Rescue of Tina Minoru

The Rescue of Tina Minoru was a successful attempt by Nico Minoru to rescue her mother from the Veritas Gardens Psychiatric Hospital and the clutches of Morgan le Fay's Morgan le Fay's Coven.
==Background==
In order to put an end to the threat of the Gibborim on Earth, Nico Minoru, under the influence of Morgan le Fay who communicated with her from the Dark Dimension in which she was trapped, cast a powerful spell with the Staff of One.Runaways: 3.04: Rite of Thunder The spell did release the hosts that were controlled by the Gibborim, including Nico's mother Tina, but caused these hosts along with the Runaways to be trapped in turn in the Dark Dimension. However, most of them were later able to escape thanks to Nico and Tina, only to discover that their stay in the Dark Dimension had been in the equivalent of six months in the Earthly Plane.Runaways: 3.05: Enter The Dreamland
Meanwhile, Nico's spell also had the unfortunate consequence of opening a doorway between Earth and the Dark Dimension that allowed le Fay to escape from this realm. Now free to walk on Earth, le Fay enthralled Robert Minoru, Nico's father and Tina's husband. During the six months of Tina's absence, le Fay gained more influence within the Wizard company that used to be led by Tina, initiating her Corvus project. As a result, she was appointed the new CEO of the company by Robert during a party in which Tina had infiltrated.
Tina attempted to oppose le Fay, but Robert, still under le Fay's influence, had her committed to Veritas Gardens Psychiatric HospitalRunaways: 3.06: Merry Meet Again, where she was monitored by Nicole, a nurse and a witch from le Fay's Morgan le Fay's Coven. Despite this, Nico was willing to collaborate with le Fay in order to find a way to save Alex Wilder, who had been left behind in the Dark Dimension, but her girlfriend Karolina Dean managed to persuade her that she should ask her mother for advice instead.Runaways: 3.07: Left-Hand Path
==Rescue==
Nico Minoru went to the Veritas Gardens Psychiatric Hospital and talked with Nicole, producing a letter she claimed had been written by Dr. J. W. Lee and requesting to see her mother Tina. Nicole happened to be reluctant to let Nico enter, but upon noticing the mark on Nicole's arm signaling her affiliation to the Morgan le Fay's Coven, Nico was able to manipulate her, explaining that she had joined Morgan le Fay's witches followers as well and that she had been sent by le Fay herself. This persuaded Nicole to let Nico in.
Nico requested some time alone with her apparently unconscious mother, causing Nicole to leave the room. Nico then begged her mother to regain consciousness, which she promptly did as she explained that she had been mostly aware of her surroundings the whole time. In order to get Tina out of the hospital, they decided to fake an attack, and Tina began screaming, causing Nicole to run back into the room. Nicole opened the door and Tina banged it back onto Nicole, who was then knocked unconscious by Nico, enabling the two women to leave.
==Aftermath==
Upon discussing Alex Wilder's situation in the Dark Dimension, Nico and Tina Minoru, whose relationship had improved following this shared endeavour, figured out that they needed to steal the Darkhold from Morgan le Fay, as the book would certainly contain instructions in order to open a portal to the Dark Dimension. Mother and daughter thus returned to the Essex Tower Hotel, where the Morgan le Fay's Coven had established their headquarters, in order to find the Darkhold. Eventually, Tina was able to win back Robert Minoru, who successfully recorded the content of the Darkhold on his WizGlasses and transmitted it to Nico, but at the cost of his own life as le Fay had discovered that the Minorus had conspired against her.
==References==
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