//------------------------------// // Case 23: The Cards Will Tell // Story: SPD Emergency // by cyberlord4444 //------------------------------// Twilight and Wyatt stepped outside of Photo Finish’s studio, and everything seemed the same, except for one detail, a large building with a dog head on top was off in the distance. “Where are we?” Twilight asked, gaping at the building. “Looks like we’re in Doggy Cruger’s world,” Wyatt answered. “How did you… Wyatt, what happened to your clothes?” She asked. He looked down and saw that he was in a strange uniform with fuchsia running up one side, and his buckle and card case prominently displayed. “Umm, good question,” he nodded. “In the show, Decade would get put into different roles depending on which universe they were in. Guess this world is making me a member of Space Patrol Delta. I think the first thing we have to do is go to that building,” he concluded, pointing at the command center in the distance. He pressed the pink button on his watch, summoning his motorcycle. “Good thing we don’t have to walk.” The two of them got on the cycle, putting on helmets, Twilight’s having a hole to make room for her horn. Wyatt started up the cycle, smiling to himself as he started cruising through the streets of the alternate Ponyville. “Wow, this thing handles like a dream,” Wyatt commented, turning down another street. “Umm Wyatt, what does this Doggy Cruger you mentioned look like?” Twilight asked, looking behind them. “Oh, you can’t miss him. He’s a giant, blue dog-man.” “Ok, cause he’s behind us.” Wyatt peered into his rearview mirror, and sure enough Doggy Cruger was on their tail, riding a black atv. Cruger pulled up to them, “Hey pal, mind pulling over?” “What seems to be the officer, problem?” Wyatt asked with a nervous grin, just as he started to pull over, putting down his kickstand and shutting the engine off. “Nothing really,” Cruger replied as he pulled up alongside him, “just that the last Displaced that showed up unannounced caused a huge misunderstanding which involved my A-Squad getting their butts handed to them, rather not repeat that if you don’t mind.” “Displaced?” Twilight repeated, pulling off her helmet. “Wyatt, isn’t that what’s written on your blank cards?” “Yeah, it is,” he nodded to her before turning back to Cruger. “Listen sir, we’re not here to cause any trouble. We barely understand how we even got here.” Cruger sighed, “It’s like deja vu, a Kamen Rider Displaced shows up without being summoned, and I’ve got to teach him and his verse’s Twilight what the Displaced are. At least this time I don’t have to worry about one of your forms making you go berzerk, do I?” “No, I mean, I haven’t used all my forms yet. But I’ve been able to control my powers for the most part,” Wyatt explained. “And you’re telling me that you’ve met another Kamen Rider?” “And you’ve met other versions of me?!” Twilight asked excitedly. “This opens up so many new opportunities for my studies!” “Want to meet her?” Cruger asked. “Is that okay?” Twilight asked, taken aback. “Aren’t there serious ramifications to the fabric of space-time if I come into contact with her?” “Didn’t happen last time,” Cruger said, “and the other Twilight visited for about a week.” “Okay, then I’d be more than happy to visit her… or I guess I should say me,” she answered with a giggle. “Suit yourself,” Cruger said as he started up his ATV, “just a heads up, there’s something you should know.” “What would that be?” Wyatt asked, starting his cycle again. “This verse is a little ahead of yours timeline-wise,” Cruger said as they headed out, “and during that time, let’s just say, Twilight gets… promoted.” They stopped at a large building that looked like a crystalline tree. Twilight got off the bike, gaping at the tree. “Umm, something isn’t right… this is where my library should be. I can tell because we passed Quills and Sofas about a minute ago.” “I’m guessing this crystal tree is part of your Twilight’s promotion?” Wyatt asked, turning to Cruger. “Yeah, although that’s not the major thing,” Cruger said as he glanced up at the sky, “incoming.” Before either of them could ask what he meant, a violet blur shot down, leaving two long skid marks in the grass. “Not bad Twi,” Cruger said to the new arrival, “looks like you’ve finally gotten the hang of landing.” “Thanks Cruger,” the figure said as she took off her helmet, “I think I’m finally starting to get why Rainbow likes flying so much.” Turning towards them, the figure turned out to be another Twilight. Wyatt’s Twilight had to pick her jaw off the ground before she could speak. “You’re me,” she started in wonder. “But you can’t be me. You’re an alicorn, and I’m not an alicorn. I don’t even know any way a unicorn could ever become an alicorn. I mean, I’m sure that Princess Celestia...” “Ease up there, Twilight,” Wyatt interrupted, putting a hand on her shoulder. “Just stop, I think I’m starting to see smoke coming out of your ears.” “Yeah,” Cruger said, “assuming nothing too crazy happens to change your timeline, your future includes becoming the Princess of Friendship, surprise.” Wyatt’s Twilight gaped, and every now and then her right eye would twitch. Wyatt waved a hand in front of her face, not getting any reaction. “Well, looks like you broke her, Doggy,” he sighed. “Gonna have to deal with her going over hundreds of hypotheses when we get back to my universe.” “Or I could tell her myself,” Cruger said as he walked right next to her, “I think I even have a book on the subject.” Wyatt’s Twilight snapped back to attention with a grin leveled at Cruger. “I would love to get my hands on a book like that.” Cruger chuckled, “Works every time. What say we get inside where it’s comfortable and I’ll give you a crash course on Displacement, and a copy of my notes on the subject.” “Sounds good,” Wyatt nodded. “And thank you for all the help.” Cruger waved his hand dismissively, “Think nothing of it, if it wasn’t me, someone else would be teaching you this stuff.” As they walked into the castle, Cruger continued, “Now, let me guess, you were at a convention dressed as Kamen Rider… well, you were dressed up, and a shady Merchant sold you something you were missing from your costume am I right?” “Yeah, he sold me this card case,” Wyatt answered, handing Cruger the case. “I got it because I was curious about all the blank cards in it, even though all the main ones were there. Then, this weird guy talked to me, and led me to an empty room. Next thing I know, I’m in the hospital with talking ponies all around me.” Cruger hmmed, “That’s interesting, not as unusual as other Displacement stories I’ve heard, but more so at the same time. By the way, which Kamen Rider’s your base? I know that’s a Driver on your waist, but I can’t remember which one off the top of my head.” “Oh, my base form is Decade,” Wyatt answered with a smile. “Though I was thisclose to going as Kiva,” he chuckled. “Thanks,” said Cruger as they arrived at the library, “that was going to bug me. Twilight, no going crazy with the books.” “I know how to control myself,” Wyatt’s Twilight huffed. “Umm, did you forget that little mental breakdown you just had?” Wyatt asked with a grin. “Oh, I’m sorry, how would you react to learning that you were going to become an immortal princess?” She shot back. Cruger chuckled, “I’m guessing you only moved to your Ponyville recently.” “Umm, define recently?” Twilight asked, her nose scrunched up a bit in thought. “What’s the last major event that’s happened in your verse, other than meeting,” Cruger looked slightly sheepish, “oh man, where’s my head at, I never got your name.” “Don’t worry about it,” Wyatt waved him off. “The name’s Wyatt Carter,” he said, stretching his hand out. “I go by Cruger these days,” Cruger replied before turning back to Twilight, “so, what’s the last major thing that happened to you before you met Wyatt?” “Umm, the biggest thing that happened was Discord returning, other than that there was a time travel incident. One that’s… kind of embarrassing,” she chuckled, rubbing the back of her head with a small blush on her cheeks. “Okay, so you're there,” Cruger said, “by the way, when you get back, ask Shining about Cadance.” “Uhh, okay,” Twilight nodded, not sure what to make of that. “Don’t worry, it’ll make sense when you ask him,” Cruger said before turning back to Wyatt, “so, any bleedthrough yet? Anything from your base’s verse that entered yours?” “Yeah, I had to fight an Undead when I was released from the hospital. Twilight and I think that I might have to fight all the types of monsters from all the different Rider’s universes. Though I haven’t fought anything else yet so we haven’t been able to confirm it,” Wyatt explained. Cruger sighed, “Well, when a Spectrobes Displaced came over, we ended up fighting some Krall, odds are you might find out before you leave. By the way, you mentioned Displaced before you knew what they were, mind if I ask how you knew that?” “Open the case,” Wyatt said, pointing to Cruger’s hand that still held it. “Those blank cards I mentioned earlier have that word on them.” Cruger opened it and pulled out a few of the cards, “Well, let’s see, Kamen Ride, well, that sounds self explanatory, Attack Ride, well you gotta do those finisher somehow, ah here we go Displaced Ride.” As he held the card, it and two other cards started glowing as images appeared on them. “You are welcome.” “Whoa,” Wyatt said, taking the new cards from him. “Looks like I got the Shadow Ranger card, along with a Final Form Ride card. Think I should try out the Shadow Ranger card? See how it works?” “How about at the Gym at my Delta Base,” Cruger said as he opened up a portal, “I’ll show you a few of the bonus features that I got.” “Alright, I was thinking that I needed to do training to be a better Rider,” he nodded, walking up to the portal. “But I should put away my cycle first,” he finished as he pushed the pink button on his watch, “and done.” “Dimensional Pocket Garage huh?” Cruger said as they walked through the portal, “we’ve got something similar for our zords.” “I’ve just been calling it my magic button,” Wyatt laughed. “But what you said sounds cooler. Oh, speaking of zords, would you be offended if I asked to ride in one? I totally promise not to touch any buttons.” Cruger chuckled, “Easily arranged, you’re in one now.” “Kind of meant actually riding around in one, but eh, not important. Sorry, bit of a fanboy fantasy. Anyway, how about you call members of your staff? Blow their minds when they see two Shadow Rangers running around?” Wyatt suggested, a grin on his face. “Odds are that they’ll be around here somewhere when they hear that there’s a Shadow Ranger sparring,” Cruger said as he pulled out his morpher, “shall we?” “Alright,” Wyatt smiled, holding up the Decade card. “Gotta go base form first, you know how it is. Henshin!” he called out, putting his card in and pressing in the handles of his Driver. A moment later, he was standing in his Decade armor. “And now for the new form,” he said as he put in the new card. “Displaced Ride: Shadow Ranger!” A mysterious voice called out, as the Decade Armor was replaced with the Shadow Ranger suit. “Your turn, put on your spandex and let’s do this,” Wyatt laughed, waving his hand to Cruger. Cruger grinned somewhat evilly, “Oh you just insulted the suit, you’re gonna pay for that, SPD EMERGENCY!” “Show me your moves,” Wyatt laughed, shadow boxing as the two Shadow Rangers stood across from each other. “‘Cause they’re my moves too now.” “You may have my moves,” Cruger said as he drew his sword and took a stance, “but you don’t have my experience.” “Isn’t that the point of training me?” Wyatt asked as he slotted another card. “Attack Ride: Shadow Saber!” The voice called out, a sword dropping into Wyatt’s hand and he attempted to copy Cruger’s stance. “Remind me to tell you about Beacon after I kick your butt.” Wyatt gave him a thumbs up and charged at Cruger, attacking with a horizontal slice. Cruger ducked under the slash and knocked Wyatt’s feet from under him. “Experience, accept no substitute.” “Yeah, yeah, have fun picking on the new kid,” Wyatt groaned as he picked himself up. “You wouldn’t be so high and mighty if I was in my Kabuto form.” “Why don’t we find out,” Cruger said, giving him the classic ‘let’s go’ taunt. “Alright, don’t say I didn’t warn you,” Wyatt grinned as he pulled out two cards. “Kamen Ride: Kabuto!” The voice called out, followed closely by, “Attack Ride: Clock Up!” Wyatt changed into a new armor, and everything seemed to slow down around him. He felt pretty good about himself as he walked up to Cruger and tried punching him in the stomach. However, Cruger glowed slightly and moved even faster, “One of the many cool things about Dimensional Magic, you can travel at warp without a starship.” Before Wyatt could respond, Cruger chopped him somewhat lightly on the back of his neck. Wyatt was sent skidding across the floor, grunting in pain. “Anything else I should know about?” “I can walk through walls,” Cruger deadpanned. “Pretty cool,” Wyatt nodded, pulling the handles on his Driver and reverting to Decade. “Though maybe we should actually train instead of trying to one up one another?” “That’s what Beacon’s for,” Cruger said as he pulled out a gold coin from thin air, “it’s a school for Displaced that I’m going to be teaching at, I didn’t found it, but this is the Token of the guy who did, I can make a copy of it if you want.” “Umm… what’s a token?” Wyatt asked. Cruger facepalmed, “Man, I forgot about that, want to head back to the castle so I can teach both you and your Twilight, as well as make sure she didn’t go too nuts?” “Alright,” Wyatt said, pulling the handles of his Driver and reverting to normal. “Probably a good idea. Guess I’ll have to train later.” “Never a bad idea,” Cruger said as he opened the portal, “after you.” Wyatt walked through the portal and immediately facepalmed. “We leave for a minute and she’s got herself a book fort,” he sighed. “Have to admit, I did not see this coming,” Cruger said, “I thought it was only filly Twilight that did this.” “Hmm?” Twilight asked, looking up from the book she was reading. She then looked around her and chuckled. “Sorry, I was already invested in this book when I started picking up other books I didn’t recognize. Guess I fell into an old habit.” “Well, I’ll say one thing,” Cruger said, rapping one of the walls with his knuckle, “you’ld make a half decent architect.” “Guess I got a lot of practice over the years,” Twilight chuckled again. “Anyway,” Wyatt chimed in, “Twilight’s possible new career aside, you said you were going to teach us about tokens?” “That I was,” Cruger said as he demorphed and pulled out another coin and a badge from his pockets. “The only thing that you can take as a constant when it comes to Displaced, is that we either can make or have already made a Token. A Token is an item that signifies you, that other Displaced can use to summon you for any reason, though usually it’s to hang out or if they need help in a fight.” “That’s all really cool,” Wyatt smiled. “And I’m kinda glad I’m not alone in all this craziness. So, how do I make a token?” “It’s a simple process,” Cruger said, “Step 1: choose an item.” Wyatt, scratched his chin in thought before his face lit up and he pulled out one of his blank cards. “Think this’ll work?” Cruger looked it over, “Looks good to me, now step 2: infuse it with some of your energy and add a message for people to hear when they pick it up.” “How do infuse it with energy? Is it similar to how I normally bring out my Driver by picturing it?” “Pretty much,” Cruger replied. “Okay,” Wyatt nodded as he looked down at the card and concentrated. “If you’re hearing this, then I am Wyatt Carter, a Kamen Rider. If you ever need help fighting monsters, or just need someone to hang out with, then call on me.” Wyatt looked back to Cruger and asked, “How’s that?” “Looks good,” Cruger said as the card gained the image of Wyatt’s base form, “okay, last step: throw it into the void,” Cruger opened a small portal, “i.e. here.” Wyatt flicked his wrist and the card disappeared through the portal. “Looks like that’s done,” Wyatt said with a smile. “So I guess that means I can expect to get summoned sometime down the road?” “In the words of Big Macintosh, eyup,” Cruger said as a copy of the token floated down from a small portal that appeared above his head, “while we’re on the subject, I think you should have copies of these tokens here, if you’re interested.” Wyatt took the tokens and looked them over. “This is the token for that Beacon guy and I’m guessing yours?” Wyatt asked. “Eyup,” Cruger said, “and this last one is for the other Kamen Rider Displaced I’ve met, his name’s Katsuo and his base is OOO.” “Thanks, I’ll be sure to give him a call at some point. If he doesn’t end up summoning me first,” Wyatt chuckled and shook his head. “Good idea,” Cruger said waving his hand over the tokens, causing duplicates of the tokens to appear in Wyatt’s hand, “speaking of which, unlike most tokens, mine allows you to talk to me, and any other Displaced you’ve swapped tokens with, to talk to each other without needing to verse jump.” “Cool, that’s gotta come in handy,” Wyatt nodded. “That it will,” Cruger said, “I’ll give you a call when the school’s ready to take on students.” “Thanks, think you could recommend me for a scholarship?” Wyatt asked with a chuckle. “Pretty sure it’s funded by the crown, but if not sure,” Cruger said, “you do have potential, just not a whole lot of experience. By the way, if you’re up for some tutoring, I’ve got some advice for ya.” “I’ll take anything you got,” Wyatt nodded. “If I’m going to be a good Rider then I’ll do what it takes to get strong.” “Alright, I’ll give you some advice about fighting and about Displaced. First, never underestimate your opponent, ever, you know what happened when you underestimated me right?” “To be fair, how was I supposed to know you had some serious upgrades?” Wyatt asked with a weak smile. “And that is the main reason you lost,” Cruger replied, “if you assume that you know all of your opponent’s capabilities, you can find yourself on an express train to Tartarus, and yes, I mean that in the afterlife sense.” “Alright, fair enough,” Wyatt sighed. “I’ll keep that in mind. Thanks for that.” “Just keep it in mind,” Cruger said, “as for the Displaced stuff, you meet a Pokemon Displaced by the name of Zinnia, expect to be propositioned, sexually.” “Wh-what?!” Wyatt cried with a deep blush. “Uh… I mean, I’ll keep that in mind. Heh, yeah…” “Just giving you fair warning,” Cruger said before pulling out a file folder from a portal and handing it to Twilight, “these are dossiers on every Displaced I’ve met so far.” “Thank you,” Twilight smiled. “This should be interesting to learn. Do you think it’ll help me understand the strange magic surrounding Wyatt’s Driver and card case?” Cruger shrugged, “Beats me, I don’t know everything about the Displaced, and I’ve started a group for that purpose, figuring out stuff about the Displaced I mean.” “Well, even if it doesn’t at least it’ll help Wyatt understand the situation he’s in,” Twilight offered. “That means you have to read this too, Wyatt.” “If I can tear you away from it,” he chuckled. Cruger chuckled as well, “Well, as long as you’re verse jumping, I don’t suppose you’d mind adding to those files?” “Not a problem,” Twilight smiled. “I’ll have Wyatt let me use your token and I’ll relay everything I can gather.” “I can do ya one better,” Cruger said as he pulled out a piece of paper and wrote something on it, “can I see my token for a second?” Wyatt tossed him the token and arched a brow at Cruger. “What’re you doing?” “Just another modification to my communication spell,” Cruger said as he pulled out Wyatt’s Token, “now, if I just, that should do it.” Cruger touch the paper he wrote on to his token, and a copy appeared over Wyatt’s, “There we go, I turned it from a phone to a fax machine.” “That should make relaying information much easier,” Twilight beamed. “Thank you, Mr. Cruger. I’ll be sure to be as thorough as possible when I run into new Displaced.” “Thanks,” Cruger replied, “well, maybe you should get going, don’t want Murphy getting bored.” “Isn’t that tempting fate?” Wyatt asked, blinking a few times. “Hopefully not,” Cruger replied, “it’s not like I said Murphy’s favorite phrase.” “You mean, ‘What’s the worst that could happen,’?” Wyatt asked. Cruger facepalmed, “Yeah, that,” as a wave of energy passed over the town, causing everything to slow to a crawl. “Oh come on, I wasn’t seriously asking that!” Wyatt groaned. “Like Murphy cares about such technicalities,” Cruger replied as he generated a glow around himself and Wyatt, causing them to return to a normal speed, “you’ve got Drive right?” Wyatt looked through his cards, smiling to himself when he found it. “Whaddya know, I do. And I’ve got the Wild, Technical and Formula form cards.” “And I’ve got a way to handle Roimudes myself,” Cruger replied, “shall we?” “Yeah, gotta clean up the mess I made,” Wyatt nodded. “Well, let’s go, SPD EMERGENCY!” “Henshin!” “Kamen Ride: Decade!” the mysterious voice called out and Wyatt appeared in his Decade form. “Can you tell where the source of the disruption is?” Wyatt asked, turning to Cruger. “I know something that can, Pursuit Mode!” A portal opened on his morpher, and out popped a little Shift Car, “Deja Vu again, the last time I used this little guy, was when Kats came over, Henshin!” If Wyatt’s mouth was exposed, Cruger would have seen it gaping. “Did… did you just do what I think you did?” “Turn into my own version of Kamen Rider Drive, yup,” Cruger replied, “got an upgrade for my morpher from a guy named Aaron, he’s in the file.” “Nice, the police lights are a good touch,” Wyatt complimented as he started heading for the exit. “I thought as much,” Cruger replied, opening a portal, “let’s take the express.” “You got it,” Wyatt nodded, pulling out a card. “Let’s take these roidmudes on a drive,” he said as they ran through the portal. On the other side was a humanoid robot with batlike ears and the number 107 on its chest. “Alright Number 107, you’re under arrest!” Wyatt called out as he held up the Drive card. “Oy,” Cruger interjected, “I’m the cop here.” “So am I, it's my role in this universe,” Wyatt replied. “I’m still your superior,” Cruger replied, “so what say we show mister one-oh-seven why the only thing more powerful than one Kamen Rider is two?” “Sir, yes sir,” Wyatt nodded slotting his card into the belt. “Kamen Ride: Drive!” the mysterious voice called out, leaving Wyatt in the Drive armor. “What are your orders, commander?” Wyatt asked, getting into a stance. “Simple,” Cruger said as he drew a pistol with lights on it, “take him in.” “In one piece?” Wyatt asked. “If he comes quietly,” Cruger replied before turning to the Roidmude, “so, are you?” The Roidmude responded by fining energy bursts from its fingertips. “Looks like we’re doing this the hard way,” Wyatt sighed, slotting another card. “Attack Ride: Steering Sword!” “I’ll keep his attention, you fire at him when you get a clean shot,” Wyatt said, holding his sword at the ready. “Not a problem,” Cruger replied, ducking behind cover, “go.”  Wyatt charged, seeming to be using the same tactic he used on Cruger. However, at the last second, he turned the steering wheel on his sword, and in a flash of movement he was behind the roidmude. He then sliced at its back, sending sparks flying. “Clear out!” Cruger called, just before firing a storm of shots into the Roidmude’s head, severely disorienting it, “what say we end this?” “You thinking what I’m thinking?” Wyatt asked, holding up the new Final Form card. “I like your style,” Cruger replied before shifting back into his standard form. Wyatt shifted back into his standard form as well and slotted the card. “Final Form Ride: Shadow Ranger!” “This might tickle a bit,” Wyatt stated, putting his hands on Cruger’s back. He then pushed them into Cruger, causing him to transform. When it was over, Cruger had become a giant version of his Shadow Saber. “Alright Roidmude, time to show you what happens when Riders and Rangers work together,” Wyatt called out, slotting one final card into his belt. “Final Attack Ride: Sh-Sh-Shadow Ranger!” Several portals appeared around the Roidmude, as well as one in front of Wyatt. Wyatt stabbed Cruger into the first portal, and the blade extended through the other portals in sequence, skewering the Roidmude repeatedly. Wyatt slowly pulled Cruger out of the Roidmude, turning his back just as it exploded. “That should put an end to the disturbance,” Wyatt commented. Cruger flipped back to normal, “That was weird, kinda cool, but still weird.” “Well get used to it, you can do that whenever you want now,” Wyatt chuckled. “Hope you don’t mind if I keep it to a minimum,” Cruger replied, “well, maybe you should go while Murphy’s still recharging.” “Alright, guess I’d better grab Twilight. Don't want her making another book fort or something,” Wyatt nodded, pulling the handles on his Driver and reverting to normal. “Low chance of that,” Cruger replied as he demorphed, “Slowdown field remember?” “Never doubt the powers of a super-nerd,” Wyatt smiled. “Especially when that nerd is a magical unicorn.” Cruger sighed, “Hopefully my Twilight kept her in check.” “Maybe,” Wyatt shrugged. “Hope you’re right. I mean, how much damage could my Twilight really do?” Cruger facepalmed, “It’s official, Murphy loves you. Now let’s get back before he get’s any momentum from that one.” “Good idea,” Wyatt gulped. “Would you open a portal for us please?” Cruger snapped his fingers, opening a portal, “You’re the one who’s gonna answer to my Twilight you know.” “Ugh I think I’d rather deal with an army of monsters,” Wyatt groaned as they walked through the portal. Waiting on the other side was an irate looking alicorn, “Well, I suppose I have you to thank for my counterpart’s arrival?” “What did she do?” Wyatt sighed, slumping over. Cruger’s Twilight just pointed in the library, “She found the coffee machine.” “Massive book fort?” Wyatt deadpanned. “78.326% of the library so far,” she replied. “Really?” Wyatt asked. “That's pretty impressive for how short we were gone.” Twilight sighed, “Not if account for the fact that Luna got me hooked on a rather, strong blend. It’s not recommended for unicorns.” “So we’re dealing with a powerful unicorn hopped up on super coffee? How hyper and crazy are we talking about on a scale of 1 to Pinkie?” “Pinkie, plus 15.” “Lead the way, let’s see the damage,” Wyatt sighed. They entered the library to see a massive, functional, book fort. The drawbridge lowered to reveal Wyatt’s Twilight, twitching like crazy. “Twilight, are you okay?” He asked carefully. “I’m more than fine!” Twilight said with a toothy grin. “I found a book here that taught me how to make a functioning drawbridge, and one that taught me interesting facts about snails!” Cruger sighed, “Twilight, you got the stuff right?” Cruger’s Twilight held up a syringe, “High grade tranquilizer, grabbed it just as you arrived.” “You’re gonna tranq her?” “You got a better idea?” Cruger replied, “or would like to wait until she crashes?” “Well, she is pretty harmless right now,” Wyatt offered. “And I could just turn into Kabuto and put all the books back once she's normal again.” “It’s your Twilight,” Cruger shrugged, “I just like having as many available options as possible.” “I just don't want to show up in my universe with an unconscious mare. Might send ponies the wrong message.” “Fair enough,” Cruger Twilight said as she put the syringe away, “but you are cleaning this up before you go.” “Yes your highness,” Wyatt said with a dramatic bow. “Now, how much longer is that coffee gonna last?” “How long ago and how much?” Cruger asked his Twilight. “Half a pot, 44 minutes ago.” “Now, assuming her metabolism is the same as yours was,” Cruger said as he did some math on his fingers, “I’d say she’ll conk out about, now.” Just as he said that, a loud snore echoed through the library. “Good timing,” Wyatt complimented. “Well, better get cleaning,” Cruger’s Twilight said, “and remember to sort them. “Yeah yeah, shouldn't take long,” Wyatt sighed, putting a card in his belt. “I’ll be done before you can say henshin,” “Kamen Ride: Kabuto!” He then slotted another card. “Attack Ride: Clock Up!” Wyatt then rushed through the library, leaving Twilight up by Cruger and putting all the books back. Wyatt sighed, and pulled the handles of his Driver. “There, that oughta do it.” Twilight glanced around, “Well, it appears that everything is where it should be.” “You would know,” Cruger said, “now I don’t mean to be rude, but maybe you should go before you do a hat trick.” “Alright, be sure to call me if you need anything,”Wyatt offered, stretching his hand out. “Or when Beacon’s open.” Cruger grabbed his hand and shook it, “I’ll see you in class, as long as you don’t bring Murphy with ya.” “What if there's show and tell?” Wyatt joked. “Then you can bring your cards,” Cruger chuckled. “Alright, I’ll get out of your hair, Wyatt smiled, shaking his Twilight awake. “Come on, we’ve gotta get home before I cause a monster attack and you become the princess of the Book Castle.” “My head hurts,” Twilight groaned as she got up. “Well,” Cruger’s Twilight said, “that’s what you get when you drink dragon coffee.” “Sorry,” Twilight said with a sheepish smile as she and Wyatt started to leave, walking out the front door. “See ya on the flip side, Decade,” Cruger said. “Same to you, Doggy,” Wyatt nodded, pressing the button on his watch and got on his motorcycle. He then revved the engine and pulled away.