The pair of them returned with another Kamen Rider wearing a Chronicle Driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWho\u2019s the new guy?!\u201d I asked. The Engineers pulled me aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo you know how we keep coming back?\u201d asked the BLU Engineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe BLU Heavy told me you guys are clones,\u201d I answered. \u201cWait, did you guys make a third Engineer?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne that needs the belt more than we do,\u201d replied the RED Engineer. \u201cIt works for both of us, but neither of us want to abandon our team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, we made him so he can travel the multiverse while we help out our teams,\u201d continued the BLU Engineer. \u201cHe\u2019s taken to going by our real name, Dell Conagher.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe want to help you out against the Joker\u2019s boss,\u201d finished the RED Engineer, \u201cif you\u2019ll have him.\u201d I thought for a few seconds, then decided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEngineers, I would gladly have him,\u201d I answered. I relayed where the new Rider came from and we took up positions to kick the enemy into the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat makes you think you can stop us?!\u201d laughed the Joker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have our ways,\u201d I replied, \u201cblending order and chaos seems to work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOrder and chaos CAN\u2019T be blended!\u201d argued the Joker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why you constantly get sent back to Arkham,\u201d I countered. \u201cThey ain\u2019t mutually exclusive! Doomfist can attest to that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe IS correct,\u201d remarked Doomfist. \u201cOnly through chaos can order flourish. Or, as I prefer to say it, only through conflict do we evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou, zip it!\u201d snapped the Joker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn any case, it\u2019s about to get real chaotic for you,\u201d I chuckled, \u201csince you\u2019re right where we want you! Kamen Rider Guard! None shall harm my friends, family, and lady!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKamen Rider Arch! My skills outdo Robin Hood!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKamen Rider Seeker! It\u2019s not gold I seek, but your end!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKamen Rider Herald Y! I bring news of your defeat!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKamen Rider Famine! I shall starve you of victory!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKamen Rider Range! I\u2019ve got you right where I want you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m Wyldstyle! Time to think outside the box!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am Technarain, the genius wanderer!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am Pup-X5!\u201d called a prerecorded message that X-PO made for Pup-X5. \u201cI shall dig up success!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKamen Rider Construct!\u201d called the Engineers\u2019 third clone. \u201cLet\u2019s do this Texas style!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re gonna do it DEAD style soon!\u201d laughed the Joker. \u201cGET THEM!\u201d They leapt into the air to attack us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNOW!\u201d I called. We spun the wheels and pressed the buttons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFinal attack!\u201d announced the Vortex Drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFinal Pen Stroke!\u201d supplied the Chronicle Drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRIDER GUARD KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRIDER ARCH KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRIDER SEEKER KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRIDER HERALD Y KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRIDER FAMINE KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRIDER RANGE KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRIDER CONSTRUCT KICK!\u201d Our kicks landed on our opponents and pushed them towards the portal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNOOOO!\u201d screamed Merasmus as the enemy was sucked in. \u201cSOLDIER! YOU WERE THE WOOORST ROOOOMMAAAATE!\u201d The portal disappeared once everyone was sucked in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVictory!\u201d called the Overwatch announcer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c…That ain\u2019t the Administrator,\u201d mused the RED Engineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPlay of the Game,\u201d continued the Overwatch announcer. The Gateway then projected a screen with Arch posing. The caption read \u201cEmmanuel Babineaux as Kamen Rider Arch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat?!\u201d I protested. \u201cWhy are YOU getting Play of the Game?!\u201d We soon got our answer. While he was fighting Reaper, he had separated his bow into his blades and leapt up into the air before inserting his i.d. tag into the one in his right hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFinal attack!\u201d it announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRIDER ARCH SLAM!\u201d he shouted. The impact caused Reaper to fly across the map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c…Okay, you get Play of the Game,\u201d I grumbled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, the moment has passed,\u201d muttered the RED Spy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAgreed,\u201d supplied the BLU Spy. \u201cWe have work to do over at Thunder Mountain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThunder Mountain?!\u201d squawked the RED Soldier. \u201cI don\u2019t know how you knew that\u2019s where we\u2019re going, but you BLUs won\u2019t take it from us!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll be throwing our payload at your ass all day long!\u201d snarled the BLU Soldier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am going to strangle you with your own frilly training bra!\u201d threatened the RED Soldier. He then chased the BLU Soldier out of the carnival with their compatriots following close behind, save for Construct. Once it was just us, we all powered down. The third Engineer clone, Dell as the original two called him, was wearing a purple Engineer\u2019s outfit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWelcome to the team, Mr. Conagher,\u201d I bid as I stuck my hand out for a handshake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPlease, son, Mr. Conagher is my father\u2019s name,\u201d replied Dell as he shook my hand. \u201cJust call me Dell.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell then, welcome, Dell,\u201d I greeted. We then finished and I turned to Pup-X5. \u201cGet into contact with Vorton. Tell them the Tarlaxian crew gave their lives successfully getting the Source out of harm\u2019s way. It should be in the Tarlaxian vaults. Tell them we\u2019re on our way with a new member!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBelay that!\u201d snapped Victor. \u201cYou lot still owe me an explanation as to why you decided it was a good idea to keep Megumi\u2019s emotional collapse a secret!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c…Pardon?\u201d asked Dell. I sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDuring our first trip through the multiverse,\u201d I explained, \u201cwe kept information about the enemy from our new allies, Wyldstyle included. When it was revealed that the one who gathered us MEANT for them to be with us, Megumi realized her mistake and had an emotional breakdown at her mistake. We kept it from our recent additions to the team because we didn\u2019t want their views of us tainted. …But we still tainted them anyways.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah, you did,\u201d remarked Victor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVictor, I\u2019m sorry,\u201d I sighed. \u201cThe majority vote was that we wouldn\u2019t tell you. We thought we were doing this for the greater good. …That was the first mistake, thinking we were doing this for ANY kind of good. I understand if you want to leave us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI appreciate that, I really do,\u201d muttered Victor. \u201cMaybe…maybe we need a little more forgiveness here. A little more compassion than hatred. It\u2019s just…why did you vote on this in the first place?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI raised the issue, saying that it would turn away any potential new members,\u201d replied Emmanuel. \u201cWe debated and then voted.\u201d Pup-X5 raised his hand, indicating he had something to say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cApparently,\u201d read his tablet, \u201cyour arguments swayed Richard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c…No, they didn\u2019t,\u201d I replied. \u201cI voted no.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c…No, you didn\u2019t,\u201d argued Pup-X5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes, I did!\u201d I insisted. \u201cYou can see that I voted no!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, it says you voted yes!\u201d replied Pup-X5. He displayed the results and they baffled me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOkay, I KNOW Emily voted no!\u201d I declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSomething seems screwy with your voting,\u201d mused Victor. \u201cWe need to check this out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2018We\u2019?\u201d I repeated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m still mad at you all,\u201d replied Victor, \u201cbut it looks like someone wants to drive a wedge into us. We need to settle this before I make any decision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll right,\u201d I declared. \u201cPup-X5, get us home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Richard\u2019s team arrived after telling us what happened in the universe he and his team went to and we told him the news about the Rose clone and the Doctor\u2019s involvement. \u201cWe\u2019re coming up with nothing,\u201d I explained as I held my crown in my hand. \u201cThe Doctor is unavailable to help right now, she\u2019s busy trying to figure out why she\u2019s forgetting an adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDid Emily find anything?\u201d asked Richard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe DID find something chemical in her,\u201d I explained, \u201cbut that\u2019s probably part of Gallifreyan biology.\u201d At that point, the Doctor approached us. She was fanning herself with her hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCould someone lower the heat?\u201d she griped. \u201cFar above what Time Lords are used to!\u201d She then noticed something. \u201cWait, shouldn\u2019t you be fanning yourselves as well? It IS 41.8\u2070C.\u201d (107.3\u2070F)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, it\u2019s a comfortable 23.8\u2070C,\u201d (75\u2070F) I argued. The Doctor then seemed to let her attention get grabbed elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c…I think my right heart is ARRGH!\u201d She then doubled over in pain, clutching her chest at her right heart. \u201cI\u2019ve been poisoned!\u201d she gasped. She then ran off for the cafeteria. We followed to find her grabbing Michael by the shoulders. \u201cGinger beer!\u201d she gasped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor!\u201d protested Michael, presuming that to be the insult version of the phrase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI need ginger beer!\u201d explained the Doctor. Michael hurried off and replicated the drink. The Doctor guzzled it down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, what\u2019s going on?!\u201d yelped Michael. \u201cYou\u2019re acting like you need to go through detox!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cProtein!\u201d called the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWill walnuts do again?\u201d sighed Michael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor, how are any of this gonna stop whatever poison\u2019s inside you?!\u201d I protested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWait, the Doctor\u2019s poisoned?!\u201d yelped Michael. He hurried along replicating walnuts and handed them to the Doctor who greedily devoured them. She then mimed shaking something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can\u2019t understand!\u201d I yelped as Michael was trying to replicate something else. However, his panic was making his fingers make mistakes. The Doctor held up one finger. \u201cOne word. Shake, shake,\u201d I floundered. \u201cMilk shake? No, not milk, cocktail shake! What do you want, an orange screwdriver?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cORANGE SCREWDRIVER?!\u201d protested the Doctor when she finally swallowed the walnuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWELL, I DON\u2019T KNOW!\u201d I shouted back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHOW IS \u2018ORANGE SCREWDRIVER\u2019 ONE WORD?!\u201d continued the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe was miming salt!\u201d called Michael as he got the desired dish. \u201cShe needs something salty!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat is that?!\u201d I yelped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnchovies!\u201d replied Michael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBrilliant!\u201d praised the Doctor as she scarfed down the anchovies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy not just salt?!\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s too salty!\u201d answered Michael as he tried replicating something else. The Doctor finished off her anchovies and mimed a flash with her hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA song?!\u201d I guessed. \u201cEr, I don\u2019t know! \u2018Turkey in the Straw\u2019?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2018TURKEY IN THE STRAW\u2019?!\u201d protested both Michael and the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, all right, \u2018American Pie\u2019!\u201d I snapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDoctor!\u201d called Michael when he finished with the replicator. \u201cClose your eyes and pucker your lips!\u201d The Doctor did so and Michael held a piece of paper to her lips. The Doctor felt the taste of paper on her lips and opened her eyes, yelping in surprise at seeing whatever was on the paper and jumping back before leaning back, opening her mouth, and letting something smoky come out. The smoke cleared and the Doctor leaned on the table before regaining her strength and standing upright to glare at Michael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDearest Michael,\u201d she hissed, \u201cwhen I\u2019m going through detox and ask for a shock, just get a defibrillator! Do not, under any circumstances, make me kiss A PICTURE OF BLOODY DAVROS!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDetox?\u201d I asked. \u201cTime Lords can get rid of poison?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot every poison, just certain poisons,\u201d explained the Doctor. \u201cEspecially THAT poison used on me. It\u2019s Sparxotylin, a Time Lord developed poison that inhibits certain memories, especially the memory of being injected with the stuff. Lasts a long time, even throughout regenerations, before it starts to kill the Time Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen were you poisoned?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJust before I was imprisoned within my confession dial,\u201d replied the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Time Lords poisoned you before imprisoning you?!\u201d snapped Michael. \u201cYour own people?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, this ISN\u2019T connected to the Rose clone?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, it isn\u2019t,\u201d replied the Doctor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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