L-Anne-Terns

by Michael Ravencroft

The multiverse is vast and full of possibilities. When the light of the Emotional Spectrum shines upon the universe, it can alter many destinies. Come, and let us see how these lights change the destiny of Anne Boonchuy, and the different universes she resides in.

15. ULTRAVIOLET: The Unseen Threat Rises

Trigger Warning: There will be a total of 2 sex scenes in this last chapter. Mentions of rape as well. You have been warned. Trust me folks, this is going to be a ride.

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"Thanks for eating at Thai Go, have a good day!"

The Thai woman watched as the customers left the restaurant, speaking highly of the food they had just consumed on the way out. She kept a smile on her face since there were other customers still in the restaurant. All of them had happy faces, each one enjoying the meals she helped prepare for them. But unbeknownst to everyone in the dining room, she was only forcing that smile. The Thai woman wasn't happy about this, no, she hated her current situation.

You see, she was currently twenty-three years old, and at this time, a full-time employee of Thai Go. She wasn't the only employee; they had added on a couple more employees since then. A girl and boy who were in their late teens were also working in the restaurant. They were part-timers though, but still, their employment did help to ease up on the number of things that she had to do around here. She was responsible for them, being the senior employee and daughter of the two owners, she was expected to take a leadership role. However, her mother didn't bother to give her that chance. Her mother merely asked her to make sure to help them when they needed it, and that she would take care of their training.

Do you really think I'm that useless that I can't even train two people on how to wait tables? she thought.

"Could I get a hand back here?" her father asked.

"Yeah, sure, Dad," she answered. "Dez, ring the customers up for me when they're done."

"Got it, Anna," the boy replied.

Anna headed into the kitchen where her father was busy preparing a few ingredients for the requested dishes. She didn't need to be told; she could see what needed to be done. Anna had seen her parents make these dishes so many times that she practically had this down to muscle memory. Without a word she immediately took the knife and began chopping up vegetables with a flourish, the blade moving so fast that it looked like a shimmering blur.

"Where's Mom?" Anna asked after a cursory glance of the kitchen.

"She had to go and grab some tomatoes from the store right quick," Bee answered.

"Wait, I thought we restocked those yesterday? How did we run out already?"

"Because instead of going to go get an extra crate, you said, 'We got plenty, Mom'." Hearing a familiar voice, Anna turned her head towards the back door, and watched as her mother came in with a box full of tomatoes. "I told you to go out earlier today, because we had a big pickup order, and I wanted the extra just in case."

"Wait, you didn't say anything about a large pickup order! Why am I just hearing about this now?!" Anna incredulously asked.

"Do I really need to tell you why? You should've just done what I told you," Oum retorted with a huff as she walked inside.

"Oh, so you just left getting the tomatoes till now just to make me look like a bi–!"

"Mom! Where do you want these?"

Anna cut herself off before she could utter her curse. Right behind her mother was her sister. She had dark brown curly hair just like her, matching her copper skin tone. She had dark brown eyes like the rest of their family members and was wearing a t-shirt that had the image of a frog on it that read "Ribbit and Rip it!" This was her twin little sister, and her name was Anne Boonchuy.

"Oh, Anne, take them to the freezer, sweetie," said Oum.

"Got it!" Anne replied, she glanced over to her twin and greeted, "Hey, Anna."

"Hey…" Anna watched as her twin little sister and her mother went into the freezer and came back out.

"I'll go and bring in the other," said Anne.

"Thank you, Anne," Oum replied.

Once Anne was out of the room, Anna glared at her mother. "Tch, and I'm sure she knew about the order and just so happened to come along with you?"

Oum turned on the older twin and retorted, "Your sister was kind enough to pick up the other crates in her car. Thanks to her, I didn't have to make two trips and waste time."

"Tch, yeah, because I'm a waste of time," Anna replied.

"Don't put words in my mouth, young lady," Oum snapped as she left to go help her other daughter.

Anna gripped the knife hard as she continued to chop the vegetables. Moving at a fast pace as she cut them up while she heard her little sister and mother get the rest of the groceries from their cars. Her mother really pissed her off when she did things like that, knowing that that would anger or annoy her.

Yeah, I get it, I'm a fucking screw up! I'm the "bad twin" and she's the "good twin". HA! Wasn't too long ago that we were both the "bad twins" and look how fast Mom changed her tune when Anne started acting differently! Goddamn cow, I outta take this knife and–!

"ANNA!" Bee called out.

Anna, startled, stopped her knife mid chop, and turned to her father with shock.

"W-W-What?! What is it?!" she asked.

"You almost cut your finger off, Anna," said Bee.

Anna looked down and realized that her knife was just a few inches away from slicing into her index finger. Thankfully, her father had caught her attention before that happened.

"S-Sorry…"

"It's okay, so long as you didn't hurt yourself," said Bee. "Maybe you should take a break?"

"No, I'm good, I promise. You asked for my help, so I'm going to help you," Anna insisted.

"Anna–"

"Please just let me help you…" Anna kept her gaze pointed down, not wanting to look her father in the eyes right now.

Bee's expression softened as he replied, "You may want to start the onions next."

Anna understood what he was saying and began chopping up the onions. While she was cutting the vegetable, her eyes watered. Tears flowed down her face, formed from a mixture of her anger, frustration, and self-loathing.

After all of that was done, Anna returned to her station at the cash register. Her fake smile plastered on her face as she greeted new customers and farewelled the ones that left. After a while, the last customer left, and it was time to clean up the restaurant. As Anna began to do so, she saw her twin come into the room with mop to aid her big sister.

"Tch, what? Mom thinks I'm too stupid to clean the floors by myself?" Anna snapped. "And shouldn't you be at home getting some rest Miss 'Look-At-Me-I'm-A-Frog-Scientist'?"

"I'm good, my shift doesn't start until later in the morning. And I chose to stay and help out," Anne replied calmly.

"Whatever," Anna retorted.

Thanks to Anne, Anna, the two newbies, and their parents, the restaurant was cleaned up and locked up. Afterwards, Anne, Anna, and their parents returned home. Anne and Anna had separate rooms, and while Anne had a well-paying job at the aquarium as their herpetologist, she decided to stay with her parents until she could secure enough funds to get her own place. Anna, on the other hand, didn't have much choice in the matter with her current situation. Not long after they all arrived, Anna went straight into her room and began undressing herself. Now standing naked, she raided her closet for a different outfit and her drawer for an appropriate set of underwear. After finding what she wanted, Anna dressed herself and stood in front of her mirror to see the result.

If there was anything she was going to be grateful for with regards to her mother, it had to be the fact that she and Anne inherited the genes responsible for giving them a nice wrack, hips, and ass. Anna wore a sheer black shirt, and underneath it was a lacey crimson bra that just barely covered her ample breasts. Going lower, she wore a pair of ripped denim short shorts, a matching pair of "V" shaped panties with the waistband riding high enough that it went past the shorts' waistband. Lastly, she had a pair of sneakers on that were black in color. All in all, she was ready for whatever the night brought her. Anna forgot she still had her hair up in a ponytail, so she undid it and let her naturally curly hair flow down her back, which only seemed to add to her sexy look.

"Alright, looking bangable, Boonchuy," Anna commented to herself.

After grabbing her cellphone and wallet, Anna left her room and prepared to head downstairs. However, she froze when she heard the door to her sister's room open.

"Anna? What the hell are you wearing?" Anne asked.

Anna turned around, her little sister was dressed in a plain white shirt and shorts for her sleeping attire. "You really outta think about dressing sexier for bed. I'm sure Sash would appreciate it."

"Wait, Anna, where are you going dressed like that?" Anne asked again.

"Wherever the hell I want, Anne," she replied in annoyance. "I'm a grown ass woman."

"It's almost eleven," Anne pointed out.

"And it's a Friday night, time for some fun." Anna turned around and smirked at her little sister. "You can join me if you're willing to get that stick out of your ass and are willing to have something else shoved into it. If you know what I mean?"

To this, Anna made a crude gesture by making an "O" shape with her left hand's index finger and thumb, and repeatedly thrusting her right index finger in and out of the opening.

Anne blushed hard from what her big sister was insinuating. Of the few things – as of late – that the twins had in common, one was the fact that both were bisexual.

"C'mon, when's the last time Sash pegged you? Probably been a while, right? You could use a good lay," Anna commented.

"Jeez, Anna, you're not really suggesting I go out and pick up some random person to have sex with, are you?!" Anne asked incredulously.

"Hey, you're a grown ass woman too. You can do what you want," said Anna as she raised her hands. "Me? I'm going out to party, and maybe find a guy or girl willing to drop a few bucks to tap this hot Thai ass of mine. God knows Mom isn't paying me enough to deal with her shit." Anna started walking towards the stairs, but turned her head to add, "B-T-dubs, don't be a narc."

"Not like you're going to tell me where you're going if I asked," Anne replied.

"Bitch, even I don't know where I'm going," Anna chuckled. "That's what makes it fun."

Anne watched as her big sister walked down the stairs. She reached out as if to make her stay, but her hand stopped and lowered. The younger twin rubbed her left arm as she cursed under her breath.

"…Damn it, Anna…why are you doing this to yourself?"

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"AAAAAH! FUCK! YES!"

It was eight in the morning, and Anna found herself in the apartment of some guy she had picked up at a club last night. She made it clear to the guy that she was only interested in one thing, and if he was going to do anything, he had to pay up front. Which he did, without hesitation. This inevitably ended up with the man taking Anna back to his apartment, where she proceeded to let him have his way with her for most of the night. She was going to head out when the sun rose, but the man she had slept with asked for at least an hour or more. To which she demanded the same amount of money, or she was walking. Again, he paid up. So, being a woman of her word, here she was.

Anna was on her hands and knees on the bed, gripping the sheets tightly as the man behind her vigorously thrusted into her wet womanhood. The apartment was filled with the sounds of moaning and clapping sounds as the man pounded Anna with wanton abandon. It was in moments like these she could forget how her life was going, because the only thing that mattered was how good this felt. She didn't care if this guy loved her, she just cared that he was fucking her. Anna had cummed a couple of times, and she was close to a third time as the man readied to blow another load into her soaking wet sex.

"JUST LIKE THAT! MORE! MORE! HARDER! HARDER!"

The man reached out with his right hand and grabbed Anna by her curly locks and pulled back, jerking Anna's head in the process as she felt even more pleasure from being manhandled in such a way. A few more hard thrusts sent her and him over the edge. Anna moaned loudly into the room as she felt the second load of cum from the man spill into her womb, along with her own arousal splashing down her thighs. The man released Anna's hair and allowed her to plop onto the bed in a panting mess. But her customer wasn't done yet. The man grabbed her legs and flipped her around until Anna was on her back, and with her legs spread open.

"Oh, you want more? Go ahead," Anna encouraged.

The man thrusted back into her, making Anna let out a hiss of pleasure as he went back to hard fucking her. He watched as Anna's breasts jiggled with each hard thrust before grabbing them with his hands and giving them a firm squeeze, practically using them as handholds as he thrusted into her. Anna was in bliss, awash in pleasure and ecstasy as she allowed herself to be used by this person. However, her time with him was about to end. From the front door there was rapid, furious knocking. Enough to make the man she was with stop and turn his attention to his front door.

"What the fuck?" he cursed as he pulled out of Anna and headed towards the door.

"W-What?! C'mon, dude," Anna complained.

"Hold up, I'll fuck your brains out in sec," he retorted. "Damn slut. Now who the fuck is knocking at my goddamn door at this time of day?!"

The man went to his front door looked through the peep hole. What he saw made his mood lighten up a little. Behind the door was a short haired blonde woman, she had beauty mark under her left eye, and a faded scar on her right cheek. She was wearing a powder blue tank top, a black leather jacket, and a pair of black pants to complete the look. Without any hint of shame, the man opened the door and leaned on the frame as he stared at the blonde woman, who only sneered at him when she saw his state of undress.

"How can I help you?" he asked in an attempt to sound suave.

"Where is she?"

"Who?"

"The Thai girl you have in here, that's who! Now where is she?!" the blonde demanded.

"Wait…are you her pimp or something?" he asked.

"Sasha?" Both the man and Sasha turned around to see a naked Anna walk into view, and the Thai woman did not look amused. "The fuck are you doing here? More importantly, how the fuck did you find me?"

"A: I have my ways. And B: I'm here to drag your ass out of here!" Sasha stated.

"Pfft, let me guess. Anne asked you to bring me back home, right?" Anna asked with an annoyed tone.

Sasha pushed past the man and replied, "She did, now get your clothes on! We're leaving, now!"

Anna and Sasha stared each other down for a moment before Anna smirked at the blonde.

"Ooor, hear me out, why don't you ditch your clothes, and join me in the sack? This guy isn't half bad, and I'm sure he could get us both off. What do you say?" Anna offered.

"I say…Get your damn clothes on or I'll do it myself," Sasha counteroffered.

"Ooh sounds kinky. Having the Sasha dress me up. Although, I really don't have any sexy costumes. Maybe we could go buy a couple and head back to your place?"

Sasha groaned loudly as she dragged her hand down her face. "Anna, I swear to God, I will knock your ass out, dress you, and then carry your unconscious ass out that door and into my car! Conscious or unconscious, it's your choice."

Anna put her hands on her hips as she sighed dejectedly. "Fine, fine. I'll get dressed. Sorry, dude, funs over."

"Hold the fuck on!" the man cried out as he marched towards them. "I paid this slut a hundred and fifty bucks to fuck her for the rest of the morning, and it's only half past eight! I haven't gotten my full money's worth yet!"

"You let this guy fuck you for a hundred and fifty bucks?!" Sasha asked in disbelief.

"What? It seemed fair. I didn't want to overprice myself, and it's not like I ask for a review afterwards to know if I should price myself higher," Anna explained.

The blonde woman muttered something under her breath before turning on the man and giving him a glare. "She's leaving, end of story."

"Are you her pimp? Is this some kind of scam or some shit?!"

"Ooh~, Sasha as my pimp? That actually sounds really hot," Anna commented.

"Clothes, NOW!" Sasha repeated.

"Ugh, killjoy."

Anna headed into the bedroom and began to get dressed.

"And you, you've had your fun, clearly. Now, she's leaving with me, and you are never going to contact her again. If I even see you and her together, I'm beating the shit out of you," Sasha warned.

"Bitch, please. Like I'm afraid of some butch chick like you," he retorted.

"That a fact?" Sasha swiftly, and without warning, grabbed the man by the shoulders and drove her knee, hard, into his exposed crotch.

The man let out a squeal of pain as he dropped to his knees and cupped his injured genitals. Anna entered the room and gave Sasha a glare of her own.

"Jeez, did you have to knee him? He's an asshole, but he fucks good," said Anna.

Sasha didn't say a word as she grabbed Anna by the hand and dragged her out of the room. The two of them headed downstairs, and into the parking lot. Sasha threw open the passenger side door, threw Anna into the seat, slammed the door and got into the driver's side where she peeled out the parking lot and into the street.

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Anna watched the scenery pass on by as they rode in silence, it had been about five minutes since either of them had said a word. So, Anna decided to break the ice.

"So, between me and my sister, who has the hotter bod?" Anna asked.

Sasha remained silent.

Anna sighed again, but then asked, "You taking me home?"

"No, we're going to a clinic first," Sasha informed.

"A clinic? Why?"

"You're getting tested."

"Oh, fuck off," Anna retorted.

"You don't know if that guy had anything, and did he even use protection?!" Sasha inquired.

"I'm on the pill, Sash. I'm not that stupid," Anna snapped.

"Did I say you were?" Sasha snapped back.

"You didn't need to; I can tell you're thinking it."

Sasha scoffed. "Don't presume to know what I'm thinking about, Anna. And besides, I'm doing this to make sure nothing bad happens to you later. Even with all your shit, we're still friends."

Now it was Anna's turn to scoff. "Please, Waybright, would you have bothered to do this if my sister didn't ask you to?"

"FYI, Anne didn't tell me to do anything. She called me because she was worried about you, and I told her I would come out and find you," said Sasha.

"Whoop-dee-fuckin'-doo, Sasha Waybright came to my 'rescue'. Just admit that the only reason that you're bothering to do this is because you're hoping to get into my sis's panties later. Or are you banking on doing me instead?" Anna mocked. "I mean, we look the same, even sound the same. Hell, I'm not opposed to pretending to be my sister for a night if you want."

"Fucking hell, Anna, what's up with you?" Sasha asked in frustration.

"You're the one with the psych degree, you tell me."

"I have my suspicions," Sasha informed her.

Anna laughed upon hearing that. "Oh, you do? Well, let's hear it, Dr. Waybright. Why do you think I'm so fucked up?"

Sasha went silent for a minute, but then pulled into a parking lot and stopped the car, which made Anna raise an eyebrow out of curiosity.

"You really want me to tell you my theory? Fine. When I really think back on it, you didn't start to change until after Anne, me, and Marcy came back to Earth after the invasion. Started off as small things here and there. You slowly stopped hanging out with me and Anne, and started to give her looks. Jealous looks. Because Anne changed, you noticed it when she first came back, and you probably thought it was temporary. But when we came back, you realized that it wasn't temporary, Anne was different. More responsible, more determined."

Anna turned away and looked out the window.

"Until that point, you both were the same. Failing in school and getting into trouble with me and Marcy together. Compared to Anne, you were a lot more daring than she was back then," Sasha mentioned.

"You and I were the only two who never got our names in the book of losers," Anna commented.

"Heh, that's true," Sasha agreed.

"But let's be honest, Waybright. Anne was way more submissive than me. She was a total pushover back then, and she did anything you or I told her. Admit it, you liked that. I could tell that you liked having that kind of control over her," Anna pushed.

Sasha faced forward as she sighed heavily. "You're not wrong. I did have issues with control back then. I wanted to keep us all together. I wanted to keep you, Anne, and Marcy close. I knew if I managed to keep you close, I could keep Anne close too. You used to look after her a lot, just like me."

"Heh, before you came along, I was the only one who kept her safe. She could make friends easily, but anytime someone picked on her, she cowered. But then the one time I wasn't there, I find out some blonde girl protected my little sister. And as it turned out, that blonde girl turned out to be pretty badass," said Anna. "But then I started to see what you were doing; you never tried that shit with me though."

"I think I saw you as an equal in a way, as bad as that may sound. You were never one to back down from my Scare Dare challenges, you pushed on me, and sometimes offered suggestions to my plans that improved them," Sasha admitted.

"…Then why didn't you choose me?" Anna asked.

Sasha paused.

"You and I have a lot more in common than Anne. Fuck, Sasha, I was thinking about asking you to prom that year, but then all that Amphibia shit happened," Anna cursed. "Then you get back, and somehow, you, Marcy, and Anne are a lot closer and changed a lot. Was I not enough?"

"Anna…"

Anna turned to face Sasha and continued. "Sasha, I didn't care if you were a control freak. I liked you the way you were, fuck, I like you how you are now! But you still chose Anne! I'm willing to do anything for you, Waybright! At this point, you could tie me in your room and do whatever you wanted, and I'd enjoy every second of it! Can you say that my sister would do that for you?!"

"Anna…it's not that simple, a lot happened in Amphibia," said Sasha.

"Yeah, so I've been told. But I'll never know, because I was stuck at home waiting for Anne to come to our birthday party! I can't believe you ditched school with just her, knowing that it was both our birthdays! Heh, I guess I know which twin you had the hots for back then, that should've been the bright red flashing sign that told me, 'Sasha Waybright likes your sister, not you!'"

Sasha had to admit that was yet another of the not so proudest moments of her life. She could've gone and got Anna, and all three of them could've ditched school and gone out and celebrated. But she decided not to, and spent that time with Anne, her crush. If she had invited Anna, all four of them would've gone to Amphibia together. Sasha couldn't begin to fathom what could've changed if Anna was there. Would she have grown as they did? Would any of what happened at Toad Tower have gone down the way it did? Or would Anna have seen through her trickery and realized that she and Grime were planning something? Would Marcy have gotten hurt? And now that she thought about it, would Anne and Anna have shared the power of the blue Calamity Gem? Or would only one of the two have gotten the power? So many unanswered questions, and so many missed opportunities, all because of Sasha's one selfish act.

"I'm sorry, Anna. I really am. I do think about how things probably would've turned out differently if you were there. You definitely would've called me out on my shit, and seen through my plans," said Sasha. "You might've even been able to change some of the bad things that happened there."

"Well, guess we'll never know," Anna snapped. "So, spare me this whole 'I care about you' crap. You're just doing this to make up for that. It'd be a lot easier on me if you'd just stopped, having you come to 'rescue' me just makes feel something for you, when I'm trying not to."

Sasha sighed again. "You're right, I'm more than likely trying to make up for my guilt about my actions ten years ago. God knows I still feel like I haven't done enough to make up for the mistakes I made in Amphibia, or towards Anne. But I want to try. I wasn't a good friend back then, but I'm trying to be better. And if that means doing this to help you, then fine. You can cuss me out or whatever, but I'm not giving up on you. Not me, not Marcy, and definitely not Anne."

"Pfft, lost cause here, Waybright. Even my Mom thinks so, she's just too chicken shit to say it out loud," Anna accused. "…Any chance we skip the clinic thing?"

"Not a damn chance. You want HIV?"

"Fine, but at least get me a McMuffin or something, I'm starving," said Anna.

"Okay, drive through, then clinic. And then I'll take you back home."

"Whoopee. Home."

Anna was dropped off by Sasha at her family home after they dropped by the clinic, and without a word entered. She had weekends off from the restaurant, so she was free to do as she pleased. Which worked out for her since Anna really wasn't in the mood to deal her mother or father, and her little sister's job at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach had her coming in at different hours depending on whatever they had going on. Today, it seemed, was one of those days where she was not here. Anna headed to her room, removed all her clothing and tossed it into a pile on the floor. Afterwards, she grabbed some towels and headed to the shower.

The Thai women stood under the warm waters of the showerhead, letting it wash away the grime and other things off her body from last night and this morning. The words that she and Sasha exchanged still ran through her head, and made Anna strike the wall in frustration. After she cleaned herself up, Anna headed back to her room, threw on a big, loose-fitting t-shirt, and a pair of underwear before throwing herself onto her bed. For a good while Anna just stared up at the ceiling, thinking back to how everything changed for her and her family.

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Before Anne, Sasha, and Marcy were whisked away to Amphibia, it was as Sasha said. The four of them were tight knit, and Sasha and Anna were more or less on the same wavelength. For a time, Anna believed that Sasha was gradually liking her more, and compared to Anne, the two of them were way more daring and bolder. While Anna didn't have Sasha's natural charisma and charm, she did posses the same trait of making connections with people like her sister, but unlike Anne, she wasn't meek when push came to shove, and could go toe to toe with someone if they tried to get in her face. Oh, there's another thing she should probably thank her mother for, sending them both to Muay Thai lessons.

While Anne was reluctant to use her acquired fighting skills, Anna wasn't. It was often a thing that the twins would do that if Anne was getting messed with, that they should switch up their hair styles. Anna always wore her hair in a ponytail, whereas Anne didn't, and both wore identical colored uniform shirts and skirts. So, when Anne was bullied, the twins would switch up hairstyles, making it hard for people to figure out if it was Anna they were about to mess with or Anne the "pushover". This along with Sasha's interventions, made it so that you messed with Anne Boonchuy at your own risk, 'cause if Sasha Waybright didn't get you first, chances are, you picked the wrong twin and got Anna instead.

Anna believed that their friendship together would continue like this, and if she was lucky, maybe she'd end up with Sasha in high school. However, that all changed on their thirteenth birthday. Anna and Anne arrived at school together, celebrating that they were finally about to be official teenagers and leave their time as preteens behind. Their mother made them each a khao niew bing, a traditional Thai snack. Margo tried to mess with her little sister, but Anna made her think twice before attempting such a stupid thing. Sasha had come out to greet them and praised Anna's takedown of Margo before her arrival. That day, Anne and Sasha had class together, while Anna had classes on the other side of school.

Anna was stuck in classes, so she didn't find out that Anne or Sasha were gone until halfway through the day. That irritated Anna a little bit. She couldn't believe that Sasha just took Anne and didn't even text her that they were ditching. If she had known, she would've found a way to ditch as well. But Anna believed that this was probably on purpose, if all three of them were gone, it would cause people to ask where they were. Plus, with Anna walking around the school, it would be hard for people to know if they really did see Anne or Anna. She swore to have Sasha make it up to her at their party, and she wasn't going to lie, some of her ideas might get her a kiss or something more from her crush if she played the guilt card right.

However, when she arrived home, she had to make an excuse for why Anne hadn't come home yet. But then the time for the party arrived, and Anne and Sasha were still a no show. Anna tried to cover for her sister, but their mother ended up texting Anne to get her butt back home. She was more than sure that Anne would obey their mother's call and come to the party as soon as she got the text. However, a couple of hours passed and still Anne didn't show, and neither did Sasha or Marcy. Anna had snuck away from her parents long enough to send a text to Sasha asking where they were.

The blonde responded by sending a pic of Anne, herself, and Marcy, with Anne between Sasha and Marcy. Anna noticed that her twin was holding a gaudy looking box between her hands and had a nervous expression on her face. A line of text followed it that read, "Check out yours and Anne's b-day present! Your sis stole it right off the shelf, literally!"

That was a shocker to hear that her little sister actually stole something from a store, she figured that Sasha put her up to it. There was no way Anne would do that without being told to do it. Can't say she was thrilled about that, but if nothing else, it at least showed Anna that her sister had some guts. The next text came and told her that they were heading to the park where Anne and Marcy first met Sasha to check out the stolen goods. Anna knew where that park was and decided to sneak out to meet them there. Anna rode fast on her bike, determined to get to the park to both congratulate her little sister, and get an explanation from Sasha. However, by the time she did arrive, she was just in time to see Sasha and Marcy standing on either side of Anne as she opened the box she had stolen.

A bright flash of light erupted from the box, and before she knew it, Anna was thrown onto her back by a strong shockwave. When she looked up, there was a pillar of light that stretched high into the night sky. The powerlines surged with energy that sent the entire area into a blackout, making the light pillar the only source of illumination for blocks. Anna remembered being both in awe and scared by the light as she stared at it until it finally fizzled out and disappeared. After the initial panic and shock of seeing such an event wore off, Anna bolted to her feet and ran towards where her sister and their friends were. She pulled out her cellphone and switched on the light, but when she shined it on the bench where they were located, there was nothing but scorch marks.

Anna remembered dropping to her knees when she saw that her friends and sister were gone. She knew she had to call the police, their parents, someone. But who was going to believe her? If she told her parents that she saw Anne, Sasha, and Marcy vanish in a pillar of light, they'd think she was crazy, or at the very least lying to them. Anna managed to keep quiet, telling them she went out to look for Anne and their friends but couldn't find them. There was a lot of searching, and a lot of people asking questions, both about their family's home life and her friends. All the while, Anna knew the truth, but couldn't say a word of it. Every day she had to go to school to the sympathetic gazes of her classmates and teachers, and of course, the stupid rumors going around about why they disappeared.

"They definitely ran away."

"No way, they were kidnapped by someone."

"I heard Sasha pimped them out, and is now working the streets with 'em, lol!"

"I heard they were all gay for each other and ran away so they could elope or whatever."

"Elope means they're married, dumbass."

"So, my point still stands."

"Oh man, then what does that make Anna? A fifth wheel? Ahahaha!"

It was constant, and annoying, and some of those people who talked shit about her friends and sister found themselves unconscious on the floor. Anna wasn't completely forgiven for her actions at school, but they understood.

And on top of that, she had to watch her parents worry. Losing Anne hit their mother hard, as she would disappear into her "work out" room. She had gone in there once, and it looked like a shrine dedicated to her little sister. It was almost infuriating, and it made her wonder if her mother would do the same for her. Anna eventually found out some additional information, with regards to Marcy. Apparently, Marcy's folks were planning on moving by the end of the school year, Mr. Wu had gotten a promotion and due to that, he had to move to another branch to be the area manager there. Anna didn't know how this played into their disappearance, but she felt it was an important key factor.

Almost five months later, Anne returned, but she wasn't alone. To Anna and their parents' surprise, Anne had come back donned in a breast plate, and along with her attire were three large talking frogs. They were called Sprig, Polly, and Hop Pop. Anna couldn't believe it, but considering she had seen her little sister and friends disappear into a pillar of light, it wasn't that hard to believe. That, and Anne wasn't known for coming up with lies or stories as crazy as the one she told, that was more Marcy's schtick with her tabletop RPG games. After Anne had explained what happened in "Amphibia", their mom stupidly said that they should turn the Plantars over to the "proper authorities" to help them. As much as Anna didn't know what was going on, she could tell that the frogs and Anne had formed a close bond, and Anna knew for certain that if they did what they're mother suggested the Plantars would be sent to some Area 51 type facility and dissected like biology class frogs.

Thankfully between Anne and Anna, they were able to convince their parents to let the Plantars stay, but under "lockdown". The Plantars weren't allowed to leave the house, and it was decided that Anne would stay home to keep an eye on them until otherwise instructed. Anna was the only one allowed to leave, provided that she didn't speak a word about her sister outside the home. Again, she wasn't stupid. If she started bragging about her little sister's return, there would be cops showing up and poking around, and asking questions about where Anne had been and the whereabouts of Sasha and Marcy. Questions that would surely land them in jail or a looney bin.

After convincing their parents, Anne and the Plantars headed up to their room. Anna stood in the doorway as she smiled and watched her little sister's expression turn to joy and excitement when she laid eyes on their room, and the wardrobe she had missed for these last five months. She got a laugh when she saw Anne put on multiple sets of clothes as if she couldn't choose what to wear first and decided to put everything on. Polly, Sprig, and Hop Pop were understandably taken in with all the new things about their world, and even just in their room. It took a while, but Anne and Anna got the Plantars to settle in the living room and watch TV with their father, meanwhile Anne and Anna decided to have some time to themselves to talk. Once the door to their room was closed, Anna turned around and gave her little sister a serious look.

"Okay, what's really going on?" Anna asked.

"W-What you do mean?"

"Don't lie to me, I can tell you're hiding something. We're twins, Anne, I know when you're keeping something from me. And…also, you've changed, I see it in your eyes. You even feel different, like…more mature I guess?" Anna explained.

Anne rubbed her arm and replied, "I…I have changed, a lot. Anna…could you sit down with me for a sec?"

Anna walked to the bed and sat down next to Anne. Without warning, Anne threw herself at Anna, and held her tight. Anna was about to ask why, but then Anne began to cry into her chest. She didn't bother to ask why; Anna just held her little sister as she sobbed. Whatever really happened in Amphibia, it was so bad that Anne had to bottle up her true feelings so that their parents didn't see her break down like this. It took a few minutes for Anne to calm down, but when she did, Anne revealed the true story about what happened back in Amphibia.

She told Anna about her fight with Sasha at Toad Tower, how she stood up to her and fought in an epic sword duel atop a crumbling structure. And how Sasha was willing to give her life to protect Anne's, but to Anna's relief, Sasha was saved before she could fall to her death. Still, it was hard to hear how Sasha was that willing to kill those frogs. It's not as if Anna didn't understand, they were in a strange world, and Sasha was probably doing what she could to ensure that they could make it back. But that was going overboard, even if the Plantars weren't humans, they were still a family.

Anne explained that most of what she said downstairs happened as she told it, except the real version that Anna was being told was drastically different. Sasha had told Anne that she was willing to accept that Anne and Marcy had changed, and about their battle of the bands. Anne showed Anna a picture of everyone in Wartwood, including herself, Sasha, and Marcy.

"Little did I know, this picture would be the last happy moment we had with everyone," said Anne in an ominous tone.

Anna listened intently as Anne told her about how Sasha and Grime tricked everyone and staged a coup to take control of Amphibia. She couldn't believe what she heard; Sasha had just pretended to change just to gain access to that world's king. There were times when Anna and Sasha would butt heads, but they usually resolved it not too long after having an argument. But after hearing this, she wished she had been there to give Sasha a punch in the face. Understandably, her little sister was not only pissed, but felt so betrayed and used by Sasha. And it also led to the two having another sword fight, but as it turned out, Anne managed to nail Sasha in the face with a mean right hook to the face. Anna got slight enjoyment from hearing that.

But unfortunately, it only went from bad to worse according to Anne. Turns out the king had been using them, and Anne apparently turned into a super magical girl and gave him a beatdown. The real gut punch came from hearing that Marcy had stranded them in Amphibia on purpose to avoid having them all split up do to her move.

Fucking, called it.

The second gut punch came in the form of what happened after Anne beat up the king and powered down. Marcy had managed to use the Calamity Box to open a portal to Earth, and Sasha told Anne, the Plantars, and Marcy to leave while she held him off.

Does she have a death wish or something? She keeps sacrificing herself for them…would she do the same for me?

"We were in the portal, and Marcy was still outside of it. But before she could do anything…she…she was stabbed…through the chest…by Andrias' sword," Anne sobbed.

Anna's eyes widened when she heard this revelation. Marcy, she was killed in front of Anne. A hurricane of emotions was swirling about in Anna, fury against this king who killed Marcy, what she did was messed up, and she was angry at her for it. But that didn't mean Anna wanted her dead for it, maybe a smack to the face and they could call it even. But now…she was…was…

"Oh…Anne, I…I…" Anna held Anne close as the two sisters sobbed.

"I don't want to think she's dead, either of them. But…I just…"

"H-Hey, shh, it's okay. Your big sis is here, we'll figure this out together," Anna swore. "We'll figure out a way to get back to Amphibia and rescue Sasha. And this time around, you're bringing me along for the ride so I can get my vengeance on that asshole of a king! No one hurts my friends or my sister and thinks they're getting away with it!"

Anne chuckled, but she needed to hear that.

---

Some things went to plan, and others didn't after that. Over the course of the next few weeks, Anna was starting to really see how much Amphibia had changed Anne. The two of them were notoriously lazy, but now Anne actively went around the house and helped out with the chores and junk. She chalked it up enjoying normal life back home, plus she was also responsible for the Plantars. Anna helped here and there, but Anne was more knowledgeable about what they liked and didn't like, as well as what they needed to be more comfortable in their world. Was it a little annoying when they mistook her for Anne from time to time? Yes. But only a little.

Unfortunately, Anna wasn't able to do much to help her sister. Since only one of them was going to school, most of the time Anna was at school while her sister was left to research ways to open dimensional portals to Amphibia. And apparently during her time in school, her little sister had been getting into a lot of crazy hijinks when she wasn't there. There was also a freaking robot after Anne, and there was more than one occasion when the assassin robot almost killed her in the process because it thought she was Anne. Well, not like she could blame it, they were identical twins, not only did they look alike, but sounded alike, and it wasn't like the robot was going to tell the difference in personality.

It took a lot of time and effort, and a crazy run in with a Santa Clause robot on Christmas Eve after Anne got a lot of people together to form a big float. Anna pitched in where she could, but it looked like her little sister had it under control. She really had learned to be a jack of all trades. They were both athletically gifted, but Anne seemed to have picked up some skills during her time in Amphibia. Probably out of a need for them rather than just on a whim, that was more Marcy's thing.

It was a couple of weeks after winter break that the portal was finally ready to be used. Anna, Anne, the Plantars, the friends she gathered, their parents, everyone got things together for Anne and the Plantars to return to Amphibia and save Sasha, and hopefully Marcy. Of course, Anna never told their parents she was planning on going with Anne to Amphibia to help her out. Anne may have her crazy new powers, and the Plantars, but she was willing to fight alongside Anne regardless if she didn't have sword skills or superpowers. She had her Muay Thai, and Anna figured she could contribute to the battles ahead. Anne was reluctant to bring her sister into the fray, knowing full well what kind of dangers were lying ahead, and that's not to say of the new ones they were no doubt going to face.

Unfortunately, the FBI decided to be killjoys and snatched up the Plantars. Anna actually took a swing at Mr. X, but that went as well as you would expect. She got tased. Then Anne came up with a crazy ass plan to break the Plantars out, which surprisingly worked…up until Mr. X faked them out and they got caught. Anne was way down after that, and confessed how she felt about leaving and how she thought she wasn't enough. Between Anna and their parents, they managed to reignite the spark of confidence and strength in Anne.

After Anne beat up a bunch of FBI agents with a toy laser sword, something that she found incredibly badass, they managed to escape and return to the warehouse where the portal was set up. The portal was reactivated, and after the FBI raided their warehouse, Anne tapped into her powers and stopped them. Then she made a giant mantis come in and act as a distraction. Anna grabbed a backpack she had hidden, and was about to join Anne, but a random FBI person grabbed her, she fought the guy, but another came to help him. Unfortunately, there was no more time to wait, and Anna made the choice and told Anne to go. Anne had a look of reluctance, but she nodded and headed through the portal.

What followed after was a lot of preparation for the possible invasion, Anna was given the same training that her parents got just in case things went south in Amphibia. And, oh boy, did they go south. A flying castle, a robot army, two giant angry waterfowls, and the Hollywood sign – along with part of the mountain – got blown away.

Anna confronted Sasha about her little stunts in Amphibia, and as a quick penance, Sasha insisted that Anna punch her in the face. She did punch Sasha. Then she gave the blonde hug afterwards.

Long story short, they won, and the invasion was over. Marcy was alive and safe, and all that was left was to move the castle back to Amphibia and declare the war over on that side. Again, she missed the opportunity to go to Amphibia since she was stuck on the ground during the last half of the battles, but considering that it was over, she didn't see much need to go with them. Everything was going to go back to normal soon, or as normal as things could get after all that happened. But as it turned out, she missed a lot even after the war was over. Apparently her sister and their friends got their powers super charged and stopped the moon from crushing Amphibia, all because the Core was a sore loser and tried to wipe out the planet.

The definition of a bitch move.

Now things were going to go back to normal.

---

"But they didn't…did they," Anna spoke aloud.

No, they did not. Something more happened in Amphibia that neither of the three were talking about, and whatever it was, it concerned Anne. From then on, Anne had decided to work harder, and to be more active with their family and events at the Thai temple. Anne and Anna were also the same when it came to their grades, a hair's breadth away from repeating their last year in middle school. But with Marcy's help, the two of them managed to get their GPA up to the point that was no longer a concern. Then the time came to bid farewell to Marcy, reducing their quartet to a trio.

High school was a different beast. Anna saw how Sasha and Anne had become different people. Sasha no longer cared about things like popularity, or control. Which Anna didn't mind, and she definitely didn't mind that Sasha was wearing clothes that revealed more of her sculpted figure from her time leading an army and training every day to keep her strength up for the battles ahead. She also got to see the myriads of scars that she had gained from those fights, especially the one on her back. Honestly, it just made Sasha look even hotter than before.

Anne had forgone her lazy nature and decided to really apply herself. Anna was surprised to see such initiative from her little sister, but she supposed she could give it a shot as well. Years passed, Anne's grades were soaring, and she was becoming more like an honor student. Their sleepovers with Sasha weren't as daring as they used to be. Sasha had declined to do any more Scare Dares, as they were just a way to push them around and show off. Anna couldn't lie, she was really starting to like this new Sasha. However, she disliked her new sister even more.

Anna began hanging out with a…not so nice crowd in high school. And due to that, Anne would frequently tell her to stop, or she'd get in trouble. She was starting to sound like their mother. Actions had consequences, and Anna was caught stealing, along with getting vandalism tagged onto her charges, all thanks to her poor choice of friends. Her grades were falling even more after that, but it didn't stop her from hanging out that crowd. One time she was out past curfew, and it was because she was staying over a friend's place. That "friend" and Anna ended up in bed together, and when their parents found out, they were furious. Both because Anna had had unprotected sex, and because the boy was an eighteen-year-old senior in their school. By some miracle Anna didn't end up pregnant, but that was a scare none of them wanted again. They were going to press charges on the boy, but it was Anne that convinced them not to.

"It was a one time, heat of the moment kind of thing! She won't do it again, I promise! There's no need to mess up his life and Anna's by dragging them through all that."

"Tch…And just like that, she suddenly became my keeper," Anna mumbled.

Anne kept an eye on her, as much as she could. She even roped in Sasha and Marcy. Their Taiwanese friend could only check in via text, phone calls, and video chats, but she made sure she was available to talk whenever. Sasha ran interference when she could, sometimes forcibly yanking Anna away from the "bad kids". She didn't mind that really, getting manhandled by Sasha. Now that she thought about it, she may've continued to do so just so she could have that happen. But other times it was Anne who would come and get her. She put up more of a fight in those cases, and often brushed her little sister off.

Things just progressively got worse for her. Her grades got worse and worse; she was becoming a regular delinquent. On the flipside, Anne was becoming the golden child, the proverbial "good twin". Anne's grades were getting higher, she was active in events at the Thai temple, and doing more around the house compared to Anna. What annoyed her more was how Anne kept coming to her, kept trying to "reach out" and hang out together. It was clear to Anna that they were just not going to be getting along, so she resigned herself to that.

As a result, she became a high school dropout, while Anne graduated with a high GPA and honors. She went on to college and studied to become a herpetologist, it was her way to honoring the Plantars and Amphibia. Anna didn't believe her little sister could do it, not really. That required a lot of study and work that high school wouldn't prepare her for. But wouldn't you know it, Anne managed to do it, she got her degree and became a licensed herpetologist.

Meanwhile, Anna got arrested in a drug bust, and she didn't even have any drugs on her or took any. Since it was a first offense, she only got community service. But from then on, Anna had given up on ever going to college or doing more. To keep her in check, her parents decided that Anna would stay at home with them, and work at the restaurant. At least then she would be contributing in some way. And the cherry on top, Anne and Sasha managed to get closer during high school and made it official halfway during their sophomore year. So now Anne had the girl she had a crush on.

"…Is this how my life's going to go…? Anne goes higher and higher, and I go lower and lower…? Fuck it, fine. At least I'll have fun the whole way down then," Anna chuckled.

---

(2 Days Later)

Anne and Sasha were at a bar. Sasha took Anne out since they had the next couple of days off and decided to bring her girlfriend to drink and relieve her stress a little bit. Anne downed a drink and sighed heavily as she leaned against her girlfriend.

"Sasha…I don't know what to do anymore," Anne confessed.

"About Anna?" Sasha asked.

"Yeah…What else can I do, Sash? She's just…just spiraling and I can't do anything to help her," Anne lamented.

"Babe, I know, and I'm sorry that this is happening to her. I don't like it either. But there's a point to where you either keep trying or stop. Anna's on a road to self-destruction, and with her risky behavior…look, I don't want to put thoughts into your head."

"No, I get it, she's going to end up in jail or worse," Anne acknowledged.

"I know you want to help her. But she has to want that help to. And somewhere deep down, I think she does. I know she cares about you even if she doesn't act like it, and she…ahem…cares about me too," said Sasha.

Anne had a cattish grin as she replied, "Oh, I'm sure she 'cares' about you. Enough to want to get into your pants, anyway."

"Boonchuy!"

"Admit it, you've fantasized about me and Anna double teaming, right?" Anne asked with a knowing smirk.

Sasha stammered as her face went bright red and tried to look at anything else other than Anne.

"Can't blame you, it does sound kind of hot," Anne admitted.

"Okay, now I know you're drunk already."

"Guilty."

"Wanna sleep it off at my place?" Sasha offered.

"That eager to get me naked in your bed, huh?"

"Maybe you'll find out, let's go."

Anne got up from the bar area as she said, "One sec, I need to use the restroom."

"Need me to come with you? You look a little tipsy there," Sasha noted.

Anne blew a raspberry as she waved off her girlfriend's concern. "I can go to the bathroom just fine. Unless you have ulterior motives?"

"Just go take care of your business, yeesh."

Anne chuckled and headed off to the bathroom. After finishing her business, Anne stood in front of the mirror and splashed some water on her face to help her focus a little. The situation with her big sister was still weighing on her mind. And Anne was contemplating what she could possibly do to bridge the gap between her and Anna. Then again…maybe it was time to tell her?

It's been ten years since that day…I told Sasha and Marcy, but…I never told Mom and Dad, or Anna. Maybe she can tell I'm different? Ugh, I'm too drunk to deal with this tonight, thought Anne.

After washing up, Anne left the bathroom, and wobbled a bit as she walked. Her slight stumble ended up with Anne bumping into a guy heading to the men's room.

"Oh, sorry. Little wobbly here," Anne apologized.

"YOU!"

Anne blinked as she looked at the man and tilted her head in confusion. "Uh, me?"

"You fucking whore! I finally found you!" he barked.

Anne furrowed her brow a little. "Whoa there, back up, dude. Where do you get off calling me a whore? I don't even know you."

"Oh, don't give me that shit! Your butch dyke of a pimp ain't here! Now I'm getting my money's worth!"

"Butch dyke"? "Pimp"? What the hell is this guy high on?

Without warning, the man reached out and grabbed Anne's wrist. He squeezed hard, causing the Thai woman to let out a yelp of pain.

"Come on, we're heading back to my place, and I'm going to make sure I get my full money's worth!" he stated petulantly.

"Hey! Let me go! I'm not going anywhere with you!" Anne shouted as she planted her feet and tried to wrest her arm free from the man's grasp.

The man was getting noticeably annoyed, and before Anne knew it, the man whipped around and slapped her across the face. The blow stunned Anne as she tried to process the fact that had just been slapped by some random guy.

"I swear, slut, if you don't quit jerking me around I'll make sure that only one of us is going to enjoy it!" he threatened.

Anne touched her lip and saw blood coming from it. The blow to her face worked to sober her up, enough that Anne's switch was flipped. Before the man could figure out what happened, Anne stomped on his foot, hard, before striking him in the face with a right hook. Now it was the man's turn to be stunned, as he cried out in pain and released his grip on Anne's wrist. Now free, Anne boxed the guy in the face with some quick jabs and straights before spinning around and throwing a kick straight into his stomach. The swift and powerful strikes of the Thai woman sent the rude man flying backwards out of the hallway and right back into the main room. Now, bar room fights were not uncommon, and given that people didn't see the initial altercation, most assumed it was a couple of drunk guys getting into it. However, when they saw the one who sent the man flying, they blinked in surprise when they realized it was a woman who propelled him like that.

Anne stood at the entrance to the hallway where the restrooms were located, her right hand resting on her right hip as she cocked it to the side in a confident manner. "You got off easy. Next time you decide to put your hands on a woman, ask yourself if it's worth it."

"Whoa, what the hell?! What happened to you man?!"

Anne blinked and watched as about five other guys surrounded the one she just launched.

The man she beat up groaned, but managed to get back to his feet as he pointed right at Anne. "Hey, that's the bitch I was talking about!"

"Seriously?"

"That's her?!"

"Little shit!"

"At least she's a fighter, heh!"

"Oh…great," Anne groaned.

What followed next was a series of fighting sounds going on from the other end of the bar. Sasha was paying but paused and smirked when she heard the commotion.

"Heh, another bar room fight, sounds like fun over there," Sasha commented.

"Hey! There's some chick one-v-fiving some dudes!"

Wow, she's fighting five on one? Respect, but that sounds bad, she thought.

"Is she hot?!"

"She's Asian lookin', curly hair, hot enough for me!"

Sasha's mental breaks screeched when she heard that description. Asian? Curly hair?! Hot?! That's my chick!

The blonde woman bolted from her seat and headed to where the commotion was happening. After shoving her way through the crowd, Sasha found Anne currently in the middle of a fight. She was managing to keep the five men off her, not that this was anything new, both she and Anne were used to fighting multiple opponents at once. But she'd be damned if she was going to let anyone attack her girlfriend and get away with it. Sasha analyzed the fight and found her opening as one of the guys was focused on Anne and looking for an opening. Sasha jumped in as she grabbed the guy by the shoulder, causing him to immediately throw a backhand to her.

Sasha caught the backhand and squeezed hard as she made the guy cry out in pain. She threw that hand to the side and threw a strong punch to his gut before hitting him with an uppercut that sent him a few inches into the air before he hit the floor. The other four turned in their direction, confused as to why she was getting involved in the fight. However, as soon as Sasha looked at the others she swore she recognized one of them, and unfortunately she was right.

"YOU!" Sasha yelled.

"YOU!" the man who started this yelled back.

Anne saw that the two of them recognized each other and asked, "Wait, you know this asshole?!"

"Not exactly!" Sasha corrected. The blonde hurried to the center and got back-to-back with her girlfriend as she raised her fists. "You remember when I told you I dragged Anna out of a guy's place?"

Anne groaned loudly. "Seriously? So that's why he was acting like he knew me. Wait? Since when are you Anna's pimp?"

"I'm a pimp?! Oh, right, he did call me that when I stormed into his place," Sasha remembered.

"Honestly, after tonight, I'm seriously considering making you her pimp. At least then you can weed out the crazies!" Anne grumbled.

Sasha chuckled. "…You know, in a way, something tells me she wouldn't mind that."

"Anyway…"

"Yeah, let's clean house."

Now with Sasha's help, both she and Anne managed to beat up the five men with barely any effort. Considering that they had fought in a war, and kept up their fighting skills in private, this was a wash from the start. To say it was a spectacle would be an understatement, as the rest of the bar patrons were cheering on Anne and Sasha the entire time they were fighting. If it was any other pair of girls, someone might've stepped in to help them. But now that it was over, some were questioning if they even needed help at all. Sasha and Anne were panting, and honestly, some of the guys in the audience found it hot. Much to the disapproval of the dates of some of those men.

"Well, that was a workout," said Sasha. "You're kinda slowin' down there, babe."

"Give me a break, I'm still a little inebriated over here," Anne defended.

"I am too, and you don't see me–"

Anne noticed out of the corner her eye and saw the man who had started all this take out a knife and was charging towards Sasha as he yelled, "FUCKING, CUNT!"

"SASHA!"

---

(Some Hours Later…)

Anna rushed into the hospital's emergency room, a look of panic and anger on her face as she went to the nurse at the check-in area. "HEY! I'm looking for Anne Boonchuy! She's my twin sister! And her girlfriend Sasha Waybright! Where are they?!"

"Anna!"

The Thai woman turned to her left and saw her father waving to her. Anna hurriedly rushed to him and grabbed him by the shoulders.

"What happened to them?! Were they in an accident?! Are they talking?!" Anna asked in a frantic manner.

"Shh, shh, clam down, honey. Anne and Sasha are alright, but…there might be something," Bee mentioned.

"What?!"

"It'd be better if you came and saw for yourself."

With that cryptic information, Anna followed her father down the hallway. She felt some relief that her father didn't seem distraught or sad, so they were probably alright. But still, that didn't stop her from worrying about them. As they rounded the corner, Anna noticed a couple of cops posted outside a room. She figured they were guarding some dangerous criminal, or some schmuck who caused trouble in the hospital. But to her dismay, they were heading towards the room where the police were stationed. That worried her even more now.

As soon as they got to the room the two police officers did a double take when they saw Anna. She knew she was hot, but they looked genuinely surprised to see her. Then it clicked, they must've not been expecting to see Anne's twin sister. Bee moved the curtain and when he did, Anna saw her sister and Sasha sitting on a bed together, both in handcuffs. Her mother was standing next to them and had shot Anna a cross look, and lastly, there was a third officer in the room who now wore the same surprised expression as his colleagues outside.

"As you can see, officer, I have identical twin daughters," said Oum to the officer.

"Uh…okay, well, that's…unexpected," the cop stammered.

Anna glanced between all four of them and asked, "Okay, what the hell is going on?! And why are my sister and my friend in handcuffs?! What, you pigs get a power trip over handcuffing a couple of girls?!"

"Anna!" Oum scolded. "You have no room to talk right now! This is all your fault to begin with!"

"W-What?!" Anna exclaimed indignantly. "How is this my fault?!"

"First, can we please get those handcuffs off my daughter and her girlfriend please," said Bee calmly.

"R-Right," the cop replied.

The cop took out the key and uncuffed both Sasha and Anne. After that, they began to explain what happened that led to the two of them getting arrested and ending up in the emergency room. Apparently, some guy tried to drag Anne off, but Anne fought him off. But then he brought his friends into it, and Sasha jumped in to help Anne. Anna chuckled, she knew if those two were the ones fighting, then the other guys must be messed up really good.

"After we beat them down, the guy who started it pulled a knife and tried to stab Sasha," Anne explained.

"What?!" Anna shouted as she looked over Sasha for a stab wound.

"Emphasis on tried," Sasha corrected. "Your sis went and swatted the knife out of his hand, took him to the ground, grabbed the knife, and stabbed the floor next the guy's face. It was so hot and badass, and I swear that guy shit his pants when she did that."

Anna crossed her arms and glanced at everyone in the room. "Okay, a clear case of self-defense to me. The guy sounds like some creep who was trying to force himself on women. Sounds like a classic case of 'fuck around and find out'."

"Well, when we questioned the guy, he said he knew Miss…um, your sister. And it seems that this is a case of mistaken identity," the officer informed.

"Huh?"

"The thing about that is…" Sasha sighed. "The guy who attacked Anne and tried to knife me…It was the same guy whose place I dragged you out of."

Anna's eyes widened, she recalled that event, it wasn't too long ago. That guy she had slept with, he was going to force himself on Anne, because he thought Anne was her. Anna went silent as the realization struck her that she nearly got her sister raped or killed, or both. And the same went for Sasha. She could've lost her crush and sister, and it would've been her fault.

"Well, now that we have all this information, we'll be arresting that guy and his friends for assault and attempted kidnapping. Ms. Waybright, Ms. Boonchuy, sorry for the inconvenience," said the officer.

Anna stepped aside as the officer left the room and told his fellow officers that they were through. The older twin looked at her little sister, trying to form some words of apology. "A-Anne, S-Sasha, I…I didn't…I–!"

Oum swiftly slapped her older daughter in the face, making Anna stumble from the force of it.

"Mom!" Anne shouted in disbelief.

"What is wrong with you, Anna?!" Oum scolded. "It's one thing if you want to ruin your own life, but you went and endangered your sister and Sasha because of your actions!"

"I…I didn't…"

"Mrs. B, it's my fault too! I was the one who stormed into that guy's apartment and dragged Anna out of there! Kneeing him in the balls probably didn't help matters either. Although, considering the kind of person he is, it was probably inevitable that would happen to him," Sasha explained.

Oum turned to look at Sasha as she said, "No, the only reason you were there was to get Anna away from him! You did nothing wrong!" Then she turned back to Anna and jabbed a finger Anna's chest. "You were the one who decided to go out that night! You were the one who got involved with that man! Anne grew up and learned to take responsibility for her actions! Although, I wish it didn't have to happen because of them getting sucked to another world. The point is! Anne grew up Anna! You're her big sister! You're supposed to set the example and look out for her! But now, I can't tell who's supposed to be the older and younger anymore! It's as if the roles are reversed!"

Anna balled up her fists and furrowed her brow as she shouted back, "Well, I'm so fucking sorry I didn't get thrown to another world and come back a fucking hero! I'm just a big goddamn disappoint to you! Tell ya what, maybe I'll skulk around some thrift stores and see if I can find my own magic box to send me to another world full of walking talking whatevers! Maybe I'll get lucky! Who knows!"

"Anna, calm down," said Anne as she got off the bed and went to her sister.

"Oum, you too, this is getting too heated," Bee stated as he placed his hands on her shoulders.

"You two need to calm down before you both say something you'll regret," Sasha warned, speaking from experience after seeing it from her clients, and from what she'd done in the past.

"Just admit it! You wish you only had Anne! Right?! Just say that you want me gone!" Anna dared.

"FINE! Then leave! You're a grown woman! You can go wherever you want! I don't care anymore! But don't think you can come back to the house and think you have a 'safe place'! I won't have you bring danger to the family!" Oum shouted.

The room went silent and Anna's body language changed.

Anne turned around and faced her mother as she said, "Mom, you don't mean that! This was just a fluke thing that happened! You don't seriously expect–!"

"Fine." Everyone turned to Anna. "I've over living in that house anyway…I'm done being compared to my perfect little sister, the gem of the family! I'll leave, then I'll go out and do whatever I want, sleep with who I want, and just fuck it all! In fact, I'll leave right now!"

"GOOD!" Oum yelled.

Anna turned her back and gave her a one-fingered salute. Anne watched as her sister stormed out, her head swiveled between Anna's retreating form and her mother's furious gaze for a moment before running after her big sister. Once she was outside, Anne looked around and spotted her sister still walking off in a random direction.

"ANNA, WAIT!" Anne called out.

"Go, away!" Anna retorted.

Anne ran and caught up with her sister, putting herself in front of Anna and cutting off her retreat. "Anna don't do this! Just give Mom some time to cool down, and we'll talk about what happened."

"What's there to talk about? I fucked up, and you almost got killed. Pretty simple!"

"Anna, please!"

"You just got out of the hospital, don't make me put you back in there," Anna warned as she walked around Anne and disappeared into the night.

---

(2 Weeks Later…)

Everything was spiraling for Anna; she couldn't tell which way was up or down anymore. True to her word, she just left. No one knew where she went, and she ignored all the calls from everyone who tried. Anna compensated for her lack of income by selling herself, and hopping around apartments, condos, and houses of guys who were willing to let her stay a night or two in exchange for her "services".

Maybe she should count herself lucky that her mom hadn't cut her phone off. Most likely due to Anne or her father's intervention to keep a line of communication with her. She didn't really care at this point, it just made it easier to call for Ubers and Lyft, and even easier to call up her various "customers" to make sure she could rotate between them whenever she needed a place to stay.

Between the bars, the clients she picked up, Anna was just letting herself go at this point. What did it matter anyway? Dying in the gutter. If it meant that her "Oh so perfect" sister could become better without her miserable existence dragging her down, then what did they care? What did her mom care?

If I die, I won't be compared to her…and she won't be compared to me…

Anna stumbled through an alley and stopped to check her phone. Several ignored and missed calls from Anne, Sasha, Marcy, her dad, none from her mother. Surprise, surprise. Anna's head started to spin, and she collapsed to the ground as she gazed up into the night sky.

Guess this is it then…? Anna Boonchuy is found screwed and dead in a dirty as fuck alley…yeah, that sounds about right…

Anna closed her eyes and let the world fade away. Maybe she'd wake up in a different world? Something felt off though. Anna was vaguely aware of someone lifting and carrying her. She heard the sound of a car door closing when she was put down, then she felt motion.

Oh, great. Someone abducted me…whatever. Get some use outta me before I go I guess…

Everything was still a blur, but she could vaguely tell that she was being carried again. A door opened, and then closed. Whoever was carrying her was straining with effort as she could hear them grunting the entire way. Anna felt something soft under her. A bed? Seemed appropriate. Anna was expecting someone to take her clothes off, or push her legs open, but none of that happened. Anna didn't know how long she was out for, but her haziness was waning as the world started to come back into focus. The Thai woman groaned as she sat up on her arms and used her right hand to rub her aching head. The throbbing managed to settle long enough for her to recognize that this room she was in was familiar.

This…This is Anne's room…our room. But…how? Anna glanced to her left and saw Anne sitting against the bed with her head tilted down. You dumbass…

"Hey, wake up," Anna called out.

Anne startled awake and scrambled to her feet. "Anna! Oh, thank Frog! I-I thought I was going to have to take you to the hospital! Dammit, I probably should've done that to begin with! We should go, right?"

"…Why the fuck did you bring me back here?" Anna asked.

"Why wouldn't I? This is your home," said Anne.

Anna swung her legs over the bed and was about to get up, but Anne pushed her back down. "What the fuck!?"

"You're not going anywhere!" Anne insisted.

"I'm really not in the mood for this shit, Anne. And I'm damn sure not in the mood to deal with Mom's shit either! Now that I think about it, why hasn't she come in here and raised hell about it?" Anna asked.

"Mom and Dad aren't here right now, they're still at the restaurant. No one knows you're here, so just stay," Anne replied.

"Why do you fucking care so much?" Anna complained as she grabbed the sides of her head and looked down at the floor. "Look at me! I'm just some slut who's willing to spread her legs for anyone willing to let me shack up with them! I'm a washout, there's nothing special or worthwhile about me! You should've just left me in that alley you found me in!"

Anne rushed forward and pushed Anna down on the bed as she looked down at her with teary eyes. "WOULD YOU SHUT UP WITH THAT CRAP!"

"A-Anne…"

"You're not worthless! You're not a disappointment! You're just going down a path that you feel like you can't get away from! If there's anything Amphibia taught me, it's that we can all grow and change! So long as someone is willing to give us a chance!" Anne exclaimed.

"Tch…then I guess I lost all my chances," Anna chuckled sardonically.

"Only if you keep pushing us away! Even if Mom is giving up on you, I'm not giving up on you! You're my sister! And I love you! You can kick and scream! You can even punch me and call me whatever names you want! But I'm not abandoning you! ANNE WOULDN'T WANT THAT!"

Anna cocked an eyebrow when she heard that. "What? You referring to yourself in the third person now?"

"…Shit." Anne got off her and sat down next to Anna, allowing her big sister to set up. "There's…There's something I never told you or Mom and Dad about. Something…Something that only the Plantars, Sasha, and Marcy know about."

Anna was even more confused, but for some reason, she was getting a sense of dread from the way she was talking.

"Anna…I…I died. I literally died during the final battle with the Core," said Anne.

Anna's eyes widened when she heard her sister say that. "W-What?! What do you mean you 'died'?!"

"Even though the three of us used the powers of the Calamity Gems to fight the Core, it wasn't enough. Sasha and Marcy hadn't used the power before like I have, and they couldn't maintain it for long. So…I made the choice to take on all the power of the three stones, it made me into a demigod, but…the price for doing that was my life," Anne explained.

Anna was taking all this in, but she couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"I used the power and saved Amphibia. But in the process…I died. Sasha and Marcy, everyone saw my body break down and disappear. What happened after…well…"

Anne continued and told her about meeting the multiversal god, The Guardian. And how they had saved her, well, to a degree. Anne told Anna that The Guardian made a copy of her before she died, and said for all intents and purposes, that she was the same Anne Boonchuy. Anna kind of tuned everything else out after that.

So, her sister was dead, she has been dead for ten whole years. That's why everything felt different about Anne. That's why things were changing, had changed. It was because this wasn't her sister, it was just some copy of her sister.

"I'm really sorry I didn't tell you about this sooner…It's been hard living knowing I'm a 'copy', but I've made my peace with it. And I want to live this life with Sasha, Marcy, our parents, and y–"

"Give her back…"

"What?"

"GIVE HER BACK YOU FUCKING FAKE!"

Before Anne could comprehend what was happening, Anna was on top of her. Anna had wrapped her hands around Anne's neck and squeezed as tight as she could.

"A-A-ANNA – ACK – S-S-STOP! PLEASE!"

"NO WONDER EVERYTHING'S FELT OFF SINCE YOU CAME BACK! IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT MY SISTER! YOU'RE JUST SOME FUCKING FAKE! YOU FOOLED ME AND MY PARENTS!"

Anne reached up and grabbed ahold of Anna's wrists as she tried to stop Anna from killing her. She managed to pry them off a little, but Anna was rage fueled and determined to finish what she started.

"A-ANNA STOP! I KNOW I SHOULD'VE TOLD YOU SOONER, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO!"

"BUT YOU TOLD SASHA AND MARCY! SASHA'S KNOWN AND SHE STILL CHOSE YOU OVER ME?!" Anna screamed.

"I'M SORRY, I MADE HER PROMISE NOT TOO, DON'T BLAME HER!" Anne shouted back. "JUST STOP! I MAY NOT BE THAT ANNE FROM BACK THEN, BUT I'M STILL YOUR SISTER!"

Anna stopped and became less tense, and Anne stopped struggling as well.

"Anne loved you, and she loved Mom and Dad. And even though I was copied from her, I carry those memories and that love! That's why I'll never abandon you, no matter what you do or say," said Anne.

"…I…I…"

---

Sasha got back home and released a long sigh as she laid back on her couch. Work was tough, and Anne's searching for Anna after work was worrying her. Sasha had offered to do it herself, but Anne insisted that it had to be her that brought Anna home.

"Anna, what the hell…? Where are you?" Sasha spoke aloud. "I swear, if Anne doesn't find her, I'm going hunting myself."

Just then a knock came at her apartment door.

"Who the hell is that?" Sasha asked.

The blonde got off the couch and headed to the front door, when she did, she looked through the peep whole and relaxed. She opened the door and revealed Anne in her work clothes. She gave a tired wave to Sasha and the blonde woman wordlessly let her girlfriend inside.

"So…any luck?" Sasha asked.

"Yeah, I found her," said Anne.

"And…?"

"We had a fight," she answered.

Sasha hissed. "How bad was it?"

"Well, some things were said. She kinda choked me out a bit," Anne explained. "Then we decided to give each other some space. But she promised she'd stay at home, so I thought I could crash here for a bit."

"Sure, you need anything to eat?" Sasha asked.

Anne smirked at her girlfriend and replied. "That invite, Waybright?"

Sasha thought about it for a moment and shrugged. "You know what? Why not?"

Anne blinked. "Seriously?"

"Anna's safe and at home, we're both tired, and could use some stress relief. And I have tomorrow off, soooo…" Sasha let that hang in the air.

"You know what, sounds good to me." Anne held out her hand and asked, "Lead me to the bedroom, babe?"

Sasha smirked as she walked over to Anne and swiftly grabbed her, holding Anne in her arms bridal style.

"Heh, Sasha, wow!" Anne gasped.

The Thai woman wrapped her arms around Sasha's neck as she leaned up and gave her girlfriend a kiss. Sasha kissed her back, deepening the kiss as their tongues danced in each other's mouths. Their kiss lasted a minute before they ceased. Upon which Sasha began carrying Anne to the bedroom. She carefully angled the both of them through the doorway, and once they were through, Sasha threw Anne onto her bed. The Thai woman bounced on the bed and let out a playful giggle.

Anne propped herself up on her elbows as she watched Sasha unbutton her jeans and pulled down her pants. The Thai woman blushed as she quickly undid her shorts and wiggled out of them until she was in her panties. At the same time, Sasha removed her shirt and threw it to the floor before unhooking her bra and letting it join the rest of her clothes. Anne followed suit, removing her work shirt off and tossing it to the side of the bed, and leaving her only in her bra and panties now. Sasha was faster as she had removed her own panties and crawled onto the bed towards Anne. Before the Thai woman could remove her underwear, Sasha got to her first. The blonde woman grabbed ahold of the waistband as Anne straightened her legs to allow Sasha to easily pull them down.

Sasha tossed the panties over her shoulder and forced Anne to spread her legs as she crawled forward until she was on top of Anne. The former cheerleader began kissing Anne with more passion than she did earlier. Anne leaned up as she reached back to undo her bra, but Sasha grabbed Anne's wrists and pushed Anne back down to the mattress as she broke the kiss. Anne didn't need words to know what Sasha was thinking, Sasha wanted to remove the bra herself. Anne resumed the kiss with Sasha as she leaned back up. Sasha reached behind Anne and unhooked the Thai woman's bra, allowing Anne's ample breasts to be free and jiggle with the freedom of the garment.

Now that Anne's breasts were freed, Sasha ended their kiss and helped herself. Without a word, Sasha wrapped her lips around Anne's left breast and began to suck, lick, and even bite a little on the nipple. Anne moaned passionately as she allowed Sasha to do as she pleased with her. Then Anne let out a louder moan as Sasha inserted two fingers into Anne's womanhood, while using her thumb to play with her clit.

"S-Sashaaaaa~!" Anne moaned as the ecstasy inside grew.

"Mmm, yeah babe, let me hear you make those sexy sounds," Sasha goaded as she continued her ministrations.

Anne's hips bucked against Sasha's hand as the blonde kept fingering her wet pussy with each thrust. After a couple of minutes, Sasha stopped fingering Anne and proceeded to go lower, trailing her body with kisses as she got lower and lower. When Sasha arrived at her prize, she licked her lips and plunged her tongue deep into Anne's wanton sex. Anne threw her head back as she felt Sasha eat her out, the intense pleasure of her lover's actions sent waves of pleasure up her spine and into her skull as she instinctively put her hand on Sasha's head. The blonde didn't seem to mind as she dug into the feast that was Anne's cunt.

"S-S-SASHAAAAA~! YEEES~! PLEASE, MAKE ME CUM!" Anne yelled loudly.

Sasha wasn't one to keep her girl waiting, so she doubled her efforts and immediately got a reaction. Anne's pussy squirted her love juices onto Sasha's face and into her mouth as the blonde greedily lapped up what her girlfriend gave her. Anne's hips were spasming as Anne let out a loud moan of pleasure as she cummed hard. It took a full minute before Anne's orgasm stopped. Sasha raised her head from between Anne's legs as she licked her lips and smirked.

"Wow, Anne, you enjoyed it that much?" Sasha's proud smirk evaporated when she looked up and saw Anne's expression. "Anne?"

Anne was…she was crying. She had her right arm draped across her eyes as tears flowed down her face.

Sasha quickly got up and crawled around until she was on Anne's right side. "Anne, w-w-what happened?! D-Did I do something wrong?! Did I hurt you?! Babe, talk to me!"

"No…No! You did nothing wrong S-Sash," Anne cried as she moved her forearm so she could look at the blue eyes of her girlfriend. "I just…feel really happy that we're together like this, you know? Sorry, I'm killing the mood."

"Anne, no, it's okay." Sasha laid down and brought Anne into a hug as she rested her girlfriend's head on her chest. "I get it, a lot of stuff's been happening with Anna. But I promise we'll help her get back on track, together."

"I love you, Sasha," said Anne.

"I love you too, Anne," Sasha replied as she kissed her lover on the forehead. "You wanna just cuddle for now?"

"But it's not fair that I got off and you didn't," Anne remarked.

"We'll save it for tomorrow, and you can eat me out all you want," Sasha promised.

Anne cuddled up against Sasha's naked body, and intertwined their legs Sasha held her closer. Their night of passion ended earlier then they had expected, but even just holding each other felt good for both of them.

---

Morning light began to pour into her room, rousing Sasha from sleep. The blonde reached over, but found her girlfriend was not there. Although, after sniffing the air, she could tell that she was at work in the kitchen. No doubt cooking breakfast for them. Sasha swung her legs over the edge of the bed and stretched as she walked to the bedroom door and opened it to find that she was correct. Anne was wearing only an apron and a pair of panties as she cooked and looked so hot while doing it.

"Babe, have I ever told you how sexy you look when you cook?" Sasha asked.

"You sure you're not saying that just because I'm only wearing panties under this apron?" Anne asked back.

"I mean, you're sexy anyway, but this just ups the sexy factor," Sasha remarked.

Anne glanced over her shoulder and smirked as she gazed upon the nude form of her girlfriend. "Speaking of, I wouldn't mind if you ate breakfast like that."

"Oh? Maybe I'll just lie on the table, and you can eat the food off my abs?"

"Kinky, but if I did that, you'd get burned. So, hard pass," Anne replied.

Just then, Sasha's cellphone went off, grabbing her attention. "Oh, babe, hold on. Phone's ringing. It might be a patient."

"Go on, hopefully it's nothing," said Anne.

Sasha turned around and headed back to her bedroom. When she grabbed it, Sasha noticed that it was Mrs. Boonchuy calling her.

Oh man. Well, guess we couldn't avoid this for long, Sasha thought as she answered the call.

"Hey, Mrs. B. Look, I know–"

{SASHA, ANNE IS DEAD!}

Sasha paused when she heard Mrs. Boonchuy scream that.

"W-What? Mrs. B, what are you talking about?"

{She…She…Oh, god…Sasha. We came home last night thinking she was asleep. I came to wake her up, but she wouldn't respond to me. And then I moved her and…and…she was dead!}

Sasha felt the world slowly grinding to a halt, this couldn't be happening, could it? It had to be a sick joke. But if that was true…who was cooking her breakfast right now? And who did she just make love to last night?

"Oum…I need you to tell me something, and I need you to answer me clearly. What was the condition of her body?" Sasha asked.

{S-She…S-She was naked under the sheets, and her neck had dark bruises around it. The police think she was strangled to death!} Mrs. Boonchuy sobbed. {She had gotten off work, and said she'd be home later…did she say anything to you?! Did she say someone was after her?!}

Sasha slowly turned and gazed towards her bedroom door, but in reality she was peering past that door, to the person who was cooking a delicious smelling breakfast for them right now. A terrible thought entered Sasha's mind, a thought she really, really didn't want to believe was true, but she had to be sure.

"Oum…I need you to listen to me. I need to look into something. I'll call you back as soon as I'm able," Sasha instructed as she ended the call without waiting for a reply.

Sasha put the phone down and quickly put on some underwear, a pair of jeans, and a tank top. Once dressed, Sasha fixed her face, adopting the same expression she had on when Anne saw her before exiting the bedroom and entering the living room.

"Hey, babe, everything good?" Anne asked.

"Yeah, turned out it was a patient. They called to cancel their appointment, some prior engagement they had to attend," Sasha explained.

"Good, so long as it wasn't anything major," said Anne as she resumed her cooking.

Sasha kept staring at the woman before her, she then spoke aloud, "You have a nice ass, Anna."

"Heh, you know I do, Waybright," she replied. Then she paused. "…What did you call me?"

"Anna, I said 'Anna', because that's your name," Sasha repeated.

The Thai woman turned off the stove and turned around to face Sasha. "Sash, what are you talking about? I told you, Anna's back at home resting."

"Gonna play dumb huh?" Sasha asked. "Okay, then tell me, 'Anne', when you and the Plantars came back from Amphibia, and we met up in the Resistance base. What did I announce to the other members of the Resistance?"

"You're seriously going to bring up stuff from the past?"

"Second question: What did we do to try and help Mother Olm remember the prophecy?"

"Sasha stop! I don't want to talk about the past!"

"Next question: What was the prophecy?!"

"Sasha!"

"What kind of plan did we use in our first attack on King Andrias and the Core back in Amphibia?!" Sasha persisted.

"Waybright, I swear–!"

"Do you remember the time we made love to each other in Toad Tower?! And before I did that little coup attempt?!"

"WAIT, YOU AND ANNE HAD SEX BEFORE NOW?!" she blurted out.

"…I lied, Anna," Sasha remarked in a cold voice.

Anna's eyes widened for a moment before lowering her head. "…Mom called you, didn't she?"

"You killed Anne, didn't you?"

"…"

"Answer me, Anna Boonchuy! Did you kill your twin sister?!" Sasha barked as she slammed her fist onto the counter.

Anna slowly raised her hands to her head and looked up at Sasha with tears in her eyes, and a somewhat crazed smile. "I had to…"

---

"…I…I…" Anna stared into the eyes of her sister for a long minute before quickly wrapping her hands back around Anne's throat and squeezed even harder than before. "I'M NOT LETTING YOU FOOL ME YOU FUCKING IMPOSTER!"

Anne thrashed around under her, and tried with all her might to get Anna's hands off her. The younger twin's eyes started to roll back as her body convulsed from the lack of oxygen, and the pain of her throat being constricted.

"DIE! JUST FUCKING DIE, YOU CLONE OR WHATEVER THE HELL YOU ARE!"

Anna tightened her grip even more, using every muscle in her arms and hands to close her grip around Anne's throat. Soon, Anne's body stopped thrashing as blown veins appeared in her eyes. Anna didn't stop squeezing for a good ninety seconds after Anne stopped moving. The older twin slowly released her grip on her younger's throat and stared down at the imposter's lifeless body.

A thought entered her mind, and she decided to act on it. Even if she told her parents that this wasn't their real Anne, they wouldn't believe her. So, why not get what she wanted? Anna went to work undressing Anne's body, taking off her socks and boots, her shorts and panties, and finally her shirt and bra. She went to the bathroom and showered up. Afterwards, she headed into her room, dried off, and put on the clothes she had taken from Anne's corpse. After donning the work uniform and checking to make sure nothing was out of place, Anna returned to Anne's room.

She peered down at the nude corpse for a minute before moving it a little and drawing back the blankets of the bed. It took a few minutes, but Anna managed to position Anne's body to appear as if she was sleeping soundly. Anna turned around and was about to leave, but then turned back, and leaned down. The older twin kissed her younger sister on the forehead.

"Good night, Sis…"

---

"You…Anna you…for God's sake, why?!" Sasha asked.

"Sasha…that wasn't my sister…she died ten years ago…!"

Now it was Sasha's turn to look shocked. "She…She told you?"

"She told me…So, really, I didn't kill Anne. I just killed an imposter! I knew there had to be a reason why she was so different! Why it felt like we weren't clicking as well as we used to! But now it all makes sense! It's because she was never my real sister! The real Anne died saving that frog world and ours!" Anna rambled.

"Anna…how could you?!" Sasha asked as tears flowed down her face.

"That imposter was stealing everything from my sister! She made my parents hate me! She stole the girl I loved! She was just a copy!" Anna looked directly at Sasha as she continued to smile and cry. "She was just a copy! She stole the girl I love! She stole my parents! She was ruining my life! I didn't do anything wrong!"

Sasha rushed towards Anna and punched the Thai woman across the face and sent her to the floor. The blonde woman quickly got on top of Anna and began punching her, repeatedly, in the face. After about ten punches, Sasha grabbed Anna by the straps of the apron and glared at her with teary eyes.

"SHE WAS YOUR FUCKING SISTER! HOW COULD DO THAT TO HER?! SHE LOVED YOU, YOU BITCH! HOW CAN YOU SAY SHE WASN'T THE REAL ANNE?!" Sasha screamed.

"HOW COULD YOU FUCK AND GO OUT WITH HER KNOWING SHE WASN'T THE REAL ANNE?! DID ANNE REALLY MEAN THAT LITTLE TO YOU?!" Anna accused.

"How fucking dare you…!" Sasha growled.

"You should've been with me, Sasha! We should've been together! It's all that fake's fault that everything's gone to hell!" Anna accused as she reached up and grabbed Sasha by her shirt. Her eyes still crazed as she tried to convince Sasha that her actions were not wrong. "Even if you really did know, I forgive you, Sasha! Just choose me! You can help me convince Mom and Dad that that thing wasn't my sister!"

"…Anna…!"

"And if you want, you can keep me! You can tie me up and do whatever the hell you want, so long as it's you, I won't ever say no to you!" Anna offered.

"ANNA!" Sasha roared as she cocked back her right fist and struck Anna across the face, making the Thai woman release her. The blonde grabbed Anna by the apron and glared into Anna's eyes with tears. "SO, WHAT IF SHE WASN'T THE ANNE FROM TEN YEARS AGO?! THE FACT THAT SHE CAME BACK TO US AT ALL IS A MIRACLE! YOU CAN CALL HER A FAKE, AN IMPOSTER, A COPY, YOU CAN CALL HER WHATEVER YOU WANT, BUT YOU CAN'T DENY ONE IMPORTANT THING!"

"WHAT!?"

"…She loved you."

Anna seemed to snap out of her crazy state when she heard those words.

"She was always worried about you, always trying to reach out to you! She even told me she was seriously contemplating turning down her job at the Aquarium just so she could help you get your life on track! But her parents and I convinced her that she needed to take the job, it was something she wanted! But even after achieving her job, she STILL made time for your dumbass!" Sasha exclaimed. "Me and Marcy worried about you, and cared about you, but Anne loved you, her twin sister! She wanted to see you happy!"

Anna's mind flashed back to the night she killed the…the…

"Anne loved you, and she loved Mom and Dad. And even though I was copied from her, I carry those memories and that love! That's why I'll never abandon you, no matter what you do or say…"

…her sister…those words rang through her head as she remembered the night she killed her sister.

Anna pressed her hands against her eyes and forehead as the tears flowed. She gritted her teeth as she tried to stem the sadness that was gripping her heart in this moment, she tried to keep it from happening at all costs. But no matter how hard she tried to deny it, her heart was breaking as the realization of her actions came crashing down on her.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Anna let out a guttural wail into the room as she sobbed.

Sasha got off Anna as she watched her former friend curl up into a ball and continue her wailing. The blonde woman reached into her pocket and took out her cellphone, and wordlessly dialed "911".

"Hello, police? I…I want to report a murder…"

---

(Several Weeks Later…)

Anna sat slumped against the wall as she stared at nothing. The last few weeks were yet another whirlwind of activity. The police came to Sasha's apartment and arrested her. They took her to the police station where she was questioned for several hours about why she did it. Eventually, Mr. X got involved since Anna started talking about Amphibia and things having to do with Frog-vasion. Mr. X took over the questioning, and eventually got the whole story out of her, and with context from Sasha and Marcy, he was able to understand what happened.

Oum was inconsolable, she had lost both daughters, and one of them killed the other. Her heart broke, feeling anger and sadness, and guilt as she believed that this was her fault for kicking out Anna in the first place. Bee was holding strong, but for much longer was another story entirely.

Anna had shut down completely after that, she barely spoke a word to anyone, even Sasha and Marcy couldn't get more than a few sentences out her before she shut back down again. Sasha suspected that Anna's mind had fractured, despite rationalizing it in her mind as killing a so-called "imposter", her heart still felt guilt over killing her sister. Anna couldn't deny that, clone or not, that Anne did care about her. Even after she attacked her, Anne only thought about Anna at that moment, and of how to help her.

The public defender that Anna was given was going for a psych defense, arguing for hospitalization in a mental institution rather than actual jail. Honestly, Anna didn't care anymore. This was just the inevitable conclusion to her screwed-up life, to her screwed-up choices. Anna lightly thumped her head against the wall as she recalled the song her little sister sang with Sasha and Marcy back in Amphibia.

"…It's no big deal~…No big deal~…" She couldn't get through the song as hearing her own singing voice reminded Anna of when she had Anne sing it for her, much to her little sister's embarrassment. "Heh…guess it is a big deal…everything is now…"

Such hatred you have inside…

Anna glanced about the room and sighed. "Great…I have officially lost my mind. I'm hearing a voice."

Your feelings are conflicted, you feel righteous hatred towards an imposter, and yet, you loathe yourself for taking the life of your sister, for you feel as if you killed her all over again…

"…Shut up…I don't care anymore," Anna retorted.

Oh, child. You only delude yourself. I can see the deepest parts of your heart. You are not done, there is much you can still do. A way to show your worth and obtain what you desire and more…

"…Okay, I'll pretend you exist," Anna acquiesced. "Why me?"

Why not you?

"…"

There are other worlds out there, other versions of your sister that have attained great power, and stand at the top as heroes or in some cases, villains…

"Heh, that last one sounds interesting," Anne chuckled as she shifted her sitting position. "Bad guy versions of my little sister. The hero versions sound very plausible though."

And yet, out of the multitude of universes, there's barely a handful of them where you exist…

Anna paused when she heard that.

And of those universes, you are either a nuisance, or at best, a small footnote in the grander story that is Anne Boonchuy…

Anna sneered at the thought. So, no matter what happened, she was always destined to be in the shadow of her little sister, the great Anne Savisa Boonchuy. She was always either going to be the failure, or just average at best, while her little sister went on to do bigger and grander things.

"Okay, mysterious-creepy-voice-in-my-head, tell me something. Out of all these universes, how many of them involve my little sister gaining a lover between Sasha and Marcy?" Anna asked.

Ah, have your attention now do I? There are a few that your younger sister doesn't obtain any romantic relationships. In others, she falls for those who are not related to the ones you spoke of. But in the majority of universes I have seen, more often than not, she has won the heart of the girls named Sasha and Marcy. Sometimes just one of them, and others both of them.

Anna started to growl as she thought about Anne not only taking Sasha from her, but at the same time, she would also bring Marcy into a relationship as well. All three of them, together? Anna's sneer turned into a look of disgust, because now she could imagine it, she could see those three as a throuple. And the fact that even she couldn't deny how perfect that looked pissed her off even further.

But you have a chance to be more than any of them…A way to become far more powerful, and far more important than any of your sister's other versions…

Anna stood up in her cell and glared about the room. At this point, she was starting to wonder if the voice in her head was a result of her mind fragmenting, or if it really was a voice from beyond. Considering that a being capable of creating a copy of her dead sister existed, and that other universes existed, Anna wasn't as quick to discount that this voice was just in her head.

"What do you want from me then?" Anna asked.

I am far from you, and yet close. I want you to lead an army of my creation, to claim this sector of the multiverse, in my name.

"So, I'll be your puppet, is that it?"

No, not you…Use the power I give you to spread my influence. You will retain your sense of self. For I wish to see what you are capable of. Bring the universes under my heel and show all why they should not discount your existence…This is the bargain I make…Now, what is your decision, Anna Chandra Boonchuy?

Anna tightened her hands into fists as she smirked. "You know what, I seem to keep making bad decisions, no matter what I do. So, why break tradition? If you really are what you say you are, do it. Give me whatever power you say can give me!"

"Hey! Quiet!" a guard shouted.

Know my name. For I am Umbrax, and I hold dominion over the unseen light. Welcome to my Ultraviolet Corps…

"AAAAAHAAAH!" Anna cried out as she dropped to her knees.

Anna felt something burning around her right middle finger. When she looked down, Anna started seeing a mark appear. It was a glowing tattoo that wrapped around her finger, like a ring, and had a strange symbol at the top. But what was more important was upon the completion of the tattoo, Anna suddenly felt a surge of energy course through her body. All the emotions that were deep in her heart, the hatred, her jealousy, and even the bloodlust she felt when she killed the copy with her bare hands. It all came bubbling to the surface, and she liked it.

The strange ultraviolet light shined from the cell, causing the other prisoners and the guards to look in Anna's cell's direction. The energy shredded through her prison clothes and began donning Anna in a new outfit.

Her body now sported glowing markings on her face, arms, and stomach, if there were others than it was covered by the uniform. The uniform itself consisted of a sleeveless top that was wrapped around her upper half, covering half of her breasts before continuing further down and stopping at a sharp point just before reaching her naval. A strange glowing insignia shined at the center of the uniform's chest, in contrast to the dark violet and black coloring of the uniform.

The lower half of the uniform consisted of black pants that hugged her hips and legs, and dark violet boots that started at her thighs. Anna's forearms were covered by dark violet, fingerless gloves, and around the gloves' forearm area were three magenta colored, crystal rings. Once she had been fully clothed in the uniform of the Ultraviolet Corps., Anna inhaled deeply, taking a moment to bask in this new power and form as she floated in the air.

"Now this…this I like!" Anna grinned as her eyes shined with her new power.

Her attention was grabbed by a number of guards approaching her cell, and all of them had their guns drawn and pointed right at her.

"Oh, you guys want some?"

"Get down on the ground! NOW!" one of the guards ordered.

"Heh, why don't you come in here and make me," she dared.

The guards all had looks that told her that they were way too scared to even try and do that. Anna raised her right fist towards the guards as the ring tattoo glowed brighter.

"Even you guys have things you've been keeping bottled up, right? Let it out!"

The men that looked upon the light that shined from the ring tattoo started to feel different, more…spiteful. One of the prison guards took out his night stick, and without warning struck the closest prison guard in the back of the head as hard as he could. The guard hit the concrete floor as blood splattered from his skull and onto the night stick. The guard wielding the stick began relentlessly striking the guard who was on the floor, repeatedly bashing in his skull. Another prison guard turned his gun on his colleague and began shooting him point blank. The guard who was shot managed to hold onto enough life to start shooting at the guy who shot him. Two more broke out into a bloody fist fight. The whole time Anna had an expression that was both a mixture of shock and excitement.

Anna focused the power within her, and an ultraviolet aura appeared over the cell door. With a flick of her wrist, Anna forcibly launched that entire section of the cell, bars and concrete combined, forward. The guards were caught in the path of the launched cell door and carried them to the far wall where those guards were crushed by the speed and weight of the bars. Anna walked out of the now open cell, and smirked as she waved her hand over the entire area, making the cells all start to unlock at the same time as their doors swung open. But she wasn't done, as the prisoners started to come out, Anna used her ring tattoo to release her malevolent energy throughout the prison. Every prisoner within was struck by a tendril of ultraviolet light, and at first they were shocked and even cried out as Anna did this, but then they stopped as their own ring tattoos formed on their fingers. Now that they had been conscribed to the Ultraviolet Corps, the prisoners all flew up from where they were and appeared before Anna.

"We are ready to serve, Lord Umbrax," the prisoners announced in unison.

"Huh, wow, that's kinda freaky, and cool," Anna commented. "Alright ladies. Go out and bring the entire world into our Corps! But!" Anna raised her right index finger as she looked each of them in the eyes. "Do not touch Sasha Elizabeth Waybright, Marcy Regina Wu, or Bee Boonchuy and Oum Boonchuy. Understood?!"

"As you wish! Corps Leader Anna!"

Anna watched as the former prisoners blasted through the roof of the prison and quickly spread out to do as she said. Now that she had the power do to as she wished, there was someone she needed to visit.

---

Sasha didn't know what was going on, the world was going to hell in a handbasket. The news was reporting on individuals who were flying around and doing something to the populace. Those who tried to resist were annihilated easily enough. And as if to make matters worse, there was reporting from NASA that there was something like a black hole opening not too far from Earth. Honestly, Sasha was getting flashbacks to the final battle with the Core, only this time there were no Calamity powers to draw on, and more importantly…Anne was gone. Sasha wasn't alone in this, as she had Marcy on video call while this madness was happening.

"Are you seeing this?" Sasha asked.

{I am, and this is crazy! Did messing with the fabric of space and time when we used the Calamity Box destabilize the barriers between our universe and others?!} Marcy questioned.

"I hope that was a rhetorical question, because if you don't know, then we're screwed."

Sasha glanced at her phone and saw a sad look on Marcy's face.

{I wish Anne was here…}

"…Me too."

"Aww, Sash, if you miss her that much, I can be 'Anne' for a night or two."

Sasha turned around and gasped as she saw Anna in her apartment. The door had been left wide open, which was odd because she knew for a fact that the door was locked. But that wasn't as important as the fact that Anna was leaning against the doorframe, and shooting her a seductive, if not menacing grin.

{A-A-ANNA?!} Marcy exclaimed.

"W-What's going on?! How are you here?! And what are you wearing?!" Sasha asked as she slowly backed up.

"Seems to be a theme with the Boonchuy girls, gaining otherworldly superpowers and shit. But to answer your question, some disembodied voice gave me the power to lead an army. And to lead the army, I got this power, and it's awesome!" Anna announced with joy. "And Mom thought I'd never amount to anything, ha!"

Sasha and Marcy watched as she waltzed right in and used her power to slam the door behind her.

"It's time I got what I wanted! It's time that I went on my own adventure," Anna proclaimed. "And it's time Anna got the girl!"

Anna's ring tattoo glowed as she created several construct chains that rose and undulated like snakes waiting to strike. Sasha quickly threw the phone towards the couch and began dodging the chains that attacked her. Anna hummed, impressed by Sasha's sharp reflexes as her crush continued to dodge her living chains. As Sasha kept dodging, Anna noticed that Sasha was getting closer and closer, and managed to grab a butcher's knife from her kitchen before getting in close to deliver a killing blow.

However, just before the knife could find its home in Anna's body, the chains sharply turned and zipped straight towards Sasha. One of the chains formed a shackle at the end and snapped itself around Sasha's wrist, stopping the blade just mere inches from Anna's face. The second came and latched itself around her left wrist, followed by the third and fourth locking around her ankles. With a flick of her wrist, Anna had the chains go taut, pulling back on Sasha's arms and legs and forcing the blonde to release the knife as she was sent to the floor.

Anna crouched down in front of her crush as she smirked like a cat who was toying with her prey. "Wow, didn't even hesitate for a sec, huh?"

"ANNA, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" Sasha exclaimed.

"Like I said, Waybright. I'm creating an army, I got a boss that's itching to conquer the multiverse, and he wants me to give him – it? Whatever. Point is, Umbrax chose me to get the job done, and honestly, this is probably going to be the first job I've ever had that I feel eager to see through and will enjoy thoroughly!"

{ANNA, STOP IT! WHATEVER THIS THING PROMISED YOU, IT'S NOT WORTH IT!} Marcy cried out from Sasha's cellphone.

Anna used her power to levitate the phone off the couch and had it hover as it followed her movements. "Umbrax told me about Anne, how in different universes she ends up with either you, Sasha, or both of you!"

"W-What?!" Sasha blurted out.

{B-But that's not – the three of us?!} Marcy stammered.

"And in others, I don't even exist. Of the ones that I do, I'm just a nobody. My darling twin sister is the one who gets to step into the limelight and lead a blissful life! Well, not this time!"

Anna had the chains pull up, bringing Sasha vertical as she could look at her face to face.

"Anna, you can't do this! Please, stop it before it goes too far!" Sasha pleaded.

Anna reached out with her right hand and grabbed Sasha's shirt as she pulled her closer.

"Even if you think that Anne was an imposter, do you really think the Anne from ten years ago would be happy seeing her big sister do these things?!" Sasha asked.

Anna paused for a moment. Her gaze turned downward as a thoughtful look appeared on her face while she pondered Sasha's words.

"…That Anne is dead and buried."

With that declaration, Anna swiftly pulled hard, ripping Sasha's shirt in half and exposing her chest as Sasha grunted, and then gasped in shock. Marcy's eyes widened as her mind grasped just what Anna was going to do next.

{ANNA, DON'T! PLEASE DON'T DO IT!} Marcy begged.

"You can either watch or hang up. Either way, it's going to happen." Anna clenched her right hand into a fist and crushed Sasha's phone. "On second thought, I'm kinda shy."

Sasha knew what was going to happen to her, and it was only made all the crueler when knew that it was going to be done by someone who looked and sounded like her late lover.

Anna reached up and cupped Sasha's face with her right hand, as she peered into the blonde's blue eyes. "This can be enjoyable for both of us, or just one of us, Sash. I really don't want to force this, but you're not leaving me much choice."

Sasha, without fear, furrowed her brow and stared back into Anna's glowing eyes. "Do your worst, Anna."

"No, I'll do my best."

Anna pressed her right hand against Sasha's chest, and immediately flooded the blonde's body with the power of the Ultraviolet Light. Sasha screamed as she felt the power course through her body, forcing her to feel all the pain and hatred she had from all those years ago, the feelings she thought she had come to terms with, had made peace with, were somehow regaining their strength and filling her heart and mind.

"A-A-ANNA…S-STOP…PLEASE…!" Sasha begged as tears welled up in her eyes.

"The more you fight, the more pain you feel. Accept this, Sash. And I'll show you why I was always the right choice," Anna stated.

The ring tattoo started to form on Sasha's right middle finger, its progress was slow as the blonde fought against the light's influence. However, even Sasha's will wasn't strong enough to match that of a living galaxy or the power of the Ultraviolet Light. The blonde let out a loud scream as her eyes shined with ultraviolet light, just as the ring tattoo reached completion. Her clothes were blasted away as Sasha was donned in the uniform of the Ultraviolet Corps. Anna released the chains that bound Sasha, allowing her friend to stand on her two feet.

"How do you feel? Sasha?" Anna asked.

"…I…I feel different," Sasha answered.

Anna reached out and cupped Sasha's face she gave the blonde woman a deep kiss. The Thai woman broke the kiss after a few seconds and licked her lips as it to savor it.

"Don't worry, Sasha. We're gonna have fun, you, me, Mar-Mar. We'll become so much more than whatever you would've had with Anne."

Anna brought her conscribed friend into a hug, her smile a promise of the depravity that was to come. And while Sasha had a stoic expression on her face, a single tear fell from her right eye…

---

(In Another Universe…)

The Core and its robot army had invaded Earth, and Anne, Sasha, and their Amphibian allies were fighting against it. However, amidst their battle, something happened. A huge portal opened in space, and from that ultraviolet colored portal emerged a swarm of similarly colored shooting stars that traveled towards Earth. The robotic army and the two giant angry waterfowls ceased their battle with Anne and the US army to see what was coming their way.

"What in the name of Frog is that?!" Hop Pop exclaimed.

"Uh, I thought we were only fighting King Andrias and the Core!" Polly exclaimed.

Anne and King Andrias, who had donned a mech suit, ceased their battle as they saw the multiple streaks of light descend towards the planet.

"You had some backup waiting?!" Anne complained as she glared at Andrias.

{This isn't our doing, Anne,} Andrias confessed.

Meanwhile, Grime and Sasha were in pitched battle with Darcy, but the blaring alarms made them cease their fighting long enough for them to view the incoming threat.

"What is this?!" Darcy growled.

"Wait, you mean you're not behind that?!" Sasha exclaimed.

"Would I be this concerned if I was?!"

The streaks of ultraviolet light stopped and hovered over the city, allowing everyone to see that they weren't aliens, or otherworldly creatures. They were all human beings, but all of them were clothed in a strange uniform, and glowing with an even stranger, malevolent light.

Anne squinted her eyes as she watched the army part and allowed three beings to fly to the head of the group. And when she laid eyes on the three, Anne, Sasha, and Darcy gasped at what they saw. Floating before the army was…Anne. Although much older, about twenty-three. Her hair was let down, and the grin on her face spoke of malicious intent. To her left was an older Sasha, her expression was hollow, like she had given up, and resigned herself to the fate she was placed in. On the right was Marcy, unlike Sasha, she seemed to have the same maniacal grin as the older Anne. It kind of reminded the younger her of Darcy in a way.

"What…who…?" Anne gasped as she gazed upon the unknown army.

"This must all be so confusing but let me go ahead and get this out of the way. I'm not 'Anne'. I'm your twin sister, from another universe. My name is Anna Chandra Boonchuy, the Harbinger of Umbrax, and the leader of his Ultraviolet Corps," Anna announced to all.

Andrias, in his mech, turned his head to Anne and said, {Listen, Anne, I know we were having a fight to the death a moment ago but…}

"I know…I don't like it either. Our fight's on hold until we get rid of these guys," Anne replied.

A drone flew out of the castle and met up with Anne and Andrias in the air. The top of the bug designed drone flipped up and showed Darcy, Grime, Sasha, Yunan, and Olivia.

{I'm sure you've figured it out by now, but we have a common enemy, my dear Savisa,} said Darcy.

"Surprised you want to save the Earth," Anne noted.

{The Core has made the determination that even with the power of the box, this enemy seems to have the power to traverse through multiple universes. If we do not stop them here, then no matter where we go, we'll be hunted down by this…Ultraviolet Corps. For the time being, let us declare a truce and focus our resources on stopping them,} Darcy suggested.

{Anne, I know it sounds crazy, but…I mean, well, look! There's an older version of me and Marcy up there, and – apparently – your twin sister!} Sasha exclaimed.

"I know, let's do it!"

"You done with your little powwow, Sis? 'Cause I'm looking forward to tearing up another universe!"

The castle's main cannon transformed and aimed itself at the Ultraviolet Corps. After funneling the energy of the box into the main cannon, like the hammer on a pistol, the lever came down and fired a huge beam of energy right at the assembled Ultraviolet Corps. None of them bothered to dodge the incoming blast, nor did any of them look afraid. Anna raised her right hand as the ring tattoo glowed brighter and brighter.

A huge construct shield formed in front of Anna just as the beam slammed against it. Despite how powerful the castle's main cannon had shown itself to be, it didn't seem to even crack the construct shield. Anna smirked as she used the shield to deflect the energy of the cannon straight up into the air where it continued to sail until it fizzled out into the distance. Marcy and Sasha raised their right hands and pointed them in the direction of the castle.

Together, Sasha and Marcy created a huge construct monster. The beast roared as it charged towards the castle, and with its claw struck the cannon and caused it to explode violently. The feedback from the destroyed cannon created a chain reaction that caused the entire castle to explode, sending pieces of debris crashing down to the streets of Los Angeles below.

"SASHA! MARCY!" Anne cried out.

Anne called forth her sword from the streets below and flew at full speed, blind fury taking ahold of her. Anna saw her little sister charging recklessly towards her and formed a construct sword just as Anne slashed with her own. Their two blades clashed, creating a small shockwave on impact. Anne yelled as she tried to drive her blade forward, to kill this person, who or whatever she was. Anna flicked her blade to the side, forcing Anne's sword to follow in that direction, leaving the thirteen-year-old wide open.

Anna reached out with her right hand and grabbed ahold of Anne's throat as she took off. The two crashed into the streets below, causing a huge plume of smoke to rise into the air. When the dust settled, there was a large crater and at the center was Anne and Anna. The latter kept her grip on her younger sister's throat, as she looked into the blue glowing eyes of her very young twin sister.

"Who…are you…?!" Anne croaked.

"I'm you're big sis, identical twin, if it wasn't obvi," Anna answered.

"If…If you are my…my sister…then why…are you doing this…?!"

Anna went silent as she thought on her answer. "I guess…because I want to."

Anne didn't get to respond as Anna drove her sword through Anne's armor, and straight through her heart. The young Thai girl continued to struggle as the power within her tried desperately to keep her alive. But Anna smirked at the futility of it all as she shoved the sword further into Anne's heart, forcing the blade to break through her back and pierce the street she laid on. Anne gargled and spat up blood as she began to cry, and then, the power of Calamity faded from her eyes, as the light of life left them as well.

Anna released her grip and dismissed her sword. She then rose from the crater, leaving the body of her alternate universe little sister where it lay. As she rose above the crater, she saw that there were some functional Frobots, the remainder of the US army, and Andrias in his mech suit. All of them ready to fight for their world. Anna merely chuckled as she reformed her sword and pointed it at the army before her.

"By shield of day, and shield of night,
We feed and grow, beyond all sight!
Your darkest self shall be our knight,
Wield the sword of unseen light!"