"Shadowy! Get your hands off my son!" Carol shouted. Shadowy didn't respond. He turned around and walked away while holding Pko. Pko started to claw at Shadowy to try to escape but his grip on him was too strong.

"Stop!" Pko looked up and saw Carol coming. She kicked Shadowy in the back of the head and knocked him out. He was free from Shadowy and saw his mom standing over him.

"Ko..? Is that you? You look kinda different.." She said. He couldn't speak, Ko and Tko started to give up thinking she was alive but she was alive. "Y-yeah p..it's me and Tko we fused.." Ko spoke for them.

"Ooh really..? That's amazing!" She said. "Mommy..have you been alive this whole time..?" Carol froze. "So..he told you I was dead?" She sighed and sat down next to him. "Want me to explain what's been going on?" Pko nodded and she started.

"A year ago, I woke up. Everything was destroyed, I looked around for you and you were with me. I carried you and looked around to see if I could find anybody to tell me what was going on, I never did."

"After a while of looking I was surrounded. At least 10 people, their eyes were all purple and they all had something spiky on them. I was able to take them down and that's when he came."

"Hello, Carol." Carol turned around and saw Shadowy standing behind her. "Shadowy Figure.." "Oh? You know me?" He was surprised. "Of course I do. You've been messing with my kid for the past 2 years already!" She put Ko down and got in a fighting stance.

"I'm not here to fight. I'm here to make a deal." Carol glared at him. "A deal..?" "Yes. You work with me, and you won't have to deal with the chaos that's going on around here. With your power it would help me fulfill my plans. You won't have to worry about your life being in danger as well." He finished.

Carol stared blankly. "Why would I accept that?" She said. "Do you want your son to live?" She froze. "Of course..why would you.." "If you don't agree, then I will kill him." Her eyes widened. She went to grab her son, but he wasn't there. She looked back at Shadowy and he was holding him. "NO!" She started to run towards him.

"There's no need to fight, Carol. Say yes and he lives. Say no and he dies." He stated. Carol stopped and thought. If she agreed to whatever his plans was it could make everything that's happening that's worse. But if she didn't her son would die.

"Fine. I accept.." She said. Shadowy gave a small smile and put Ko down. She grabbed him and held him close. "So, just one condition. You can't bring him with you." She looked at him. "Why!? I can't leave him out here alone! He'll die!" She shouted.

"Do you underestimate him? I thought you always supported him and now you think he can't protect himself? After all the work I've done to him, he's more than capable. But he will stay safe, i'll keep him hidden from all the turbonic people and I'll keep him asleep. He won't have to live through this world and he'll be protected." He finished.

"But why can't I just bring him with me.." She asked. "Do you think he would be satisfied working with the man who has tormented him?" Carol was quiet after that. She finally agreed to everything. Shadowy did everything he needed to do and motioned her to follow him to his hideout.

The whole way there all she could think about was Ko, how she messed up. How much she wanted to go back and get him, but it was too late to change everything.

"I promise, I'll come back for you one day Ko, I promise."

Carol finished, Pko stared in disbelief. "I know..i'm a horrible mother for just leaving you behind huh?" "That's..that's not true at all. You did what you had to." Carol smiled. "I'm so sorry. You must have been through a lot already.."

"Well not really..sure thinking you were gone was hard, but I made some friends! We've been traveling around and I was even able to save one person from Shadowy's control!" He beamed. Carol was relieved that her son was stay able to stay positive after all of this.

"Pko..you do know I can't come back with you right?" That's when he went silent. "But..why? You don't wanna be here anymore right?" She nodded. "I have been wanting to leave ever since I started. But if I do who knows what Shadowy would do.." "I'm not scared of him! We can just fight him if he tries to mess with us!"

Carol looked at him, he looked scared. "It's too risky." "BUT THAT'S NOT FAIR!" Tko took control and Carol jumped. "This whole time we've been in and out thinking you were dead and now that we finally know the truth YOU CAN'T EVEN COME WITH US!?"

"Please understand..I-" "NO! ITS NOT FAIR! IT'S NOT FAIR!" "Tko please." "NO!" "TKO!" He stopped. "If I leave he could kill me. I don't want you to be sad over that again." She said. "But..I.." Carol pulled him into a hug. He started sobbing, he and Ko both just wanted their mom back.

"It'll be okay. Alright?" He nodded. "Can I see Ko?" He nodded again and let Ko take control. "Mommy..i'm sorry." He stared at the ground. Carol also hugged him. "Don't be sorry, you did nothing wrong. Just know that I love you both, one day everything will go back to normal." Ko nodded. She wiped his tears away and took him to the exit.

She waved goodbye to him and he was back outside. He fell to his knees and cried again.

"I'll save you mom..I promise.."