The sound of rainfall and thunder pounds outside...

James: We got to curb her trips to the dump.

N is shown wearing a suit and holding a platter, like a servant.

James: And where is she getting the hair to play dress-up with them? Creepy...

James tosses his glass onto the tray, which N catches without dropping any dishes and walks off. He stops to make a view out of a window as the cacophonous storm continues raging. Continuing his walk, he looks around some more as he collides with V, wearing a maid's outfit. The collision causes N to drop the platter and the dishes fall to the floor.

N: OH! I'm so sorry!

V: I-It's okay! I wasn't looking.

Their hands touch and a spark emits. They blush and stare in curiosity as N begins to speak, but is kicked to the side by J.

J: Move it, moro- *Suddenly turns cutesy and polite* Hi, Tessa! ...Oh, no. Another one?

A new drone reveals herself from behind Tessa. She makes eye contact with N as everything suddenly goes dark...

N wakes up from his rest and falls to the ground.

Uzi: N, I found something in here!

Inside the Corpse House, Uzi is inspecting her new finding: a symbol consisting of a skull with a cap and wings. Uzi stares at her reflection in a mirror, which breaks.

V: That's weird and concerning.

Uzi: Bite me! This is probably you weirdo's fault!

V: I've never seen that symbol before. Wanna do an autopsy to find out?

Red: let's not

J:Yeah quite being a psychotic for a few seconds already

V: buzzkill...

Nimona:Is she normally like this?

Red:Absolutely

Nimona: I hate it

Cookie:Do all muder drones act this way?

Red:No only her

J: I swear I wanna rip her head off but I can't with these bubble makers!

Cookie:What bubble makers?

Red:Don't worry about it

N: (Appears) What'd you find?

Uzi: Did you know that was a pilot hat?

N: I was the pilot? That's awesome! I crashed and ruined everything... Spaceship Pilot: Origin Story.

(V hisses, then calms herself by blowing bubbles out of a bubble blower.)

N: ...Speaking of piloting to Earth, we sure "murder all humans" is, uh, morality?

Uzi: The humans sent you without a communication relay and reformatted your memories to soup. (No response or rebuttal.) Covering their tracks means their past negotiating. Not like tried negotiating with my mom...

V: Or you missed the negotiations! The humans programmed us to solve a problem. Where's proof of your backstory? The one where your kind's so conveniently innocent? (Chuckles)

(N, not wanting another fight to break out, gently pulls Uzi out of the way.)

N: J was getting orders from someone. If not the company through that relay, then, uh, who? And how?

Uzi: (Pouts) Quit complicating my murder plan. (N tries to comfort her by gently patting her on the head, but Uzi brushes his hand away.)

Red: hey I want to do the same, but it's not easy

Uzi:What do you mean

Red: first, earth Is light years away, that tech to get there is rare

Uzi:I mean you four came here in this thing so all we have to do is repair it

Red: yes and where are we gonna find the stuff to repair it with

Uzi:I...uh....ugh again complicating my muder plan...

Red: see?

Nimona: I used to be able to go light speed, but I grown old and now it's useless, I was a explorer

V:Old how still look pretty young

Nimona: *lower eye lids* I'm many lifetimes older than you....

Cookie:You're immortal too?

Nimona: well sort of, if I get stabbed in the core then I die

Uzi:The core?

Nimona: my heart

Uzi:so you're mortal like a normal human?

Nimona: I get hurt anywhere and I'm fine, I can regenerate, plus I have hard skin

Red:So you're hard to kill

Nimona: nearly impossible

Red:Ah that makes more sense

Nimona: yep

Back at Uzi's colony, two drones are staring at the large hole that N made in the roof.)

Tim: Yeah, just fix her up because, whoops, pretty big security risk in hindsight. Uh, you got this, uh, Ladderbot 5000. (His name is Frank.)

Frank: Ugh... Please, just leave the lights- (The lights go off.)

(Frank digs his flashlight out and tries to think of a way to get up there when he hears a clattering sound. He looks around in fear and suspicion when he notices something... fleshy. He goes to investigate, only for a strange spider-like heart device to reveal itself. His flashlight gets shot out of his hand as The Absolute Solver turns the colors of the room yellow and red before finally dispatching him.)

It's Parent-Teacher Conference Day (AKA "That explains a lot!") at Uzi's school. Khan sits down across from the teacher.)

Teacher: Mr. Doorman, your daughter has been, uh... absent.

Khan: Yes, on that "kill all humans" kick, like when I was younger. Grounded herself and all that.

Teacher: Speaking on her behavior-

Khan: Of course, of course, precocious, popular, supernatural understanding of doors. Takes after her old man.

(Flashback time.)

Teacher: Uzi, please sit normal.

Uzi: Bite me!

(Flashback 2.)

Teacher: Uzi, (Sighs) give Braden back his sentience.

Uzi: (As Braden) Bite me- her! I started it, and also, I'm dumb. (Her head lights ablaze.)

(Flashback 3.)

Teacher: Uzi, you have to partner up.

Uzi: Several people wanted to, for the record.

Lizzy: No, we didn't. You freak us out.

Uzi: (Inside a trashcan) But mostly, bite me!

(End flashback montage.)

Teacher: Yeah, she has trouble fitting in. We think there might be something damaged with her programming. How is she at home?

Khan: Uh... Sorry? I mean, she's a little herself, but damaged? I... maybe haven't spent much time...

Teacher: Mmm, m-hm...

(A worker arrives.)

Worker: Mr. Doorman, sir? There's been an... incident.

(Meanwhile...)

Uzi: Oh, I'm sweaty! Who programmed that?!

N: You good, Uzi?

Uzi: I'm good! Better than good! I am God!

Red:No you're not ya moody emo bitch

Uzi: oh shut up

Red:Make me!

Nimona: please shut up

Red:again make me!

Nimona snarled while beating her teeth and her eyes widen in hostile intent as red then for some reasons recoiled in fear.

Red: *tries playing it off* Ugh...fine...

Nimona: good

Thad:uh...guys?

Nimona: what?

Uzi:Oh (Chuckles nervously) Hi, hi, Thad. (He hands her back her railgun.) Thank you.

Thad: Of course, 'Zi! (To N) N&M's. You saved my life. Although why did you bring these two?

Uzi; I needed extra help

N:And don't worry they're not gonna hurt you again

Thad: oh

Red:No promises

Thad:Anyway I don't think the colony is even serious about all this banishment stuff, more just confused. Especially with the fact-

Uzi: I'm too rogue to re-enter society now? I can never return...

Red:Ugh Jesus Christ how far is your head up your ass

Nimona: it's too much

Thad: ...Recent disappearances, and some strange creature. When I went to grab your gun, I saw something... crawled away...?

Uzi: We can return a little...

Back at the colony, Tim comes across a hologram of Frank (Or Ladderbot 5000).)

Tim: Oh, Ladderbot 5000? We looked everywhere for you!

(Frank screams in pain, then returns to normal.)

Frank: Hi, Tim. Care to join me?

Tim: Join you standing eerily still over there in suspiciously low resolution?

Frank: ...Yes?

Tim: ...Alright.

(He walks over, not knowing that the Absolute Solver is about to snatch him and drag him up into the ceiling up until it's too late. Tim's hologram joins Frank.)

Tim: Flawless character acting, me.

Frank: Improv game for more practice?

Tim: Hahaha! We are a monster!

Uzi, N, Thad, Red, and Nimona head back to the colony. A worker opens a door a little bit to see who arrived.

Ron: Welcome back, Thad! (Notices Uzi) Uh, wait, isn't she grounded or something?

Uzi: Ugh, banished! Has my dad been saying I'm grounded?

Ron: (Notices the muder drones and Nimona) Genocide Robots and...whatever she is?

Nimona: I'm nimona

Ron:ok?

Nimona: if you think I'm human, I'm not

Red:I'm sure they figured that after seeing you shapeshifted

Thad: right

N quietly walks up and hands Ron a crayon drawing to show how super very, very sorry he is for all the murders he committed.)

Ron: ...Oh, alright, just don't do it again. Get in here, ya goobs! (He hangs the drawing on the door.)

Red: *whispers to Nimona* what an idiot right

Nimona: dumber than n, I'll say

The Absolute Solver's handiwork has been turned into a crime scene.)

Worker: Yeah, where's Khan? Because this looks, ahaha, ugh, non-ideal.

Sarah: Parent-Teacher Conference. Something about his daughter being more important than building a door in this hallway. Ugh, kind of cringe.

Worker: Ew. (Gets ready to hurl) Oh, give me a minute... (Holds his vomit in) Ah, yep, okay, almost threw up.

(Uzi is behind them, listening in on their conversation.)

N: You good?

Uzi: I'm good. Stop asking! (She pushes N away and motions for him and Thad to follow her while sneaking past the investigators.)

Sarah: (Turns to two of her colleagues behind her) Any forensic things over there? (No response.) Do we have fingerprints? (They fade away. She turns back to her colleague, who also fades out. Same with Frank and Tim. Her surroundings begin to get the same treatment. She looks up in horror as the Absolute Solver makes it's way towards her...)

Back at the Parent-Teacher Conference...)

Khan: I mean, you don't think it's my parenting, do you? I left her for dead once! It sounds like she's bored in your class and the other kids suck! Call her "damaged" again, and I will install a DOOR ON YOUR FACE!

(Lizzy and Doll are in the back, listening to the ragefest that is Khan.)

Lizzy: (To Doll) Where are your folks?

(Doll starts having flashbacks.)

Doll: Мёртвые. Я смотрела как они умирали. ("Dead. I watched them die".)

Lizzy: ...That was the joke, idiot?

(They both hear a knocking. They turn to see a hologram of Lizzy outside the door)

Lizzy: That girl is... Gorgeous, right!? I'm gonna let her in. (She gets up to let her copy in.)

The group are in the room where they fought V, J Red and Nimona.

Uzi: You guys... do that often?

Red:Not that I know of

Nimona: freaky

N: Haha, no. I'm very concerned, but also pretty frightened a little bit.

Red: *dead pan* really...

Nimona: still

Thad: Hey, Uzi! What's this thing?

(It's an Absolute Solver sign.)

N: Hey, isn't that your special eye?

Uzi: Don't call it that! (She reads.) "Absolute Solver"? "Reboot"? Does this have something to do with how you grew your head back?

N: Hehe. I actively avoid unpacking how that works.

Uzi: New material can't be pulled from thin air. If the wound is severe enough, this "Solver" might be some sort of auto run program to collect more matte-

(N places his hand over her mouth to shush her. They hear something coming towards them... A human hand. It latches itself onto Thad's leg as they look up to see what the hand is attached to. Not able to see much in pitch black, N fires his missile cannon. This still doesn't reveal much, but it does anger it enough to begin pulling Thad up. Suddenly, a shuriken flies in and slices the cable apart, freeing Thad. He looks back to see that N was the one who unleashed the shuriken.)

Uzi: I want a freaking ninja star!

(She, N, Red, and Nimona get thrown against a wall as one of the Solver's claws grabs Thad and leaves.)

N: (Getting up) You good?

Uzi: (Slams him back down) Stop asking! ...Chainsaw hand time?

N: (Braces his chainsaw hands) Yeah, cool, cool.

Red:Let's fucking do this! *he said as he pulled out his chain saws too*

(Uzi, N, Red, and Nimona give chase. They come across Thad's hologram.)

"Thad": Yes, and hello. It's me, Tad. Um, can I get a location? ...I heard dentist's office! I'm Thad at the dentist office. Come over here for your... teeth!

Uzi: Predictably terrible work, Why do you look so-

N: Great! You look great

"Thad": No, no, wait, guys, it's really me! Is that a (His voice glitches and turns robotically feminine.) freaking ninja star?

(N unleashes his shuriken as Uzi kicks it. It flies upwards to bring down the real Thad as the hologram disappears.)

Thad (The Real One): (Pulling himself together) Life savers again. Thanks! Super invited to my shindig next weekend. Cool kids only. (He runs off as Uzi and N squee with delight over being invited to his get-together. Suddenly...)

Absolute Solver: We're busy then anyway, so whatever. So lame.

Uzi: Who the hell are you?

Red and N both recognize the bot.

Red:wait....Kyle? Is that you?

N:What happened to you?

Absolute solver: I am not Kyle

Red:Don't bullshit us we know it's you

Nimona: I don't think that's him anymore

N:or what's left of him

Uzi: oh fuck...

Absolute Solver: Well, Kyle is not here. We are trying to repair that host as per our directive.

Uzi: So, you ARE a program?

Absolute Solver: More like you are our cute puppets. It hurts our feelings you don't remember us. (The Solver creates a hologram of Nori, Uzi's mother.)

Uzi: N, Red...? (They and Nimona vanished.) What's with the mom hologram...?

Absolute Solver: Easier to assimilate than explain.

Uzi: Not happening.

Absolute Solver: Fair, but poor choice. Now we will have to do something shocking. (The Solver brings down a clone of Khan.)

Uzi: Woah! Hey!

Absolute Solver: Goodbye, Dad. ("Khan" gets ripped in two and the Solver feeds on his corpse.)

Uzi: What...?

(The Solver goes in to kill Uzi, but it gets struck by a pair of missiles fired by N and Red.)

Absolute Solver: Pained cry.

N: Uzi shoot! Or give it to me! (He and Red fired again, but the attack is deflected by the Solver.)

Absolute Solver: Claw swipe. (It then begins to move in on the duo.) Snarl.

Red:What are you waiting for? Shoot the fucking gun!

Uzi: o-oh

N: Uzi! You good?!

Uzi: ...No.

N grabs the railgun... Then it revealed to be a hologram made by the creature

Absolute Solver: Pranked, idiot. You big stupid. (The Solves throws Uzi to the side, knocking the railgun out of her hands and smashing it, it grabs her.) Lucky for you, it's snack time. Time to go into my mouth now.

Before the Solver could feast on Uzi, the actual N and Red this time, saws off its appendages as Nimona catches Uzi. The railgun suddenly turns red as they fights the claws before flying off.

Absolute Solver: Ow. And please don't. And also, I was using those.

(N grabs Uzi and they make their escape as the railgun self-destructs... As they regain themselves, they look back at the mess.)

Uzi: What was...? Which parts of that were real...?

(The Solver reappears and tries to escape.)

Absolute Solver: Sneaky sneaky. Sneaking away. Get snuck upon. (N and Red stabs it.) Ow. (They repeatedly stabs it until it turns into a miniature black hole and floats off. Hearing a commotion heading their way, N tries to help Uzi to her feet, but she resists in fear.)

Uzi: What... are you things...?

(Hurt by her newfound distrust in him, N flees the scene as did Red and Nimona as a search party led by Khan shows up.)

Khan: Uzi? (Uzi silently staggers towards him.) What are you doin- (Uzi, without word, hugs her father, who silently returns the embrace. He gestures for his men to scour the area. Khan looks up and sees N and Red, who makes their escape.)

Doll is sitting by herself in the classroom, looking at a photo. A robotic cockroach crawls up her arm as she looks back towards the door and remembers what happened earlier when Lizzy saw a copy of herself behind the door.)

Lizzy: Gorgeous, right?! I'm gonna let her in.

(She gets up to let her copy in... Only for Doll to use one of her powers to break the door before Lizzy could reach it.)

Lizzy: Jesus, sorry, industrial strength ghost or whatever. Settle. (She takes her seat as her copy disappears.)

Back in the present time, the roach crawls onto the photo, only for Doll to will it to explode. She licks some of its remains off her face as we see what's in the photograph she's holding. It appears to be V and Red. Back at the Corpse House, the group re-entered it as N was silent still feeling self guilt.

V:What's up with him?

Red:Something....happened today

V: what do you mean?

Red:We just encountered an eldrage like creature curtisy of the Solver

V:really?

Red:Yeah but...it wasn't just some creature....

V: meaning?

Red:Do uh...either of you remember Kyle?

V: yes, why?

Red:..The creature was him....or what was left of him

V: oh...

Nimona:Wait you three knew that creature?

V: yes, and now....we don't even know him anymore

J:...that would've been one of us

Nimona: oh fuck...you're scarier than I am

Red:The only one that is even more dangerous than that is....her

Nimona; who?

Red:A story for another time, but for now I'm gonna you lie down I'm beat

He then falls on the ground. Uzi is in her room, laying down on her bed, and looking up at a web of theories in regards to the Absolute Solver program.

End Chapter.