> The insect-like being in the hallway with him looked just as shocked as Mithias must have. "Bug. Yes I'm Mithias. I followed you through that portal only a moment ago. Do you remember? Tsubaki constructed it... We were trying to find your father." He slowly pushed himself off of the bleeding wall and gestured. "You look very different."

"I could say the same for you, but you seemed rather.....disliking of going though the portal. What changed your mind?" Bug asks....and Mithias could still feel the boot print in his rear, from Tsubaki's metal foot.....

Back at her lab, Tsubaki tries to keep the portal open, diverting large amounts of power to it, trying to think of a way to get more....

-Insert hilarious moment involving a rubber chicken, some squash, a beetle, granola, and potato shavings here.---

Darkside is standing near the portal, pouring lighting into a rod, powering the portal, although he's also reading a book, lounging in a chair.