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The multiverse, so large, so imaginative, so…beautiful in diversity. I have traveled through universes of pure majesty and those constructed of filth. I have seen more than any human is usually granted in their lifetime. I have made friends with creatures of light and darkness. Through it all, I have been one of 20 beings that saved the multiverse from total stagnation. I am Megumi Hishikawa, Queen, Mutant Cyborg, and Kamen Rider. At the moment, I was leaving my history class at After Academy, taught by my House Head, Death herself, after learning about the 13th<\/sup> Tarlaxian King Emperor, Skrandepede. He wasn\u2019t the most popular King Emperor, giving the Tarlaxians a bad rap for centuries as Monstrous Conquerors. It took at least 20 of his successors to dispel that stigma. I had arrived back at the dorm apartment Richard and I had shared on campus and headed on to our bedroom. While I DO like how fluffy the skirt for the girl\u2019s uniform was and how it could allow me to write a paper on it, it DOES get a little heavy after a while. I had changed into a loose skirt and a shirt that exposed my midriff and flopped onto the couch, idly flicking on the t.v. to see my boyfriend and future husband, Sir Richard Saunders, doing his job as a news reporter on MNN, Multiverse News Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…thus ending the strike at the Enchanter\u2019s union peacefully,\u201d he had just finished. \u201cIn recent Mad Scientist News, the search for the missing Dr. Linksano has finally yielded results. He has been located on Earth in universe 1-N-T-3-R-N-3-T-R-3-V-1-3-W-3-R, far from his native universe. Dr. Linksano is a version of his current home\u2019s Dr. Insano, a mad scientist that has, on numerous occasions, tormented or killed The Spoony One, or Spoony for short. Unlike Dr. Insano, Dr. Linksano has retired from the evil community and now works for that universe\u2019s champion, Linkara, an internet comic book reviewer, as his scientific advisor aboard Linkara\u2019s spaceship, Comicron One<\/em>. The ship was once under the command of Lord Vyce, Linkara\u2019s arch nemesis and well-know conqueror. After being bribed with the holo-deck onboard the ship, to which Linkara admits a threat near the end of his offer to join, Dr. Linksano retired from being evil and now works to help Linkara defend his universe. Linkara, a current contestant of the Temlins\u2019 1,049th<\/sup>\u00a0Contest of Champions, has been labeled as a Champion after defeating Lord Vyce four times over now, thus allowing him to be invited and accepted into the Contest of Champions. In related news, Pilo has won against…\u201d I switched the t.v. off as Richard went into the Contest of Champions. I never really got into it, not after Ace Corgi: Attorney at Paw lost to Jenny Everywhere. I stretched on the couch, letting my eyes shut. It was naptime. A little later, the phone rang, waking me up. I stretched, then headed to the phone, picking it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMoshi moshi,\u201d (Japanese \u201chello\u201d over the phone) I mumbled as I held it to my ear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cG\u2019day, Megumi. Did I wake you?\u201d asked an Australian man\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA bit, Joshua, yeah,\u201d I replied, recognizing the voice. \u201cEnjoyed your date with Emily?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe was over the moon when she set foot on Sodor,\u201d answered Joshua Williams. \u201cHow about you and Richard?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re doing all right,\u201d I replied. \u201cHe helped me buy the F.N.S\u2019 private universe and I helped him buy his car.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s nice,\u201d commented Joshua. \u201cAnything romantic?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA little hanami and a baseball game,\u201d I answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAces,\u201d cheered Joshua. \u201cNow, about Shocker Rift…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDid you find them?!\u201d I asked, whatever sleepiness I had being banished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was gonna ask you that,\u201d replied Joshua. My mood went down as I sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHiro only attacked our home ONCE!\u201d I groaned. \u201cWith an organization that big, you\u2019d think we\u2019d find him by now!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLivia and Mikhail thought at least the Joker would attack the universe they were searching, given the craziness that accompanies it,\u201d sighed Joshua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat universe was that?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cM-U-P-P-3-T-5,\u201d answered Joshua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhereabouts were they?\u201d I pressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe main entertainment venue, the local theater,\u201d clarified Joshua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat venue\u2019s chaos is kind of tame, compared to the Joker\u2019s brand of chaos,\u201d I figured. \u201cWhat seats did they have?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey didn\u2019t have seats,\u201d corrected Joshua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought you said they were at the theater?\u201d I quizzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI did,\u201d replied Joshua. \u201cTheir acts almost brought the house down. Statler and Waldorf tried to finish the job from their box.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey were onstage?!\u201d I realized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Muppets were doing a Little Mermaid<\/em> theme for their show,\u201d explained Joshua. \u201cMikhail sang Under the Sea<\/em>, Livia did Part of Your World<\/em>, and they both did a duet of Kiss the Girl<\/em>. Livia tried out her new mer-form for the show.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLucky girl!\u201d I cheered. I then went back to business. \u201cSo, you and Emily didn\u2019t see anyone from Shocker Rift on Sodor?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSorry,\u201d replied Joshua. \u201cThe only thing I saw was a Dalek cosplayer as there was a convention at Knapford, near its harbor. Gordon wasn\u2019t too thrilled. I believe his exact words were \u2018Driver, get me out of here and away from that ridiculous thing!\u2019 Gordon\u2019s not the biggest Doctor Who<\/em> fan, I\u2019ve noticed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI suppose not everyone in Great Britain\u2019s a fan,\u201d I chuckled. \u201cMuch like how not everyone in Japan is a Kamen Rider<\/em> fan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn any case, sorry we couldn\u2019t find Shocker Rift,\u201d sighed Joshua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all right,\u201d I replied. \u201cSee you tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCheers,\u201d bid Joshua. I hung up and idly went to the bedroom. I pulled out a drawer that held a pair of Vortex Drivers. I pulled mine out and grabbed the i.d tag that sat near it. I went back to the living room and held the Vortex Driver to my waist as it made the belt strap and fastened itself around my waist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVortex Driver!\u201d it announced. I then made a fist with my right hand, crossed it over my front, and held my left hand to my hip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHenshin!\u201d I called. I then inserted the i.d tag into the belt and the new wardrobe, a blue cylinder that attached my armor pieces and external clothing as my undersuit formed, put my suit on and disappeared in a cloud of blue smoke that I waved off with one hand in one sweep. \u201cKamen Rider Royal!\u201d I announced to no one. \u201cEvil will ultimately bow to me!\u201d …No one responded as no one else was there. I sighed, then let off a scream of frustration, not hearing the door open. Richard had come in with the groceries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEr…did I come in at a bad time?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTwo years!\u201d I hissed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…Pardon?\u201d asked Richard as he set the groceries on the counter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTwo years,\u201d I continued, \u201csince Hiro attacked our home universe! Only once! Two years and not a single peep from one of his Combatmen, one of the Daleks under his command, or from one of his newly-christened \u2018Hell Generals\u2019! Two years since we were accepted at After Academy and we\u2019re still in our dorms!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe all agreed,\u201d countered Richard as he started putting the groceries away, \u201cthat living on campus would increase our chances of getting educated and help us find Hiro better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes,\u201d I replied, \u201cbut I thought he\u2019d do something by now! Not just sit wherever he is while we go to class, then our, admittedly well-paying, part time jobs, then return to our dorms to just do nothing except the occasional date!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou were the one,\u201d reminded Richard, \u201cwho told us that patience would be a virtue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes! A virtue for you!\u201d I argued. \u201cNot me! I hate patience! Patience is for wimps!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNeed I remind you,\u201d remarked Richard, \u201cthat one of our guest speakers, the late Mr. Rory Williams, waited 2000 years for his wife before they married?! Besides, are you telling me you\u2019re exempt from patience?!\u201d I groaned in frustration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI simply can\u2019t live like this!\u201d I sighed. \u201cI can\u2019t! I need to be busy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen go be busy!\u201d snapped Richard. \u201cI\u2019ll watch for any Shocker Rift activity!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…All right, good luck!\u201d I cheered as I barreled out the door and out of the dorm complex. I had summoned my mechanical horse and converted it to bike mode, speeding down the street on patrol for any wrong-doing. Just then, my radio tuned into a police call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll units, converge on the Beyond Graves Bank!\u201d urged the dispatcher. \u201cAn armed robbery is in progress and it looks like the robber originated from the Kamen Rider Universe. Kamen Rider Build could use some assistance!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cArmed robbery?!\u201d I cheered. \u201cAway I go!\u201d I sped off to After Academy\u2019s bank, the Beyond Graves Bank. When I arrived, Build and the police were at the entrance, leveling their weapons at the door. \u201cWhat\u2019s the situation?\u201d I asked when they saw me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA new Smash was created,\u201d explained Build. \u201cIt\u2019s able to go to any place within a 2 block radius from itself about a few seconds into the future. Because of that, it\u2019s called the Chronos Smash.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo it\u2019s a time-based Smash,\u201d I simplified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYep,\u201d replied Build. Another Kamen Rider then approached us. He was from the current series, Kamen Rider Zi-O<\/em>. He wore white armor with what looked like a black and green-trimmed watch strap going down his front. His helmet had a smartwatch appearance and his eyes looked like the katakana for \u201cRider\u201d (\u30e9\u30a4\u30c0\u30fc). His antennae were a pair of clock hands and he had shoulder pads and a green gauntlet on each arm held by watch straps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWoz, right?\u201d I asked. The new Rider nodded. \u201cMight I ask why you\u2019re here and not on Zi-O\u2019s heels?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, but I am,\u201d replied Kamen Rider Woz. \u201cWho do you think is the Chronos Smash?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s Sougo Tokiwa?!\u201d yelped Build. \u201cHow did he…?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s unknown to me,\u201d replied Woz. \u201cWhat\u2019s important is that we save my King.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRight then, off we go!\u201d I declared. As we charged, the Chronos Smash came out of the bank. It was green, had clock hands for arms, and a watch for a face. The Smash was swinging its arms wildly and causing a lot of damage. As we tried to hit it, it vanished, then appeared behind us a few seconds later. I kicked, but the same result happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBrute force isn\u2019t working!\u201d observed Build. Just then, the Smash spoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHelp…me!\u201d it strained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat, help you rob a bank?\u201d snarked Build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s not the Smash talking! That\u2019s Sougo!\u201d I realized. \u201cHe\u2019s trying to gain control!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA Sisyphean effort, I can promise you that!\u201d called a voice. A new Smash then entered the area. It looked like a guy in a brown coat and floppy hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWho are you?!\u201d I demanded. The new Smash laughed like a mad scientist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought, in Japan,\u201d he cackled, \u201cit was rude to ask questions without introducing yourself! In any case, I\u2019m the Wander Smash!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, you\u2019re gonna be wandering to the nearest hospital if you\u2019re behind this!\u201d I hissed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChronos Smash, get rid of them already!\u201d ordered the Wander Smash. The Chronos Smash attacked us through no will of his own. He was trying not to hurt us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Wander Smash seems to be the source,\u201d I figured aloud as said Smash took the sacks of cash. I charged at the Wander Smash and decked the back of his head. The Chronos Smash briefly stopped himself, then went back to his assault. \u201cTheory confirmed!\u201d I chuckled. The Wander Smash then recovered from the blow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhatever happened to striking your enemy when he\u2019s facing you?!\u201d he protested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis coming from a petty crook,\u201d I argued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPETTY CROOK?!\u201d roared the Wander Smash. \u201cI am no mere crook! I am the greatest scientist in all the multiverse! I have conquered time, hypertime, and the worst comic, Warrior<\/em>! I am…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDr. Insano!\u201d I realized, remembering a few history lessons from Death and a few scoffs about him from Pestilence. \u201cSo, decided to use the methods of Evol to turn yourself into a Smash?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExcellent guess!\u201d cheered the Wander Smash. \u201cAnd, with Sougo Tokiwa under my command as the Chronos Smash, I will rule the world!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can try!\u201d I taunted. \u201cI\u2019m gonna desmashify you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEr…desmashify?\u201d quizzed the Wander Smash. \u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s a word.\u201d I stopped talking and started hitting. The Wander Smash was keeping me at bay with a staff. I managed to knock it away while switching my i.d tag out for Build\u2019s. I selected his default form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBuild RabbitTank Steel!\u201d announced the Vortex Driver. The wardrobe came back and attached Build related armor onto me and changed my left eye to a blue color and my right eye red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHAGANE NO MOONSAULT!\u201d called the Build Driver\u2019s voice. \u201cRABBITTANK! YEAH!\u201d I went onto a harder offensive and kept up the assault. The Wander Smash was trying to keep his defense up but I found a way around it. I kicked the staff he had been using as a weapon away from him and caused him to lose balance by tripping him up. Once he tried to pick himself up, I spun the wheel, making the Vortex Driver gather energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFinal Attack!\u201d announced the Vortex Driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRider Royal RabbitTank Kick!\u201d I ordered. The Vortex Driver directed the energy towards my foot as an energy graph grabbed the Wander Smash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cREADY, GO!\u201d shouted the Build Driver\u2019s voice from the Vortex Driver as I jumped. As I travelled down the line, the Driver continued. \u201cVORTEX FINISH! YEAH!\u201d My foot connected and the Smash exploded. As I landed, the Smash fell on the ground in green fire, which Build has called the perfect opportunity to get its essence. The new Vortex Drivers have a small bag of holding on each hip, so I could put whatever I wanted into them. I pulled out an empty Fullbottle and pointed it at the moaning Wander Smash, taking its essence and sucking it into the bottle. Once I got it all, I closed the cap as a black web appeared on it. The Smash\u2019s real form of Dr. Insano was a little groggy. He had black hypno-goggles on his face and a white lab coat with \u201cDr. Insano\u201d on it. He had a stethoscope hanging around his neck and wore gloves, boots, and some sort of harness with a gun on each shoulder. He got up as the Chronos Smash managed to get Woz and Build to stop hitting him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGuys, I\u2019m all right!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWaga Ma\u014d!\u201d (My Demon King!) cheered Woz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSougo! You\u2019re okay!\u201d called Build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot quite,\u201d countered the Chronos Smash. \u201cI\u2019m still a Smash. Is there any way you could take the Smash essence away without kicking me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay, THAT\u2019S gonna be tough,\u201d remarked Build. \u201cMaybe sonic vibrations can move the molecules binding themselves to your human form, but it\u2019s never been tested before.\u201d I looked at Insano, checking to see if he was still concentrating on his physical form, which he was, then turned to the three men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think I can help in that regard,\u201d I called. I swapped out the Build i.d tag for the Doctor one and chose her current incarnation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c13th<\/sup> Doctor Steel!\u201d announced my belt. As the armor attached itself, my blade gained a new function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c96 decibels SHOULD do it,\u201d I mused as I set the new function. I pressed a button on the blade and the sound of the sonic screwdriver came through the air as I pointed the sword at the Smash. He started vibrating, then became a little misty as Build pulled out an empty Fullbottle, taking the essence. The Smash then reverted back into a young Japanese man, looking like he just got out of high school! This was Sougo Tokiwa. I switched off the sword and Build closed the cap while I handed him the bottle of the Wander Smash\u2019s essence. \u201cYou may get a Best Match with those, given that Insano was controlling Sougo here,\u201d I guessed. We then heard insane laughter as Insano picked himself up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou fools!\u201d he giggled. \u201cI\u2019m NOT without a back-up plan!\u201d Sougo rolled his eyes as he pulled out a device. It was white with a slot on each side and a screen in the middle. There was a button on top as well. Sougo set the device to his waist and it formed a belt strap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cZiku Driver!\u201d it announced. The screen showed the words \u201cZiku Driver\u201d as they scrolled from Sougo\u2019s left to his right. He then took out a watch which had the year 2018 on the bottom. He turned the face to make a Kamen Rider\u2019s face. The watch\u2019s face had a clock theme as the hands were the antennae and, like Woz, had the katakana for \u201cRider\u201d instead of eyes. Sougo then pressed the button on top and the watch beeped before speaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cZi-O!\u201d it called. Sougo then inserted the watch into the Ziku Driver\u2019s right hand slot and pressed the button on top of the Driver to make it tilt towards his right. He then let his right hand point towards the ground while his left arm went across his chest as the hand pointed to the sky. A giant analog clock spun its hands behind him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHenshin!\u201d he announced. He then spun the Ziku Driver until it arrived back in its original position. The clock\u2019s hands then stopped at 12:00. The Ziku Driver then rang a bell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRider Time!\u201d it called. It then sang \u201cKamen Rider Zi-O!\u201d His suit formed silver chest armor and a black undersuit with pink gauntlets and greyish-blue boots. The front looked like a watchband went through the head, looking exactly like the face on the watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIwae!\u201d (Rejoice!) called Woz as he opened a book. \u201cZen Rider no chikara o uketsugi, jik\u016b o koe kako to mirai o shiroshimesu toki no \u014dja. Sono na mo Kamen Rider Zi-O!\u201d (The one to inherit all Rider powers, the time king who will rule over the past and the future. And his name is Kamen Rider Zi-O!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKing nothing!\u201d taunted Dr. Insano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKnock it off, Insano!\u201d called Zi-O as we advanced. \u201cWe know how this is going to end! We\u2019ll go over there, beat you up, and…!\u201d He didn\u2019t get far as Insano shoved him backwards into a wall, causing some of the building to crumble!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Hell?!\u201d I yelped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSomething wrong, Riders?!\u201d giggled Insano. \u201cYou came here, prepared to fight a madman, and instead, you find a GOD!\u201d He then devolved into laughing madly again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are those things?!\u201d I demanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPower enhancing energy gloves,\u201d explained Insano, \u201cthe guns on my harness are twin OMG-WTF 9000\u2019s that follow my eye movements so I can shoot at what, or WHO, I see, and the boots… power enhancing rocket boots! Not my designs, really, but I made a few improvements!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s JesuOtaku\u2019s stuff!\u201d I protested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou wanna go a few rounds?!\u201d giggled Insano as he slammed his hands together, causing a shockwave. \u201cCome get some!\u201d He fired from his guns, scattering us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need a plan!\u201d called Build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have an idea!\u201d I replied. \u201cWoz! Build! Flank his sides! I\u2019ll get his backside! Zi-O, Rider Kick on my signal!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGot it!\u201d called the Riders. Build and Woz summoned their respective weapons, the Drill Crusher and the Zikan Despear. They kept his glove-based attacks at bay while I snuck around and smashed the powerpack for his harness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBreak off!\u201d I called. \u201cZi-O! Now!\u201d Zi-O pressed the watch\u2019s button again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFinish Time!\u201d announced the Ziku Driver. He pressed the button on top and spun the driver again. \u201cTime Break!\u201d it called. A series of pink Japanese characters for \u201cKick\u201d (\u30ad\u30c3\u30af) surrounded Insano as Zi-O leapt into the air. He flew down with his right foot outstretched while all the characters united and imprinted on his foot. His kick connected with Insano\u2019s face, causing the gear to short out and explode. Insano picked himself up, then fell back down, moaning in pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After I gave my statement to the police while they arrested Dr. Insano, I was sent back to my dorm apartment and the visiting Riders went back to their own universe. Richard was just about to start dinner. \u201cThat\u2019s better,\u201d I sighed as I cancelled my transformation. \u201cNothing like a little activity to pass the time. How long was I gone?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAbout an hour,\u201d replied Richard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd did Hiro do anything?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNope, not a peep,\u201d answered Richard as he chopped some carrots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…I can\u2019t do it!\u201d I wailed. I then shoved my face into the cushions of the couch and screamed, kicking my feet like a petulant child. Richard just sighed and went back to chopping veggies for his signature stir-fry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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