\u201cI\u2019m not going to waste time on how you intercepted Megumi\u2019s call,\u201d said Arsha as Khan\u2019s image appeared in the Gateway, \u201cnor will I waste time humoring you with this!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh? Humoring?\u201d asked Khan innocently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou tried to get the Sources of Flourishment!\u201d snapped Optimus. \u201cYou failed miserably!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think not, Optimus Prime!\u201d retorted Khan. \u201cBecause I have some things\u2026and some people that Megumi may know!\u201d He stepped back to reveal several people, five of them from what we consider fiction, and five crystal spheres, colored dark-blue, orange, sickly-green, yellow, and dark purple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026The Sources of the Apocalypse,\u201d whispered Megumi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd their guardians,\u201d remarked Arsha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd unless you surrender your 3V2R prizes and the Sources of Flourishment to me,\u201d threatened Khan, \u201cyour friends end up as BORG Drones instead of Lord Drones!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDON\u2019T GIVE IN!\u201d called Mickey Mouse. \u201cMEGUMI, DON\u2019T LISTEN TO HIM!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMegumi, please!\u201d begged a Korean woman, Duchess Deung Moon-kyung. \u201cOur lives-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWill belong to me permanently!\u201d interrupted Khan. \u201cConsider my proposal, you three! You have 24 hours, your time scale!\u201d The call ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Impromptu meeting,\u201d said Megumi. \u201cWe gotta discuss this now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, what is the plan, Brother?\u201d asked Megatron once everyone was brought into the loop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019re here,\u201d replied Optimus. \u201cWe need ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat we need,\u201d remarked Thundercracker, \u201cis someone that was in the enemy\u2019s counsel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have Batman and the others,\u201d said Farmee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe weren\u2019t that deep in Khan\u2019s inner circle,\u201d replied Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut there was one who was,\u201d said Gandalf as he smoked a pipe. \u201cOne Boulton.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am NOT putting Boulton through that again!\u201d snapped Richard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat ain\u2019t your call, Richard,\u201d called a voice. A deassimilated Boulton then approached the group. He was accompanied by Tom and a few police officers. No guns, given that he was more than cooperative. \u201cI was deep in Khan\u2019s head,\u201d continued Boulton. \u201cI know how he thinks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThen you have the coordinates for his base universe?\u201d asked Megumi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t go there,\u201d said Boulton. \u201cI helped him reverse-engineer abandoned Vortonian scattering technology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOoh, nasty!\u201d shuddered Rosadera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat does this scattering technology scatter, exactly?\u201d asked Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe atoms of any beings that may try to invade whatever universe you\u2019re in,\u201d explained Rosadera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026How quickly did the Vortonians abandon that tech?\u201d asked Liam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot until their final days, sadly,\u201d said Death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo how do we get in?\u201d asked Brittney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a universe Khan didn\u2019t think to use,\u201d said Boulton. \u201cIt has a direct path leading straight past the scattering technology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s the universe?\u201d asked Megumi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe identifier string calls it 1-N-J-U-5-T-1-C-3.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cInjustice<\/em>,\u201d remarked Richard. \u201cIn that universe, the Joker made Superman think he was fighting Doomsday, but it was really Lois pregnant with their son. He went so far as to kill her and her heartbeat was tied to a nuke in Metropolis. Superman then killed the Joker and formed the One Earth Regime with other heroes that thought like him, as well as a few villains. That universe\u2019s Batman led a resistance group with Lex Luthor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat version of me hasn\u2019t contacted me, so I\u2019m assuming they\u2019re still all right,\u201d said Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, it splintered into two timelines after their Brainiac attacked. One is where Superman used Brainiac\u2019s skull ship to mind control unwilling superhumans to form a new Legion, the other is where you sent Superman to the Phantom Zone after he talked about killing Brainiac.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s through the latter branch,\u201d said Boulton. \u201cThe best bet will be in the new Batcave in the Gotham Underground through the now defunct Arkham Asylum.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat still leaves the hostages,\u201d remarked Optimus. \u201cHow do we free them?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026We give Khan what he wants,\u201d suggested Arsha. Everyone goggled at her. \u201cAnd we got some advice from Anansi to help with that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Ooooohhhh!\u201d recalled Optimus as a grin appeared on his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou two spoke with Anansi?\u201d asked Death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHere\u2019s what I have in mind\u2026\u201d Arsha began outlining the plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Khan was in his throne room, pondering how to construct the New Multiverse. \u201c\u2026Maybe I should spare Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellan. \u2026No, those two goofs had their time. \u2026Wait, is there someone I can resurrect?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou know, with the way you abused those two lately,\u201d remarked a Guard Drone, \u201cSonavok and Ziddet will betray you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026What? Betray me?\u201d asked Khan. He then hammed up his \u201csurprise\u201d at the suggestion. \u201cA Romulan and a Cardassian, two of the most sly and power-hungry races, plotting to betray me?! I tell you, I\u2019m shocked! Shocked and dismayed! I had no idea! You just can\u2019t trust ANYONE these days!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think I saw them write something in the Tome,\u201d said the guard. Khan arched an eyebrow, then opened the Tome to find that, yes, someone DID write in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018The instant Khan asked the Collective for clarification, the Tome burned his hand and was forever severed from his use.\u2019 A bit ham-fisted of them, don\u2019t you think?\u201d The door then opened to reveal the Dalek Supreme, Sonavok, and Ziddet. \u201cIt IS polite to knock, you three,\u201d admonished Khan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe require your presence in Grid 9, Subjunction 12!\u201d barked the Dalek Supreme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m busy, you over-sized saltshaker!\u201d dismissed Khan. \u201cGet out!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe require a Rift Controller to better integrate with the Time Controller!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou have my sympathy, now go away!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour multiversal expertise would make you an ideal candidate,\u201d remarked Sonavok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI doubt it,\u201d replied Khan. \u201cI know how our tech works, but to any others\u2026how did that Learman woman put it\u2026my mind is a very opal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Rift Controller is slaved to its Gateway-styled casing,\u201d said Ziddet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo, the Rift Controller is a Dalek, huh?\u201d scoffed Khan. \u201cWell, in case it\u2019s escaped your notice, I am NOT a Dalek.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou WILL be,\u201d came the voice of the Lord Collective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026What?\u201d The instant Khan asked the Collective for clarification, the Tome burned his hand and was forever severed from his use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTake him!\u201d ordered the Dalek Supreme. Sonavok and Ziddet then grabbed Khan and removed the neural transceiver connecting him to the Lord Collective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGET OFF ME!\u201d demanded Khan. \u201cYOU CAN\u2019T DO THIS! LET GO OF ME, YOU HAM-FISTED-! YOU TWO ARE FROM RACES KNOWN FOR THEIR CUNNING, NOT THEIR-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhile this isn\u2019t the more subtle of our plans\u2026\u201d began Sonavok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere\u2019s something to be said for occasionally indulging in\u2026ham-fisted tactics,\u201d finished Ziddet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou will be transported through a nuclear reactor area via a transient time corridor!\u201d said the Dalek Supreme. \u201cWe have temporarily lowered the reactor\u2019s safety measures!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe radiation will kill me, you idiot!\u201d argued Khan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMutagenic drugs will be administered into your system! They will accelerate the mutation of your body!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat about our agreement?! The New Multiverse I offered your leader?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMetaltron, Intrag, and Nemesis Prime have advised that our terms remain unchanged! Retrieval of the Apocalypse Sources and the 3V2R prizes are of top priority!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut the godhood I promised you all! The power! You all promised! You said that I would lead you through a new era!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs the new Rift Controller, you will be able to advise us in matters of Multiversal Conquest to better lead us to victory! You will still\u2026pull our strings, as it were!\u201d The group then arrived at an area with a time corridor active. Metaltron, Intrag, Nemesis Prime, Dr. Borg, and Hiro were all watching. Khan was held in place as Hiro stuck a syringe into his neck. He then administered the contents, the mutagenic drugs Khan was told about. After a few seconds, Hiro pulled the syringe out as Khan was feeling a little\u2026unwell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThrow him in,\u201d ordered Metaltron. The Dalek Supreme put his manipulator arm onto Khan\u2019s back and used suction power to hold him. It then pushed Khan towards the time corridor. Khan tried to resist, but the Dalek Supreme had a strong grip on him and maintained its manipulator arm\u2019s position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo! Please! Stop!\u201d begged Khan. \u201cYou can\u2019t do this! I\u2019LL BE REVENGED ON THE LOT OF YOU!\u201d The Dalek Supreme quickly extended its manipulator arm and thrust Khan into the time corridor, releasing its grip on him. Khan tumbled through the time corridor, screaming all the while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cKhan\u2019s now in transit,\u201d reported Nemesis Prime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe casing is completed as well,\u201d said Dr. Borg. She pulled a cloth off of a special Dalek casing. It looked like it had a small gateway tilted at an angle behind the speech indicators, had intersecting rings on its neck like the Time Controller, and in place of the standard Dalek manipulator arm was a multi-dexterous, three digited, jointed claw. It was sky-blue with purple sense globes and a purple bumper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMutation of Khan organism is complete!\u201d reported the Dalek Operator manning the time corridor. \u201cRetrieving now!\u201d The time corridor brought back its passenger. In place of Khan, the Author\u2026was a Dalek mutant. \u201cMutation stable!\u201d reported the Operator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLet\u2019s stuff this thing in there, then,\u201d said Nemesis Prime as he picked up the mutant and put it into the new casing. Metaltron then integrated it into the casing\u2019s systems. The small gateway on its dome then opened a rift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Integration\u2026complete\u2026\u201d croaked the new Dalek. 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