{"id":581,"date":"2020-06-06T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/?p=581"},"modified":"2020-06-05T18:43:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T18:43:28","slug":"chapter-17-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/chapter-17-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 17"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We had Cybermen chasing us all around the warehouse, some of us going through doors a la Scooby Doo<\/em>. The Cybermen then decided waiting outside the doors would curb that. What their logic centers didn\u2019t count on was that we would all meet at another door that they weren\u2019t watching. We tip-toed past the Cybermen and sighed once we thought we were far enough. …Did you know Cybermen can hear beyond what we can? They heard us sigh and resumed the chase. I doubled back once I was sure I had gotten them off my back. The plan required me to use a bit of the Source\u2019s power and I needed that in my hand. I\u2019m the only one that can control it, being a Horseman of the Apocalypse. I noticed that the Sailor Senshi were having a hard time using their attacks against the Cybermen. They must have used Usagi I\u2019s knowledge. They managed to get the Sailor Senshi down to the ground and were about ready to shoot them! Better act now! \u201cSTOP!\u201d I shouted, getting the Cybermen\u2019s attention. \u201cHARM THEM IN THE SLIGHTEST AND I DESTROY THE SOURCE!\u201d I tightened my grip on it to emphasize my point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGive us the Source, Lacey,\u201d boomed the Cyber-Deputy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNever!\u201d I answered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen we shall kill you and take it,\u201d declared the Cyber-Deputy. \u201cIn any event, your threat is meaningless.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMeaningless?!\u201d I repeated. \u201cHow?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow could you have destroyed the Source?\u201d asked the Cyber-Deputy. Oh, son, you just invited me to teach!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell,\u201d I answered as I began my lecture, \u201cwhat I would have done is to place the Source neatly here,\u201d I set it down in front of me, causing the Cybermen to observe it, \u201cand use a pinpoint attack on it, thus causing the chaotic energy in it to be released. Now, of course,\u201d I nodded to Sailor Mars, \u201cI\u2019m having trouble figuring out what pinpoint attack to use on it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou were a fool to admit your plan,\u201d if I didn\u2019t know better, I\u2019d say the Cyber-Deputy was boasting. \u201cWe shall not permit you to attack the Source.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaybe not me, no,\u201d I mused as Sailor Mars got the idea and managed to get her hands free so she could mime pulling an arrow back on its bow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMARS FLAME SNIPER!\u201d she shouted. A fiery arrow launched itself at the Source. The Source then absorbed the attack, the que for me to pick it up and thrust it at the Cybermen. The Source then spat out more powerful fire arrows right at the Cybermen\u2019s chest units, making them give out their death rattle before falling to the floor. The Sailor Senshi then picked each other up. I came up to help them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe tiniest tad of warning would have been good!\u201d griped Sailor Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be rude!\u201d chided Sailor Jupiter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all right,\u201d I assured. \u201cLet\u2019s just focus on helping out Moon-kyung.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cyber-Leader Gi stopped her attack and looked over the railing to see the end result of what happened. \u201cThings crumbling around you?!\u201d I taunted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese losses are acceptable,\u201d dismissed Cyber-Leader Gi. I picked up a loose stone, big enough to fit in my hand. \u201c…A rock?\u201d asked Cyber-Leader Gi. \u201cYou possess only one projectile.\u201d More Cybermen approached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen the question becomes,\u201d I taunted, \u201cwho\u2019s next and who\u2019s lucky?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou cannot do much damage to us with only one projectile,\u201d called a Cyberman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaybe,\u201d I remarked, \u201cbut one of you is gonna get it. So, who\u2019s it gonna be?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDestroy her,\u201d ordered Cyber-Leader Gi. I chucked the rock at her head, causing her to fall off the cat walk, while ducking, making the other Cybermen shoot each other in the chest unit, eliciting the death rattle. I looked over the railing and grabbed a hanging rope, climbing down it while the others converged onto Cyber-Leader Gi\u2019s currently still body. I was hoping I didn\u2019t kill her. Lacey checked for life signs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay, the organic bits are still alive, but the metal ones suffered some damage during the fall,\u201d she reported. \u201cThey\u2019re in a protective lockdown until the damage is fixed. If we\u2019re gonna do it, we need to do it NOW!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…Sailor Moon, strike the Source,\u201d I directed. Sailor Moon nodded, then summoned a wand with a gold crescent moon on it, then twirled before making a giant circle with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMOON HEALING ESCALATION!\u201d she called. The attack then struck the Source and Lacey channeled the energy around Cyber-Leader Gi. She started thrashing around in pain as the Source\u2019s energy coursed through both her organic and metallic systems. Just then, she was surrounded in bright light. I could barely make it out, but it looked like Cyber-Leader Gi was turning into two women, one in a dress, the other in Cyber-armor. The glow faded and the two women were floated gently to the ground. One was Cyber-Leader Gi, the other…the woman we sought to free. Sailor Moon ran up to her and moved her up, shaking her to wake her. \u201cMama! Mama, wake up!\u201d she begged. Just then, the woman groaned and slowly opened her eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…Chibiusa?\u201d she whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMAMA!\u201d cheered Sailor Moon as she hugged her tightly. Neo Queen Serenity, Usagi Tsukino I was all right! She was freed from the Cybermen\u2019s influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou had us worried, Meatball Head!\u201d shouted Sailor Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, and you wouldn\u2019t do the exact same thing?!\u201d argued Neo Queen Serenity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot without backup!\u201d replied Sailor Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJust admit it!\u201d snapped Neo Queen Serenity. \u201cYou\u2019d have gone at them alone!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWould not!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWould too!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWould not!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWould too!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWould not!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWould too!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGUYS!\u201d shouted Sailor Moon. \u201cMore pressing matters?! The people still under the Cybermen\u2019s control?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour Majesty,\u201d I interjected, \u201cdo you remember anything about the Cybermen\u2019s endgame?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the thing,\u201d replied Neo Queen Serenity, \u201cI\u2019m aware of Cyber-Leader Gi\u2019s personal thoughts. She was bent on making herself the Cyber-Planner of a new Cyberman Empire, separate from Shocker Rift\u2019s influence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Cybermen aren\u2019t content with Shocker Rift?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, they view their service to Hiro as a step back, as does everyone else within the organization aside from the original Shocker. The ones that hate their servitude the most are these creatures called…Deylex?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDaleks,\u201d I corrected, \u201cand I can understand why. So, Shocker Rift is near the edge of civil war.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShocker Rift chose this universe because of the Source,\u201d continued Neo Queen Serenity, \u201cbut the Cybermen went along with it to establish it as the capital of their new empire. That\u2019s where recent events come in and I DON\u2019T need the Cyberiad to help me along.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat did they do?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey infiltrated Crystal Tokyo and first went after the ones that came from such a highly dense population that no one, in general, would notice,\u201d Neo Queen Serenity went on. \u201cThey selected certain Cybermen to go into other parts of the globe and take the population there. They converted Earth about a year ago. The whole process took a month. When the authorities were made aware of it, it was too late. The Cybermen had a stranglehold on Earth. We made the palace a refuge for people to escape the Cybermen. The last act I had decided on before going after the Cybermen alone was to declare Earth unsafe. The automatic quarantine lasts for a hundred years unless I give the order to end the quarantine. Until the Cybermen are gone, I\u2019m not comfortable with ending them yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think a solution is available,\u201d mused Lacey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou mean you can get rid of them?!\u201d gasped Neo Queen Serenity. Before Lacey could answer, a laser shot flew between me and Sailor Moon. We all turned to see Cyber-Leader Gi standing upright with some sort of pistol in her right hand. It looked like a flip phone with the number pad and screen facing her and the ends on a joint keeping them at 120\u2070 from each other. It had a cylinder on each end, one of them acting as a gun barrel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSorry,\u201d gulped Lacey, \u201cI thought freeing Her Majesty would get rid of her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGive me control of the Source,\u201d demanded Cyber-Leader Gi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t!\u201d replied Lacey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen I will kill Neo Queen Serenity,\u201d threatened Cyber-Leader Gi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDidn\u2019t you hear me?!\u201d argued Lacey. \u201cI can\u2019t, even if I wanted to! The Source will only fry your sense of logic if you try to control it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am still connected to the Cyberiad,\u201d replied Cyber-Leader Gi. \u201cThe Cybermen still control this planet. You kill me, the Earth dies. The choice is yours.\u201d We all hesitated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…Guys, it\u2019s over,\u201d I declared. Everyone turned to me. \u201cShe\u2019s right, we can\u2019t win this one. We can only surrender.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShocker Rift will…\u201d began Cyber-Leader Gi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot to Shocker Rift,\u201d I interrupted. \u201cThe Cybermen.\u201d She didn\u2019t catch my wink to Lacey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…Most rational,\u201d complimented Cyber-Leader Gi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat do you need done?\u201d asked Lacey as she held the Source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Cybermen must claim its power,\u201d ordered Cyber-Leader Gi. \u201cOrder the Source to spread it across the Cyberiad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to need both Neo Queen Serenity AND Sailor Moon\u2019s power,\u201d replied Lacey. Cyber-Leader Gi turned to the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDonate your power to the Source,\u201d she ordered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t…!\u201d protested Sailor Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo you understand Cyber-Leader Gi\u2019s instructions?\u201d asked Lacey. The women turned to her to see her wink at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…Perfectly,\u201d muttered Sailor Moon. \u201cMoon Healing Escalation.\u201d Neo Queen Serenity gave her power as well as her daughter. The Source pulsed as it was overflowing with power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow, do YOU understand her instructions?\u201d Lacey asked the Source. \u201cYes, I believe you do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour jamming device,\u201d demanded Cyber-Leader Gi. It was my aPod, far superior to any iPod. I surrendered it to Cyber-Leader Gi. \u201cA new era begins for the multiverse,\u201d she declared as she clenched her fist and crushed my aPod. After this, I\u2019m gonna have to either save up for my own or beg my girlfriend, Malffurem, for a new one. \u201cImagination,\u201d droned Cyber-Leader Gi, \u201cfreedom, pleasure, all will fade. This world will become the new Mondas. Deploy the Source.\u201d Lacey let the Source hover into the air before it took off outside. \u201cWe shall watch its progress,\u201d declared Cyber-Leader Gi. She pulled out a small console and set it up so we could see the Source. It moved into the stratosphere and started pulsing, sending purple light around the globe. Cyber-Leader Gi had a monitor that displayed the status of all Cybermen on the planet. The Cybermen across the globe started glowing purple. Then…it happened…the purple light dissolved the metal of the Cybermen and replaced it with flesh, restoring the human population of Earth! \u201c…No,\u201d muttered Cyber-Leader Gi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes,\u201d I declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut…how?!\u201d floundered the currently confused Cyber-Leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSimple,\u201d I dismissed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Source was under my control!\u201d insisted Cyber-Leader Gi. \u201cI ordered it to surrender its power to all Cybermen!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, but Neo Queen Serenity and Sailor Moon\u2019s power lies in healing,\u201d I explained. \u201cThe Source can only act and amplify the power it is given.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen you gained control of the Source through me,\u201d supplied Lacey as the Source returned to her hand when it finished turning the Cybermen back into humans, \u201cI asked them if they understood you. I didn\u2019t say anything about obeying you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow, with there being only ONE Cyberman and a whole planet of people that knows how dangerous you can be,\u201d finished Neo Queen Serenity, \u201clife can resume as we hunt for you! Earth is now safe for travel again!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…You\u2019ve made your last and fatal mistake,\u201d declared Cyber-Leader Gi as she pressed 2, 3, and 5 on the keypad, the first three prime numbers. She then held it to her ear. \u201cHenshin,\u201d she declared before closing the angle of the gun so both long sides could join together. She then inserted the contraption, plugs first, into a harness on her waist. Handles popped out the side and eyes and a mouth opened, making the buckle look like a Cyberman\u2019s head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAdaptus: online,\u201d called a Cyberman\u2019s voice before she glowed gold. The glow faded to reveal a Kamen Rider style Cyberman, with black handles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKamen Rider Adaptus,\u201d she announced in the Cybermen\u2019s usual voice. \u201cHostile elements will be deleted.\u201d She pressed the right eye on her buckle, then the left, then the mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSummoning Gunblade,\u201d reported the belt. A Cybergun appeared with blades running along the top and bottom of the barrel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRight, fight time, everyone!\u201d I announced. We all got ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHenshin!\u201d we called. My belt shouted \u201cOpen! Turn! Imagine! The Spear of Lance!\u201d as we transformed and converted our weapons from melee to range. We all scattered and fired. Adaptus slammed her fist into the ground causing us to lose our balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf all the types of people to be a Kamen Rider!\u201d groaned Outback. The Sailor Senshi were firing off their attacks too, but to no effect. Adaptus just kept on fighting. Neo Queen Serenity was off to the side, feeling hopeless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought I\u2019d never wish for my powers back,\u201d she sighed, \u201cbut now I need to protect my people and I don\u2019t have the means to do so! What can I do?! I want to help!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMight I suggest this?\u201d burbled Sludgiona. She tossed Neo Queen Serenity a device…the same device I was wearing around my waist!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are you waiting for?!\u201d I called. \u201cMake sure you say \u2018Henshin\u2019!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve seen Black and Black RX in my day!\u201d remarked Neo Queen Serenity as she put her new Chronicle Driver on. \u201cI know what to say!\u201d She held out her Armor Auto-bio and opened her Chronicle Driver. \u201cHenshin!\u201d she called before inserting the Armor Auto-bio and closing the belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOpen! Turn! Imagine!\u201d called the belt. \u201cThe Staff of Crescent!\u201d Her new Rider persona looked similar to her old outfit when she was Sailor Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d floundered Adaptus. \u201cThat is…illogical! You…cannot fight!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan and will!\u201d countered Neo Queen Serenity. We all grouped up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKamen Rider Outback! Better watch your back, mate!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKamen Rider Swing! I\u2019ll be taking your legs!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKamen Rider K\u00e4mpfer! Your defeat will be certain at my hands!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKamen Rider Herald B! I bring news of your defeat!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKamen Rider Apocalypse! Your world shall end!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKamen Rider Lance!\u201d I announced. \u201cThe softest bloom can be the deadliest!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m Batman! The Dark Knight rises!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am Sludgiona, the slimy creator!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am Lexicon! There is historical precedence for your failure!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am the Pretty Guardian who fights for love and Justice!\u201d pronounced the current Sailor Moon. \u201cI am Sailor Moon! And now, in the name of the moon, I’ll punish you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProtected by Mercury, the planet of water!\u201d announced Sailor Mercury. \u201cThe Guardian of Wisdom! I am Sailor Mercury! Douse yourself in water and repent!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProtected by Mars, the planet of fire!\u201d called Sailor Mars. \u201cThe Guardian of War! I am Sailor Mars! In the name of Mars, I’ll chastise you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProtected by Jupiter, the planet of thunder!\u201d proclaimed Sailor Jupiter. \u201cThe Guardian of Protection! I am Sailor Jupiter! I will let you feel so much regret, it will leave you numb!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProtected by Venus, the planet of beauty!\u201d cheered Sailor Venus. \u201cThe Guardian of Love! I am Sailor Venus! Allow me to punish you with love!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProtected by Pluto, the planet of underworld!\u201d called Sailor Pluto. \u201cI am Sailor Pluto!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProtected by Neptune, the Planet of Oceans!\u201d announced Sailor Neptune. \u201cGuardian of the Deep Sea! I am Sailor Neptune!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProtected by Uranus, the Planet of the Wind!\u201d proclaimed Sailor Uranus. \u201cGuardian of the Heavens! I am Sailor Uranus!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProtected by Saturn, the planet of Ruin!\u201d called Sailor Saturn. \u201cGuardian of Silence! I am Sailor Saturn!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKamen Rider Crescent!\u201d finished Neo Queen Serenity. \u201cIn the name of the solar system, I will punish you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNOW!\u201d I called. The Vortex Riders spun their wheels while Crescent and I pressed the button on top of our buckles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFinal attack!\u201d called the Vortex Drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFinal Pen Stroke!\u201d cheered the Chronicle Drivers. We leapt into the air and performed our kicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRIDER OUTBACK KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRIDER SWING KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRIDER K\u00c4MPFER KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRIDER HERALD B KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRIDER LANCE KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRIDER CRESCENT KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRIDER APOCALYPSE KICK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEveryone!\u201d called Sailor Moon. \u201cLend them your energy!\u201d The Sailor Senshi charged us as our kicks hit Adaptus, causing her to be knocked back and reverting back to Cyber-Leader Gi. She dialed a number on her phone and held it to her ear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCyber-Leader Gi, requesting immediate evacuation,\u201d she called. \u201cRepeat, immediate.\u201d A portal opened for her and she dove headfirst into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd that, as they say,\u201d I declared as we all powered down, \u201cis that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI need to call Papa,\u201d realized Sailor Moon. She activated her communicator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSailor Moon,\u201d came Endymion\u2019s voice, \u201cwe\u2019re getting reports that the Cybermen have turned back into humans!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re true, I promise,\u201d assured Sailor Moon. \u201cWe also got someone back!\u201d She handed the communicator to Neo Queen Serenity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHello, Mamo-chan,\u201d she greeted. This time, there was love in her voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…Usako?\u201d breathed Endymion. \u201cIs it…I mean, are you…?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m back,\u201d confirmed Neo Queen Serenity. \u201cWe can end the planetary quarantine. I\u2019ll be home straight away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We returned to the palace and told Endymion what happened. The people that took refuge heard the story and cheered. They were free and were released back into Crystal Tokyo to find their loved ones. Endymion and Neo Queen Serenity were still together as we told him what happened with Cyber-Leader Gi. \u201cA Kamen Rider?\u201d he muttered. \u201cI thought they ended that franchise with the movie, Kamen Rider J.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou mean you don\u2019t know about the Heisei Era Riders?\u201d asked Lacey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHeisei Era Riders?\u201d asked Neo Queen Serenity. \u201cThere were Kamen Riders that were called Heisei Riders?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah! They got that name in the year 2000, 19 years before Emperor Hirohito abdicated. Oh, wait, you took the throne in the 21st century in this universe. Is there a tv show called Kamen Rider Kuuga in your universe?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, I don\u2019t think so,\u201d mused Neo Queen Serenity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey!\u201d protested Usagi II. \u201cWho took the cookies?!\u201d Neo Queen Serenity looked up at the ceiling, looking very nervous. \u201c…Mama,\u201d hissed Usagi II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet her have this,\u201d suggested Rei, Sailor Mars. \u201cShe\u2019s been the Cybermen\u2019s prisoner for too long. For once, she can eat whatever she wants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI do that anyway!\u201d snapped Neo Queen Serenity. \u201cI AM Queen!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA chubby one,\u201d muttered Rei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI heard that!\u201d snapped Neo Queen Serenity. \u201cWho\u2019s the one who ate those cupcakes before this all went down?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow did you know that?!\u201d shouted Rei. \u201cSpying on your own subjects! There ought to be a law against that! Maybe I SHOULDN\u2019T let you have cookies!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt least I didn\u2019t wear heels in battle!\u201d argued Neo Queen Serenity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour boots had just as much of a heel as my shoes do!\u201d countered Rei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re always trying to annoy me!\u201d accused Neo Queen Serenity. \u201cDon\u2019t you remember that time I saved your life?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, I remember!\u201d replied Rei. \u201cWasn\u2019t that when you tripped and fell on your face?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh yeah?! Well, next time, I won\u2019t even bother!\u201d declared Neo Queen Serenity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFine!\u201d answered Rei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFine!\u201d confirmed Neo Queen Serenity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFine!\u201d finished Rei. The two ladies then folded their arms, turned their backs to each other, and hmphed. Ami, Sailor Mercury, let a small giggle loose. Batman leaned to Usagi II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre they always like this?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEver since they met in High School,\u201d groaned Usagi II. \u201cWhen I travelled back in time as a little girl, I saw them fight like that firsthand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…Time travel?\u201d moaned Batman, not liking the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAmi-chan,\u201d remarked Neo Queen Serenity, \u201cmight I ask what\u2019s so funny?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou just went back to basics real fast,\u201d she replied. \u201cI\u2019d have thought being Cyber-Leader Gi would be traumatizing.\u201d Neo Queen Serenity then went deep in thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…I hurt everyone as her,\u201d she mumbled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat wasn\u2019t you, Usako,\u201d insisted Endymion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know about that,\u201d argued Neo Queen Serenity. \u201cI DO have a sense of order. The Cybermen may have amplified that, but it was still my desire to create order. That desire made people look the same and I do NOT want to inflict that kind of harm again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMama, you\u2019re not Cyber-Leader Gi,\u201d replied Usagi II. \u201cYou\u2019re not a Cyberman of ANY rank. The best way to not be a mindless drone is to wake up and enjoy life in both its order and its chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…I need to bring her back into this universe,\u201d decided Neo Queen Serenity. \u201cMoon-kyung, do you mind if I join you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour Majesty, I would be honored,\u201d I replied. \u201cThat is, if your family\u2019s okay with it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…Keep her safe,\u201d instructed Endymion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWill do!\u201d I replied. I then called up Vorton. \u201cGuys, mission accomplished! We\u2019re ready to go home!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnderstood,\u201d came Megumi\u2019s voice. \u201cI\u2019ve asked all of us to meet in the Gateway Room. We have…something to discuss.\u201d The portal opened and we all headed off to meet with Megumi and the rest of the F.N.S. I was introduced to Jason the Inkling, Mickey Mouse, Princess Peach, and Dell Conagher, the newest additions to the team, much like Neo Queen Serenity, Usagi I, was. She introduced herself. I noticed that Victor and Alesandro were standing at the back, glaring at us. \u201cI\u2019ll get right to the point,\u201d began Megumi. \u201cI hid the fact that I didn\u2019t tell Batman, Hongo, Wyldstyle, and Gandalf about Vortech and also hid the fact that I had an emotional collapse after that. I told you guys that we never kept secrets, but that was the fattest lie I\u2019ve ever told. I know Emily and Joshua told Liam and Moon-kyung, but that doesn\u2019t excuse what I did, or rather, DIDN\u2019T do. Colleen Doyle, Alesandro Ortiz, Liam McIntyre, Victor Young, Deung Moon-kyung, I\u2019m sorry for hiding this from you. I should have just obeyed my conscience and told you. Whether or not you decide to stay with us, know that I will always consider you a member of our family and, as such, try to do right by you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…I appreciate that,\u201d replied Victor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe all do,\u201d supplied Colleen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…Arigatou gozaimasu,\u201d (formal Thank You) thanked Megumi as she bowed, a little misty eyed. \u201cNow, Richard, your team found something?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s related to the vote we took on whether or not we\u2019d tell the new guys,\u201d he explained. \u201cPup-X5 noticed that the results of the vote were tampered with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTampered?!\u201d yelped Emily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, what raised a red flag for me,\u201d read Pup-X5\u2019s tablet, \u201cwas that Emily and Joshua swore up and down that they voted no, but the results say yes. I took another poll and found major discrepancies. The only ones that matched were those who actually said no, Hiroki and Xiomara.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou two?!\u201d protested Megumi. \u201cWhy you two?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey didn\u2019t need to know EVERYTHING!\u201d argued Hiroki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRight now, that\u2019s not the point,\u201d interjected Richard. \u201cWe need to figure out why we got the wrong results.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTechies, you know what to do,\u201d directed Megumi. We all headed off to figure out this mystery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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