Scott shot forward on the rooftop's edge and his eyes went wide with absolute shock as he shouted—
"NO WAY!"
The sheer intensity of his voice startled Lady Fortress so much that she instinctively leaned back as her small body jolted in surprise. But Scott didn't even notice—he was too caught up in his own turmoil. His breathing was sharp, erratic, as he desperately searched her face for any sign that this was some kind of cruel joke.
"You have to be kidding, right? Ri… Right?"
His voice wavered, thick with a desperate hope that she'd shake her head, tell him he was wrong—that none of this was his fault, that some deranged lunatic hadn't been using his face to slaughter people back on Earth One.
But Lady Fortress only lowered her head as her hands tightened into small fists on her lap.
"I'm… sorry…"
She muttered, barely above a whisper.
"But… just like how you're here… the other you—Super Scott—is on Earth One, and he's…"
