My group had arrived in our target universe. I must admit, my nerves were showing. \u201cOkay,\u201d I gulped, \u201clet\u2019s get moving!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMoon-kyung, are you all right?\u201d asked Joshua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m not shivering because it\u2019s cold,\u201d I answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re gonna do fine!\u201d assured Tonje. I shook my head to clear my nerves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCome on,\u201d I declared. \u201cLet\u2019s get going. We need to find the Tarlaxian crew and the Source.\u201d We took to the streets and noticed something was…off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEveryone,\u201d called Lukas, \u201ccan anyone tell me what that palace is?\u201d He pointed to a palace evoking a massive crystal that dominated the skyline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell now, looks like we know WHEN we are as well as where,\u201d I mused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot more time-travel!\u201d groaned Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, we\u2019re in this universe\u2019s 30th<\/sup> century,\u201d mused Lacey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c30th<\/sup>?\u201d repeated Lukas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn Sailor Moon<\/em>,\u201d I explained, \u201cwhen the 21st<\/sup> century started, Usagi Tsukino, Sailor Moon, became Neo Queen Serenity and made Tokyo the capital of Earth. She also found a way to slow down the aging process so people could enjoy a lifespan of 1,000 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow?\u201d asked Batman. \u201cWhat\u2019s medical science like?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s not science that did it,\u201d I replied. \u201cSailor Moon is a Magical Girl.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…Magic?\u201d sighed Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI know it\u2019s a little contrived,\u201d I assured, \u201cbut that\u2019s standard fare for Magical Girls.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!\u201d called a woman\u2019s voice. A quintet of women then ran up to us. They wore \u201csailor fuku\u201d style outfits and had exotic hair matching their outfits\u2019 colors. The woman who called out to us wore pink, even in her hair, and wore her hair like rabbit ears with a long ponytail behind each one. I knew her to be an adult form of Sailor Chibi Moon, Sailor Moon\u2019s daughter. A woman in red wore her hair in an elaborate updo, revealing herself to be Sailor Vesta. A woman in blue had a bun on the top of her head and had a ring of braids with orbs dangling around her head, meaning she was Sailor Pallas. A woman with hair as pink as Sailor Chibi Moon\u2019s had her hair in a bun with braids made into loops on the back of her head and ending in long ponytails. She was Sailor Ceres. The last woman in green and brown wore her hair in an elaborate updo with brown ponytails coming down. She was Sailor Juno. \u201cYou lot, a curfew\u2019s in effect!\u201d snapped Sailor Chibi Moon. \u201cYou can\u2019t be outside while the Silver Enemy\u2019s here at night!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSilver Enemy?\u201d asked Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou know!\u201d protested Sailor Vesta. \u201cThe Handle Heads!\u201d Handle Head gave away who the enemy was!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhere are they?!\u201d I demanded, having read about how dangerous they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBack there!\u201d replied Sailor Chibi Moon. \u201cSo get to shelter and…\u201d we rushed past her to where she pointed, \u201c…and you\u2019re doing the EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT I SAID! GET BACK HERE!\u201d We ran down the street to confirm the Silver Enemy they were talking about. Rhythmic marching pounded on the pavement of the street as they patrolled the area, looking for any human to convert, to become like them. There was no doubt in my mind now; the Cybermen had invaded Crystal Tokyo. I didn\u2019t see any Cybermen with black handles, so I could only believe a Cyber-Deputy was in charge of this group. One of the Cybermen spotted us and alerted his group to our presence. Every Cyberman turned to face us. I noticed the armor looked like a blend between 80\u2019s Cyberman and modern Cyberman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are the future,\u201d droned the lead Cyberman, sounding like an 80\u2019s Cyberman. \u201cWe are humanity 2.0. You will become like us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTry and make us like you!\u201d I challenged, burying my nerves before the fight. Like my daddy always said, \u201cFriends may see your nerves, but your enemies must only see confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGET OUT OF THERE!\u201d shouted Sailor Chibi Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour Highness,\u201d I called, \u201cI must ask you to trust us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI…I don\u2019t know what…\u201d Sailor Chibi Moon was floundering at the idea that her identity was known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMadam, please, trust these people,\u201d urged Lexicon. \u201cThey\u2019re professionals when it comes to the Cybermen. Well, maybe one of them isn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe didn\u2019t need to know that!\u201d I snapped as we fastened our belts. We then got ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHenshin!\u201d we all called. My Chronicle Driver spoke as we changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOpen! Turn! Imagine! The Spear of Lance!\u201d We had adopted our Rider personas. As the belt announce, I became Kamen Rider Lance, a Rider based off of Korean armor worn during the Japanese invasions of Korea which ended in Korea\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGET THEM!\u201d I shouted. We charged the ranks of Cybermen and the battle began. The Sailor Senshi (Japanese word for Warrior) behind us gawked at how we charged the Cybermen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWha…wha…how…I don\u2019t…\u201d floundered Sailor Chibi Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAre you familiar with multiverse theory?\u201d asked Lexicon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…No, I can\u2019t say as I am,\u201d mumbled Sailor Chibi Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere are many realities out there,\u201d lectured Lexicon. \u201cSome realities are only observed. The reality these people came from observe your universe frequently, sometimes dressing up as you or your mother back in her time as Sailor Moon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHold on, are you saying that we have people watching us like we\u2019re a t.v. show?!\u201d yelped Sailor Chibi Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd hosting conventions dedicated to you lot,\u201d confirmed Lexicon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…Wow,\u201d breathed Sailor Chibi Moon. My team didn\u2019t have time to react to her saying that as we were still too busy with the Cybermen. We were at a stalemate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, gaesaekki,\u201d (son of a b***h) I hissed to my opponent, the purple highlighted Cyber-Deputy, \u201cit\u2019s a bit of a standoff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSoon corrected,\u201d replied the Cyber-Deputy. He turned to his troops. \u201cRelease the Cyber-Slammers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes, Deputy,\u201d confirmed a Cyberman as he keyed in a code on his gauntlet. Three monstrous Cybermen then arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOrders, Deputy?\u201d asked one of the monstrous Cybermen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDisplay your prowess to them,\u201d ordered the Cyber-Deputy as he pointed to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes, Deputy,\u201d confirmed the monstrous Cyberman. I noticed that one of the monstrous Cybermen had four arms, one of them had a tail and wings, and the one that spoke had four legs and three fingers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSludgiona, please tell me that isn\u2019t…\u201d I gulped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe crew of the Tarlaxian scout ship!\u201d replied Sludgiona. \u201cBut…how?! Cybermen require human parts! We\u2019re not even REMOTELY human!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSuch a limitation existed during our nomadic days,\u201d explained the four-armed Cyberman, \u201cbut we\u2019ve upgraded to convert ANY living organism, aside from amorphous life-forms such as yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019ve practically killed them!\u201d snarled Sludgiona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIncorrect,\u201d countered the Cyberman with a tail and wings. \u201cWe are Tarlaxian 2.0. Soon, we shall overcome the obstacles that prevent us from upgrading ones like you. We are Life 2.0. You will become like us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…They\u2019re people in the suits?!\u201d realized Sailor Chibi Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour Highness, I\u2019m sorry, but yes,\u201d I answered. \u201cAnd, regretfully, everything they were is gone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo you killed them!\u201d snarled Sailor Chibi Moon as she pointed an accusing finger at the Cybermen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou are afraid,\u201d observed the Cyber-Deputy. \u201cYou fear losing yourself to something greater. You fear not staying as the original Usagi Tsukino II. We can remove that fear. We can remove that pain. We can remove any emotion you view as negative.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd our positive emotions in the process!\u201d argued Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEmotions are a hinderance to progress,\u201d replied the Cyber-Deputy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut what about the desire to create?!\u201d wailed Sailor Chibi Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe DO create,\u201d answered the Cyber-Deputy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOnly things that benefit the Cybermen!\u201d I countered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSurvival of the species is paramount,\u201d dismissed the Cyber-Deputy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve heard enough!\u201d snapped Sailor Chibi Moon. She held her hand to her tiara and gathered energy into a disc. \u201cMOON TIARA MAGIC!\u201d she called as she flung the disc at a Cyberman. He was bathed in white light as the attack hit. The faded, revealing the Cyberman still standing. \u201cImpossible!\u201d breathed Sailor Chibi Moon. \u201cYou should have been dusted!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll attacks have been catalogued and adapted to,\u201d replied the Cyber-Deputy. \u201cOur new Cyber-Leader has been crucial to that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNew Cyber-Leader?\u201d I quizzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur original Cyber-Leader was destroyed upon arrival in this universe,\u201d explained the Cyber-Deputy. \u201cNeo Queen Serenity was foolish enough to pursue this further.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat\u2019s that supposed to mean?!\u201d demanded Sailor Chibi Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou are the current Sailor Moon,\u201d observed the Cyber-Deputy. \u201cYou have your mother\u2019s original powers as well as your own. Why persist in pursuing something that is out of date?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMom isn\u2019t \u2018something\u2019! She\u2019s \u2018someone\u2019!\u201d snapped Sailor Chibi…let me rephrase, Sailor Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNow she is something more,\u201d replied the Cyber-Deputy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDeputy,\u201d called a Cyberman, \u201cour new Cyber-Leader is ready.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cExcellent,\u201d answered the Cyber-Deputy. \u201cActivate.\u201d A bright light came from the parking garage entrance near us and blinded us before fading. My vision was still a little fuzzy, making me consider getting my current prescription contacts changed when this is over. From what I could tell, the distinctive shape of the original Sailor Moon stood before us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMama!\u201d called the current Sailor Moon. \u201cIt\u2019s us! Over here!\u201d My helmet began helping to correct my current vision, accounting for my current contacts, and cleared the picture. Neo Queen Serenity approached, well, I wished I didn\u2019t see it. \u201cMama, what\u2019s with the…the pants…Mama?\u201d gulped Sailor Moon. My blood ran cold. What I saw was a chest unit, a silver undersuit, armor around the shoulders, legs, and arms, and a prosthetic right eye glowing blue! There was no further doubt in my mind. Neo Queen Serenity was upgraded into the new Cyber-Leader! Her hair was now silver and she had black dots on her buns instead of the black handles on her head that Cyber-Leaders usually have. \u201cWHAT HAVE YOU MONSTERS DONE TO HER?!\u201d demanded Sailor Moon. The Upgraded Neo Queen Serenity looked at us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo,\u201d she mused, her voice being modulated, \u201ca new member to the Vortex Riders. Otherwise, our information has proved accurate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSailor Moon, what do we do?!\u201d called Sailor Vesta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have to free Mama!\u201d declared Sailor Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re outnumbered right now!\u201d I argued. \u201cWe have to retreat!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut my mama\u2019s their prisoner!\u201d countered Sailor Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot their prisoner, their LEADER!\u201d corrected Lexicon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOrders, Leader?\u201d asked the Cyber-Deputy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThese units are surplus to requirements,\u201d ordered Cyber Neo Queen Serenity. \u201cAll those declared to be nonessential to the survival of the Cyber Race are to be deleted. Eradicate them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes, Leader,\u201d obliged the Cyber-Deputy. The Cybermen then raised their weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTime we were somewhere relatively safer!\u201d I decided as I summoned my steed. The others got the idea and summoned theirs. I further summoned Batman\u2019s Bat Cycle. He grabbed Lexicon while Sludgiona joined me. The Sailor Senshi with us joined Outback, K\u00e4mpfer, and Swing while Herald B had two. We converted our steeds to bike mode and sped off while the Cybermen fired on us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCyber Rider Battalion 3374 will pursue,\u201d I ordered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes, Leader,\u201d obliged the Cyber-Deputy. He relayed the orders and I felt, through the Cyberiad, the deployed Cyber Rider Battalion activate and pursue. They will be destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We sped through the streets, hearing the whining of engines coming up behind us. \u201cWATCH OUT!\u201d called Sailor Pallas. \u201cTHEY\u2019VE GOT BIKERS!\u201d I turned my head briefly a couple of times to see Cybermen pursuing us on hoverbikes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJenjang!\u201d (Damn it!) I swore. \u201cFASTER!\u201d We tried increasing speed, but that\u2019s hard to do when dodging laser fire! Batman deployed a few smoke bombs, but the Cybermen adapted around that and continued pursuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have to get to the palace!\u201d called Sailor Moon. \u201cMy dad should be able to help!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKing Endymion, of course!\u201d I affirmed. \u201cHe\u2019s got help from the other side! Which way?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTurn left!\u201d directed Sailor Moon. We tried to, but the Cybermen blocked our path. We tried another direction, but the Cybermen blocked THAT path. Reversing would only lead to the ones behind us. We could only go forward and I had a feeling they were herding us to an undisclosed location so they could \u201cdelete\u201d us. I tried desperately to look for an opening when…<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMARS SNAKE FIRE!\u201d called a woman\u2019s voice. A snake made of fire attacked the Cybermen behind us and destroyed them, causing them to give off their signature death rattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSPARKLING WIDE PRESSURE!\u201d shouted another woman. Electricity coursed through the Cybermen on our right, causing them to be destroyed while screaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSPACE TURBULENCE!\u201d announced a third woman. A large energy blast cleared the left for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLEFT! NOW!\u201d called Sailor Moon. The left was now clear as we headed to the palace unimpeded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHas the reason for the cessation of Cyber Rider Battalion life signals been identified?\u201d I requested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe interference of three Sailor Senshi caused total battalion termination,\u201d reported the Cyber-Deputy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHave they been identified?\u201d I pressed on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOnly by their respective attacks,\u201d answered the Cyber-Deputy. \u201cThe attacks were Mars Snake Fire, Sparkling Wide Pressure, and Space turbulence, the respective attacks of Sailors Mars, Jupiter, and Uranus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c…Logically, the other Sailor Senshi of the 20th<\/sup> century are here,\u201d I deduced. \u201cExcellent. Prepare Conversion Chambers to receive them. The Vortex Riders and Batman are still surplus to requirements. The amorphous Tarlaxian is to be captured for experiments relating to upgrading her brand of life. Continue searching for the Source of Chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes, Leader,\u201d confirmed the Cyber-Deputy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We arrived at the palace\u2019s gates to see Sailors Saturn and Pluto greet us. Sailors Mars, Jupiter, and Uranus joined us a few seconds later. \u201cLet them through,\u201d bid Sailor Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat?\u201d asked Sailor Saturn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey saved our lives,\u201d explained Sailor Moon. \u201cLet them through.\u201d The gates opened and we went inside, parking our bikes in a designated spot and powering down. My vision was back to its blurry state, confirming I needed new contacts now. However, I didn\u2019t need contacts to see that the palace looked more like a refugee camp! The Cybermen must have chased everyone out of their homes and Endymion opened the gates for as long as he could to keep the people safe. He probably couldn\u2019t save EVERYONE, though. What do we tell him, his wife now commands the Cybermen? Speaking of which, Endymion approached us. Sailor Moon rushed up to him and hugged her dad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLady, you\u2019re all right!\u201d Endymion sighed in relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere were so many!\u201d sobbed Sailor Moon. Father and daughter stayed in the embrace for a while. He then ended it and tried to get some answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour mother?\u201d he asked. Sailor Moon looked away, ashamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNeo Queen Serenity was altered by the Silver Enemy,\u201d mumbled Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAltered?\u201d asked Endymion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe\u2019s their leader now!\u201d elaborated Jupiter. Sailor Mercury came running up to us at that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour Majesty, we\u2019re getting a transmission from the Silver Enemy,\u201d she reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLet\u2019s see it,\u201d declared Endymion. An image appeared on a screen, displaying the interior of the Cybermen\u2019s base with the upgraded Neo Queen Serenity standing in the middle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am Cyber-Leader Gi,\u201d she introduced. \u201cWe are the Cybermen. We will upgrade everyone to a level of perfection. You will become like us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow?!\u201d demanded Endymion. \u201cWe\u2019ve scrambled all communications!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe knowledge Neo Queen Serenity possessed is now ours,\u201d explained the newly christened Cyber-Leader Gi. \u201cYour attempts at thwarting us are hopeless…Mamo-chan.\u201d She said that, but there was no love in that phrase, only cold logic. The transmission ended, leaving us feeling very scared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My group had arrived in our target universe. 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