Imitation eventually becomes competition.

　　- Lodestone

　　8 Minutes Later - Megacles - The Sugar Lab (Roof)

　　I wake up. I`m still lying on the picnic table. Candy and Lodestone are sitting next to me. They are kissing, fondling each other. Lodestone sees I`m awake, smiles. Candy sees I`m awake, and disentangles herself from Lodestone. The regulars move away. Porno`s over, time for the psychodrama.

　　I actually feel pretty rested. Like, I can think again. I lay on the table and stare up at the new planet.Stolen novel; please report.

　　Finding Doc-Danger`s name, or lab, or last known location, isn`t going to help me find him. He isn`t there. I will still look for these things - I must attempt to assume his responsibilities - but they won`t help me find him.

　　Also, what am I going to do when I find him? I believe he needs help, but what help am I able to provide? If he`s hiding from someone, I`m likely to lead them straight to him. If he`s spaghettified across spacetime, I can`t help with that either. Hell, if he broke his leg in the woods, he`d probably crawl out before I found him.

　　I need to look at the impossible answers, and try to understand them. Find a way to keep them from Lodestone and whoever created her. Though, a sophisticated A.I. would be the perfect tool to study them with.

　　I can`t study math in the condition I`m in. I gaze at the planet for a while. Then I close my eyes.