Ark<\/em>, the Virginia<\/em>, and the Endeavor<\/em>! \u201cWhat in the…?!\u201d spluttered Hiro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDudes, I\u2019m getting NON-Mordor transponder codes!\u201d reported Soundwave. \u201cThey\u2019re Tarlaxian!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s…not possible!\u201d protested Hiro. \u201cContact Sauron!\u201d Soundwave tried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDude, I can\u2019t!\u201d he answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI said, get Sauron!\u201d roared Hiro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re being hailed by Gorshagh!\u201d called a Combatman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOn screen!\u201d ordered Hiro. The fighter\u2019s cockpit appeared and Gorshagh was feverishly handling the controls. \u201cGorshagh, where is Sauron?! Where are the reinforcements he\u2019s promised me?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe\u2019s gone!\u201d replied Gorshagh. \u201cMordor, our forces, Sauron, the Ring, they\u2019re all gone!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe One Ring is gone?!\u201d yelped Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut Mordor was altered with my technology!\u201d snarled Hiro. \u201cHow did the Ring slip past Sauron?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t know!\u201d growled Gorshagh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cExplosion on the Promenade!\u201d called a Shocker Rift Dalek. \u201cOrigin comes from Old Skaro Dalek casings but casings are still mobile!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe original Daleks are free!\u201d gulped Dr. Borg. \u201cThat\u2019s why Skaro was closed off from us! Time to start packing!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCall our personnel, we\u2019re evacuating Vorton,\u201d ordered Megatron. \u201cTell them the Decepticons happily offer asylum.\u201d He turned to Hiro. \u201cI would suggest you get your men ready.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHiro-sama!\u201d called a Combatman. \u201cThe Tarlaxians are forming up on the lead ships! They\u2019re coming this way!\u201d A ship fired. \u201cThat came from the Ark<\/em>!\u201d reported the Combatman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…Weapons!\u201d ordered Hiro. \u201cEnergize the force-fields!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat weapons?! What force-fields?!\u201d snapped Soundwave. \u201cThat shot took out the shield generators and weapons array!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…Victory was within our GRASP!\u201d wailed Hiro. \u201cBeyond City! Tarlax! Foundation Prime! All lost!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHiro, come on, we\u2019re going!\u201d called Megatron as the evacuation alarm sounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…Going?\u201d mumbled Hiro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have to get out of here!\u201d urged Dr. Borg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…I have to find my wife,\u201d he declared as he keyed in his password on his phone. \u201cHenshin!\u201d He turned back into Kamen Rider Rogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ll send someone to find her!\u201d called Dr. Borg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat WON\u2019T be necessary!\u201d snarled Rogue as he made his way to a transporter pad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHiro, you\u2019re wasting your time!\u201d argued Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPROMENADE!\u201d shouted Rogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSHE\u2019S PROBABLY ALREADY BEEN EXTERMINATED!\u201d called Megatron as Rogue faded from the Gateway Room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAre we to save Igura for interrogation?\u201d asked a Dalek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo,\u201d declared the Dalek Supreme. \u201cAll inferior creatures are to be considered the enemy of the Daleks and destroyed!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNO! WAIT!\u201d begged Igura. \u201cI\u2019m a scientist! I\u2019m pregnant! Let me live! HAVE PITY!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPity?\u201d asked the Dalek Supreme. \u201cI have no understanding of the word! It is not registered in my vocabulary bank! Exterminate!\u201d Igura managed to dodge the shots and backed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou call for pity,\u201d barked a Dalek, \u201cyet never show it! Why should we show you any? Exterminate!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIgura-chan!\u201d called Rogue. \u201cIgura-chan! Answer me! Where are you?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFOR THE LAST TIME!\u201d wailed Igura\u2019s voice, \u201cI CONTROL YOU! YOU MUST, YOU WILL <\/em>OBEY ME!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe obey no one!\u201d replied the Dalek Supreme\u2019s voice. \u201cWe are the superior beings! EXTERMINATE!\u201d Rogue rounded a corner only to see Igura turn into a glowing, green x-ray by the Daleks\u2019 gunsticks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIGURA!\u201d wailed Rogue as he pulled out his guns and fired, ripping into the Daleks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEvacuate Vorton!\u201d ordered the Dalek Supreme. \u201cWe are abandoning! We will destroy him later! Evacuate!\u201d The Daleks fled from Rogue and he pursued them part of the way, only to stop, cancel his transformation, and dash back to Igura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIgura!\u201d he begged. \u201cIgura, please, stay! Igura!\u201d Igura turned her head weakly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHiro-chan,\u201d she gasped as she brushed a lock of his hair away from his face. \u201c…G…Gomenasai (formal apology)…we won\u2019t…raise her…\u201d her arm fell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo! Please! Igura! No!\u201d pleaded Hiro. It was too late. Igura and their unborn daughter were dead. Hiro brought Igura\u2019s body close to him and hugged hard, grief tearing into his body as he was wracked with loud sobbing. He then threw his head upwards and howled in utter anguish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhere\u2019s Hiro-sama?!\u201d called a Combatman to Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…He\u2019s staying with Igura\u2019s body,\u201d sighed Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…Igura-sama is…dead?\u201d asked the Combatman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe rebelling Daleks killed her and the unborn child,\u201d replied Megatron, recalling Soundwave\u2019s report. \u201cWe will retrieve him, I promise, but we need to be OUT of Vortonian space. Computer, Megatron Omega Zero, destroy all systems aside from life-support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cInitiating now,\u201d reported the computer. Terminals sparked everywhere, destroying sensitive information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHas Gorshagh\u2019s fighter made it safely into the Nemesis<\/em>\u2019 hangar?\u201d asked Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe\u2019s on the bridge right now,\u201d reported Soundwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen that\u2019s where we need to be,\u201d affirmed Megatron as everyone boarded the ships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere are multiple Dalek ships moving in a different direction from the enemy evacuation fleet,\u201d reported Hongo. \u201cI\u2019ll have us pursue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, let them go,\u201d directed Megumi. \u201cVorton is ours again. Once we clean up the mess, we can fortify our position.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI will have Tarlaxians take up their posts,\u201d declared Scorpainia over the comms. \u201cAfter which, I need to speak to you in private!\u201d Her face took on a snarl. Megumi grinned as she guessed the reason why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMegumi,\u201d called Mikhail, \u201cwe\u2019re still getting a life-sign on Vorton, the northern half of the Promenade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCan you identify it?\u201d asked Megumi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot at this time,\u201d replied Mikhail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLet\u2019s get to Vorton and assess who it is,\u201d commanded Megumi. \u201cRichard, Emily, with me. Optimus, Arsha, can you guys stay in orbit until the defenses are fully operational?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSure,\u201d answered Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis will be a perfect test to see how well my ship can stay in orbit,\u201d chuckled Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ll keep you guys supplied with oxygen,\u201d offered Megumi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cVery kind of you,\u201d replied Arsha, \u201cbut we\u2019ve already cast various air spells around here. We\u2019ll still be able to breathe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cExcellent,\u201d praised Megumi. The Virginia<\/em> docked at an airlock and released the crew. The smoke from the exploding computer terminals still lingered in the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLooks like the enemy purged sensitive materials as well,\u201d mused Richard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019d honestly lose all respect for them if they didn\u2019t,\u201d noted Swalmu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLukas, take the engineering team and assess how bad it is and see if we can reinstall our backup systems,\u201d directed Megumi as she, Richard, and Emily headed off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJa!\u201d confirmed Lukas. While he called the team, Megumi led the twins over to the northern edge to see Hiro cradling Igura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI thought Mikhail detected ONE life-sign!\u201d hissed Richard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo the sensors were faulty, we can\u2019t blame Mikhail for that,\u201d replied Megumi. \u201cCome on, let\u2019s say hello.\u201d They approached Hiro and Igura. \u201cKonnichiwa, Hiro, Igura.\u201d Hiro didn\u2019t respond. Megumi then cleared her throat. Hiro didn\u2019t respond. Megumi then got suspicious. \u201cEmily, check them,\u201d she directed. Emily took out a medical tricorder and began scanning them. As she did, Hiro mumbled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ll go back to our home universe, Igura-chan,\u201d he whimpered. \u201cWe\u2019ll rule our empire from there. You\u2019ll live with me and we\u2019ll raise our daughter to be an excellent successor to us. We\u2019ll all be happy. You told me that siding with Urga and Buffal was a big regret of yours as it separated you from me even further, but that\u2019s no longer important. If you really want me to say it…I DO forgive you of any sins…my sweet eagle!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh no,\u201d sighed Emily as she got her readings. She ran her hand down her face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d asked Richard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIgura and the baby in her womb,\u201d explained Emily, \u201csuffered massive internal displacement. There\u2019s no easy way to say it, so I\u2019ll just say it. They\u2019re dead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…Daleks?\u201d asked Megumi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe readings ARE consistent with the effects of a Dalek gunstick,\u201d confirmed Emily. \u201cI\u2019d say the Daleks rebelled and killed Igura in revenge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMaybe the Skaro strain,\u201d muttered Richard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s true, I doubt any Shocker Rift Daleks would dare do this,\u201d sighed Megumi. \u201cHelp me get him to the infirmary.\u201d Hiro offered no resistance as he was brought to his feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEasy,\u201d Richard advised Hiro. \u201cEasy now.\u201d Hiro\u2019s tear-stained face turned to Megumi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI forgive you, too,\u201d he whispered. He then took Megumi\u2019s crown out of his pocket and gave it to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…Arigato,\u201d she bid as she and Richard helped him to the infirmary. 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