{"id":6338,"date":"2022-05-04T17:02:39","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T21:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/?p=6338"},"modified":"2022-05-04T17:02:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T21:02:39","slug":"chapter-23-colors-of-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/chapter-23-colors-of-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 23: Colors of Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve become a thorn in our side, Wimpy Me!\u201d snarled Spectrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen I\u2019m doing the Plumbers proud!\u201d replied Phury. The two clashed and their fighting styles looked more like wrestling. Spectrum then tilted her belt and pressed her ring to it before returning it to its horizontal state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShining Red Finish!\u201d it announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith blood and rage of crimson red,\u201d said Spectrum as she pressed her ring to her gunsword, \u201cripped from a corpse so freshly dead,\u201d she unfolded her weapon to sword mode and stabbed Phury in the belly and raised her up, \u201ctogether, with our hellish hate,\u201d Spectrum then punched Phury off and converted her weapon back into gun mode, \u201cwe\u2019ll burn you all!\u201d She fired a shot and it turned into a demonic red bull with four horns and sharp teeth. The bull headbutted Phury into a wall and broke it. \u201cThat is your fate!\u201d Spectrum then jumped into the air and stuck her foot out. Her leg was surrounded in red light that came off her like fire and she dove at her Plumber double, cracking several of her bones. Phury was out of action. Spectrum looked to Sora. \u201cYou know, my double always prattles on about hope. Let me tell you something, Blue Lantern. Hope is an illusion. A farce to make people believe that things can go their way when they won\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re as wrong as Vilgax,\u201d replied Sora. \u201cHope is what inspires people to journey among the stars in this universe. Hope is what gives my father and his friends and family the strength they need to defeat people like you. Hope is what fuels my heart on this day, this very hour!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen you\u2019re as weak as her.\u201d Spectrum then leapt at Sora and had her ring hand above her head. Sora then weaved around her and jabbed at a point in her shoulder, causing it to go limp. Spectrum tried to get it to move, but it was paralyzed. \u201cWHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?!\u201d she roared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVenusian Akido,\u201d explained Sora. \u201cLearned that from Michael who learned it from-!\u201d Ex then slammed a punch into his back, causing him to cry out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou use the weapon of <em>Ka Faraq Gatri<\/em>!\u201d she said. When she spoke, the eyes flashed at every syllable and her voice was laced with the harsh, grating, metallic tones of the Daleks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYeah, I do!\u201d grunted Sora. He swung a knife-hand chop, but Ex caught it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll techniques have been studied! The Doctor\u2019s fighting style will NOT help you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo, but perhaps SHE will.\u201d Once Sora finished his sentence, Rosadera grabbed Ex\u2019s head and flung her into a wall. Ex picked herself up and locked eyes with Rosadera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou will be exterminated!\u201d barked the Dalek-like Kamen Rider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s likely,\u201d replied Rosadera. \u201cIf I recall, you joined Dalek Caan. He stole Chizaran technology and built your belt from that, didn\u2019t he?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCorrect! What you once used for colonizing uninhabited worlds is now used for glorious destruction!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEven War would be hard-pressed to call destruction glorious.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen she has forgotten herself!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWrong. In any event, that thing still requires a charge, doesn\u2019t it? Waste your Rider Kick on me and you\u2019ll be flattened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am fully charged! Records indicate you will show mercy! You are a friend of associates of the Doctor!\u201d Ex then pressed a button on her belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMAXIMUM EXTERMINATION!\u201d it announced. Ex somersaulted into the air as the belt fired a bolt of blue light at Rosadera. Ex then unfolded herself so that her foot stuck out in a flying kick and both she and the bolt hit Rosadera. Rosadera screamed in pain as her skeleton could be seen in the light. She then exploded and Ex landed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cROSADERAAAAAAaaaaoh wait, what am I saying?\u201d muttered Sora once he got over his fear. Once the fires of the explosion died, Rosadera was revealed to be rubbing her stomach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnscrambling the insides,\u201d she groaned, \u201cvery unpleasant.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cImpossible! You are not a member of Beyond City!\u201d barked Ex in disbelief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo, I\u2019m one of the five Major Chizaran Princesses, the Pink Princess of Peace.\u201d Rosadera then summoned a pink energy ball in each hand. \u201cCheck your records.\u201d Ex did so, resulting in her backing away in fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMercy!\u201d she begged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCome again?\u201d asked Rosadera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMercy!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOnce! More!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMERCYYYY!!\u201d Rosadera turned the energy balls into tendrils, wrapped them around Ex, and slammed her against the walls and deck of the Rumble-Disc before throwing her hard onto Spectrum, right after the Red Lantern Kamen Rider had restored her arm\u2019s mobility. The impact was so hard, it knocked the two women out of their transformations. Rosadera then used her powers to tear the wall paneling off and bind the evil women to the floor, placing small strips of paneling on their mouths with only their noses to breathe through. Rosadera then dismissed her armor and picked Ben\u2019s Phury up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou go help your friends and family!\u201d she said to Sora. \u201cI\u2019ll stay behind and heal her!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGot it!\u201d replied Sora. He then took off and Rosadera enveloped herself and Ben\u2019s Phury in a pink aura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>While the fight went on, Rath made it to the Engine Room. He saw the Lords and other enemies scattered around his teammates. He then looked angrily to Batman. \u201c\u2026YOU DIDN\u2019T LEAVE ONE FOR ME?!\u201d he roared. \u201cLET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, BATMAN, GUARDIAN OF GOTHAM!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, for crying out tears!\u201d groaned Life. \u201cBEN!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWHAT?!\u201d Life then pointed to the display. \u201c\u2026Right,\u201d mumbled Rath. He then tapped the Omnitrix symbol on his chest and he shrunk down and became a short, squat, broad-shouldered humanoid in a green and white mechanical suit with only a bald, purple scalp poking out of the neck. He had nozzles all over his scalp and arms and there was a window on his stomach that showed various gases flowing around his insides. \u201cGUTROT!\u201d he shouted in a gruff, Brooklyn accent. His right eye squinted. \u201cAll right, let\u2019s see what we got here,\u201d he grunted as he waddled over to the console. He looked at the chemical formula for the gas. \u201cOoh la la, that\u2019s real bad stuff. Well, thanks to the formula, I know the counteragent gas. All right, hook me up.\u201d Vilgax found a tube and attached it to one of the nozzles on Gutrot\u2019s head. \u201cAll right, here we go!\u201d Gutrot then forced a gas through the tube and into the Dark Energon gas supply. The computer reported what happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGas contamination at 50%. \u202660%. \u202670%. \u202680%. Unable to counteract. 90%. \u2026Gas neutralized. Unable to fulfill primary function.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow to take control of this thing!\u201d growled Vilgax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBack away from the console, Vilgax!\u201d snarled Weaver\u2019s voice as he, Rift, and Nemesis arrived. \u201cWe do NOT want this situation to escalate!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGET AWAY FROM THEM!\u201d shouted Vortex\u2019s voice. The Vortex Driver and Herald O\u2019s belt then spoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFinal Attack!\u201d announced the Vortex Driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEnd of the world!\u201d called Herald O\u2019s belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRIDER VORTEX KICK!\u201d called Vortex as she and Herald O delivered their Rider Kicks on Weaver and Rift, knocking them out of their transformations and into Nemesis. The heroes then dashed into the room, even with the Autobots stooping to cram themselves in there. The Rumble-Disc then shook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBalance at risk!\u201d warned the ship. Just then, Sora flew into the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSorry for crowding this place,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTennyson, you will NOT scupper our plans!\u201d growled Khan as he picked himself up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, no, no scuppering here,\u201d replied Gutrot as his hand hovered over the door controls. \u201cOh, and one more thing\u2026\u201d He then expelled gas from his arm and quickly shut the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMY EYES!\u201d screamed Nemesis. His compatriots were wailing at the tear gas they just got a whiff of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBen, what was that?!\u201d asked Life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSulfur Dioxide,\u201d replied Gutrot. \u201cDon\u2019t ask me how I know or how I do it. Hey, your \u2018gas\u2019 is as good as mine, am I right?!\u201d He then laughed at the pun while everyone else groaned. Rosadera and Ben\u2019s Phury then appeared in pink light just as the Omnitrix symbol flashed red and Gutrot turned back into Ben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe ship\u2019s listing to port!\u201d announced Vilgax. \u201cWe\u2019re turning towards the desert behind the power plant!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEveryone, against the wall!\u201d called Vortex. Everyone dashed to the wall and altered the ship&#8217;s course. It soon crashed harmlessly into the desert and broke apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Once everyone got out, the villains looked to see the instrument of their wrath destroyed and Bellwood still standing. Nemesis growled and looked to the heroes. \u201cYou have made me one rabid fox!\u201d he shouted. Then he noticed that someone was missing. \u201c\u2026Where\u2019s Greenie?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKnock knock,\u201d said Glyph\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Who\u2019s\u2026there?\u201d asked Nemesis. He turned around and was punched in the face by Glyph\u2019s holo-form. Khan growled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLosing the Tome at that speed made it return to my ship. Thanks to you, I can\u2019t simply write our escape away!\u201d he snarled at the heroes. \u201cBut I always have a backup plan!\u201d He pulled out a communicator. \u201cAuthor to <em>Imperium<\/em>, six to return!\u201d The villains then vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026I guess that\u2019s that for now,\u201d remarked Ben.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve become a thorn in our side, Wimpy Me!\u201d snarled Spectrum. \u201cThen I\u2019m doing the Plumbers proud!\u201d replied Phury. The two clashed and their fighting styles looked more like wrestling. 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