EPILOGUE: WARRIORS OF JUSTICE

[strangerpeople]

WARRIORS OF JUSTICE


Conversion is complete...but the virus-

Probably just it's shell. Quick! Reverse the polarity and turn everyone back to normal size! We need to ask them how they did it - and try and stabilize the girl genius!

[Another bright light, but this time, also, the feeling of being squished by gravity as your ears pop. Soon enough, the forms become much clearer - and smaller. Soon enough, the sensation stops - and shouting from vaarious doctors and soldiers can be heard outside of the EPCOT and Diatron-15.]

The virus--!!

Look at the size of that thing!

Stand back, stand back! Let the micronauts have air!

[The shorter of the two men steps forward, and begins to wave their arm.]

Diatron-15! Welcome back! It appears you brought that nasty illness with you, but it can't harm anyone else now, at least! However, we need to find another way to stabilize the girl genius - you took so long her organs began to fail!

Don't worry, though, we will compensate you as promised! Please, please come out so we can put you through a check-up and decontamination! Then we can take this virus in for study!

[Ha. Ha. Hahahaha...

Well, congratulations. You are alive and back to normal size.

Also, those who have powers from before this journey will find they are back.

...

So, what now?]

Comments

[backuphero]

[HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS SEEING???]

I'm - I'll do my best to stay alive, all right? Can't make any promises, there's a war on, you know.

[It's a joke, albeit a bleak and sarcastic one. But the bitter smile that accompanied it softens once the words are out.]

I mean it. I'll do my best to keep living.

[losergod]

If you die in a war after this I'm going to punch you, you Texas moron.

[ Gosh!!! ]

[backuphero]

Hey. I said I mean it. I know everyone here came back, but... it's a hell of a way to learn people care if you live or die, something like this, but I think I finally got the lesson.

[losergod]

Good.

[ He's pleased at least. He will... eventually take his current body back and leave the stupid doctor alone. ]

I would be genuinely upset if you hadn't learned by now, you know? After how hard we worked to exonerate you.