Fantastic S2 Episode 23

Lucas walks into Lydia’s hospital room, and finds it empty. “Lydia?” Lucas calls out. Acerbi walks in a moment later. “Is something wrong?” Acerbi asks. “Did you discharge Lydia?” Lucas questions. “Absolutely not! There are more tests we still need to run, to get a better idea of what we are fighting against, it would be premature to send Lydia home. Why would you ask me that?” Acerbi asks. Lucas steps aside, and Acerbi sees Lydia is gone. “She’s gone!” Acerbi states. “I realize that! Where did she go?” Lucas asks. “I have no idea. When I spoke to her, she gave me no indication that she would be leaving.” Acerbi says. “When did you talk to Lydia?” Lucas questions. “Shortly after you left.” Acerbi says. “What did the two of you talk about? Anything that might tell us where she went?” Lucas asks. Acerbi’s face grows serious. “What aren’t you telling me?” Lucas asks. “I’m not sure Lydia would want me confiding the details of our conversation to you.” Acerbi says. “I understand that, but this is important. Its unlike Lydia to just vanish without a word, and after the news she just got, I’m a little worried about her. So, what did you and Lydia talk about?” Lucas asks. “Lydia wanted me to kill her.” Acerbi admits!

Up on the roof of the hospital, Lydia is standing face to face with Quinn. “Long time no see, Lydia.” Quinn says. “This...this can’t be.” Lydia says. “Why not? You should’ve known I’d be up here, rooftops are kinda our thing. Don’t you remember the time I had you at gunpoint, on a roof much like this one, and your precious Dylan came riding to your rescue, shot me, and I went plummeting down to the cement below. Good times.” Quinn says. “If only you had stayed dead then.” Lydia says. “I was lucky enough to cheat death twice. Unfortunately, I wasn’t so lucky the third time when Lucas popped a cap in me in your living room. What is it with your boyfriends and shooting me?” Quinn asks. “Maybe if you weren’t such an evil son of a bitch, people wouldn’t feel the need to shoot you. My God...you stole months of Dylan’s life, you pretended to be him with me…” Lydia recalls. “Hey now, we had some good times Crazy Bird.” Quinn says. “DON’T CALL ME THAT!” Lydia yells. “Alright, whatever you say. I must say though, the funnest I had was when I planted that bomb in the Aqua Casino, the one that was supposed to blow up Andy and Rebecca’s wedding. Of course Lucas had to go and ruin all of my plans.” Quinn says. “Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. So what are you doing here when you are supposed to be dead?” Lydia asks. “Don’t worry, I’m still dead. But you will be too, soon. I came to escort you to hell, Lydia.” Quinn reveals. Lydia looks over the edge. “If you’re gonna jump, make sure it counts. Falling off a roof doesn’t always kill you, take it from me.” Quinn says. “That’s only because evil is hard to kill.” Lydia says. “And what do you think you are? You tried to say Andy use to beat you when you were married so you could drive a wedge between him and Rebecca, and when that didn’t work out, you took it a step further and buried poor Becky alive. And who can forget what you did to that poor little home wrecker Zoey?” Quinn asks. “What happened to Zoey was because of the brain tumor.” Lydia points out. “I know that. Its why you’re up here, isn’t it? You’re worried you’re gonna end up snapping and killing Lucas, and you don’t want it to get that far. You were trying to do things quick and painless by having Acerbi put you out of your misery, but Acerbi didn’t want to play ball, which brought you up here.” Quinn says. “I don’t have a choice. If I stay alive, I could end up hurting Lucas, and I could never forgive myself if I did anything to him.” Lydia says. Quinn laughs. “I can’t believe how devoted you are to Lucas, even after Lucas kept his mouth shut while I was impersonating Dylan, moving in on you.” Quinn says. “You didn’t give Lucas much of a choice.” Lydia notes. “That’s right, Lucas never has a choice, does he? He didn’t have one with me, or Victor Fulton, or Mia Goo. The guy is always blameless in your eyes. Given how many times you’ve twisted yourself into a pretzel trying to defend that useless bastard, why are you so worried you’re gonna put him out of his misery?” Quinn asks. “I have no idea what the tumor will make me do, and I don’t want to stick around to find out. I have to take action to protect the man I love.” Lydia says. “For once, I’m 100% behind you. So go ahead, jump. Spare your loved ones the misery of you snapping and going on a killing spree, because at this point...they’d be better off without you.” Quinn tells her.

“What do you mean Lydia wanted you to kill her?” Lucas asks. “Its not exactly unheard of. There have been many cases of people suffering from terminal illnesses who want to die peacefully and on their own terms, so they get assistance from their doctor. Unfortunately, it isn’t legal in many locations, which is absurd. If someone is suffering and dying, they have the right to spare themselves and their family the pain of watching them suffer.” Acerbi says. “Is it not being legal the only thing that stopped you from killing Lydia?” Lucas asks. “You know that if I really wanted to, I would have no qualms about bending the law. With that being said, Lydia is hardly terminal, and she still has a chance to beat this tumor. That is why I turned her down, because I refuse to help her throw her life away based on uncertainties and speculation.” Acerbi says. “So why did Lydia want to die? Is she afraid of suffering?” Lucas asks. “She’s afraid of the suffering she could potentially cause. The incident with Zoey Kellers as sparked fear in her, and she’s terrified the tumor could push her to harm someone, namely you.” Acerbi says. “I see…” Lucas says. “Anyways, I told her that I would not help her, not as long as she still had the chance to fight this.” Acerbi says. “Thank God.” Lucas says. “With that being said, if Lydia was determined to protect you from the potential threat she may pose in the future, I wouldn’t put it past her to take matters into her own hands.” Acerbi says. “Which could be why she’s disappeared...how secure are the pills in this place?” Lucas asks. “Very secure, its unlikely Lydia would be able to gain access to them. But, there is another hazard you are not considering, one that wouldn’t even require Lydia to leave the building.” Acerbi says. “The roof.” Lucas realizes.

On the roof, Quinn comes closer to Lydia. “What are you waiting for? If you really think you could hurt Lucas, you need to do the right thing. Don’t you want to protect your loved ones?” Quinn asks. “Of course I do!” Lydia says. “Then why the hesitation? If you stick around, you are only putting those you care about at risk, especially Lucas.” Quinn says. “Like you give a damn about Lucas’ well being.” Lydia says. “I don’t, but you do. Otherwise you wouldn’t be up here. Stop wasting my time, Lydia. Just get this over with so I can take you home.” Quinn says. Before Lydia can do anything, the elevator doors open, and Lucas rushes off the elevator! “Lydia, don’t!” Lucas yells. “Oh for God’s sake! You see what happened now that you dragged your feet?” Quinn asks. “You shouldn’t be up here.” Lydia notes. “Acerbi told me about the conversation you two had. So its true, you want to end your life to try and protect me?” Lucas asks. “Look at Cambino using his brain for once. He must’ve gotten smarter since he killed me.” Quinn comments. “I’m doing what I have to do to protect you.” Lydia says. “I don’t need protection from you.” Lucas argues. Quinn chuckles. “Its cute how delusional he is.” Quinn says. Lydia turns towards Quinn. “Will you shut up?!” Lydia asks. “Lydia, who are you talking to?” Lucas asks. “I’m...I’m talking to Quinn.” Lydia says. “Quinn Goo? That’s impossible, he’s been dead for five years!” Lucas notes. “Leave it to that moron to not believe anything comes after death. I know better, and soon you will too, after you bite the bitter bullet and throw yourself off the building.” Quinn says. “I know that Quinn is dead...but I see him here just as clearly as I see you. He says he’s here to take me to hell.” Lydia cries. “Don’t listen to him, Lydia. Quinn isn’t really here, he’s just an hallucination caused by the tumor. Quinn isn’t really here, and neither is his ghost.” Lucas says. “Uh oh, now you’re hallucinating! What if the next time you imagine Lucas is a vampire and you drive a stake through his heart? You have experience with vampires, don’t you? Anyways, better jump now before something like that happens.” Quinn says. “I don’t know what to do…I’m getting worse by the day, and I don’t want to deteriorate to the point where I’m a danger to the people I love.” Lydia says. “You don’t need to worry about that, because I’m going to be by your side, holding your hand every step of the way. No matter what happens, no matter what kind of curve ball we’re thrown, good or bad, I’ve got you. We are in this together, Lydia. Don’t forget we have a wedding coming up. I never would’ve proposed if I wasn’t prepared to stand by you for all of eternity, no matter what happens.” Lucas says. “Dylan was supposed to stand by you for eternity too, but he turned his back on you. Don’t think Lucas won’t do the same, because he will.” Quinn says. “Is he still there?” Lucas asks. “He’s telling me I shouldn’t listen to you, that you’re going to turn your back on me.” Lydia says. “Who are you going to believe? Me? Or the psychopath who terrorized you? Who tried to kill hundreds of people at Andy and Rebecca’s would be wedding?” Lucas asks. “I didn’t do it alone, Lydia. Lucas was helping me.” Quinn reminds her. “Whatever he’s saying, just ignore him. Quinn Goo is dead, he can’t touch us anymore, and anything he’s saying right now is irrelevant.” Lucas says. Lucas holds out his hand. “Please don’t leave me, Lydia. I don’t know if I would be able to go on if I didn’t have you by my side. You are the single best thing that has ever happened to me, and I wouldn’t have much of a life without you in it. Please don’t give up on yourself, I’m begging you, because at the end of the day, we will beat this. A brain tumor is no match for the power of our love.” Lucas says. Quinn cracks up laughing. “The power of your love! What a JOKE! You aren’t seriously buying any of this nonsense, are you?” Quinn asks. “You’re right.” Lydia says. “Huh?” Quinn asks. “You and I have fought way too hard to get to where we are, there’s no way in hell I’m going to give up now.” Lydia says. “NO!” Quinn yells. Lydia walks over to Lucas, and he pulls her into an embrace. “You IDIOT! You’re gonna regret this, Lydia! You think the so called power of your love will protect Lucas when you lose it? Guess again. Until next time, and there will be a next time, much sooner than you think.” Quinn tells her, before fading away. Lydia breaks down in tears, as Lucas holds her.

Its a new day. In the waiting room of a hospital in Iceland, Andy is sitting down, when Rebecca comes in. “What are you doing here? You are supposed to be resting!” Andy points out. “I got all the rest that I need.” Rebecca says. “You had a microchip removed from your brain. That wasn’t exactly a simple surgery.” Andy notes. “I’m just thankful that this hospital had a decent neurosurgeon on staff, so we didn’t have to rely on Doctor Andropov.” Rebecca says. “We’re still gonna have to rely on Andropov to turn The Evil Force back into Dylan.” Andy says. “How is he? A knife to the neck is pretty serious, do the doctors know if he is going to be okay?” Rebecca asks. “They don’t know yet. What they do know is that he lost a lot of blood, which obviously isn’t a good thing.” Andy says. “As much as I want to be angry with Bethany for what she did, I can’t say I blame her. Its not that different from when I killed Andre. The Evil Force tormented Bethany, and in a fit of rage, she struck back. Where is Bethany now?” Rebecca asks. “After you went into surgery last night, the local police department showed up with some questions about what happened. Long story short, Bethany is in jail for attempted murder.” Andy reveals!

At the nearby police station, Bethany is handcuffed to a chair in the squad room. “This is ridiculous! Why am I being punished for hurting a guy that was going to freeze the freaking world?! Where’s the justice in this situation?! And where is my lawyer? Aren’t I entitled a lawyer in this country?!” Bethany asks. Andropov is brought in by a guard, and handcuffed to the chair across from Bethany. “Great, as if being in jail wasn’t bad enough, I get to be stuck in the same room as you.” Bethany says. “Oh quit your whining! After what you did to The Evil Force, you should be locked up in a jail cell with the most violent of criminals! Not handcuffed to a cushy chair!” Andropov says. “Who are you to talk about anyone’s crimes after what you did to me?!” Bethany asks. “What I did to you? I saved you! I opened your eyes to the greatness that is The Evil Force! He was prepared to give you the world on a platter, and how do you repay him? You stab him! That is what he gets for being nice to someone!” Andropov says. “I really felt the love, especially when he kidnapped me from my own bed, and then tried to put someone else’s baby in me, a baby who’s probably going to grow up to be a complete maniac given how insane their mother and grandfather are.” Bethany says. “You mistaken genius for insanity.” Andropov claims. “If The Evil Force was such a genius, then how come his plans literally blew up in his face?” Bethany asks. “That was an unfortunate miscalculation on my part.” Andropov says. “Well your rookie mistake is really costing you now. Your machine blew up, and now you’re locked up, probably for the rest of your life.” Bethany says. Andropov chuckles. “You underestimate me, my dear. I am far too brilliant to remain caged forever. Trust me, a man with my talents has many things to offer, in exchange for my freedom.” Andropov says.

Rebecca is on the phone, as Andy looks on. “Thanks Ciara, I appreciate it.” Rebecca says, before hanging up. “What did Ciara say?” Andy asks. “Needless to say, she wasn’t happy when I asked her to pull some strings at the WPA to get the charges against Bethany dropped.” Rebecca says. “Well Bethany did kinda come between Ciara and Alexios, when Bethany had that one night stand with him.” Andy notes. “Ciara also hasn’t forgiven Bethany for the problems that she caused you and I. Not only that, but she’s furious with her for what she did to Dylan, which is understandable. But as I told Ciara, she needs to keep in mind that Bethany didn’t see Dylan when she attacked him, she saw The Evil Force.” Rebecca notes. “I get that. So, is Ciara gonna try and get Bethany out of this mess?” Andy asks. “She said she’s going to try, but she can’t make any promises.” Rebecca says. The door opens, and Brady walks in. “There you guys are.” Brady says. “What are you doing here?” Andy asks. “I needed to come here and find out what’s going on. I’ve been pacing the floor of my hotel room all night.” Brady says. “Well, not much has changed. Bethany was arrested for what she did to The Evil Force, Andropov is in custody, and still no word on Daisy or The Evil Force’s conditions.” Andy says. “Daisy’s condition? Has she had some kind of setback after she woke up last night?” Rebecca asks. “No, but the doctors want to monitor her, to make sure everything is okay with the baby.” Andy says. “And what about The Evil Force? Do they think he’s gonna pull through?” Brady asks. “Too soon to say.” Andy says. A doctor comes in. “Commissioner Goo?” The doctor asks. “Doctor Richards, do you have an update on The Evil Force?” Andy asks. “I do. After monitoring him for the past twelve hours, I believe that the patient will make a full recovery.” Doctor Richards says. “Is he awake?” Andy asks. “He is.” Doctor Richards confirms. “I need to go see this son of a bitch…” Brady says. “No, you don’t. Its not a good idea.” Andy says. “He murdered my wife!” Brady points out. “And he’s going to pay for it. But going in there and attacking him is only going to cause more damage. Rebecca, can you stay with Brady? I’m gonna go have a word with The Evil Force.” Andy says. “Sure.” Rebecca says. Andy walks out.

In his hospital room, Evil Dylan is handcuffed to his bed. “This is absurd! I should not be restrained to this bed, not when there is still so much to be done. I do know one thing for certain, I will get out of here, and when I do, everyone involved in my capture will suffer grave consequences.” Evil Dylan states. The door opens, and Andy walks in. “What do you want?” Evil Dylan asks. “I just wanted the satisfaction of seeing you defeated. Have you come to terms with the fact that you’ve lost yet?” Andy asks. “I’ve been captured before, and I was able to overcome my circumstances. If you think this time is any different, you are an even bigger idiot than I thought.” Evil Dylan says. “Well lets take a look at how you’re doing. The machine you built for total world domination has been destroyed, Andropov is in jail, The Master is dead, and Brody was probably killed in that explosion, the chip was removed from Rebecca’s head so you won’t be using her anymore, and Bethany wised up to the fact that you’re an evil sociopath that deserves to be trapped in the deepest depths of hell for all of eternity. So from where I’m standing, without any allies left, you’re pretty much done for.” Andy says. “I don’t need allies to win.” Evil Dylan says. “Who are you trying to fool? The only reason you busted out of jail after you killed Alexios was because you had The Master’s help, and you couldn’t have developed Frostbite on your own, you needed Andropov’s help for that, just like you needed his help to put a microchip in Rebecca’s brain and drug Bethany into loving you. In fact, you wouldn’t even be here today if Andropov didn’t preserve your memories so he could implant them into some poor, unsuspecting soul. Face it pal, you can’t do anything without help, and now that all of your little helpers have been neutralized, you have no one else to come rescue you. Oh, and by the way, we plan on offering Andropov a deal, do you want to hear what it is? We’re gonna offer him a reduced sentence, and in exchange, he’s going to remove you from Dylan’s brain, killing you once and for all.” Andy says. “You don’t have the authority to make that sort of deal. We are no longer in Fantastic, you have no power here.” Evil Dylan points out. “No, you’re right, but the WPA has plenty of power here, and my cousin Ciara happens to not only be the director, but the mother of Dylan’s child. Did I mention she’s also Brady’s sister? Needless to say, she’s willing to do whatever it takes to get Dylan back and destroy you once and for all.” Andy says. “Haven’t you learned by now not to get too cocky where I am concerned?” Evil Dylan asks. “You’re the one who’s too cocky if you think there’s a chance in hell you’re getting out of this. Even though you’re handcuffed to a bed, you should enjoy these last few moments, because pretty soon, Dylan’s brain is going to be rebooted and all the viruses will be wiped from his system, which means your sorry excuse for an essence. Its time you face the facts, the game is over and you lost.” Andy says, before walking out.

In the hallway outside Evil Dylan’s room, Andy is approached by a doctor. “Commissioner Goo, I’ve been looking all over for you.” The doctor says. “Is this about Daisy? How are she and the baby doing?” Andy asks. “That’s actually why I came to find you. I wanted to let you know that both Daisy and your child are going to be okay. However, given all of the trauma Daisy has experienced lately, I recommend she stay on bed rest for the near future, possibly even until the baby is born.” The doctor says. “Is Daisy allowed visitors?” Andy asks. “Yes, but I’d like to keep it to one at a time.” The doctor says. “Of course, I just want to see how she’s doing.” Andy says. Andy walks down the hall, and enters Daisy’s room. When Andy walks in, he finds the room empty! “Oh no…” Andy mutters.

In Evil Dylan’s room, the door slowly creaks open as Evil Dylan is asleep. Evil Dylan opens his eyes, and glares at the person who came into the room. “You…” Evil Dylan growls. “Expecting someone else? I don’t see why you would be, considering you don’t have a friend in this world.” Daisy says. “That is something you and I seem to share in common. Though at least I can pay people to service my every need, you can’t pay anyone enough money to tolerate you.” Evil Dylan says. “Dylan tolerated me. He was the one person who I always had in my corner, no matter how crazy and outlandish I acted, but you and your psychotic mad scientist took him from me.” Daisy says. “The world is better off without Dylan Stanpatos in it. Besides, rather than condemning Andropov for supposedly taking Dylan from you, you should be thanking him. It was Andropov who resurrected him after his death almost six years ago, if it weren’t for him, you never would have even met Dylan.” Evil Dylan says. “Fortunately, I’m not expecting to be without him for long. I plan on getting him back.” Daisy says. Evil Dylan scoffs. “Don’t tell me you are naive enough to believe that your connection with Dylan will bring him back. Brady and Kristina were together far longer than you and your latest paramour, and even their love wasn’t enough to overcome my control.” Evil Dylan says. “I’m not relying on love, I’m just relying on science. Doctor Andropov was the one who turned Dylan into you, which means he can probably undo it.” Daisy says. “Andropov will do nothing of the kind. He is far too loyal, a term you would do well to become better acquainted with.” Evil Dylan says. “He’s not loyal, Daddy, he’s blind. By the way, I’m not expecting Andropov to agree to perform the procedure on his own, I expect you to give him your blessing.” Daisy says. “You truly are hopeless. Why would I ever agree to a procedure that would permanently end my life?” Evil Dylan asks. “Because your life is over whether you are turned back into Dylan or not. Don’t you get it? If you aren’t removed from Dylan’s head, you are going to spend the rest of your life in prison! Is your life really worth fighting for if you are going to spend the rest of it in a dark cell?” Daisy asks. “You are a fool to underestimate me, daughter. I am far too cunning to remain incarcerated for too long, assuming I ever even step foot in a jail cell.” Evil Dylan says. “You better hope you do, because if you find a way out of this somehow, I swear I will kill you myself.” Daisy warns. “And risk losing your precious Dylan forever? I doubt it.” Evil Dylan says. Daisy walks over to Evil Dylan, and presses down on his stab wound. “OW!!!!!!” Evil Dylan screams in pain. “Just go ahead and try me you son of a bitch.” Daisy urges. Andy walks in, and catches Daisy pressing down on the wound. Andy pulls her away from him. “What are you doing?” Andy asks. “What does it look like? He made all of us suffer when he was holding us prisoner, I’m returning the favor.” Daisy says. “She actually threatened to kill me, not that I take her threats seriously. Everyone in this room knows you don’t have the guts to kill me, especially not when I share a face with your Dylan.” Evil Dylan says. “You don’t share a face, THAT IS HIS FACE!” Daisy screams. “Lets go outside.” Andy tells her. “Yes, please, take her away. I cannot stand the sight of her miserable face.” Evil Dylan says. “Well luckily you won’t have to see it for much longer, once you are dead and gone.” Andy says. “Now you are resorting to death threats?” Evil Dylan asks. “Don’t have to. Once Andropov agrees to perform the procedure to turn you back into Dylan, you’re as good as dead. Come on, Daisy. Lets get out of here.” Andy says, before walking Daisy out. The two are now out in the hallway. “You shouldn’t have confronted him like that.” Andy says. “Why not? Do you realize that for most of my life, I was always the helpless one when next to him? Finally, FINALLY for the first time in my life, he was the one lying their helpless, and I was the one who held all the power. Do you know how good that felt?” Daisy asks. “You are supposed to be on bed rest.” Andy says. “I don’t need to be on bed rest, I’m fine.” Daisy claims. “You were crushed under a pile of debris, you’re lucky you’re even still alive, let alone standing. Besides, the bed rest is mostly for our baby, don’t you care about them?” Andy asks. “Of course I care about our baby!” Daisy snaps. “Then do what is best for him or her and try to avoid stressful situations like the one you just put yourself in!” Andy tells her. “I’m not going to stop being stressed about this until Dylan is back, and that evil son of a bitch in his brain is DEAD!” Daisy yells. “Hopefully, that’ll happen sooner rather than later.” Andy says. “I know you said something to my father about Andropov reversing the procedure, I said the same thing to him. But come on, we both know that Andropov isn’t going to agree to destroy my father.” Daisy notes. “Actually, we don’t know that. Rebecca and I are going to pay Andropov a visit, and offer him a reduced sentence in exchange for getting rid of The Evil Force.” Andy reveals. “Oh come on, Rebecca doesn’t have the authority to do that, and I’m pretty sure you don’t either.” Daisy says. “No, but the WPA does, and my cousin Ciara is the director. She’s already agreed to the deal.” Andy says. “Do you think Andropov will agree to the deal?” Daisy asks. “Believe it or not, Andropov isn’t nearly as loyal to your father as he pretends to be. Andropov’s loyalty will always be to his work, and he isn’t going to make a lot of scientific advances from prison, which means he will want to spend as little time there as possible.” Andy says. “Hopefully your plan works. The quicker my father is wiped off the face of the planet, the better.” Daisy says.

In the waiting room, Rebecca sits next to Brady. “How are you doing?” Rebecca asks. “I don’t know, Rebecca...I really don’t know.” Brady says. “Are you sure?” Rebecca asks. “I...I lost the love of my life, for the second time! You know, when Kristina came back and she thought she was The Evil Force, I was so sure it was just an obstacle, that we’d be able to get her back, and that she and I could pick up where we left off. But that son of a bitch, he ruined everything...why the hell did he have to kill her? What purpose did that serve for him?!” Brady tearfully asks. “No purpose whatsoever. There’s no reason behind anything The Evil Force does, he’s a sociopath.” Rebecca says. “You know, when I lost Kristina after Joe had killed her, I thought that I would never experience pain as bad as that...but back then, I had no idea I would get Kristina back only to lose her again. It just feels like all of this was for nothing! Yeah, Kristina came back, but she wasn’t herself! And now she’ll never get to be herself again! We’ll never have the chance to be together again!” Brady says. “I’m so sorry. I can’t imagine how difficult this must be for you.” Rebecca says. “So, the explosion at the castle...do you know if any bodies were recovered?” Brady asks. “There weren’t any bodies, but that’s probably due to the severity of the explosion...it didn’t leave anything for us to find. We believe Brody was likely in the castle when it exploded, as well as some of if not all of Andropov’s patients, whoever they were.” Rebecca says. “And Kristina too?” Brady asks. “There’s really no way of knowing for sure, especially since Kristina disappeared long before the explosion.” Rebecca notes. “So, what’s the plan now? What are we gonna do to get rid of The Evil Force permanently?” Brady asks. “We’re going to offer him a deal. Your sister has agreed to offer Andropov a reduced sentence, but in exchange he has to turn The Evil Force back into Dylan.” Rebecca reveals. “Do you think he’ll go for it?” Brady asks. “If he wants to ever see the outside of a prison again, he won’t have a choice.” Rebecca says. Andy walks in. “Hey. How did it go with The Evil Force?” Rebecca asks. “He’s as smug as ever. He still thinks he’s going to get out of this somehow. I’d like to prove him wrong as soon as possible, so I’m gonna head down to the police station.” Andy says. “I’m coming with you.” Rebecca says. “Brady, will you be okay here?” Andy asks. “I’ll be fine.” Brady says. “Alright, just do me a favor. Don’t do anything reckless. I know you hate The Evil Force, we all do, but he’s going to be gone soon.” Andy says. Andy and Rebecca walk out. “He’s gonna be gone soon alright...I just can’t make any promises that I won’t be the one to get rid of him.” Brady says…

Back in Fantastic, Lydia wakes up in her hospital room, and finds Lucas sitting next to her. “Good morning.” Lucas says. “Good morning...were you here all night?” Lydia asks. “Yeah, I was. I slept in the chair here. I didn’t want you to be alone after everything that happened last night.” Lucas says. “I can’t believe I even got any sleep…” Lydia says. “You had a little help. Acerbi gave you a sedative to try and relax you. Even after you came down from the roof, you were still pretty upset.” Lucas says. “And why wouldn’t I be? I have a brain tumor.” Lydia notes. “I know, but like I said before, this doesn’t have to be the end.” Lucas says. “Dying isn’t the only thing I’m afraid of. I’m getting worse with each day, Lucas. Last night with Quinn...I wasn’t seeing his ghost, he was a hallucination, probably caused by the tumor.” Lydia says. “That kind of thing happens in these cases.” Lucas says. “How can you say that so casually? This is serious. How long before I hallucinate that you are someone else? Like Quinn? Or Mia? What if I hurt you because my brain convinces me you are a threat?” Lydia asks. “That’s not going to happen, our love is too strong.” Lucas says. “I’m not questioning the strength of our love, because love has nothing to do with it. So...any idea when I’ll be able to go home?” Lydia asks. “I asked Acerbi, and she said you should be able to go home today, assuming you’re ready for it.” Lucas says. “Why wouldn’t I be?” Lydia asks. Lucas doesn’t respond. “I see...you still think there’s a chance I could try and kill myself again.” Lydia assumes. “After what happened last night, I think its a valid concern. I love you too much to lose you, Lydia, and if you think there’s a chance you might still be a danger to yourself, I could talk to Acerbi and see if there is any way to keep you here longer, at least until you are feeling better.” Lucas says. “I don’t think I’ll feel better until this tumor is out of my head...but, I’m not going to do anything to hurt myself. I want to do everything I can to fight this, because I love you, and because I don’t want this to be the end for us.” Lydia says. “It won’t be. That tumor is in for one hell of a fight if it thinks it can beat you, because from what I’ve seen, you are pretty much unstoppable.” Lucas says. Lydia smiles.

At the police station in Iceland, Bethany and Andropov are sitting sitting across from one another, handcuffed to their respective chairs. “I can’t believe I’m still cuffed to this chair, across from you of all people! I mean seriously, are the cops at this department so stupid that they think I’m somehow in the same league as Doctor Ilia Andropov? I threw a knife at a guy who drugged me, you bring people back from the dead through resurrection machines and memory transfers!” Bethany points out. “When you put it that way, you make me sound like a saint!” Andropov says. “You might sound like a saint until we get to the part about you creating a machine to freeze the world. Suddenly, any good will you’ve built up will go flying out the window.” Bethany says. “Excuse me, but I only allegedly created a machine to freeze the world. Given the destruction of Frostbite, there is no evidence that I did anything of the kind!” Andropov says. “Maybe not, but there’s plenty of evidence that you helped The Evil Force hold all of us hostage in that castle, and that’s enough to send you to prison for a long, long time.” Bethany says. “Perhaps, but kidnapping is really small potatoes in comparison to attempted murder. With that being said, it appears you are even further up the river than I am.” Andropov says. “Oh go to hell!” Bethany snaps. “I’d say I would meet you there, but I don’t think I’m going to prison.” Andropov says. Andy and Rebecca walk in. “I see you have company. I hope you and Andropov haven’t bonded too much.” Rebecca tells Bethany. “GROSS!” Bethany yells. “Indeed! The thought of me growing close to The Evil Force’s leftovers is repulsive!” Andropov says. “I’m not the The Evil Force’s leftovers, you idiot, I was never actually with him!” Bethany snaps. “How quickly we forget that you two almost married.” Andropov says. “That doesn’t count, I was only using him so I could get my company back.” Bethany says. “If the two of you are finished bickering, I have a bit of news. Bethany, I spoke to Ciara, and the WPA has agreed to intervene in your case. Given the threat that The Evil Force posed at the time, as well as the hell he put you through, the WPA is making sure you are granted immunity for stabbing him. The police department is currently processing the paperwork for your release.” Rebecca says. “Really?” Bethany asks. “Unbelievable! She gets to leave, while I m trapped here? This is a miscarriage of justice! I am a visionary scientist of the future, a genius! Not a criminal!” Andropov yells. “Calm down, there’s still a chance you could go free too.” Andy tells Andropov. “Are you freaking kidding me?! He was The Evil Force’s accomplice! Why would he go free?” Bethany asks. Andy turns towards a cop. “Can we have some privacy with your prisoner?” Andy asks. “Sure.” The cop says. The cop uncuffs Andropov from the chair, and leads him into another room. “Congratulations on your freedom, Bethany. We’ll catch up soon, hopefully after all of this is over.” Rebecca says, before she and Andy walk into the room Andropov was led into. In the interrogation room, Andropov is handcuffed to the table, when Andy and Rebecca walk in. “So, the WPA plans on dropping the charges against me? Even they recognize that a brilliant mind such as my own is useless in the confines of a prison.” Andropov says. “Maybe saying you could go free was a little too positive. I should’ve said there’s a chance you could get a reduced sentence.” Andy says. “I am not interested in a reduced sentence, I am interested in going FREE!” Andropov yells. “Keep in mind that if you are convicted of all of your crimes, if you don’t get life in prison, you will at least get twenty years, and lets face it, you probably don’t have twenty years left. Trust me, a reduced sentence would be a blessing for you.” Rebecca says. “And what exactly must I do in exchange for this reduced sentence? Implicate The Evil Force? Tell the police everything that he has done?” Andropov asks. “Not exactly. If you want that reduced sentence, you’re gonna have to turn The Evil Force back into Dylan, and destroy any chance The Evil Force ever has at coming back.” Andy says!

At the hospital in Iceland, Evil Dylan is lying in bed, when Brady comes in. Evil Dylan rolls his eyes. “What are you doing here?” Evil Dylan questions. “I just wanted to see for myself that you were still alive. How do you do it? How do you manage to keep cheating death?” Brady asks. “The answer is simple...I am immortal.” Evil Dylan says. “Nobody is immortal.” Brady says. “That statement proves you know nothing about me, though that doesn’t come as much of a surprise to me. Since the moment we first encountered one another, when you begged for your precious Kristina to remember you, I knew that you lacked the intelligence to be an actual threat.” Evil Dylan says. “You don’t think I’m an actual threat? Because those bruises all over your face say otherwise.” Brady says. “I admit, you do excel at physical strength, but intellectually, I couldn’t have found a less stimulating adversary. All of those years, Dylan never once allowed me to best him, that is what made him a worthy opponent. Bethany is another who has proven to elude me in ways no one else could. Even your cousin Andy has proven to be more dangerous than I ever could have anticipated. But you? You are dull and tedious, and I find it unfortunate that I have wasted so much time and attention on you.” Evil Dylan says. “That’s big talk coming from a guy who’s chained to a hospital bed. You’re helpless, so if I wanted to hurt you, there isn’t a damn thing you could do to fight back.” Brady says. “Please don’t waste my time with empty threats.” Evil Dylan says. Brady pulls one of the pillows out from behind Evil Dylan’s head. “Trust me, they aren’t empty. You killed my wife, and for that, I’m gonna kill you.” Brady declares!

Back in Fantastic, Lucas and Lydia enter Lydia’s study. “Its so good to be home.” Lydia says. “Speaking of which, I have a little surprise for you.” Lucas says. Lucas walks over to a small table, and reveals two breakfast plates. “What’s all this?” Lydia asks. “I called the chef and arranged for this meal. With all of the chaos lately, I thought you and I could use some quiet time.” Lucas says. Lydia smiles. “Thank you, that means a lot to me.” Lydia says. Lydia goes to approach the food, but Lucas blocks her. “Hang on, its not time to eat just yet.” Lucas says. “Why? What’s wrong?” Lydia asks. Lucas claps his hands, and the lights go dim, and slow music begins to play. “Wow, you really went all out, didn’t you?” Lydia asks. “Nothing is too good for you. I actually had something similar planned for our wedding night, but since that’s been pushed off for a little while, I figured there was nothing wrong with still having a romantic date.” Lucas says. Lucas holds out his hand. “Can I please have this dance?” Lucas asks. Lydia smiles. “You may.” Lydia says, as she takes his hand. The two begin to slow dance. “This is so nice...you know, whenever I’m in your arms, all of my problems seem to fade away.” Lydia says. “That’s because at this moment, in this very second, you don’t have any problems. Right now is about you and me, and everything else? We’ll deal with it later. For right now, I just want to focus on the present.” Lucas says. “I love that idea.” Lydia says, before kissing Lucas.

Back in Iceland, Andropov’s eyes widen after hearing the terms of his deal. “Are you insane?!” Andropov asks. “That’s your department.” Rebecca notes. “How dare you! To ever think that I would reverse what I did to Dylan is laughable! The Evil Force’s return is a miracle of modern science, and it should be treated as such!” Andropov yells. “If you don’t take this deal, it will be the last miracle you EVER make in the science world, because you will spend the rest of your life locked up. Look, if you’re worried about The Evil Force retaliating, you won’t have to. Once he’s out of Dylan’s head, he’ll be gone for good, The Master isn’t gonna avenge his death because he’s dead, and Daisy doesn’t care what happens to her father.” Andy says. “You are missing the point! The Evil Force isn’t just my employer, this current iteration of him is my CREATION! If not for my scientific breakthrough, The Evil Force would never have been able to return to this world. I was unable to revive his original body, but thanks to my genius, I was able to preserve his memories, his very essence, and implant it into someone else.” Andropov says. “That’s what makes what you did evil! In order to bring back The Evil Force, you had to erase someone else from existence!” Rebecca points out. “It was not ideal, but what was I to do? Artificial bodies are still many years away!” Andropov notes. “You are working on artificial bodies?” Andy asks. “Indeed. I was hoping that one day, I would be able to recreate The Evil Force’s original body, or how it was when he was younger, so that he could have a body of his own.” Andropov says. “Well I hope you realize that if you go down for helping The Evil Force, you are never gonna have the chance to develop these artificial bodies.” Andy says. “You word that as if I would be going free today.” Andropov says. “Going free in a few years is a lot better than never going free, isn’t it? So, what do you say? Do we have a deal?” Andy asks. “I have a counter offer.” Andropov says. “Of course you do…” Rebecca mutters. “If you expect me to remove The Evil Force’s essence from Dylan’s brain, to destroy one of my greatest creations, then you are going to have to provide me with complete immunity from ALL charges. Only then will I agree to help you get rid of The Evil Force for good.” Andropov announces!

Holding the pillow, Brady slowly approaches Evil Dylan. “You would be making a big mistake if you kill me…” Evil Dylan says. “I don’t think so. The only mistake I made was not killing you back at the castle.” Brady says. “Have you forgotten that I am in the body of Dylan Stanpatos? How do you think your friends and family would feel if you killed him? Doesn’t your sister share a child with him?” Evil Dylan asks. “Don’t act like you don’t know about Sabrina, you kidnapped her!” Brady points out. “My point being is that killing me would alienate everyone you hold dear.” Evil Dylan says. “If it means ridding the world of the evil son of a bitch who killed my wife, I’ll take my chances.” Brady says. Evil Dylan laughs. “What’s so funny?” Brady asks. “You continue to prove what a simpleton you are.” Evil Dylan says. “What are you talking about?” Brady asks. “I am talking about your wife. The truth is Brady, I did not kill Kristina. Your wife is still very much alive.” Evil Dylan reveals!