The Right Side of Wrong

The Mess Is The Point: Part 3

Veronica's POV:

So, we grab Frankette, with Ivy using her vines to carry Frankette and the bottled cities with Mom's help, as we follow the path to the escape pod.

Harley: "Good job grabbing all those cities, Ivy."

Ivy: "You know, I had a little help."

Mom: "You're very welcome, Ivy."

Mom: "I meant Frankette."

At the end of the pathway, we walk into and board the escape pod as it launches and Brainiac's ship crashes into Kalu.

Mom: "Shit. Where am I gonna live now? With your father gone, I gotta think about my future.-*to Harley * Ivy*-You girls don't want an old broad like me around.-*to me*-And you've got enough on your plate with 3 kids, a career, and a husband to worry about. Brainiac was my last hope for someone to take care of me."

Me: "Mom, you don't need some sugar robot to do that."

Harley: "Yeah, you'll come live with us."

Ivy: "Wait. What?"

Mom: "Ok, I accept. I'm living with my eldest daughter, her husband-lady, and my grand-plant. Like I always wanted."

Mom pinches Frankette's cheek as she blows raspberries at her.

Mom: "Ha, look at the mouth on her! She gets that from me."

Frankette: "Hey, I'm so sorry, baby. I know that Mommy said some really mean stuff before, but I would never--Oh, Frankette, I love you."

Ivy places a hand on Frankette's forehead and uses her powers to heal the cut.

Frankette: "Love you."

Then, some of the debris from Kalu approaches the pod.

Me: "Oh, shit."

Harley: "Oh, shit."

Harley & I: "Oh, shit!"

One of the debris rocks cuts a hole in the pod roof, causing the oxygen in here to get sucked out into the vacuum of space as we hover in the air. Luckily, Frankette blows air bubbles for us to breathe in while Ivy uses her powers to grow one of Frankette's shredded leaves and use it to cover the gap so we can breathe properly again.

Mom: "How's my little grand-plant doing that?"

Ivy: "That's what plants do, Sharon. They make oxygen."

Harley: "Yeah, Mom. Don't waste air with stupid questions."

Then, Frankette starts to cough, slightly shriveling up as she makes another air bubble.

Ivy: "She can't do it anymore.-*to Frankette*-That's ok, sweetie."

Harley walks over to Ivy and places a hand on her shoulder.

Harley: "This might be it, Ives."

The ship then repeatedly crashes into the debris as we try to savor what little air we have left.

Ivy: "Harley, what do you want for dinner?"

Harley: "Well, we had Thai last night. How about pizza?"

Ivy: "Pizza's perfect. Frankette, have you ever had pizza?"

Frankette: *shakes head* "Mm-mm."