Hongo woke up before us. He didn\u2019t have a restful night. Shocker still plagues his mind, even after its defeat. The fact that a man that gave that organization the idea of a transformation belt for its super soldiers was still alive and travelling the dimensions had opened old wounds. He decided to head to the gateway to see Batman working at it. \u201cTrouble sleeping?\u201d he asked. Batman whirled to see Hongo standing there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot really,\u201d replied Batman. \u201cI usually strike at crime during the night. With no crime right now, I\u2019ve been restless.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou speak as though there was tragedy in your life,\u201d observed Hongo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, since everyone aside from Gandalf and you know my backstory,\u201d rasped Batman as he reached for the cowl, \u201cI might as well tell you.\u201d He pulled it back to reveal his face. \u201cMy name is Bruce Wayne. I\u2019m the son of Dr. Thomas Wayne, a wealthy man who had inherited a fortune that was built through industry and real estate. When I was a boy, my parents and I were leaving the theater after watching a Zorro movie. We turned into an alley to find a mugger. My parents tried to convince the man not to mug them, but he just killed them after more refusal to give up their valuables quietly. I survived the incident and will freely admit to being traumatized by the whole affair. Afterwards, I fell into a crack near Wayne Manor and discovered a cave full of bats. At first, I used to be terrified of bats. After my butler, Alfred, got me out, I went in again after a few days. I always returned, determined to face my fears until, eventually, a bat flew by my window and I didn\u2019t blink. By that time, I was studying law and learned how corrupted my home of Gotham was. By then, I swore on my parent\u2019s grave to fight injustice wherever it was. I started training my body to prepare for the fight against evil and took the motif of an animal that influenced my life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThus, becoming Batman?\u201d guessed Hongo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRight,\u201d confirmed Bruce. \u201cWhat about you? Since I told you my backstory, might as well give me yours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s only fair,\u201d agreed Hongo. \u201cAlthough, I was not traumatized as a child like you were. I was practicing for a motorcycle grand prix with a man I called friend, T\u014dbei Tachibana. During that time, people from the Sacred Hegemony Of Cycle Kindred Evolutionary Realm, the Shocker organization I\u2019ve kept mentioning, had decided I was a perfect test subject for their mutant cyborg super soldier program as I was an athlete with an I.Q. of 600. I was kidnapped, genetically modified to accept grasshopper DNA, and cybernetically altered. I was about to be brainwashed when a professor at the college I attended had managed to cut the power temporarily to allow us to escape. I decided to fight Shocker at every turn as the Kamen Rider. Shocker didn\u2019t like that and so tried again with another person, Hayato Ichimonji. He almost bought into the brainwashing before I interfered. I went on to fight Shocker branches overseas while Ichimonji stayed behind to be the second Kamen Rider. Nowadays, more Kamen Riders protect the planet and they aren\u2019t even cyborgs. They can consider themselves lucky. Like you, my life can never return to normal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy sympathies,\u201d said Bruce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI would hate to interrupt the bonding between you two,\u201d I called. They whirled to see me standing there with a smirk on my face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShouldn\u2019t your shoes have made noise?\u201d snapped Bruce as he put the cowl back on and regained his raspy voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cActually,\u201d I replied, \u201cI\u2019ll let you guys in on a little secret.\u201d I lifted my dress high enough to reveal my feet, my BARE feet. \u201cI never wear shoes under this thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd you were walking around a forest in bare feet?!\u201d yelped Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve got tough feet,\u201d I assured, \u201clike a Hobbit.\u201d The rest of the gang joined us. \u201cAre we all accounted for?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNot quite,\u201d muttered Emmanuel. \u201cSome of us haven\u2019t had our coffee.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, yeah,\u201d I realized. \u201cAll right, quick breakfast and coffee, then we get another Keystone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIs coffee really important?\u201d asked Hongo. \u201cWe need to get that Keystone now!\u201d The air went quiet as we all stared at Hongo. Gandalf wisely kept quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe longer we wait for you to make sense, Hongo-san,\u201d I threatened, \u201cthe longer you keep us from our coffee.\u201d Hongo backed off. \u201cThat\u2019s what I thought.\u201d We got our breakfast, bagels and coffee, then we mounted our respective vehicles and got in front of the gateway. \u201cAll ready?\u201d I asked. Everyone confirmed their status. I reared my horse back. \u201cCHARGE!\u201d I shouted, leading the charge into the portal. We ran through the vortex, ready to take on whatever dimension was our destination. \u201cDriver, what\u2019s our destination?\u201d I asked my belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
+DESTINATION IS DIMENSION T-H-3-5-1-M-P-5-0-N-5+ replied my belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThank you!\u201d I praised. We soon arrived at the other end. I wish I could say nothing exciting happened, but that would be a lie. Something didn\u2019t sit right with where we are, but I couldn\u2019t place what it was. Lukas, on the other hand\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEr, guys,\u201d gulped Lukas, \u201cwhere\u2019s the ground?\u201d We all looked down and saw it a couple of miles below us. Gravity then remembered what it does to all objects as we started falling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhere are we?!\u201d asked Wyldstyle over the wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd why does everything look\u2026strange?!\u201d quizzed Batman as he could see a town below us. We passed by some letters that spelled something. A choir then sang what the letters spelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Simpsons!\u201d it said. As each syllable reached our ears, my heart sank lower and lower. The phrase \u201coh no!\u201d escaped my lips. I won\u2019t lie, I HATE The Simpsons<\/em> with a passion! Given that I\u2019ve had the misfortune of seeing at least one or two episodes out of its absurdly long run, I can guess what\u2019s happening as we fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A boy with a bit of a belly, a spiky hairstyle with hair color matching his mustard yellow skin, Bart Simpson, will be writing lines in detention until the bell rings. He\u2019ll then run out and hop on his skateboard to escape the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His dad, a man with a beer gut, the same skin tone as Bart, a permanent five o\u2019 clock shadow, and a bald head, Homer Simpson, will extract a nuclear rod with tongs before the whistle blows and he takes off his hazard suit, during which, the nuclear rod gets stuck to his back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While that\u2019s going on, the mom, a tall lady with the longest blue beehive hairstyle, Marge Simpson, will be shopping and reading a magazine. The baby girl, a kid with spiky hair and always sucking on her pacifier, Maggie Simpson, shall ride on the checkout conveyor and get scanned and put in a grocery sack. She\u2019ll poke her head out and gives a few sucks on her pacifier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During which, band practice will be going on and a girl with spiky hair like Maggie, Lisa Simpson, plays a saxophone solo, annoying her band teacher as he silently tells her to get out. She does so, still playing the thing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, Homer is going to be driving his pink car, get an itch on his back, remove the nuclear rod, and throw it out the car into the street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At that point, Bart will be busy skating through Springfield\u2026wherever! I heard from Richard\u2019s father, Fred, an avid Simpsons fan since it came out, it\u2019s supposed to be based on Springfield, Oregon, annoying everyone by getting too close, even the police officer on duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, Maggie shall be turning the wheel of her car seat with Marge, the pair of them honking the horn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Homer will then drive up to the garage and open the door while Bart skates over the car, annoying Homer. Lisa will wheel by on her bike, getting too close to Homer, making him say \u201cD\u2019oh!\u201d Then Marge will drive up, going in too fast, scaring Homer into running into the house. The Simpsons will then rush to their couch to watch T.V. Usually, there\u2019s a gag involving that instance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This time, the gag was that we crashed through the ceiling, scattering the family and getting them out of the house. Batman, Gandalf, Hongo, Wyldstyle, and I landed on the couch while the rest had piled onto the floor. The words \u201cCreated by Matt Groening\u201d appeared on the television. The house then shook from the impact, compromising structural integrity, most likely. Gandalf then took the remote, unsure of what it is, pressed the channel button, and went to a channel with a clown, Krusty the Clown, I believe the name was. \u201cEnough T.V!\u201d exclaimed Batman. Thank you! \u201cLet\u2019s figure out why we\u2019re here.\u201d While Gandalf had discovered what the average donut was and munched on it, I tried to turn off the T.V.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCome on!\u201d I snarled. Nineties T.V\u2019s were apparently beyond me as I couldn\u2019t find the off button. I then resorted to slapping the thing, which, oddly enough, resulted in getting the Krusty i.d tag. I arched an eyebrow at this. \u201cEr, Driver?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n +THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE+ faltered my belt. +UNABLE TO OFFER EXPLANATION AT THIS TIME+ I blinked, then shrugged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey, guys!\u201d called Wyldstyle. \u201cMy scanner\u2019s found something in the couch!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLet\u2019s get it out then!\u201d exclaimed Emmanuel. He flung the cushions off and reached in to grab something, but even his vaunted strength couldn\u2019t get it out. \u201cEr, I know the French can be a proud people, but may I have some help? Monsieur Batman, I believe the two of us can use your grapple gun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLooks like it,\u201d agreed Batman. Emmanuel then struck his Henshin pose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHenshin!\u201d he announced as he inserted the i.d tag into the belt. He jumped through the blue circle, donning his Arch suit, and swapped his i.d tag for the Batman one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBatman Steel!\u201d called the belt. The wardrobe appeared, closed on Arch, formed the new armor, and dissolved, revealing Arch in Batman Steel. Both he and Batman fired their grapple guns and yanked hard. A bunch of metal pieces flew out of the couch. Gandalf used his magic to lift a record player onto speakers, which blasted music before the vibrations shook it apart. Richard tried the back door, but it was blocked from the outside by the debris that had fallen from our landing. Wyldstyle then used her Master Builder powers to construct an elaborate slingshot and aimed it at the window. Using some of the debris as ammo, she fired at a window, shattering it and allowing us passage to the back yard. As we explored the backyard, a portal opened over the sandbox and spat out a strange device before it closed. Batman got a closer looking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cInteresting,\u201d he muttered. \u201cThe markings on this device appear to be the same as on the Shift Keystone. Perhaps they\u2019re linked? Someone\u2019s trying to help us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBatman,\u201d I observed, \u201cI think that\u2019s the Keystone power transmitter my belt talked about last night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen there\u2019s another piece of the puzzle that\u2019s missing,\u201d quizzed Batman, \u201chow do I use this thing?\u201d Batman then saw instructions on how to use the gauntlet on its view-screen. \u201cOkay then,\u201d he said, allowing a brief smile at his fortune. \u201cLet\u2019s see, \u2018Step one: say \u2018Shift Keystone, Activate\u2019. Step two: state where you want shift portals. Step three: Say Shift, then target\u2019s name, then the color of the portal target will go through\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI can see something on the roof!\u201d I called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think there\u2019s something in the treehouse,\u201d Lukas pointed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThose pipes could be useful,\u201d mused Emmanuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think there\u2019s something stuck in the chimney!\u201d called Emily. I craned my neck to look up to see a bit of Keystone stuck inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAll right,\u201d muttered Batman, \u201ctime for a test run. Shift Keystone, Activate! Cyan, over the treehouse! Yellow, over the roof on my left! Magenta, on the roof to my right!\u201d The portals then appeared in exactly as Batman described. \u201cAll right, time for some guinea pigs. Let\u2019s see\u2026\u201d I don\u2019t know why, but he gave me a mischievous grin. \u201cShift! Megumi! Cyan!\u201d A cyan portal opened beneath me and gave me what I call a reverse Monroe moment. You know that picture of Marilyn Monroe holding down her dress over a vent? This time, the portal tried to suck my dress into it and I had to hold it up. I was sucked in and landed on the treehouse\u2019s roof. I bounced and grabbed the edge. Sadly, that was the catalyst for bringing it down. After it fell, I landed not so gracefully, getting tangled in the skirts of my dress, requesting help, a mess of a time to get myself untangled, and finally giving Batman what for!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGIVE A GIRL SOME WARNING NEXT TIME, WILL YA?!\u201d I shouted. Batman appeared to pay no heed<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShift! Hongo! Magenta!\u201d Hongo was caught by surprise as he tried to jump out of the way, but soon ended up sliding down the roof and pulling the pipes down. \u201cShift! Gandalf! Yellow!\u201d Gandalf tried to steady himself with his staff but was sucked in anyways and ended up on the roof. He pushed the object off and the slid down with Wyldstyle catching him. \u201cAll right, now to turn this thing off.\u201d The instructions appeared on the view-screen again. Batman read them, then said \u201cShift Keystone, Deactivate!\u201d The portals disappeared as we gathered the parts to make a trampoline to get up to the Keystone in the chimney. Batman got there first. It appeared to have a design with three different colored dots in the shape of a triangle. The topmost vertex was blue, the left was yellow, and the right was red with lines connecting them all. Batman was about to grab the new Keystone when a giant black box with red eyes and clawed hands came out of a portal and grabbed it first!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA Micro-manager?!\u201d yelped Wyldstyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey!\u201d snapped Batman to the one that stole the Keystone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBatman!\u201d called Hongo as a Micro-manager grabbed him. We were all grabbed and taken to the sky. While we went up, the Micro-managers caused havoc in Springfield. Such examples were shooting one of Homer\u2019s co-workers in the rear, setting fire to Krusty Burger with Krusty the Clown fleeing with his money, but not before putting up a sign saying \u201cNow Flame Grilled\u201d, setting the elementary school on fire, making Bart and his best friend, Milhouse, high five each other, tearing the town hall apart, making the Mayor run into a tree, shooting Chief Wiggum\u2019s car with him being unaware of the chaos going on, and chasing Krusty, causing him to run into Marge and try to woo her, but end up getting tossed into the stratosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat the heck is going on!\u201d snarled Batman as he tried to escape the grip of the Micro-manager holding him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t know!\u201d exclaimed Wyldstyle as a trio of Micro-managers entered a portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf you want my opinion,\u201d called a voice, \u201cI\u2019d say our careers just reached new heights!\u201d Hiro came in on top of a Micro-manager. As we stared, he rubbed the back of his neck. \u201cYeah, not feeling that one either!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou put us down, now!\u201d I shouted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAre you sure you want that?\u201d asked Hiro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou heard her!\u201d shouted Batman as he took out a Batarang. \u201cPut us down!\u201d He threw it at Hiro\u2019s head, then it travelled to hit the hands of our respective Micro-managers. \u201cHere we go again!\u201d called Batman as gravity caught up to us. Hiro regained his balance and saw us fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh, no you don\u2019t!\u201d he roared. He took his guns and pointed them at us after he loaded his i.d tag into them. \u201cYou won\u2019t get away from me that easily! Henshin!\u201d He fell into the red circle and became Kamen Rider Rogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRogue\u2019s on our tail!\u201d reported Lukas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen we fight him once we find a decent platform!\u201d I suggested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI see a massive Micro-manager!\u201d called Wyldstyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen that\u2019s where we fight him!\u201d I said as I took out the i.d tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRider!\u201d announced Hongo as his belt opened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHENSHIN!\u201d we all called as we sped towards the giant Micro-manager. SWAT-bots then clambered on top as Hiro caught up to us. When we clashed, there was a massive brawl between us! Between all the punches and kicks, we managed to loosen a panel which raised a computer terminal. Swing pressed a button to broadcast a transmission coming from somewhere to all Micro-managers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Foundation Element has been located,\u201d reported the voice, making Wyldstyle widen her eyes in fear. \u201cIt\u2019s in the nuclear power station in the hands of an employee.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSystem compromised,\u201d came the computer voice of the Micro-manager\u2019s computer. \u201cSelf-destruct initializing in 3, 2, 1.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSelf\u2026what?\u201d gulped Gandalf. The Micro-manager exploded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOddly enough, Hiro,\u201d remarked Hiroki, \u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s the entire plan!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLike I\u2019d tell you!\u201d snapped Hiro as he raised his guns and fired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSengoku\u2019s right,\u201d called Batman as we dodged the shots, \u201cthat sounded like only part of the plan! We\u2019ll need to hack more terminals to find out more!\u201d We soon found another giant Micro-manager, you know, let\u2019s call it a Macro-manager, and landed on its roof. More SWAT-bots came out and opened fire once we landed. Our capes morphed into shields as we took up positions, but we couldn\u2019t effectively return fire. The only one who could was K\u00e4mpfer with his stylized crossbow. Thank goodness there\u2019s no recoil on it. Arch wanted to fire, but he can\u2019t exactly fire arrows with one hand. The rest of us only had melee weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDrat, we can\u2019t fire back!\u201d I hissed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n +INCORRECT STATEMENT+ countered my belt. +ALL WEAPONS CAN SWITCH FROM RANGED TO MELEE FORMS+<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat about those that need two hands to fire?!\u201d snapped Arch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n +YOU DO NOT NEED TWO HANDS TO FIRE+ replied my belt. +THERE IS A BUTTON UNDER YOUR RIGHT POINTER FINGER+ Arch blinked under his helmet and looked at the bow. The button was small and red. He pointed the bow at the SWAT-bots and pressed the button. An energy shot pierced the metal of the robot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMerci beaucoup!\u201d thanked Arch as he continued to return fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIs there recoil on our weapons\u2019 ranged mode?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n +NEGATIVE+ replied my belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThen we\u2019re going to have some fun!\u201d I chuckled as I folded my sword into a rifle. We unleashed a volley of laser fire and raised a platform with a green tube with a satellite dish. A Micro-manager grabbed the dish in an attempt to stop our progress, but Batman pulled it down, destroying it and the tube, but a certain Master Builder made another terminal which started broadcasting more of the transmission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDo everything it takes to get hold of this employee, one Homer J\u2026 Sampson? \u2026Sempson? …Sim\u2026oh, whatever! JUST GET HIM!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat idiot broadcasted the plan to all Micro-managers?!\u201d snapped Rogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSecond system compromised,\u201d came the Macro-manager\u2019s A.I. \u201cSelf-destruct initializing in T-minus 3, 2, 1. Detonation.\u201d The Macro-manager blew up. A bit of free-fall later and we landed on another Macro-manager. This time, we had to take care of three Micro-managers shooting at us. Hunt then swapped her i.d tag for the Batman one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBatman steel!\u201d announced her belt. Batman Steel came on as she swung a batarang at the Micro-managers, destroying them. The panel was removed by Gandalf\u2019s magic and the terminal raised, but Rogue shot it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot this time!\u201d he snarled. He then took out a ball of some sort. It was blueish gray with a red dot in the center. \u201cI summon you, Turretorg!\u201d He threw the ball onto the floor where it melted, then grew, then formed an ugly shape. It was vaguely humanoid, had fur everywhere, had gun turrets on its shoulders and head, gun barrels for hands, cannons coming out of the mouth, and a gun on each knee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTurretorg, awaiting orders, sir!\u201d said the monster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSlay those dolts!\u201d ordered Rogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI pledge obedience!\u201d saluted Turretorg. He\u2026she\u2026it turned on us and unleashed a volley of fire. We took cover where we could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnother computer terminal must be inside,\u201d called Wyldstyle. \u201cIf we can get in\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow do you propose we do that?!\u201d I snapped. \u201cWe\u2019re under heavy fire, in case you forgot!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut the grapple guns can reach pretty long,\u201d remarked Wyldstyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat\u2019s that supposed to mean?!\u201d I asked, exasperated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy scanner found two grapple hooks on either side of this thing\u2019s roof,\u201d explained Wyldstyle. She pointed them out to me. \u201cWe just need someone with Batman Steel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHunt!\u201d I called, getting Hunt\u2019s attention. \u201cTell Batman to fire a grapple gun at one of those hooks over there!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGot it!\u201d she confirmed. She told Batman of the plan. Batman and Hunt then fired their grapple guns and pulled a couple of pylons out of the Macro-manager. The rear swung out and a green light glowed on Batman\u2019s Keystone Gauntlet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat\u2019s the green light for?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n +KEYSTONE TRANSMITTER IN VICINITY+ replied my belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cClear a path for me!\u201d called Batman. \u201cI need to see where to place the portals!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEveryone, give Batman cover fire!\u201d I shouted. We managed to separate Rogue and Turretorg and keep their attention on us while Batman got the lay of the land. The interior was set up in two levels, the lower of which had an electric dome over a terminal. The rear door had platforms underneath pipes that begged to be disconnected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShift Keystone, Activate!\u201d announced Batman. \u201cCyan, over rear most platform! Yellow, on roof of Macro-manager! Magenta, near electric dome!\u201d The portals appeared. Gandalf had jumped inside the Macro-manager to undo a pipe on the door. It weakened the electro-dome around the terminal. Gandalf got an idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBatman!\u201d shouted Gandalf. \u201cGet me into the Cyan portal!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat?!\u201d yelped Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTrust me!\u201d assured Gandalf. Batman shrugged but complied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShift! Gandalf! Cyan!\u201d This time, Gandalf was ready. He allowed himself to be sucked in and ended up on the farthest platform on the door. He then used his magic to undo two more pipes. The electro-dome disappeared and Batman decided to try something. \u201cShift! All in vicinity! Magenta!\u201d he commanded. Everyone got sucked into the magenta portal. And when I say \u201ceverybody\u201d, I mean everybody. Perhaps Batman should have specified his targets. Everyone tumbled into the second level of the Macro-manager. It became a firefight between us and Rogue and the monster. We surrounded the terminal as I switched it on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOnce we have the artefact, we move back,\u201d came the transmission. \u201cUtilize the Asset and his secret weapon if there\u2019s any resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHm,\u201d mused Batman. \u201cThere may be trouble ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cProximity alert,\u201d came the computer. \u201cEmergency Landing incoming. Raise in altitude suggested.\u201d Batman continued looking at the terminal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis says that we\u2019re heading towards Springfield Nuclear Power Plant,\u201d he reported. The Macro-manager started shaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd that, I assume,\u201d I gulped, \u201cwas our brakes?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYep,\u201d replied Batman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMaster, we must fall back!\u201d called Turretorg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo!\u201d snarled Rogue. \u201cWe give our lives to eliminating them!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is a suicide mission!\u201d argued Turretorg. \u201cThere\u2019s no honor in this! We must retreat so we can claim the Foundation Element more quickly!\u201d Rogue considered this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019ve successfully swayed me,\u201d he sighed. He opened a portal. \u201cWe\u2019ll regroup in the main building. Fall back!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI pledge obedience!\u201d saluted Turretorg as it followed him into the portal. 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