Megumi looked out of Jefferson\u2019s eye for a moment. She was waiting for Bruce. \u201cYou\u2019re early,\u201d remarked Bruce\u2019s voice as he approached her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m like the Flash,\u201d joked Megumi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot really. Despite his speed, Barry\u2019s got terrible timing. What\u2019s on your mind?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Bruce, there\u2019s no easy way to say this without bringing up recent trauma, but we need to know the Author\u2019s plan concerning Plumber HQ. Did he say anything to the Lords?\u201d Bruce took a breath before he adopted the Bat-Voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey intend to flood Bellwood with a gaseous form of Dark Energon, thus poisoning everyone unless Life comes with them. This universe\u2019s Phury was the control by injecting liquid Dark Energon into her bloodstream. The Phury you know was all too happy to perform the test.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd do you know the enemy\u2019s numbers?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRight now, it\u2019s Hiro, Khan, Nemesis, Evil Phury, Dr. Borg, and Metaltron.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMetaltron? I haven\u2019t heard that name since the hunt for Dalek Caan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, she\u2019s involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat about Vilgax?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019re not concerned with breaking him out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s not gonna like that.\u201d Megumi then snapped her fingers as she recalled something. \u201cWe need you to suit up. You can\u2019t exactly fight without your utility belt. \u2026And I haven\u2019t exactly used a certain object for some time!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat thing can\u2019t get you what you want, only what you need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, we NEED the cowl.\u201d Megumi then pulled a metal gauntlet out of a hidden pocket in her dress. She fastened it onto her hand and a symbol glowed. The symbol looked like an alien compass. \u201cHello, Locate Keystone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo you still remember how to use it?\u201d asked Bruce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026It HAS been a while.\u201d Megumi decided to check the instructions on the gauntlet. \u201cIkuze!\u201d she whispered to herself. \u201cLocate Keystone, Activate!\u201d The symbol then glowed. \u201cInitiate Rift Detection!\u201d The symbol then went a pale green. Megumi then wandered around the room. As she did, whenever her hand passed over an area, the green glow became less pale. Soon it was a solid green as a white crack appeared on the wall. \u201cIdentify Source of Rift!\u201d The symbol flashed a few times as it beamed the information directly into her head. Megumi grinned. \u201cBingo! Locate Help from D-C-C-0-M-1-C-5!\u201d The crack became a rift and a bat-themed armored car landed in front of the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVoila,\u201d said Megumi as she gestured towards the current Batmobile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPerfect!\u201d cheered Bruce. He approached it and the rear opened. It revealed two harnessed seats that came out and tilted down. A raven-haired girl in a red and green costume with a skirt and cape and a bald man with a thin moustache and wearing butler clothes raised the harnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMr. Wayne!\u201d called the girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaster Bruce!\u201d said the butler, Alfred. The Batmobile\u2019s canopy then opened and a black-haired woman with a tiara, a red leotard with a blue skirt, and a golden rope then jumped out of the Batmobile\u2019s cockpit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRobin, wha-\u201d The woman, Wonder Woman, then saw Megumi. \u201c\u2026I see we\u2019re among friends.\u201d She then saw Bruce. \u201cAnd family!\u201d The two then hugged and kissed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Is Batman-?\u201d Megumi asked the girl, the current Robin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, that\u2019s Bruce Wayne,\u201d replied Robin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMiss Persephone, it\u2019s all right,\u201d assured Alfred. \u201cMegumi Hishikawa already knows about the family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh. Well, in that case, DADDY! MOMMY! CUT THAT OUT! IT\u2019S GROSS!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t knock it until you try it, Persephone,\u201d replied Bruce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMore dimensional mishaps?\u201d asked Wonder Woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYep. This time, someone wants to rewrite all of reality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019ll be happy to know, Master Bruce,\u201d said Alfred, \u201cthat there\u2019s a Batsuit in the Batmobile.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThanks, Alfred.\u201d Bruce then opened a compartment that revealed the cape and cowl he was famous for. He then put it on and assumed the usual stance of Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith all that, minna, we better bring you up to speed,\u201d declared Megumi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everyone heard about the Author\u2019s plan from Batman. Megumi, Ben, the Phury Ben\u2019s dating, Optimus, Arsha, Max, Batman, Wonder Woman, Kaede, Sora, Rosadera, and Life sat around a table. Ben pulled up a layout of Plumber HQ with the enemy\u2019s movement in real time. \u201cAll right, the enemy\u2019s prepping some old Appoplexian ship that was long decommissioned after the Highbreed War,\u201d he reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a Rumble-Disc,\u201d explained Phury. \u201cIt\u2019s designed to spread toxic gas over a wide area and Bellwood falls within that area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn any event,\u201d said Ben, \u201caccording to enemy movements, the Rumble-Disc is ready to launch. They\u2019re just sitting there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is a good opportunity to strike,\u201d declared Megumi. \u201cOptimus can get us in via Locus-\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe can\u2019t,\u201d said Batman. \u201cWhen Optimus first used it, the Lords studied its energy signature. They\u2019ve adapted to it and fed the information into Plumber HQ\u2019s defense grid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen how do we get in?\u201d asked Arsha. \u201cThey\u2019re sure to have closed off the entrance Sky Runner\u2019s team used.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s another entrance that they haven\u2019t checked for,\u201d replied Max. The display then zoomed in on an entrance. \u201cIt\u2019s disguised as my plumber shop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the main entrance, Grandpa!\u201d protested Ben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s also too obvious for them to believe we\u2019d be that crazy,\u201d remarked Wonder Woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaking it perfect to confuse the enemy,\u201d mused Megumi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSpeaking of the enemy,\u201d said Rosadera, \u201cwho knows how they function?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAt least the Lords are easy to explain,\u201d replied Kaede. \u201cI\u2019ve been catching up with Star Trek: Picard<\/em>. Like Optimus, I know of how the base Borg functions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI never got a chance to watch Picard<\/em>,\u201d revealed Optimus. \u201cCould you explain any further Borg facts?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot much about them is different than the series you grew up with. The Borg still have the adaptive shield matrix and attack en masse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAdaptive shield matrix?\u201d asked Phury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYep. A couple of shots at Borg Drones with a laser weapon at one frequency will automatically send data about that frequency along the Collective and they will change their shields to block that frequency. Unless you can change the settings quickly enough, you\u2019ll be overpowered.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat about frequency modulators?\u201d asked Max.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThose will definitely help against the Borg.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut they\u2019re also a drain on power,\u201d remarked Ben. \u201cThe Omnitrix is more efficient than that. When he died, Azmuth gave me every single command code on this thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAzmuth\u2019s dead?\u201d asked Megumi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe died a month ago. Tough old Galvan, we all thought he was too stubborn to die.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo he gave you EVERY command code?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYep, even Master Control. Combined with the Randomizer Function, we should be able to plow through the Lords.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll that\u2019s left,\u201d mused Rosadera, \u201cis to figure out the weaknesses of the enemy\u2019s generals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Back in Plumber HQ, Khan the Author was speaking to his teammates outside Vilgax\u2019s cell. \u201cHow are Rumble-Disc preparations?\u201d asked Khan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDid you write that we would get everything ready ahead of schedule?\u201d asked Nemesis. \u201cBecause we\u2019re ready right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI didn\u2019t, but it\u2019s good to hear that we\u2019re ready.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell,\u201d said a blue-skinned woman in a skimpy Dalek-themed outfit, Metaltron the former Last of the Daleks, \u201cI don\u2019t know about you, but I don\u2019t see the enemy giving Life up that easily.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re quite right, which is why Bellwood\u2019s soon-to-be massive loss of life will be on their head.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAfter that,\u201d rumbled Vilgax, \u201cour alliance will have served its purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHm?\u201d quizzed Dr. Borg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur agreement. Once you have Life, you give me the Omnitrix.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026That was the deal?\u201d asked Hiro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt was,\u201d replied the evil Phury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026A pity,\u201d remarked the Author. \u201cWe could use the cash.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou wished to use the Omnitrix for petty robberies?\u201d asked Dr. Borg. A nasty thought formed in Vilgax\u2019s head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, but we gotta make some money here. \u2026Maybe we should put it up for auction. The Techadon Weapon Masters would pay a fortune for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPerhaps, if he breaks out of Incarcecon in time,\u201d chuckled Phury, \u201cVilgax would get first bid.\u201d That set Vilgax off. He slammed his fists on his cell door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYOU BETTER HOPE I\u2019M SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFERRED TO INCARCECON, APPOPLEXIAN!\u201d he roared. \u201cBECAUSE IF I BREAK OUT NOW, YOU AND YOUR ASSOCIATES\u2019 TREACHEROUS HIDES ARE MINE, YOU HEAR ME?!\u201d Khan opened the Tome and read a passage aloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018Once the Tome closed, the cell door\u2019s security systems delivered a shock that wasn\u2019t strong enough to kill him but was enough to send him flying to the back of the cell and knock him out.\u2019\u201d He then snapped it shut. Once the Tome closed, the cell door\u2019s security systems delivered a shock that wasn\u2019t strong enough to kill him but was enough to send him flying to the back of the cell and knock him out. \u201cWith all that,\u201d said the Author, \u201clet\u2019s get to work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Over in Mt. Rushmore, Optimus looked at Ben\u2019s Phury. She arched an eyebrow, feeling unnerved. \u201c\u2026What?!\u201d she snapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s just\u2026I never thought I\u2019d see the day,\u201d replied Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat day?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, I only stopped at Ben 10: Ultimate Alien<\/em>, when he used the Ultimatrix. Whenever he turned into an Appoplexian, there wasn\u2019t anything to indicate genitals. \u2026You guys really wear clothes? Appoplexians wear pants?\u201d That\u2026wasn\u2019t the correct thing to ask an Appoplexians. A ticked-off Phury grabbed Optimus\u2019 holo-form by the collar and hoisted him up to her face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOF COURSE, WE WEAR PANTS!\u201d she roared. \u201cAND SKIRTS! AND UNDERPANTS! AND SHIRTS! AND BELTS! AND BRAS! AND SHOES! AND SOCKS! LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, OPTIMUS PRIME, LEADER OF THE AUTOBOTS! APPOPLEXIANS HAVE A HIGHLY ADVANCED SENSE OF SHAME! BOO-YAH!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWait, so you\u2019re telling me that, all this time, Rath was running around\u2026\u201d Optimus\u2019 holo-form eyes went wide. Phury growled before sighing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBuck naked. And the Appoplexians wanted Ben\u2019s head for a time until Rath got clothes. \u2026Still, he knows how to keep the peace and got us Appoplexians in the Plumber Alliance. With that hurdle cleared, I just had to ask him out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Good for Ben, I guess?\u201d Phury gave a low growl, guessing the implications of Optimus\u2019 statement. Optimus wisely took off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Megumi looked out of Jefferson\u2019s eye for a moment. She was waiting for Bruce. \u201cYou\u2019re early,\u201d remarked Bruce\u2019s voice as he approached her. \u201cI\u2019m like the Flash,\u201d joked Megumi. \u201cNot really. Despite his speed, Barry\u2019s got terrible timing. 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