Hello everyone, and welcome to the next chapter of Dimensions and Time. As always I want to thank everyone who read, favorited, reviewed and followed my story. This was one of the harder chapters to write and I hope you enjoy the results. Without further ado, here we go.

Chapter 13: On the Strings of a Violin

"Do you think you can help them?" Luna asked as she finally finished her recap. She'd walked her mother through an abridged history of Team Ceartais, the recent mission with Doom, and went into heavy detail about the actions that had nearly ripped the team apart. Some parts were hard to talk about and she could see the disappointment in Victoria's face at certain points.

The old vixen pondered what she'd been told for a few minutes before answering, "This is a real pickle your team has gotten itself into Luna."

"Well, where do you stand on this?"

"Distant third party perspective here, but here's my take; I'm with the mammals who agree that using a pregnant mammal as bait is morally reprehensible all on it's own. I trust I don't need to explain why I feel that way. That having been said, sometimes morally sound options don't get the best results, but you need to have a good justification for going the amoral route and that's where your wife's group louses any argument," Victoria explained in a calm voice.

"They don't have any defense in your eyes?"

"Off the top of my head I can name one solution that solves all of the problems; use you as the bait instead of Alice."

Luna was stunned that Victoria of all mammals suggesting such an option, but the logic of it sunk in soon after, "Why didn't we think of that?"

"Your wife's team isn't looking to dig their own graves any deeper, and without the mission providing the state of mind for it, not of your friends or family could conceive of such a risky move," Victoria summarized.

"And you can?"

"I'm a business mammal and a Todd, unraveling this family's corrupt history meant being the bad guy sometimes, and it's not like I'm unfamiliar with the hurting my daughter," Victoria looked ashamed of her own admission. "So in summation, your wife's team, one, didn't need to go for the treacherous route. Two, the notion of being safe when Alice is looking to kill you is laughable. Three, their actions should have been followed up with polite explanations and being very understanding that their actions were upsetting at best, instead they made the choice to act like self righteous pricks and treat Robyn, Olivia and the authorities like crap. I'll be honest Luna, I don't know if your team's going to make it through all of this."

"Oh," was all Luna could say as Victoria suggested her worst fears.

"That having been said, I definitely think I can help your Kodi," Victoria gave a reassuring grin. Luna recognized that grin from when she was young; it meant the gears were spinning in Victoria's head.

"And Robyn?" Luna asked, her concern for her sister overriding the joy of seeing her mother's planning face again.

Victoria looked down across the Dungeon, "She's a tougher nut to crack, she's innocent in all of this after all. Making things right with someone innocent is a lot harder."

"I know it's just...she's my sister and I can't stand seeing her so...beaten."

Victoria put a hand under Luna's chin and lifted her head up, "I said she was tougher to crack, not impossible, I've got the beginnings of a plan here but I'll talk with your Kodi first."

Luna nodded in understanding, This was going to be an uphill battle anyway.

"While I'm doing that, can I ask for a favor in return?" Victoria's normal confidence slipped a little.

Luna had no idea what to expect, but immediately responded, "Of course."

"Can you try and talk with my Luna?"

"Your...your actual daughter?"

"Yes, I know it's a long shot but…"

"You can't stand to see her so broken," Luna finished.

"I know it's not really comparable, but if you're outsourcing help from another world, why can't I?" Victoria reasoned.

"I don't know if she'll even talk to me, but I can try," Luna promised, "but I do have one question."

Victoria watched as her own thinking face was reflected on her daughter. She doesn't even realize she's doing it, Victoria chuckled to herself. "Yes sweetie?"

"Does your Luna still play her violin?"

000

Being hunted or whatever across dimensions is messed up, but that's all the more reason they shouldn't be here. Reginald angrily thought to himself as he made his way to the medical bay. He wanted to check in on Hannah and Kodi, it was around the time the former was going to try getting out of her wheelchair and he wanted to be there. The fiery hybrid was brought out of his internal musings by voices coming from the room up ahead.

"Wait, your Hannah didn't have trouble learning braille? Stripes took a few years to get it down." It was Kodi's voice. Reginald remembered the terrible days where Hannah had felt so humiliated going to her blind mammals school.

"Well she did struggle at first," the response brought Reginald to a stop, "then Nana realized she could just download the info into her steel blood."

"She did what!?" Hannah shouted.

"We are part machine," Reginald looked through the door and saw Hannah and Kodi accompanied by Robyn, Judy and Aaron. Hannah was already on her feet and using Robyn's staff as a walking stick if she needed it.

"Well excuse me if I don't want someone messing with the nanomachines in my head, that's creepy," Hannah looked genuinely grossed out, "maybe if you asked me while I was really struggling with it but...ugh not now."

Reginald slipped away and quickly made his way back to the main area. He let out a frustrated sigh as he leaned against the wall. He stayed still for a minute to calm down.

"Reginald?" He turned and saw that Hannah was standing in the doorframe, still using Robyn's staff to help her walk. Her look of concern turned to irritation when she sensed Reginald's posture, "Don't tell me you're out here because I was talking with your sister."

"She's not my sister!" Reginald bristled, "And she almost killed you! How can you just be so chatty with her?"

"Because I threw a literal child into the ground. Her son, Reginald, and then Alice kidnapped him. If she and her team are willing to bury the hatchet I say we're even," Hannah reasoned.

"Then I guess she's a lousy mother!" Hannah's hand was a blur as she slapped Reginald across the cheek. Reginald was dumbstruck by the anger coming from his old friend. "Maybe the rest of you are okay with letting this go, but I'm not." There was a pleading tone to his voice.

"Why? Oh right, because this is what you do when you can't punch your way out of a situation, because us not being the good guys bugs you," Hannah's biting criticisms tore through Reginald and the hybrid ran off, leaving his friend behind. Reginald went back to the changing room and hastily put on the Crimson Banshee costume. He marched over to one of the exits to go on a solo patrol, thinking no one had seen him leave.

One figure watched the tempestuous hybrid leave with a look of concern. They quickly ran back inside the Dungeon to get help.

000

A vixen sat alone in a dimly lit room, she was cradling her tail and had her arms and legs tucked in front of her. Even though she was facing away from the door she could tell the mammal looking in at her was not her mother or her best friend. It took everything she had to not retreat into her other self, but her curiosity was just enough to give her strength. One Luna Wilde looked at the other's back with no idea how the following talk would go.

"Hello Luna," Maiden spoke softly.

Luna visibly shuddered but responded, "H-hi," her voice was painfully small.

"Your mother asked me to speak with you," Maiden decided to be honest.

"Iknowmomtoldmeeverythingimsorryaboutyoursituation!" Luna panicky replied.

"Um, thank you Luna," Maiden replied. She noticed that the bench Luna was sitting on was fairly long, "Do you mind if I sit on the bench with you…"

"Gah!" Luna panicked before briefly going limp, when she straightened out it was clearly Andi in control. She turned and saw Maiden standing in the doorway.

"How far did she make it?" Andi asked.

"A few sentences, she bailed when I asked if I could sit on the bench."

"Better than I expected honestly, just come over and sit facing away from her," Andi gestured to the far end of the bench. Maiden did so, bringing the case she was carrying along with her. "Is that?" Maiden nodded in confirmation, "that might work, let's try."

Just as Maiden settled down Andi swapped back to Luna. The scarred vixen gasped and quickly looked around, she almost retreated again upon seeing Maiden but managed to hold it together.

Okay, let's try a different angle, Maiden thought. "You're lucky to have Andi," she stated.

After catching her breath Luna replied, "I know, she never gives up on me. I'm sorry about...leaving."

"Don't be," Maiden urged, "But I do have a question."

"...what?"

"What are you angry about?" Maiden asked.

"Angry, what...what does that have to do with anything?"

Maiden smiled, her surprise question had hooked her counterpart, "As far back as when I first met Mom, I mean Judy for you, I've had a bit of a temper. I hid it well, but it's there, and it manifested in Andi when she started to show up."

Luna looked down at her feet and thought about the question. "I-I'm mad at that awful ewe Bellwether for hurting Miss Judy. I'm mad at Mom for not letting me see anyone."

"But that's not the mammal you're most angry with is it?" Maiden pressed lightly.

"I'm, I'm angry a-at myself!" Luna finally spoke in what for her was a high volume, "I hate being so w-weak, I hate seeing Mom and Olivia's faces, or anyone's face! All they do is look cautious and concerned and it just reminds me that I'm hurting them because I'm so weak!" Luna finally paused to catch her breath and suddenly looked scared again. "I'm sorry, pleasedon'ttellthemisaidthatI…"

"Luna stop," Maiden pleaded. Luna looked horrified at her outburst but managed to steady herself. "Now I have another question, do you want to get better?"

A long pause followed before Luna answered, "...yes."

"Then we need to address the root of your issue," Maiden explained.

"My anger?" Luna asked, "well that's because I can't talk to mammals."

"No," Maiden calmly answered, having expected that mistake, "Your anger comes from your social inabilities, but your social inability comes from a much more basic emotion; fear."

"I, I guess? But what can you do?" Luna's curiosity peaked. Maiden didn't answer but Luna did hear the sound of locks coming undone. A few more moments of silence followed before music suddenly filled the room. Luna gasped at the familiar sound and finally turned in full to face Maiden. The magenta archer still had her back turned to her, but Luna could clearly see the violin she held in her paws. The tune was a very simple one, taught to young players as an entry level song, but in Maiden's paws it still sounded lovely. Maiden played the song to its conclusion, her counterpart transfixed the whole time. Then she sat the instrument back in its case and slid it across the bench to the other vixen.

"Now you."

000

Reginald wished he hadn't made his way to his parent's apartment, but he'd been desperate for company and the Dungeon wasn't providing anyone he wanted to talk with at the moment. But his parents didn't know he was The Crimson Banshee, and that's how he was currently dressed.

Mom, there's something I need to talk to you about.

You sound serious sweetie, what is it?

I'm the Crimson Banshee.

No matter how many times Reginald felt like he was ready to tell his parents the truth, some horrible version of events played out in his mind. Shock, horror and outrage all played out in various ways. His parents had already dealt with enough unfair bullshit in their lives without knowing he was a brutal vigilante. It was that mindset that had led to him becoming increasingly distant from his parents after he graduated highschool. So all he did was watch as his mother and father moved about the living room after a long day at work. From his viewpoint looking in through a window he could see the cabinet where all the family photos were kept. There was a photo of him graduating highschool, the three of them on vacation as a graduation present, his parents wedding picture, family back in Bunnyburrow, Judy and Marian in more recent years at a flea market, and an old photo of Nick, Judy and Marian two decades ago with a six year old Luna; The sister he never got to know. He watched his parents come to a stop in front of the collection, something Reginald knew they did all the time. Like always they would pick up Luna's old photo and lament what had become of their almost daughter.

Luna, I really wish you could get better...it would help everyone out a lot.

Then his parents did something unexpected; Luna's photo was passed over and Nick instead picked up the vacation photo while Judy picked up his graduation picture. The two leaned into each other, looking downcast and despondent.

They're worried about me? Of course they're worried about you you dolt. They love you.

Reginald grabbed his phone and opened his contact list to his Mother's number, but his finger stopped just before he touched the screen. There was no way his current mood wouldn't come up, his parents were too smart for that. Speaking in vagueness wouldn't work for them. So Reginald angrily shoved his phone back into its case and jumped away without a look back.

000

While Clara was certainly not averse to showing off her body while dressed as Sirius, she did have some sense of modesty, so her stripping out of her hero outfit right in front of her boyfriend was at least a little eyebrow raising. She had stated she was going to change into her civilian clothes but the usual unspoken part of saying that was that she was going to get a changing room. Kodi had simply waved his hand and his pajamas reappeared when Clara made her announcement, between that and his subdued reaction to her near nakedness Clara saw that a more insightful touch was needed.

"Sorry," Kodi quickly muttered before she even had a chance to talk, "your gorgeous Clara but I'm really not in a good mood right now." Clara said nothing, instead sitting next to her boyfriend and positioning his head on his shoulder. The magic wolf did nothing to stop this and the two silently enjoyed each other's company for a while.

Eventually Clara felt her boyfriend had calmed down enough for her to start prying, "Is this about Aaron getting kidnapped?"

"I failed," Kodi replied simply.

"So yes then?"

"Again and again, ever since I became the leader of the team all I've done is mess up," Kodi reflected on his unkept promise to make things better after the holidays, his talk with Robyn and, most recently, his loss to Slash and Aaron's kidnapping. Don't mess up again, Kiara's words rang in his ears, and he'd messed up again.

"That's wrong and you know it," Clara asserted with force, "patrols have been going no different then when Olivia was in charge, you did great in every battle except the one, and some of the group relationships have improved, you and Olivia are back on good terms right?"

"Yeah, but what about Robyn?" Kodi complained, "we actually had a talk back in the apartment, it felt like we were making progress at last and then I go and ruin it! She's never going to forgive me for this." Kodi really felt that his friendship with Robyn was over, no say nothing of what would happen when Hannah found out.

"Have you actually tried talking with her?"

"What's the point! The team is never going to come back from all of this, I was supposed to make it happen and it hasn't happened, it's over."

Kodi felt a hand touch his wrist, checking his pulse, "Hmm, amatuer doctor here but I don't think you'll be dying anytime soon, so it's not over." The wolf couple jumped a little at Victoria Todd's sudden appearance.

"What are you doing here Miss Todd?" Clara politely asked.

"Officially to give you these," she handed Clara a jar containing Clara's meds, much to the wolf's delight, "but I couldn't help but overhear."

"Sorry, just...our team is coming apart right now," Kodi lamented.

"It's over?" Victoria asked.

"I don't see how it isn't," Kodi hung his head low, and Clara hated to see her normally cheerful boyfriend so depressed.

"Well pup I've got a little reminder for you, until that heart of yours gives up and stops beating, it isn't over," Victoria spoke with the confidence only experience could provide.

"Nice sentiment Miss Todd, but I don't think you know…" Kodi tried to head off the conversation.

"It ain't no sentiment boy! It's a fact!" Victoria snapped and silenced the pouting wolf, "and thanks to a very concerned friend of yours I know all about your team drama."

"Luna," Clara immediately realized.

"So are you here to point out another way I screwed up? Gonna smack me around before giving...some admittedly good advice?"

"Jones I doubt there's an angle left uncommented on with your group's little stunt, and I am here to smack some sense into you," Victoria bluntly stated, "but if you insist," she lunged forward with surprising speed and started rubbing her hands up and down Kodi's cheeks.

"Gah, cut it out!" Kodi shouted while showing the vixen away. Clara chuckled at the whole thing, she recognized it for the mood booster it was.

"Alright Jones, you messed up, you failed, but you're still here and that means it isn't over, the journey doesn't end when you make mistakes," Victoria grew serious again.

"I, I let everyone's pain just stay there when I said we'd start making things better, I watched my best friend be miserable for almost a month before I did anything!" Kodi shouted with fresh guilt.

"Did you do that? Yes, yes you did, but what you haven't done is learn from it," Victoria pressed.

"Learn from...what is there to learn?" Kodi threw his hands up in exasperation.

"Jones there are a lot of ways to learn in this or any world, studies, mentors," she tilted her hand towards herself as she said that one, "but failure is the greatest teacher if you are willing to learn from it. But so far all you've done is focus on the mistakes themselves."

Kodi turned away, "Well that's all anyone wants to talk about."

"Because that's all there is to learn from this mess for them," Victoria countered, "none of them did anything wrong, there's nothing for them to learn except that the mammals they loved and trusted are perfectly capable of willingly betraying that trust, so of course that's all they'll focus on. It's on you, and Hannah, and Kion, and Alice and Luna to learn from and make up for this."

Kodi was silent for a few moments, he reflected on how the events of the trap, the meetings afterwards and the days following played out, he could see ways things could've been done better, words that should've been said sooner, some that still needed to be said. But he came back to the present with a sad sigh, "Even if I do all of that, what about Robyn? How can I face her after I let her son be taken? Kiara, Ronan's Kiara, said to try not to mess up again, but that's exactly what I did."

"And you don't think you owe it to your friend to try?" Victoria asked.

"I do but," Kodi started.

"But nothing," Victoria interrupted, "if you're too afraid of your mistakes to reflect and try again then things will never get better for anyone."

"I'm scared alright, scared of admitting that Alice was in danger, that what we did was a mistake," Kodi shut his eyes in an attempt to cut himself off.

"Why are you afraid? That fear will only hold you back," Victoria followed the lead she'd found.

"After I met Clara, when she asked me out, I made a big deal about improving myself." Kodi thought back to his time in Strange's pocket dimension, "When she was taken I was ready to do whatever I had to to save her and the other mammals. So I spent a year training to learn magic, just so I had a better chance of saving her." Kodi paused when he felt Clara gently wrap her arms around him from behind, providing some much needed comfort.

"He's a keeper Goldie," Victoria smiled.

"I know," Clara cooed.

"Anyway, literally one battle after I got these powers, Clara saved herself. Then Luna did her trap with Andi, and we did our trap for Ronin. I knew Robyn and Olivia would be mad, and I was ready to justify myself, but I wasn't ready for everyone to be against us. At best you had my parents or Jasari going easy on us, but overnight it was like everyone had turned on us. Like none of the good we did mattered, none of the improvement I did mattered," Kodi looked shame faced, and it was clear this was a confession to himself. "All that work I did trying to be better and I still messed up...I just wanted one thing, one part of what we did to be okay."

"And you latched onto Alice being safe because you were the one guarding her," Clara realized.

Kodi nodded, "I knew, I knew Alice was in some kind of danger no matter what we did. There's just no such thing as being safe when Ronin wants you dead. But I denied it so everything I did could matter, at least for something." The Wolf was clearly at the end of his rope, and he quietly started to cry.

Kodi felt a firm but soft hand touch his own, "Well Jones, from my perspective, you were able to hold off all of Hella's defenses by yourself, I'd say that counts for something."

"You had us use your portals during the attack on Phelps' base," Clara added, "think of how much harder it would've been without you."

"You were able to confront Robyn once, and however bad you think it went, you two were making progress within a few days," Victoria continued.

"And you fought Doom head on, probably made a lot of the rest of the fight possible," Clara recalled her boyfriend battling the metal plated tyrant back in her Zootopia, "now tell me the mammal who did all of that is the same one who I gave a generous 2/10 to when he tried to flirt with me." Victoria gave a bark of laughter at that remark.

"No," Kodi said after a moment.

"Then your efforts weren't wasted just because you made mistakes along the way," Victoria sagely spoke, "But you have to be brave enough to face them and try again." At Kodi's silence Victoria decided to share from experience, "It took me years to work up the courage to talk to Nick and Judy again after the way I treated them, but things did get better from there."

"Do you want things to get better Kodi?" Clara asked the rhetorical question.

"Of course I do," Kodi said in a quiet voice, "But is there really anything left I can do."

"Look at what's been done wrong Jones, and I'm certain you'll find something," Victoria stated.

"If you require an example of much of what Miss Todd has spoken of, may I suggest you follow her to one of the upper level rooms," Hella suddenly called out, startling the three mammals. Victoria recovered first and rushed out of the room without another word. The pair of curious wolves followed her out.

000

The Crimson Banshee hated hostage situations involving guns. He had no means of ranged attack and civilians often panicked and did stupid things when he used his unearthly wail, so it was normally his teammates who had to break the deadlock before he could move in. Of course he was alone right now and that was frustrating beyond belief. He'd stormed into a store undergoing a robbery intending to easily clobber the thieves, only for one of them to point a gun at the cashier. The female dingo looked absolutely terrified at his presence, even more so then the beleaguered ewe she was holding hostage. The other robbers were a male coyote who had his handgun aimed at the Banshee, and a billy goat further into the store.

"Alright you undead freak, I know I can't hurt you, but my friend can hurt the civilian so back off!" The coyote spoke with barely contained panic. Crimson said nothing, he never spoke to the criminals he was going to beat up if he could help it.

"Jeremy, the other Shadows will be here too!" The dingo was frantically looking around at her companions.

"Can in Ishtar!" Jeremy shouted back, "Carlos, you got the loot?"

"What's the point, we're made," the goat argued back.

Crimson watched his prey squabble with restrained glee, they were actually in a much better situation then he let them know, but that panic would make them sloppy. It was only a matter of time before one of them made a mistake. Then the increasingly desperate coyote turned on the ewe cashier and fired. His aim was poor and instead he hit his own ally in the side of the belly. The female dingo fell to the ground, howling in pain. As the ewe dove for cover the billy goat screamed, "The hell Jeremy!"

The shock of the coyote turning his gun on the hostage momentarily stunned the Crimson Banshee, long enough for coyote to race for the door. "Save her or catch us, your choice freak!" He shouted back as he exited as fast as he could move. The billy goat was equally stunned by his friend's actions, but recovered and also started to run away. Crimson wasted no more time and leaped forward, a swift backhand sent the goat clean into the store counter and knocked him unconscious. Reginald was torn between saving the dingo or running after the coyote, but a quick shout made the decision for him.

"I've got her, get that freak!" The ewe cashier had kicked the downed dingo's gun away and had her hands pressed to the wound to stop the bleeding.

"He said they were fakes," Ishtar muttered between pained breaths.

"Don't talk, just take deep breaths and pray," the ewe advised her attacker.

The Crimson Banshee didn't need any further convincing, he was out the door and after the coyote. It wasn't hard to track him down once Crimson jumped onto the roof of the building, the coyote was sprinting through the backstreets and taking multiple turns to try and throw off the vigilante. It was no use, Crimson chased him from on top of the roofs before jumping down right in front of him. He delivered a glancing blow with his foot as he came down and sent the coyote to the side. The small predator tried unloading the rest of the bullets he had, but barely any of them even hit their target and Crimson was used to working through bullet wounds. He blitzed forward and punched the coyote hard in the arm, breaking the limb. The gun clattered to the ground and the coyote fell to his knees in pain. Crimson offered no respite, he kicked the gun mammal in the gut and sent him against a brick wall.

The terrified mammal looked up at the advancing demon before him and pleaded, "Please, no more." The Crimson Banshee ignored him and drew back his fist for a punch to the head. The coyote closed his eyes and waited for the end. Then a gunshot rang out and the coyote slumped to the floor. Crimson turned in alarm and saw Sergeant Red standing behind him, his tranq pistol having just rendered the coyote unconscious.

"What are you doing here," Reginald demanded.

"Nightspinner is tending to the dingo back in that store, something you should have been doing," Ronan informed as he moved past his brother and scooped up the coyote.

"That idiot ewe was helping her," Reginald protested.

"That ewe is more of a hero then you are, what were you thinking going out on patrol while on an emotional high?" Ronan started walking back towards the store.

"What my team does is none of your concern!" Reginald chased after Ronan while not answering the question.

"This was you acting alone, not your team," Ronan calmly countered, "I know because I saw you leave and let them know."

"Well I came out here for a reason of my own," Reginald stated.

"Yes to throw a giant temper tantrum because you didn't get the revenge you think you are owed," Ronan stopped beating around the bush.

"You lot crash into our city, that psycho bitch nearly kills my friend and tries to beat the living shit out of me, and I'm supposed to just let it go because there's a good reason you wound up here!?"

"The rest of your team had no issues with it, this is just you being selfish."

Reginald was indignant, "How am I being selfish!?"

"Hannah was the one who got hurt, Hannah was the one who hurt Aaron, and yet she and Robyn have buried that hatchet. Yet you keep digging it up because things didn't go the way you wanted. You are making Hannah's conflict your own."

Reginald seethed but saw they were back on the street with the store on it, the cops had arrived and Nightspinner was scurrying away, "Leave him there Red, thanks for the assist. Crimson get your ass back to the Dungeon right now, Hightower is going to have very strong words for you."

Reginald sighed but knew he couldn't win against Nightspinner and Sergeant Red, so he quietly tailed the two other mammals back to the Dungeon, wondering what Hightower would have to say.

000

Robyn really hated having to lie, but shortly into her conversation with Ryan through the mirror she knew she just wasn't up for it, so she settled for updating him on the situation and informing him that they had friends in another dimension helping them out. Ryan seemed to understand her distress and gave her space, promising to have something more productive to report next time.

Hella calling everyone in the Dungeon to the upper levels was a welcome change of pace from the somewhat awkward talk she'd been having with Fuli and Hannah about the logistics of talking across dimensions. The group arrived at the room in question to find Clara, the Mage and a teary eyed Victoria already there. Even before they arrived they could hear the sounds of a violin played. The gathered mammals watched as the local Luna delivered a skilled rendition of Salut D Amour, Maiden was off to the side, holding up a finger to her lips to silence the onlookers. Luna finished her rendition and put the instrument down. Victoria clapped softly, Luna threw her arms around herself and started shaking like she was cold, but managed to not trade off with Andi. The rest of the onlooking mammals also joined in the soft clapping and Victoria walked over to her daughter.

"That was beautiful, I'm so proud of you Luna."

"T-thank you mother but, if more mammals are here, then I'm going to go," Luna looked for a slightly more dignified exit.

"It's okay Luna," Maiden comforted, "but promise me you'll keep doing this."

Luna hastily nodded in agreement before she slipped away and Andi was back with them.

Outside the room Kodi turned to look at Robyn and saw that she was looking at him, not in anger as he'd expected, but with nervousness. Last time he'd gone to talk with her he'd been doing so with the intent of self-justification and ending drama rather than trying to mend the heart of his oldest friend. "Robyn I," Kodi started.

Robyn held up a hand to silence him, "Not now." Her voice matched her expression. Kodi was a little disappointed, but also relieved.

"You're not ready either?"

"Not yet, but soon, promise," Robyn said nothing else before turning away.

Suddenly Hella's voice called out and informed the group of Reginald's recent actions. Victoria pinched her brow in frustration at first, but suddenly she got a very sly grin on her face. She marched over to the doorway and called out, "Robyn dear."

"Uh, yes," the hybrid answered, confused at being called out.

"Your sister asked me if I had any advice I could give you with your current team drama," Victoria announced.

Everyone looked surprised that Victoria was making that statement amidst a crowd, Luna most of all. Robyn tried to move things along, "Then...do you have any?"

"Nope, I don't think I have anything to help, just wanted to let you know your sister is looking out for you."

"Yeah uh, she's great like that," Robyn was getting weirded out at this point.

"But I was wondering if I could ask a favor of you?" Victoria followed up.

"Uh, sure," Robyn shrugged, "what can I do for you?"

"Can you please challenge Reginald to a fight and beat the crap out of him?"

AN: What is Victoria thinking? Will Reginald stop before he makes any more mistakes, and can Robyn and Kodi start to properly mend the gap now?

Next time on Dimensions and Time: Robyn vs Reginald!