{"id":266,"date":"2020-06-03T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/?p=266"},"modified":"2020-06-09T20:17:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T00:17:00","slug":"chapter-52","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/chapter-52\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 52"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you had left, your Majesty, I was getting myself ready for a tour of After Academy. All of a sudden, I saw Team 10 rushing to the portal. I headed after them and saw Rusty about to jump after them! \u201cHEY!\u201d I called. \u201cWhat\u2019s going on here?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo time to talk!\u201d rushed Ben. \u201cPlumber in trouble!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe intergalactic police force of Ben\u2019s universe,\u201d explained Rusty. \u201cI\u2019m going with them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJust a sec!\u201d I protested. \u201cWe can\u2019t\u2026!\u201d The portal opened and Team 10 jumped in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWait for me!\u201d called Rusty as she jumped in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStop!\u201d I demanded as I followed after them. Too late. We landed back in Springfield. \u201cWhat were you thinking?!\u201d I berated. \u201cDo you have any notion what Megumi\u2019s gonna do to us?! We\u2019re in a state of emergency! She ordered all hands on deck!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have got to get whatever Plumber is in danger,\u201d countered Rook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWithout backup?!\u201d I wailed. \u201cJust get Megumi!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can\u2019t wait for her!\u201d protested Max. \u201cWe\u2019re going!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo one\u2019s going anywhere!\u201d I demanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToo late for that,\u201d remarked Kevin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRusty, talk some sense into these guys!\u201d I snapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI did. Why do you think I joined them?\u201d answered Rusty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRUSTY!\u201d I protested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can\u2019t leave a person in distress,\u201d insisted Rusty. \u201cFor all we know that person could be taken by Vortech.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat would Plumbers supply Vortech with?!\u201d I argued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll that tech, for one thing,\u201d replied Kevin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd he could use the Plumbers to get to Galvan and get into Azmuth\u2019s schematics of the Omnitrix,\u201d figured Gwen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe could also play you guys for fools and plant a fake signal to get the Omnitrix!\u201d I replied. \u201cThat thing is the Foundation Element of your universe!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can\u2019t risk letting a potential Plumber be captured!\u201d snapped Max. There was a tone of finality. I sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s no talking you out of this, is there?\u201d I sighed. Everybody shook their heads. \u201cAll right, but we stick to the shadows! I don\u2019t want to interfere with any events in this universe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAgreed,\u201d complied Max.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll right, let\u2019s find that Plumber and get out of here as quickly as possible,\u201d I declared. We headed down a street, staying out of sight as we followed the beacon marker on the Omnitrix. It stopped when we reached a house. Ben slapped the Omnitrix for a bit, but nothing happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOf course!\u201d hissed Ben. \u201cWhy WOULDN\u2019T you lose it?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEr, Ben,\u201d stopped Rook, \u201cI think the Omnitrix has found the source, actually.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat?\u201d asked Ben. Rook pointed into a house, the house belonging to Homer and his family. They were having a meal and Homer was trying to read the paper when he noticed something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHey! Who cut something out of my paper?!\u201d he quizzed. He looked around the table to see Bart eating and Marge cutting the bottom of the cereal box out. Homer was clueless. After a few seconds, the phone rang. Homer got up and headed over to get it. It was then that I saw a disc with the Omnitrix symbol on it in his rear pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA Plumber\u2019s badge?\u201d yelped Max.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow did he acquire one?\u201d asked Rook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need to talk to him,\u201d I declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI thought you said\u2026\u201d hissed Rusty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re only getting answers,\u201d I assured. Homer then picked up the phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYello?\u201d began Homer. \u201cOh! Hi, Lenny! &#8230;No, why would I need a ride this afternoon?\u201d At that point, Marge decided it was time to vacuum the house. \u201cTO THE BIG ANNUAL WHAT?\u201d shouted Homer over the phone. Marge then \u201caccidentally\u201d bumped the phone\u2019s plug loose with the vacuum cleaner and the call disconnected. \u201cAh, well,\u201d mused Homer as the phone went dead. \u201cIf it was big and annual, I\u2019m sure they would have mentioned it in the newspaper.\u201d He then got a drumstick, but the dog grabbed it. \u201cYeah, it\u2019s a lazy, dog-dangling afternoon,\u201d muttered Homer. \u201cBut, something\u2019s a little off.\u201d He sniffed the dog\u2019s mouth and then waved his hand in front of his nose. \u201cI gotta go get some fresh air,\u201d he said. He went outside to get the aforementioned fresh air and inhaled deeply. He then sniffed more quickly. \u201cWhat\u2019s that smell?\u201d he yelped. He sniffed again. \u201cOnions&#8230;chili powder\u2026cumin\u2026juicy ground chuck! It\u2019s chili! Oh my god! I\u2019m missing the chili cook-off!\u201d He then ran into that pink car of his and took off! The Omnitrix beeped as Homer drove through the street at high speeds!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ll never catch up to him now!\u201d wailed Kevin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI can, with XLR8,\u201d offered Ben. He selected an alien and then changed shape. He grew black fur on the torso, blue fur on the head, forearms, and lower legs, spikes on the limbs, and a black, furry, Wolverine style mask around his green eyes. \u201cFASTTRACK!\u201d he shouted. He looked himself over. \u201cFasttrack\u2019s good,\u201d he mused. \u201cStronger than XLR8. I can carry some people!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut a Citrakayah\u2019s braking is subpar compared to a Kineceleran,\u201d remarked Rook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo time to argue!\u201d I directed. \u201cBen, take your team and get after him! Rusty and I will catch up!\u201d Fasttrack nodded and grabbed his friends as he took off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow ARE we going to catch up to him?\u201d asked Rusty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith a little horsepower!\u201d I joked as I summoned my horse. \u201cHop on!\u201d I said. We mounted my horse and followed Fasttrack. We weaved through the streets to arrive at the park where a festival dedicated to chili was taking place. Homer parked and we crashed into the car. Homer either didn\u2019t hear or wasn\u2019t paying attention as he headed to a man\u2019s booth. The sign read \u201cFirehouse Ned\u2019s Five Alarm Chili.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFive alarm chili, eh?\u201d mused Homer. He got a sample and tasted it. \u201cHmm, one\u2026two\u2026hey, what\u2019s the big idea?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat can\u2019t be right!\u201d protested Max. \u201cFive Alarm Chili makes you break into a sweat!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet me try,\u201d replied Ben. He got a sample as Homer wandered off. Ben tasted\u2026and started sweating. \u201cHot! Hot!! HOT!!! WATER!!!\u201d The man running the booth gave him milk and Ben guzzled it. He stopped after a few seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat guy must have a high spicy threshold,\u201d I mused. I took a peek, wanting to try it, but no chance. It had beef. \u201cNever mind,\u201d I groaned. Homer stopped at his boss\u2019s Yale Style Saltpeter chili. He took a sample and tasted it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHmm, a bland, timid entry,\u201d he critiqued. Mr. Burns didn\u2019t like that. He threatened to fire Homer as Homer walked away laughing. The last one had Chief Wiggum, a caged creature, and mice surrounding the place. Chief Wiggum was pointing his gun at the mice but didn\u2019t pull the trigger. Ben got a closer look at the creature, then howled with laughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cReinrassic III is afraid of mice?!\u201d he snorted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBEN BEN TENNYSON!\u201d wailed Reinrassic. \u201cGET THESE THINGS AWAY FROM ME!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI got this,\u201d assured Ben as he selected an alien. \u201cBIG CHILL!\u201d he whispered. He then phased through the cage, made Reinrassic intangible, and got him out. He joined us as Homer shooed the mice away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot! One! Word!\u201d warned Reinrassic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow about two?\u201d whispered Big Chill. \u201cScaredy Cat!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBen!\u201d chided Gwen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat?\u201d asked Big Chill as he changed back into Ben. \u201cI\u2019ve never seen an Atasian scared of mice!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn any case,\u201d sighed Reinrassic, \u201cI\u2019m glad to see you. I wondered if my distress call with my new Plumber\u2019s badge would get through to anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNew Plumber\u2019s badge?\u201d quizzed Ben. \u201cYou joined the Plumbers?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne of my people is a bailiff on Coda Coda with Judge Domstol, why not an Atasian Plumber?\u201d asked Reinrassic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou realize that this is rather awkward as we\u2019ve never had an active politician serving before,\u201d remarked Max.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGuys, hold on,\u201d I hissed. \u201cI think Homer\u2019s about to try that chili!\u201d He was given a spoonful and gulped it down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMore, please,\u201d requested Homer. Chief Wiggum looked surprised and did as requested. Homer ate a bigger helping, then laughed. \u201cWell, Chief, don\u2019t quit your day job! Whatever that is!\u201d He walked away, then started screaming, then started clutching his stomach. \u201cI don\u2019t feel so good!\u201d he mumbled. He then passed out. There was no meat in Chief Wiggum\u2019s chili, so I decided to show how high my spicy threshold was. It\u2019s unusually high for any human, I can tell you right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGimme!\u201d I demanded to Chief Wiggum. He gave me a sample. I waited for the kick, and I didn\u2019t wait long! This thing was above MY threshold! \u201cGARAM! PAANEE!\u201d (HOT! WATER!) I screamed before passing out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I stirred from my spice-induced fainting; my vision was a little blurry. I could see other shapes but couldn\u2019t focus. Eventually, my vision cleared. I could see my friends and allies getting up and that we were in some sort of desert. Reinrassic was fanning himself with his green arm. \u201cThe moment when I wish to be blended with a Necrofriggian!\u201d he complained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAllow me,\u201d offered Ben as he selected an alien. He became a blue iguana like alien with three dorsal fins running down the back and gills on each side of the head. \u201cARCTIGUANA!\u201d shouted the new alien. \u201cEh, it\u2019ll do.\u201d He breathed onto the ground and formed ice. We all reveled in the cool air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMuch better,\u201d sighed Reinrassic. \u201cYou have my gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s a big change from the last time we were in a desert,\u201d recalled Arctiguana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d asked Kevin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt wasn\u2019t by choice!\u201d protested Reinrassic. \u201cI had just passed the final exam and was given my Plumber\u2019s badge when a portal opened up. I was deposited near the nuclear power plant and found myself talking to a ghost. I believe she called herself Heather.\u201d Team 10 gasped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDid she dress as Isosceles Right Triangle Vreedle?\u201d asked Rook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd talk like her?\u201d asked Arctiguana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am familiar with these Vreedles,\u201d replied Reinrassic, \u201cand, to answer both questions, yes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGreat, her ghost is haunting the multiverse!\u201d hissed Arctiguana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou know her?\u201d quizzed Reinrassic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe met her and felt the attitude was familiar,\u201d replied Gwen,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEr\u2026well\u2026yes,\u201d muttered Reinrassic as he shifted uncomfortably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t understand,\u201d I commented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Atasians when they called themselves the Highbreed,\u201d explained Rusty, \u201cwere much like my old colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe were hell-bent on bringing the galaxy down with us,\u201d continued Reinrassic. \u201cWe believed so much in racial purity that it led to inbreeding, loss of resistance to disease, and sterility. For a while, I was part of the last generation of Atasians. Until Ben Ben Tennyson helped me and my people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEr\u2026Ben Ben?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe introduced himself as such,\u201d answered Reinrassic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEr\u2026Reinrassic III,\u201d interjected Rook, \u201cI do not believe that is true.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t understand,\u201d said Reinrassic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe was saying Ben pause Ben, like a comma,\u201d replied Rook. Reinrassic scratched his head, then got a tablet out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cComputer, remind me to review Human grammar when we are in a safer place,\u201d he directed. \u201cI\u2019m unfamiliar with this\u2026comma.\u201d The tablet pinged to show his reminder was set and he put it away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, you were sucked up by a portal,\u201d whispered Arctiguana. \u201cWas it blue?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEr, yes,\u201d replied Reinrassic. \u201cWhat relevance does that have?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a dimensional rift,\u201d I explained. \u201cMy team uses them to get the Foundation Elements.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, how did you get in the cage?\u201d asked Arctiguana as the Omnitrix beeped and flashed red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I arrived here, I was thrown in that cage by Heather\u2019s ghost and carted around as a sideshow attraction for 3 days!\u201d snarled Reinrassic. \u201cThat was when I activated the distress signal, dropped the badge, and saw that man pick it up!\u201d He pointed to Homer, who was waking up. \u201cNow I REALLY understand what an Appoplexian feels like at the circus!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re trying to stop that nonsense,\u201d assured Max.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat\u2019s happening to me?!\u201d called Homer\u2019s voice. I then got an idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHomer usually solves his problems through pure luck and accident,\u201d I replied. \u201cMaybe, we can use him to get to Heather.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGood idea!\u201d cheered Rusty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEverybody cool enough?\u201d I asked. Everybody nodded. \u201cThen, follow Homer!\u201d I said. We stayed out of sight as Homer wandered through the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhere am I? Shelbyville?\u201d asked Homer to himself. He stopped at a pond with fish flying ABOVE it. When he approached the pond, the fish went into the water and it turned into glass! Homer took out a can of Buzz cola, drank it, then belched out a long belch, causing the glass to shatter and let a snake circle the island in the pond. It released a jump pad for Homer, then slithered off. \u201cMan, this is crazy!\u201d muttered Homer. \u201cI hope I don\u2019t brain my damage!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToo late,\u201d whispered Kevin. Gwen elbowed him. \u201cOw! What?!\u201d said Kevin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSHH!\u201d I hissed. Homer used the jump pad and we followed after him. He wandered for a while, muttering to himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOkay, retrace your steps,\u201d he said. \u201cWoke up, fought with Marge, ate Guatemalan insanity peppers, then I\u2026ooooooohhhh!\u201d He then saw a rock move and release a butterfly that dropped a crank near a gap\u2019s edge and flew off. The crank was on his side of the gap. \u201cOoookkaaaaay,\u201d muttered Homer, \u201cI think I\u2019m gonna be leaving now.\u201d He turned the crank, and the sun started going up and down! \u201cSunrise, sunset, sunrise, sunset, sunrise\u2026\u201d he went through that loop until the sun fell on his side and shattered into long panels! \u201cNote to self: stop doing anything,\u201d sighed Homer. Somehow, don\u2019t ask me how, he was inspired to build a bridge out of the sun panels. The completed product stood upright, then fell as the gap shortened to the bridge\u2019s length!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis has GOT to be a drug trip!\u201d I gulped. We went across the bridge and noticed that there was nothing to use except rocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat?\u201d roared Homer. \u201cRocks?! Nothing but rocks?! NO DONUTS?!! RGHERGRHGH! HOMER MAD!\u201d He then grew to giant size and started smashing the rocks! After his tantrum, he noticed that the rocks he smashed spelled out \u201cHELP\u201d. As he shrank and admired his handiwork, he noticed a rock crawling away. \u201cHey, buddy!\u201d he shouted. \u201cGet back there with the other rocks!\u201d He went after it to discover it was an animal. \u201cHuh? A tortoise?\u201d The tortoise was spelling something out. \u201c\u2018Follow the\u2026\u2019\u201d read Homer. \u201cOH! This must be why I\u2019m here! Follow the what?! Follow the what?!! Hurry up!\u201d Someone landed on him at that point. \u201cD\u2019OH!\u201d The person scuttled off, leaving Homer to pick himself up and follow the tortoise. The person came to us, hoping to find some normality. He was a young man in an orange jacket vest and khakis. He looked around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOh, good, he\u2019s the only one from that world!\u201d he sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou mean Springfield?\u201d asked Reinrassic. The young man got a look, then grinned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, a rebellious Inves?\u201d he mused. He then got out a Sengoku Driver and a Lockseed with an orange on it. \u201cThat, I can understand.\u201d He brought the lock arm up and it spoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cORANGE!\u201d it announced. The zipper in the sky then appeared, opened, and let a metal orange hover over him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHenshin!\u201d called the man as he put the Lockseed into the belt. He lowered the lock arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLock on!\u201d announced the belt. Unlike the rock and roll tune of Bravo\u2019s belt, his played a tune like a Japanese War horn remixed. He then lowered the knife and opened the Lockseed. \u201cSoiya! Orange Arms! Hanamichi! (In the spotlight!) On Stage!\u201d The metal orange landed on his head, created a blue undersuit, and then unfolded to make a chest plate, shoulder pads, and back armor to reveal an orange samurai helmet. He then pulled out a short sword with an orange slice blade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cKoko kara wa ore no stage da!\u201d he declared. My belt translated it as \u201cThis is my stage now!\u201d He charged at Reinrassic and swung his sword. Reinrassic dodged and tried to get out of the fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOh, for the love of\u2026!\u201d I hissed. I drew out my i.d tag. \u201cHenshin!\u201d I then inserted it into my belt and transformed. I activated my bagh naka and blocked the new Rider\u2019s blade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat are you doing?!\u201d yelped the Rider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s not an Inves, whatever that is!\u201d I protested. \u201cThat\u2019s the leader of the Atasian race from another universe!\u201d The Rider stopped struggling and backed off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re\u2026not an enemy?\u201d he asked Reinrassic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cClearly,\u201d commented Reinrassic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOops,\u201d gulped the Rider. \u201cThat\u2019s embarrassing for a man of my stature. 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