Sorry I just finished the last episode of Invincible and am now trying to cope.
This is lowkey how I wish Rexās funeral went.
Rudy is giving his speech as we see a silhouette appear from behind a tree in the distance from where the funeral is being held for Rex. Itās Rae. She listens as tears slowly roll down her cheek.
Behind her you see Rex walk up to Rae. Heās badly beaten and bandaged up but he manages to cough up a small chuckle and nudges Rae asking,
āWhy are you crying? You know Iām not actually dead right?ā
She chuckles back wiping away a stray tear. āI know, I knowā¦but you almost were. And to them, you ARE. I just-ā Rex grabs her hand.
āHeyā¦but Iām not. Iām right here.ā He kisses the top of her hand and swipes a finger under her eye to catch a droplet ready to fall. āYāknow, almost dying out there made me realizeā¦ I canāt keep waiting for death to find me while living in some crummy hole in the wall. I wanna actually LIVE my lifeā¦with you, Rae.ā
Her cheeks burn up as she embraces the green eyed man infront of her.
āI want that too,ā her grip tightens around him just for a second before pull back to look at him in the eyes. āYou realize thereās no coming back from this, right? We can never show our faces again. Not if we ACTUALLY want to retire from this life.ā
Rex looks at her and then looks out into the distance. His gaze falling on to each and every member heās fought along side with. He notices Eve walk over to the podium, who almost immediately chokes up and walks away. His brows furrow and his first reaction is to yell out to her, to all of them, and let them know heās okay! But then he looks at Mark who carries a solemn face and yet is still standing tall and strong, like a tank that canāt be moved, despite all the pain heās endured.
āRex?ā Raeās voice pulls him back to her.
He blinks and lets a faint smile decorate his mouth. He looks back at his old team one last time before placing a hand over Raeās cheek,āIām ready to take a risk on meā¦and youā¦and us. And if that means thereās no turning backā¦I can live with that. As long as I get to do it with you.ā
Raeās eyes fill with tears as she moves in for a kiss, ācāmere you big idiotā. He kisses her back, gently moving her so that sheās pushed up against the tree theyāve been using as a shield. He pulls away for a second, smiling like a goof.
āWhat?ā Rae asks, raising an eyebrow.
āNothing. Iām just happy is all,ā he lets out a relieved sigh. āItās justā¦itās weird letting go of thisāpressureā¦ya know? I didnāt even know it existed until right now. I donāt have to worry about how Iāll make it out of the next mission alive anymore. I can learn how to just beā¦me. The real me. No more worrying about the world.ā He says that last part with a tinge of guilt but immediately shakes it off.
"And as long as Mark stays here on earth and doesn't go crazy with power or something," he chuckles nervously, ".ā¦and with Eve by his side, l'd say the world will be okay. I mean, I would never say this to him, not like I can even if I wanted to, but with everything he's been through; fighting his dad, being trapped in another dimension, catching falling buildings, raising an alien younger brother... Iāve gotta admit...Iām starting to actually believe the guy really is-"
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Aaaaaand yeah. So thatās how that episode ended in my head and thatās how itāll always stay. To me, they secretly escaped and moved somewhere in Europe where they get to travel and try out a ton of new places. Hike new trails, try new foods, learn about new cultures and build a happy and mostly peaceful life (I say mostly because obviously thereās gotta be some normal people risk like encountering bears, hating their neighbors, losing their luggage while traveling, having beef with an old lady, etc.)
Killing off Rex was such a hard and sad thing to watch. Of courseeeeeeeee it had to the be the character with the most character growth. The person who was so close to having his happy ending.
Anyways! I hope yall enjoyed!
