Lisa Manning couldn't have been happier. She was safely home with her mommy. And her daddy was there, too. It was just for a visit. And he'd have to go back to his own home later. But he was there for now. And maybe if she was very good he might come back again someday.
"Daddy?" she asked. "Do you still like mommy?"
Grossberg nodded. "I still love your mommy," he admitted. After all, there was no one around to see him or judge him. And with Network 23 reduced to a mere cinder of the glorious flame it had once been, he had nothing to worry about any longer.
Laura sighed. "Would you be admitting that if you still had a reputation to worry about?" she asked him. "I'm still just a Fringer woman after all."
Grossberg smiled wryly. "You wouldn't be if you married me."
Back at the Morven house, Bryce sat in the living room with his family and Edison.
"So, how does it feel to actually be a hero?" Edison asked him.
Bryce shrugged. "It's something you have to experience for yourself. But helping others does feel really good. I highly recommend it."
"And I highly recommend you head on into the dining room and get started on your homework," told him, sternly. "You've already missed two days of school. Superhero, indeed! I bet Spider-Man never missed school! Now, off with you. Mr. Carter is welcome to stay for supper, so you'll see him again when you're finished. Oh, by the way, Bryce, I told the teachers you were off saving the world," his mother called after him. "Your gym teacher said he'll give you extra points if there was any exercise involved."
"I should save the world more often," Bryce decided.
"Oh, no," Mrs. Morven shook her head. "Your days as a superhero are over."
Bryce shrugged.
He doubted that was true.