All that covered Kaminari's vision was Marino standing there.

Nothing else had her attention but him. He donned a new long, black cape with the inside being crimson like blood, similar to how his eyes looked now. Marino's eyes looked empty besides the desire to conquer the universe. It terrified Kami, no longer recognizing the man that was her older brother.

Marino would never go rogue. Never would he kidnap her, or tie her up against her will, or make Kami cry like he did either. Tears had run down her face, and even now as she laid there, unable to move. Her hands, upper arms and torso, and feet were tied, making it hard to move; it was painful to even try moving her hands and feet. She tried to eat through the ropes, but it was hard to do so. She whimpered and sobbed more.

All Kaminari wanted was to go home and to have her brother back.

Marino looked towards her. She backed away as far as she could. Her heart sank and a pit formed in her stomach. Her gaze became unfocused as he came closer to her. He bent down and grabbed her face. It was gentle, as if he didn't want to break her. Kaminari's heart pounded, in fact it was the only thing she could hear. He might've heard it as well.

Marino wiped her tears with his thumb. He kissed her forehead before he pressed his forehead against hers. His red and white eyes locked onto hers. Kami felt the color drain from her face. More tears crawled down her cheeks. Every worst scenario for what could happen next came to mind.

He hushed her. "Do not cry, Kaminari. You will be with me forever, just like you wanted."

"Not like this," she immediately cried. "Just tell me this is a nightmare, please… I hate this."

Her voice began to crack. Marino sighed and let go of her face. He laid her face back to the ground. He walked away from her with a swaying tail. The yellow colored monkey looked back at her with a smile.

"You will learn to love this eventually, if not become used to it, that I promise you." Marino told her in a calm manner.

Kami turned herself around and cried more. She wished that her parents could come and save her already. She just wanted her moms, her dads, and all of her siblings. She wanted Marino to be who he used to be again.

Tears kept coming until she fell asleep.


Marino kept looking back at Kaminari.

Stealing something he could fly away in was easy for him. It was easy to slip in and snatch her away at the crack of dawn. He didn't even have to mention how easy it was to get away. To convince the poor child to see his side of things, however, was going to be the hardest thing out of everything.

It would be worth it in the end if he remained by his best virtue.

Patience.

Marino picked up Kaminari and laid her down on something comfortable. He brushed the hair off her face. Even if there were tear stains on her face, she looked like a sleeping little angel. He would take the ropes off her, but he knew she'd try to escape the moment she woke up free. It wasn't a thing he wanted to take a chance with regardless of how far she'd get.

If she behaved herself soon, then maybe he would take them off. Oh, the things he had in mind with her by his side. It would be quite enjoyable and it would make his reign much sweeter.

He smirked. He couldn't believe how scared he was of becoming evil before like Mandarin did. If he must be frank, it was such a silly thing to be afraid of when it was the best thing that could've happened to him. While he was there, he might as well make his family's wounds the biggest and deepest they could be, like a beautiful planet torn into a billion pieces over and over again until they became stardust.

Before Marino could continue that train of thought, he got a transmission. He glared back at the screen. They must've caught up to him. He glanced at Kaminari one more time before he left.

He would have to return to his wonderful thoughts about his youngest sister later.

Marino answered the transmission. Chiro and Antauri were at the forefront while everyone else was behind them. Chiro's face scrunched up, almost screaming pain and distress, but seriousness was the main component of his expression. Antauri's face was full of disappointment and anger that was as cold as the space that surrounded them all. Marino simply grinned, enjoying every bit of how they felt deep down.

"Marino Obsidian Fukuzawa," Chiro started, trying to remain strong, "come back to the Super Robot now. Kaminari included. If you don't, then we'll come for you and do this the hard way."

Marino swung his arm down as it transformed into a katana. He brought it up to his face. Already could he taste the blood that would end up on the blade.

"No can do. I will rule this galaxy with my brown sunshine by my side. I will create my stairway into the stars until there's nothing left to look back on but said stars and stardust. If you wish to bring me and Kaminari back, then you'll have to tear me limb from limb until I can no longer move without assistance."

Chiro looked away as he clenched his fists. The pain came through a lot more, now ruling over his face no matter how hard he tried to hide it.

"So be it then." Chiro turned away completely. He walked over to the tubes all the way in the back. "Monkeys, mobilize."

Everyone but Antauri immediately followed his orders. Antauri looked Marino in the eyes.

"I hope you're proud of your decision, Marino, because I will make sure you regret it." Antauri promised.

"I would love to see you try, Father."

Antauri then ended the transmission with a stare much colder than before. He walked away from the control panel. His heart was now fueled by a thousand burning stars that were about to die. Things became a lot more interesting and he loved it.

Marino simply prepared himself for the ocean of colors he was about to create.