Bianca farted all the way back to the USS Mekron.

As we all know, that's of course, but Ryan can't help but laugh at the sound she makes every time she transitions between gas and human form. Now, she's doing live demonstrations for couriers and carnival members in the chaos of the depths of the submarine. Most people sit around the white table, and the wave prepares cocktails behind a short counter.

Bianca's body, including her clothes, snapped into an orange cloud. Unlike when she was a psychopath, the substance made Ryan more like a faint colored mist than a thick toxic chemical. When she came into contact with the thumping metal walls of the submarine, they were not corroded into dust.

Ryan watches his touring circus. Leo Hargraves regained his sexy and handsome human form, and he made no secret of his joy. Stitch scribbled notes in his diary. Marty is skeptical, and their new member, "Panda", cheers Bianca with his paws.

"So?" Bianca asked, returning to her human form, her clouds fusing into flesh, hair, and clothes. By the way, the clothes are terrible. How could she stand wearing only a pair of fluffy jeans and a vest that the courier would never understand.

"So I'm going to introduce you to your master and savior, the wardrobe," Ryan replied. "In good conscience, I can't let you dress like that."

"It's still better than a hazmat suit," the young woman snickered, looking for a cigarette and a lighter in her pocket.

"The corrosive nature of this gas may be the result of a synergistic effect," Stich said. "Now your abilities work independently. You can switch back and forth between solids and gases, and yes, your compounds no longer degrade metal materials. ”

"I'm not going to rust off any metal tools I get my hands on, am I?" Bianca asked with a sneer, her cigarette trembling. Unlike her orange power, the red power has a surprisingly identical effect. "yes, I won't miss that part. I may need to change my name though. ”

"Can I recommend a flatulent lady?" Ryan asked happily.

His former vice president did not pinch him, but answered him with his own joke. "Unless you change your name to Ah." She said. "So aren't we a good match?"

"How's the donkey and the fart?" You intoxicate them, and We suffocate them. We're going to name our new team of superheroes 'The cheek'. ”

"It's better than The Buttkisse

s) Okay. ”

"Master, can I join?" Panda asked enthusiastically.

"Of course," Ryan replied. "I'm going to give you an honorable name - Kick Ass King!"

Shroud Marty crosses his arms. Although he has always supported the treatment of psychosis, now seeing its practical effects, he is filled with doubts. "I hope you all understand what this discovery means," he said. "While this is better than having one psychopath have two superpowers, it means that anyone can now technically acquire two superpowers. The number of would-be admirers of Augustus will increase. ”

"I'm skeptical," Sunshine replied optimistically. Eva Fabre is dead, her facility is ruined, and no one can make a true elixir. Once Mech

o

The base is destroyed, Dy

AMIS is solved, and counterfeits will be a thing of the past. ”

"Never say impossible, Sunshine," Ryan replied, knowing that there is always someone who can develop the right power to get more people to do the same. But I agree. The elixir of life will eventually run dry, and the problem with Lightning Ass is not that he has two abilities. This is what can be done by combining these two forces. ”

Sunshine nodded in agreement. "Augustus' invincibility and his destructive lightning pose a threat to human civilization, but of the thousands of psychopaths we encounter, only blood has a truly catastrophic combination of power. There's always something like Mech

o

And people like Ogre Adam, psychopath or not. ”

"Makes sense."

"Taking into account the data we have collected and the data we have collected about Elixi

Predictions of distribution," Stitch said, "Elixi

will more or less disappear from circulation in ten years. After that, new genomes will be born, not manufactured. ”

The remaining elixir is like a treasure buried in time. The alchemists had planned to use the genome to defeat Homo sapiens, and they would do the same. With a stable genetic code, former psychopaths will also be able to reproduce, further increasing the number of new breeds.

"I'm not going to speak for all the crazy people." Bianca lit a cigarette and enjoyed the smell of impending lung cancer. "But I'm not going to get in trouble anymore, unless that nerd asks me too."

"Me?" Ryan asked, switching between native and French.

"You gave me my life back, bastard," she replied. "I owe you a debt that I will never be able to pay back. Whatever you want from me, I'll give it to you. But if you have to get an inch, I'm going to hit you in the arm. ”

"Are you willing to stand trial?" Leo Hargraves asked.

"yes...... Yes, I think I will. Bianca puffed a cloud of smoke from her nostrils. Will I be convicted?"

"Your crime is nowhere near as serious as Adam and Psyshock, and you've helped us a lot." Su

shi

e answer wisely. "I believe there is a second chance. Your captured teammates will be treated in the same way. ”

"Only a genius with our resources and combined expertise can make this treatment effective, sir," Stitch noted. "We will need support to expand it to the whole of Europe."

“Nidhogg ?” The Shroud asked.

"Kinetics"? Ryan replied jokingly. "Access to the best privatized health care in the world?" That doesn't mean much. ”

His transparent teammate muttered as if a pigeon had attacked his windshield. "They already have the infrastructure, Ryan, but they don't have the necessary ethics."

"We can work with Enrique Manada, but not with his family," Leo Hargraves replied. "We still have time to think about the future. Let's first heal the captive Meta-Ga

g members, see if the treatment is effective. ”

Ryan left his allies to discuss how to mass-produce the antidote, sitting behind the bar in the cafeteria. Mr. Bo gave him a purple cocktail with an elegant blue straw. "What is this?" The messenger asked.

"This is Vi

gi

Wavemojito," Mr. Wave introduced the cocktail. "Mr. Bo can make people drunk with non-alcoholic beverages."

Ryan took a sip and closed his eyes happily, the taste pouring out of his mouth. The perfect blend of grape juice, honey and many secrets! The refined taste of his idol is not limited to fashion. "It's delicious."

"Mr. Bo takes only the best," Genome replied, placing one hand on the counter. "The Sun told Mr. Bo that you wanted to talk to him?"

"Yes, I saw it." Ryan's voice was drowned out by the cacophony of their allies' debates, and he dropped the bomb without warning. "I'm a time traveler."

The courier expected a problem, but Mr. Bo was too good to have a problem. "Man cannot travel through time. Time waits for Mr. Bo, but only after he counts to infinity. When Mr. Bo kills Time, it dies. ”

"Obviously," Ryan replied. "Do you remember the day we met?" You saved me from the explosion. ”

Superheroes fold their hands. "Yes, Mr. Bo has had such an honor."

"You've saved me more than twenty times," Ryan said over a cocktail. "Then I lost count. Sometimes I trip, sometimes I dive. You can't save me every time, but at least you're always trying. When I die, I often remember the feeling of your cashmere suit pressing against my face, protecting me from being burned by the flames. ”

Mr. Bo listened respectfully and silently, his wavelength head devoid of any facial expression.

"You're always there for me when I wake up," Ryan continues his story. "Sit on the edge of my bed as if you are responsible to me."

"Mr. Bo has one," the man replied. "If Mr. Bo had seen you earlier, you wouldn't have been admitted to the hospital."

"If you do that, you'll all die." And Ryan himself. "Whenever I wake up, you always do what you can to help me. At one point, you even toured the entire Italian coastline at the speed of light in an attempt to find Lane. ”

"There is no speed of light. The light travels at the speed of Mr. Wave. "The voice of the multicolored genome went from amusing to serious." Why are you running away, Ryan?"

"I wasn't in the right mental state at the time," the courier admitted. "Do you know the five stages of grief? I think the part I was stuck in the Great Depression had ...... 30 years? At least 20 pcs. I spent some time in Monaco and accepted and enjoyed the journey. ”

"Mr. Bo has already discussed it with Simon. You've saved a lot of souls from a terrible place, Ryan. ”

"Yes, but it took some time. These people need a hero to save them from hell, and when I want to come up with a hero, you're the first one that comes to mind. My parents died when I was very young, and no one thought that blood was a pattern for parents. ”

"Mr. Bo can imagine."

"So I guess I'm trying to be a little more like you," the time traveler said, telling the truth in his heart. "I want to say thank you. You inspired me in my darkest moments, and I owe you more than ten times my life. ”

"You don't owe me anything, Ryan," replied Mr. Bo, his tone almost like that of a father. "I'm so proud of you. I've been following your adventures for as long as I could, and you've saved more people than you ever imagined. ”

This cleared the courier's head. "You did it?"

"Yes, but I want to know why you crashed during delivery," Bo replied with a shrug. "Even I didn't go that far."

"I swear, the other option is even worse!" Or at least that's what Ryan hoped for, because he was playing with his straw. To be honest, he doesn't remember that run exactly. "I thought the first person couldn't resist your mighty power?"

"Before being a living spotlight, I was a comedian," Bo replied breaking his character. "Life on the road is hard. Of the newcomers to our group, one of the four usually dies before the mission is completed. Leo still feels guilty for not saving the Costa family from Augustus, Matthias watches his mother turn into a vegetative state, Ace has his own demons, and even the good doctor is sometimes frustrated. When you think about how fragile life is, you get frustrated...... So I made sure my teammates would never do that. ”

Ryan sighed. "When everything sucks, the only way is to laugh it off and go ahead."

"That's right. When everyone else is frustrated, someone has to keep the show. "The living wavelength glanced at the carnival, especially Bianca." When you move from a one-man show to a troupe, the challenges are different, but I think you did a great job yourself. ”

"I'm fed up with solo shows. I love the spotlight—"

"But you hate loneliness more?" Mr. Bo guessed.

Ryan nodded. "You know the time travel part."

It made him laugh. "Ryan, only half of my boasting is exaggerated," he said. "I keep the real thing a secret because no one will believe it. I've seen something crazier than time travel. Have you ever been to Quebec?"

"No, but when I'm re-elected president of the free world, I'll probably invade Canada."

"Whatever you do, Ryan, don't go to Quebec"

The voice of the short man echoed through the loudspeakers in the cafeteria. "We are approaching the Italian coast," she said.

"Oh, my phone has a signal again!" Ryan said happily and jumped up from his seat, leaving an empty mug behind. "I'm sorry, I have to call my girlfriend."

Mr. Bo understands. He also has his own female fans. Bo raised his hand at Ryan, like those "Uncle Sam wants you" posters. "Don't let her go, Ryan."

He won't.

Ryan walked out of the chaos and through the metal corridor of the submarine towards the exit. As soon as he turned on his phone, he received a text message from Livia.

LiviaLove: Ryan? Ryan, are you okay?

They must have reached the Mediterranean.

Plush tame

: Hello, princess. I am fine.

@livealove: I'm relieved to hear from you, my knight. Is everything going well?

My mission was a complete success.

livealove: That's one of us.

What's wrong?

livealove: When you see the coast of New Rome, you understand.

I'm trying to stop it, Rya

。 I tried, but it didn't work. He's not going to change. He will never change.

When Ryan realizes what is happening, he feels a chill.

Where are you?

I was in Sorrentos with Nasinia and Fortuna. Come back soon.

I miss you.

I miss you too, I'll be there soon.

I can't wait. I need you, Ryan. I need you.

I'm coming.

Ryan turns off his phone and meets the alchemist in the hallway. "Topless photos again, meatballs?" He asked.

"How did you—"

"Because I understand your despicable thought process, you hormone-ridden primitive." The genius replied angrily. "I have a breakthrough to report."

"Say it, Daddy Brain."

"We now know that genomic consciousness exists in an invisible state of flow. Your gaseous fans confirmed. Now, with this information, I believe I can improve the space-time teleportation mechanism developed by divers to allow thoughts to travel through time. Make the signal more effective. ”

Ryan understood right away. "You can send back more than one mind map."

"Yes."

The messenger couldn't contain his excitement. "How many?"

"I want to say...... Five?" Maybe six, but I can't guarantee it. Ryan made no secret of his disappointment at the answer, causing the alchemist to shrug. The more mind maps are sent back, the more difficult it is to calculate. In this regard, even my infinite wisdom can only do so much. ”

Ryan would have liked more, but that still changed everything.

The original plan relied on shifting Livia's mind back in time, rebuilding the brain scanning machine, and then using her stored brain maps to help their allies remember. However, this significantly delayed the assault on the Mekron bunker. Big Fat Adam sent the captured residents of Rust to their deaths while trying to open McLaren's bunker, and a day's loss meant dozens of innocent casualties.

But if Ryan can bring more people along, he can assemble a team to fight the Superpowers as soon as he loads up.

Who can he bring? Sunshine? Even if he gains memories of his future self, the living sun is a few hours away from New Rome, and for every minute lost, the death toll of the Superpowers Gang increases by one point.

The Shroud has been activated, which is a safer bet. This would also allow his assassination to end before it began.

Livia and Sho

The tie will be given a time travel ticket, so that there are two or three empty seats left. It would be easier to destroy the bunker with Bianca on board, but it would be easier for Ryan to be on Dy

Amis finds people...

"I need to think about it," said the time traveler. "Can you send someone?"

"Absolutely." The alchemist replied arrogantly. "Brain matter is no longer mandatory, but I recommend bringing a few geniuses."

"Does a genius with a little g count?"

"Your funeral."

Ryan climbed out of the submarine tower and breathed in the fresh air. The stars of the Milky Way shimmered brightly in the sky above the courier's head, and the moon made him crave a piece of French croissant.

Felix had already reached the lookout before him and sat on the edge of the tower. He glanced in the direction of the coast and noticed the lights of New Rome in the distance.

"I thought cats were afraid of water, little atomic cat?" Ryan said, sitting next to Felix.

"I've never crossed an ocean before," he admitted. "I never even left Italy, and now I've moved to the other side of the world half a world and come back."

"In the next episode, we're going to Australia. Then you can call yourself a wallaby. ”

"You can't imagine how much I regret choosing this nickname," replied the young man, his beautiful blue eyes scrutinizing Ryan. "Who the hell are you?"

"A time traveler from the future. Or in the past, if you look from the side. ”

Felix narrowed his eyes, pondering the words of his genome companion, and then reacted in denial. "I don't believe you," he said.

Not surprising, but disappointing. In the previous cycle, Atomcat was quick to accept the facts, but this iteration didn't go along with Rya

Making too many connections. "And how do you explain all this?" The messenger asked.

"Livia. It's clear that you're working with her, dating her, and it's not the first time she's allowed a roundabout plot to succeed. Although I can't explain the ending you want. ”

"Save the city and overthrow my future father-in-law" Ryan makes a note if appropriate, officially dueling with Lightning Ass to get his daughter to marry him.

"Livia would never do that," Felix replied contemptuously. "She was her father's daughter and tried to alleviate Augustus's harm, not stop him."

"However, she helped me save your life from your parents and formed an alliance with Carnival." Ryan shrugged. "Things are not black and white."

"Can't change the fact that you can't be a time traveler."

"I can really make the entire universe stop time, do you think it's impossible to turn it back?"

"Then prove it to me." Felix said. "Take me back if you can."

"It's a little harder than you think, so let me suggest something else." Ryan looked at the crescent moon. "Once, when you and Jamie were still friends, the clever rat stole Bliss from Mercury's department. You stalk the animals to find their hostess...... It was a terrible sight. ”

Felix looked at the messenger as if horns had grown out of his head, which only encouraged him to keep going. Ki is crouching in a rodent-infested abandoned apartment and taking an overdose of Bliss. Blood was coming from her nose and eyes, and mold was growing on her skin. ”

Felix clenched his hands into fists. "Who told you?"

"It's you," Ryan replied. Even now, he remembers that conversation word for word, like many people who have been forgotten by time. "You rush into the hospital, and the first thing Ki Jeong does when he wakes up is to ask for more happiness. In your own words, it's a wake-up call. You want Nasinia to quit the industry, but her parents always pull her back. ”

"What did they say?" Felix asked, his voice distant.

"It's for the greater good of the family, my dear," Ryan was quoted as saying. "'Addicts commit suicide because they can't control themselves.' ”

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For the next few minutes, he pondered the words of the messenger in silence. Many emotions flashed across his face, ranging from anger and doubt to sadness. Ryan learns from Bo and lets his friend process his feelings in respectful silence.

"It's so vivid," Felix said. "Livia can get the details wrong, and I've never told anyone the whole story. Either you can read my mind in addition to stopping time, or you're a time traveler. I don't see any benefit in a mind reader telling such a ridiculous story. ”

"Hey, my life makes sense in the context of it!" Ryan protested.

"I have doubts." Felix replied dryly, a sad smile on his lips. "How do you use your superpowers?"

"I created a save point, and when I died, I came back to life," Rya

replied. "I believe this is the 16th time I've reloaded in New Rome."

Felix scoffed. "It's too bad."

"It's pretty safe area by my standards."

Felix narrowed his eyes at Ryan, as if he suddenly understood the meaning of the Courier's words. "We're close," he realized. "If I hadn't entrusted my life to you, I wouldn't have told you so much."

"We put together a team called 'Save the Pandas Fast', which is both powerful and stylish." Ryan closed his eyes in mourning. "I miss Yuki so much."

"I can imagine you two get along pretty well." Felix said thoughtfully, then frowned. "Wait, did she force me to wear a new costume?"

"Unfortunately, you've been a fashion disaster all the way to the end." Ryan looked into the eyes of his former partner. "In that cycle, your sister died trying to save you."

Felix's hands clenched. "Father?"

"Pluto. Or Kouira, if you like. ”

Superheroes look down on the pitch-black sea. "Augustus would always send men after me," he said. "People will die in the crossfire."

"As long as I can do whatever I want, I won't."

"I ...... I've never reconciled with Jamie and Kizheng. Felix said, his voice choked up. When they decided to support Bliss's business, I closed the door. I still think I was right to do it, but they died to protect me. The last thing I did was condemn them, and now that they're dead, I can't take back my words. When they died, they thought I hated them. ”

The young hero's eyes welled up with tears. "Hey, kitten, it's okay," Ryan said, a hand on his friend's shoulder. "You can't know."

"No, I ......" the atomic cat closed his eyes and wiped away his tears. I love them, man. They are my friends. Jamie is my best friend, and Ki-jeong, she's a very caring woman. I want them to do the right thing and oppose this soul-destroying drug, but I ...... I never wanted them to die. ”

Ryan hugged his friend and comforted him. "It's not too late," the courier said. "I'll give you another chance to make amends."

"Why are you telling me this now?" Felix asked, then pushed the time traveler's arm away. "If I don't remember anything, it means you didn't bring me back the first time."

"In that old cycle, I can't bring your memories back," Ryan replied. "But I might do it now. Although we have made a few attempts, we already have the technology. ”

Felix did not answer immediately, but glanced at the lights dancing on the horizon. "Do you think it's too late for me to compensate them now?" He asked Ryan.

"I think with the right push, they can avoid Augustus." Jamie and Kei are reminding Ryan of Bianca, who follows the big fat Adam, partly out of fear and partly out of true motive for denying her boss. Zambato and Jiu Jiu take a stand to protect the atomic cat, unlike his parents, whose loyalty to Augustus is not unshakable. "But they need your help, kitten."

"I ...... If I had any chance to make up for it...... If I have any chance, I'm going to take it. Felix's eyes hardened. That's why you're working with Livia. This confusion has happened before, and you're trying to avoid it. ”

"Kitty, Livia is better than you think," Ryan replied lovingly. "It took a while, but all the pieces fell into place. Our happy ending is finally within reach. ”

"Can I help?"

"Yes, but I'm not going to lie, we're probably going to have to fight your parents, your godfather, and dozens of villains before we can end the day. It's going to be a boss craze, and half of that will be someone you know. You'd better sharpen your paws. ”

"Thankfully, I hate almost everyone I know." Felix's gaze hardened. "Where do I sign up?"

The submarine is getting closer to the shore, the light is getting brighter, and the smell of smoke fills the air.

"Wait," Felix said with a frown. "Something is wrong."

Ryan also noticed. Bright colors, shades reflected by clouds over the coast. He'd seen it twice before, because it happened over and over again.

These are not the lights of a glamorous casino, but the brightness of a flame.

New Rome was on fire, and Ryan had only one word to respond.