Thank you to everybody who read or reviewed the last section. You are all fabulous. We are now back in the Good timeline.

Once again, this conversation contains information we discovered in WandaVision, but it's been altered for the new timeline. (This is also the first chapter I did any proofreading/re-writing to after Loki episodes began airing.)

Conversation 38: Everything comes out eventually

BITC: I owe you 20 bucks. You were right about Flash not being that heterosexual. I bet you already know that you were right. Actually, since Flash is your best friend, you probably knew the truth when you made that bet. Which is so unfair.

Purple Princess: Actually, I didn't know the truth at that point. I just suspected it. This was kind of how Flash and I became friends.

Purple Princess: I was kind of planning never to collect anyway. It's a little unfair.

BITC: Because you're the heir to Stark industries and a future billionaire.

Purple Princess: All of that money is in a trust right now since dad is slumming it in the private sector for the good of humanity. But it was unfair because I knew the truth, and I wasn't actually sure when Flash would tell you. Although I'm just thankful he finally did.

BITC: It wasn't intentional. Benji said it was a voice recognition typo.

Purple Princess: OK, now I owe MJ $30 and a pair of shoes. Very expensive shoes at that.

Purple Princess: Ana just confirmed it was a combination of voice recognition typo and Stark watch sensitivity. Although she let it go through because she was mad at him. I'll figure that out later. When we're not in the middle of multiple crises.

BITC: I heard Daisy is missing.

Purple Princess: We're pretty sure she's with the Asgardians, and we have an idea of what planet they're on now. However, we are still working on establishing contact. Which is actually what I'm working on in the lab right now.

BITC: How much sleep have you gotten in the last 24 hours.

Purple Princess: I don't actually need sleep. Wanda just made it, so I feel like I do. I can override it in an emergency, and this qualifies.

Purple Princess: OK, sometimes I think this is her vengeance on the family line for killing her parents. Which is justified. Although I'm pretty sure it was Obi responsible for the bomb that ruined English night, a.k.a. killed her parents. But again, she's entitled to vengeance because our name was on the missile. I feel guilty, so I watch old episodes of Malcolm with her in the middle of the night over secure video chat, and I let her make me get sleepy sometimes. I owe her.

BITC: I think you need more sleep. And maybe a therapist.

Purple Princess: I'm fine. It's not like I lost consciousness again.

BITC: You what? Is this how Flash figured out who you actually are?

Purple Princess: Yes, which is also kind of how Flash figured out that Benji has a spider side. He took it surprisingly well, all things considered. He just passed out for a few hours, but he's fine now.

BITC: Holy shit! What happened Friday? Benji just said he accidentally took his mask off in front of Flash.

Purple Princess: Because he was worried about me. I'm glad you did this on the secure line. Friday, we had two different alien invasions. One you've probably seen parts of on Twitter involving the Asgardians contingent.

BITC: That I know about. Good to know what actually happened.

Purple Princess: What we kept off of social media was they went to Norway and got their asses handed to them by someone who may or may not be Thor and Loki's long-lost sister. Then they disappeared into the biosphere.

BITC: That explains so much. Actually, I've been monitoring superhero chatter. Apparently, there are pictures of Joey reassembling Thor's hammer in Norway that are starting to crop up on social media platforms. And your big brother lifting it.

Purple Princess: Did you get rid of them?

BITC: Of course, I did. Ana may have helped. See, she likes me and hates Flash because she has taste.

Purple Princess: You guys really need to work through your bullshit. Flash isn't going anywhere.

BITC: Even though I really wish he would disappear. I still don't trust the guy even though he obviously isn't trying to keep Peter from MJ.

Purple Princess: He's like their biggest shipper. I mean, at most, it's going to be an OT3.

BITC: Wait! What?

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Purple Princess: You just accidentally told the boy in the chair you are gay? Not that you and MJ are trying to get Benji to date both of you simultaneously?

Venom: Yes. I was a little annoyed with BITC, and I forgot the watch screen is sensitive. A few minutes later, I made a similar mistake. I accidentally told Benji that I would be OK if he dated me and MJ simultaneously. So I just picked up my new Stark phone. But I now know Benji is interested. I'll freak out about that tonight.

Purple Princess: Good choice. Write up your experiences for R&D. I'll forward them to the right person. I need to do damage control. I may have made a joke about you, MJ, and Benji becoming an OT3.

Venom: I hope so after we avoid half of us disappearing.

Purple Princess: Look, we managed to make an inner dimensional communication device overnight. I'm currently modifying it to see if we can pick up a signal to where Daisy is. At least we know what part of the galaxy she is in now.

Venom: I hope so. I'm currently bringing MJ ice cream because she started crying about Daisy again. I would give her hot chocolate, but we were out.

Purple Princess: I'm working on it. Maybe if I'm lucky, I'll have it together before our meeting in 45 minutes.

Venom: I hope so

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Purple Princess: Sorry, Ana is working on a big project, so the lab computers are being overseen by an AI that doesn't know my voice very well.

BITC: It's OK. The idea of MJ, Benji, and Flash being in a relationship together is just ridiculous. I mean, Benji is straight.

Purple Princess: OK, so alien invasion two Friday was Coulson getting abducted by aliens at the signing of the Mumbai agreement. Don't worry, it's been handled. They are absolutely terrified of my badass sister-in-law. Because she is awesome.

Purple Princess: Although FYI, dad's Deputy Director did not die in a car accident. She did have her daughter chained up, though, and Suarez is currently dealing with that mess. Also, Coulson's back but dealing with stuff in DC.

BITC: So, I need to ask my best friend if he's actually heterosexual? That is what I'm getting from you deciding to talk about an alien invasion instead of addressing that. Although I always knew Ruby's mom was screwed up. I just got that vibe from her. Plus, Ruby was the only one who really got how controlling my mom is.

BITC: Benji told me some of that earlier. Along with telling me that I shouldn't be jealous of his relationship with Flash because it was different. I just realized Benji used relationship and not friendship. So that means something, doesn't it?

Purple Princess: This is definitely a conversation for you to have with Benji when all of this stuff is not going down. We have too many alien invasions to deal with this at the moment.

BITC: That is a very obvious point. Because of my overprotective mom, I'm stuck here doing nothing. Trust me, I would rather be helping you guys than thinking about Flash and Benji dating.

Purple Princess: You got rid of the images of Joey putting the hammer back together. That was a valuable contribution.

BITC: Ana could've done that.

Purple Princess: It works better when there's a human with her. AI's are great at what we do, but the human brain is different. You see things we don't.

BITC: I feel like you're slowly falling into the human category.

Purple Princess: Again, I think this might be Wanda's plan for her ultimate revenge against the Stark line. And we did some really shitty things, so I'm not mad at her.

BITC: You have a guilt complex. That is why you let Clara throw red paint on you and call you the merchant of death Jr.

Purple Princess: Her mom died in the battle of New York, so I'm going to let her be mad at me. We have other classmates whose parents have been killed by Stark weapons. That means I have their blood on my hands. I'm the merchant of death Junior, or maybe it's the third. So yes, I'm going to let people be mad and hurl insults at me. Actually, one of our classmates hates me because her family got expelled from Wakonda. So I have a lot of people mad at me for a lot of reasons.

BITC: I really worry about you sometimes.

Purple Princess: I'm OK.

BITC: So how can I help? Because I feel like we're going into active apocalypse mode, and I still don't know why you lost consciousness.

Purple Princess: Time travel and my alternate timeline self, who is still a normal AI pushing large amounts of data to me. Unfortunately, she was unaware I'm not an AI anymore. Not a normal one anyway. My body fried, and I think daddy wants Wanda to come to visit.

BITC: Did you just say time travel?

Purple Princess: I'll have Ana send you the BRIEFR packet. Just make sure you read it in a secure location.

BITC: My dad thinks most of the stuff you send me is Avenger fanfiction.

Purple Princess: That's because you are Ms. Marvel's beta, and you make sure she doesn't post things she shouldn't.

BITC: I was nowhere near that good of a writer at her age. I'm just being encouraging.

BITC: Oh shit!

BITC: Laura got kidnapped by an alternate version of her husband and is trapped in an alternate version of 2023. Half of us disappeared because we lost to somebody named Thanos? Who is he?

Purple Princess: An asshole. Also, the mastermind behind the battle of New York. This is why we're busy. It's all hands on deck.

BITC: So, what are you actually working on?

Purple Princess: A really long-range communication device that can also pick up signals in pocket dimensions and other timelines. Dad already started on something a few months ago, but we had to work out some bugs on the receiving end. We got the other timeline part down. The other part is tricky.

BITC: We are going to have so much to talk about Tuesday.

Purple Princess: Not at school because it's not secure. Your house is also out because it's not secure. But, unfortunately, your dad won't let you come to my house because he doesn't want to make your mom mad.

BITC: Because she threatened to take him back to court if he did. I know they won't listen to me when I tell them that I would rather live with my dad full time. They didn't last time.

Purple Princess: I have to get your dad a better lawyer.

BITC: Please, yes. I don't like this arrangement. I want to live with my dad. What about MJ's apartment?

Purple Princess: Not secure.

BITC: I can't even believe I'm suggesting this but Flash's apartment? I don't think that's on my banned list.

Purple Princess: Because your mom would never think you would voluntarily go there.

BITC: True.

Purple Princess: Actually, it is secure. Dad owns the entire building, and it's mostly ATCU agents with the occasional SI employee for flavor. We also put in the princess's soundproof technology.

BITC: Emergency hiding place?

Purple Princess: It doesn't hurt when your dad is the head of a spy agency.

BITC: As well as the fact that the watchdogs keep going after Flash.

Purple Princess: You think they would have stopped after I kick their ass, but no. There are idiots. Oh shit.

BITC: What?

Purple Princess: I'm getting reports from Daisy.

Purple Princess: A bunch all at once covering about a two-week period which doesn't make sense because she's only been MIA for two days.

BITC: Well, time travel exists, apparently. So maybe the rainbow bridge sent her back in time?

Purple Princess: That is not a horrible hypothesis. I've got to show these to MJ.

BITC: Go. I know she's worried. Give her the good news.

BITC: You will keep me updated on what's happening now that I'm not with my mom?

Purple Princess: Yes. We're not trying to keep you out of the loop. It's just we're trying to respect your mom's wishes. I would like her to eventually lift these bans, and if we communicate behind her back, she never will.

BITC: Even though I hate it.

Purple Princess: You'll be 18 soon, and then you won't have to deal with this anymore.

BITC: Finally, just another year.

BITC: I still can't believe she's letting me go to Europe

Purple Princess: Because it's a school trip, not a Stark family trip.

BITC: Even though I am pretty sure your family subsidized it.

Purple Princess: Actually, Leo did. He's pretty wealthy. He made a lot of money in the stock market outside of SI.

BITC: Did Leo use time travel for fun and profit?

Purple Princess: I cannot confirm or deny that.

To be continued…