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Aah!

I noticed the Immortal wasn't tracking your transformations.

It's not his job to track my transformations.

It's not yours either.

Um...

- You remember Paul? - Hi.

If we had a place of our own, we could just be together.

Now we just have to figure out

how to afford it.

A superhero. On retainer.

Your power may come from the stars.

Mine comes from beyond this reality.

Pull up a chair. I'm cooking you dinner.

- Oliver's gone. - He made normal friends.

The way you played me and Liu--

pure genius. Mwah.

You really didn't need to come all the way out here for this.

Aw, are you kidding? Ten's a big year.

Becky would have come as well, but it's too soon for Jack to travel.

Gretch can't wait to meet her cousin.

She looks so carefree.

It's the childhood we never got.

Uncle Scott, hold up your hands again. I want to do the thing.

Gretchen!

It's okay, Jess.

Here.

So cool.

Make a bigger one.

Sorry, kiddo.

That's as big as I can make 'em.

Aw...

I'm gonna grab a coffee before I come up.

Want anything?

Nah. I'm good.

No. No!

J-Jessica!

No.

No. Jessica...

Gretchen!

No.

Jessica.

Gretchen.

District Attorney Barnett.

Sorry to ambush you like this, but you weren't returning

- my calls or my emails. - And you are?

Scott Duvall. I've been calling your office about the Invincible case.

Look, I... I sent you the petition my-my wife and I did.

We've gathered over 3,000 signatures, if you could just look...

Mr. Duvall, I'm very busy. I-I just simply don't have the--

Wait, please.

My sister, Jessica.

She, uh, she raised me after our parents died.

She brought an amazing daughter, Gretchen, into this world.

They both died

in Chicago, and it feels like...

Well, it feels like their deaths don't matter.

Of course they matter.

Then where's the investigation?

And the charges? The trial?

It's not just Jessica, okay?

Thousands of people died in Chicago.

Why is that murderer still flying around free?

Invincible was defending the planet from an alien threat.

How do we know that?

Okay? The threat was his own father.

If he's so innocent, then open an investigation.

Let a jury decide. Give us justice.

Mr. Duvall,

I'm very sorry for your loss, but there's nothing I can do.

Our laws don't apply in situations like this.

Test 36.

Charging bio-therm power capacitor now.

Okay, it's at 50% charge

and holding.

Complete discharge in three,

two, one.

Of course there's gonna be inventory miscounts.

At the pace they're working us?

I guess we can thank V.S. Three for that.

She did kick the crap out of Invincible.

Nah, you saw the tapes. He stopped fighting.

Uh, yeah, I coauthored the report on her.

She still would have won.

It's bullshit.

And what's bullshit now, Scott?

That they accuse us of making mistakes or losing equipment

while heroes like him leave thousands dead in their wake.

Someone here isn't an Invincible fan.

Scott's not wrong.

I mean, anyone else smashes their way into the Pentagon,

they're either dead or locked away for life.

He got to walk out-- no harm, no foul.

Exactly.

Maybe you've all forgotten, but Invincible is the only real weapon

we've got right now if more Viltrumites show up.

Till 2A grows up, at least.

Aah! - Aah!

None of you would eat a dog, so why is a cow any different?

If I can survive on an all-plant diet, so can y--

Where'd you even find this guy?

Hey, careful! You got to look out for other people.

I did. He didn't hit anyone.

He hates listening to me so much.

Who wants to listen to their older brother?

Oliver, keep the fight away from the restaurant.

If the place gets trashed, we can't have burgers after you're done.

Got it. Thanks, Eve.

Wait. Are you just using me as a--

Hey! I'm not your training dummy!

Sure you are.

Uh...

Next time, I want to fight someone tougher.

When you're ready.

I'm ready now. I already fought real villains.

Why do I have to fight lame-os like the Elephant?

Dad made me fight the Elephant a bunch of times, too.

It's good practice.

That was before Dad did all that stuff.

Ye-Yeah. Before all that.

Will people here ever forgive him?

Oliver, it's... Uh...

I know he did a bad thing trying to take over the world,

but he saved a lot of people before that, right?

Doesn't that count?

Yeah, Dad probably

saved more lives than he took.

But those lives don't just cancel out the others.

So, he never gets to say he's sorry? He's a bad guy forever?

That's not what Mark's saying.

- It's... It, uh... - But people think that, don't they?

Hey. Can you blame them?

They don't know about Thraxa or the Viltrum empire

or anything that happened since Dad left.

All they know is he tried to take over and killed a lot of people.

Why don't you tell them, then? You could make them understand.

Oliver.

What is this really about?

I think, because of my Thraxan side,

I have, like, a really good memory.

I can remember everything from when I was little.

Like my mom hugging me.

And Dad humming songs and flying me around the palace.

My mom loved Dad, like, a lot.

I know that.

And she was awesome, wasn't she?

Your mom was really smart and brave.

Then how bad can he be if my mom loved him

and had me with him?

Even after Dad did all that bad stuff,

she must have known he was good inside.

I still love Dad.

But he was two different people.

One was the dad you and I knew when we were kids.

But the other was a Viltrumite

who had a mission to do,

even if that meant hurting a lot of people.

So, which one is the real Dad?

Invincible!

Where is your remorse?

Have you no shame for what you've done?

The lives you've taken?

You think you're above consequences,

but you are wrong.

You will pay for your crimes against humanity.

I, Powerplex, will make you pay!

That was much better this time.

Then I'm ready.

They'll put me on his level.

Let me store enough power to hurt him,

but there's no going back.

I know this is difficult,

but we've tried everything else.

Jessica meant everything to me, too.

Keep going.

Aah!

Aah!

Aah!

That's all of them.

The hammer.

Again. Harder.

Harder!

Oh!

I miss them... so much.

Me too.

We woke up Jack.

I'll go get him.

You get changed.

I wouldn't really call it a fight

since I could have knocked him out in, like,

one second, but Mark and Eve say I need to learn the basics,

except I already learned the basics ages ago.

Ow!

Sure. But you didn't see that coming, did you?

Eve.

Mark was bragging about you the other day.

He said you aced your last test at school.

Well, I only got an 84,

so I didn't exactly ace it.

Oh, come on, it sounds like you're doing well in your courses.

Thanks.

I haven't had much time to enjoy it.

Midterms are coming up, so my stress levels are... Oof.

I'm sure you'll do fine.

Since Mark dropped out, I need college updates from someone.

Dinner's delicious, Paul. Thanks for cooking.

Oh, it was nothing. Family spaghetti recipe,

easy to whip up.

So, your mom tells me you and Eve started a business.

How does that work?

It was Eve's idea.

Um, w-we're on retainer at Payton Penitentiary,

so if they have a breakout or an attack or something,

they call us for help,

but it's been pretty quiet recently.

I think the last job we did there

convinced everyone to back off.

Ah, so your reputation

does the work for you.

You know, when I started in real estate,

there was a bit of a turf war going on in this high-end neighborhood,

but after I went door to door and introduced myself to the entire place,

I was the only agent anyone would work with.

It's all about reputation, right?

Yeah, you get it. You know what I mean.

Oh, God.

I hated myself as soon as I said it.

Like real estate and superhero-ing

are even in the same universe.

Paul, it's fine.

Just because we aren't saving the world doesn't mean our jobs aren't important.

- But they're not the same thing. - Maybe,

but our lives are still meaningful.

And Mark knows that.

Besides,

it's good for all three of them to realize

there's a world out there that's not just aliens and supervillains.

Debbie, are you sure I'm cut out for this?

Are you saying...

No, God, no. I want to be with you.

I'm just... I'm not sure how I fit in.

Mark and Oliver are great kids,

but how can I relate to them?

They save the world.

I can't measure up to that.

No one is asking you to be their dad, Paul.

It's not about measuring up, it's about showing up.

And as long as you're here, that's what matters.

You're incredible, you know that?

Come here.

Ooh!

Let me help you with that.

- Hey, let go! - What have I said about flying in the house?

Shh...

Stay calm.

♪ I couldn't...

Shh.

You can do this.

♪ I made it...

Oh, fuck.

Do it for Jess and Gretchen.

♪ The life I ♪

♪ Danced in...

♪ And could get enough...

Yes!

I know it's not Thanksgiving,

but this guy just brought the turkey.

Ouch.

But nice!

Wow. You weren't kidding. He really is that good.

Yeah. Remind me why I'm letting William humiliate me like this again?

It's his birthday. He gets to pick.

And you're all giving me the perfect birthday gift,

which is the look on your faces

as I beat you over and over again.

- Ka-pow! - William.

Oh.

Oh, relax. She's a good friend, we go to yoga twice a week,

and you're both adults.

Well, Amber is, at least.

Mark.

Amber. How's it going?

Hey, man.

Mark, this is Kyle. Kyle, Mark.

Uh, nice to meet you.

Same.

Wait... You read Séance Dog?

Yeah. Do you?

Since I was 12.

But you really didn't get it until you were older.

Exactly, because it's got so many levels to it.

Uh, i-it's an underrated book, in my opinion.

Why are more people not saying that?

I guess I have a type.

Mm, I guess you do.

Less talking, more bowling.

This shark's got the taste of blood in his mouth and he's hungry for more.

Let's go. Shoes on, people.

- Thanks. - Need a hand?

Uh... sure.

So, Kyle.

So, Eve.

Yeah.

I mean, we're both smiling, so...

things must be okay.

I'm happy for you.

Thanks. I'm happy for you, too.

Take it easy on Kyle bowling, okay?

No superpowers.

I'm really not the threat here.

W-What's up?

I don't know. Some crazy supervillain's freaking out downtown.

Get back!

I don't want to hurt anyone.

All I want is In--

Come on, are we here to celebrate William's birthday or not?

What? I can take a night off.

You know there's other heroes out there, right?

Oh.

You're not listening!

This isn't about me!

This is about the thousands of people--

...murdered, and the countless other lives--

...destroyed!

Why is--

...above the law?

Why does--

...never pay for his crimes?

Where is--

...when people are trying

to put their world back together?!

Okay, buddy, we hear you.

So, what do you want?

What do I want?

I want...

I want the truth.

I want justice!

I want--

I want things, too.

And sometimes I don't get them.

So I understand why you're upset.

You want things, but you don't have them.

It's an emotion that connects all living beings throughout the universe.

What? Who are you?

Oh, you know who I am.

Oh, you don't?

What, you don't recognize this part of my head?

Or the costume that I fabricate from my own body tissues

that appears to be clothing, but is very much not clothing?

I'm Shapesmith,

beloved member of the Guardians of the Globe.

Defeater of evil and friend to small animals--

but not cats-- everywhere.

I don't want to fight you.

I want Invincible.

Oh.

That's why you said his name so many times earlier.

Well, it's a little hurtful, but...

Ta-da!

Is this better?

No! Get me the real Invincible!

Since you're getting a little upset, and there's lightning...

...how about we take you to prison

and maybe Invincible can visit you there?

Look, I--

I don't want to fight you.

I only want Invincible.

This is your last warning.

And this is your second punch.

Yeah, we need backup.

The Powerplex guy just killed...

one of the Guardians of the Globe.

I... I... I warned him.

I said I didn't want to fight.

He attacked me!

You saw what happened.

Shapesmith.

My name is Shapesmith.

Nothing. We're okay.

I messed it all up.

No, you didn't. They didn't follow you home.

- We can try again. - They know, Becky.

The GDA knows one of us in the lab stole the discs

and they'll figure out it was me.

We've got a few days at most before they're here.

Why didn't Invincible show up?

I was on the news. He would have seen me.

Facing you in front of all those cameras would have proved your point.

Then we're finished.

He'll never face justice for Jessica and Gretchen

and all the others.

Don't give up yet.

Did you forget what's happening in a few days?

I was so focused on tonight's plan, the memorial slipped my mind.

God.

How could I forget?

What kind of brother am I?

Oh, Jack. Jack, Jack...

Oh, Daddy's sorry.

He didn't mean to scare you.

Hey, Jack. Jack...

How many speeches do you think they'll make

in Invincible's honor tomorrow?

He'll be there.

Mm-mmm. Don't sit.

We're supposed to leave any minute.

Fine.

Should I even be going today?

Why would you say that?

I don't know. This is for the victims of what happened.

Feels like I'm imposing.

You're not going as Invincible today, you're going as Mark Grayson.

And whether you admit it or not,

you were a victim, too.

Mm.

Debbie!

We're gonna be late.

Oh, hi, Eve.

Uh, hey, you know, I know you guys said not to worry,

but we're supposed to be in Chicago in 30 minutes.

If we're teleporting or something, I-I have to say...

that might be a bit much for me.

Don't worry, Paul, we're taking the car.

Oh, thank God.

Wait...

Uh...

Get in the car before your makeup comes off or you lose your tie.

I won't lose it.

Oliver.

Oh, my God!

Uh, Oliver, Oliv-- Please, do it for me.

Fine.

♪ Yes ♪

♪ Looking for my place on assembly lines ♪

♪ Fake prizes rising out of the bomb holes ♪

♪ Skeleton boys hyped up in purple ♪

♪ Smoke rings blow from across the disco ♪

♪ Make notes burn like broken equipment ♪

♪ Looking for shelter via juxtaposition ♪

♪ Thought control, those written confessions ♪

♪ Two dimensions, dumb your head down ♪

♪ Duck, don't look now, company missiles ♪

♪ Power is raunchy, rent-a-cops are watching ♪

♪ Make your dreams out of papier-mâché ♪

♪ Clichéd, wasted, hate taste-tested ♪

♪ Hell yes, now I'm moving this way ♪

♪ I'm doing this thing ♪

♪ Hell yes ♪♪

A little to your left.

But you're not gonna tell me what this is about yet?

It's a surprise.

Most surprises aren't so... this.

Okay.

We're ready.

Great. For what?

For you to transform.

Uh, you're always the one telling me and everyone else

that I need to limit my transformations to life-or-death situations.

This is a life-or-death situation.

Please. Trust me.

And stay within the sensors.

Good. Now change back.

Cells are approximately 24 hours younger than reference.

Yeah, tell me something I didn't kn...

What's that?

Lost time, I hope.

All these weeks, you've been working on a belt?

It's an advanced genomic engine, actually.

Miniaturized, hardened and built around a fusion battery core.

It has to be close to you to work,

so it either had to be either a hat, a sash or... a belt.

I thought a belt was the least strange.

Well, what does it do?

Put it on.

Whoa.

The magic curse that is the source of your power

has a bug in it.

Either intentional or not,

when you transform back to your human state,

it rebuilds you with an incorrect temporal offset,

resulting in you getting younger each time you use your powers.

This belt corrects that

by making a digital copy of certain cells before you transform.

Then fools the curse into using that reference

for your transformation back to human.

Monster, please.

Now back.

That felt...

strange.

Not bad strange, but strange.

Now the moment of truth.

No de-aging detected.

Wait.

Does that mean...

It worked.

I-I thought maybe I'd need to fine-tune the--

Oh!

But I-I'm not trying to fix you, Amanda.

You're perfect the way you are,

and... and if you don't wish to use this device,

I'll-I'll never bring it up again.

- Rudy. - Yes?

Thank you.

- Rex? - Hmm?

You, uh, got a minute?

I was literally about to come find you.

- So... - So.

Dinner the other night.

I'm not crazy, right?

There was a... thing between us?

I don't want to say it was magical,

because magic scares the shit out of me,

but, like, half-magical?

- Yeah. - Ah, I knew it.

You felt it, too.

But, uh, that's not why I'm here.

Uh-- Uh... oh.

Well, then I'm confused.

Why are you here?

Because I'm quitting, Rex.

You're what?!

Thank you all for coming.

We never knew that our streets,

our city, our lives,

our world would change so fundamentally

on this spot, not so long ago.

Does everyone here hate Dad?

Oliver, it's not--

Give me the microphone.

- Aah! - Steven Park.

Amal Shahir.

Elizabeth Volpe.

Dominique Bassett.

Joshua Saltzman.

Michael Kuzmic.

Jessica and Gretchen Duvall.

These are just some

of the 2,341 people

who were murdered here

by Omni-man and his son.

Invincible!

Your father may have fled, but I know you're here!

Come and face justice

for the lives you've taken!

Come and face... Powerplex!

You go. Get to safety.

- I'm gonna just-- - Let me handle this.

- Wait a second. - Eve's right.

- That man is disturbed. - You coward!

You'll only make things worse.

I'm right here!

This isn't about you today,

so let's calm down before anyone gets hurt.

If you protect Invincible,

you're as guilty as he is.

Okay. You're coming with me.

No. I am not going anywhere

until I get justice.

Oh!

Give her more credit than that.

You need help, not a fight.

And I figured out you get stronger when I hit you.

You guys can take it from here.

Oh! Hey!

You're that very angry man from the other night.

Did you ever find Invincible?

Where are you taking me?

Somewhere you can't hurt anyone else, sparky.

I didn't hurt anyone.

Yeah, 'cause you got your ass beat first.

Hey! Stop it.

I said stop it or we'll make you stop.

Jesus.

Okay, you asked for it, pal.

Here.

In case you want to leave something.

Thanks.

For everything.

I can't imagine doing this without you.

That's why we have each other.

I never really thought about all these people.

I mean, I thought about them, but...

...seeing the names, everyone here for the event, all this.

It's, like, so much more than I thought.

Yeah.

Cecil kept me sheltered from all this.

I guess that was the one advantage to working with him.

But shouldn't I be seeing stuff like this?

Shouldn't we really understand the consequences of what we do?

- That guy today-- - Mark, he was unwell.

But maybe that's because of what my dad and I did to someone he loved.

So, if he had hurt people here today,

wouldn't that still be my fault?

Of all the times to quit,

why did it have to be when we were just about to start dating?

You've joked a hundred times about quitting.

About opening a bar or-or buying a farm

or getting a job somewhere where people aren't trying to kill you every day.

Those... those are jokes.

Like you just said.

- Were they? - Oh, sure.

Let's quit being superheroes and just be nobodies.

Sounds awesome.

We wouldn't be nobodies to us.

Rae...

I don't know.

Oh, I don't want to spend my last night here

cooped up in your room fighting.

I'll miss this view.

You're asking me to throw my whole life away. You get that, right?

I'm asking you to think about what you want your life to be,

and maybe that it doesn't have to be just this until we both get killed.

You got shot in the head.

I spent months in the hospital after a lizard man tried to eat me.

I don't want to go back out there and just wait for it to happen again.

Because it's going to happen again.

Except next time, we might not make it.

I've done my part.

Now I want to take a risk on something different. On me.

And... and maybe you.

Uh, and what-- this-this all just came to you now?

I had a lot of time to think while my bones knitted themselves back together.

Are you happy, Rex?

Uh, am I happy?

What does that even mean?

Are you happy almost dying over and over again

so other people can live the lives we never get?

Uh... uh, I don't get to be happy.

That's just the way it is.

You deserve better.

Do you know what my last name is?

My real last name?

No.

It's Sloan.

The government changed it when they bought me from my parents.

Then they erased everything else about me

when they made me into this.

Rex Splode isn't some secret identity.

It is my identity. It's all I've got.

All I've ever had.

If I give that up, I won't have anything left.

I don't think that's true.

Yeah, well...

Then I guess you don't know me as well as you think you do.

I'm still leaving.

Yeah.

I know.

It's over.

I failed.

We'll come up with something. There's still time.

We're out of time!

The GDA will be here any minute.

I'm not gonna fight them, but you and Jack should go.

No.

This isn't over yet.

Cecil would have my head if he knew about this.

I appreciate it, Donald.

This is everything we have on Powerplex.

His real name is Scott Duvall.

Until today, he was a researcher in one of our labs,

which is how he got his hands on an experimental power storage technology.

It enhances what seems to be a low-level energy absorption superpower,

making him quite dangerous.

He lost his sister and niece in the Chicago incident.

We raided his house an hour ago.

Apparently, he's been tracking you for months.

Well, at least I know who was sending those orbs after me.

I'm afraid those weren't his.

Cecil was telling you the truth when he said they weren't GDA technology.

Ah. Great.

I know you've already done a lot, but I'd like to meet Scott.

I don't want him hurting anyone else because of me.

This is awkward, but, um,

he escaped as we were transporting him to Payton Penitentiary.

- What? - Don't worry.

We'll have him back in custody before he can...

Oh, no.

Invincible!

I tried to keep this between us. Between you--

the killer-- and me--

the man who will finally bring you to justice.

But I didn't think your cowardice would run so deep.

So I took a page from your book.

I hope the life of an innocent woman

is enough to motivate you to do the right thing.

And if it's not...

I'm sorry, Jack.

- Jack, I'm so sorry.

Careful. Go slow.

Remember, they have to believe I kidnapped you.

It's... it's the only way.

All right.

Once the heat's died down,

I'll find you, 'kay?

Just... stay safe.

You want me?

Here I am.

Just let them go.

Jessica Duvall.

Do you know that name?

How about Gretchen Duvall?

Huh?

I know they were your sister and niece, Scott.

I know this is where they lived.

And I know they were killed in Chicago, along with so many other people,

when my dad and I fought here.

I can't imagine what you went through

or the pain you're feeling.

And for that, I'm so sorry.

But hurting other people won't bring your sister and niece back.

You don't get to lecture me about hurting people.

I know how your powers work.

I'm not gonna fight you.

Why do you get to live

when so many others died?

What makes you so special?

Stop. Please.

Not until you

stop breathing.

This is just a fraction of the pain

I felt when you

murdered my sister!

You're gonna get them killed!

You're the one who kills innocent people.

I'm just making sure you can't ever do it again.

I'm warning you.

Or what-- you'll kill me

like you killed everyone else?

I'm sorry. I'm getting these people out of here.

Aah!

Stay there. I'll help you in a second.

Are you okay? Did he hurt you?

What the hell?

You're a monster!

For the pain you've caused.

For the lives you've taken.

For everything you've done.

Die!

Scott!

No!

Oh, God.

No. Scott, wait.

Stop! Please!

This is all your fault!

We can't remove the discs without killing him,

so rehabilitation will be...

difficult.

But trust me when I say we'll make sure

something like this never happens again.

It wasn't your fault.

Could I get a moment alone with him?

Scott.

I remember them.

Jessica and Gretchen.

I didn't know their names before, but I remember them.

Things changed for me after Chicago.

At first,

all I could think of were the people I couldn't save.

But...

that made me bad at being able to save the ones I could.

So I buried those feelings away.

I think that was a mistake now.

I hope that's a comfort to you.

Comfort?

My sister and niece are dead.

My wife and child are dead.

Thousands more are dead

all because of you.

And you think the fact that

you remember them--

that now you're sad about it--

gives me comfort?

No. No, that's... not what I--

Sooner or later, I'll find my way free.

And then I will find you.

Mark.

Been looking all over for you.

I thought... you might want to talk.

Ah.

This will do.