{"id":6768,"date":"2024-12-13T07:28:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T12:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/?p=6768"},"modified":"2024-12-13T07:29:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T12:29:24","slug":"chapter-84-separation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/chapter-84-separation\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 84: Separation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lord Ships were tougher nuts to crack, even with more ships joining the fray. The <em>Imperium<\/em> was launching small pyramids, the fighter pods of the Lords. Other ships launched drone fighters and other fighter craft, but our heroes were in a tough spot. Scorpainia called up Emily. \u201cThe enemy\u2019s sent out attack fighters to harass our own,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ll try to help,\u201d replied Emily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith what?! Emily, we\u2019re losing too many ships! We\u2019ve got to turn the Lords\u2019 left flank!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s too well protected, but their lines are spread pretty thin in the middle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ll worry about the middle; you guys keep the attack fighters off us.\u201d Scorpainia ended the call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe <em>Hammer of Tarlax<\/em> has already sustained heavy damage,\u201d reported Hiroki. \u201cShe can\u2019t take a direct assault in the middle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s the best option we have,\u201d replied Emily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat about Boulton?\u201d asked Michael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s been deassimilated,\u201d reminded Hiroki. \u201cI know what you\u2019re thinking of, but Picard\u2019s ability to exploit a Borg Cube\u2019s weakness was a fluke.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s also Seven of Nine!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMichael, the decision stands,\u201d interjected Emily. \u201cWe can\u2019t always rely on a former drone to get us out of Borg messes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou can rely on this one!\u201d called Boulton\u2019s voice as he strode onto the bridge with Richard behind him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBoulton!\u201d protested Emily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe said he has a means of destroying the Lord ships without sustaining more casualties,\u201d explained Richard. \u201cWe need his expertise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026Where?\u201d decided Emily as she nodded for Hiroki to step aside. Boulton keyed in the coordinates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTheir shields are on different rotational frequencies, but there\u2019s a moment where the frequencies match on this one,\u201d explained Boulton as he also keyed in the shield frequency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHail all ships,\u201d ordered Emily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cChannel open,\u201d replied Hiroki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is Emily of the <em>Virginia<\/em>,\u201d Emily said to the fleet. \u201cBoulton has found a weakness. Target all weapons on the following coordinates at his command.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEmily, those don\u2019t appear to be vital areas,\u201d replied Rosadera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTrust me, Rosadera.\u201d All ships kept up the appearance of a valiant effort against the ships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWait for it\u2026\u201d said Boulton. \u201c\u2026Stand by. \u2026NOW!\u201d All ships fired, their weapons passing through the enemy shields and targeting the one spot on each ship. To put it simply\u2026catastrophic systems failures across all parts of the enemy ships!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cZIDDET! GET OUT OF THERE!\u201d Sonavok called through the Collective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTRANSPORTERS ARE OFFLINE!\u201d replied Ziddet. \u201cI HAD TO STEAL A FIGHTER!\u201d Sonavok then spotted a fighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSOUNDS LIKE A PLAN! SEE YOU AT BASE!\u201d Other drones followed the same idea and scrambled for the fighters. They escaped just in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re getting away!\u201d Scorpainia warned the fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s all the ships!\u201d replied Emily. \u201cMegumi, the enemy fleet\u2019s beaten!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow\u2019s our chance!\u201d cheered Megumi. \u201cAll hands, it\u2019s time for the ground assault! Let\u2019s end this!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDamn it all!\u201d growled Kamen Rider Ex (Metaltron). \u201cHow did they beat the Lords?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGround assault forces detected within perimeter!\u201d warned a Dalek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMetaltron,\u201d called the Rift Controller, \u201cwe have only five more minutes!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ll hold them off as long as possible!\u201d She then addressed Intrag and Nemesis Prime. \u201cSplit them up. We must have no glorious team-ups for them!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLord Nemesis!\u201d called Crystal Widow. \u201cWe just spotted Megatron carrying the Matrix around his neck.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026A steward, eh?\u201d mused Nemesis. \u201cDarling, you just gave me an idea!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll right, everyone,\u201d said Megumi in her Rider persona of Kamen Rider Royal. \u201cRemember the plan. We have to stick together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCall me vengeful, but Nemesis is mine when he is sufficiently weakened,\u201d said Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEasy, Megs,\u201d advised Richard in his Rider persona of Guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWeakened, my dear Megatron?!\u201d cackled Nemesis Prime\u2019s voice. The Terrorcons then surrounded the group and separated the heroes so that Royal and her friends were on one side of a wall that came down while those of the Transformers and Sonic\u2019s universe were on the other side with the Terrorcons!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMEGATRON! MEGATRON!\u201d called Royal as she banged on the wall!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGO ON!\u201d replied Megatron\u2019s voice. \u201cWE ANTICIPATED THIS, REMEMBER?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026All right, meet us at the center of the place when you can!\u201d decided Royal. She turned to her remaining friends. \u201cCome on!\u201d she said. Death, in her Rider persona of\u2026well, Kamen Rider Death, then checked her watch. She then saw something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026Oh,\u201d she whispered to herself. \u201cSo he IS still coming. \u2026Good. We still have a shot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDeath?\u201d asked Royal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNothing, just a loose end wrapping itself up shortly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2026If you say so.\u201d Royal then led the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Terrorcons were fighting hard against their opponents. Hot Rod grappled with Sideways. \u201cCosmos and I trusted you!\u201d he snarled. \u201cYou were better as Meteorfire!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI dunno,\u201d replied Sideways, \u201cI still made my distaste for Majips quite clear. Surely you Autobots don\u2019t wanna associate with someone so racist.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhy you-!\u201d Hot Rod fired his wrist blasters, but Sideways grabbed one of Hot Rod\u2019s arms and bent it in an unnatural way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHOT ROD!\u201d called Override when she saw Hot Rod cradling his broken arm. Sideways then turned into a blob of static and flew around her. He then solidified an arm and punched her torso hard enough to leak Energon. Override collapsed, gasping in pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOh, did I hurt the baby?\u201d asked Sideways cruelly. She wasn\u2019t pregnant, but anything to get his licks in. \u201cGOOD!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGuys, this isn\u2019t going so hot!\u201d called Sonic. Amy swung her hammer into Deceptitran\u2019s head, then Deceptitran caught it with his teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLET GO OF MY HAMMER!\u201d she shouted. Deceptitran, instead, clamped down and bit the hammer\u2019s head off. \u201cMY HAMMER!\u201d wailed Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy snack!\u201d laughed Deceptitran. Amy then pulled another one out of nowhere. \u201cWHAT THE?!\u201d yelped Deceptitran. \u201cYOU HAVE MORE HAMMERS THAN A HARDWARE STORE!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWives, always getting the upper hand over their men, am I right?\u201d laughed Nemesis. Megatron wasn\u2019t listening. He was still swinging his concealed swords. \u201cOh, no bite? Still got revenge on the processor? You know, I liked you better when you were trying to kill Optimus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot kill, turn to my way of thinking!\u201d argued Megatron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOh, for Pete\u2019s sake! You never WERE a Decepticon, were you?! Just an Autobot with red optic lenses! I\u2019d say that\u2019s proof you don\u2019t deserve this thing!\u201d Nemesis then summoned the Dark Saber and slashed Megatron\u2019s arm off! Megatron howled in pain as Nemesis took the Matrix! \u201cA nice little trophy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYOU GIVE THAT BACK TO MEGATRON THIS INSTANT!\u201d shouted Glyph as she leapt onto Nemesis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGET OFF!\u201d roared Nemesis. Glyph was not making the fight easy for Nemesis. Sadly, Nemesis had more combat experience. He threw her to the floor, then wrapped his fingers around her throat! 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