Capítulo 80: Reunion
(3rd Person POV)
"I want to have them back."
"And are you prepared for what it means to have them back? Not all men are created equal. I hope you understand what it means when I bring her back to you."
"I do understand. And I'll be ready."
"... Good.", Hades said and then touched Rick on the head. Rick passed out and a changed began to happen to him. His body and soul both began to turn younger. Back to the time when the incident happened. It took close to 5 seconds and after that, a new, old Rick stood before Hades ... well it was a new Rick but from long ago ... you know what, it doesn't matter. He was young again.
"Did you just ..."
"..."
"Normally people finish the sentence at that point."
"Forgive me for not following the norm. I don't give a rat's ass about the norm. My entire existence is abnormal. But now let us get to the main part of this. Here.", Hades says and produces something in his hand. A black and purple portal gun materialises. An improved version that Hades came up with on the spot after having looked at Rick's.
"Take this, at least for now. You can destroy it after we're done.", Hades said, knowing what Rick thinks when someone is smarter or more advanced than him.
"A Portal Gun? Why would-"
"Because Rick, you're going home."
"Home? So do I just ... oh that, that is very convenient. Wow that... pretty impressive.", Rick says through his teeth.
"You can destroy it after we're done. Now come on. Chop Chop."
Rick points the Portal Gun and then fires. The portal is black and you can't see anything. The trick is that you must think about where you want to go and the portal shows it to you. You can also choose to see what is going on on the other side, without it being see-through. No one can see you on this side but you can see them.
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They walked through and arrived at Rick's home dimension.
"Time Loop?"
"Time Loop."
"Well then, let me get to work.", Hades said and then changed his demeanour. He went from friendly to serious in a split second. Hades' shadow expanded more and more. It looked like the darkness was swallowing everything.
"What are you doing?"
"Let me cook."
"Oh god ..."
"Yes?"
"No. I was ... ah forget it."
The world trembled and was fully covered in blackness. Hades then focused on what he wanted to do and forced his will on reality to bring the state of the world to the moment he wanted. Reality broke like broken glass, multiple times. A cold wind blew through the concept of time, turning the clock back to the moment Hades wished.
Hades could feel that the boundaries in this universe were very fickle. He could sneeze and create a wormhole. The laws were very loose here. If you had power, you were allowed to use it however you wished. Quite interesting.
So he did it. Even though there was resistance to this. It seemed that Diane's and Beth's death in this Dimension was something like a fixed point in time. But who cared? He was Hades and he would break that point however he wished.
He got to that fixed point and saw it happen. He grabbed the metaphysical 'point' in time. That moment, where it happened, was grabbed with his hands. He could feel the temporal and spacial forces that he held in his hands and ... he was unimpressed. He did what anyone in his situation would do ... he swallowed it.
What?
Space-time has a good taste to it, once you come to appreciate it. It's true, believe me.
Everything turned white and then ... it was all over.
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Rick blinked a couple of times and saw that he was on the floor of his garage. He looked around and saw that nothing had changed. What a cruel dream. To think that such a twisted being like this 'Hades' existed for it to feast on his hopes and dreams.
"Rick, is that you?", he heard the voice of his wife.
"Yeah ... Diane."
"You've been gone so long! Come in here, we have a guest!", she said from the house.
This made Rick stop for a moment. He hadn't programmed his AI to do something like that. Why would his AI, which he had designed to haunt him, invite him inside? He quickly made his way into the house and there he saw her.
His wife, Diane. She was standing there and making food for the family and ... the guest.
Rick didn't even see who it was that sat there. He only saw his Diane. He approached her and almost didn't dare to touch her, due to being afraid of her being a clone, hologram or a dream.
"Rick... It's been so long honey... you had a lot to go through.", she said and looked at Rick.
"Diane ... you. Are you ..."
"Yes. I am real. I am your Diane."
Rick actually had tears in his eyes. For the second time this day ... Rick Sanchez cried. He almost couldn't stop anymore. It all came out. All the things he did to get her back. All the things he had to go through to find his wife's and daughter's killer. It was all coming to the surface and poured out of him. There was no stopping it.
But neither Diane nor Hades cared at that moment. He was polite enough to leave the two alone. He focused on something else right now. As he noticed, the boundaries were very fickle. He foresaw a lot of problems that would arise due to that. So he changed it. He manipulated the boundary surrounding this dimension and made it stronger.
He made it impenetrable and impregnable for any and all beings. There was only one way to travel from and to this dimension now and he was sure that it would get on Rick's nerves.
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Diane and Rick as well as their daughter talked and talked and talked. For a long time. Days turned to weeks and those weeks turned to a month. Rick had not touched one screwdriver during that time and he didn't look eager to do it either. So Hades made a decision. He first wanted to take him with, outside the Central Finite Curve, but now that he sees the three together ... he will do it himself.
He focused and then disappeared from the dimension. He got outside the curve and looked around. It was indeed very chaotic here. Although he has seen worse ... much worse. He floated through the void and observed all the things that were happening.
He saw Morty enjoying himself alone and away from any Rick. Hades made his way through the forcefield. No alarm was heard or anything like that.
"Greetings, Morty Smith of Dimension 79⊢⊇V. My name is Hades and I believe we have something to talk about."
"What the f*ck! How did you get in here?!", Morty said and grabbed a gun and fired it at Hades.
"There is no need for that. I am not here to hurt you."
"You say that, but you just appeared here without an invitation. Why would I believe anything you say?"
"You will not believe anything I say either way. So let us skip the part where we establish who has the power in this discussion and get right to the point.", Hades says and taps Morty on the forehead.
Morty's mind was 'blown'. He got to see some of Hades' minuscule power. He showed Morty some of the darkness that was his future, should he not listen right now. Hades didn't care. He was not a good person. He was a hypocrite and that was all there was to it. He helped those he wished and because he could. He was in no way a hero.
So if Morty didn't want his help, he wouldn't kill himself just to make him accept.
"Now, I am here to talk about the 'Omega Device'."
"What about it? Do you want the schematics?"
"No Morty I don't want anyone to have these schematics. No matter how smart you are, something of that magnitude is not a device anyone should have. I am here to delete all the information concerning the device. I hope that you can delete it."
"It is a failsafe against Ricks, should they ever come here and bother me. They are unhinged and need to be kept in check!"
"You are correct. But to punish everyone for the mistakes of few is not right, don't you think?"
"They are ALL like that! Not one is innocent! They believe that their intelligence allows them to use everyone and everything however they wish. They are a menace and need to be-"
"I understand that. But again. The Omega Device does not care and destroys everyone across the limitless dimensions. So how about instead of using such a device you go about it differently."
"... How?"
"If you are serious about 'keeping them in check' then you can use your intelligence to be more active about it and hunt those that do evil. But if it is only about keeping them away from you, then that is even more reason for me to destroy it."
"I want to be left alone!"
"Good. Then do that. I'm sure that you are the only one with a Portal Gun that can come here. As for defence, I am also sure that you could create something. But the Omega Device is not necessary. Please destroy it."
"... ok"
"Thank you."
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Morty went ahead and connected his eye to a computer and 'seemingly' deleted everything. Hades however knew the truth.
"All done!"
"Do you think that a 14-year-old teenager can fool me? Don't insult my intelligence, Morty."
"What are you talking about?"
"I see ... It would seem that in your attempt to escape Rick, you had to become him. I am sad for you. But I guess desperate times ..."
"I am NOTHING like him!!"
Hades didn't answer him and instead took things into his own hands. He focused on any and all weapons which had the ability to destroy someone across infinite dimensions. He then turned them all to nothing, so that all information and material was gone forever, never to be salvaged again.
"NOO, what did you do?!!"
"I erased any and all information about the device across time and space. If you want to keep the Rick's away now, you will have to be more creative. Goodbye Morty, I hope you will find your peace here.", Hades said and then finally disappeared.
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Rick was in the garage. He had a big smile on his face. He was ... happy for the first time in 50 years he was finally happy again. He was also worried. Worried that the past could repeat itself and he would lose them again. Hades was right. The fact that there is an infinite number of things, doesn't make the one you have less special. On the contrary ... it makes it just that much more special.
He didn't know why but ... he felt the same way. He was going to perserve this feeling and keep watch over his family. But he would make them, first priority every time.
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Rick had Hades' Portal Gun in his hands and went to the pressing plant. Hades was right. He was still not going to accept technology that he hand't created himself. And if someone else got this into their hands ... well that would be bad. He thought about researching it and then creating it himself but he thought better of it. He was going to destroy it.
He put the Portal Gun under the pressing plant and activated the machine. The machine began to make weird sounds and then ... it broke down.
"What? That shouldn't be possible."
"Did you believe that I was just going to let you destroy it, Rick?", a Hologram appeared from the Portal Gun.
"Hades!"
"In the ... hologram. I made this to be a multipurpose tool for you. Destroying it won't do. It is a literal plot device to get out of hairy situations. Also destroying it is not good, since I locked Dimension C-137 down from interdimensional travel."
"WHAT?! Why would you do that? How would I get to Morty, Sum---"
"Haha, it seems you understand. Don't worry. No one, other than you can use it. Do you think I would bring Diane and Beth back only to then have them die the same stupid way again?"
"But ... why would you go that far for me? What's in it for you."
"... What are you talking about? Isn't it obvious? I like Diane. She's lovely and smart and Beth is so cute. I can hardly wait to have children of my own."
"..."
"Well then, Rick. Even if it doesn't look like it, this was a recording. I just knew what you were going to say. Haha that was my evil plan all along ..."
"..."
"What's with that deadpan on your face? I dealt with the Eyepatch Morty by the way. So you won't have to worry about it anymore. Oh and by the way ... I gave Diane a phone with my number. So now she can call me if you turn insane again and want to leave ... so you better not.
Goodbye Rick, I'll catch you later."
And then the hologram finished, leaving Rick alone in the garage.
"Haha ... what a prick."
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