Log Date 7-15

"Hey, Avocato."

"Hope you are in a good mood because I don't think you're going to like what I'm about to say."

"One moment we were all dancing to Kenny Login's hit single "Footloose," and another, we were caught in a storm of time shards. They can trap spaceships in alternative realities until they age into oblivion. We managed to evade most of them, but suddenly, a shard the size of a mountain appeared right out of nowhere, placing half of the Crimson Light in a parallel timeline."

"Little Cato was trapped on the other side alone. And worse, in just a few minutes, 60 years had passed for the kid. The crew and I tried to break the time shard, but none of our guns made a mark. Luckily, Ash was able to gain better control of her powers and broke the time crystal with like it was a piece of glass. It seems that her crush on Spider Cat was a good motivator for her. Little Cato came back the same age as before. However, he remembered his 60 years in isolation, and he thought I was dead the entire time he was in there. I asked him if he was okay, but he just thanked us and went to his room."

"He was definitely not okay; he looked so broken, with any progress of emotional recovery thrown out of the airlock. Even now, I still think you picked the wrong guy to take care of him. He's hurting man, and he feels more alone now than ever before. In a way, Little Cato has become more like me in terms of quality of life. We both saw our dads blow up, we were isolated on spaceships for years and were both tormented by KVN all the time. I can only hope that he doesn't lose a limb as well; I would never forgive myself if that happened."

"You know when you told me to take care of your boy, did you mean to find someone on Ventrexia that could keep him safe? I wouldn't blame you if that were the case, it makes much more sense than to leave him with me... I'm sorry for ranting about myself buddy. I just want what's best for the little guy."

"I'm sorry for a lot of thing buddy, I'm sorry for letting you die, I'm sorry for almost getting your son get killed (multiple times), I'm sorry for not being there for him when it counts. If I could turn back time, I would have gladly taken your place with that bomb. Little Cato deserved to be with an amazing dad like you, just as you deserved to be with an amazing son like him."

"But I promise. I will do whatever it takes to make Little Cato happy. Whatever it takes."

"Anyways, hope you're not too mad at me, later Avocato."