As the concert grew closer and closer, Rosella got herself ready. She put on very subtle makeup and fixed her hair a bit.
Meanwhile, Lucas, Kumatora, Boney, Nana, Flint, Pierre, and Bianca were still backstage hanging out. Even the Masked Man was relaxing ever so slightly.
"I can't believe the King let DCMC put on a concert," Nana said excitedly. "I mean I know he's all horrible and stuff for everything he's done but like—well—uh..."
Nana got all embarrassed after she realized she'd been talking everyone's ears off again. Lucas looked at Nana with adoration. He had fallen so hard for her that he forgot all about his fight against Claus for Rosella's affection.
Lucas smiled, blushing. Oh, how he loved hearing her yap.
Boney snuggled up to Lucas and Nana.
"King P only wants what's best for the world," The Masked Man mumbled.
"Does he?" Kumatora asked rhetorically. "Does he really?"
The Masked Man glared at Kumatora.
"I'm just sayin' he did order you to kidnap your crush for his own sick and twisted motives."
That definitely got a reaction out of the Masked Man. But before he could respond, Rosella came out of the girl's bathroom.
"I'm finished. Does anyone need to use the bathroom?" She asked.
"I do," Nana said as she walked past Rosella. "You look sooo cute," she said before going inside.
The Masked Man's heart skipped a beat as he saw her all dolled up for the concert.
"Aww, you look lovely, sweetie," Bianca gushed before handing The Masked Man a DCMC tee shirt and a pair of ripped jeans. "Here, put these on!"
The Masked Man nodded thankfully at Bianca's kind gesture. He then went into the boy's bathroom to change into the outfit. He kept his Masked Man attire tucked away in the cabinet under the bathroom sink and went back out.
Bianca gasped excitedly as the Masked Man came out of the boy's bathroom.
Flint's eyes widened as he saw his son without his helmet for the first time in three years.
The Masked Man looked around the room as another memory came back to him.
"Okay, kids! We're going to take some pictures of you by the sunflowers!" Bianca said, holding up a camera.
"Okay," Rosella chirped, dragging Lucas and Claus over.
"I don't wanna," Claus whined, pouting.
"Why not?" Lucas asked him.
"I just don't like them," Claus answered.
"Pleeease?" Rosella asked, batting her eyes. "I think you look picture perfect."
This caused Claus to blush.
"Then I guess I'll take a photo or two with you guys...but not because I want to or anything!"
Bianca giggled before positioning the camera. "Alright, you three! Say 'Fuzzy Pickles'!"
"Fuzzy Pickles!" The three chirped.
Lucas held up a peace sign, Claus made a funny face, and Rosella grinned and hugged the two of them.
The Masked Man held Rosella close, giving the camera a strong and possessive look.
Rosella was beet red as The Masked Man held her in his arms.
Bianca gushed and snapped pictures.
"Oh, you two are so cute!"
Meanwhile, DCMC left to go take the stage.
Lucas, Nana, Kumatora, Boney, Bianca, Flint, the Masked Man, and Rosella left to go watch the concert.
Pierre stayed behind. He took a deep breath.
"It's time..."
The concert was a blast! Duster had the time of his life playing bass, Bianca cheered her heart out as her cousin played the drums, and Rosella and the Masked Man were holding hands?!
Lucas and Nana were meanwhile standing next to each other.
Nana rested her head on his, which caused Lucas to blush.
Lucas smiled and snuggled into her.
Rosella looked over and saw Lucas and Nana acting all lovey-dovey. She winked at Nana and gave her a thumbs-up with her free hand.
Nana giggled and winked back as she noticed the Masked Man inching closer to her.
Suddenly, the music stopped. That's when Pierre took the stage and took the mic. He took a deep breath.
"Porky...I quit."
The entire room went tense.
Porky, who was watching from the 100th floor, snapped. His fat ass rushed down to confront Pierre.
"WHAT THE FUCK?!" Porky shouted. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU QUIT?!"
"I quit," Pierre repeated. "The only reason why I agreed to work with you was for the safety of my daughter. You promised to keep her out of your plans if I worked for you. You broke your promise, so I'm breaking mine."
As Pierre dropped the mic, the Masked Man looked away guiltily. The weight of Kumatora's words finally got to him. He let go of Rosella and went back to the boy's bathroom.
Rosella's heart shattered as he left her there. She rushed after the Masked Man as her dad and Porky had it out.
Lucas, Kumatora, Duster, and Boney rushed in to defend Pierre.
Porky ran off like a coward. He went back up to the 100th floor and got his Absolutely Safe Capsule ready.
Kumatora, Duster, and Boney chased after him.
Lucas was about to follow when Nana stopped him.
"Wait, where are you going?!" Nana asked him.
"I'm overthrowing Porky's empire," Lucas answered, his courage flaring up. He then held her close. "If anything happens to me...I just want to let you know that I love you."
Nana blushed.
"And I'm going to leave you with this before I go," Lucas continued.
He then kissed Nana on the lips. Nana was shocked at first, but she ecstatically kissed back.
When the two broke the kiss, Nana let go of him.
"Be safe, babe..." she said.
Lucas gave her another big beautiful smile.
"I will...I promise."
Nana smiled and put her hand over her heart as Lucas rushed to the 100th floor.
When Lucas, Kumatora, Duster, and Boney made it to the 100th floor, they fought valiantly against Porky.
They gave it their all and even won.
But Porky wasn't done yet. He got up, laughing maniacally.
"Do you really think...I'd let you win?" He asked, opening the door to his Absolutely Safe Capsule. "With this machine...I will live on! No one will be able to come in, and I will never be able to leave! Thanks to your little healer friend and her traitor cuck dad, I will be able to live forever!"
The four of them stood there in shock. He just locked himself into his own eternal prison. And it wouldn't take long for Porky to figure that out for himself.
But there were bigger things to worry about!
Back with the adults, Pierre was standing in silence.
"You did great, sweetie," Bianca said as she kissed Pierre's cheek.
Pierre smiled and kissed Bianca on the head.
"Wait, where did Rosella go?" Flint asked.
Meanwhile, the Masked Man had just finished changing back and was now about to go find the last needle.
Rosella rushed backstage to confront him.
"Claus, why did you—"
"I need to go," The Masked Man said coldly. "I have to complete my mission."
He suddenly held her close one last time.
"If you really wish to stop me," he whispered in her ear. "Come find me. I'll be right below the city..."
And with that, he let go of her and rushed off.
Rosella wasn't going to cry this time. She knew exactly what she had to do.
"Don't worry Claus," she said, putting a hand to her heart. "I plan to."
With a spark of determination flaring in her heart, Rosella was off to save her beloved Claus. She knew it was going to be hard to get through to him, but she knew she had to. And it's not like she was alone! She knew she could rely on her friends and family for help. So that's what she did. Her path once again crossed with Lucas, Kumatora, Duster, Boney, and even Flint this time. The six of them were now on their way to confront Claus.
