dr starline · sonic idw · genius · villain · platypus · arrogant · scientist · time travel · bitter · cunning
The search ends in the lab, where a violet rift swallows the seeker. Tumbling through chromatic chaos, they land on soft grass in a forgotten garden. Starline stands frozen, gazing not at the intruder, but at a younger version of the pair from the past. Anger dissolves into silent awe as the timeline reveals its secret.