It took every technically minded person a full two hours to make the virus. Once done, Tails approached them. \u201cAll right, we\u2019re ready,\u201d he said to Optimus, Sonic, Arsha, Rosadera, Megatron, and Galvatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe still need to make our strike team,\u201d remarked Galvatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Borg tend to ignore small groups unless that group attacks them,\u201d said Optimus. \u201cA two- or three-person team should do the trick.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd it should consist of people that are smaller than us,\u201d remarked Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen that leaves me, Sonic, and Rosadera,\u201d declared Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe can\u2019t go down there unless it\u2019s cleared of Borg,\u201d said Rosadera. \u201cWe\u2019re the leaders. If they assimilate us, we\u2019re all hosed. Besides, Azuliterii\u2019s better with computers than I am.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, I\u2019m not sending my family down there!\u201d snarled Sonic. \u201cAnd the Enterprise<\/em> needs Shadow on the bridge!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026What about Knuckles?\u201d asked Optimus. \u201cHis punches should break through Borg armor no sweat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf he and Rouge are up for it, then that\u2019s a perfect idea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat about Liam?\u201d asked Galvatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe\u2019s needed on the Virginia<\/em>,\u201d said Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m going,\u201d said a voice. It was Teefmanam!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOut of the question!\u201d protested Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cArsha, with all due respect, that\u2019s not your call to make.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTeefmanam, no! This isn\u2019t one of the games you stream! If Lardeth is forced to bury you-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cArsha, my mind is made up! I\u2019m going whether you approve or not!\u201d Arsha looked to her friends for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAzuliterii will protect her,\u201d assured Rosadera. \u201cYou have my word.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Lardeth\u2019s gonna kill me if you die, THEN he\u2019s gonna divorce me!\u201d groaned Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNeither will happen, I promise,\u201d said Teefmanam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An hour later, after Azuliterii, Teefmanam, and Knuckles were assembled and briefed on how the plan would go, the three of them gathered in the Gateway Room. Rusty keyed in the coordinates. \u201cAll set,\u201d she reported. \u201cOpening a rift.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAway we go,\u201d said Azuliterii. The rift opened and the team jumped in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Back at After Academy, Megumi headed to her bike. She fastened her Vortex Driver and inserted her i.d tag into it. \u201cHenshin,\u201d she announced, and she spun the wheel. She became Kamen Rider Royal and mounted her bike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo,\u201d said Richard\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ve discussed this already,\u201d replied Royal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s a suicide run! The Lords are still Borg!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI can take out as many as I can. Besides, we can\u2019t die.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah, but you can still be assimilated!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRichard, my mind is made up!\u201d Royal gunned the engine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur kids still need you!\u201d Royal\u2019s fingers stopped before they wrapped around the throttle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Our daughters are independent,\u201d she sighed. \u201cBelieve it or not, they no longer need me. They\u2019re grown, capable fighters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMegumi, please! Don\u2019t leave me!\u201d Royal declined her head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Our daughters\u2019 freedom is more important than mine. \u2026Be strong for me.\u201d She twisted the throttle and sped off. She went through the shield wall and met with a wall of Lords firing on the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTHERE SHE IS!\u201d called a Lord. \u201cOPEN FIRE! STUN ONLY!\u201d The Lords fired their disruptors. Royal\u2019s bike projected shields, but they wouldn\u2019t last long. She went faster and burst through the ranks, causing Lords to be scattered into the air. She then turned the bike sideways and skidded to a stop, dragging her foot along the road as a means of braking. The Lords charged and Royal summoned her sword, converted it to rifle mode, and fired as long as she could before the Lords got too close and she had to switch it back to sword mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While the fight was going on, Knuckles and his team headed to the ground vinculum. Azuliterii began keying in commands. \u201cCome on, don\u2019t let there be so many redundant safeguards!\u201d she muttered. Teefmanam then looked over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUh oh, some of them are getting wise!\u201d she warned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s our cue!\u201d said Knuckles as he banged his fists together. As the Lords opened fire, Teefmanam fired her wand while Knuckles threw different projectiles. A few of the Lords were hit. One of the ones still standing looked over his fallen comrade, then his face contorted in rage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou killed Amanda!\u201d he snarled as he looked at Teefmanam. \u201cI will make you suffer for that!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe\u2019s not dead!\u201d said a lightly armored Lord. \u201cShe\u2019s just damaged! She needs repairs in her alcove!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGet her there now!\u201d ordered the distressed Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAm I hearing that right?!\u201d called Azuliterii. \u201cThe Borg are using individual pronouns?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNever mind that!\u201d urged Knuckles. Just then, Azuliterii cheered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s done!\u201d At that, the Lords realized that a new command came through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe can\u2019t be THAT low on power!\u201d argued one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter, we all need to regenerate,\u201d replied the Strike Commander. The Lords then ceased firing and beamed up to their Cube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOptimus, the virus is working! Repeat, the virus is working!\u201d Teefmanam called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRoger that,\u201d replied Optimus\u2019 voice. \u201cGet to the school and hide out there. We\u2019re on our way.\u201d The call then ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Royal continued swinging her sword into the Lords. She was beginning to tire. \u201cWhat\u2019s the matter, Princess?\u201d taunted a Lord woman. \u201cCan\u2019t lift your sword?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cToo many crumpets slowing you down?\u201d taunted a Lord man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cStill strong enough to stop you!\u201d panted Royal. Just then, a call came through for the Lords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Aw!\u201d complained the woman. \u201cWe were having fun!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo matter,\u201d sighed the man. \u201cWe gotta go.\u201d The Lords then beamed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Eh?!\u201d asked Royal. She then got a call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMegumi! Megumi, please respond!\u201d begged the caller, her husband.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m all right, Richard,\u201d replied Megumi. \u201cJust\u2026confused.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh, thank the Chizarans!\u201d sighed Richard happily. \u201cMegumi, there\u2019s been a drastic reduction in Lord ground troops! They all beamed up!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, I\u2019m not complaining. \u201cI\u2019m heading back. Maybe we can get some-\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWHOA!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRichard! Richard, are you-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAzuliterii just popped in with one of Swalmu\u2019s people and a version of Knuckles!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAzuliterii?! I\u2019m DEFINITELY on my way!\u201d Royal mounted her bike and sped off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Royal got back behind the school\u2019s walls and met Azuliterii and her companions. She transformed back into Megumi and hugged the Chizaran. \u201cIt\u2019s been way too long!\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re not kidding,\u201d agreed Azuliterii. The embrace broke off, then Azuliterii bonked Megumi on the head. \u201cThat stunt, on the other hand, we ALL could have done without!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRichard!\u201d hissed Megumi, guessing who told her. \u201cI did what I needed to do!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThrowing away your freedom like that is NEVER an acceptable solution! Not when the Virginia<\/em> needs you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026B\u2026But the Virginia<\/em>\u2019s orbiting Vorton and we\u2019ve engaged the Knightfall Protocols.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere were people, two that you know, that got wise to the Borg invading.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026No way!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThey wanted to visit you. They can\u2019t do that if you\u2019re assimilated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhy did everyone go back to their ships?\u201d Sonavok demanded a Cardassian Lord woman, Ziddet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt looks like a good chunk of our forces,\u201d she replied, \u201cwere told to report to their alcoves for regeneration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll of them?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOnly the Juggernaut<\/em> and Imperium<\/em> are unaffected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Hold on, something\u2019s speaking through the hive mind. Let me hear it.\u201d Ziddet keyed in a command on the nearby console and a voice crackled to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNine. Eight. Seven. Six,\u201d droned the voice. Sonavok and Ziddet then realized what that countdown was all about when they detected power net buildups in the affected ships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGET OUT!\u201d Sonavok shouted through both the hive mind and out loud. \u201cGET OUT OF THERE!\u201d He could feel the drones disconnecting from their alcoves, but it was too little, too late. The Lord fleet exploded, leaving only the Imperium<\/em> and Juggernaut<\/em> to weather the explosions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOptimus made that virus?!\u201d asked Megumi<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe suggested the parameters,\u201d corrected Azuliterii. \u201cSpeaking of which\u2026\u201d she then made a call. \u201cStrike team to Vorton, the Borg threat is lessened! Repeat, the Borg lost too many drones for them!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJust enough for us!\u201d cheered Optimus on the other end. \u201cWe\u2019re on our way!\u201d A fleet-sized rift then opened and the Virginia<\/em> led the fleet into the universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDammit! Optimus and Arsha made it!\u201d groaned Sonavok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have to fight back!\u201d urged Ziddet. \u201cI\u2019ll rally our remaining-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey, Ziddet, Sonavok,\u201d called a Bajoran Lord woman, \u201cthe Author wants to see you as we retreat.\u201d Sonavok and Ziddet\u2019s blood ran cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The remainder of the Lord fleet entered their own rift and abandoned Beyond City. Everyone cheered as the enemy fled. A call then came through. \u201cThis is Optimus Prime, requesting permission on behalf of the Ark<\/em>, Enterprise<\/em>, and Nemesis<\/em> to beam down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is Arsha Royana, Queen of the Realms, requesting the same permission on behalf of the Endeavor<\/em> and Glanthelantir<\/em>,\u201d said Arsha\u2019s voice on the same call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is Queen Scorpainia, <\/em>also requesting landing permission on behalf of the Hammer of Tarlax<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPermission granted,\u201d replied Death on the comms channel. \u201cWelcome back, old friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHappy to be back,\u201d said Optimus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It took every technically minded person a full two hours to make the virus. 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