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![Panel 1
Child versions of the two are shown - Matilda is holding Mighty's hand, guiding him towards an Eggman insignia.
Panel 2
Matilda is shown sitting in the reconditioning chair again.
[Matilda voiceover]
FOR ONCE...
I COULD PROTECT MY BROTHERS, MIGHTY AND LITTLE RAY.
[Seeker EggPawn THETA voiceover]
Reformatting cycle complete.
Welcome back, LIEUTENANT Matilda.
New MISSION DATA received:
Dispatch to EggCarrier with ENSIGN
Leo Stormclaw and await further orders.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jzxqqev4zh63inr6fmquhghn/bafkreiaasxbepbn2flqsgv3szirhrzbc7zlyx3gupkt77y5a56iqgryqwu)
![Splash Page
Zoom in of Matilda, determined eyes opened.
[Matilda]
... UNDERSTOOD.
FOR.
THE.
EMPIRE.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jzxqqev4zh63inr6fmquhghn/bafkreidjzyxoscy4vfkr5r7rcy4rl22rqmld5fnp22h5wbyd23wwcbk2du)
![Episode #65 Epilogue Ending
Splash Page
Shows a similar zoom in of the final one shot comic page, but Matilda's eye is in colour and she is tearful but angry.
[Matilda]
SAGE...
I THANK YOU FOR THIS PEACE.
MY BROTHERS AND I ONLY KNEW THE GREAT WAR, TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS, SADNESS &
STRIFE. DO NOT LET THEM TAKE OUR...
JOY](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jzxqqev4zh63inr6fmquhghn/bafkreicwbqfng6twvretyd2ifu3hozm75nbgrtvih5xorts4whebogxdre)
![Zooming outward, Matilda the Armadillo is seen in the Eggman Empire "reconditioning" chair, having the WAVE signal directly and painfully uploaded to her mind and psyche.
[Theta]
Encrypted EGGNet Connection established.
Commencing SysAdmin SAGE version:
Wave- 210626.egg Reformatting Cycle.
[Matilda, in thought]
I THANK YOU.. SAGE AND THE OVERLORD, FOR THIS PEACE.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jzxqqev4zh63inr6fmquhghn/bafkreif5eb74oxe2nlppbbj6erga435bl3jccckdyhpegubmo4v5mp7r2a)
![Panel 1
Matilda recalls her travels. She and her elder brother Mighty are walking through a forest.
[Matilda, voiceover]
THIS... TRANQUILITY TO MY SOUL.
BEFORE THE EMPIRE, WE WERE WANDERING SOULS, LEFT AIMLESS TO FEND IN A MAD WORLD.
Panel 2
Zoomed in, shows Mighty hauling a young Ray the Flying Squirrel in his backpack, Matilda looking at the two with concern.
[Matilda, voiceover]
EVEN A YOUNG BROTHER WAS ADDED TO OUR VENTURE...
"WE DO NOT LEAVE ANYONE BEHIND.
EVERYONE NEEDS A SANCTUARY."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jzxqqev4zh63inr6fmquhghn/bafkreibrflhmbuzvoka7efely4w2amxmci7g7a6bk4ufrp7j76exyjb5au)
![Panel 1
Shows Mighty and Ray, brainwashed by the waves.
[Matilda voiceover]
BUT THERE WAS NO SANCTUARY.
THAT KNOTHOLE WAS A LIE.
Panel 2
Shows "the Overlord" Dr. Eggman showing Matilda a supposed "actual" vision of her past.
[Matilda voiceover]
IT WAS BY THE OVERLORD'S EFFORTS THAT MY EYES AWOKE TO THE TRUTH.
MY BROTHERS AND I WERE SHOWN THE REALITY: FEAR. PAIN. SORROW.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jzxqqev4zh63inr6fmquhghn/bafkreigubfocb7htx7ex5zs65brthkf36mshzidjm7xo32o26w7l4pfgdi)
![Splash Page
A typical day in Robotropolis where patrons are brainwashed into a peaceful but surreal suburban life.
[Matilda voiceover]
THE OVERLORD WAS NOT THE REST OF THE WORLD. NO ONE FOUGHT.
NO ONE HURT. WE WERE FED. LOVED.
"WHAT IS THE POINT OF FREE WILL IF WE USEIT TOTORMENT AND TOIL?"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jzxqqev4zh63inr6fmquhghn/bafkreifnzuip2xxhfrjyvht6auf7tyn6q6af4eyrkuy3pvlbbf6a35uqcq)
![Panel 1
Dr. Eggman has an arm around Matilda, grinning as she looks at her hands.
Panel 2
Matilda's hands as they were at the time she met Dr. Eggman.
[Matilda voiceover]
.. THE OVERLORD KNEW THIS, AND EMPATHISED.
HE WAS THE FIRST TO TELL ME I HAD WORTH. POTENTIAL TO BE GREATER.
TO HAVE SOMETHING THE WORLD KEPT
ERODING FROM US:
... A PURPOSE.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jzxqqev4zh63inr6fmquhghn/bafkreiexuizcypv274vgq3bk6isro4lynebuhflkqejruch3wpiwcivxsu)
![Splash Page
Matilda is on a surgical table in an Operating Theatre, with (left to right) Cubot, Metal Sonic, Orbot, Sage, Dr. Eggman (in medical scrubs, holding a scalpel) hovering over her body.
[Matilda voiceover]
HIS INGENUITY & PROWESS FOR MACHINES WAS UNMATCHED.
THE OVERLORD OVERSAW MY ENHANCEMENT PERSONALLY.
AMONG THOSE IN THE OPERATION, WAS THE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR HERSELF...
SAGE.
SHE SAID SOMETHING THAT FELT...
SOFT. ASSURING. SYMPATHETIC.
...BUT I DO NOT REMEMBER WHAT.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jzxqqev4zh63inr6fmquhghn/bafkreiegb5jcee3wndohf4btsjm2zeogdhkpwgoscdin2d6diwdnnactpu)
![Splash Page
Matilda's arms and hands are encased by the metal gauntlets that Dr. Eggman gave her.
[Matilda voiceover]
WHEN I AROSE, COMPOSITE METAL GAUNTLETS ENCAPSULATED MY ARMS AND HANDS.
EGGNET NODES FED MY NEW MIND DIRECTIVES DIRECTLY FROM SAGE HERSELF.
I WELCOMED THE RESTART!
I FELT... EMPOWERED!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jzxqqev4zh63inr6fmquhghn/bafkreiaj6zu4tp5ehjydkexpgoa3w5zf2b5su4qj7kdzydmjtpgoxmcqp4)
