Wednesday, November 29, 2023

WCC Forever: Episode 13 - Everything, Everywhere All At Once


Amanda Waller
Peacekeeper.


Peacekeeper
Waller.

Amanda Waller
It's about time we started talking about this season's endgame.
We have two weeks left in the regular season and things are getting tight.


Amanda Waller
I see you've been spending a lot of time with Kenneth Bell, lately.

Peacekeeper
Yeah, so?

Amanda Waller
The objective is to eliminate Kenneth Bell.
I don't see how spending time with your target helps with that.

Peacekeeper
Haven't you heard of keeping your friends close and your enemies closer?
I'm playing him.


Amanda Waller
Is that right?
What about Captain Covfefe and Mark Andrews?

Peacekeeper
What about them?

Amanda Waller
You've been spotted hanging out with that little crew they have.
Have you learned anything about Tai Rogers?
Has he talked about why he shot President Biden?
Secret Service is looking into a motive.

Peacekeeper
He hasn't said anything about that.


Amanda Waller
I get the feeling that you're being evasive, Peacekeeper.
What are you not telling me?

Peacekeeper
I'm not being evasive.
There's nothing to tell.

Amanda Waller
Uh huh. And what about Mark Andrews?
Did you know that he is a structural engineer?

Peacekeeper
Didn't know that.
But so what? Why do I care?

Amanda Waller
Because he doesn't fit the profile of a criminal.
I can't quite seem to understand what he's doing in Fox River.
Someone with his background.. they aren't the type to be behind bars.
So I'll ask you again.
What are you not telling me?


Amanda Waller
I take it, your silence means my intuition is correct.

Peacekeeper
You're way off base.
You might want to get that intuition checked, because it sucks ass.

Amanda Waller
Dollar Discount is 6-6. Currently in 7th place.
If the season ended today, he'd be on the outside looking in.
And with just two weeks left in the regular season,
I'm sure Tai Rogers would do anything to make the playoffs.
Which includes beating you in Week 13.
Don't you see, John?
If he makes the playoffs, he puts your chances at risk.
He stands in the way of a potential League Championship.
They all do. Dollar Discount, vincent1469, Rock Reigns, UC Davis Aggies.
They all want your spot.


Amanda Waller
But I can help you, John.
As a matter of fact, if you tell me what you know,
I will personally guarantee you a playoff spot.

Peacekeeper
What good is a playoff spot?
I've been there before.

Amanda Waller
More than anything, I know you want to win a League Championship.
All these years, falling short.
3 FantasyMania Championship appearances and nothing to show for it.
Don't you want to right that wrong?
Don't you want to get the monkey off your back?
It starts with a playoff berth.


Amanda Waller
No? Nothing?
Alright. How about we sweeten the deal then?
You tell me what you know, and if I like what I hear,
then your time with Task Force X will be complete.
Your sentence will be wiped clean.
You'll be free to go.
Hell, I'll walk you out of Fox River myself.
That sounds like a hell of a deal, doesn't it Harcourt?

Emilia Harcourt
A hell of a deal, ma'am.

Amanda Waller
It's the best you're going to get, John.
Because if you don't accept the deal,
then I will do everything in my power to make sure that you don't make the playoffs!

Peacekeeper
A clean slate? Fresh start?

Amanda Waller
Only if what you got is worth it.


Peacekeeper
Oh yeah... what I got is worth it.

Amanda Waller
We'll see about that.

Peacekeeper
Alright... you got a deal, Waller.

Amanda Waller
Good. Now talk.

Peacekeeper
Mark Andrews and his crew...
Tai Rogers, Kenneth Bell,
Chris Olave and Lalo Salamanca... they're escaping!


WEST COAST COUSINS
FOREVER

Episode Thirteen -
Everything, Everywhere All At Once


The End of Time

 At the Citadel at the End of Time,
Kendrick Stark-4479 and Jimmy McGill make it to the top of the tower.


Jimmy McGill
Alright. I did what you asked!
Hello? Miss Minutes?
I've brought him to the Citadel.
Now can you please let me go?
Hello??


Kendrick Stark-4479
You sold me out?

Jimmy McGill
I'm sorry... he already knew.
He knew you were coming.
They got to me early and told me they were gonna kill me,
unless I brought you here.

He Who Remains
A lawyer you can trust...


The door opens and we find He Who Remains.


He Who Remains
It's all good, man... you're free to go, McGill.
Thank you for your service.
But you, Mr. Stark.
Stay. It's about time we met.


Kendrick Stark-4479
You're just a man...

He Who Remains
That's right. Flesh and blood.
Don't tell me I'm a disappointment.


Kendrick Stark-4479
So now what?
Now that I've found you.
Now that I've beaten your schemes, what happens next?

He Who Remains
Now that you've beaten my schemes...?
You sure about that?


He Who Remains
There are no schemes.
I'll admit, some of my methods are... deceptive.
But everything you've seen, everything you've experienced.
It's all real.
You've seen the timelines, you've seen the alternate realities.
How do you explain that?


Kendrick Stark-4479
It's a ruse.
When I was brought here, the TVA took the Fantasy Gauntlet from me.
I know what the Special Effects Stone is capable of.
And you're using the Stone to create this elaborate lie.

He Who Remains
That's an interesting theory.. but no.


He Who Remains
No special effects, no green screens.
Just... the truth.
Kendrick Stark, you are no longer the smartest man in the room.
....
Come on in, we have much to talk about.


He Who Remains
MarthaMan-4479.

Kendrick Stark-4479
4479?

He Who Remains
That's what we call your universe.
The universe that you come from.
Your world is #4479.
You see.. there are an infinite number of universes out there.
And we need some type of naming convention to keep... order.
You see, as the Sacred Timeline goes,
you were supposed to use the Fantasy Gauntlet to erase Thanos from existence.
And in doing so, you would make the ultimate sacrifice.
You would die a hero.
The man who saved the universe!


He Who Remains
They would go onto write stories about you.
Oh, you should see some of the things they say about you.
It's really quite marvelous.
But.. you chose a different route, didn't you?
You went into business for yourself and the TVA had to fix your mistake.
And it's a good thing that they did.
Could you imagine a MarthaMan with the full power of a Fantasy Gauntlet?
Complete cataclysmic failure.
No offense, but a universe controlled by someone as narcissistic as yourself,
let's just say it would not bode well... for anyone.


He Who Remains
Kendrick, I've seen millions of timelines.
I've seen it all.
And I knew that one day, we would arrive to this very moment.


He Who Remains
And now that we're here, you have a decision to make.


He Who Remains
And the way I see it, you only have two options.
You either take over as He Who Remains and my life's work continues.
OR... you kill me.
And.... who knows what could happen?
Maybe you'll restart a multiversal war that kills everyone!
The beginning of a brand new chapter in the West Coast Cousins.
Let me give you a bit of a spoiler, it all goes to hell.

Kendrick Stark-4479
*Chuckles*
Heh. Look at you.
You're desperate.
You're grasping at straws here.
You've got a good poker face, I'll give you that.
But the truth is, I've won.
I've found you and you know this is the end.
And this? This is one last attempt to stay alive.
One final bluff.

He Who Remains
Interesting.


He Who Remains
Maybe I'm lying. Maybe I'm not.
But that's the gambit!
Either I'm lying or you're wrong.
The entire fate of all universes depends on your decision.
Put it all on red.
You've never been one to shy away, why stop now?
Put your money where your mouth is.
Plunge a knife into my chest and find out what happens!
Your story doesn't have to end just because you've run out of pages.


He Who Remains
Come on... what are you waiting for?
Don't tell me you're getting cold feet now?

Kendrick Stark-4479
You're lying...

He Who Remains
You sound like you're trying to convince yourself.

Kendrick Stark-4479
No. You're not The Great and Powerful.
You're just an ordinary man behind a curtain.
And it's time for curtain call.


He Who Remains
Very well.
So I take it, you've made up your mind?


MarthaMan-4479
I have.

He Who Remain
Good.
I'll see you soon, Kendrick.


MarthaMan-4479
No... you won't.

MarthaMan blasts a photon beam, killing He Who Remains.



The White Rabbit
Oh little one....
What have you done?
W-w-what have you done?
Your life is done.
Forget the future. Forget the past.
Your life is over.
Breathe your last.
You've got no idea who you're dealing with, do you?
Ohh... but you will.





*Clack*


*Clack*


*Clack*


We hear the thud of footsteps.


Kendrick Stark-4479 is faced with sudden dread.
He can feel it in his gut, he has made a terrible mistake.


Kendrick Stark-4479 looks on in horror, shock.


Kang the Conqueror
So... you're the Greatest of All Time?
How... underwhelming.


Kendrick Stark-4479
It can't be... I just killed you.


Kang the Conqueror
No. You set me free.
You've killed him... but you've unleashed Kang the Conqueror.

Kendrick Stark-4479
Kang the Conqueror?


Kang the Conqueror
Come on. Don't act all surprised, Stark.
He must have told you what would happen.
But don't worry. I won't take it personally.
You've killed me.. I've killed you.
And around and around we go.

Kendrick Stark-4479
How is this possible?



Kang-1907
Let this be the first lesson... to all that is possible.


Kendrick Stark-1998
What the hell just happened?
Why are you dressed like that?

Kang-1907
The same reason that you're dressed as a US Marshal.


Kang-71190
We're jumping through universes, buddy.
Slipping through time.


Kendall Holmes-1887
What in the hell have you done?

Kang-101326
What have I done?
Oh no, this is all your doing.
Reincarnation, baby.


Kang-101326
Don't worry, it'll stabilize.
We're just transitioning through our variants.


Kendra Stark-919
Make this stop.

Kang-101326
I like the eye shadow, Ms. Stark.
This must be the world that the Scarlet Joyce was trying to create.


Kendrick Stark-11510
This isn't funny.
Get me out this.

Kang-002
There is no getting out of this.
Once you open that door, there is no closing it.


Kang-002
This is the multiverse.
Anything is possible. There are no rules!


Kendrick Stark-002
Holy shit.. did we just turn into rocks?

Kang-002
We all have to start somewhere.


Kang-002
Everything that has ever existed, it's all happening, everywhere.


Kang-101326
All at once.
The consequences of your actions are catastrophic.
It is a burden that you will carry with you for the rest of your life.
But the good news is... that won't be for much longer.


Kendrick Stark-3065
Hut! That's a whole lotta bullshit, son.
And I will not stand by and let some alien freak space cowboy take over the world!
What is wrong with you people?


Kang-1969
You people?
What do you mean, you people?


Kang-1907
Kendrick, accept responsibility for your actions.
You didn't think that what? You kill him and that's it?
R.I.P. H-W-R
And what?
You just get to sit on your throne for all of eternity, holding branches?
No. It doesn't work that way.
The answer to this equation... it remains the same.
You lose.


Kang fires from the hip.


Kendrick Stark returns fire.


Kang and MarthaMan return to their original forms.



MarthaMan-4479
Why are you doing this?
What do you want?

Kang the Conqueror
To rule.


Kang the Conqueror
You see, Kendrick. I once put everything on a bagel.
And when I say everything, I mean... everything.
Dried onions, sesame seeds, garlic and salt.
Sunny Delight, green eggs and ham.
All my hopes and dreams, Totino's Pizza Rolls.
Jimmy Hoffa, Jay-Z's missing 92 bricks.
I put it ALL on there. Everything.
And when I took a bite... it was.... disgusting.


Kang the Conqueror
You see, when you put everything on a bagel, nothing truly matters.
And that's the problem with the multiverse.
When everything and anything can happen... life has no meaning.
There are no consequences, there are no stakes.
Death is meaningless. Life is meaningless.
We have no purpose.


Kang the Conqueror
But I will fix that.
I will give life meaning.
And when I'm done, I will destroy every single timeline.
All except for one.
And then... everything in that timeline will matter.
Life will be important. Life will be sacred.
And I will rule that universe as Conqueror.
As a God.

MarthaMan-4479
You'll kill trillions...

Kang the Conqueror
Trillions? That's just a drop in the bucket.
You can't even comprehend the amount of lives that will be lost.
I will lay waste to all life and pile up the bones
on the way to the staircase of my throne.
And in doing so, I will give purpose to life.


MarthaMan-4479
You're insane.
You want to kill all these people for what?
Because you have a God complex?

Kang the Conqueror
Their lives don't matter, Stark.
Contrary to what you've been told, not all lives matter.

MarthaMan-4479
And how will decide which timeline survives?

Kang the Conqueror
I won't have to.
...They'll be the last one standing.


Kang fires a blast, knocking Kendrick Stark to the ground.


MarthaMan-4479
*Wheezing*
What do you want from me?

Kang the Conqueror
Now you're asking the right questions.
The great irony of it all.
You, Kendrick Stark, are the one to set me free.
But in that same vein, you are the one who defeats me.
You see, I've seen a lot of timelines.
I have been all over the multiverse.
And in all of my time, I've only ever lost in two worlds.
In one, I was defeated by you.
Well.. not you, you. Given your current predicament.
But a variant of yours somehow found a way to beat my Fantasy Team.


Kang the Conqueror
That won't happen again.
I will travel through each and every timeline.. and I will kill
every single variant of Kendrick Stark that there is.
Starting with you.

MarthaMan-4479
...and what was the other?

Kang the Conqueror
I'm sorry?

MarthaMan-4479
You said you lost in two timelines.
What was the other one?
Don't tell me you were defeated by ants.


Kang the Conqueror
No... something far worse, Stark.
In the other world.... I was cancelled.

Kendrick Stark-4479
*Chuckling*
You're serious?
Kang the Conqueror defeated by cancel culture...


Kang the Conqueror
I fucking hate cancel culture!
The LGBTs too... but we'll save that for another day.

Kendrick Stark-4479
Yeah.. well...
*Spits blood*
Why don't you say whatever speech
you've got rehearsed and get this over with?

Kang the Conqueror
Kendrick Stark, I am in awe of your work.
Truly, I am.
You are a great man. A genius. A 4x League Champion.


Kang the Conqueror
You have done many things in the West Coast Cousins.
You beat Thanos. You navigated your way through the TVA.
You found He Who Remains.
You are... a dangerous man.
Which is why I have to kill you. All of you.
I want you to know, this isn't personal.
It just has to be done.
MODOK, bring her in.


MODOK brings Morgan Stark-4479 into the room.

Morgan Stark-4479
Dad!

Kendrick Stark-4479
Morgan?! What are you doing here?


Kendrick Stark-4479
Kang! Stop. Okay, you win.
You win. Just leave her out of this!
Do you hear me?
She has nothing to do with this!
This is between me and you.

Kang the Conqueror
She has everything to do with this.
She is the key to your heart.
She is your weakness... and she will bring me to the rest of your variants.
Keep her steady, I want her to watch what I'm about to do.


Kendrick Stark-4479 screams in agony.

Morgan Stark-4479
Stop it! Please...

Kang the Conqueror
You will lose... every single time, Stark.
I will scour through every timeline until I find the one who beat me.
And I will rid them all of Kendrick Starks.


Kendrick Stark-4479
Kang! Don't hurt her!
What do you want from me?

Kang the Conqueror
I want you to beg.
Beg for her life.


Kendrick Stark-4479
Please... you don't have to do this!
She's just a little girl, goddamnit!
She's harmless! She has nothing to do with any of this.
She's innocent, damnit!

Morgan Stark-4479
Dad... get up...


Kang the Conqueror
You just proved my point, Kendrick.
You will do anything for her.
She is the key to it all.


J.A.R.V.I.S.
Sir, your vital signs are dropping.
Heart rate is rapidly declining.


Morgan Stark-4479
Dad, get up.
Dad, fucking get up. Please stop!

Kendrick Stark-4479
Morgan... I'm sorry.
Honey, I'm so sorry...



Morgan Stark-4479
Please don't do this...
Dad, please get up!


Kang the Conqueror
Goodbye Kendrick Stark.
I'll be seeing you soon...


Kang crushes Kendrick Stark-4479's head with his foot, killing him.

Morgan Stark-4479
Nooo!!! No...


Morgan Stark-4479
I'll fucking kill you... I'll kill you...

M.O.D.O.K.
What should we do with the girl, sir?

Kang the Conqueror
Take her away.


M.O.D.O.K.
What now, sir?

Kang the Conqueror
Now we begin.
I need you to locate a universe where we can find Lloyd Hansen.

M.O.D.O.K.
Lloyd Hansen?

Kang the Conqueror
He's a variant of Captain Covfefe... a murderer.
A hitman.

M.O.D.O.K.
And what do we want from him, sir?

Kang the Conqueror
I want him to assassinate the president.