Rayne awoke in an unfamiliar room, but with a familiar person. He brushed the sleep out of his eyes, and sat up, looking to the familiar face. "Hey, what are you doing here? I thought you were done with me." He turned away from Kohlra, still feeling remorse for his actions. He was only wearing his pants, as his top was utterly destroyed in the battle against Cell. Kohlra looked upon Rayne, noticing his body was covered in scars and battle damage, all because he tried to take on Cell by himself. When he clearly was outmatched in the state he was in.

"Rayne, I..." Kohlra couldn't find the words, but she knew that she needed to, because her Clan, and family, was on the line here. "Rayne, why did you try to fight Cell alone? You know that he's too powerful for you in this state. You could've died!" Rayne was unphased by this concern. He spoke in a soft and hoarse voice, still feeling awful after the battle. "I did it because I needed to prove to myself I wasn't the villain of this story. After you all left, I questioned my morality. I was left scrambling, just trying to find out who I was, and why I wasn't the hero like I thought I was. I believed I was the good guy, and the good guys always get the girl in the end, but mine was slipping away from me, and it pained me." Rayne took a breath, staring at the wall underneath the window.

"But then, I realised that I wasn't a hero anymore. I understood why you all left. It was because I became the villain to your story, and villains aren't good for anything except being beaten, so I figured I might as well go out with a bang." Kohlra stared into Rayne's soul, not knowing how to react to his words. Suddenly, she felt the urge to hug him. To just hold him tightly, and never let go. She went to lay her hand on his shoulder, but he stood up right when she was going to, so she pulled her hand back and stared up at him.

"I know I've never been a hero. But at the very least I can go out like one." Rayne walked to the door, stopping at the doorframe. "You've always been kind to me Kohlra. All I ask is you be a loving Matriarch to the rest of them. I know you'll make a great leader." And with that said, Rayne began walking out of the room, and out of the house. Kohlra was entirely shocked by his words, seeing a side she'd never truly seen before. She had caught glimpses of his emotion before, but Rayne had always suppressed them to make rational decisions for his Clan, and family. Soon, the only feeling he had was lust for the battlefield, and rage coincided with that lust, fueling his every battle.

Kohlra busted out the front door, looking up to the sky, not seeing Rayne anywhere. She did, however, find the rest of the clan on the beach in casual attire, similar to what she had on. "Kohlra! What happened? Why is he leaving so quickly like that?" Keytar, possibly the closest to Rayne, was highly concerned about what the situation was, and Kohlra didn't have an answer. She tried her best to give him one, but she knew that it wasn't the correct one. "He, uh, he flew off to go find Cell." Keytar's face lit up, and he grabbed Kohlra's hand. "Come on then! This is our chance to get him back through combat! Let's go!" As Keytar began to turn away, Kohlra's hand slipped out of his, and she stared at him. "N-no. I need to be truthful with you. He sees himself as the villain to our story, and he wants a chance at redemption. He never meant to harm us, or be aggressive towards us, he only wanted to protect us." Vanilla walked over to Kohlra, and placed her hand onto Kohlra's arm. "It's not so bad, right? He's going to defeat Cell, won't he?" Vanilla was visibly shaken, and on the verge of tears at the thought of losing Rayne, the only person who she could've remotely called a father in her life.

Kohlra hugged her, and rubbed her back lovingly. "Of course I'm confident that he could take Cell, but I know that he can't take him in this form he's in right now." Vanilla began slightly tearing up, knowing that those words ultimately meant no. Keytar walked over to the two girls and held them, letting Vanilla cry in loving arms.

"So, that's it then, huh? We're just going to sit here and let him kill himself like that?" Keytar responded, while not letting go of the girls. "We have no other choice, Frost. He's decided this, and Cell is too powerful for us." Frostbyte was getting visibly upset, and he began raising his voice with every sentence. "For us alone! But together the punk doesn't stand a chance! I know we can do it! All we have to do is-" Keytar cut him off with his own voice. It boomed throughout the open air as he spoke. "No, Frost! That's enough. We can't do it, and you know that!" Frostbyte yelled out in frustration, and then turned to the water.

"Fine, if you won't help him, be cowards then. But I'm not going to let a mechanical freak kill my father!" Frostbyte attempted to fly away, but Keytar was quick on the draw and caught him by his leg. "No! I'm not going to let you do that! I've lost a father, I'm not losing a brother too." Frostbyte held his arm out and shot a

non-lethal energy blast at him, making Keytar let go of his leg. "You haven't lost him yet, and you won't lose me either. You lack faith in a Clan that was feared throughout the universe. If you have your faith restored, I'll be seeing you on the battlefield." And with that, he flew away, leaving Kohlra, Keytar, and Vanilla on the beach by themselves.

Keytar stood and looked in the direction where Frostbyte flew. He cursed under his breath, while Kohlra and Vanilla stood behind him. "Keytar, what are we going to do? We can't let them die!" Vanilla was filled with a certain fear that struck to her core, the same fear filling Kohlra as well. The person that they've followed for decades was on a suicide mission, and none of them were powerful enough to defeat the man they were attempting to fight. "WE, are going to stay here, and keep what's left of the clan alive. It's no use in all of us dying." Kohlra looked Keytar dead in the eyes, a fear of loss being sensed by Keytar. He knew that both of them wanted to help, but they were powerless to do so.

"I'm going off to find where they went. You two are staying here. If we die, you will be the remaining members of the Shinzo Clan. You must carry the name until the end of time, understand?" Both of the women nodded, and Keytar turned to the water. "Prepare for the worst, and pray for the best. If we don't return, promise me you two will stop fighting, and live a peaceful life." The two, in unison, gave their promise that they would live peaceful lives after this. And with that said, Keytar followed Frostbyte's energy, and went to save his family.