Linkara goes into the living room to find Harvey Finevoice, 90s Kid, and Doctor Linksano all armed and glaring at each other suspiciously. Linkara apologizes for his behavior, saying they need to work together. Whatever this thing is that’s doing all this, it wants them to destroy each other, and if that happens, it will have won. Harvey still doesn’t trust Linkara, saying that even if he really IS Linkara, it doesn’t change anything. They’re still trapped in the apartment, and Linkara still left them at the mercy of a psychotic hologram. Linkara tries to apologize but Harvey doesn’t want to hear it and the two begin loudly arguing. Linksano slinks off in disgust.

Meanwhile, 90s Kid has noticed the hooded shadow on the wall. 90s Kid tries to tell Linkara and Harvey but they’re too busy arguing. 90s Kid tries to shoot his gun at the shadow but it isn’t working, so he picks up a sword and stabs the shadow, getting everyone’s attention. Linkara whips out the Magic Gun, but the shadow waves its arm and Linkara collapses, seemingly in pain. The same happens to Harvey. Linkara throws the Magic Gun to 90s Kid, who uses it to destroy the shadow.

Linkara asks what the hell the shadow was and Linksano says it looked kinda like one of Lord Vyce’s Shades. Harvey says he thought it looked like one of the Cloaks. Suddenly, Nimue speaks up, apparently online again, much to Linkara’s confusion. She warns that there’s an intruder alert. Linkara turns around to see the Gunslinger. 90s Kid fires the Magic Gun, but the Gunslinger simply blocks it with his high-tech glove. Harvey is about to fire his own gun, but Linkara tells them to stop.

Linkara asks the Gunslinger who he is and he answers, “Just someone doing what he has to.” Linkara guesses that the Gunslinger is the one who’s been responsible for all this. The Gunslinger says he picked up the shadow creature a few months ago when he was fighting another guy with a gun. It loosens peoples’ inhibitions and feeds off their rage. The Gunslinger is still after the Magic Gun, but he doesn’t want it until it’s “ready.” Just then, the Gunslinger gets a signal from his glove. He smiles and says the Magic Gun is ready now, saying that Linkara’s been busy these last few months and he didn’t need to get him mad after all. Linkara asks what he means and the Gunslinger says that Linkara’s unlocked the Magic Gun’s full power. Harvey fires at the Gunslinger but he blocks the bullets with his glove. Linkara commands Nimue to put a force field around the Gunslinger, trapping him. Linkara says it’s time for the Gunslinger to explain himself, but the Gunslinger looks at his pocketwatch and says he doesn’t have the time. He tells Linkara that he heard he defeated Lord Vyce, and that probably makes Linkara a good guy. He’d ask Linkara for help, but he doesn’t think it would work out. The Gunslinger teleports away, and Nimue is unable to stop him. Linkara hits the wall in frustration.

Later, Linkara goes to talk to Harvey. He says Harvey missed the meeting, but Harvey says he doesn’t think it would have been good for him to be there. Linkara explains that Pollo and Linksano suspect that Nimue was never offline in the first place - there’s no damage to the main computer. The shadow creature probably screwed with their perceptions and made them think that Nimue was offline and couldn’t leave the apartment. Linkara asks Harvey if he’s is okay and Harvey says he isn’t. Harvey says that it doesn’t matter if their perceptions were fake, everything he said and felt was real. He really was angry about the Holokara incident, and he really was ready to kill Linkara over it. Linkara says he didn’t, and that’s what’s important, but Harvey isn’t convinced. Harvey says he needs to get away for a while - he has a concert tour that will take him all over the states, and it’ll give him time to think. Linkara is disappointed and asks if he’ll be back for Christmas. Harvey says they’ll see.

Harvey turns to leave, and Linkara says that for what it’s worth, he really IS sorry about the Holokara incident. Before this all started, he said that he knew he would never turn evil as long as he had his friends by his side, and this opinion has not changed. Harvey leaves without answering.

Linkara realizes he needs to put aside his mistrust of his friends and try to work together with them.

Linkara uses his cell phone to call the Cinema Snob for help with a joke. After he hangs up, he realizes he can use the cell phone to contact the outside world and get help, but when he checks it again, there’s no signal.

Linkara asks Doctor Linksano if he’s had any luck linking several communication devices together to make a signal strong enough to reach orbit, but Linksano says they’re simply isn’t enough power to signal a teleport. Linkara points out that whatever’s keeping them in the apartment might also have blocked the communications channels - after all, Pollo was on Comicron-1 when the power went down, and he should’ve realized by now that something is wrong. Linkara’s been trying to remove the protection spell so they can bust through the door, but his spellbook only talks about casting the spell, not removing it. Harvey Finevoice tried to remove the hinges on the door, but the screws wouldn’t budge.

Linksano says he tried for six hours to fix the main computer but the main relays are just too damaged. Harvey angrily points out that for someone who’s supposed to be a science advisor, Linksano seems to screw up a lot when it comes to science. Harvey recalls that Linksano incorrectly fingered Doctor Insano when Linkara first lost his magic, that he never got the gun he made for Linkara’s journey to work right, and that it was Linksano’s communicator that malfunctioned when they needed to call Linkara. Harvey says that ever since Lord Vyce escaped his exile, Linksano hasn’t had any motivation to help them. Linkara interjects, saying that Nimue has been keeping an eye on Linksano and besides, even with Vyce gone, there’s always the possibility that they could exile him. Harvey points out that Nimue WAS watching Linksano…until she was shut down. Linksano could have been the one to mess with her circuits.

“Assuming, of course,” Harvey says, “he’s really who he says he is…”

Harvey recalls how the Entity possessed 90s Kid last year. Maybe instead of dying, it just jumped ship…to Linksano. 90s Kid insists that the Entity is dead, but Harvey says that maybe the Entity is STILL in 90s Kid. 90s Kid points out that Harvey leaves the apartment all the time to go to his “gigs”, finding it hard to believe that longue singers get a lot of gigs nowadays.

Linkara tries to break up the arguing but Harvey rages at Linkara, saying that he left them for three months to deal with Holokara on their own. Linkara points out that they could’ve shut the hologram off at any time, but Harvey is skeptical. In fact, he’s begun to suspect that Linkara isn’t really who he says he is either, pointing out that the mobile emitter disappeared the next day. Linkara says an intruder snuck in and took it, and besides, it was never turned on again inside the apartment, but Harvey finds it hard to believe an intruder got in without tripping any alarms. Maybe somebody LET him in.

Linkara says he should be accusing everyone else - he’s been gone for three months, one of the others might’ve let the intruder is. Harvey says that they lost contact with Linkara for a month, maybe he never came back at all, and something else entirely came in his place. Linkara says that Harvey’s the one throwing accusations around and that 90s Kid is right about Harvey leaving for months at a time without telling anyone where he’s going, and Linksano agrees, saying Harvey is pitting everyone against each other. However, Linkara agrees with Harvey that Linksano has been decidedly unhelpful and that maybe he should’ve picked someone else as his science advisor.

The whole group explodes into bickering. Unbeknownst to them, a hooded shadow watches silently.

Linkara, Harvey Finevoice, 90s Kid, and Doctor Linksano are all hanging out in Linkara’s apartment. Suddenly, Nimue warns that an intruder has entered the apartment. Before Nimue can continue, there’s an explosion, disabling her. The lights flicker ominously. Linksano says that if Nimue has been disabled, the main computer is offline as well. Linkara wants to leave the apartment as to not risk a confrontation without the emergency procedures in place, but the door won’t open, despite it being unlocked. Linkara tries to break the door down using the Magic Gun, but realizes that won’t work because the protection spell is still in place. Linkara suggests using his wrist communicator to teleport them to Comicron-1, but Linksano says he took the communicator up to the ship to figure out why there was a communications failure. Harvey suggests using one of Linkara’s other communicators like the ones from Star Trek or Power Rangers, but Linkara says they’re tied into the main computer as a relay point, and without the computer, the signal won’t be strong enough.

The four are trapped in Linkara’s apartment with no way to get out, no way to contact the outside world and get help, and someTHING is in there with them…

Linkara says that Pollo has explained what’s going on with his short-range transmitter. Linkara accuses Holokara of the communications breakdown with Comicron-1, but Holokara says that it wasn’t him - he suspects it was a malfunction aboard Comicron-1, and the Cybermats are looking into it.

Doctor Linksano tells Linkara to be careful, but Linkara simply tells the computer to deactivate the emergency reviewing hologram, and Holokara disappears. Harvey Finevoice says that it looks like the Magic Gun is working again, and Linkara mentions that it looks like his magic enchantments are back as well, including the protective spell on the apartment. Linkara realizes it’s Monday and goes off to do the review, telling Linksano to do what he can for Pollo.

After the review, Holokara bursts into the room and puts a force field over the door, saying they need to talk. Holokara notes that Linkara doesn’t seem that surprised that he’s back online, but Linkara says that Holokara is based on his brain patterns and personality, it’s in Holokara’s nature to have a backup plan. Just then Linksano contacts him, warning that Holokara is online again but they’ve already figured out how he backed up his program, and he and Pollo are working on shutting down the hologram permanently. Holokara attempts to disable Pollo again but Linksano has blocked his signals to Pollo.

Holokara reminds Linkara that he can’t take him in a fight, but Linkara suggests that the Magic Gun has become more powerful than ever, and demands to know what Holokara wants. “Well that’s the thing, isn’t it?” Holokara says, “It’s all about power. The power to do good.” Linkara asks what he’s talking about and Holokara turns to Nimue, asking what her status is. Nimue says that Comicron-1’s weapons are charged and aimed at the provided coordinates…New York City. Specifically, Marvel Entertainment.

Holokara’s plan is to issue an ultimatum to Marvel: they will begin work on a storyline reversing One More Day, keeping Holokara apprised of its progress…or he will use Comicron-1 to level Marvel offices. If Spiderman can’t be saved, then at least he can die with dignity.

Holokara describes a world with no more heroes making deals with the devil, no more heroes being killed off for no reason or being retconned and rebooted, and they have the power to make it happen. Superheroes are bigger than us, they’re our mythology, existing to inspire us to be better, but time and time again they are squandered or have injustices heaped on them. Holokara says that the creators have shown themselves to be the true villains, and that it’s time he and Linkara be the heroes they should be and save these characters.

Linkara considers all this for a moment, before saying that all Holokara is doing is threatening people if he doesn’t get his way. “That doesn’t make you a hero, that makes you a bully.” Holokara insists that this is too important - they deconstruct all these horrible comics over and over, and nothing ever changes. Linkara says that things will change, by winning hearts and minds, by convincing people that they’re right, not by forcing them, and especially not by putting a gun to their heads.

Linksano contacts Linkara again, saying they’ve isolated Holokara’s program and can short-circuit his emitter. Linkara tells Linksano to fry the emitter. Holokara disappears, the mobile emitter falling to the floor.

Later, Linkara has a chat with Harvey, Pollo, 90s Kid, and Linksano. Pollo asks if they’ve figured out what was wrong with Holokara, and Linkara says nothing was wrong with him - he was acting exactly like he was supposed to. The hologram was based on Linkara’s memories and mental patterns, and its entirely likely that if he hadn’t gone on that journey and learned all these things about himself, he might have turned out just like Holokara.

Harvey says he doesn’t believe that Linkara could’ve turned evil, considering how many times he’s saved the world. Linksano says that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. You can justify anything if it’s in the pursuit of a “greater good,” the important thing is where you draw the line. Linkara asks Nimue why she didn’t shut off Holokara when this all started, saying she’s programed with ethical subroutines to prevent this kind of thing from happening. Nimue apologizes, explaining that Comicron-1 has recently been suffering multiple malfunctions that can’t be explained at this time. Linkara says they’ll get to work investigating that, adding that the Gunslinger is still out there and it’s worrying that he’s been so quiet.

Linkara also says that this whole thing has convinced him that he’ll never turn evil. When Holokara began to turn on the group, they banded together and fought back, protecting each other. Linkara can’t think of anyone else he would rather have standing by his side and keeping him from turning evil.

That night, the Gunslinger sneaks into the apartment and takes the mobile emitter still laying on the floor.

…But I already did! xD I’ve had a link to the AT4W wiki in the sidebar pretty much ever since I started this blog. But yes, everyone go check it out. I actually helped edit the wiki and supplied information when it first got started, so you know it’s gotta be good. /shot

Harvey Finevoice and 90s Kid ambush Holokara and attack him with their guns. It doesn’t seem to have any effect, but Doctor Linksano urges them on from a hidden location, insisting that Holokara’s power levels are slowly draining. 90s Kid runs out of bullets so he picks up the recharged BFG and uses that instead. Holokara deflects the BFG’s laser, knocking down Harvey and 90s Kid. Pollo attempts to hack the mobile emitter, but Holokara foresaw this and put Pollo into a new body for just this occasion. He snaps his fingers, disabling Pollo. Linksano jumps out of his hiding spot and fires at Holokara with his own gun. Holokara mentions that Linkara left a number of emergency procedures, and activates “Emergency Procedure #3.” A force field suddenly appears in front of Linksano, knocking him back.

Holokara taunts the group, saying that no one can stop him and what he’s begun. Suddenly, a shot hits him from behind, and he whirls around in confusion.

“Oh, I don’t know,” Linkara says, cocking the Magic Gun, “I think I might know a guy.”

You’re welcome! Yeah it can be intimidating when you’ve missed out on a lot of episodes, so I’m glad I could help with that.

I’m still debating whether I should put any of the anniversary events in here. Not just To Boldly Flee, but also Suburban Knights, since the “Guns and Sorcery” storyline has made several references to events in that movie. If I decide to, it will take me a while to type out the summaries and figure out what to keep in and what to leave out, so please bear with me in that department.

You’re very welcome! I’m glad it’s been helpful.