dolus v
Mother... Forgive me...
I was so upset about
my failure...
I didn't want to feel
so weak ever again.
thyone
Weak? Is that what you truly
think of yourself?
You faced your own father in
combat for my sake.
You carried a smile into death
because I was safe.
(smiles) You showed immense strength.
I could not be prouder of you!
dolus v
(smiles) Mother...
(frowns) Still, my martial ineptitude caused
you much grief.
I know what I must do.
I must go back to the basics.
I will restart my training from
scratch among your forces.
Would that do, Commander?
kyra
Sure, but first, I'd like you to
explain something to me.
What are you doing here,
exactly?
I can't imagine you're looking
for revenge against me, too.
dolus v
Certainly not. I was to protect the
entryway your friend ripped open.
I was sent here by... a divine entity
of great power,
whose attention has been drawn
by the events transpiring here.
demeter
(frowning) Oh, no, don't tell me SHE has
noticed what's going on!
Aww, now we're gonna have
to take care to avoid her...
I was so careful, though!
How could this happen?
kyra
The “fabric of reality untangling” is
what you call “careful,” Demeter...?
demeter
No problem. We can dodge her
watchful gaze. And her wrath.
And premature banishment to Hell
forever for you guys.
And a scolding for me. Yeesh,
just saying it gives me shivers!
We just need to take a more
roundabout path.
kyra
That being...?
demeter
(smiles) A sneaky tour around the
purgatories should do!
It'll be more dangerous,
but that's fine, right?
kyra
Dare I even ask where we're headed?
demeter
I'll tell you later!
What's the rush?
alonso
I beseech, shieldbearer thee,
heed me.
Inspiration hath strucketh
my very being.
teresa
Is “strucketh” even proper
grammar, or...?
alonso
Thyself and I, errant knights of
justice, traveling the land...
'Tis truly much too outfashioned.
We must modernize!
teresa
Is this really the time to have a
crisis of identity, Lord Alonso?
Can't it wait until reality isn't
breaking down around us?
alonso
Knight-and-shieldbearer dynamics
are a concept of the past!
You know what people love these
days? Leagues.
I present thee, my league of heroes
with unlimited righteousness!
I call them...
The Avengers.
teresa
The Avengers.
Coronis
You may call me...
The Black Widow.
...I'm not actually a widow.
I broke up with my boyfriend before I
joined the people that murdered him.
You know, us. Because he was a
horrible person.
But I do love the color black. This
reminds me of a puzzle, actually...
lópez
(grins) Gehahahahaha!
Look, everyone!
It's me - Ultralópez!
teresa
Wouldn't it be more obvious
to call you Superlópez?
lópez
Taken. Comic strip
from the homeland.
Ya take it or ya
leave it.
teresa
...Can we leave it? I'd rather
not hang out with you.
Because you stink.
(López becomes agitated.)
lópez
Seriously?! Even now I don't get
a break from the smell jokes?!
I've got more jokes to tell than
that, y'know!
How about the whole thing of me
becomin' a dancer at the end?!
That's funny!
teresa
I-I don't think anyone needs
to see you as a dancer...
lópez
Pah!
Yer loss!
ziying
......
alonso
Ahhh, this one's particularly
interesting!
Impeded of speech, his hearing
was increased tenfold!
The man with the heareth ears,
thy eyes be feasten!
teresa
Isn't enhanced hearing a
blind hero thing?
alonso
Next!
jane
(smiles) Hi! I'm Jane.
My superpower is being really gay.
teresa
(smiles) Oh, I see!
Alosno
And there you have them!
Prithee, lend me thy opinion,
faithful shieldbearer.
teresa
It's terrible and nobody would pay
to watch a play about them.
Alonso
Must you always ruin my fun,
Teresa?
teresa
It's in my job description.