"R. Dorothy Wayneright!" The call brought her back from wherever she had been. She sat up and saw... Jason Beck? Who had called her? As Jason babbled in disbelief, she realized she was back at the mansion. How had she gotten here? Where was Norman, and more importantly, where was Roger?

She hurried upstairs, and the voice spoke in her mind again. Roger was dying, and in a last, desperate effort, Big O had attempted to wake her from her unconscious state. The full import of what the Megadeus was saying cleared the last of the fog from her mind. "Roger!" she screamed his name across the rooftops.


Roger's awkward attempt at a hint when he suggested she try a gentler method of resuscitation, like mouth to mouth, ordinarily would have overjoyed her. But she knew that she was out of time. She had gambled and lost, and now all that remained was to cover her bets.

At least she wouldn't be alone. She let Big O access her deepest memories, the ones that were hidden from her conscious mind. The memory of a final, powerful attack passed from her to the Megadeus, and Big O brought up the special console.

It was at least enough to temporarily stop Big Fau, and then she saw her. Big Venus. And she realized with a start that the human piloting her was none other than that woman.

"Let it go," Big O chided gently.

She felt a tugging at her mind as the Megadeus began to store the rest of her memories, and she relaxed. She had done all she could. Roger was speaking to Angel with all the power his words could muster, and as Big Venus got close enough to touch them, Dorothy's world suddenly shifted. She stood watching as Roger's hand came down on Angel's shoulder comfortingly. "Roger the Negotiator" she said, and the world faded out from under her feet.