A younger Miguel opens his eyes and he meets Anne, who stares back into his own eyes while she carried his burned-heavy head on her lap.

"Anne... I love you..." said Miguel, as he held her hand.

Miguel and Anne went on to dance and sing on karaoke night, being the best of friends.

After which they would go on and dance together under the beautiful streaming lights of the evening.

Both of them would tell stories with each other and tell each other about their lives together.

Miguel would spend much time with Anne.

They'd constantly talk with each other at the beginning of class all the way to dismissal.

But Miguel only spoke about his life, his love for movies and shows, and his interest in the fantastical magic system of the Multiverse while Anne just listened to his jabberings all day and night.

One time, Miguel even got in trouble for speaking up against a teacher, and Anne was there to protect him.

One time, Miguel forgot to answer his test in class, and Anne was there to help him review.

Another time, Miguel tripped and Anne helped him get back to full health.

They were the best of friends... In every... single universe... where there was a Miguel and Anne.

Mars opens his eyes as the music in the old recorder stops.

Mars sighs, looking around. "Oh, Anne..."

Diana sighs. "I've located the two idiots, father. While you wallow in self-hatred regarding Anne Anastasia, I have found the two fools who dare try to defeat Aurora."

"Very well. Take them to me, daughter."

Diana nods and runs to them, immediately, in second, she stood before them.

Beatle turns to her. "Get the hell outta here, twerp."

Diana just stares at Beatle with a menacing look.

Beatle sighs. "Welp. I tried!" Beatle takes out his blaster and shoots at Diana, but she just zooms left and right with a trail of blue ligtning leaving her body as Diana beats Beatle down and knocks Prometheus out.

They slowly open their eyes to meet Mars and Diana, the dastardly pair, with a shadowy female figure next to them.

Aurora... Morningstar...

Aurora sneers. "Aw! Well, well, well! Isn't it nice to finally meet you two!"

Prometheus groans. "ANOTHER Aurora!?!? Is this one yours!?"

"What do you want, Ruru?" asked Beatle.

"It's just Morningstar now. Thank you very much. I want what is rightfully mine... Isn't that right, my dearie?" She grabs Diana's face and squeezes it.

"That being...?" asked Prometheus.

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"I WANT THE PRINCE, PROMETHEUS!!! The so-called Prince you've reared. I want his blood... I want him ALIVE!!!"

"I thought Aurora... Well... MY Aurora... Was meant to sell it to ya!" yelled Prometheus.

"SHE'S USELESS!!!" roared Morningstar. "She couldn't get a tune with WHAT I CAN DO!!! Which is catch you two idiots."

"So, you're behind this Splooge thing..." sighed Beatle.

"Yes. I've been selling Splooge to my alters in exchange for resources for my people's wealth."

"'Wealth!?!?' 75% of your people are starving to death..." said Beatle.

"It's called 'Population Management.' Something you clearly don't understand. Especially you, Pro... You and your... adoption problemas..."

"THEY ARE GOOD KIDS AND YOU KNOW IT, WITCH!!!" growled Prometheus, as Morningstar snickers.

"Well, well... *yawns*... I'd just like to say that you and your precious wecious Prince should BE HERE BY NOW!!! OR ELSE!!!" yelled Morningstar.

"No... No, no... I didn't come here to be extorted by a bitch like you," said Prometheus. "I'm here to assassinate you. Using uh... Him..."

Morningstar cackles. "Beatle you fumbling thundering DUMBASS!!! You're in chains, right now. Do realize I can kill you or not... Depends completely on how I feel!"

"Well, this is how I feel-!" yelled Pro, warping away his mask and spitting at her as she catches the spit with an ethereal force and slaps it back into his face. "Gross..."

"Mars, hon?" asked Morningstar, as Mars pointed his vibrating vambrace blade at Prometheus' face.

"Eep!" squealed Prometheus. "You gonna kill me with that thing?"

"Do you want me to?"

"I can regenerate, dumbass..."

"Dipped in Demon's Blood..."

"Fuck. Right. That can totally kill us," said Prometheus. "Right, Beatle?"

"Will you please shut up and stop giving them IDEAS!?!?" asked Beatle, vexed.

Mars sighs.

Beatle turns to Diana and realizes who she is by staring at her features. "I'm sorry... You raised... his kid, didn't you?"

Mars squints his eyes.

"Hey, kid. You Tyrone and Anne's kid?" asked Beatle, as Prometheus is mortified.

"What's it to ya?" asked Diana.

"Leave away from my business," said Mars.

"I just wanna say that I'm sorry..." said Beatle. "I'm sorry that this shit happened to you. That whatever happened caused you to raise her... What happened to your Anne, huh?"

"She died..." said Mars. "I killed her."

Diana smirks as Mars tries to decapitate Beatle, but Prometheus managed to break free and block it with his bubbles.

Beatle senses something... "You lie."

Mars' eyes quiver.

Diana is confused and concerned. She scoffs. "Father never lies to me."

Beatle sighs. "Prometheus. Get us outta here."

Prometheus opens a bubble portal and they hop out of the scene.

Morningstar sighs. "Get them."

Mars and Diana charge into portals and chase after the pair.

The pair struggle to open portals and hop in to avoid the two Speed Demons. They keep jumping around, begging themselves to avoid the quicksters by sheer force of will but Mars manages to catch up. He always does.

Beatle's eyes widen as Prometheus battles against Diana.

Beatle growls. "Mars. Don't do this. Why did Anne die? How did Anne die!?"

Mars growls as well. "Shut up! You have no right to speak of her that way!"

Beatle spun and tried cutting Mars down with the sheer speed of his eskrima sticks. "Mars. I only want to help!"

"Poor little Beatle... Always having the moral dilemma... facing the fact he must kill himself... over..." Mars throws a punch and breaks Beatle's jaw. "And over..." He kicks him and breaks his ribs. "AGAIN!!!" Mars strangles Beatle. "Can't fly-fly-fly away this time, Beatle."

Beatle's eyes widen as Mars takes out his vambrace only for Prometheus to knock him out and grab him, hopping away into another portal.

"Shit!" yelled Diana, speeding next to Mars.. "Father..."

"It's okay..." said Mars. "Planet's under lockdown."

Diana thinks for a second. "About Anne... My mother... you didn't kill her, did you?"

Mars doesn't answer back.

"Father... Did you... lie to me?"

Mars sighs. "Yes."

Diana tears up. "You told me you killed my parents because they were abusive toward me..."

"I killed them because I can," said Mars. "Your father, Tyrone, was Mercury. He was a Superhero. I was angered because Anne, my lover, was taken from me by him."

Diana's eyes widen.

"I only meant to protect you."

Diana growls and runs away.

Morningstar teleports next to Mars. "You really want to continue telling them this lie? Telling yourself this lie?"

"I killed them."

Morningstar sighs. "You're only punishing yourself, Mars. Ease up on yourself, my dude."

Mars tears up. "I killed them."

Morningstar sighs.

"I killed them."

Morningstar smirks. "Yes... You did..." She teleports away as a glimmer of his red bloodshot eyes were the last thing Mars saw.

Mars whispers to himself. "I killed them. I killed them. I killed them. I-..."