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What Were You Expecting?

WHO: Dick Grayson / @cxrcusbxrd​ , Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd / @rxdshood​ , Ra’s al Ghul MENTIONED: Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, Damian Wayne, Cassandra Cain, Talia al Ghul WORD COUNT: 4,141 LOCATION: Ra’s’ current evil hidey-hole THE BASICS:  Two Birds (and a Bat) walk into a secret League of Assassins base... TW: Comic/Action Movie Level Violence, Slight Trauma, Injury, Murderous Intent, Past Death Mention, Deus Ex Grayson

DICK: None of this was easy. Nothing about having to rescue a member of their family, their little dysfunctional clan, was remotely easy. It had taken them this long to even find out a possible place where Tim had been taken to, and even then something felt very off. Maybe it was uncharted territory, maybe it was the fact that he'd told Jason to lead the charge alone, call him over com if he couldn't find anything. The seconds were ticking away, and he wasn't keeping as strict a timer as he felt he should. Nightwing was currently on lookout duty, guarding their secretly made entryway into the compound, looking out for what he could only assume were ninja, assassins, that Ra's had employed on monitor duty. No one in or out, sounded on par. Luckily he hadn't run into anyone he needed to crack the skulls of, but even that put him on edge. It was like the Demon's Head was just waiting for them. If Steph hadn't been enough of a warning, this eerie silence while he waited for his younger brother's call... Ah Hell, Jason wasn't going to get back to him, not like this. Guy was probably looking for the source. Who could blame him? They were all reckless, very much to their own faults. If they wanted to be smart about this, though, they couldn't take the direct path to the one who started it all. Maybe a crash-course in their strategy would've been effective. Dick had to stop himself in his mental tracks. Relinquishing lead was hard, but he trusted Jason, trusted his instincts. They'd both been trained by the same guy... So why was he so damn nervous?

Maybe it was the fact that he felt someone's eyes on him in the fraction of a second he'd had a momentary panic about weather or not they were approaching this entire situation correctly (and really, who's going to say if it was right or wrong? Sometimes you have to call a shit-ton of audibles). Dick's white-lensed eyes squinted into the darkness, a hairline trigger activating infrared to see if he could really find who he was sure was watching him, watching them. It didn't take long before he reached behind his shoulders to pull the electrified escrima sticks from his back, settling into an all too familiar low defensive stance. If there was one thing he was sure of he wasn't going to take this impromptu mission any less seriously than his more 'normal', less paranoia-inducing ones. I'm getting my brother back.

"I know you're out there," He finally called out, the weapons crackling to life with charged light, just barely illuminating the small area that he stood his ground. "Show yourself!"

BRUCE: The boys were doing what the boys did, ignore his orders and get themselves into trouble. It was an old song and dance by now, one he had hoped they already knew the steps to, though he supposed that their urgency, their panic, blinded them to the inevitability of it all. 

Did they truly think they would go on a rescue mission without him finding out? That he would really allow them to charge headfirst into Ra’s hands without him having a say in it? He didn’t know if that reflected poorly on him or proved that as grown as they were his sons were all still boys in the end. 

Bruce perched atop the roof, his brow furrowed underneath his cowl as his planted device hummed, an EMP knocking out the motion sensors throughout the grounds before the bat took a running leap to glide closer to his target, Dick. 

He landed with a dull thud, his jaw clenched as he stood to his full height. 

“You’re jumpy,” Bruce said simply, his attention turning to the ‘Thwip’ of two guards being lifted and secured behind Dick’s back, “and sloppy. I was under the impression you two were conducting a stealth mission.”

DICK: Ah. Shit.

Hi dad. Er, second dad. The dad that didn't bother to adopt him officially until he'd been well past Ward status.

Still, the familiar sight of a bat-eared cowl did nothing to prevent the squinted lenses from narrowing further, the stance he'd taken relaxing only a fraction. He was still on edge, still on high alert. Bruce was good, as he always was, and caught him off guard. Sloppy.

He didn't need to be told twice, less-than-happy flashbacks of hours on hours of training popping in and out of subconsious memory... this wasn't the time to be reminiscing on weather or not you actually wanted to give the old man the argument of a lifetime. 

"It was," Nightwing sighed, absently twirling one of the lightened sticks in his hand. "But something tells me it's a bit hard to be stealthy against literal ninja." Assassins, same difference. Squaring his blue-lined shoulders, the former sidekick faced his mentor with a grimace. "How the hell did you find us, Bruce?"

BRUCE: Bruce fought the urge to roll his eyes at Dick's tense posture. He was glad he was on guard, they always had to be in these situations, but a bigger part of him wanted to scold him for following Jason into this suicide mission without backup, without him. 

Tim was his ward, his robin, his son. He needed to be here. 

For more reason than one, given the boys lack of forethought. 

He simply hummed in acknowledgement. He could dissect their plan at a later date. Tonight was about getting their boy back. 

"There are trackers imbedded into the fabric of your suit." He answered plainly. Dick didn't need to know about the trackers he had on Jason, nor the ones he had in the very sticks he held in his hands. A bat needed some secrets, after all.

"Come on, there are guards to the north that we need to clear out for our escape route."

DICK: Maybe it was the fact that he'd been on edge ever since Tim had gone missing without a trace. Maybe it was years of pent up aggression that he'd never fully let himself come to term with. Maybe it was the fact that he was still being treated like a sidekick. There were reasons Dick had made the jump to Bludhaven, then New York; He had to get out of The Shadow. Easier said than done, apparently

"Track-?" The hushed word fell short as his eyes suddenly went wide, looking down at the no-doubt invisibly weaved nanotech. God damnit, Bruce. "... You..." Seething, he hissed through clenched teeth instead of finding the right word. Of course he would've slipped up on that minor detail in his blind rage, the sudden need he had to bring his brother out here and bring Ra's to justice. No doubt, he was getting a full mission report after this, as if it wasn't his own, Jason's own, mission to carry out. 

Still... Having one of the best in the biz probably wasn't the worst thing in the world. With the Batman, this mission could take less time than he was sure it would've taken them. Hell, he hadn't heard the signal yet. With a bit of time, he was sure he'd hear that familiar tweet. He really hoped so anyway. 

"Fine," Nightwing huffed, semi-reluctantly dropping his head. "You'd better be prepared. This creep's been waiting for this for ages."

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JASON: There was something unnerving about any and all League bases to Jason. It made his skin crawl and feel the urge to turn tail and run as fast as he could away. A child turned into a weapon, blood staining hands that couldn't be washed away now. Some for people deserving of it, some for those perhaps that didn't, but it was too late to try to attempt to feel remorse now. If he even did at all. It was apart of him now, a way of life he had come to accept and wasn't something he shied away from. Memories from this part of his life were broken at best, flashes of memories he could vaguely recall. Hands around the throat of someone he had been ordered to kill, the offense unclear, but the order firm, the anxiety bubbling up. Too intimate, too much, too close. Finishing the job and resolutely deciding silently from then on killing from a distance was mandatory. Maybe there was some psychology behind Jason's decision to choose guns as his primary choice of a weapon, but that wasn't something he ever really wanted to get into. 

For now, Jason had to push away the anxiety and insistent jagged memories to push forward, steel himself to do what he came to do. Save Tim, bring Tim home. Dick had told him to lead the charge, be the leader for once. Jason hadn't really known what to do with that other than take the reigns and push forward, take the information they knew and act. It had been long enough, far too long, and they were getting their little brother back. 

Things were quiet. Too quiet. It only added to the anxiety that stayed firmly building in Jason's chest he refused to show, thankful for the helmet that hid any and all facial expressions that might slip through the ever so diligent Bat training. Winding halls and diverting from any potential hiccups. Naturally, a few heads were knocked together, silencer on his gun as he shot to take incapacitate—not kill. No matter how much he wanted to put the bullet through the assassins' eyes rather than a knee. 

Inching further along, Jason got to where he intended. Not Tim, no. Ra's al Ghul. "Love what you've done with the place, Ra's. A lot more spooky chic than you had before. I'm sure Talia would hate it." The younger man hummed, a few quick shots sending the remaining assassins in the room sprawling out on the floor. "Don't worry, nothing a few surgeries can't do to fix them right up. Or do you prefer to put them down? Memory's a bit spotty from when I was here last time." He sneered under the helmet, gun trained on the man in question now—though silently he was unsure if this was a genius plan or completely idiotic. Probably the latter. 

"My brother. I want him back. I'm not leaving without him."

RA’S: Ra's was no fool. He hadn't expected the Bat clan to simply roll over and accept that Timothy was out of their reach now. Many of Bruce Wayne's children had ended up under Ra's care over the years, before or after meeting the billionaire: Jason, Damian, Stephanie, Cassandra. 

One would think that eventually, Bruce would get better at keeping them out of his hands. But getting to Tim had been easy. 

Keeping him was bound to be a bit trickier, so Ra's had called in some reinforcements. One could never be too careful. Loading the board visibly wouldn't be much of a deterrent but would show his hand, so instead Ra's had kept the halls of this hideaway under their normal guard--at least, as far as could be seen. Timothy was locked away deeper into the complex , accompanied by a handful of men under orders to put a bullet in the boy's head before letting him be taken back. 

He'd never professed not to be possessive. 

Jason came charging into the chamber where Ra's was waiting, and the ancient assassin didn't even blink as his men dropped with groans around him. Nor was he particularly bothered by having a gun leveled at his face. 

"Well, since you're asking--yes, I would prefer you aim for their heads in the future. Saves me the work," Ra's answered calmly, taking a step in Jason's direction. The man's demand earned an amused scoff. "Ah. Well, then, I'm afraid you won't be leaving. Timothy will be staying with me. You're welcome to request visits." Ra's smiled, icily. "I do so miss having you around, al'ahmar. You were very entertaining." Ra's reached up to his own throat, unclasping his cape and laying it over a chaise in passing. 

"Now, where is your father? I do prefer dealing with the one in charge. Smoothes the process. And I know they didn't trust you to run it, not their little stray bird."

Ra's smirked. "Did Grayson tell you, by the way? That you and dear Timothy have a new shared experience?"

JASON: Jason always could feel the oncomings of his pit rage. It had taken a good few years to be able to do just that. At first, it was uncontrollable. He lashed out at so many of the men that worked for Talia and destroyed a hotel room once in a fit of rage upon finding out he had been replaced. Now his said replacement was someone he considered his little brother and wouldn't be leaving without. If he wouldn't be leaving then so be it. As long as Tim left. 

Jason snarled under the helmet and could feel the haze creeping forward in his head, if his eyes were visible he was sure they'd flash an even more eery shade of green than they had been changed to from the pit effects. Every word that left Ra's mouth only fueled and poked at the fire. "He's not my father," a reflect, venom dripping from the four words. "You get me. No big bat or other birds to play babysitter. I don't do so well without supervision, I hear." 

Jason didn't see red. No, he saw green, and in an instant he surged forward and whipped the gun across the older man's face. He shoved it back into his thigh holster as his other gloved hand closed around Ra's throat. He wanted his blood to paint the walls, to see him choke on his own blood and die slowly. The urge to do what he could to finish him clawed at his chest violently. "I'll kill you! I'll fucking watch you choke on your blood and step on your throat to make it even more agonizing. To put you in a fucking body bag would be a goddamn dream come true!"

RA'S: Jason was so very easy to get under the skin of. He had died scared and angry and came back scared and angrier, the former beaten out until all that was left was rage. Ra's knew better than anyone else on Earth what the Pit could do to the mind, the way its haze could seep through the mind and obscure all but the urge to tear people apart. He'd had centuries to adjust. 

Jason had not--he was a constantly ticking time bomb. And Ra's enjoyed prodding at him to set him off. "Oh, my. You still hold a grudge about being replaced, and yet you're here to retrieve your replacement. Interesting choice. But then, you never were the bright one."

It was, of course, the mention of what he'd done to Timothy that set the man off fully, and even Ra's had to concede that Jason was fast. The blow to the face stung, but Jason shoved his gun away as quickly as it'd come out, opting for more up-close fighting. 

Poor choice. 

Ra's let the man tighten his grip, brought both arms up between them so his forearms were against the man's shoulders, and then hooked his leg around Jason's and pushed, sending them both to the ground. 

He snapped an arm up to deliver a sharp elbow to the chin, and then used the momentum to snap the same arm back against the one with the grip on his throat, hitting the crook of Jason's elbow to loosen his hold. 

"You know better than to think you can beat me, let alone kill me, al'ahmar. But I won't deny the pleasure of a fight if that's what you insist on--it'd bring me no greater pleasure than to have Bruce Wayne know that I took you from him again. One more dip in the Pit, and maybe the madness doesn't stay back." His own eyes flared with that poisonous shade of green. 

"You won't kill me, even if you could. He'd be dead before you ever got your hands on him."

JASON: Jason's head jerked up and he tasted blood immediately, likely from biting down on his tongue. The minor pain was nothing compared to the burn that was spreading through him as he fell into his Pit induced rage. His arm buckled, fingers loosening around Ra's' throat. That only served to piss him off further. He was literally rolling in the dirt with Ra's al Ghul. His life was a joke, but whatever the cost. He'd get Tim out of this. Even if he didn't—

"I didn't know you were in the business of making balloon animals now, al Ghul. You're taking credit for a clown's handiwork. Do you prefer Boo Boo the Fool or Chuckles?" Jason spat out through the voice modulator of his helmet, bringing a knee up to connect with any body part he could reach, gain some traction. Maybe he wasn't the best at hand to hand combat compared to the other birds, but he wasn't bad at it by any means. He also had size on his side, more muscles and height than the others did to use to his advantage.

The hand that loosened from Ra's throat snapped up to shove palm up at his nose hard and fast, disorient him any way he could. "Maybe I won't, but I do know I'll make it hurt like hell before you can even think to get your grubby paws on him again. Where do you prefer your stab wounds? You know what? I'll surprise you!" In the scuffle of their bodies, Jason whipped his knife out of his belt and slashed at his torso.

RA'S: A clown?  Really.  Ra's felt his anger ratchet up another notch at the mockery, hissing out between his teeth as Jason's knee collided with his ribs.  The younger man wasn't much for technique, but he was strongly built, and even stronger when the Pit started pressing its way forward.  Ra's could take blows from your average man with barely a shrug, but Jason, despite not being particularly skilled as Grayson and Damian were, could land some stinging blows.

"He put you down the first time," Ra's grunted, just barely managing to avoid the blow at his nose, "but I'll be happy to do it the second go round.  But I took you from Bruce in the ways that matter, didn't I?  Seeing you dead was one thing, seeing you a killer was another.  Does he still look at you like you're someone else?"

Jason's threats were nothing.  What was pain to a man who'd lived as many lifetimes as Ra's, who'd been hurt and killed and brought back more times than he cared to count?  Ra's would always come back.  Jason Todd would die and stay dead the next time he went down.  Jason grabbed at a knife, swiped at his side, and the blade sliced through cloth and skin like it was so much paper, even as Ra's started to roll off the man.  The ancient assassin snarled, and drew a dagger of his own as he got to his feet, ignoring the crimson that started to paint the side of his robes.  His own eyes were the same poisonous green as Jason's now, the Pit rearing to the forefront at the drawing of blood.  "The only one who can set your brother free is me, Todd.  My men will end his life before you get a foot through the door if I don't give the order.  And you think you can make me?  You're even stupider than I gave you credit for."

JASON: The younger man was entirely too thrilled in seeing the old man get irritated by his poking and prodding. Jason knew one of his assets was his ability to piss people off purely by speaking. Maybe it was reckless to get the already rage filled man angry, but it was his job after all. He was only doing what he was supposed to, lead the charge. If that had some consequences...oh well. At least they'd be getting Tim back. He wasn't leaving until they did.

The words had Jason biting his tongue, the blow landing as he was sure it was intended. He practically snarled. "What can I say? I've always been the black sheep of the family. Even before the whole 'Jason, this isn't the way!' shtick he was on." He pushed himself to his feet and flipped his knife in his hand, letting out a pleased chuckle to see the red staining the assassin's robes. "I'm sure you can get that out with a little scrubbing. Nothing a little elbow grease can't do. You do know how to do that, right? Manual labor?" Even with the helmet, he was visibly bored. He was angry, but then again, he was always angry. He was good at putting a front, lying was easy, especially for a bat. Might as well poke and prod some more while he was at it. 

The stupid remark made Jason's jaw tic and he only laughed. "I didn't need to make you do anything, al Ghul. I just had to distract you." There was a pause and Jason let out a Robin call, the signal to Dick. The signal all Robins knew. "How's it feel being played by someone you think is stupid?" He sneered and immediately pushed forward, slashing out with his knife once more.

RA'S: The jab seemed to land as intended, judging by the moment of silence that preceded the sharp-toned reply lobbed his way. It had never been hard to get under Jason's skin, and it certainly wasn't hard now that the Pit ran through his veins. 

Unfortunately, that same Pit had amped up Jason's speed, too. Ra's glowered at the taunts. "Don't you condescend to me, boy. You know nothing of work." Ra's took a step closer, feinted for a stab at the man's side before swiping for his throat beneath the helmet. 

I just had to distract you. Ra's eyes narrowed for a moment before he recognized what the call was, and then he sneered, retreating back as his gaze flicked around the room for evidence of the imminent arrival of the rest of the little flock. "Needed a babysitter after all, did we, Todd? Wise of them not to trust you to manage this yourself. Now why don't you go run along while I deal with the grown ups, hm?"

DICK:  "Who're you calling grown up?" 

The quip was too easy to let loose, even though every bone in his body refused to add any humor behind it. The blue bird stood just behind Jason, hidden partially in the shadows while he approached the apparently on-going fight. He was putting a stop to that, stopping the recklessness of his younger brother... From doing exactly what he would be doing too. "You're pretty twisted if you think both of us wouldn't come for Tim, Ra's." Not to mention the big bad Bat doing all the hard work in the background. Granted, he'd upped security tenfold for this kind of invasion. Clearly, they didn't keep quiet about their invasion. That would be something they'd be scolded for later... Well, himself, mostly. Just one look out of the corner of his eye looked like Jason would be laid up in Alfred's infirmary for a bit... And he didn't even want to think about how bad Tim had it.

"Don't even think about following me," Dick sneered, the white lenses of his mask thinning in his hard squint, moving to hook an arm quickly around the back of Jason's shoulders, attempting to not topple over from the sudden transfer of weight. He was hit that was for sure now. He didn't have time to assess, but they needed to get back to Gotham stat. The glowing stick in one hand, he tapped the non-electrified end against his hip, two black marbles bouncing onto the floor. Without looking down, the vigilante placed his heel on top of the two, drawing his teeth back in a final animalistic sneer. "And don't fuck with my family." 

Just the barest transfer of weight had the two spheres busting open under his foot, thick smoke filling the area where the two Robins once stood. Dick was sure this was one of the oldest 'ninja' tricks in the book, that they'd be easily tracked, but that would have to wait for worrying later. It took adrenaline and effort, but he was running with the intent to save. This time, he wouldn't be stopped.

No Robins left behind, he thought, breaching through to the rendezvous point, nearly letting tears loose when he saw the other retrieved bird being hoisted into transport. Never again.

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Legacy Spoilers - Red

I think this will be the last individual spoiler post. After Red, the entirety of the plot would’ve been given away. Individual experiences would vary of course, so the remaining Dex Holders would just be grouped up so that the few Dex Holders who don’t do jack sh*t and/or die early don’t take a whole post.

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- Red lives happily with Blue, enjoying her company and doing his best to keep her happy at all times.

- Several weeks later, Blue is targeted by the unknown enemy and is infected with a strange disease during a girls-only trip. Red hears of the news from Platinum and rushes to the hospital.

- The doctors at the hospital are unable to assist and Blue’s condition deteriorates rapidly. Silver suggests in trying Team Rocket’s experimental treatment and Red agrees, willing to do anything and everything to save Blue.

- Blue is moved to a Team Rocket facility but despite everything, her condition worsens and eventually succumbs during a visit from Red and the others.

- Blue thanks Red for all the happy memories and for loving her. She apologizes for not being able to be with him anymore, and for affecting him with her bad luck. Red is absolutely crushed with her death and something within him breaks.

- Red returns home after the funeral, and finds his home unbearably lonely, now that Blue is not living there with him. He doesn’t want to stay there anymore and leaves for somewhere far away.

- Red goes to Alola, somewhere he had intended to take Blue at some point. He stumbles upon a Hakamo-o and captures it, finding its aggressiveness somehow appealing.

- Red eventually returns to Kanto, but doesn’t return to Pallet Town and instead wanders around, becoming increasingly more aggressive as his anger and depression get stronger and stronger. His reputation as a merciless fighter grows as a result of him venting out his anger on whoever was unlucky enough to battle him.

- Gold and Platinum use those rumors to track him to a bar in Viridian City, where they find him trying to drink away his sorrows. They take him back to his home in Pallet Town so he can sleep off the alcohol.

- Red wakes up in the house he now hates so much and finds Platinum asleep on a chair next to the bed. He begins to feel an intense hate towards her as he thinks it’s her fault for setting him up with Blue and thus responsible for his depression now. And she even dragged him back to the house and the memories which hurt him so much now. But a part of him knows that none of this is Platinum’s fault. As a result of the turmoil, he doesn’t know how to deal with Platinum and chooses to largely ignore her presence.

- Platinum notices his attitude towards her and tries her best to keep her distance from now on. But her crestfallen expression only serves to frustrate and anger Red further, as he feels that everything in his life is falling apart, including his bond with the other Dex Holders.

- Gold informs Red about Silver’s discovery, that Team Rocket is responsible for purposely infecting and killing Blue. Red immediately joins the fight against Team Rocket. He helps destroy the Celadon Game Corner, thus significantly damaging the organization’s income.

- Red contacts the Gym Leaders for assistance. Most of the Kanto Gym Leaders assist the Dex Holders against Team Rocket.

- Team Rocket retaliates and kills Erika, thus forcing the Gym Leaders into disarray, but causing Sabrina to defect from Team Rocket and dragging Lt. Surge with her. Red immediately regrets his decision to ask for assistance, seeing as how it resulted in him losing yet another friend.

- During the long series of fights, Y is critically injured and falls into a coma, and White and Moon are killed. Red sees how much Platinum is suffering from the loss, and lets her return to Sinnoh for Moon’s funeral. While the Sinnoh Dex Holders are at Sinnoh for the funeral and to investigate Team Rocket activity, Red leads the others towards the Team Rocket HQ.

- Red confronts Giovanni and engages in a long fight. During the fight, the Dex Holders find out that Giovanni and Team Rocket are NOT responsible for what happened to Blue. Team Rocket had abandoned the K3 project a long time ago, and never sanctioned the continuation of the project. Giovanni had intended to help cure Blue, as though he is technically her enemy, he still owes her for her caring for Silver. And while during the war, Giovanni had ordered to disrupt the Kanto Gym Leaders, his orders were to capture or incapacitate Erika, not kill her.

- Red finds out that a splinter group from within Team Rocket had gone rogue, and that this group was responsible for continuing the K3 project and therefore killing Blue. And by killing Erika, the fight between the main organization and the Gym Leaders had escalated, thus allowing the splinter group to continue with their project undisturbed for the most part.

- The Dex Holders and Team Rocket cease fighting. Giovanni identifies and isolates the rogue splinter faction, and moves in to destroy it. The Sinnoh Dex Holders return to Kanto, and Red orders them to join in the final assault against the splinter faction.

- During the assault, Red pairs himself up with Platinum as he feels the need to reconcile with her. But with Platinum clearly avoiding him, he can’t find the right words or the right moment to start.

- Red and Platinum find a storage room filled with what looks to be deformed copies of Blue. Red has to fight off the feral deformed Blue clones to protect Platinum. The stress of seeing his beloved Blue so deformed, and having to fight the clones angers him uncontrollably, and he vows to kill and destroy absolutely everything related to the K3 project.

- Red and Platinum fight through the facility and captures some high ranking researchers. They interrogate the researchers and find out that there is a perfected clone of Blue, and that she is the K3 project.

- Red realizes that he had just now vowed to kill Blue, and doesn’t know what to do. On one hand, the Blue clone is just a copy of the real girl that he loved so much, and so he should kill her. But on the other, the copy is a perfected clone, complete with all of her memories and personality. Could he bring himself to really attack and kill her?

- Platinum notices his turmoil and tries to convince him to spare the Blue clone.

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The Good Ending

- Red is surprised that Platinum had managed to actually talk to him. Her desperate sincerity reaches him and he allows himself to be convinced. His love for Blue overcomes his anger and he decides to let the complete clone to live.

- Red leaves to find the Blue copy, and runs into her deeper in the facility. Seeing the perfect Blue triggers something from deep within and he immediately runs up to embrace her. He accepts her as Blue and welcomes her back.

- Red helps Blue finish preparing for her escape, and destroys the facility once everyone had escaped.

- Red helps Blue accept her new course in life, and he steadily overcomes his pent up anger and depression.

- The remaining Dex Holders head to Unova to finish off the splinter Team Rocket faction once and for all. Eventually they are able to deal with the fused Kyurem and destroy the faction’s remnants.

- Afterwards, Platinum assists in installing Blue’s mainframe in Red’s house. Red takes the opportunity to thank her for all of her help, especially in convincing him to spare Blue, and apologizes for how he had been neglecting her. They reconcile and return to being how they were before.

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The Bad Ending

- Red loses control of his anger. He has to honor his memories of Blue, and will not let the twisted experiment of the splinter Team Rocket faction to exist. The failed abominations of Blue’s clones defiled her honor, and Red can never let the fruit of this project to pretend to be Blue. He ignores Platinum’s desperate pleas and steels his will.

- Platinum attempts to stop him by force, if necessary. Red fights her with everything he’s got, and eventually defeats her, deeply wounding her in the process.

- Platinum still tries to stop him, blocking the doorway. Red snaps as his anger erupts and he loses control of himself. He attacks her directly for standing in his way and for causing all of this to happen in the first place. He beats her mercilessly as he vents out his rage and frustrations.

- Red returns to his senses a while later and is horrified by what he had done. He can’t stand to see Platinum so badly beaten and broken, by his hands no less which are covered in her blood, and quickly moves on, telling himself that what happened happened and can’t be undone now. All he has left in his life now is his desire to keep Blue’s honor and his memories of her intact. And to do that, he has to destroy the K3 project.

- Red runs into K3. He had vowed to kill her, but seeing the identical copy of Blue stops him from directly attacking and killing her. Instead, he forces himself to state his objective and his wish, to destroy everything related to K3. He announces that the copy standing in front of him is not Blue, and instead, something that has to be destroyed in order to defend Blue’s honor.

- Red proceeds to destroy the facility by overloading and detonating the power reactor deeper underground, which would cause the whole facility to collapse and bury alive everyone and everything inside under tons and tons of rubble.

- Red calls the other Dex Holders to evacuate immediately. Diamond and Pearl ask what happened to Platinum. Red can’t tell them the truth and lies that Platinum got lost somewhere during the fights against the splinter faction, and that he can’t reach her. Y argues that they can’t abandon Platinum, but Red orders everyone to leave her and evacuate.

- Red escapes from the facility just in time to watch it collapse, burying everything related to the K3 project, including K3 herself, and even Platinum.

- Red leads the other Dex Holders to Unova to finish the fight against the splinter faction. But Diamond, Pearl, and Y are outraged by him abandoning Platinum to die and refuse to follow him. They abandon him and stay behind, leaving the rest of the remaining Dex Holders to deal with the mess. X stays behind with Y, so not a lot of Dex Holders end up going to Unova.

- On the way to Unova, Red has plenty of time to settle down and gather his thoughts. As he thinks, he deeply regrets leaving K3 to die, as she was Blue, after all. He regrets what he did to Platinum even more, and can’t believe that he did what he did, since he had loved her and cared for her so much like a sister over the years. He falls into deep depression as he is absolutely disgusted with himself, and now has nothing left in his life.

- During the final moments of the fight against the fused Kyurem, Red apologizes to Blue for not being able to do anything to save her, and for abandoning the K3 clone to die. He apologizes to Platinum for blaming her for something that wasn’t her fault, for neglecting her the whole time, and for greatly hurting and abandoning her to die. He sincerely hopes that they can find it in them to forgive him, and leads the final suicidal attack against the fused Kyurem. He succeeds in disrupting the fusion to split them apart, but is caught in the final explosion in the process.