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“Blame Benton, she's the one who’s lost her marbles and started going wild.”, Betsy says while she points at Andi. However, she isn’t there. “Wait where’d she go?”. She suddenly jumps in front of the window in full Mania form. “Oh my word. What is that monstrosity?”. Andi reveals her head as she growls into the mirror. “Tell me what you did with Betsy and I mIgHt let you live to see the sunrise.”. “Your empty threats mean nothing to me.”.

At that moment, a Mania tendrils comes behind all three of them and starts choking them. Mania’s face then returns with a sinister grin. As Betsy’s parents are being choked, they revert back to their Skrull forms. The surprise shocks Mania so much that they let go of their captors throats.

“Aw, h#ll no. This is too crazy.”, Andi says. “Mom, why are you green?”, Betsy says shaking with fear. “That is none of your concern.”. “Like f#$@ it doesn’t.”, Andi and Betsy say at the same time. “Tell her what she wants to know or I won’t be responsible for what happens next.”. “Fine, you heathen.”. “Braddock’s parents discovered our plans for the planet. We needed to act in our best interests.”. “So what did you do?”. “Look around you, Braddock. I think your mother was standing three inches to the left of where you stand now.”.

“Oh s#!t. You actually f#$king replaced her. I mean, genuinely: what the f#$k?”. Betsy is broken by this revelation. “You… killed my parents?”. “You daft imbecile, what do you think ‘replace’ means?”. Betsy stands perfectly still as her mind starts to race. “How long have you been playing house in her life?”. “Why should I tell you?”. “The tendrils are still in there, y’know?”. “A decade.”. “You’re a monster.”. “Breaking news: the pot just called the kettle black. Look at all the blood of my people that cover the walls. Those lives were taken by your hands. You are just as awful as I am. So tell me…, what’s the difference between me and you?”.

“Y’know what?”, Mania says as she jumps down from the window. She sends a tendril to cut a locket from around Betsy’s neck. “Wait, what are you doing?”. “This is for Betsy.”, she says as she grabs the locket and eats it.

“What have you DONE!!!!”. “I didn’t plan any of the s#!t that happened today. Those guys just happened to be the unwilling victims of your f#$k around. So what’s the difference between us?, I act on what I feel in the moment whether it helps me or not. You act on what benefits your lonely @$$. That’s the difference.”. Betsy’s head starts pounding as she struggles to stand. Mania retreats inside of Andi as she runs to catch her.

“You just ate the wave device.”. “I’m sorry, the f#$king what?”. “That locket was the only thing preventing you from infecting her mind.”. “Well, I’m sorry to say that you got scammed horrendously. It clearly didn’t work because my bestie has been screwing around with me for years and this troglodyte has been in her place.”.

At the same time, Scott manages to wake up Doreen. “Wait, something smells rotten.”. “Doreen, It’s Scott. I’m gonna ne-”. “Oh hi, Scott! How are you doing?”. “Focus Green! I need help breaking us out. Do you have anything that can aid in that effort?”. “Umm, there is one thing…”. “Alright!, what is it?”.

The lights cut out for a moment and the lights come back red and soldiers have flooded the room and are aiming rifles at the new creature. “Let’s play a little game I made…”, the combination says sinisterly. “All you need to do is either turn around or call a reverend. ‘Cause you’ve just entered h#ll, no hope for heaven.”. The creature's left claw forms a blade. The soldiers start firing at them. “I guess these b!#$@es want me to squabble up.”, they say as she punches a soldier's head off. Betsy uses this distraction to try and escape. Forming a psychic knife, she starts whittling the restraints.

Scott wakes up and starts surveying his surroundings. “Doreen, Wake up.”. However, she is sleeping heavily. “S#!t”.

Betsy eventually breaks out and starts planning to launch a sneak attack on this creature. “Ok Braddock, all you need to do is poke this demonic-looking wanker. You got this.”. She jumps up with psychic butterfly wings and stabs the creature and starts hitting it with psychic blasts. This disturbs the creature and it retreats inside Andi. Betsy jumps away as the sludge gives way.

“So that’s why you’re obsessed with butterflies.”, Andi says. “Yep, now care to explain how you resisted the truth serum because that was actually impressive.”. “I didn’t.”. “I guess you’re more bloody delusional than I thought.”. “You make it so hard to have sympathy for you, Petsy.”. “You’re not Apricot, she skipped town and never came back.”. “Why would I lie about anything I said?”. “Because you’re phenomenal at being a raving lunatic.”. “That didn’t bring me no joy to say. Every word cut like a knife.”. “Awww, your lies hurt you when they came out your t#@% mouth.”.

The sludge starts to come back out of Andi, covering her left arm. “Oh yeah…, care to explain what that is?”. “I don’t know what it is-”, Andi says but she cuts herself off. “But I do…”, she says in a different voice. “So…, who do I have the pleasure of speaking to?”. “You know the saying: ‘Jealousy is a little green monster?’”. “I’m familiar”. “Let’s just say your species got the color wrong.”. “So you’re the embodiment of Jealousy, huh?”. “Well Envy to be more specific, but you can call us Mania.”. “Well ‘Mania’, prepare to be sent back to whatever h#ll that you came from.”. “Good luck with that…”, Mania says and she swaps their consciousness back with Andi. “Maybe blunt force trauma will help you remember yourself. That’s the only thing I haven't tried yet.”. “If you do try it, I’ll make sure you regret it.”. “You really wanna roll that dice?”. “I favor my odds. Wanna know why?”. “Not really”. “It’s because you're just jealous of me 'cause you knew that you folks don’t really care about you. So instead of just admitting it, you walk around and say all kinds of really mean things about me 'cause you're a meanie but it's only 'cause you're just really jealous of me 'cause I'm what you wanna be, so you just look like an idiot When you say these mean things, 'cause it's too easy to see that your self worth is teeny.”.

Andi starts seeing red as she balls her fists and grits her teeth while Betsy is gloating. “THAT'S DOES IT!!!!”, she shouts. “Your @$$ is grass now. You’ve just settled for the bloodiest outcome, 'cause we gon' make you bleed with every cut we give you. ‘Cause I’m about to slap a b!#$h and smack a h0#.”. “Bring it on, then!”. The two then begin to fight without restraint. “What do you want out of this?”, Betsy asks as she tries to stab Andi with her psychic dagger. “I'm just tryna knock some teeth out.”, she says as she kicks her in the head. “F#$@ with me now, b!#$h.”. Andi then grabs her head and slams it into the floor repeatedly. “When the world gave me a raw deal, Betsy showed me how to take it. Now I not only take it, I make that s#!t bent out of shape. You’re not exempt, Petsy. ”. “Do you ever shut the bloody f#$@ up?”. Andi throws Betsy to the right wall. She then turns her claw into a blade. “I’m about cock back ‘dis mop and get on my custodian s#!t. Speak now or forever hold your peace.”. “It ain’t over, motherf#$ker.”, Betsy says as she coughs up blood.

“Very Doreen of you. Too bad that’s about to age very poorly.”. Betsy’s psychic wings return and she dashes away. The two then stare at each other trying to think of their final move. They are about to rush each other but they are interrupted by a voice from the left wall. “Cease this conflict”. “Wait, I know that voice. But why would she be here?”, Betsy says confused. At that moment, Betsy’s parents walk out and stand next to Gravik. “MOM!?!!”. “Why are you being difficult, Braddock?”.

“I miss the old Betsy, My best friend Betsy, The break from the mold Betsy, Set on her goals Betsy. I hate the new Petsy, the bad mood Petsy, The ‘F#$@ you’ Petsy, The always rude Petsy.”. As Andi is spilling her guts, the stone in her pocket begins to glow.

“It was you and me, Apricot and Blueberry against the universe. Before I met her, I was being forced to follow in the footsteps of my parents. She taught me to live for myself.”.

“She told me that you only got one shot at living your life, do not miss your chance to blow. She told me when you reach a fork in the road, go straight. She taught me to just say whatever I want to whoever I want, whenever I want, wherever I want, however I want.”.

“She told me if you’re scared to death, scared to think, scared to look, you shook. Just remember that there ain't no such things as halfway crooks.”. “Betsy Braddock made me who I am today. For seven years, we were inseparable. But one day, in the span of ten hours, her personality flipped a 180. Even as a kid, I know that s#!t doesn’t just happen. On that day, I met Petsy…”.

A black sludge-like substance starts emerging from the stone and slowly covers Andi. “I tried to get Betsy back by begging and pleading, which turned to sadness. That only left rage and hate inside. Because SHE got to walk away. SHE got her parents' love by hiding herself. SHE got to forget the time we spent together while I had to pick up the pieces. SHE has four parents that worship the ground she walks on. Now *I* look like the jack@$$ cause I just want my parents to love me for who I am and not when I was acting like their clone.”. As the sludge takes more hold of her, her voice starts to change.

“But now that what bothers me all came out…, All I feel is emptiness inside…”. The sludge starts to break her restraints. “Uh…”, Betsy said, starting to fear for herself. “It’s funny. Isn't it, Petsy? Yeah, buddy, laugh! It's funny, That was funny, wasn't it?”. The sludge completely takes over Andi and they free themselves. “THAT WAS FUNNY WASN’T IT?!?!?”, they shout in pure rage. The new combination then slouches over. “...What the f#$@ is that thing?”. The new creature gives a toothy grin.

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Suddenly the room comes on  “Welcome to the P.R.I.D.E. personality chamber. Please state your name.”. “You must think I’m some dumb@$$ if you think I’m gonna dox myself.”. “Ugh, why do I have a throbbing headache.”, says a familiar voice to Andi's side. “Oh just kill me now…”, she says with a bored tone. “In due time”.

“WHAT!!!”. “Stop yelling, Dandelion. You're making your presence worse.”. “Shove it, Petsy.”. “Hey aliens, you can probe her first.”. “If you come near me, I’ll bite off your head.”. “Don’t worry about this [*CENSORED*], she ain't really all that, she just thinks she a thug, she’s only that when they’re b!#$hes around. She ain't never stood there and drew on a b!#$@ and shot ‘em, and made they @$$ get on the ground.”. “Oh, I ain’t like that you say?”. “Indoubituly.”. “Well what happened to your tooth?”. “That was a fluke.”. “Whatever helps you sleep at night.”. “Both of you shut up, you’re hurting my ears.”, says a voice from a wall.

One of the walls disappears and reveals another green alien behind glass. “Who the f-”. “You may call me Gravik for your remaining time on this planet.”. “What’s that supposed to mean?”. “As the A.I. said, Welcome to P.R.I.D.E. We are gathering the remaining information that we need to replace you.”. “REPLACE?!?”. “You both remember this?”. Gravik then plays a recording of the shed interrogation. “C%@&”, the two say at the same time.

“Wait, where are the other three.”. “They are right beside you”, Gravik says as he gestures to the other wall. It also disappears to reveal Scott, Amadeus, and Doreen unconsious. “What do you want? Money? I’ll pay you millions, please don’t hurt me or the others. You can take Benton, though.”. “What the h#ll, Elizab!#$h?, Don’t dox me to the Space Illuminati’s feds.”.

“You must not know how sick you make me, then. You make me f#$king sick to my stomach. Every time I think of you I wanna puke. You may not think you do, but you do. Wait, why did I just say that?”. “You both were injected with what you simple-minded humans would call a ‘truth serum’. Hers just activated.”. “That sounds illegal as all h#ll.”. “I am unconcerned with your human laws. However, that’s none of your concern. Now computer, I leave it to you.”.

The AI then repeats the introduction and question. “Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Braddock”. “Thank you for your cooperation.”. The AI then zooms in on Andi’s face. “S#!t”. “State your name, Human #2”. “Andrea Benton”. “Describe your personality.”. “Wait, why wasn’t I asked that?”. “Because you fill every stereotype that is under ‘privileged’”, Gravik says. “I’m not a walking stereotype…, am I?”.

Andi holds her breath to avoid giving an answer. “You got something to say, Dandelion”. Andi nods her head. “Well answer me this. Have you ever considered that I’m right about you?, You're just a wannabe criminal. Trying to make a world of misery and be an absolute dreg on society ‘cause what in the world gives you the right to say what ya like and walk around flippin' the bird?”.

”No, because I don’t listen to people without functioning frontal lobes.”. “Human #2, Describe yourself.”. “I’m hard-headed and hot-headed, bull-headed and pig-headed, destructive temper, impulsive thinker. I'm quick-witted cause I gotta be quick with it. I'm liable to start a violent spark with a silent thought. However, I do show some respect to a few people I know. The people who don’t speak of empty promises. ‘Cause, somewhere deep down, there’s a decent human being in me. It just can't be found, so the reason you've been seeing this me is ‘cause of who Petsy is now.”.

“What do I have to do with you being little miss lunatic?”. Andi holds her breath again. “That’s actually a good inquisition human”, Gravik says with intrigue in his voice. “Why do you hate the annoyingly stuck-up one?”. “Yeah, what did I do to you?”. After two minutes of repeatedly asking the question, she snaps. “It’s because I miss you, Betsy.”. “Huh!!!?!”.