Lori lay in a small chamber somewhere in TIME central, secretly kept there under Nebula's control. Nebula was plotting behind Garagnt's back...
Gargant took Rumbo to a special part of TIME's world. It was known as...
'The visionary,' Gargant said to Rumbo, 'ever heard of it?'
'...Once...something about reliving the past...'
'Without actually being there.'
'Why have you taken me...'
'I am going to show you something...'
Gargant then suddenly closed his eyes and held out his hands to a large mirror that was placed in the centre of the visionary. As his hands touched the glass his fingertips went through it like it was water.
'What the...?' Rumbo said as Gargant began moving into it.
'Follow me, Rumbo.'
'...Where is it going?'
'...To your past...something needs to be shown to you.'
Gargant and Rumbo went through the 'looking' glass. They ended up in a run down village which Rumbo used to call home...
'My village?'
'Yes, well after your first home...'
'My first home?'
'Rumbo, you don't remember anything about a castle do you?'
'A castle?'
'Yes....you see...your mother....'
'...Is my mother a rabbit? Pure?'
'Yes both of these.'
'Is she still alive?'
'Indeed she is. You have met her many a time.'
'WHAT?'
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'Your mother....'
Suddenly the village morphed and changed into a large white castle, one that Rumbo remembered visiting many times before in the past...
'Carrotus Castle....home of....?'
'The Queen of Carrotus....'
'You mean...?'
'Yes...she is your mother....'
'Which makes Eva my sister?'
'Half sister....not the same father...'
'But why don't I remember this?'
'At a young age you lived at the castle...a very young age. But everyone realised that, since you were half rabbit and half owning the powers of TIME, you were dangerous. You were sent away to that village where they said you would continue living. You were only 2 at the time so you would not have known a thing....'
'That means that Lori is....?'
'Family...along with Jazz, Spaz...they are all part of your own family...'
'I don't....why didn't anyone ever tell me?'
'Nobody knows...not even the Queen...'
'Not even Eva?'
'Nobody remembers. When you lived at the castle you were not given a name, only a nickname....Hell's Angel...'
'Why?'
'You had unimaginable powers and you were said to be such a handsome young rabbit.'
'...rumbo....' another voice spoke. Rumbo turned round and saw an incarnation of TIME standing before him.
'TIME?'
'The side of Nebula within you is that Hell's Angel...the one with those powers...'
'But wait a second....I have the powers of TIME...'
'..and the powers of Nebula...'
'What?'
'Rumbo...you were banished from the castle because of your Nebula powers...or Gargant's powers to be more exact.'
'Then how do I have TIME's powers as well?'
'I prophesised you to be the next Guardian of TIME. I had to give you the powers...'
'You mean you lied?'
'...what?'
'You told me I was born with TIME's powers, you lied to me. You never said about me owning both...'
'We never thought the powers of Nebula would come back.' Gargant said, 'Since you moved you forgot about them and they became too deep. Now they have been unleashed...'
'You LIED TO ME!'
'..rumbo?'
'....STAY AWAY FROM ME....YOU HAVE TO BE LYING! THIS ISN'T HAPPENING TO ME!'
'Rumbo...'
'SHUT UP! JUST, SHUT UP. YOU'RE NOT MY FATHER. MY FATHER NEVER LIED TO ME. I WASN'T BORN IN CARROTUS. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ME, RUMBO RABBIT. HELL'S ANGEL DOESN'T EXIST....'
'Then who fought Blade in the forest, Rumbo?'
'...'
'You remember when you changed...'
'THIS CAN'T BE....'
'...it is rumbo...we never told you because we knew it would hurt you...now you deserve to know...'
'AND I DIDN'T BEFORE?'
'Rumbo please....'
'OH SHUT UP...YOU'RE WORKING FOR NEBULA ANYWAY! WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME? WHY IS THIS MY LIFE? WHY COULDN'T I JUSE BE A FARMER LIKE I WANTED TO BE?'
'...rumbo please....stop this...'
'NO! I WON'T! I NEVER WANTED TO BE A GUARDIAN. I HATED IT! EVERY MINUTE. MY WHOLE LIFE IS NOW FULL OF HATE. I'VE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH LORI, DIED TWICE, FOUGHT NEBULA AND NOW...'
'You have to fight him again....'
'WHY SHOULD I?'
'...because you're the only one who can....'
'...I DON'T BELIEVE THAT! IF YOU'RE SO DESPERATE TO STOP HIM THEN WHY DON'T YOU DO IT!'
'We can't...you are the only one...'
'WELL THERE'S ONE DIFFERENCE ISN'T THERE? I DONT GIVE A ****! I DON'T CARE IF THIS WORLD BURNS IN THE DEVIL'S WORLD! I'D RATHER SEE IT DIE THEN SAVE IT!'
'..rumbo you don't mean that....'
'DON'T I? WE'LL SEE!'
Rumbo then began to run, run from Gargant and TIME and run throuhg a TIME warp into the midst of TIME....
'rumbo...stop!'
'Rumbo!'
Rumbo's eyes were full of tears. He hated this. He hated himself and he hated what was happening to him. He wanted to die....he couldn't cope...
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'With his father dead and his life as confusing as TIME itself, he stood independantly with his blaster and sword by his side. He was going to save the world, no doubt about it...'
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