We turn to the woods in Zofia as Rainbow was continuing to run as she cried. "Why...did I do that?" she thought as she remembered herself punching Ace. "I know I was angry...but I didn't mean to slug the guy. Its like my anger put my body into overdrive."
She soon slowed to a stop as she looked at her hand. "Was this what dad was talking about? When he said I'd be going through changes. So...my anger was a trigger of some kind?" she thought as she sat. "I got no clue. I just wish...someone can tell me what's going on..."
Rainbow then looked at her blade as she thought back to first joining the group as well as all the places they had come and gone from as she shed a tear. "I just...don't wanna be a burden. I gotta be there for them. Be their shield. Just like…" she said looking at the wayfinder in her pocket. "He was."
She then started having flashbacks of being with Terra as he trained hard on other worlds and fought hard as the two shared a few laughs.
"He was as strong as they could be. I may wield his blade, but it doesn't make me as strong as him. I just...wanna understand this whole thing more." Rainbow said.
"Yeah. Seems like you got a lot on your mind." a voice said.
"Great. Now I'm hearing voices in my head." Rainbow said.
"I'm above you, knucklehead." the voice said as Rainbow looked up to see a guy hanging from the tree albeit….au...natural.
"What the hell is your problem?" Rainbow shouted in shock.
"Sorry. I was just grabbing something and fell from the cliffs and into this tree." he said.
"And your clothes…" Rainbow said.
"Left them on the cliff." he said.
"Ugh. If I get you down, you gotta talk from behind a bush, please." Rainbow said.
A few minutes later, the guy stood behind the bush showing a very kept in shape body and bright cyan hair. "Whew. Thanks, girly. You saved my life!" he said.
"Wish I could have saved myself from seeing that scene." Rainbow muttered.
"Now...you were having some kind of problem, right?" he asked. "Something to do...with latent power right?"
"Yeah… I ended up hurting someone I didn't mean to with it." Rainbow said.
"I see. It's obvious now. You're an Error...or at least the child of one." he said.
"What? No! Absolutely….wait...how did you…" Rainbow said.
"Error's power only awakens during states of strong emotion. I know. I'm one too." he said.
"Really? So...it wasn't just my universe?" Rainbow asked.
"No. Governments had knowledge of the original 12 before they were revealed during the rift crisis. Anyway, I was part of their first batch. I was only about 3 at the time. Combated an invading force." he said.
"Wow. So…" Rainbow said.
"Yeah. I choose to live outside. A lot of us did." he said.
"Tell me something. Am I a monster because of this power?" Rainbow asked.
"That is a no can do! Monsters are another story. They have scary teeth, massive fur and bad breath." he said portraying one with acting as Rainbow laughed. "See? Smiling now, aren't you?"
"Yeah. So hey...tell me something. If you had a choice between staying the same with others or leaving to improve yourself...what would you take?" Rainbow asked.
"Hmm. That is a tough choice. Well, I don't think you want a direct answer from me. I make a lot of them on a daily basis. But...if you were to ask me...I would go with my heart to decide what the best action would be." he said.
"Go with my heart huh?" Rainbow said taking out a strange looking pad. "Hmm. Okay. I think I know what I have to do now. Thank you."
"No worries!" he said running in the distance.
"If only I could get that image out of my head." Rainbow said shuttering as she pressed a few buttons as her father's picture came up.
"Honey, hey! Didn't think you'd call me so soon." he said.
"Hey, dad. Listen, I need to talk to you right now. See...recently...as in today. I unintentionally hurt someone with my power." Rainbow said.
"Oh...that is serious." Bow said.
"So listen...you said you would train me when this sort of thing came up. Take me on as a temp member of the Coalition." Rainbow said. "Is that offer…"
"It's always open, honey. You're my little girl after all." Bow said.
"Dad. Knock it off. I'm not a little kid." Rainbow said laughing. "Well...It took some thinking and...I've decided. After we finish business here in Valentia...I'll be using this and joining you guys to train me."
"Of course. We'll be ready whenever you are." Bow said.
"Thanks." Rainbow said hanging up. "Now…" she said running off. "I need to get back to them. I need to apologize to Ace. I gotta make my time last with them." Rainbow said.
Meanwhile with the man, he walked the woods bare as he pondered.
"Hmm. That rainbow hair...I swear I've seen it before. Wait...the Bow man guy! That's where I remember it. Could she be…" he said.
"Honey!" a voice said as a young woman with long red hair ran to him with clothing. "You really shouldn't run off like that."
"Sorry, babe. I got a little distracted." he said laughing a bit as he took the clothes. "So, the other guys miss me yet?"
"They're combing the woods for you because they thought a bear dragged you off." she said.
"Geez. Those morons...can't leave em alone for a minute." he said putting on futuristic clothing. "Well, nothing we can do about that. Better go let them know their fearless leader has return."
"You always make me sweat whenever you talk like that. The good kind." the woman said as she fell into his arms.
"And after we're done with those Dimensional Hero guys, I swear we'll have the honeymoon of our life." he said.
"Oh Driver…" she said.
"Yeah, Cache." he said as they kissed. "Now...about time we got back. Can't leave them to their own devices for too long."