Reader and Amy dropped through the sudden portals......to end up being clotheslined by Shrink. They fell hard with a thud but recovered quickly because of their training. Shrink went to stomp on Reader, but he rolled out of the way and pulled out his gun. The minimizing anti-hero slapped the gun out of his grip. Exodus "teleported" the gun out of the room. 

----

Blazekat saw a gun dropping into the water, before getting assailed by a flurry of yellow strikes. The speedster held back for the plan to come to fruition. Thanks to the adrenaline shots, Blaze manifested a protective circle of fire, before blowing-

A heavy downpour of water soaked him, preventing the attack. He turned to find a full-bodied Aqua standing above the water.

The Yellow Blur stood right in front of him, vibrating from the remainder of charges he stored up. Part of him wondered why they haven't killed him already. His adrenaline filled mind came to a conclusion: they want to keep him alive.

He found himself in the most difficult position to win. A speedster and a bioengineered monster? His heart raced and thudded against his chest. Not out of fear, but out of sheer joy.

He pressed a particular spot on his stomach. He vomited a large amount of oil onto the pier and the water. Water couldn't put out this particular fire and Aqua knew this. She moved herself around the oil so she could have a better vantage point.

Quick avoided the oil because his accelerated mind predicted what he's planning. Blazekat got hit again as he threw a lit lighter towards the water. Fire roared above the surface of the water. As she moved around, the "hero" pressed a button on his gauntlet to shoot fire on the pier. The fiery path almost limited the paths for the speedster.

The hero then charged to jump into it, but Quick prevented him with a static charged push. The fire hero yelled out from the voltage running through his body. Aqua then trapped him in an orb of water.

Aqua went to slap a power collar on him, but the hero pushed button on his neck by tilting his head. Grease ran down out of his mouth. He squeezed the trigger and the orb ignited into a sphere of fire. He ran with a bared smile towards Aqua!

Before he could take another step, Quick threw a static bolt that halted him in his tracks. Several vital spots were missed on purpose as the flames died out. Aqua slapped the power collar on him before trapping him in a breathable sphere of water.

The Yellow Blur leaned against the side of the warehouse as he mis-stepped from the fatigue of the day. Aqua rushed over to him.

"I'm at my limit", he panted.

"Let's rest", as she helped him down to sit. She pressed a button on his wrist to update Alex.

Now they had to wait for Exodus and Shrink to fulfill their part of the plan.

---

Meanwhile....

An invisible Exodus kneed Reader in the balls. Reader bent forward from the hit and Amy was bewildered. Amy went to attack their minds, but Exodus and Shrink were unaffected. She came to the conclusion that Alex had equipped them with psychic blockers. Exodus used her portals to make Amy think she's slipping in and out. Her large partner disappeared before their eyes.

Reader ran close to his partner.

Shrink landed a growing haymaker on Reader's face. The force of it pushed Reader against the wall.

Exodus, while invisible, appeared above to drag Amy down by the neck. Her head rang inside her dark mask. Crimson iron crawled from her mouth. She pressed a button on a device she hid behind her back. Shrink had grown to full-size and Exodus's portals disappeared. Shrink caught his visible partner and brought her to his side. Power suppressive lights covered the whole room.

Shrink nodded his helmet at his partner, and she nodded back. Amy and Reader pulled out swords and rushed at them!

Exodus ejected a knife with the press of a button on her knee. She blocked Amy's attacks as best as she could, but her arms got surprisingly nicked from the quick cuts. She also felt her skin was on fire. As she blocked another attempt, she noticed steam emanating from the blade. She forced herself to keep calm and find an opening.

Her partner, Shrink, moved back to avoid getting cut as Reader thrusted his sword at him. The sword pierced the wall. Shrink responded with a heavy left hook to the face. Reader stumbled back as Shrink took his sword to protect Exodus.

Wince.

A heated knife plunged into his left leg. He took it out while Exodus frantically applied medi-gel to cover his wound. She did the same for her arms.

"Thanks for the extra weapon!", pointing the knife at them.

Amy and Reader regained their breaths. Exodus's old instincts were telling her to escape and live another day. She narrowed her eyes to force that side of her down.

Shrink picked her up and threw her at Amy while throwing the knife at Reader. Amy blocked with her blade, but the force of the throw pushed her down to the floor. She used her legs to vault her against the wall, but the teleporter rebounded off the wall with her feet and plunged her knife into Amy's shoulder! Amy winced from the attack as the teleporter pulled it out. Reader jabbed her in the face which made her stagger back.

Shrink swung the blade at Reader, but the mind reader knocked it out of his grasp with a block.

He threw out an extra knife at a recovering Exodus, but her friend blocked with his torso. Reader followed it up with a kick to the knife's handle to drive it in more. Shrink stumbled to a kneel. Amy saw her chance. The sharp edge of the blade aimed for his throat.

The boots of the teleporter's dropkick knocked her away. The telepaths back up to re-plan quickly.

"Remember the plan", the minimizing anti-hero stood up despite the pain. He sprayed gel on the wound after taking the knife out. The teleporting anti-hero crouched down in preparation.

Amy and Reader coordinated a high and low kick to Shrink to put him down, but Exodus got in Reader's way with a sliding kick to stop him while Shrink slammed Amy against the wall. Shrink then grabbed Amy's waist, threw her at the ceiling, and powerslammed her to the floor.

Almost all of her air escaped her lips and nostrils. He quickly applied the power collar to her neck. He then went to handcuff her hands and feet together. Reader ran to help her, but he got jabbed in the throat by Exodus. Shrink threw her around his body to deliver a knockout kick to his head. Shrink then gave him a shot of adrenaline to wake him up. His breathing was erratic as he found himself handcuffed and collared.

"You fools! You really think you will win? Prime is unstoppable!", he yelled at them.

"Well, our leader is tenacious. He's going to win", Exodus breathed heavily.

Shrink sat on both of them to prevent them from moving. Despite the hard fight, she smiled under her helmet. She had come so far from being just a thief.

"Great job, amiga."

"I had great help."

----

Prime hadn't moved from his spot as he heard the commotion from the other fights. Although they were defeated, he still had his trump card.

"You think you have won, Alex?!"

No response.

"Fine. Let's play along", he sighed while walking inside. Out of the corner, he got blasted by a furious Pyra who's not relenting. The plasma blasts forced him towards the middle of the house. Power suppressive lights flashed at him in a large rectangular range.

A falling metal fist of an armored fox connected with the side of his face!

Prime's face rebounded off the floor from the impact as the heavy bootsteps hit the floor. His eyes widened upon seeing Alex, now in his heavy armor. Alex rushed in to keep up the attack! The mighty "hero" felt every ounce of anger from the 16 oz metal fists. Through his vision, he saw an unlit area, but Brooke blasted him to keep him inside the specified area. Burning and pounding against his flesh eroded his durability.

Prime dodged one of his strikes and uppercuts him in the gut. Alex fell back as he was still strong despite the lights being on him. He fought through the pain as Prime got hit by another fire blast in the obliques. Alex kept the attack going to force Prime to use his trump card. Blood splatters around them from the brutal onslaught.

It all led up to where Aqua, Quick, Shrink, and Exodus dropped Blazekat, Amy, and Reader outside the lit area. They were there not only to see the defeat of Prime, but to also support Alex Perez for everything he suffered through.

Right after Prime coughed up blood from the nanobomb slap, Alex injected the vials of Enthrall's and Kid Prime's power genes into the chambers of his arms. Quick, Aqua, Shrink, Exodus, and Brooke lent their energy to Alex for more power to end Prime's life. The team of anti-heroes left Aqua and Quickness for them to put the "heroes" in custody.

--------

After the fight, Exodus teleported them to the medical bay of the Org of Villains for immediate treatment. The nurses and doctors were surprised but they quickly attended to them. They helped Shrink and Exodus onto a bed. Alex screamed out as he clutched his right arm. 

Brooke took off her helmet and was tearing up as she saw his right arm withering away. The nurses got him on a bed right away. She held his right hand in fear that he would end up like Enthrall. The eroding effect started traveling up to his shoulder. Alex tried to heal through using nanobots, but they responded back. 

                 Damaged beyond repair. A possibility of spreading if it's not amputated.

"I need you to amputate my right arm and shoulder before it spreads", he told the nurse.

Brooke cried over him and his team frowned that he had lost another thing against Prime.

"Let's get you prepped", the doctor stated.

"It will be alright. A sacrifice was needed and it's worth it. We all get to live after this. I'm proud of all of you. Tell the others. Tell them that they have their freedom."

"We will do that together", as Brooke caressed his face. The nurse applied the anesthesia mask and he breathed it all in. His eye lids drop into unconsciousness. The surgery was a success as the surgeon amputated Alex's entire right arm and shoulder. Brooke held him close as she laid on his left side.

Alex's eye lids slowly open up hours later to find his beloved. He went to wrap his right arm around her but remembered what happened. He felt he could still feel his nonexistent right arm. Brooke looked up and held a long, tender kiss with him. Alex placed his left hand on the back of her head while kissing her back.

Brooke rested her entire body against him and broke the kiss. She peppered his face with more kisses while her eyes welled up. Tears dripped down on his face.

"I'm so sorry."

"Hey. Things will work out. It sucks, but it's not too bad. I could get a cool robot arm", as he brushed his fingers through her afro.

"Stop joking", she almost laughed.

"Oooh, can we sign that arm?", the bandaged teleporter asked.

"Of course. I will let anyone sign it."

"How does it feel, Alex? Not the arm, but what we did?", the minimizer asked.

"It...

He became speechless as he thought of everything that led him to this point. His body trembled with heavy tears flooding his face. He finally avenged his loved ones, Barria, his neighbors, Dilla, and Switch. However, he wished that they were still alive. Shrink and Exodus got up from their beds to embrace him.

"You did good, Alex. Arma and the others will live a life free from him", Shrink assured him.

"They would be so proud of you", Exodus added with welled up eyes.

Alex released the sadness, pain, anger, and regret as their lives would be different from this point on. Brooke and the others cried with him to release their stress as well.

Gizmo was about to knock on the door but heard sniffling inside. He talked with the nurses about what happened before walking away.

After they calmed down, Brooke continued to rest on top of him. The warmth of her body made him smile. He thought about their future together as well as the futures of Cama, Arma, and the other villains.

"Mi amor, let's get up and tell the others", Alex told her.

She helped him off the bed. His balance was thrown off from the missing part of his body. He took his time with each step. Before they could reach the door, the door slammed open with Gizmo standing in the way.

"Oh, no you don't", he warned. A metal prosthetic arm and shoulder part was ready for Alex to use.

"Made you a gift. It will be different, but it will work the same way and will weigh the same as the other side. We just have to plug you in. It will be painful, but you have gone through worse" the veteran informed him.

"Let's do it", as he laid back on the bed.

Together, the technopaths used their powers to connect the appendage to Alex's right side. Exodus gave him something to bite onto as the pain made his body flinch. Shrink held his legs down and the new part was fully attached.

"Alright. Give it a try."

Alex used his metal power and formed a mental connection with his right arm. His eyes widened as he was able to open and close his hand. He swung his arm in a slow circle and had no problems during it.

"How does it feel?", Gizmo asked.

Alex hugged him in appreciation for what he did. The former Black Ops veteran was now okay with hugs as he embraced him back.

"Thanks for everything."

"You did the work I was afraid to do. Switch would be proud of you. Here are the instructions to take care of it."

Alex took the note and read it over twice. He slipped it into his pocket.

"Oh and I recorded your fight against Prime, but I will let you tell the welcome party", as he motioned to follow him.

"But first, let's sign it!", Exodus spoke with glee as she popped open a marker.

Alex puts out his right arm and holds it with his left hand.

                                                                To more memories together-Exodus

                                                               To the man I call my brother-Shrink 

                                                               I'm proud of my esposo-Pyra <3

Alex smiled at their messages. He offered his right hand to Brooke, who gently grasped it. He was astounded as he could feel her skin in this new arm. Gizmo really thought about everything.

They followed him to the cafeteria. Lagarto, Lucia, Cama, Madame Heavy, Arma, Shriek, and the others were there. They shot up from their seats upon seeing the bandaged group and Alex's new appendage. Brooke firmly grasped his right hand to give him confidence to speak.

"We did it! Prime is defeated!", Alex shouted at the top of his lungs.

The whole ship erupted into cheers from the good news. M Heavy kissed Arma on the cheek and held her.

"We get to be together!", the armadillo girl cried out.

She wrapped her arms around her neck and the gravity villain was crying happily.

Lagarto hugged his family with his arms and tail. Shriek ran up and embraced everyone with tears running down his face Alex. The banshee villain wiped his face before hugging Alex again.

"Thank you! We can finally have peace."

The other villains brought out all the alcohol for the adults to celebrate. Cama and Arma ran over to the group and Shrink scooped them up. He grunted as his wounds were not fully healed.

"Have you guys gotten heavier?"

"Just had a few more cookies", Cama joked.

Shrink and the others laughed.

"Can you tell me about your fight?"

"There's a lot we can't say but wait until you're older. All I can say is we fought ninjas", as Exodus whispered the last part.

"So cool!", his slit eyes widened.

Arma stretched her hands out to Brooke and Alex. They took her and she hugged them tightly. She cried happily that they came back.

"It's over, Arma. We hope you get to sleep well from now on", Brooke hoped.

"If not, we will be there for you", Alex assured with a smile.

Arma softly touched his right arm which Alex felt.

"You want to sign it?"

She nodded. Exodus gave her the marker. 

                                                                     My hero (included with a small version of herself)

 He was touched by her message.

"Thanks. Anyone else want to sign?"

"I do! I do!", Cama begged.

                                                                    To one of the coolest villains-Cama

Alex's metal arm was filled with messages and drawings. The villains passed some beer to the group and they twisted the caps off.

"A toast! To the plan paying off!", Shrink raised his beer.

"And for those that were avenged tonight", Brooke added.

To Alex and the others, the taste of the beer was different. It tasted well-earned. They celebrated a bit.

"So what will you do now?", M Heavy asked.

"I have a plan for that. Just need to fix something up. Oh, I have to tell you all something. There's a child version of Prime."

Silence almost killed the mood, but he reassured that he won't be a threat to them. Exhales of relief filled the ship.

"I will hold him accountable in case he does something wrong. Tomorrow is when we start the broadcast. Let's celebrate for now."

-----

Currently, Alex's villainous broadcast....

The next day, he broadcasted from the ship that message. Govt officials tried to track him but couldn't because of Gizmo bouncing the signal to random locations. They couldn't even turn it off. Alex Perez was in full control as his video is broadcasted globally. Alex left out the parts of Kid Prime, Brooke, Tiffany, and the ship so they could have privacy.

     "In the end, I was never brainwashed. I found the truth. Prime was responsible for the deaths of my family and countless others. He believed their deaths would be remembered forever and that more heroes would come out from tragedy."

Alex releases the true video from Switch's perspective. Everyone is in shock by what they are seeing. Evidence of the prison system and the news station being owned by the hero organization fills the screen with magnified information. There's also video from Alex's confrontation with Prime where he admits to what he did. The people are waking up to the truth and they are furious that they were lied to.

     "Prime was also behind the murders of villains in the big prison. Although it's not confirmed, several higher-ups in the company and the government have tried to cover this up along with the military experiment years ago."

Tiffany and Miguel are watching this unfold and she feels happy that Alex is finally getting the justice that he sought for. She kissed her fiancé happily.

     "Our next demands are this: bring the people involved in the coverups to justice, separate the govt from the hero organization, and that the hero organization reforms their ways. Heroes like Blazekat loved inflicting pain onto others. He should have had his license revoked.

At the same time, people who were associated with villains shouldn't be discarded from society for life. They deserve a second chance and a clean slate to live out their lives. Children of former villains should not be treated lesser than. Enforce my demands or I will make you. I will keep a watchful eye to monitor the situation."

He laughs for a bit as a thought crossed his mind.

"I do like a certain name that has been echoing through the news. Judas. I like the sound of it, but a little change won't hurt. My name is Judas M and.....I will retire from this life."

Everyone watching is surprised to hear that. Numerous questions popped in their mind.

"I accomplished my goal the way that I wanted. From this point on, if either hero or villain steps out of line, I will come back to remind you. Bye for now."

The broadcast ends with a public outcry for the corruption that was exposed. The broadcasters spinning the company's narrative are immediately fired and the news networks owned by the company have been liquidated. Social media is playing Alex's broadcasts and a majority of people are showing support for his ideas.

The govt and company announce their separation from each other to minimize future corruption. Government officials involved in hiding the truth are being indicted and are being tried for their crimes.

Reader and Amy are sent to prison for life with power collars on as it turns out they had a long history with Prime. Blazekat is sent to solitary confinement with a power collar on and his weapons confiscated.

Quickness runs a meeting and takes over as leader of the hero organization. Aqua and Marks tell their sides of the story which adds more to the truth so no one can possibly reject it. The Yellow Blur continues with his speech.

"....Starting today with new leadership, we will establish reforms. We will be better heroes and we will establish an accountability program for heinous crimes. We will allow law enforcement agencies to hold us accountable for crimes just like we will do for them. We won't allow a situation like Prime to happen again."

Kid Prime, his mother, and the rest of the soldiers have been given immunity unless they commit another crime. They are visited by Quick and Aqua on a weekly basis and they play together. The child is regaining his powers over time as he can now hover. The speedster goes back to Fiona and things are looking up for him.

The other villains leave to start their new lives. Exodus drops them off and they confess to their crimes in exchange for immunity. Their respective countries grant them this because of Alex's threat.

Almost everyone has left the ship leaving Gizmo and the staff behind.

"Gizmo, do you want to come with us?", Alex asked.

"I think it's time I went home. I'm still keeping the ship just in case of Kid Prime. You all go ahead and have fun. I will check in from time to time."

Alex nods and they leave through a portal. They pop up in Houston, Texas where Dilla used to live. It is pleasantly warm where they are. Arma remembers her old home. A gated mansion with blue shutters and trees near the front door.

"Your mom left this house for you. Let's go inside", as Madame offered her hand. Arma instead hugged her leg. Happy tears run down her face.

"Thank you."

"Things will be different from now on. I will protect you with ma vie", the gravity villainess levitated to embrace her with unashamed tears. She opened the satchel and used the key to unlock the gate.

They all walk inside while M Heavy accessed Dilla's secret account. They found the mansion and the large pool in the back was maintained since the name was under Dilla's husband.

Alex and the others stayed with them in the house for some time. Lagarto and his family find a nearby place to stay at so she can stay friends with Cama. The lizard-like villain finds good work as a bounty hunter to catch criminals who evaded bail.

Exodus finds work as a fashion designer along with Shriek in that area with Shrink working as a high-end security guard.

Alex accesses the account he had set up under Kayla's name for a down payment on a house house for Brooke and him. Thanks to his known identity, the realtor practically gives them the place. He still paid to show good faith.

They apply for jobs, and Brooke becomes a kindergarten teacher where Cama and Arma attend. She finds that some of the kids have superheroes as parents and she treats everyone well.

Alex works for a tech organization that exposes online criminal activities. Although they fear him, they acknowledge that he's doing good for everyone. No one tries to fight him head-on because of his capabilities. Even then, his cautious nature never changed.

His home is secured and handled by nanobots so he can focus on his future. Any piece of mail they receive is placed inside a PO Box he made that separates potential bombs/bio-viruses from the regular mail. He does find that one bomb was made by a few members of the CIA.

The CIA headquarters receives a package that pops out of a portal. Attached to the box is a cellphone that rings. They are on high alert as they call a bomb expert.

His voice and mask crackle on their tablets and monitors. Their faces turn to horror.

"Some people never learn. An attempt on my life was bold, but idiotic. Let me remind you what I can do", Judas M finished it with a finger snap on his right hand.

The package vibrates and people run for cover from the pending blast. The box then stops to their surprise. No explosion, no smoke. The sound of clacking keys is heard in the background.

"Samuel Colton.....123 Happy Lane, Arlington DC. Elizabeth Hawkins......234 Cobalt Avenue. James Godwin....367 Mark Drive. These are just a few of the people who tried to end my life so I will send a complete list. Fire them or I will come in person to handle you. That is all."

His voice and image disappear from their devices. The list he mentioned is sent to everyone's monitors, phones, and tablets. Many people buckle to the floor out of fear. This one villain can put any of them out if he was serious.

"We will do what he says. He has the backing of the people we serve", the CIA Director demands. He has the listed people gathered and they are forced to leave by security. Alex watches this unfold as he takes off his mask. He turns off his monitor and the equipment that bounced his location around. He finds Brooke behind him.

She lovingly wraps her arms around him.

"My big bad villain protected me", she whispers in his ear.

Alex quickly throws her on the bed and pounces on her.

"And this villain will take care of your needs."

"Please do."

--

Tiffany and Miguel marry each other at city hall with his family present. They kiss each other and enjoy the rest of the day. She flashes her wedding ring on social media to show her friends.

                                                                               "I am so happy for you!

                                                              He's a great guy who got a great woman!"

At some point, she receives a mysterious package at the front of their apartment. There's a note on top that grabs her attention.

"From the former Number 1 Villain"

She carefully opens it up. A bottle of champagne and two champagne flutes are inside with a message.

"Heard the good news. Congratulations to the both of you!"
-Judas M

She smiles happily from her friend's gift. "Honey! We got some champagne!"

"Really?", he latches onto her while wearing his bathrobe. He looks at the gift and the message. "You have a great friend."

"We do."

He opens up the bottle and pours her glass first. They clink glasses and drink. "It's not bad. It's missing something."

"Wh-

He kisses her dark-skinned neck. She kisses him back and he breaks the kiss. "Much better."

"I love you, hubbie", her eyes sparkle.

"I love you too", before scooping her up in his arms. Tiffany takes the champagne before they went to the bedroom.

In a couple of years, Alex and Brooke have their wedding in Puerto Rico on a private island. Alex is wearing a peach suit while Brooke wears a flowing peach dress with a long tail. Both heroes and former villains are there to attend this happy moment. Arma is the flower girl as planned with Shrink as his best man. Exodus is the maid of honor for Brooke while Marks is the priest.

"Let's make this quick because this couple wants to start a family", Marks starts with a joke.

The audience laughs and the engaged couple laughs as well.

"Alex Perez, do you take Brooke Rodriguez to be your wife?"

"I do."

"And Brooke?"

"I do."

"By the power invested in me by Puerto Rico, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."

Alex lifts her veil and then scoops her up into his arms. Brooke smiles as she wraps her arms around him. He placed his metal right hand on her cheek and kisses her. The crowd claps and cheers for them. They have their first dance and have a fun reception.

Marks surprises everyone as he and Denise tear up the dance floor. Salsa music plays and they expertly dance to the beat with passion and grace. They dance like lovers who have been through everything together. The crowd claps and cheers once they were done. Quickness is speechless as his teammate keeps surprising him with something new.

Fiona leads him to the dance floor as a slow song played. "This is more my speed. Can you slow down, Quick?"

"Anything for you, Fiona."

He holds her close as they dance. As they end the dance, she pulls him in for a deep kiss.

"I thought you would be fast enough to dodge it."

"Well, that one I expected", he slyly chuckles.

Alex makes his promise to Brooke come true by them drinking out of fresh coconuts. He then takes a knife to carve some of the meat out and feeds it to her. 

"I love it. It's sweet thanks to you."

"I know", he devilishly smiles.

His new wife laughs at his behavior. For the food they ate, Lagarto had made a nice wedding flan to accompany it.

"You followed through! This is so good!", Alex compliments.

"Gracias, mi amigo! Now for some wedding advice for you....Always say she is right."

"I know."

"Soooo....when am I going to be a tio?", his best man asked.

"Wow. Impatient, much? I will let you know."

The group goes into the clear water and enjoy the rest of the day. Cama and Arma bounce a big inflatable ball and the others join in. Alex detaches his metal arm so he can have fun with the others. He holds Brooke as they get deeper in the water.

"Don't you drop me!", Brooke half-jokes.

"I would never want to ruin your perfect hair", he whispers.

Alex and Brooke look forward to the next chapter of their lives.

-----------------

3 years later....

Alex is cuddling Brooke's pregnant belly in their bed. He kisses her baby bump.

"What do you want her name to be?", she asks.

"Kayla."

"A beautiful name indeed."

"And we are going to work on child number two and three at some point."

"There's no stopping us right now", she emphasizes.

"Chill, you pervert."

He stands up and helps her sit up on the bed.  "Let's go to lunch."

He gets out socks from the dresser and his cracked fox mask is lying beneath it. He closes the drawer and puts the socks and comfy slippers on his wife's feet. He kisses them and helps her stand up.

"Exodus, we're ready."

A portal opens for them and they walk through it to have lunch at Arma's house. The table is full of different kinds of food, including jalapeno burgers in memory of Barria.

Everyone in their lives are eating together. Kid Prime is now in his early teens with golden dyed hair and eyebrows while sitting next to Katherine. He sees that Arma and Cama are looking at him and he understands why that is. He walks slowly over to them so he won't spook them.

"Hi, my name is KP. Arma, I want to say sorry for what I did. Just know that I won't be anything like him. If you have a request, I will listen with the utmost obedience", before bowing and staying in that position. He's waiting for a response, no matter what it may be.

"You can stand up", Arma chirps.

KP listens and doesn't talk yet. Arma gets out of her chair and walks up to him. Cama looks on to see what will happen.

Arma then embraces him and KP didn't expect that. He doesn't fight against her hug.

"You are nothing like him. Will you be my friend?"

"I will", as KP wipes his happy tears away.

"You also have a second friend here too. Come sit with us", Cama offers.

KP looks back at his mom. She nods and motions for him to be with them. He sits down and they eat together. The others are happy to see this.

Shrink later challenges Alex to a drinking game and he has a higher tolerance for alcohol, but he gives up early. He then rubs Brooke's belly.

"I love your mama. I'm going to ask her out", he hiccups.

"You better ask her out", she laughs from finding it cute.

"Let's exchange numbers and be together", he looks up with soft brown eyes that earns him a tender kiss.

----
Time passes and Kayla is born. She has the same complexion as her mother with features from her father. Gizmo provided medical equipment so she can have a home birth. After both Brooke and Alex hold her, Shrink offers to pick up his niece. They pass her over and he rocks her gently from side to side.

"Hi, Kayla. I'm your uncle. Call me Tio Shrink. Want to hold her?", he asks Exodus. She immediately put her hands up in refusal.

"No thanks. She's cute for a baby. No offense."

"None taken", Alex chuckles. Shrink hands her to Gizmo who holds her like a proud grandpa. He does some funny faces which makes Kayla giggle.

"I wonder if she will have your powers or mine", Brooke wonders.

"I wonder that too. It could be a combination of both. Either way, she is going to be super cool."

Gizmo hands her to Alex.

"Hey. I'm your papa, Kayla."

He kisses the top of her head and lays down with his wife. Gizmo is smiling from ear to ear as he leans against a wall. He takes out something from his pocket and it's a sobriety token that says 3 years clean.

If only you were here to see this, you old geezer. You now have another grandchild. I will keep her safe on your behalf.

Alex gently lays his metal hand on his daughter's belly.

"I promise to protect you and your mother. You have a new and amazing family who's going to be right by your side. Some of them are weird, but you will love them too. I will tell you everything once you're older about Prime and what we did. I wonder what kind of powers you will have. Whether you become a hero, anti-hero, villain, or whatever, you will always be my child. I will be proud of you, Kayla Perez. I always have been."

THE END

*****We did it! Alex and the others have a happy ending! Thanks for all the votes and I hope you enjoyed the ride! Check out my others works that you may like!