Suddenly, Kandyce bursts into my room. I look at her. She's dripping lava.
"Hey bitch, miss me?" she asks, winking.
"I didn't miss the lava stains." I say. She wipes the lava off her face, flicking it on my carpet, singing the hairs.
"Sorry," she laughs. She goes back to normal.
"Yeah. What made you decide to come back? It's been three years."
"I came to help. Mara texted me."
"Yeah? Well you didn't care to help after the FUCKING WORLD ENDED!" I shout, using my powers to knock over the light above her head. She moves.
"You've gotten pretty good at that? Did you learn to skate too?"
"Screw you 'Kandy'. You know it didnt matter in the long run. Maybe if YOU had heeded everyone's warnings-"
"YOURE the one that killed Miss Augustus! YOURE the one that caused Adria to do all that!"
"IT WASNT HER FAULT! SHE WAS NEW TO HER POWERS! SHE COULDNT CONTROL THEM AS WELL AS EVERYONE ELSE! AND AT LEAST SHE STAYED TO TRY AND FIX THINGS!"
"You act like she's a child. She was 18, Maddie. Older than YOU."
"That's not fair."
"It was your fault the compound exploded!"
"Maybe it was, but at least I didn't leave"
"Sorry I didn't want to join an EVIL ORGANIZATION!"
"FACTS ISN'T EVIL!"
There's a silence.
"I guess FACTS really did brainwash you." Kandyce says, stepping out of my room."
"FACTS didn't do shit." I murmur. Kandyce turns.
"Exactly. FACTS didn't do shit to fix or stop the apocalypse."
"At least they're trying."
"What about Tony? Is Tony trying? Is Tony doing anything? What about YOU? Are you planning things, or do you just do what you're told. You had EVERY opportunity to join me on Asgard."
"Tony didn't do shit. But I'm doing my JOB. I didn't plan things with the Avengers, and neither did you."
Kandyce rolls her eyes.
"I'm going to find Adria. Have fun with FACTS."
"I will!" I call after her.
I flop down on my couch and put my head in my hands. Maybe Kandyce is right.
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