The Astro Father Final Chapter: Eggy Edition! (UNFINISHED)

After the events of Astro Father: Chapter 2...

"SHIT SHIT SHIT!" Kenshin yelled as Peyton lay there on the ground.

Xander held Peyton as Collector and Inkmatas attempted to use what healing skills they knew.

"It isn't working." Collector said. "The powers of creation can prevent her injuries from worsening, but I am unable to perfectly heal the injuries to her brain in any reasonable amount of time..."

"PLEASE WAKE UP, SIS!" Inkmatas said, sobbing. "WE CAN'T LOSE YOU AGAIN!"

"Collector." Xander said, his voice serious and firm, despite the situation. "We need a healer. A powerful cleric. A great sage. Somebody who has the power we need to fix this."

"I... make no promises." Collector stated. "But I do know one person who has any kind of a chance at fixing this."

"Who?" Xander asked.

"Well, it's a little humorous." Collector replied. "I would chuckle, if not for... well..."

"This is no time for humor, fool." Xander replied with a bit of a snarl. "Who. Is. It?"

"Well, you live with her, of course." Collector replied.

"You mean Omeletta?" Xander said. "She is a medical doctor, not the kind of powerful healer we need."

"You forget that she was able to piece a man back together from the smallest of pieces." Collector replied. "That very same man married your daughter, after all. She is the one we need."

"You... make a point, one good enough to convince me, I suppose." Xander said back. "Take us to her."

Collector stood up from Peyton as lightning drew to his fingers. He snapped, and the lightning stored in his hand released a large flash and a crash, and when the light dispersed, they were gone.

Omeletta sat in bed, sleeping peacefully and quietly, her arm wrapped around Eggyhead, as his head laid on her chest. It was all so serene and quiet. Peaceful and happy. A nice break from all the chaos of their crazy endeavors.

Until a giant F**KlNG bolt of lightning struck the bedside and woke the entire house.

"WHAT THE FU-" Omeletta yelled as she shot up, quaking. She realized who it was. "Oh. Hey guys... wait why did you just materialize in my room?"

"We have no time to explain, you must help us!" Xander said as he grabbed Omeletta and subsequently Eggyhead out of their bed. "We will tell you at your office, or wherever it is you work."

"We could use my lab for whatever it is you need..." Eggy said. "What's going on, anyways? And where's Peyton? She told me she left to help you guys out and-"

Eggy saw Peyton.

"Oh my Lord..." Eggyhead stared in horror at his wife's wounded body. "What happened?! Oh no no no... This CANNOT be happening! I- I-"

"Eggy." Collector set his hand on his shoulder. He spoke in a calm voice. "We need to get to your lab. Now. It's okay to be shocked and scared. But not right now. Take us to your lab."

"..." Eggyhead processed his words. "Yes. You're right. Let's go."

Eggyhead, Omeletta, Xander, and Collector holding Peyton walked into the basement where Eggys lab was located. It was simple, really. It had a desk with a computer, a sketchbook, and some figures, a large table with parts and basic tools, it appeared as if he was building a robot monkey. There was a cabinet with basic medicine and a shelf with certain mildly rare herbs, as well as large stack of files containing random information.

"You think we can heal her HERE?" Xander questioned Eggy frustratedly. "You could barely treat a broken nose in this place, let alone what happened to Peyton!"

"This isn't my lab." Eggy replied. "Not my real one, anyways."

"Oh." Xander said, standing corrected. "Well then why are we here?"

Eggy sighed.

"I shouldn't be showing you guys this..." Eggyhead said as he sat down at his desk. He typed a fairly long code on his computer, and hit enter.

A wall opened to reveal a door made of solid Galactic Gold and Magisteel.

"How did you..." Xander stammered.

"Eggy????" Omeletta said, shocked.

"I know I might be silly and seem incompetent sometimes..." Eggy said as he waltzed to the door. "But I was still trained and raised by the Collector, yknow?"

Collector smirked underneath his mask.

Eggyhead stuck out his hand and it was scanned, which prompted the large door to lift, revealing a spectacle on the other side. A large computer embedded on the wall, dozens of different fancy tools, a refined collection of different elements as well as highly rare flora and fauna. There were files displayed on the screen showing complex explanations of many different subjects, an image of the multiverse, a drawing of a tree of connected timelines, a strange eye symbol with potential explanations of its meanings, and many more bizarre things.

"Eggy... this is very impressive." Collector complimented. "I never knew you were capable of things like this."

"Indeed. You are clearly more complex than you appear." Xander added. "That is a skill that will aid you greatly."

"We don't have time for compliments right now." Eggyhead said, already typing on the large keyboard in front of him. "Just need to enter this password... and there!"

A small bed rose from the ground, covered in only a mattress and a sheet.

"Place her there!" Eggy said as the bed clicked into position.

Xander laid Peyton down on the bed, raised his helmet just enough for his mouth to be seen and kissed her on her forehead before stepping away.

Just after Xander stepped away from the bed, it was sealed away in a tube, filled with a kind of liquid, and moved itself along the floor towards the wall, while the computer moved to make space for the space where the tube would sit against the wall, standing upright, allowing Peyton to float freely. She was scanned by something, and a couple devices were automatically attached to her.

"What is this machine?" Xander asked. "How will this heal my daughter?"

"Well... it won't." Eggy replied.

"What?" Xander said impatiently. "Then why the HEL-"

"Not by itself, I mean!" Eggy stopped him. "I made this to prevent conditions like hers from getting worse!"

"..." Xander was silent. "Very well."

"Listen Xander, I understand this is hard for you, but you can't keep being so impatient." Collector said.

"He's right." Omeletta added. "This takes care and precision just as much as it takes speed. We're all worried right now."

"Thank you two." Eggyhead said. "Xander, the best thing you can do right now, is to let us do our work."

Xander said nothing. After a few seconds, he nodded, and walked away before sitting down on a bench and staring at the ground, deep in thought.

"Alright..." Eggy said as he turned to Omeletta and Collector. "I've done all I can do. This next part is for you two to handle. You guys should have everything you need here, it's up to you guys to use what I've given you."

"Well then..." Omeletta said as she cracked her knuckles.

"Lets get to work." Collector finished.

Eggy sat down on opposite end of the bench Xander was sitting on while Collector and Omeletta discussed ideas on how to help Peyton. Thanks to Eggy, they now had the time to properly help Peyton.

"We could try to reverse the chemical imbalance in her brain with the right combination of molecules." Collector suggested. "I know how to create human brain cells, we just need to create some with Peyton's DNA inside of them."

"I say we try to use previous records of her bio-structure to attempt to rebuild the damaged brain cells." Omeletta said. "It would be more precise and efficient, we could have computer do it too, it'd be much safer overall."

"That sounds like it could work." Collector said. "But having brain cells based off younger versions of herself could affect her head."

"Better her memory being a bit foggy than her brain not functioning properly." Omeletta replied.

"You have a point there." Said Collector. "So we agree to do your idea?"

"I guess so." Omeletta said. "I'll get a good sample of DNA so we can recreate it on the computer."

Omeletta walked to the bench and spoke to Xander.

"Hey, Xander." Omeletta called to him.

"...Yes?" Xander said, not looking up.

"We need a good sample of Peyton's DNA." Omeletta said. "Know any places where I can get some? Like, a lot of it?"

"Well..." Xander started. "Peyton was frozen for a long time before she was awakened quite a few years ago. If you want to find a strong trace of her essence, you should go there."

"Alright... can you take me there?" Omeletta asked.

"I can try." Xander replied. "I do not remember exactly where it was, but we can look."

"Well alright, cmon then!" Said Omeletta as she opened a portal with a snap of her fingers.

"Very well." Xander said. He stood and readjusted the Muramasas sheath. He nodded to Eggyhead and Collector. "Let's go."

They walked through the portal, and it closed shut behind them, leaving Collector and Eggyhead alone with Peyton in their care.

Collector was typing away at the computer, getting it prepared to rebuild the cells that were damaged in Peyton's brain. He had assembled the proteins he needed to make the cells, and prepped the machines to go to work on her brain. The only thing he needed now was the DNA, so the cells could be constructed. He double checked everything. It was all working and functional. He ran a few thousand simulations. The success rate was 98%. He let out a sigh of relief. He looked over to see Eggy looking into the tube, his fingers up against the glass with a disheartened expression on his face.

"She'll be okay." Collector said, walking over to Eggy.

"You promise?" Eggy asked as he looked to Collector.

"I promise nothing." Collector replied. "Nothing in life is certain. That is why I am hopeful she will live. There is no guarantee she will die. There is no guarantee that we fail. I would say that the only guarantee in life is death... but we're kind of proof that even that isn't true."

"...Thanks for that." Eggy said. He smiled, despite everything.

There was silence between the two. The only noise was the low hum of the machines, and the flowing liquid inside of Peyton's tube.

"So..." Collector started. "You built all of... this. I'm impressed. Really."

"Yeah..." Eggy replied. "I made this place during when I built Inkla Manor. It was simple then. However, I fortified it and upgraded it greatly during the Inkperial wars. I used Magisteel and Dimensional Diamond to stop it from being detected by both magic and technology. I do a lot of research here. Mostly just discovering how stuff works, or what certain things mean. I'm learning to decipher ancient Egg hieroglyphics currently. I didn't tell you guys because the things I had stored here were too important to fall into the hands of whatever our current enemy was."

"You were able to hide this marvel of a lab extremely well, and you have curated a collection that rivals even my own." Collector said as he set his hand on Eggy's shoulder. "I'm proud of you Eggy. You have demonstrated what I taught you well."

"You really think so?" Eggy asked. "That means a lot to me... thank you."

"You're welcome." Collector said with a smile underneath his mask.

There was more silence. They searched for something to take their minds of the situation. Eventually however, Eggyhead asked an inevitable question.

"How did this happen?"

A little bit later...

Xander and Omeletta drop from the ceiling into the room with a sealed container of ice in hand.

"...and that's how we ended up in your room." Collector said, finishing a long winded explanation.

"The Absolute Cleanser... the super hero... he did this?" Eggy asked with a tinge of anger in his expression. "Those innocent Andromedans... what he did to Astra... and now Peyton? I should go there right now and teach him a lesson he's NOT gonna forg-"

"Eggy. You can't let your emotions get in the way of this. Not in this line of work. You know that." Collector said. "We can all get payback, but we need to plan this out. We can't risk him getting lucky like he did today again."

"...you're right." Eggy nodded.

"Yo!" Omeletta called out as she slid the container across a table to Collector.

"Perfect. Now we have everything we need." Collector said.

Collector took the container and slid it into a slot where the computer analyzed it and properly extracted the DNA. It began using the proteins it was supplied with to begin the reconstruction process.

"Now all we need to do is wait." Collector said. "Her mind should be fully functional by morning."

"Phew..." Omeletta said with relief in her voice. "I'm tired..."

"Go rest. I'll finish up and make sure everything is working properly." Collector said.

"Thanks..." Omeletta said as she walked out of the room.

About an hour later...

"There." Collector said as he finished checking all the systems. "C'mon you two, let's go sleep. We will plan our attack in the morning."

As Collector and Xander walked out, Collector turned to see Eggyhead, still looking at Peyton, deep in thought.

"You coming?" Collector asked.

"Yeah..." Eggy replied. "I'll be right behind you..."

"...ok." Collector said. He stepped out the door and left him alone with Peyton.

Eggy sat and stared at Peyton for hours wondering is she would be okay. Eventually, after a long time, he passed out from exhaustion and fell to the ground.

"Hello? Are you okay?"

Eggy heard a voice speak to him. He slowly began to awaken.

"Can you hear me?"

It was a voice Eggy recognized. One he knew well.

"Wake up please!"

Peyton's voice.

Eggy's eyes snapped open to see Peyton's face above him. She held his head in her hands and stared deeply into her eyes. He smiled at the sight of her.

"Peyton!!!" Eggy called out in glee. "You're okay!"

He leaped up and kissed Peyton deeply without hesitation, holding her close and tight.

"Hey Eggy, you awa-" Collector began to say as he and everyone else looked into the laboratory. "Oh, you are, and I see you aren't the only one either."

"SIS!!!" Inkmatas exclaimed as she ran to greet her awakened sister.

"Peyton dear, you're okay!" Xander said in a warm tone.

"Yay! It worked!" Omeletta said happily.

The moment was happy, everyone was excited to see Peyton okay. The moment felt perfect, like it could not be ruined by anything. Until it was.

Peyton grabbed at Eggy's shoulders, and shoved him off of her and into the ground. She looked shocked, like she had been attacked.

"What the hell?!" Peyton exclaimed as she crawled backwards away from Eggyhead.

"What..." Eggy said confused as he sat back up. "What's wrong sweetie? It's just me..."

"Why did you just kiss me?! Who are you!? Where did you take me?!" Peyton said, looking around in a frenzy. She saw Inkmatas and pulled herself towards her as she got up.

"Sis? Are you okay?" Inkmatas asked as she grabbed hold of Peyton to keep her steady.

"What's happening Inky??" Peyton said, baffled.

"We saved you, sis. You got hurt pretty bad, so we brought you here to help you!" Inkmatas replied.

"Why... what..." Peyton couldn't bring herself to words. "Who is this guy who just kissed me... why can't I remember things..."

"Shit." Omeletta said.

"Eggy's your husband, sis!" Inkmatas replied. "That hit must have pretty bad..."

"I got hurt??? What happened??" Peyton asked frantically. "And this guy isn't my husband! My husband is... is..."

"I... can't remember..."

"Holy shit... I have amnesia... oh god..."
Peyton curled up on the floor, attempting to process this revelation.

"Hey, its gonna be alright..." Omeletta said as she pat Peyton's shoulder.

"Do I... know you?" Peyton said as she scooted away.

"Oh dear..." Omeletta said as she raised her hand.

"Wait... 'Omelettie'... right?" Peyton asked, she still remembered her a small bit.

"...close enough." Omeletta said knowing it could be worse.

"Who else do you remember?" Collector said as he squatted down to Peyton's level.

"I know you... 'The Collector'... I know Xander, my dad, Kenshin and Cataclysma... I think that's the names of those two... Rea... The only one I don't remember too much is my husband..." Peyton responded. "Is... that guy... my husband? I thought he was... hotter."

Peyton looked at Eggyhead, her expression was full of fear and confusion, it did not contain the warmth he had received from her before. Eggy looked back at her, his spirit crushed, he felt the pain of losing his wife, even though she was sitting right in front of him. She had forgotten him.

Tears filled Eggyhead's eyes. He stood up straight and ran away, trying not to cry in front of everyone.

Everyone asked Peyton about what she did and didn't remember, and tried to remind her of things that she didn't in an attempt to bring her memory back. None of it worked. She didn't remember Eggyhead, and she barely remembered Omeletta that much. She was scared. She had lost a part of herself. She wanted answers that nobody had. Except, for maybe, just maybe, one person.

Peyton stepped into what she was told was her and Eggy's room. She saw him sitting on the bed facing the wall. She had to know what they were before.

"Hi." Peyton said shyly, unsure as to if she wanted to be doing this.

"...Hi." Eggy replied shakily.

Peyton could tell he had been tearing up. She felt guilty for how she had acted earlier.

"I... need to ask you some questions." Peyton said as she stood at the door.

Eggy did not answer, so she assumed it was yes and began to ask her questions.

"So..." Peyton started. She was unsure if she should ask a question this sensitive. But she felt that she had to know.

"What was... "us" like?"

"We... we were..." Eggy stammered. "We were close. You cared about me, even though I wasn't nearly as great as you. I tried to repay your love with the care you deserved from a lover. I felt I didn't deserve you, but you told me that I did. It made me happy. I guess me being happy made you happy too."

"That... sounds nice." Peyton managed to come up with, unsure of her feelings. " 'Eggy', right? That's what Inky called you... how did we fall in love?"

"The Inkperial Wars took my wife away from me. Temporarily, anyways. She came back later, but that's not important." Eggy replied. "We all thought they took away Inky too. We bonded because of our suffering, and we wanted someone to fill the void we felt. We kind of fell for each other from there."

"I think..." Peyton said, trying to remember something. "I think I remember something like that. That was you?"

"Yeah." Eggy replied.

"I have one more question." Peyton said.

"Shoot." Eggy said back.

"Who did this to me?"

Then Eggyhead remembered. He had spent so much time thinking, wallowing in self pity, that he had forgotten about the man who did this. His sadness turned to rage. And his rage, he could not contain.

"Cleanser absolute."

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There was burst of raw energy, and an inhuman scream, fueled by anger.

Collector was already there by Eggyhead, trying to calm him down.

"Eggy! I know what you're thinking!" Collector said with his hand on his chest. "I told you, we can't get aggressive! We can't risk this!"

Eggy stood, unwavered, still filled with rage.

"Eggy look at me!" Omeletta said attempting to get his attention. "You know he's right! We can't have you get hurt too!"

Eggyhead calmed slightly, he thought about if they were right, but then he turned and saw Peyton. She was scared, afraid of him. His wife was terrified. This only made things worse. Eggyhead could no longer contain it. Eggyhead was gone, the only thing left now was an angry spirit, and a warrior of God gone mad.

Eggyhead hatched. He turned into a great eagle, made of pure energy and fueled by rage. He crashed through the window and out of the atmosphere in seconds.

"Shit." Collector said.

Collector grabbed Xander and Inkmatas , and they zipped after him.

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Cleanser Absolute sat by a campfire near a small hut on an Andromedan planet. He was tired of dealing with Andromedans in the Inkverse, so he decided he would go to the source of the problem and deal with it there. He ate the meat of a boar-like creature, one he most likely killed with his bare hands, recovering from the previous battle and preparing for the next one against the Andromedic Capital.

Then he heard something. Something distant. It was from afar, something only the likes of him could hear. He turned to the sound, when he saw it. A giant eagle, barreling towards him.

Cleanser Absolute tried putting up his hands to block it, but it was too late, the eagle crashed into him with enough force to make him hack up blood on the impact. The massive eagle stood on top of him in the center of a crater.

The eagle transformed, back to a silhouette of crackling energy that resembled Eggyhead, with an angelic pair of wings.

"WHAT DID YOU DO?!" The figure yelled at him.

"What I had to!" Cleanser replied.

He grabbed the figure by the legs and and tossed him so far that he went around the planet. However, when he circled back, the spirit stuck out his legs and performed a drop kick into Cleanser Absolute, causing the crater to grow.

Cleanser threw a punch at the spirit with his mechanical arm, but it was caught and torn off. The spirit was on his knees in an instant, and struck Cleanser in the face with so much force that his right eye was ripped out of its socket.

"YOU... YOU INSIGNIFICANT F**K!" Cleanser yelled in frustration.

"YOU DID THIS? I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE STRONGER!" The spirit mocked Cleanser. "YOU HAVE ONLY SURVIVED THIS LONG OUT OF LUCK... BUT NO AMOUNT OF LUCK CAN ESCAPE THE WRATH OF GOD."

"God?" Cleanser said as he forced the spirit off him. "I fear no God!"

"...YOU WILL."

The spirit drew Eggs-calibur, pinned down Cleanser before he could react, and put his sword to Cleansers chest.

Lmao

Fun fact: the only injury Kenshin actually sustained from the attack from cleanser was a sprained wrist

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