Hurricane, Utah

Pizzaplex 2F – Rockstar Row – Mangle's Apartment

Friday, December 21th 2035

Earlier - 1:00 PM

"Hi Michael…" Elizabeth said walking into the living room of Mangle's apartment.

Michael was shocked. He could see what sounded like his sister but looked like his daughter Vanessa. He was confused at first, but then his daughter interjected.

"Dad, this is aunt Elizabeth, I know…it seems confusing that she looks exactly like me, but I think we can get to that after you both talk things out." Vanessa said.

"Talk things out? What is there to say? Your aunt left me as a husk! Elizabeth and all those other souls in father's fun time suit's used me as walking meat suit!" Michael shouted.

"Evan, why don't we go find Gregory so I can introduce you to him? Sound good?" Mangle said sensing the vibes of the room. She didn't want Evan caught in the middle of what looked like a viscous argument brewing.

Vanessa nodded to Mangle giving her the hint. As did Evan's mother Clara.

Mangle took Evan's hand and left her apartment while the Afton's talked things out.

"Michael I'll admit, I was not in the right state of mind, while trapped in father's Circus Baby suit. I was locked in that facility for months! Imagine being locked in cold dark basements for months on end and see how you feel!" Elizabeth shouted back.

"That's why I was trying to get you out of there! Maybe I could have saved you! And I almost got you out as planned, until you tricked me…." Michael said.

"I …" Elizabeth said, her eyes darting to the side in shame. Now she felt it.

"Granted Dad asked me to go to the sister location from his prison cell to find you, but I wasn't doing it for him, even if you were madly trying to do everything to please him, I wanted my sister back. I was determined to bring you back home, even if it was in the circus baby suit. I should have known better once he got to your head." Michael said.

"Michael….I'm sorry. For what it's worth I'm sorry. I know I….I fucked up…." Elizabeth said.

"Yes you fucked up big time…wait…." Michael stopped once he processed what she just said to him.

Michael, and the others, except for Vanessa, were shocked to hear Elizabeth swear like that. As a child she spoke so proper and sophisticated much like her father, and that's all they were used to hearing.

"I don't think….I've ever heard you talk like that." Michael said.

"In case you haven't noticed big brother, I'm not a child anymore. I'm a grown woman now, just like my niece…." Elizabeth said.

"Yeah….the resemblance….it's uncanny. I take it when you were brought back, they opted for cloning my Vanessa instead." Michael said.

"It's a long story but yes, that's how Silver Parasol did it, the same company that brought back father, you, Evan and mother. Vanny was the first clone, I was the second. They salvaged the Circus Baby suit well…I should actually say Scrap Baby suit and extracted me from a surviving chip to upload me into the brain of this body." Elizabeth said.

"Regardless of how you ended up here, I'm not accepting your apology." Michael said.

"Michael!" Clara shouted.

Cue Theme: Brave New World Piano Version – Yuso Koshiro - Namco X Capcom Soundtrack

"No mom, I'm not accepting her apology, after what she did to me. What she put me through…Vanessa she's the reason I couldn't see you anymore, why I had to leave you…." Michael said.

"I…know dad….she and I went over that a while ago." Vanessa said.

"And your just okay with that!? Vanessa, she will use you, she's no different than your grandfather. She was always daddy's little helper…." Michael said.

"Michael that's enough…." Clara said.

"Shut up! Shut the hell up!" Elizabeth shouted with tears coming down her face.

Michael's full attention was on her. He wasn't used to her shouting at him.

"Sure call me daddy's little helper, I always wanted to help him, your right. But let me remind you of something….That day he locked me in the basement for just asking him to play with me!" Elizbeth said.

Clara was shocked, she had no idea William would do this to their daughter, and she wouldn't have known at the time, she had passed already by the time of the incident.

"I…" Michael tried to say.

"Yeah…so much for me being daddy's little helper….And remember…you were the one who found the spare basement key and saved me." Elizabeth said.

"….Because your my little sister, and I would do anything to protect you and Evan…." Michael said coming down from his rage, he remembered that day from their childhoods.

"Michael I know what I did at the sister location that night was not my greatest moment, and I'll continue to remind you I was technically still a child, a scared child. I wouldn't be thinking clearly. But that doesn't mean I'm saying I was right. Dad brain washed me once he found out I ended up inside his Circus Baby suit after I was killed by it, I fell for it, I lost myself, after being trapped down there for so long with dad and his speeches. He was slowly turning me into him and it sickens me to think about it today. I love you Michael, so much, even if you hate me today, I would fight like hell to protect you, just as you did for me when we were kids. You don't need to accept my apology, I just need you to know I never stopped loving my heroic big brother and I never will as long as I live." Elizabeth said.

Michael was crying. Even though the incident at the sister location that changed his life in the worst way happened because of her, part of him still sees the innocent Elizabeth he would always see before any of their fathers Remnant discoveries tore apart their family.

"Come here Lizzy." He opened his arms.

Elizabeth ran and dived for him, tears in her eyes as well.

They held each other in a tight embrace, now Vanessa and Clara were also tearing up.

It would take Michael some getting used to seeing his younger sister with the same face and hair as his daughter, but, he didn't care Elizabeth was back home with him and the family.

Clara and Vanessa joined in the hug as well.

"Welcome back honey…." Clara told her daughter.

"It's good to be home again…." Elizabeth said.

"A home that includes my niece and her son." Elizabeth added.

"Yeah, and I think we still have some catching up to do…but right now I'm just glad you're here aunt Elizabeth." Vanessa said.