It was all hands on deck aboard the Virginia, the personal universe-travelling starship of the F.N.S. Emily was in command again with Megumi on deck, her eyes blazing with righteous fury at the injustices Metaltron and her team committed. Her mind raced with the plan she and the others came up with. Emily then approached her. "We're ready to go," she reported.
"Let's get started," replied Megumi. Emily turned to the bridge crew.
"Helm, take us out," she ordered. Michael took the position of Helmsman and keyed in various commands. The Virginia then took off and opened a rift.
The Virginia met with a whole fleet of ships that their allies could spare. The Chizarans, the Cybertronians, Realmfleet, the TARDIS, and the Tarlaxians all leant ships to the effort. Megumi got on the horn with all the ship commanders. "Ladies and gentlemen, for those of you not in the know, let me explain," she said. "A former human known as Khan the Author was going to alter all universes to his design, but he was betrayed and turned into a Dalek slave under the command of Metaltron, a former Dalek herself. She has allied with the resurrected Nemesis Prime, Adachi Hiro, Dr. C. Y. Borg, and Intrag the Conqueror." Several Captains whispered to one another, knowing the history of those villains. "However, Metaltron further betrayed Hiro, Dr. Borg, and their families, so they're joining us on this assault. Pulling them up now." Hiro and Dr. Borg appeared.
"Hiro!" hissed a Tarlaxian Captain.
"Calm yourself, Captain," soothed Scorpainia.
"Now, the reason this fleet is assembled is to counter Metaltron's fleet," explained Megumi. "Hiro, Dr. Borg, the floor is yours concerning the enemy command vessels." A purple saucer then appeared.
"This is Shocker Umbra's flagship, the Relentless," said Hiro. "A Predator-class command saucer, its intended use is planetary bombardment, so its heavier weapons are on its keel. However, its shields are stronger around the upper hull, so we'll need to use heavy weapons to make any significant progress." A red ship then took the Relentless' place. It looked like a bottle with sickles pointing towards the bow.
"This is the Hellfire," explained Dr. Borg, "a Genocide-class destroyer. Originally from Sonic and the Transformers' home universe, it was built by a creature named Primacron."
"Primacron?" asked Galvatron. "Dad and Uncle Optimus fought him when existence itself was at stake."
"I've heard that name before," said Megumi. "Who was Primacron?"
"He's the one who pretty much made the Transformers, then he split himself into Primus and Unicron for some experiment to decide whether light or darkness should be dominant."
"And this ship," interjected Dr. Borg, "is a prototype Unicron. The cannon at the bow is designed to destroy planets. However, the cannon is also its weakness. Once enough firepower breaches its shields, a few well-placed torpedoes will destroy it." A Borg Cube appeared. "This is the Juggernaut, a standard Borg Cube, but its assimilation capabilities are toned down thanks to it being the Lords' service."
"So the Lords stayed with Metaltron," remarked Jazz aboard the Ark.
"Yes," confirmed Dr. Borg. "Right now, the ship is under the command of Ziddet, a female Cardassian Lord. Standard Borg Cube weaknesses apply to this ship." One more ship appeared. It looked like eight pyramids with their bases stuck together at the sides, but it had distinctive Borg design aesthetics.
"You've seen this ship before during the occupation of Beyond City," said Hiro. "The Imperium. It's a new command vessel and with the Author deposed, Sonavok is in command. It's going to take more firepower to scratch it or even get past its shields."
"We have Boulton," replied Megumi. "He served aboard that ship. He can tell us its weaknesses. Hiro, do those ships have prefix codes?"
"…Prefix codes?" Dr. Borg asked Arsha.
"First I've heard about them," replied Arsha.
"They're combination codes that would allow an allied vessel to prevent an enemy from taking over another vessel through remote control," explained Jazz. "I remember that during a Star Trek movie night with Optimus."
"Ah, you mean compromise-counter codes," said Dr. Borg.
"Whatever terminology you use," said Hiro, "the Hellfire and Relentless have them, but the Lord Ships have too many for us to memorize without being assimilated."
"All right then, Hiro, you're with the Virginia," decided Megumi. "We'll take care of the Relentless. Jazz, Galvatron, once you have the prefix code, you take care of the Hellfire. Then we join the rest of the fleet in taking out the Imperium and Juggernaut. Once that's done, we begin our ground assault. Thanks to the maps Hiro and Dr. Borg gave us, we have a clear path to where our enemies will begin their plan. I say this with no exaggeration, we only have one shot at this. We…cannot…fail!"
The villains had gathered on Foundation Prime where the Foundation Element Pedestals stood. This time, they built their own base, not wanting to waste the energy in constructing things like Vortech did. "Report," Metaltron ordered the Rift Controller.
"All required elements now being arranged!" replied the Rift Controller. "We shall become the supreme beings of the universe!" An image of the Dalek Emperor then appeared in the gateway on its dome.
"I'm not running the risk of us messing anything up," said Metaltron. "Continue with Source installation, then proceed to Prize installation. Keep checking as you go."
"I obey!" Metaltron headed off as the Rift Controller continued its work. As it did, the rift inside its dome's gateway showed an image of Khan Noonien Singh during the second Star Trek movie. "Do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish best served cold? …It is very cold…in space!"