She was there to see them kill Vince Ventura that night. Older Lynn and Older Luan celebrated once Older Luan's prosthetic legs returned to human ones. At that point, Liberty was fading in and out, her hands going less transparent as she saw the future time travelers cry and scream. She ran away from them, trying to be undetected by Luna's adapted smell.

She waited for a long while, and entered inside the buried Black Network base. Among the debris and nodies she came across, she found the room that contained about twenty or so of serums of various colors. The one she knew she sought out was the third to last one; the speed formula.

The first thing she did with her new abilities was remove his corpse from the old, dusty boiler room in the abandoned factory. She threw and vibrated Lincoln's dead body through the ground, along with his shotgun. In the next three days, she moved in and raided what was left of Lisa's empire, returning back to the base.

She scavenged what she was able to and moved it all into Carol Pingrey's old place. She encountered the stil functioning artificial intelligence Lisa believed she destroyed. The living piece of the sentient being was stored into a flash drive, if it was one, inside its oval, black home.

She worked quickly to reactivate DEREK, inserting the flash drive into an android that was placed in a secret room the Louds missed when they performed their rescue mission. It wasn't long before he was loading into life, accessing the current input he missed in years. "And who might you be?"

He won the standing contest, and finally able to move around, looked at his surroundings.

"I'm just a person who has the same interests in destroying a particular loud family. What say you? In or out?"

"In," he whirred.

Half of the scavenged toys she had acquired were used to make quick bucks. She didn't care who bought, as long as she had the funds for a special surprise for the Louds. By then, she and DEREK had set up false persona for her. The alias she took was just a genius anagram, placed along a cover story. She dyed her white hair blonde, as to not shed suspicion upon her quick infiltration.

After these phases and objectives were completed, she remembered there was a hidden card up her sleep this time. So, she decided to- "Hey, don't reveal that just yet! It's too soon." Oh, alrighty then. Curse these fourth wall breaks.

After Carol failed her solo mission, Liberty went ahead to move her chess piece in this long but slow game. She placed the contracts on their heads, but somehow, that also backfired, even though Roberto Santiago was supplied with the necessary tools of war to kill them.

They were definitely stronger than they seemed, but she tested how strong they were; the virtual simulation targeted their mentality and breaking points. It had to be something that she could manipulate, the advantage.

She did it all, but was only able to with the three now acting as pawns for her. She knew about Carol and DEREK from fighting them, and Bobby, in her own rearranging of the timeline on her own earth.

Now

Now, she had it. She had Linka in her possession. The only thing that mattered to her.

Lincoln was finally let go after the ride came to a sudden halt. He made several barrel rolls in an alley before quickly standing to his feet. "Come on, then!"

She said her name, which to him seemed like she was really joking with them. Or maybe this was another clone creation, which wasn't impossible at all. Another great advantage was that Lincoln for sure had all Timeline X memories erased.

"I love a good rematch!" She raced behind him and kicked him down again. "I told you-"

"What's this talk like we've met? I don't know fuck about you..." He spat blood on her feet, making her laugh. "Where is Linka and Lori?"

"Wouldn't you like to know?"

'What do you want with them?"

"Lori works for me, but she's only useful for me for so long. I only want Linka, and you all stand im my way from my goal. This time, I'm on your level, and I won't go easy on you." She maneuvered for a kick, but the recovered twins rushed at her. They each locked onto her hands and raced away with her.

Unfortunately, she had more experience in fighting than the two; she kicked Lana's ribs with much force she drew, sending her flying into a store window. Lola let go, backing away. Liberty moved much faster than her, which terrified Lola a little.

Liberty made a hook maneuver, punching the diva from the side. "How does it feel to lose this pageant?" Once again, she cackled in her devilish tone, poking fun at Lola.

"It's... Not... FUNNY!" The rage from the heavy embarrassment she felt drove her to get up and give it her all to this stranger who seemed to know her. She was throwing punches and kicks left and right, landing a several hits on her. The grand finale was a punch to her jaw- Which Liberty finally regained control of the situation after, and bent Lola's arm mercilessly.

"That's... Wow, you're not bad at this, but you need some work," Liberty complimented.

"I'll say!" Lana tripped Liberty, giving the twins enough time to retreat. They were no match for her, so this was the only sensible option.

Lincoln made his way back to the street, in wherever he was. The various tall buildings and numerous people he encountered had told him this was somewhere back in New York. "Damn it..."

The three were running in an invisible racing track, running and jumping over the cars that acted as obstacles. Lana's hands were vibrating at an alarming rate, which made her slow down enough to be tugged down by Liberty.

"Gotcha!" She exclaimed victoriously, placing a foot on the tomboy's chest. Liberty bent down to her, and was about to deliver a knock out blow when she noticed her hands still shaking disturbingly. "Hmmm... It's happening sooner than with-" She looked towards Lola, who only looked on, scared by what Liberty planned to do.

"Y-You leave her alone!"

"Sure thing! Just-" Liberty pushed her down hard. "Stay the fuck out of my way! And I'd stop running if I were you." She waved goodbye, leaving to who knows where with two of the Louds.

"Lana! Are you okay?"

"She hits hard... And-" Lana sat up, moving her arms around. "What are we gonna do?"

"Get back home and decide what we'll do is what," Lola suggested. The two picked up a startled Lincoln, who was walking in the sidewalks, without a map or indication of where the others were. "Did you-" He moved his face away from the rushing winds, "-Win? Where's Linka and Lori?"

"She's too strong, Linc," Lola yelled. "And faster. H-how is she faster than us?!"

He stumbled around, but didn't fall this time. His mind was adapting to the giddy sensation of the rides already. "You lost?"

"She's more... She's better than us, Linc. We couldn't-"

"Goddamnit!" He roared. The twins regrouped with the others. Luna was fuming visibly, angry at Lori for her actions and seemingly betraying them. Luan was sure that Lori wasn't doing this of her own free will, but Luna didn't care.

Liby and Lacy stood by Lily, who was gravely concerned about the unravelling situation they found themselves in, and was also worried about Linka. Lupa was outside, just puffing away at a cigarette. "Hey, you're back," she greeted. "Any progress?"

"No," Lincoln sulked. He met up with a broody Lynn behind the flipped couch. "So, Luna, what do you think? What should we do?"

Luna took that as a challenge; she crossed her arms and gave him a serious glaze. "We get them back, of course. We'll deal with Lori after, but for now... Regain your lost strength. Some of us took severe beatings, clearly."

The twins took by Lynn's side, laying down once they were allowed to rest.

Lincoln brushed it off, joining Lupa in smoking. "Pass me one of those, will you?"

She did so, and lit it up with a black ligher when he placed it in between his lips. "How does it feel to be a member and not the leader?"

"I..." He knew Luna had super hearing, but it didn't stop him from speaking his mind. "We'll see if she's qualified for this," he said with a chuckle. Luna seethed, getting more infuriated.

"You, me and Lynn. Forget these chumps," Lupa suggested.

"We need the twins, or this'll take hours. We don't know where to look anyways..."

Elsewhere

"No one's gonna hurt you, okay? I promise," Lori calmly delivered, stroking Linka's hair. The two were sitting against a wall in Carol's house. The other two were in another room, probably talking about the current situation.

Liberty phased inside, letting out a relieved sigh. "What a great run! Carol, D, front and center!"

"We're going around in circles, so which is it? Are we even trying to kill them or-"

"We're revving them up, and they'll come looking for these two. I know what I'm doing, Carol."

The would-be graduate was beginning to wonder what Liberty was doing at this point. She seemed to hold off on harming the others fatally when the opportunities presented themselves. "So, that girl. Why her? Why do you want her so-"

She questioned her, which Liberty did not like at all. She placed both hands onto Carol's jaws, bobbing them away from each other. "Haaaaa naaaaa..." Carol only kept patting at Liberty, whimpering painfully.

"That's not your concern-"

DEREK did nothing when Carol looked toward him, depending on his help.

"-And if you ask something that sounds like curiosity..." Liberty moved her hands away, going quiet in a frightening manner. "I'll kill you myself."

"Where is he?" Lori finally stood up, voice shaking with fear and anger. "Tell me he's okay!"

Liberty set her attention onto Lori, who smiled like nothing had happened. "I kept my word. He's in the basement, safe and sound. D, take both of them to him," she commanded to the android.

Linka was lost, head moving from Lori to Liberty. "He? Wait, what's going on?"

"You'll see," Lori told her.

The clanking of his metallic legs rang and echoed as they made their way down. Once the lights came on, a huge wooden box, shaped like a small garage, appeared in the middle. DEREK stepped up to it, and unlocked the door.

"Lori?" Linka wondered what the box was containing.

Lori sniffed and ignored her. She moved into the doorway, looking into the dark.

A figure moved closer, after some faint ruffling was heard in the dark. "Hello?" It moved in the light, drawing Lori closer. The silhouette was that of a little redhead boy's. He studied the tall blonde, whom he had seen once before, apart from the other three. "Who are you?"

She went down on one knee, opening her arms up. "Lucky... I'm your mommy." The red in her eyes came as a package deal with the smile she formed.

Linka gasped at this, confused like never before. "Lori, you're a-"

The kid, no more than six years old, hugged Lori slowly. "My mommy?"

Lori lost it, quivering with such delight. "D-did they treat you well? Did they hurt you? Oh, my God, I-" She held in her guilt of abandoning him in the first place. "I'm sss..."

"Time's up, let's go."

The android separated this happy reunion, pushing Lori away from the child.

"M-mommy!"

"No! I need to-" She threw him across the basement, sending him onto the staircase. Lori was blocked by the new speedster.

"Now, now," Liberty tisked, "You'll get him back. But first... I think it's time we end the Louds. No more distractions, no more excuses. And I know just how to get their attention."

AN: Huzzah! Now we know why Lori has sided with them. Obviously, she's reluctant to help them but there's no choice in the matter. Who's gonna with this battle? The end is near, ladies and gentlemen!