\u201cHOW DO THEY KEEP FINDING MY FOUNDATION ELEMENTS?!\u201d roared Lord Vortech as he smacked the Stunticons and Snatcher around. \u201cEvery time I send you fools to retrieve one, they\u2019re right behind you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t blame us!\u201d protested Lex. \u201cThey obviously have some sort of technology to find them!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, but I AM blaming you!\u201d snarled Vortech. \u201cI picked you nitwits because you were the most powerful in your universes! You still allow those idiots to challenge you and defeat you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot true!\u201d argued Motormaster. I rolled my eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis whole thing went down with Hiro\u2019s death,\u201d I sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou think me unaware of that, Ambassador Hell?!\u201d roared Vortech. \u201cThat\u2019s why Igura\u2019s out there! But an edge cannot come quickly enough!\u201d He looked among us. \u201cI have to find out how they\u2019ve been doing it, find out where they\u2019re hiding!\u201d His eyes stopped on the image of a Foundation Element as he got an idea. He started laughing. \u201cAnd I think I know exactly how to do so!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We returned to Vorton and presented the token. \u201cNice job, everybody! Good on the new guys too! Congratulations! And, just think, years ago, that adventure would have cost you one whole quarter!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, uh, mind if we stay a bit?\u201d asked Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt-a looks like you-a need some help,\u201d observed Mario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can help as well!\u201d called Peach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSounds reasonable!\u201d I mused. \u201cWell, Gamer Riders? Shinnosuke-san?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m afraid we have to go,\u201d replied Emu. \u201cPoppy has a job as a nurse when she\u2019s not guiding us Gamer Riders and I\u2019m a doctor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI just got hired as head of Genm Corp.\u2019s design department for their games,\u201d answered Parado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd I\u2019m a police officer,\u201d remarked Shinnosuke. \u201cWe all have jobs that demand our attention.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen, farewell, and I hope to see you in the final battle against Vortech,\u201d I declared. X-PO opened a portal for them and they headed back home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, do these mean anything to you?\u201d asked Sonic. \u201cI was collecting them in Defender<\/em> before that alien trapped me in there.\u201d More studs, whoopee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow many?\u201d I asked Vortoranii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re at 2,697,000 studs now,\u201d she counted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAny extradimensional excursions that went on during our hunt for the Foundation Element?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo,\u201d sighed Richard happily. \u201cIt\u2019s been pretty quiet.\u201d That was when the alarm sounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPO-Lambda has been detected!\u201d reported X-PO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWHAT?!\u201d I yelped. \u201cWhy did we detect him again?! He should have left Vorton!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll indications are that the intruder never left,\u201d replied X-PO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat doesn\u2019t make sense, why would he stay?\u201d muttered Emily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have an opportunity to ask,\u201d I replied. \u201cEmily, Richard, Mr. and Mrs. Saunders, X-PO, you\u2019re with me. Livia, show our new arrivals around. X-PO, where\u2019s PO-Lambda?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cStill on the Executor<\/em>,\u201d reported X-PO. \u201cK\u00e4mpfer, Vader, Death, and Apocalypse are searching the ship right now. The lockdown\u2019s still out of commission. We can beam up with the teleporter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGood idea,\u201d I remarked. \u201cHenshin!\u201d I transformed back into Royal. \u201cWe need as much power in reserve as we can get.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou know, you CAN call us by name,\u201d replied Mrs. Saunders<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDiscussion for another time, Mama,\u201d answered Emily. \u201cHenshin!\u201d She became Touch\u00e9 again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHenshin!\u201d announced Richard as he turned into Guard. \u201cMom, Dad, might want to get a firearm. I\u2019m not sold on the stormtroopers\u2019 shooting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNeither am I,\u201d commented Mr. Saun\u2026Fred. \u201cI\u2019m gonna find out why they\u2019re so crappy at it after this is done.\u201d They grabbed rifles and we headed to the teleporter. We beamed to Vader\u2019s location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh, I see X-PO\u2019s responded to the alarm,\u201d mused K\u00e4mpfer. \u201cGood. The intruder is in the repair bay for the droids on this ship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLead on,\u201d I directed. The ship lurched again! \u201cWhat\u2019s going on?!\u201d I demanded. K\u00e4mpfer took out his tablet and got the sit-rep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe ship is accelerating!\u201d he reported. \u201cThe intruder has limited control!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI thought our technical teams installed the new safeguards,\u201d snarled Vader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe did!\u201d protested K\u00e4mpfer. \u201cAnd triple encrypted them! There is no way the intruder should be able to get into the ship\u2019s systems!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, it\u2019s clearly possible, because he did it!\u201d snapped Apocalypse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s irrelevant,\u201d I argued. \u201cWhat\u2019s our heading?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWorking on it!\u201d assured K\u00e4mpfer. \u201cAh! Got it! …What?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat is it?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re just going faster,\u201d reported K\u00e4mpfer. \u201cOur orbit is still around Vorton.\u201d I was confused as everyone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2026aren\u2019t leaving?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf I were the toaster-possessing ghost,\u201d replied X-PO, \u201cI would bring the guns around and start shooting stuff!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEven then, that\u2019s a waste of power,\u201d commented Fred. \u201cWith the shields raised, a Star Destroyer could steamroll through anything in its path and not even scratch the paintjob.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cK\u00e4mpfer, Apocalypse, get to Engineering and see if you can slow us down,\u201d I directed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJa!\u201d confirmed K\u00e4mpfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOn it!\u201d obliged Apocalypse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd if there\u2019s a radiation leak, don\u2019t be a hero!\u201d I called as they headed off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cVery little risk of that, I can assure you!\u201d replied K\u00e4mpfer. They were out of sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour Majesty,\u201d muttered Guard, \u201cthere\u2019s something rotten here, but I can\u2019t put my finger on it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ll get our answers from the intruder,\u201d I affirmed. We made it to the Droid Repair bay. \u201cOn my signal,\u201d I directed. \u201cThree! Two! One! NOW!\u201d We charged in, making a lot of noise and seeing an Astromech Droid stab PO-Lambda with something. It started screaming and shaking! It then rose up and started putting off a bright light! It then changed into a profile of a human skeleton, then the skeleton went from human to humanoid tiger and back to human again, all while muscle flowed back onto the bones. Organs came back and filled the empty spaces. Skin was restored! Hair grew back! The figure faced us and spoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cS\u0101, Rogue Driver!\u201d it called in a man\u2019s voice. A red vortex opened. A device like my belt flew into the man\u2019s hands. Reality hit me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo!\u201d I breathed. \u201cThat\u2019s not possible!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh, but it is!\u201d chuckled the Rogue Driver. \u201cTook you long enough to come back. Let\u2019s get you decent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI agree,\u201d said the man. He then put the Rogue Driver to his waist and it made a belt strap wrap around. Pistols then appeared, one on each side of his waist. Blue pants then flowed over his legs as black boots appeared on his feet. A green shirt materialized on his upper torso and a brown trench coat appeared to cover his body. He unbuttoned the coat and put his hand to the air. A short, flat topped, brown hat appeared and he put it on. \u201cGenomorphic upgrade to host body, successful,\u201d reported a man I hated. \u201cResurrection, complete!\u201d Death took a sand timer out from her robes. There were Japanese characters on it. \u8db3\u7acb\u30d2\u30ed. They translated to Adachi Hiro, my biological father. The sand was all in the upper bulb. Kamen Rider Rogue was back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGuys,\u201d gulped Fred. \u201cThe man, he looks like\u2026!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe is!\u201d I snarled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am!\u201d replied Hiro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow?!\u201d hissed Death. \u201cYou blew up in Chima!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOnly thanks to that twit that ruined everything!\u201d snarled Hiro as he pointed at me. \u201cBut, if you must know, I took a page out of someone\u2019s book and turned my soul into living data!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLord Vyce did that to face Linkara!\u201d remembered Guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat tin-plated dictator was nothing,\u201d dismissed Hiro. \u201cWhile most of my organic material and cybernetics were nothing but ash after I detonated myself, I flew around the multiverse, looking for a way to get a new body! I briefly returned to my home universe and scoured an old base for answers. I had to possess the dead body of a Combatman and go through the files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe data I came across showed how to turn a soul into data, so I made the ultimate sacrifice and did so. The data also said that there were ways to make a new body. Project: Ghost Body was where Shocker stored the genetic information and needed cybernetics to make a new body so they could use monsters over and over. I took that data and made numerous attempts to get to Foundation Prime, but I was met with a problem. Vortech was the one who sent me and retrieved me. I didn\u2019t know Foundation Prime\u2019s coordinates. So, I found an old PO robot and possessed it while the events of Touch\u00e9\u2019s excursion into Jurassic World<\/em> went on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI tried recruiting Heather, but she stupidly brushed me aside. I overheard you wanting to find her, no doubt to get information, so I removed her. I then went to the Ghostbusters\u2019 universe and followed you but altered my exit so I wouldn\u2019t be caught immediately. However, you used the PKE meter to find me, and here we are. Your Dalek is dead and I live.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cForgive us if we don\u2019t throw a party,\u201d muttered X-PO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh, X-PO,\u201d observed Hiro. \u201cYou were the one who found Foundation Prime, you will get me back there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI hate to be the bearer of GOOD news,\u201d snarked X-PO, \u201cbut Vortech deleted that when you guys fired me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNonsense!\u201d dismissed Hiro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s true! That\u2019s another reason why we\u2019ve been getting the Foundation Elements!\u201d insisted X-PO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou seriously don\u2019t remember the coordinates of YOUR discovery?!\u201d hissed Hiro, his smirk fading. \u201cNever mind, this vessel will do nicely.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf you think I\u2019m going to let you take this ship,\u201d declared Linda, \u201cI have a couple of laser bullets willing to disagree with you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd I\u2019M willing to order Vorton\u2019s destruction!\u201d I snarled. \u201cWhen it goes, so do our Foundation Elements!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019d never dare!\u201d challenged Hiro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDai Super Charge,\u201d I announced. I then concentrated on portals throughout Vorton and brought everyone on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOI! What\u2019s going on?\u201d called Joshua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cX-PO,\u201d I ordered, \u201cactivate the secondary a.i.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOn it,\u201d confirmed X-PO. It took a few seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSecondary a.i online,\u201d intoned a voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSecondary a.i., this is Queen Megumi Hishikawa,\u201d I answered. \u201cActivate Vorton Destruction sequence. Destruct sequence 1, code 1, 1-A.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFirst destruct sequence code recognized,\u201d reported the a.i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGuard,\u201d I directed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSecondary a.i., this is Sir Richard Saunders,\u201d answered Guard. \u201cActivate Vorton Destruction sequence. Destruct sequence 2, code 1, 1-A, 2-B.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSecond destruct sequence code recognized,\u201d reported the a.i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cX-PO,\u201d I commanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou gave X-PO that kind of power!?\u201d snarled Hiro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSecondary a.i., this is the Experimental Portal Operator,\u201d called X-PO. \u201cActivate Vorton Destruction sequence. Destruct sequence 3, code 1, 1-B, 2-B, 3.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDestruct sequence ready,\u201d reported the a.i. \u201cSet time and initiate final code to begin countdown.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSet Vorton Destruction,\u201d I ordered. \u201cCommand code 0-0-0-Destruct-0 30 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDestruct sequence completed and engaged,\u201d called the a.i. \u201cVorton will detonate in 30 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cX-PO, Priority Vortech alpha! Abort Vorton Destruct sequence!\u201d demanded Hiro. X-PO\u2019s eye flashed red. \u201cWHAT?! But, that only happens when the code\u2019s been deleted! And it was tied into the coordinates of\u2026\u2026\u2026you told the truth! Vortech really DID wipe the coordinates from your memory!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTook you long enough to realize that,\u201d snarked X-PO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou can try whatever trick you may have previously installed in X-PO,\u201d I hissed, \u201cbut, when he was tossed aside and I proved myself, he chose ME to lead him! I\u2019m the one in control here! So, I suggest you\u2026!\u201d I didn\u2019t get far as Hiro fired! He then drew his i.d tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHenshin! Dai Super Charge!\u201d he announced. He went straight to Kamen Rider Rift and proceeded to barrel through us and enter the corridors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAfter him!\u201d I shouted. We took off and ran after him as he headed to the bridge. He managed to lock us out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEngineering to Megumi, what\u2019s going on?\u201d asked K\u00e4mpfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHiro\u2019s back,\u201d I replied. \u201cVorton\u2019s gonna blow in\u202625 minutes now. We\u2019re locked out of the bridge. Can you get us in?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c2 minutes to let me do so,\u201d called K\u00e4mpfer. The ship\u2019s comms activated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRelinquish control of the ship to me, or I gas you all, pick up the Foundation Elements, and let Vorton explode,\u201d shouted Rift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u20261 minute, then,\u201d remarked K\u00e4mpfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGood work,\u201d I called to K\u00e4mpfer. \u201cAs for you, Rift, I recommend you back off!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI have no reason to,\u201d dismissed Rift. \u201cNot when Foundation Prime needs to be raised.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI like how you have new ears,\u201d I commented, \u201cand yet, you\u2019re still hard of hearing! There\u2019s no way for us to get from here to Foundation Prime, much less contact it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI have traveled throughout the multiverse and have seen universes of pure majesty!\u201d declared Rift. \u201cI have seen ancient mindless evils that fill in the cracks and eat dimensions just for a snack! I have heard tales of an Outer God made of pure glitchy data that was convinced to commit suicide by a fat, screechy comic book nerd! Contacting Foundation Prime for help is \u2018small potatoes\u2019, I believe the expression is. You are but a flea that I can brush aside!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere are reasons for us not finding Foundation Prime, much less talking to it!\u201d I insisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA fabrication by the original Vortonians, at best,\u201d snarled Hiro, \u201ca ruse by you, at worst. Either way is irrelevant.\u201d At that point, the bridge opened and we crept in. Hiro was still working at a console. I then converted my sword to gun mode and leveled it at Rift. I almost pulled the trigger, but Rift brought out his weapon in bazooka mode and fired! \u201cDid you really think I would fall for that?\u201d he quizzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cVorton Destruction sequence aborted,\u201d reported the secondary a.i. No!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou think you can beat ME?!\u201d roared Rift as he fired. \u201cI am Adachi Hiro, the vanquisher of Death herself! My life shall continue until the multiverse is all one! You are but the footnote in the pages of my glory! And when they build statues of me, trampling over you, you shall be remembered as\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cExcuse me,\u201d interrupted a soft, woman\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWHAT?!\u201d roared Rift as he faced a woman with bronze hair, a bronze dress with 13 panels of four spheres, a sleeveless top, a choker with two rings, a hairband with a light on each end, a blue dot in the center of her forehead, and silver gauntlets with a plunger resting on the right forearm and a Dalek gun resting on the left forearm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s my friend you just insulted,\u201d said the woman. She then used the plunger to grab Rift\u2019s chest and toss him over her head. Death was confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI want the life-timer of the woman in front of me,\u201d she whispered as her eyes glowed. A sand-timer came into her hands and she looked at the name. Her eyes went wide. \u201cImpossible!\u201d she whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat? What is it?!\u201d I asked. Death turned to the woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou squishy, green maniac!\u201d she whispered with a grin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWho are you talking about?!\u201d I demanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRUSTY!\u201d cheered Death. \u201cHe\u2019s\u2026she\u2019s alive!\u201d She pointed to the woman. I gave the woman a look. On closer inspection, her dress DID look like a Dalek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell?\u201d asked the woman. \u201cAren\u2019t you going to say thank you?\u201d She held a hand to her ear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, Rusty,\u201d I mused, not believing her, \u201cI suppose that 2,000,000 stud reward you gave us will have to go back so you can spend it wisely.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d asked the woman. \u201cI gave you 220,000 studs. This was before Vortoranii became your belt\u2019s a.i and it made the total, at the time, 600,000. I was there when you were crowned Queen and functioned as a member of your Tech support staff.\u201d I don\u2019t believe it! It really is\u2026!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRUSTY!\u201d I cheered as I ran forward. I hugged him\u2026her and laughed in joy. \u201cBut\u2026how\u2026we fired your body into a star! How are you\u2026?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Dalek?!\u201d roared Rift. \u201cIMPOSSIBLE!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou know what, you can explain later,\u201d I said to Rusty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOf course,\u201d agreed Rusty. \u201cNow, as for you, for causing a radiation leak, as I would have put it earlier, EXTERMINATE!\u201d She fired from her blaster and Rift glowed teal with his skeleton showing. He screamed but didn\u2019t crumple to the floor. Instead, he swatted the beam aside. Odd, given that it was light and radiation. Rift panted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2026hurt!\u201d he gasped. \u201cDid you really think I wouldn\u2019t be altered to prevent death by a Dalek blaster? I was surrounded by xenophobic maniacs when we recruited Davros and those tanks!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHuh,\u201d I muttered. \u201cSwing and a miss, Rusty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn all honesty, I should have figured that,\u201d replied Rusty. Rift then fired on us and escaped the bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe\u2019s going for the hangar!\u201d yelped Death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ll cut him off!\u201d called Rusty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo!\u201d I countered. \u201cDoes your plunger still work as a computer interface?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cManipulator arm,\u201d corrected Rusty. \u201cAnd, yes, it does.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTalk to the ship\u2019s computers and slow down our orbit,\u201d I directed. \u201cI\u2019ll face Rift.\u201d I charged off before anyone could stop me. I saw Rift walking the corridor and looking out the window. He got visibly angry. I peeked out my window and could see our orbit slowing down. Thank you, Rusty. I then aimed my weapon at Rift\u2019s window, waited, and fired! The window shattered as the air was being sucked out into space. I grabbed an overhead support and Rift grabbed my leg!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cActivating emergency bulkheads!\u201d called X-PO\u2019s voice over the comms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBelay that!\u201d I ordered<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat?!\u201d yelped X-PO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI have business that requires an open window!\u201d I replied. I felt Rift climbing up my leg. At that point, I raised my other foot and slammed it onto Rift\u2019s head. \u201cI! HAVE HAD! ENOUGH OF YOU!\u201d I said as I kicked. One final kick was enough to send Rift flying through the window and into space. His suit should give him enough air for five hours, more than enough to make a rift for himself. He flew past Vorton. \u201cOkay, X-PO, you can close the bulkheads!\u201d I called. An emergency blast door slid over the window, stabilizing everything. I let go of the overhead support and let myself tumble to the floor. I then cancelled my transformation. \u201c\u2026Wheeeee\u2026\u201d I sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Emily had just checked us all over after that hair-raising escapade. We gathered in the Gateway room after our check-up. \u201cWell, all in all, that could have gone worse,\u201d I mused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCOULD HAVE GONE WORSE?!\u201d protested Mr. Babineaux. \u201cThe creature that kidnapped us came back to life and nearly made you destroy our base of operations! The rest of us were surprised to be evacuated that quickly! I\u2019m still trying to process the information!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPapa,\u201d calmed Emmanuel. \u201cPerhaps this event happened for the best. We have an old friend back, Hiro\u2019s been defeated as usual, and the Executor<\/em> is back in control.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere IS an explanation waiting,\u201d I recalled. \u201cRusty, how DID you come back? We fired your body into a star, per your last wish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s where things got tricky, even for me,\u201d answered Rusty. \u201cAfter you fired me into a star, my shell\u2019s computers switched on. I was surprised but decided to take advantage of the situation. You do recall that Azmuth was studying my shell?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI remember,\u201d I muttered. \u201cI argued with him a lot about it. Eventually, I caved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGood thing you did,\u201d replied Rusty. \u201cWhen Ben confronted Azmuth about it, I beamed into the Omnitrix and collected and copied various genetic samples, combining them into one. I then beamed myself and the samples to the Codon Stream on Primus. My new body then rose out of the stream and started testing out the limits. By all appearances, I was human, but I noticed holes on my forearms. I then realized those were for armaments, specifically, mine. I had to get back, so I waited for a ship. Azmuth then arrived on a ship with a female Chimera Sui Generis named Myaxx. I snuck aboard the ship and waited for take-off. It took a few days, but I was taken to Galvan Mark II. Azmuth was creating his own Gateway. It didn\u2019t have the proper codes to connect to Vorton, but I still remembered them. I generated my own portal to the closet here as I was still nude. I then found clothes that would emulate my shell. Once I was dressed, I returned to the upper levels and found my shell in its glass case. I took the armaments and then teleported to the Executor<\/em>\u2019s bridge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd then you gave your dramatic reveal,\u201d I chuckled. A couple of tears came down. \u201cIt\u2019s good to see you again!\u201d I gave him\u2026her\u2026I gave Rusty a hug. Rusty reciprocated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI guess, the question is, what pronouns are we using?\u201d asked Elphaba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah, that leads to another question,\u201d muttered Tanisha. \u201cWhy a female body?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI just thought it looked cool,\u201d replied Rusty. \u201cSo, female pronouns are preferred.\u201d I then broke off the hug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cStill, it\u2019s good to have you back!\u201d I cheered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGood to BE back,\u201d replied Rusty. Lukas then entered, looking pale and weak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWHOA!\u201d yelped Emily as she led him to a bench. \u201cDude, are you okay?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNein,\u201d muttered Lukas, shakily, \u201cnein, I\u2019m NOT okay. I\u2026er\u2026I recently undid Hiro\u2019s control over the Executor<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDo I even WANT to know how he got control?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, to answer that,\u201d replied Lukas, \u201che connected like an Astromech. He then copied over code and altered a few things. All in all, not that different from when Tech Support takes over your computer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo, why are you so spooked?\u201d asked Emmanuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBecause, in going through the code,\u201d clarified Lukas, \u201cin getting it back to the settings before he got in and updating the security software, I discovered something. He copied something over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat did he copy?\u201d I asked, fearing the worst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe copied\u2026Vorton\u2019s coordinates,\u201d gulped Lukas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWHAT?!\u201d shouted Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe\u2019s got our location locked in the Rogue Driver,\u201d confirmed Lukas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWha\u2026when did he do that?!\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m not sure,\u201d replied Lukas. \u201cMy best theory, given what went on, it was as he accelerated the Executor<\/em>\u2019s orbit. He used it as a false trail to distract whoever would be on to him. \u2026Even then, the whole plan was, er, half-assed, I believe the expression is.\u201d I ran my hands down my face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re in a precarious state, everyone,\u201d I muttered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cHOW DO THEY KEEP FINDING MY FOUNDATION ELEMENTS?!\u201d roared Lord Vortech as he smacked the Stunticons and Snatcher around. \u201cEvery time I send you fools to retrieve one, they\u2019re right behind you!\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t blame us!\u201d protested Lex. \u201cThey obviously have some sort of technology to find them!\u201d \u201cOh, but I AM blaming you!\u201d snarled Vortech. 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