Meta RetCon, title; the self-referential altering of continuity that has already occurred.

Epilogue

Farewell

Cassidy snickered to himself as he slumped the girl's body into the back of the van. His mother never let him in on her plans but she had this time. Far and away the music from the prom blared but that didn't deter him. He checked his phone for any updates but there were none, excellent. As he lowered his phone the figure ignited in white light and grabbed him by the collar, lifting him into the air. Needless to say he dropped the phone.

"Michael Cassidy! You will leave the United States and never, ever return, do you understand me?!" The voice of metal and fire roared in his ears sending waves of paralysis running down his body.

"Y-y…" Cassidy sputtered and the figure threw him to the ground, knocking him unconscious.

"Good enough for me."

Jessi was resting Amanda on a chair inside the building when Kyle raced into the room. He didn't recognize her through the veil but she scared him regardless.

"Who are you?" he asked, looking from her to Amanda.

"You don't need to worry about me, Kyle. Amanda is okay, she's safe but…" Jessi stepped towards him and he narrowed his eyes.

"…you need to keep an eye on her. Watch her closely, Kyle, protect those you care about and never drop your guard." She concluded and whisked past him.

She might have ended it there, but she didn't. She couldn't. Cassidy wasn't enough, and soon the lithe shadowy figure of Jessi stood before the Latnok members all assessing her from on high.

"I am Four, warlord of the Szokoveney! You are the controlling members of Latnok! As separate entities, we can fight a war that will result in the loss of all of our lives, but together… together we can help the world in untold ways. The days of Adam Baylin are over, let him and his legacy rest in peace. Leave the failures of Zzyzx to their lives. In return, I will end the Szokoveney and Latnok will be left to determine its own path forward without constantly checking over its back!" she roared triumphantly.

The Latnok board members muttered in dissent but eventually they all agreed to her terms. She knew they would, but had no idea how long it would last. Hopefully long enough for Kyle to grow to the point where he understood the stakes of his life. She had considered just killing them all, but if she was honest with herself destroying Adam had dulled her desire for revenge. Where she was, Kyle was safe and he was happy. Latnok being pacified was enough for her, for now.

The next stop was a familiar parking lot where she found her younger self sitting on a trunk looking up at the stars. She knew Sarah was inside packing up and that the young Jessi was imagining what the future held.

"Jessi." She said in the metallic voice, causing her younger self to jump.

"What the f-" young Jessi began but older Jessi held up her hand.

"Just listen. I know you're feeling conflicted and excited all at once. Don't be worried about Kyle, he's going to be just fine." She told her and removed her veil.

Young Jessi studied her features and promptly passed out. Jessi laughed and set her younger self in the passengers seat as Sarah walked down from the building entrance.

"Jessi?" She called.

Jessi turned and Sarah dropped the last box of her possessions. Jessi approached the stunned woman who looked at her in awe, her eyes trailing over the scar that marred her face.

"Take her somewhere warm and bright. She'll be happy there… and don't run away, Sarah. She needs you, more than you know." Jessi said.

Sarah could only nod and walk around her and into the car. Jessi watched until their tail lights disappeared into the night.

"Well that's all cleaned up nicely, all loose ends here tied… Good writing, Devin, good writing. Now, write me a way to The Deserters." She murmured and her HUD activated with a GPS ping.

"Thanks. Now, how about getting this old thing to fly for once?" and the gravitational manipulators surged with power.

Jessi smiled and the veil closed around her face as she flew into the night sky. Surprisingly, all three of The Deserter signals were in the same location and wouldn't you know it, it was some unmarked warehouse in downtown Seattle. When Jessi crashed through the roof the normally relaxed Szokoveney were rattled.

"Hello, number boys." She quipped.

"Who…?" Two managed to ask.

"Am I? That's a complicated question to answer. One, get over here." Jessi ordered, snapping her fingers and pointing beside her.

One glanced to the others and then dutifully slunk over to her. As soon as he was clear, she darted forward and in one fluid motion, she disabled both of the other suits. The veils disappeared and both men fell to the ground gasping and rasping and, finally, dying. Jessi turned back to One and he raised his hands in a peaceful gesture.

"Your mole operation is no longer needed, Mr. Baylin. I suggest you retire." She told him.

Adam removed his veil and glanced past her at the other two men.

"I… I can't believe it happened just like that. Those men…" he began but Jessi cut him off.

"They were monsters. They were insane. And now they're dead. You don't have to worry about them anymore, and you don't have to worry about Latnok at least for a little while." She told him which surprised him even further.

"Who… who are you?" Adam asked in disbelief.

"Who I am doesn't matter, it's what I've given you that matters. Don't waste it, Baylin." She said sternly.

He just gaped at her as she flew away into the night.

Jessi landed on the edge of a tall cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. She removed the veil and took a deep breath of the salty breeze, she listened to the waves crashing on the rocks below her. There was a failsafe that had been built into her suit and only her suit, in case she ever became too unruly for Two to control. She had always known about it but made sure to never activate it, no matter how bleak things got. It would terminate the subject inside the suit, and destroy all evidence of it ever having existed at all.

"Activate Farewell." She said, closing her eyes.

"Confirm, Activate Farewell?" the system queried.

The stars shone bright out here, brighter than in any city. It wasn't even dark over the waves, it was like a shifting blanket of universe that bent over the horizon and covered the sky. Jessi inhaled deeply and exhaled, seeing the war torn faces of her friends flash in front of her. A single tear escaped both of her eyes as she sighed a huge breath of relief. The dying Kyle from the warehouse faded from her memory and the Kyle that she spoke to tonight took his place. He had a future that was all his to make, maybe he would even meet up with the Jessi from this time again someday.

That thought made her smile and she opened her eyes and looked once more across the sea of stars.

"Confirm… Activate Farewell."

The End.