The Crumudgeon

by FlowerofAdversity

I had always wanted to do a crossover of these two and honestly I think it turned out pretty well. Again, we get to see the hideous and frightening Lord Dominator, but she's no match for Rick.

4. Chapter 4

Chapter 4-I Hate Long Goodbyes

Summer and Morty had to burn laundry scented candles to mask the scent of an Italian dinner that would put any Buca di Beppo to shame. Morty could hear the distant rumble of a car motor.

'Shoot ! I think mom and dad are back home...we'd better get Wander and Sylvia out of here, now !', Morty said.

'Shit, Morty, I know what I'm doing. Calm the hell down.', Rick said. His coarse tone had immediately put Morty at ease. Summer, strangely, had remained calm throughout this whole ordeal. Even during the execution in Lord Dominator's ship, she hadn't even shed one tear. Wander didn't want to say goodbye to his new friends and was reluctant to leave Earth, even though he longed to continue traveling the Universe and seeing everything he could as long as he lived.

'I hate long goodbyes.', Wander said, with a slight trace of tears in his eyes. He wanted to give Rick and his friends one last embrace before departing. Begrudgingly, Rick allowed him to do so and without Morty or Summer noticing, snuck in a kiss to Wander's forehead. He had learned that in all instances, love itself was a transcendent element and indeed, it healed all wounds and was the elixir of existence itself.