The hidden probe followed the group of villains as they were given a tour of the Oni\u2019s castle. \u201cAnd this here,\u201d cheered a red woman in a yellow dress as they reached a large room, Ral Turgyt, \u201cis our ballroom!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s where we host our daily balls,\u201d explained a blue man in red dress, Tor Uroguf. \u201cYou can never go wrong with having skirts rustle up to one another!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you lot are good,\u201d suggested Tan Kelgyt, \u201cwe\u2019ll let you dance with us!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYay,\u201d muttered Hiro. He looked to his wife and child, then to the Terrorcons, then to Intrag. Just then, the lights went off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat the?!\u201d spluttered Yem Mefguf. \u201cArgh, the lights! I swear!\u201d He turned sweetly to the villains. \u201cDon\u2019t go away,\u201d he said. \u201cRally and I will be right back!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJat Kuttaw, you and your copies see to it that our guests are all right,\u201d Ral Kelqen directed the butler\u2019s red-skinned, blue-wearing, right-side monocle using copy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVery good, Ma\u2019am,\u201d replied Jat Kuttaw. As the masters of the castle left, the butler looked to the villains. \u201cTea?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All the two Oni\u2019s parts came together into their greater black forms to investigate the power failure. \u201cI swear!\u201d growled Yemtorpai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t do that,\u201d chided Rallamtan. \u201cIt\u2019s a bad habit.\u201d They made their way to the fuse box and checked it. \u201c\u2026That\u2019s funny. Nothing\u2019s tripped. Everything is fully on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDid someone cut the wires?\u201d muttered Yemtorpai. He pulled his phone out of his parasol and tried to call someone. \u201cWhat the?! No signal?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWait, if there\u2019s no signal-!\u201d gasped Rallamtan. Yemtorpai realized what was going on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTHE ANKLE BRACELETS!\u201d the two Oni yelped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, are we just standing here with our thumbs up our noses?\u201d grunted Lord Dominator as she idly twirled part of her hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLooks that way,\u201d remarked Hiro\u2019s daughter, Hana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMight I advise something?\u201d offered Jat Kuttaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s that?\u201d asked Igura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI would advise NOT going down below to the dungeon and NOT removing your ankle bracelets in the process. I would also advise you, once you do NOT go to the dungeon, do NOT turn left and open the armory where your weapons are currently stored. I would also advise AGAINST fighting me and my duplicates to make the act more convincing until you do NOT regain your weaponry.\u201d Even the slowest of villains got that hint. Hiro grinned as the butler\u2019s other duplicates arrived, getting into fighting stances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAway we go!\u201d called Hiro. That was all the villains needed to attack the butler. During the fight, the ankle bracelets came off. Once they were freed of those devices, they all dashed to the dungeon and found the armory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rallamtan and Yemtorpai found their butler\u2019s individual selves sprawled all over the ballroom. They quickly brought all the selves together into Jatturlan Najkutlentawyug. \u201cJatturlan, what\u2019s happened?!\u201d asked Yemtorpai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m afraid the fiends took advantage of the power outage,\u201d replied Jatturlan, \u201cand took down all my copies while disposing of their ankle bracelets. They managed to get the location of their weapons from me and left me to suffer alone!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Villain Vault!\u201d hissed Rallamtan. As the Oni trio dashed to the armory, Rallamtan and Yemtorpai changed their dresses into what looked like a cross between a military person\u2019s kit and clothes and samurai armor complete with oni masks. They drew their kanab\u014d and increased their speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The three oni arrived at the armory too late. The villains had regained their weapons and those that were shrunken had regained their original sizes. That bit applied to Primacron, Starscream and his Trine, and six of the Terrorcons. Nemesis Prime simply plugged himself into the purple car. \u201cTime to see if it still works!\u201d he chuckled. \u201cNemesis Prime, TRANSFORM!\u201d The car changed shape and assumed the form of a massive purple robot with the organic pilot concealed in an orange canopy. \u201cStill fits!\u201d cheered Nemesis Prime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow, those letters,\u201d recalled Hiro, \u201csaid we should thank the one who gave us the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat letters?!\u201d demanded Rallamtan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019re referring,\u201d explained Jatturlan, \u201cto the letters my real employer sent out to inform them on how to regain their power.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDid you cut the power?\u201d asked Saruman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIndeed, Mr. Saruman.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou bastard!\u201d snarled Yemtorpai. \u201cYou gave the wolves their fangs back!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe prefer snakes to wolves,\u201d chuckled Primacron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve split the skulls of both!\u201d growled Rallamtan as she readied her kanab\u014d. \u201cThey explode all the same!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI say, madam,\u201d warned Jatturlan as he held a kunai to her throat, \u201cwould you terribly mind lowering your kanab\u014d?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re gonna regret this betrayal!\u201d snarled Yemtorpai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think not. You see, my employer has promised that, in exchange for betraying you, I would take over this sector of Hell.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026About that,\u201d remarked Starscream. Everyone leveled their weapons as Jatturlan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t be serious!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCome on! What did you expect? It\u2019s what our letters promised.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat was NOT the bargain! I gave you your weapons\u2019 location in exchange for power! You surrender yourselves to me and I command an empire!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAh, yes, not so good a bargain. How about this one? My army, my empire!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAbout that!\u201d snarled Lord Dominator. Everyone then pointed their weapons to Starscream, who had the nerve to be surprised!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy you beef-witted, five-faced scrubs! Khan promised me an empire!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKhan?!\u201d yelped Yemtorpai. Everyone then heard a dog barking. It was a little chihuahua that had found her master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy in the Pit is there a chihuahua here?!\u201d demanded Starscream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe\u2019s our Hellhound!\u201d explained Rallamtan and Yemtorpai. The chihuahua\u2019s head then expanded and clamped her jaws around Starscream\u2019s hand. After a struggle, Starscream pulled the dog off and realized his hand was missing. There was only one thing he could do in that instance\u2026scream in horror. At that scream, there was the biggest brouhaha among villains ever! Hiro and his family rolled their eyes and made their way out of the fight and up the stairs. The Terrorcons, Dr. Borg and her fellows, and Intrag followed them as their letters gave them different instructions in finding a way out. After their attempts, I would swoop in and rescue them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aboard the Imperium<\/em>, I smirked. \u201cWe\u2019re almost there,\u201d I chuckled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIncoming transmissions from New Mordor and Shocker Umbra\u2019s base of operations,\u201d reported the Collective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPut them through,\u201d I replied. Gorshagh and Metaltron appeared on screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKhan, we\u2019ve made our decision,\u201d said Metaltron with a smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re in!\u201d supplied Gorshagh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cExcellent,\u201d I praised. \u201cI\u2019ll call you when I need you. For now, I need to wait until our last batch of allies is ready. See you when everything\u2019s set.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnderstood,\u201d replied Metaltron. The call then ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMaintain cloaked holding pattern,\u201d I ordered the Imperium<\/em> as the probe followed Hiro\u2019s group out of the cul-de-sac and into the wasteland surrounding it. \u201cWe wait until they\u2019re near the end of their rope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The hidden probe followed the group of villains as they were given a tour of the Oni\u2019s castle. \u201cAnd this here,\u201d cheered a red woman in a yellow dress as they reached a large room, Ral Turgyt, \u201cis our ballroom!\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s where we host our daily balls,\u201d explained a blue man in red dress, Tor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5557,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[614],"tags":[617,175,207],"class_list":["post-5666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weavers-journey","tag-author","tag-borg","tag-hell"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5666"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5667,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5666\/revisions\/5667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}