Episode 9

## **Opening Scene**

During the episode, Cyan raises concerns regarding Cube's anxiety following Quintagon's response to her belief that Cube could be swiftly uncorrupted due to her encounter with Cubic. In an attempt to gain further insight, Cyan questions Cube about his understanding of the matter. Cube shares that he had a dream in which Cubic was recreated from him and was searching for both of them. This revelation prompts Iris to react with anger. Cube attempts to clarify that he did not believe the dream to be true until Iris interrupted him.

Iris voices his frustration towards Cube for not timely sharing information about Cubic, highlighting the significance of doing so before the group's arrival. The conversation becomes emotional as Cube and Cyan are affected by Iris's outburst. Cube expresses his uncertainty regarding the importance of his dream and how he was supposed to know if it was a sign. Pentellow intervenes and advises Iris not to provoke Cube, as he was unaware of the dream being a legitimate sign.

Pentellow advises the group to prioritize assisting Quintagon's brother and to remain vigilant of Cube's corrupted state. Following Pentellow's remarks, Quintagon is asked to reveal the whereabouts of her brother. The camera transitions to Hexadic, who shows up after locating Quintagon. He proceeds to tell to Quintagon why she ran away from him and shares he misses her.

Quintagon is horrified to witness his brother turning into a corrupted shape and cries out his pure counterpart's name. Hexadic reveals that Cubic had directed him to follow her, and he expresses gratitude for doing so. However, Hexadic proceeds to tell Quintagon to urge her to join him on the evil side. The screen fades to black, and the intro begins shortly after.

## **Plot**

Following the intro, Tsavorite admonishes Hexadic for not getting closer to Quintagon as they both engage in a boss battle sequence. Once the boss level concludes, Hexadic is defeated and purified, returning to his pure self as Hexagram. As he falls to the ground, Tsavorite catches him before he makes contact with the surface. Quintagon and Pentellow approach Hexagram, who is waking up and complaining of a headache, who after receiving a blow from Cubic in the previous episode.

Quintagon places her hand over her brother's head as she inquires about his injury, to which Hexagram nonchalantly replies that it is not a major concern. Quintagon then tells Hexagram that he was rescued by Pentellow's hero, Tsavorite, prompting Hexagram to turn his head towards the duo. Pentellow and Tsavorite exchange greetings with Hexagram, who is surprised to see Quintagon and Pentellow's striking resemblance.

Pentellow informs Hexagram about the striking resemblance between Quintagon and herself which she learned from speaking with their older cousin, Purpex. Pentellow then expresses curiosity about whether or not she is related to his and Quintagon's family. Hexagram suggests that he and Quintagon should confirm this with their father, Polyhedron, to verify the information. Quintagon invites Pentellow and the others to accompany her and Hexagram to their father's residence.

The following scene depicts Dub making progress on "Project C", concluding with the assembly of the corrupted Cyan Tree of Life. Upon completing the assembly, Dub touches the tree, causing a glowing rhombus with pink small triangle ears to emerge from it. The small, pink rhombus descends onto Dub's left hand, briefly displaying curiosity of its surroundings. Afterward, the rhombus smiles at Dub before zooming onto his cheek cuddling him. Dub subsequently grabs the rhombus, displaying mild annoyance at its affectionate behavior.

Dub expresses surprise at the completion of his project, and subsequently names the pink rhombus "**Cyanide**." Cyanide then ascends upward before analyzing the meaning behind her name, expressing her fondness for it and inquiring about Dub's name. Dub provides his name but instructs Cyanide to address him as "**Boss**." He then proceeds to introduce Cyanide to his caretaker, Cubic.

The following scene depicts the arrival of the caretakers and heroes at Polyhedron's residence, accompanied by Quintagon and Hexagram. Hexagram proceeds to knock on his father's front door to garner his attention. Upon Polyhedron opening the door and asking who it is, Hexagram identifies himself and Quintagon as his children. Polyhedron, however, falsely accuses the duo of being corrupts in disguise of his children, suspecting them of using paint to conceal their true identities. Hexagram is left speechless by his father's response, facepalming himself in exasperation. Quintagon reminds Polyhedron that everything a corrupt touches turns pink, refuting his father's baseless claim.

Polyhedron, feeling embarrassed by his previous response, acknowledges his children's return and greets them with their respective nicknames, "**Quinta** and **Hexa**." He was intrigued to see his kids bring friends, which Quintagon confirms her father's observation, identifying them as caretakers and heroes, before requesting his assistance for whether Pentellow is related to their family. Polyhedron expresses surprise at the resemblance between his daughter and Pentellow's appearance. He happily invites everyone to come inside, offering his assistance and ensuring that the caretakers and heroes have his children's green tree pieces.

As everyone begins to enter Polyhedron's residence, Cyan is stopped by his caretaker, Cube. Cyan replied with a yes from Cube's response as Cube wanted to talk with him about something in private. The following scene shows the duo hiding behind a tree. Cube proceeds to apologize to Cyan, acknowledging that he wasn't the best caretaker for him. Cube then expresses regret for noticing how upset Cyan has gotten for losing confidence since the day they first met, blaming himself for it disappearing.

Cyan readily forgives Cube, acknowledging that it is not easy raising a hero. Cube expresses gratitude for his hero's kindness and subsequently proceeds to seemingly provide him a plan if Cubic shows up. Cube informs Cyan that if his corrupted self, Cubic, appears, he should not be afraid and ensure that Cubic does not harm him again. When Cyan inquires Cube about what he should do if he gets corrupted again, Cube advises him to evade all of his attacks while attempting to detach his head from his body, which is his weakness since he cannot fight without his body.

Cyan then agrees and tells Cube that he will keep that in mind as Cube then said good afterward. As night descends, Cubic and Cyanide ultimately trace Cube's location back to Polyhedron's house. Reaching the house, Cube and Cyan hastily emerge through the window, poised to take on Cubic. Facing an ultimatum from Cubic telling Cube to reveal himself, Cube charges towards Cubic from the bushes, delivering a powerful punch to his face, followed by a presumed backflip as he lands. Despite his successful physical attack, Cube's hand visibly becomes corrupted in response to contact from Cubic.

Cubic then was sent flying toward a tree from Cube's punch. Cyanide then intervenes while putting a thin pink shield around Cubic as she tells Cube and Cyan to stop and not harm her caretaker. Cube and Cyan were shockingly confused by witnessing a corrupted hero in front of them as Cyan tells her who she is, which Cyanide tells her name to the duo and then says she's a hero. Despite her protests, Cubic brusquely directs Cyanide to cease speaking as he launches two saw blades at Cube, which Cube dodges them.

Unfortunately, Cube's corrupted hand begins impacting him, followed by Cubic gaining the upper hand, by summoning a drill, which he used to pierce through Cube's abdomen. This act leads to Cube's defeat, resulting in Cubic resuming control of Cube's body and infecting him once more. Cyan watches in a state of disbelief and shock. In a saddened tone, Cyanide expresses remorse to the duo, explaining how she did not anticipate Cubic's hostile actions.

In a fit of fury, Cyan rushes towards Cyanide, vehemently shouting that at her being a hero and should have realized the wrongness of her actions. Cyanide, taken aback by Cyan's outburst, apologizes and explains that she was only following Dub's orders, quickly referring to him as "Boss" after mistaking it. Cyan goes on to caution Cyanide about Dub's nefarious intentions and emphasizes that heroes are obligated to thwart Dub's plans and the virus he has created. Clearly perplexed by Cyan's reaction, Cyan then said to her that he will explain everything to her tomorrow, but for now ask her to not interact with Dub.

Cyan then directs Cyanide to accompany him and his caretaker for now on which she did. In the ensuing scene, the caretakers and heroes are depicted in the living room of Polyhedron's house, with Orange, Gold, and Tsavorite still asleep while Cube, presumably, rests behind Cyan and Cyanide on one of the couches. Iris, visibly frustrated, who has his right hand placed on his face and proceeds to tell Cyan on the plan he and Cube concocted to quell the corrupt, Cubic. Moreover, he posits about them discovering a pink hero, who is Cyanide, only for it to go awry as Cube became infected once more.

Iris expresses his confusion and exasperation regarding the questionable behavior of Cube's actions in that plan. Pentellow interjects and encourages Iris to consider Cube's perspective, notably in terms of ensuring that his corrupted counterpart does not get them. Although Iris concedes some agreement towards Pentellow's argument, he maintains that the situation could have been approached in a more optimal manner.

Quintagon with her brother, Hexagram, and her father, Polyhedron showed up and told her about him finally finding an answer about her family. Pentellow who looks really excited, tells them about what they found out. Polyhedron tells her to need to find Cintagon and then asks her is she knows who he is. Pentellow replied with a Yeah! To his response. Hexagram then tells Pentellow that she should see him tomorrow and tells her that she won't be disappointed.

The scene culminates with a "**To Be Continued**" slate appearing on the black screen, which then transitions to an image depicting Pentellow in the midst of a group embrace with Polyhedron, Quintagon, and Hexagram. Meanwhile, in the background, Iris provides a thumbs-up while Tsavorite holds Orange. This marks the conclusion of the episode.

## **Trivia**

* It is implied that corrupted shapes can in fact disguise themselves as fake pure shapes by using paint.
* **Questions**:
	+ It's unclear what happened to Polyhedron's wife. However, it is likely that his wife is presumably dead or something else has happened to her. This is probably because his wife was never seen or mentioned by Polyhedron or his children throughout the rest of Season 1.

## **References**

1. ↑  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfwKs3zFL3c