After Gradient fled in fear, Ink became desperate to stop his family from falling apart. At first, he was so excited because he thought he found the perfect solution creating a new "Two Gene" child! By mixing his ink with Swap's magic, he created Blueprint. Ink was thrilled, believing a new baby brother would make Paperjam and Palette smile again. But his excitement turned to horror when Paperjam rejected the baby, feeling that Ink was just trying to "replace" the brother they lost.