[On the other end, Rich looks at his comm and the "connection ended" message, and draws in a deep breath.]
[Maybe Robbie's right that it was better in the end that he wasn't there at Stamford. He probably would've died or wound up going through what Robbie had gone through, too. And then, not long after, the Annihilation Wave would've reached Earth, and after a spirited and admirable fight, it would've been curtains for everyone.]
[But what matters is he can be there now. Now, when he's older, and smarter, and stronger, and kinder, and wiser. Now, if he's there during a moment like that, he can do something. He mutters:]
No more freakin' metaphors.
[No more superheroes saying words that dance around the truth of how awful they're acting. It's going to just be action and it's going to be the right action.]
[He puts his comm away and his resolve to go back is even stronger than before. After Chronoblivion is defeated and the multiverse is safe, he's going home alive, even if he has to find a way to get the Time Trapper in some kind of cosmic headlock to force him to do it.]
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[Maybe Robbie's right that it was better in the end that he wasn't there at Stamford. He probably would've died or wound up going through what Robbie had gone through, too. And then, not long after, the Annihilation Wave would've reached Earth, and after a spirited and admirable fight, it would've been curtains for everyone.]
[But what matters is he can be there now. Now, when he's older, and smarter, and stronger, and kinder, and wiser. Now, if he's there during a moment like that, he can do something. He mutters:]
No more freakin' metaphors.
[No more superheroes saying words that dance around the truth of how awful they're acting. It's going to just be action and it's going to be the right action.]
[He puts his comm away and his resolve to go back is even stronger than before. After Chronoblivion is defeated and the multiverse is safe, he's going home alive, even if he has to find a way to get the Time Trapper in some kind of cosmic headlock to force him to do it.]