Emily Williams, Richard\u2019s twin sister, checked the unconscious Doctor\u2019s hearts-beat as her brother and his best friend, Michael Archer, looked on. \u201cHearts are beating normally,\u201d she reported. \u201cShe\u2019s clearly breathing.\u201d She then waved a scanner over her. \u201cMental activity\u2019s a little off\u2026but that\u2019s probably because the brain\u2019s still rewriting itself. It\u2019s coming along nicely. All in all, from what you\u2019ve told us, Michael, this is probably her most stable regeneration yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThank goodness,\u201d sighed Michael. He then recalled that Jack was telling his story to Richard\u2019s family. He had already told them about how a companion of the Doctor\u2019s, Rose Tyler, had made him immortal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, there I was, ankle-deep in Dalek dust, and she goes off without me. Apparently, the TARDIS didn\u2019t exactly like me, cause only Time Lords are supposed to be immortal. I still had this.\u201d He revealed a strange strap on his wrist with a touch screen on it. \u201cI used to be a Time Agent. It\u2019s called a Vortex Manipulator.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe cheap scooter of all time-travel devices,\u201d snarked Michael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll right, so it\u2019s not the TARDIS!\u201d grumbled Jack. He then continued his story. \u201cI figured 21st<\/sup> Century Earth would be my best bet to reunite with the Doctor, except I got it a little wrong. Got to 1869 instead, then this thing burnt out, so it was useless.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cQ.E.D,\u201d chuckled Michael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI had to live through the entire 20th<\/sup> Century to wait for a version of her that would coincide with me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat would have made you more than a hundred years old,\u201d remarked Lisa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd looking good!\u201d chuckled Jack. \u201cI based myself near a rift in Cardiff and waited for her, then I get a signal and met up with the Doctor again (using a new body) and then got the full story from her, him rather.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat unfortunately happens with the Doctor\u2019s companions,\u201d said Michael. \u201cThey change so often that she runs the risk of forgetting us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOI! I DO NOT!\u201d shouted a new voice. Emily was sitting by a fully awake Doctor, her arms folded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI was trying to tell you guys that she was up,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd you, of all people, Michael! I thought you were one of my biggest fans! I don\u2019t forget my companions! I can\u2019t!\u201d snarled the Doctor. \u201cI always check on them when I can!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026I suppose that\u2019s true,\u201d chuckled Michael, still a little put out that the Doctor looked like an old companion. It wasn\u2019t the first time the Doctor got a face from someone else, but he never recalled any of them being from former companions. The Doctor then got a good look at Michael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019ve changed,\u201d she muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou can talk!\u201d scoffed Michael. \u201cWhich regeneration is this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026I can\u2019t recall.\u201d The Doctor thought hard for a second. She then brightened up. \u201cOh well, no use chin-wagging! Let\u2019s see what this all looks like!\u201d She looked in a mirror and gasped. \u201c\u2026I don\u2019t believe it!\u201d She smiled. \u201cI\u2019M FINALLY GINGER!\u201d A frown then crossed her face. \u201cAnd loud. Very loud. Still, rough with the smooth and all that! The eyes and chin are a definite improvement. \u2026As for the nose\u2026well, I\u2019m not sure.\u201d She turned to Michael. \u201cWhat do you think about this nose? Ah, never mind, I don\u2019t need you to be so nosy!\u201d She chuckled at the joke. \u201cStill, got many things to do. Come on, Jack! Got to make sure peace is the norm. Dona Nobis Pacem and all-!\u201d The Doctor returned to the mirror in horror. \u201c\u2026I know this face! Why do I have Donna\u2019s face?!\u201d She then shut her eyes tight and strained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHoly! There\u2019s an energy spike in her body!\u201d yelped Emily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDoctor, stop!\u201d Michael grabbed the Doctor\u2019s shoulders and shook her. The Doctor opened her eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI can\u2019t wear her face!\u201d she insisted. \u201cI\u2019m not THAT important! What if I bump into her?! That knowledge will come back into her head, and she\u2019ll burn to a crisp!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat won\u2019t happen, Doctor,\u201d said Jack, his face downcast. \u201cShe\u2019s\u2026she\u2019s already gone.\u201d The Doctor gave Jack her full attention. \u201cShe had a heart condition. No one could save her. She had a DNR. Donna\u2019s\u2026she\u2019s gone.\u201d The Doctor stumbled to the coffee table and steadied herself on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cD\u2026Donna\u2019s\u2026dead?\u201d she asked. \u201cI mean\u2026I never thought\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s what I tried to tell you before the Sontarans invaded.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Was your universe not ready to let go of Donna?\u201d asked Michael. The Doctor considered his words, then looked in the mirror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Donna Noble, I know you\u2019ll never remember me again, but I promise I\u2019ll make you, the most important woman in the universe, proud!\u201d She then took a breath, then adopted a smile. \u201c\u2026Could I have fish fingers and custard? I\u2019m starving.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cActually, Doctor,\u201d said Megumi, \u201ca few of us are gathering for a party at New Castle Nerd Skull. You and Jack want to join?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA party! Sounds excellent! Jack, the F.N.S really knows how to throw a party!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJust keep the flirting to a minimum,\u201d urged Michael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll right, all right!\u201d Jack sounded a trifle disappointed. As everyone got ready to go, Megumi thought back to other old friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Haven\u2019t heard from Optimus or Arsha in a while,\u201d she muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not everyone in the F.N.S could make it to the party. It seemed to be an equal mix of old and new members. As everyone chatted amongst themselves, the music began. It was Hobbit music, a song that played during Bilbo Baggins\u2019 111th<\/sup> birthday. A few had gotten into the spirit and danced along. Megumi\u2019s nephew, Sora Hishikawa Elizondo, the son of Megumi\u2019s brother, Hiroki, and his wife, Xiomara, looked on at the dancers. His sister, Gabriella, sat by him. \u201cCome on, mi hermano!\u201d she urged. \u201cAsk Sweemar for a dance!\u201d She pointed out one of the blue haired, cloud-dress wearing women dancing by herself. Sora thought about it, then sighed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think I\u2019ll just have another piece of cake,\u201d he muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh no, you don\u2019t!\u201d laughed Gabriella. She then playfully shoved Sora into Sweemar\u2019s arms and the two danced. Gabriella laughed a bit at Sora\u2019s misfortune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo, there I was,\u201d the Doctor regaled a man and a woman in a cloud dress, \u201csurrounded by three monstrous Ogrons! They were arguing over how to execute us for the Daleks\u2019 sake, whether they would boil us, or shoot us, or simply slit our throats! Well, they spent so much time on the whyfores and the wherewithals that, the instant the sun rose, boom! The Judoon arrested them all!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd the Daleks used these Ogrons as slaves repeatedly?\u201d asked the man, Tom Williams, one of Emily\u2019s twin sons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey really ARE insane,\u201d chuckled the woman, Leemii, as she cuddled Tom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, they ARE Daleks,\u201d mused the Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Over in a tent, Kaitlyn was helping Tom\u2019s twin brother, Sam, in lighting a firework. Sam held the match to the fuse and lit it. \u201cGot it!\u201d he cheered. Kaitlyn then panicked!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re supposed to stick it in the ground!\u201d she hissed as she shoved the firework at Sam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt IS in the ground!\u201d replied Sam as he shoved it back to her. The shoving went back and forth as they argued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOutside!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis was your idea!\u201d The firework then launched itself into the air, carrying the tent with it and blowing two charred people back. The firework then exploded in a brilliant display of color. Kaitlyn and Sam picked themselves up and watched the whole thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCool!\u201d breathed Kaitlyn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLet\u2019s get another one!\u201d urged Sam. They then felt someone yanking on their ears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy is it,\u201d grumbled Emily as she pulled on Sam\u2019s ear, \u201cthat whenever there\u2019s trouble\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s always you two?\u201d finished Richard as he pulled on Kaitlyn\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDaddy, Aunt Emily, we can explain!\u201d begged Kaitlyn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey, who\u2019s the Borg cosplayer?\u201d asked a Mobian Monkey, Henry. Everyone turned to see what looked like a Romulan Borg drone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026We\u2019ll discuss this later,\u201d Richard growled at his daughter and nephew as he and Emily released their respective kids\u2019 ears. Megumi approached the drone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t believe we\u2019ve met,\u201d began Megumi. \u201cI\u2019m-\u201d The drone quickly grabbed Megumi\u2019s chin. Richard and a few other partiers rushed to get it away from her, but other drones arrived and restrained them. Megumi\u2019s captor stared long and hard, then smirked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019ve changed,\u201d he remarked. \u201cBut dropping the eyeshadow and changing your outfit won\u2019t save you, Megumi Hishikawa. The Author has plans for you, Optimus, and Arsha.\u201d Megumi shoved the drone away and her partiers got out of their captors\u2019 grasp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRiders, with me!\u201d she called. Those that she called for had summoned a belt, either by pulling it out of their pockets or just using magic to form it. Those that pulled the belts from their pockets strapped them on and their belts spoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cVortex Driver!\u201d they all announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCrysta Driver!\u201d called the summoned belts. The Vortex Riders then pulled out small blue discs and inserted them into the belts while the Crysta Riders pulled out crystal spheres and pressed a button on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSpark!\u201d called Kaitlyn\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShade!\u201d announced Kaede\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDevil!\u201d shouted Sam\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cArchitect!\u201d finished the one belonging to Michael\u2019s son, Adam. The four of them then inserted the spheres into the belts and closed them up. Everyone then struck a pose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHENSHIN!\u201d they all shouted. The Vortex Riders then spun the wheels on the belts and a ring based on the wheel formed beneath them and attached armor as the belts changed their outfits into black undersuits. The Crysta Riders were surrounded in mist colored like their crystal spheres, then lightning struck them and the mist vanished to reveal them in their own Rider forms. They had all become Kamen Riders!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhoever you all are,\u201d snarled Megumi, Kamen Rider Royal, \u201cyou can face it! You\u2019ll never get our power!\u201d She rushed at the Romulan drone and summoned a sword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018When the voice stopped talking,\u2019\u201d called a new voice, \u201c\u2018a spider-themed Kamen Rider blocked her sword with his own.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEh?\u201d asked Royal. When the voice stopped talking, a spider-themed Kamen Rider blocked her sword with his own. The sword appeared to be modeled after a snake with the mouth serving as the cross-guard and the tongue serving as the handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDoes it look like my soldiers and I need YOUR power?\u201d asked the Rider in the same voice that predicted his actions. He then drove an uppercut into Royal\u2019s jaw, sending her backwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMEGUMI!\u201d called Richard, Kamen Rider Guard, as he dashed to assist his wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOkay, that\u2019s new!\u201d grunted Royal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Emily Williams, Richard\u2019s twin sister, checked the unconscious Doctor\u2019s hearts-beat as her brother and his best friend, Michael Archer, looked on. \u201cHearts are beating normally,\u201d she reported. \u201cShe\u2019s clearly breathing.\u201d She then waved a scanner over her. \u201cMental activity\u2019s a little off\u2026but that\u2019s probably because the brain\u2019s still rewriting itself. It\u2019s coming along nicely. 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