"Gi, leave this universe!" demanded Emily as she readied her Vortex Driver. "We do not want the situation to escalate!"

"I have too much riding on this!" replied Gi.

"You've got failure riding on this!" challenged Sophie as she brought out her Herald Henshin Phone. Famine brought out her Famine Driver and Lacey got out her Apocalypse Driver. Gi brought out her Cyber-phone and Hana brought out her Shocker Driver.

"Last chance!" warned Hana.

"You've already failed!" called Lurazzi. "We're back on Adrexia Prime! You don't have the Source and-!"

"Auriella told us where she stashed it," said Femfaf. "We'll get it!"

"No, you won't!" declared Emily. She fastened her Vortex Driver on, Famine and Lacey fastened their belts, Sophie and Gi dialed their respective numbers into heir phones, and Hana fastened her belt. Emily and Hana got out their ID Tags.

"HENSHIN!" shouted all the Riders.

"Famine!"

"Apocalypse!"

"BLITZ! Hito yon'de Akuma no Shocker! Hito yon'de Akuma no Shocker!" Hana's Rider Form adopted the look of Hermes and had a feather-pattern skirt.

"…So, you're called Kamen Rider Blitz, yeah?" asked Touché. "Why?"

"Because of THIS!" Blitz ran at Touché and slammed a fist into her gut! That started the fight! Peace stayed out of the fight (it's in her nature and name not to fight) as the Adrexians fought the Lords while Touché and her team fought their commanders. With Blitz running around, causing havoc, it was hard for Touché to coordinate any proper assault.

"Override, take over command!" said Touché. "I've got an annoyance to deal with!"

"Right!" replied Override. Touché then swapped out her ID tag with one emblazoned with a certain hedgehog's face.

"Sonic the Hedgehog Steel!" announced her Vortex Driver. Armor pieces based on Sonic, complete with a quill attachment for the back of the helmet, were then fastened onto her and she caught Blitz's next punch. Now they were on equal footing!

"Still can't fight right, old-timer!" cackled Blitz.

"Old-timer, huh?" Touché then spin-dashed Blitz, unfolded, then delivered a punch straight to her belt. Blitz then slowed down!

"MY SPEED POWERS! THAT'S FIGHTING DIRTY!"

"Aw, bless your heart!" replied Touché. She then grabbed Blitz and slammed her into a tree.

Over with Gi and her forces, things were faring no better. Override proved to be a more competent commander than she was led to believe. Her intel on the current Nitro Convoy was that she was always running from her problems like the average Velocitronian. She was not made aware of the war between Optimus and Megatron causing her to officially declare Velocitron an Autobot ally. Because of that lack of information, Gi couldn't get the proper orders out to her troops fast enough, even if she had connected her part of the Cyberiad to the Lord Hive. They were being overwhelmed. "BACK!" she called. "ALL FORCES, RETREAT!" She and Remsu covered the retreat.

"WE GOT THEM ON THE RUN!" called Bashoon. She fired a shot from her wand and stunned Remsu!

"REMSU!" called Femfaf.

"Leave her!" ordered Gi.

"But-!"

"We can't rescue her now and our enemies will keep her alive and healthy! The only X-Factor is if she's somehow forced to reveal everything! We'll rescue her when we regroup!"

"…Understood!" snarled Femfaf as everyone retreated through escape rifts. Vines then bound Remsu's arms as she woke up. Cosmo stood over her as Malnar approached.

"Well, well, well," cooed the Under-Queen. "What is this? A sight I never got to see during the Final War?"

"Laugh it up!" hissed Remsu. "I'll never talk, Captain!"

"Oh, you'll be talking!" promised Malnar. "Count on it!"

Remsu was taken to a police station (still overgrown with plants) and brought to an interrogation room. Outside the room, Emily, Scorpainia, Geltar, Malnar, and Cosmo were discussing how to get the location of the Source out of Remsu. "How resistant to torture is she?" asked Emily.

"Highly," replied Malnar. "She couldn't break during the Final War."

"There's always the good cop bad cop routine," said Scorpainia.

"We have Cosmo and Mama Malnar," remarked Geltar. "…But Remsu probably already knows how temperamental Mama can get. …Er, no offense, Mama."

"None taken, because you're right," replied Malnar.

"Maybe I can be the bad cop?" offered Cosmo.

"Cosmo, no offense, but you're a little too gentle," said Geltar.

"Geltar Royana!" hissed Malnar.

"Actually," said Scorpainia, "we can still use Cosmo's gentleness and Malnar's temperament to our advantage." Malnar and Cosmo each arched an eyebrow at Scorpainia.

Remsu waited in the room for a while, then Cosmo opened the door roughly. "All right, Remsu Borg!" she snarled. "I need a location and I need it NOW!" She slammed the door so hard, the glass of the one-way mirror cracked. Cosmo flinched. "Er…oops!" she gulped. "S-Sorry, Ma-…" She then shook her head and resumed her routine at the currently perplexed Remsu. "I-I mean, that's nothing compared to what I'm about to do to you, Remsu, if I don't get what I want NOW!"

"…What?" asked Remsu, thoroughly confused. Malnar calmly walked in and sat on the table.

"You better watch yourself with a Seedrian, old friend," she said in a calming, but venomous tone. "Any little thing can set them off."

"The walking rose bush?" scoffed Remsu. "Malnar, are we talking about the same girl here?" Cosmo snarled.

"Why don't you step outside, Malnar?" she hissed. "I want to have a little private conversation with Remsu!" She then summoned a bright ball of light. "Let's put a little light on the subject!" Remsu squinted and shielded her eyes from the brightness of Cosmo's solar ball. "Oh…sorry," said Cosmo. "Too bright? …I-I mean, that's nothing compared to the damage a solar ball can do to your body! You'll be redder than a tomato! So…TALK!"

"Coffee?" asked Malnar as she offered a cup to Remsu, suddenly appearing at her side.

"GAH! Don't do that!" protested Remsu.

"I thought you might like coffee. It's good." Malnar then smiled wide.

"Wh-Why are you showing me your teeth?!" shuddered Remsu. "What IS that?!" Cosmo suddenly grabbed Remsu by the shoulders and yanked her close to her face.

"You're gonna need that coffee when I'm through with you!" she snarled.

"Doughnut?" offered Malnar as she brought a doughnut out. Remsu shoved Malnar away.

"GET THAT THING AWAY FROM ME!" she yelped, really scared about Malnar's uncharacteristic gentleness. "IS IT POISON?!"

"It's chocolate. Straight from the Under-realm," replied Malnar calmly. That was too much for Remsu!

"ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT ALREADY! I'LL TALK! I'LL TALK! I'LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING! JUST GET HER OUT OF HERE!"

"…Scorpainia, that was sheer genius!" giggled Emily as she, Geltar, and Scorpainia saw the whole thing.

"Let's just say Cyber-priestess Gi's reaction to Override's ability to command a situation inspired me a bit," replied Scorpainia. Malnar and Cosmo brought Remsu out of the room.

"The Source is on top of the Royal Minaret of the First Palace," reported Malnar.

"I'm gonna hurt you when I get free, you know that?" hissed Remsu as an Adrexian led her away.

"Ladies, we're one step closer to securing the Source!" cheered Emily as she and her friends fist bumped. …Their faces then contorted in pain and they clutched their wrists.

"…We didn't brace our wrists, did we?" groaned Scorpainia.

"No, no we didn't!" confirmed Emily through gritted teeth.