There was only one person who could put up an equal fight of power with Ben and that was President Dexter Benovolis. Slaine decided to pay him a visit and listen to his plans. But the President won't let a stranger near him, so he must choose his identity carefully.

"I am Ben."
"You can go in."
Slaine reached Dexter's office and opened the door. Dexter sat on his chair, right in front of a huge table.

He got up and walked towards Slaine. He grabbed his face and looked into his eyes, "That's a nice little lie you said to get in here."
"I'm not lying."
"Your eyes look nothing like Ben's eyes."
"I did undergo many surgeries in the future. However, it's upto you if you want to believe me. I won't force you to."

Dexter seemed to be lost in thoughts.
"So, I guess you've come from the past." He asked.
"Yes, I did." Dexter moved his hand away.
"How old are you?"
"I'm eighteen."

"Oh, you're pretty young. I'm--"
"Dexter Benovolis, the President dictating the world. I know."

"You are well informed."
"What can I say? It's a talent."
Dexter snickered, "So, why bother visiting me?"
"I want you to send me back to the past. I'm kind of stuck here."

"Why would I help you?"
"Because I will help you in return."
"What?"
"I believe that Ben is the evil one here and I refuse to be his puppet."
"But isn't that you yourself?"
"I don't care."
Dexter looked at Slaine for a while, "Follow me."

They walked towards a lift and went up at the top of the Mechapolis tower.

"You are smarter than the present Ben." Dexter complimented him.
"A man tends to go senile after hundreds of years of working, sir."
"Yes but you are young. I want you to work with me."

"What will I have to do?
"I am planning to make X-DROIDS the species replacing humans--They would be much superior beings to rule."
"I don't think Ben would let you do that."
"He will soon be history."

"What?"
"I was worried because I feared if we kill Ben, we would lose an important jewel of brain power. But now, since you are here, we don't need him."
"Will you kill him?"
"We haven't given him any food or water since the past one week. I'm pretty sure he'll just starve to death."

"So, you're saying that you want me to help you kill me in the future? That makes no sense."
"Alright, we won't kill him."

The lift opened and they walked into a huge laboratory.
"This is Ben's workplace."
'He has fooled you too, you fool.' Slaine thought since obviously it wasn't Ben's real workplace.

But he now knew of Dexter's plans. Dexter told everything to Slaine who decided to pretend he was on Dexter's side the entire time.

'Well, this was fairly easy.'

"By the way, you had those burn marks in the past too?"
Slaine touched his face, "Oh these?"
"I saw once, you just had them on your back."
"Uh.. Yeah. They healed later on."
"We can just heal them now."

Dexter took out a spray bottle from one drawer and sprayed it on Slaine's face. He closed his eyes, "What the--My eyes!"
"Look."
"I can't!" Slaine squinted at looked into the mirror before them.

The scars on his face were gone.
"Unfortunately, his only works on facial skin since it's soft. It doesn't work on tough skin like hands or back so I can't help you with those."
"What is it?"

"You don't know? Oh right, you're from the past. It's YML45--It gently washes off one layer of the skin and simultaneously reforms another one. It is used for removing facial marks, scars, pimples, blemish, tan, blackheads-- Just everything.
"Can I take one?"
"Yeah sure, I have many of these."

"Thank you." Slaine looked at the spray bottle.
"By the way, Ben. Are you straight?"
"Yes? Why?"
"What a shame."

Slaine chuckled, "Why?"
Dexter leaned towards him and Slaine moved back, pushing himself at the edge of the stone table in the laboratory.

"You haven't had any cosmetic surgeries, right?"
"No, I haven't."
"You looked so cute even without them." Dexter smiled.

Slaine quickly jumped off of the table. "Bathroom!"
"It's to the right, at the end of the hallway."
"Thanks!" Slaine ran out of the laboratory and entered the bathroom.

He shut the door and pressed his back on the wall, "Where have I come?"

'This isn't as easy as I thought. I feel like I'm in danger.'

Lucifer sat inside the bar with some other customers who now knew him by his name.
"Lucifer, you don't talk a lot, do you?"
"You haven't achieved any monopoly over my time. I shall not indulge myself with mere mortals like you."

"He still says things I don't understand."
"You lack the wit to decipher his highness' sense of humour."
"Yes yes, you highness."

Lupin ran inside the bar and looked at Lucifer.
"Oh hello."
He pulled Lucifer's arm and ran inside his room.
"I think he wants you to follow him."

Lucifer got up and walked inside Lupin's room. He looked at the camera footage Lupin had got his hands on. It was hacked from a government database. Slaine transmigrated to the future when Gotham came to the past, due to their collision.

"Asselyum!" Lucifer shouted and Asselyum came to the room with Jimmy and Axel.
"Slaine!" She shouted as she looked into the computer.
"Good work, Lupe!" Jimmy patted Lupin's head.

"What kind of bullshit is this--Urgh!" Lucifer grabbed his head and sat on his haunches.
"Lucifer?"
It was a vision. Emmett was showing her last vision to him. Gotham, Valorie, Giles, Allianz and Delete were all walking towards the Manhatten bridge. Right above it was the flotator engine of the time machine which kept it floating in the sky.

"Lucifer? Can you hear us?" Axel asked.
His eyes were glowing blue, "The time machine." He got up, "The time machine is in danger!"
"What?"

Lucifer ran to the room opposite to Lupin's room, which had a balcony in it. He jumped out of the balcony and flew into the air.

Gotham had reached the Manhatten bridge. Valorie held a runblaster in his hand and jumped at the top of the bridge. He stood at the peak and pointed at the sky. The engine seemed like a twinkling blue star above the clouds.

He was fixing his aim but as soon as he pressed the trigger, the runblaster fell from his hand and a small packet of energy flew at the bridge, breaking one of the railings. The traffic got stuck and people looked out of their cars.

It was the wind.
He turned back, "What happened, Valorie?" Delete asked from beneath.
Valorie looked at her as the wind grew stronger. Allianz picked up the runblaster. A storm was approaching from far away.

Gotham smiled, "We finally have the special guest here."
Valorie jumped down and looked above them. Lucifer stood at one of the railings with his longcoat and his hair swindling in the air.

Gotham looked at him in the eye, "I was waiting for you, your highness."
He glared at her but she jumped down the bridge, into the water. As soon as she did, her feet joined together and formed a tail.

He just stood at the pole and stared at her with his arms crossed. She peeped out of the water and looked at him with a smile,

"So, how would you like to be ducked?" She asked and the wind grew stronger.
"Oh no," Giles whispered.

-To be continued

Slaine Benjamin
5500 Rebellion