Peach and I followed Scorpainia and entered the warehouse. I got my Vortex Driver out, ready to transform, but a fireball knocked it out of my hands. I ran after it but another fireball just blocked the way and pushed us back. \u201cYou think you\u2019ve won,\u201d taunted Heather\u2019s voice. \u201cYou think you have a chance, but the truth is, you\u2019ve already lost. You have no sense of permanence. No means of remembering the glories of the past. Purity, on the other hand, purity is strong. Purity is perfection! Purity reminds us of the past! Diversity destroys what existed and was strong. In the end, those that cling to diversity are cowards!\u201d I then realized that the voice was behind me. I whirled around only for Heather to wrap her fingers around my neck and toss me into boxes. Peach rushed forward with a cast-iron pan at the ready. Heather slammed her fist into Peach\u2019s gut and threw her aside. Scorpainia swung her sword at her but Heather side-stepped and drove her foot into the exposed flesh of Scorpainia\u2019s knee joint. One of the disadvantages of an exoskeleton, your joints are so easily exposed. Scorpainia was down but Peach and I got back up. I swung a punch but Heather side-stepped and my punch hit Peach\u2019s face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh god! I\u2019m sorry!\u201d I apologized. Heather then grabbed my braid and flung me aside. Damn dress! I can\u2019t move as effectively! Heather then drove her knee into Peach\u2019s jaw, then pressed her fingers to her ear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cInstall the parts and destroy the enemy ship,\u201d she ordered. \u201cI\u2019ll finish down here and kill Emily.\u201d She then approached me. \u201cDid you hear that?\u201d she chuckled. \u201cEverything you love will burn!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, Heather, for all your technical genius,\u201d I taunted, \u201cyou\u2019re such an idiot and a loser!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLoser?!\u201d snapped Heather as she slapped me silly. \u201cYou idiots are all at my feet and I\u2019m not even in my Rider persona! What makes you think I\u2019ve lost?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThose baubles around Scorpainia\u2019s waist aren\u2019t a belt!\u201d I replied. Heather turned to her and was jabbed in her side by Scorpainia\u2019s stinger! She shoved her aside and fled, the pain of the venom flooding her nerves. I decided now was a good time to warn the ship. \u201cGuys, the enemy\u2019s about to bombard the Virginia<\/em>!\u201d I warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAlready in space!\u201d reported Mikhail. \u201cWe have a plan and have the Source!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGood, act on the plan!\u201d I ordered. \u201cI\u2019ve gotta keep Heather down here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnderstood!\u201d replied Mikhail. The call ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou know, there are moments where I don\u2019t know why I\u2019m even fighting!\u201d grumbled Scorpainia as she massaged her knee joint. \u201cI mean, that venom\u2019s not lethal to humans! Maybe I\u2019m just staving off the inevitable! No, wait, I got it! I\u2019m waiting for the next reboot since this whole thing is like a comic book!\u201d She then laughed for a while, stopping only to reflect. \u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d she sighed, \u201cmaybe I\u2019m finally starting to hate my life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…Do you?\u201d asked Peach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…You know what, I don\u2019t,\u201d replied Scorpainia. \u201cI still love my life. I love seeing what comes next. I love being around you guys. I love wandering the multiverse with you and seeing new universes. I wouldn\u2019t be satisfied until I explored as much of the unexplored as I could and…\u201d Her eyes then went wide. \u201cThat\u2019s why I gotta live,\u201d she breathed. \u201cI\u2019m an explorer! I like discovering the good and the bad! That would be the only thing that would allow me to stave off boredom if I became immortal! That\u2019s why I need to live!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA good answer!\u201d I praised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou two!\u201d laughed Peach. \u201cThe way you go on!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat about it?\u201d asked Scorpainia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou act like there\u2019s nothing separating the two of you!\u201d replied Peach. \u201cYou guys act like old friends instead of a Queen and foreign dignitary!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…We ARE friends,\u201d answered Scorpainia. \u201cPeach, is that what\u2019s holding you back?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTitles mean nothing in terms of friendship,\u201d I supplied. \u201cWe ARE friends. You don\u2019t need to be the same class as others to be friends.\u201d Peach then got the look of someone who had an epiphany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…I\u2019ve been so isolated from my friends because of the class difference between us when I could have just ignored our classes,\u201d she mumbled. She then got a look of resolve. \u201cTime to really defend the kingdom!\u201d Just then, the crews of both ships appeared with the Tarlaxians restrained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cScorpainia! The Eye! Now!\u201d called Pestilence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cComing up!\u201d confirmed Scorpainia. She approached the Tarlaxians as the jewel in the center of her armor pulsed with a soft light. \u201cLook,\u201d she commanded. The Tarlaxians looked and got a good view, still struggling against their bonds. Their struggles lessened until they stopped as the jewel pulsed. Soon, its pulsing stopped and the Tarlaxians shook their heads, getting a good look at Scorpainia. \u201cSpidarachnimpa, my sister, how are you feeling?\u201d asked Scorpainia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCrappy,\u201d muttered Spidarachnimpa. \u201cWhere are we?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Source universe the Council assigned to you without my knowledge,\u201d explained Scorpainia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…Did you miss the memo or something?\u201d asked Escargripam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey didn\u2019t even draft one,\u201d I replied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUs! The Queen! Our allies! Who else did they not tell and what\u2019s that down my pants?!\u201d Octorpindar griped. \u201cWas it placed there when I slept?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou were dead, actually,\u201d explained Pestilence. \u201cWe used a green mushroom to bring you back to life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA 1-Up mushroom,\u201d Peach and I said together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…So…it\u2019s bowel evacuation,\u201d gulped Octorpindar. \u201cI don\u2019t know if that\u2019s better or worse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDon\u2019t worry!\u201d called Mikhail. \u201cIn anticipation of that, I have fashioned you some new pants while you were in the brig!\u201d The new pants were a shade of pink that clashed horribly with Octorpindar\u2019s purple skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…At least I maintain a modicum of dignity,\u201d mumbled Octorpindar. Just then, we heard a roar. \u201cWhat was that?!\u201d yelped Octorpindar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGet your swords and prepare for battle!\u201d ordered Scorpainia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat\u2019s going on?!\u201d squeaked Escargripam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re in another universe that has items that give people powers,\u201d replied Scorpainia, \u201ctrapped in a warehouse with a racist b***h that could give the Daleks a run for their money in terms of hatred, while armed with big swords and belts that turn people into superheroes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…And you\u2019re still keeping the multiversal exploration program well-funded?\u201d asked Spidarachnimpa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBest use of tax money,\u201d replied Scorpainia. \u201cOctorpindar, wipe your ass and get ready!\u201d As Octorpindar headed off to obey, Spidarachnimpa held up a device, a Chronicle Driver, to our amazement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWho needs extra protection?\u201d she called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…Peach, wanna try it out?\u201d I offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMe?\u201d yelped Peach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLike I said, you\u2019re stronger than you think,\u201d I answered. I held the belt closer to her. Peach seemed to consider…then took the belt and put it on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cChronicle Driver!\u201d announced the belt after the strap formed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJust follow Liam on the transformation sequence,\u201d I directed. \u201cSpeaking of, let\u2019s do it! Hongo, if you please?\u201d We all lined up and faced the door. I.d. tags and Armor Auto-bios came out and poses were struck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRider…!\u201d called Hongo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHenshin!\u201d we all shouted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOpen! Turn! Imagine!\u201d cheered Liam\u2019s belt. \u201cThe Shield of Highland!\u201d Liam\u2019s Rider form evoked traditional Highland dress, complete with kilt and sporran. His weapon was a shield with a gatling gun near his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOpen! Turn! Imagine!\u201d announced Peach\u2019s belt. \u201cThe Scepter of Crown!\u201d Peach looked like an old knight with a skirt. Her weapon was a long scepter. The door then disappeared in a ball of fire, revealing Heather, looking ready to kill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRider forms, then,\u201d she hissed. \u201cVery well. Henshin.\u201d She pulled the horns down, making the mouth and eyes open and spew fire. It curled around her and she vanished in the blaze until she waved it off in her Rider form. Mikhail started us off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKamen Rider Gallop! My riding skills are unmatched!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKamen Rider Hunt! I shall always get my prey!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKamen Rider Pestilence! You shall be infected with losing!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKamen Rider Herald G! I bring news of your defeat!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKamen Rider Touch\u00e9! En Garde, thing of evil!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKamen Rider Highland!\u201d called Liam. \u201cIt shall be a fine day for winning!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am the start of a group of warriors! I am Kamen Rider!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am Scorpainia, the exploring Queen!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m R9-D7! My radical voice will slice through you, dude!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKamen Rider Crown!\u201d announced Peach. \u201cMy strength will upend your tyranny!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf we\u2019re doing catchphrases, then here\u2019s mine!\u201d snarled Heather. \u201cKamen Rider Diablo! I shall scatter your ashes to the winds!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah, f**k you too!\u201d countered Scorpainia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cATTACK!\u201d I shouted. We all charged at Heather, Diablo, and were knocked down as she slammed her fist to the floor, causing a massive ring of fire to surround her. She then drew her hand slowly upwards and caused the flames to be drawn to her hand until it formed a gratuitously-sized sword. The blade was three times as thick and twice as long as a broadsword, thus requiring a main handle and a handle on the side, just beneath the blade. She managed to make a huge arc of fire with her swing. Scorpainia and Peach, Crown, were knocked off their feet. Crown then converted her scepter into a double-barreled gun and fired. The shot pushed Diablo back a bit. She recovered quickly and targeted Peach. She ran at her, but met with Liam, Highland, shield-bashing her, then he revealed the gatling gun and fired! Diablo took some hits, then rotated the side handle 90\u2070 to her right and moved the main handle 45\u2070 down. She then pointed the blade in its new configuration at Highland!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOch heel!\u201d he yelped as he raised his shield. A good move. Energy gathered at the blade\u2019s tip. She then pressed a button on the main handle and fired a torrent of flames. Highland was knocked back a ways, thankfully, the shield took the brunt of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is getting us nowhere!\u201d hissed Scorpainia. She then recalled something about Ichig\u014d. \u201cSay, Ichig\u014d,\u201d she called, \u201chave you ever used your Keystone after the Vortech Wars?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot really, why?\u201d asked Ichig\u014d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDid one ever shrink to get inside a belt?\u201d inquired Scorpainia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…No, but I someone who can,\u201d replied Ichig\u014d, understanding the plan. \u201cHighland! Over here!\u201d As the rest of us continued fighting Diablo, Ichig\u014d explained the plan to Highland, who seemed to have a mischievous expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDo it!\u201d he called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cScale Keystone, activate!\u201d announced Ichig\u014d. \u201cLessen scale of Highland!\u201d Highland shrank down as Ichig\u014d picked him up and flung him towards Diablo. He managed to scurry inside the belt, unbeknownst to her, while we continued fighting. Diablo grabbed Hunt and hoisted her into the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou should remember your place!\u201d she hissed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy place is alongside my friends!\u201d snarled Hunt, not bothering to hide her, to put it mildly, irritation of that phrase being thrown at people of her skin tone. She converted her blade into rifle mode and fired at Diablo\u2019s face. Diablo dropped her and covered her face, leaving her open for Hunt tripping her up. Diablo got up and I noticed her speed was a little slower. Highland then came out of the belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOkay, nae gonnae thaur again!\u201d he squeaked. \u201cIchig\u014d! Now!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNormalize scale of Highland!\u201d called Ichig\u014d. Diablo swung a punch at me but I managed to catch it, not something I\u2019d normally do. Diablo noticed this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat the?!\u201d she growled. \u201cWhat\u2019s going on?!\u201d I drove my knee into her stomach, winding her before she could block it. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?! Why\u2019s my reaction time so s**t?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s my doing!\u201d laughed Highland when he returned to normal size. \u201cThe Rider\u2019s undersuit acts as a neural interface between the person and the armor! The belt regulates it so the reaction time is the same as if the person\u2019s wearing nothing at all! Mess with that function and the armor slows you down!\u201d At that point, Diablo was struggling to stand. \u201cNOW!\u201d called Highland. We Vortex Riders spun the wheel while Highland and Crown pressed the button on their buckles. Herald G flipped a switch near her buckle while Pestilence opened and closed the buckle again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFinal attack!\u201d called the Vortex Drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFinal Pen Stroke!\u201d announced the Chronicle Drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFinal Message!\u201d shouted Herald G\u2019s belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFinal Plague!\u201d rasped Pestilence\u2019s belt. We all leapt into the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRIDER KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRIDER GALLOP KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRIDER HUNT KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRIDER TOUCH\u00c9 KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRIDER HIGHLAND KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRIDER CROWN KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRIDER HERALD G KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRIDER PESTILENCE KICK!\u201d We sailed through the air with our feet outstretched and kicked so hard, she was knocked back at least 5 yards across the warehouse. Her armor cracked in places and fell, revealing Heather in pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…So…did that…?\u201d asked Peach. Heather then got up and made an effort to walk towards me while clutching her side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMUST…KILL…YOU…EMILY! …HATE…YOU!\u201d she strained. I then cancelled my transformation and stormed up to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou just don\u2019t know when to stop, do you?!\u201d I snarled. \u201cYou know, earlier, you boasted how purity will win! How we need to return to the glory days in order to remember them! How those who cling to diversity are cowards! That\u2019s the thing, though! Purity does nothing but regresses us! It makes us repeat the mistakes of the past! We\u2019re forever stuck in a moment in time! Life is all about making new glory days! I intend to make them happen!\u201d At that, I was near enough that I swung a punch right into Heather\u2019s exposed face! The punch was so hard, the rest of her armor fell apart as she was sent spinning! I then turned as she exploded, her body disappearing into the flames. \u201c…Man, that felt good!\u201d I sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ——————————————————————————————–<\/p>\n\n\n\n We were back on the Virginia<\/em>. Unfortunately, the Tarlaxian crew lost their ship during the second space battle, so we offered them a lift to Vorton which they accepted. Peach joined us and took up the second communications console on the lower level while Octorpindar took the weapons console on the upper level to help Hongo. \u201cCourse laid in,\u201d announced Tanisha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEngage,\u201d I directed. This time, the Virginia<\/em> entered the rift without lurching. \u201cContact Vorton and tell them we\u2019re on our way back. Mission accomplished. ETA, three hours,\u201d I ordered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMessage sent,\u201d reported Mikhail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEmily, Vorton replied with a rather weird story,\u201d called Peach. She then relayed how many Sources we have in our possession, which Tarlaxians made it back, who else among the new guys knows about what we didn\u2019t tell them, and the whole thing about the clone of one of the Doctor\u2019s companions. We arrived without incident. After the welcome back, I met with Megumi, the Doctor, and Rusty to discuss the situation with the Rose clone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhere IS the photocopy?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMichael took her to After Academy for some food and to try a theory she came up with,\u201d replied Megumi. \u201cMaybe some casual conversation in a new environment will jog her memory. If not, the theory will be plan B.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI take it there\u2019s been no luck in finding her memory?\u201d I sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNothing,\u201d confirmed the Doctor. \u201cChell\u2019s just as stumped and I asked every race I know of that uses cloning, even the Sontarans. The Sontaran Fleet Marshal I spoke with asked if she came from batch Z\/772-9 and I have no idea why he\u2019d mention that defective batch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat about the Daleks?\u201d asked Rusty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBelieve it or not, I spoke with Davros himself,\u201d replied the Doctor. \u201cHis exact words were \u2018Only my children need cloning technology to survive. Why do you think I ordered the Enemy Duplication Program to be shut down?\u2019 before going on a rant about his children\u2019s superiority that I hung up on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t toss out that idea too quickly,\u201d advised Rusty, \u201cnot with our history of making duplicates of your companions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…Pardon?\u201d asked the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou know, the Kar-Charrat incident?\u201d quizzed Rusty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…There was an incident involving the library on Kar-Charrat?\u201d inquired the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes, we attempted to take it,\u201d answered Rusty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy would you guys want a library?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTo make one of us a mobile data-store,\u201d explained Rusty. \u201cThe library held the entire knowledge of the universe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat does that have to do with the Daleks duplicating one of my companions?\u201d quizzed the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDoctor, don\u2019t you remember?\u201d asked Rusty. \u201cWe needed a time-sensitive person to enter the facility and used a duplicate of your companion at the time, Ace. It used the DNA tag that the original Ace was implanted with so she could come and go as she pleased. It was equipped with voice modulation so it could lower the defense grid and we swarmed the place, killed most everyone on the staff, and tried to take the data using you as a safety buffer in case the test subject went insane. You discovered that the staff was using the native Kar-Charratans as data storage within the library\u2019s wet-works facility and managed to free them while foiling our plans again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou never…WHAT?!\u201d protested the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHas your recent regeneration scattered your brain cells?!\u201d yelped Rusty. \u201cDoctor, we made a duplicate of one of your companions!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, you didn\u2019t!\u201d argued the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI can prove it!\u201d insisted Rusty. \u201cIn Michael\u2019s universe, it\u2019s an audio drama called The Genocide Machine<\/em>! Computer, play The Genocide Machine<\/em>!\u201d The audio drama was about two hours and the Doctor was surprised at what happened during her seventh incarnation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t remember this at all!\u201d she finally replied when we finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow could you forget this?!\u201d I protested. \u201cAce was cloned!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s the thing!\u201d argued the Doctor. \u201cLike I apparently said back then, Dalek duplicates are cold! That\u2019s because of their mechanical origin! The clone I scanned was totally biological!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnother mystery!\u201d groaned Megumi. \u201cWhat now?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n ——————————————————————————————–<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOkay, the iteration we\u2019re contacting,\u201d explained the Rose clone after plan A failed, \u201cmet Rose before. It\u2019s not very logically-minded, thinking itself a god, but it knows some things and masterminded a lot of stuff the Doctor encountered, including the Cult of Skaro.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat makes you think it\u2019s involved?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m grasping at straws here,\u201d sighed the Rose clone as she tinkered with the machinery. I will say, her technical skill is very commendable. \u201cI guess what I\u2019m trying to prove through this whole exercise is that I\u2019m NOT her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSeems like this whole thing is a little dodgy!\u201d I observed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is,\u201d confirmed the Rose clone. \u201cThat\u2019s why only you know about it. Ready?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI guess,\u201d I muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen throw the switch when I tell you,\u201d directed the Rose clone. She keyed in a command and her console turned green. \u201cNow!\u201d she commanded. I threw the switch and a hologram of a Kaled mutant with an enlarged brain appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot the full resurrection a god like me deserves,\u201d it boomed, confirming its status as the Dalek Emperor during the Ninth Doctor\u2019s last episode, \u201cbut it will serve to…\u201d it caught sight of the Rose clone. \u201cYOU!\u201d it shouted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, I\u2019m not the Bad Wolf,\u201d replied the Rose clone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI know that!\u201d dismissed the Emperor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…You do?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOf course, I remember from Pathweb in the…\u201d replied the Emperor before it trailed off. \u201c…Ah! You don\u2019t remember! I can see it in your eyes!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat do you see?\u201d asked the Rose clone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe truth,\u201d answered the Emperor. \u201cYou don\u2019t know it, but your soul does! It\u2019s screaming to be remembered! I can see it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat is my soul screaming for?!\u201d demanded the Rose clone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot yet!\u201d chuckled the Emperor. \u201cIt\u2019s too entertaining to reveal it right now! You failed once and will fail unless you remember your origins!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWas she some messed-up experiment your Time Controllers made to weaken the Doctor if you lost the Last Great Time War?!\u201d I snapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, but it would have been a perfect contingency plan!\u201d laughed the Emperor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen who?!\u201d shouted the Rose clone, desperate for answers. \u201cWho created a clone of Rose Tyler?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…Clone?\u201d quizzed the Emperor. \u201cWhat clone? You are not her clone!\u201d The image then faded, leaving us with more questions than answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ——————————————————————————————–<\/p>\n\n\n\n I stood outside After Academy, just looking at the clubhouse in the distance. A feeling welled within me, a feeling of betrayal. \u201c…Well?\u201d I asked myself. \u201cDo you want to stay?\u201d Just then, something approached me. It was a person wrapped in chains and rags!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHelp!\u201d the person begged. \u201cPlease!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWho are you?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI was…Carl,\u201d replied the person. \u201cWhen I was alive, I treated mankind like nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen you were…you\u2019re a ghost?!\u201d I yelped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes,\u201d answered Carl. \u201cI had chosen to move on, unlike those that study in this school. I was deemed not evil enough for Hell, but not good enough for Purgatory or Heaven! Such…such restless pain!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI…I\u2019m sorry,\u201d I sympathized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPlease! Help me! Find a way to help me repent and move on! 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