Emily stirred first, her Rider form having long been dismissed. She sat up and stretched, yawning as she woke up. She rubbed her eyes and looked at her surroundings. She was at the First Palace, just under the minaret. Her sleepy mind started slowly running through the sequence of events. She was in Radagast Steel, she was getting Assimilated Wargs off of Peace's back, then…nothing. "Wh…whahoppen?" she asked sleepily.

"You all took a nice, long nap," explained Peace's voice. Emily looked up to see Peace sitting near her.

"…A…A nap? …In the middle of a fight?" asked Emily as the weariness slowly vanished. "But…but what about-?!"

"Well, I DID induce your nap," explained Peace. "I used the power of my source to put everyone to sleep long enough for me to get your enemies out of this universe. They'll be picked up in a more-remote universe."

"…How long did that take?" asked Emily. Peace tried to recall.

"Erm…two hours, I think."

"TWO HOURS?!" yelped Emily as she sprang to her feet.

"Relax, my dear," soothed Peace. "You and your friends are safe. I moved you all to the First Palace so the work to restore Adrexia can begin. …But you and your team need me back, don't you?"

"…We do," replied Emily. "Peace, I'm sure you enjoyed your life here among the Adrexians, but the sad fact is that Cyber-Priestess Gi's boss, Khan the Author, has seized control of the Tome and intends to use my friends' 3V2R prizes and the Sources of the Apocalypse and Flourishment as well as the Tome to rewrite reality as we know it to his rather Mary-sue whims." She looked guilty at admitting it.

"Do not regret telling me my old life is over," assured Peace. "It was going to happen eventually. Besides, it would be nice to see all my surviving sisters."

"There's a new sister for you to meet back home," said Emily. "Our friend, Lacey Atmadja, is the new Chaos."

"…A new Chaos? After all this time?" Peace smiled. "Good. Yes, very good. But, for now, we must free your friend, Ms. Wyldstyle, from all her Borg kit."

"I've unassimilated Liberated Borg drones before," replied Emily. "Leave that to me."

"What did you say your name was?"

"Dr. Emily Williams, CMO of the Vortex Riders."

"A doctor?" Peace smiled. "So the hands of a healer liberated the Adrexians."

"Well, it's always nice to liberate people from tyranny," replied Emily.

Wyldstyle was quickly restored to her flesh and blood state and sighed in relief. "You have no idea how much that stuff dug into me!" she said.

"Well, the Borg don't really consider comfort necessary," replied Emily. "You're all set, Lucy!"

"It's not-!" Wyldstyle drew in a breath and calmed down. "We'll talk about that later." She and Emily then rejoined the team as Lurazzi approached them with a maid next to her.

"Ladies," said Lurazzi, "we Adrexians owe you a debt of gratitude. You and your female friends, and that includes ladies that were once men, are more than welcome to visit whenever you wish! And as for Auriella and her friends, they will not be permitted to enter the walls of this universe. As for me, I think it's time to pamper someone after they toiled for so long." She and the maid then snapped their fingers and their dresses changed styles. Now Lurazzi was the maid and the former maid wore regal clothes. "Your first act, Queen Hezami?" Lurazzi asked the former maid.

"My first act will be to strike Auriella's name from the Record," said Hezami. "She is hereby persona non grata. Second, more important, I shall be organizing the reconstruction efforts of Adrexia Prime. And third, the construction of a Beyond City Embassy between the Chizaran one and the Tarlaxian one."

"…I was unaware of the existence of a Tarlaxian Embassy here," said Scorpainia.

"We were starting construction on it when this all went down," explained Hezami. "Lurazzi, see to it that the project resumes."

"Yes, your Majesty!" replied Lurazzi as she headed off.

"She seems happy," noticed Emily.

"She's been Queen too long," said Hezami. "I think she's enjoying the change of pace. But she led us as well as she could under the circumstances."

"I can relate," remarked Override. "I had to guide my people through an Energon shortage back home."

"Dame Emily, you are a friend and ally to us," Hezami said to Emily. "Visit us when you can."

"That's a promise, your Majesty," said Emily. She then called up her friends. "Emily to Beyond City, mission accomplished! Requesting a rift home!"

Emily and her team were greeted with a hero's welcome! When it was revealed that Wyldstyle was freed, Batman and Gandalf managed to catch up with her. "Wyldstyle, does Khan know yet?" Batman asked her. "About the Apocalypse Sources?"

"Not when I was last connected to the Lords," replied Wyldstyle. "He still doesn't know where specifically they are, only the universes they're in."

"Then we still have a chance," said Gandalf. He then noticed Megumi looking out beyond the mountains of Beyond City's borders.

"…Hey, Megumi!" called Wyldstyle. Megumi didn't stir. The three then approached her. They saw that her face was one of concern. Gandalf looked out in the same direction as Megumi."

"…The new veiling shadow that glowers outside this universe takes shape for you," he said. Megumi nodded. "…Khan will suffer no rival," continued Gandalf. "From the bowels of the Lord Unicomplex, the Author's eye watches as ceaselessly as Sauron's. But he is not so mighty yet that he is above fear. Doubt ever gnaws at him."

"It really does, Megumi," confirmed Wyldstyle. "Rumor has reached him that the three that make up Kamen Rider Vortex: Trinity Soul are repairing the means to summon her again. …Khan fears that form, Megumi. He fears what it can do."

"And so he'll strike hard and fast at the universes left," continued Batman. "He'll use the more powerful of his puppets to destroy the heroes of those universes."

"War is coming to them," said Gandalf. "The remaining two universes must defend themselves and therein lies our first challenge, for only one is versed in multiverse theory. He'll try to enslave the minds of the greatest villains of those universes, it's an old device he picked up from Saruman. His hold over those universes will be very strong. Khan and his allies are tightening the noose."

"But, for all their backup plans and cunning, we still have one advantage," smiled Wyldstyle. "The Apocalypse Sources and the 3V2R prizes are still hidden. And that we should seek to keep them out of his grasp has not yet been thought of."

"And so five heroes continue to baffle the enemy," continued Batman. "Each day brings us closer to taking advantage of any mistake he'll make. We must trust now in Jason, Mickey, Peach, Dell, and Usagi I. Everything depends on the speed and secrecy of our quest and their ability to outlast the enemy." Gandalf then saw Megumi decline her head.

"…Do not regret your decision to let them go," he soothed. "They must accomplish this task alone."

"They're not alone," corrected Megumi. Everyone looked at her. "Colleen, Alesandro, Tanisha, Victor, Moon-Keung, they and their lovers went with them."

"Did they?" asked Gandalf. He smiled a hopeful smile. "Did they indeed? Good. Yes, good."

"Then we have a greater chance than we thought," said Batman.