In another universe, They found themselves in Russia, Micheal going off about some silly fact, young and alive and cold and Gertrude sighed as they approached the door,
She holds the map out to him and he reaches for it, but instead of what happened, in another universe, she hesitates and scowls
She tells him, "I have to do something, but I'll be right back, keep watch"
And instead of sending another fated assistant to die, in another universe, Gertrude Robinson sacrifices herself
He waits for her, and sobs night through day when she doesn't return, when the door disappears, when it's obvious he should leave
In another universe Micheal mourns the woman he revered as a martyr
In another universe, Micheal is alive and kind and filled with a nervous energy as he helps around the Institute in all the ways he can
Jon rolls his eyes at his eagerness to help and Martin worries he has a thing for Jon as well, Tim and Sasha live for the 'drama'
In another universe Gerard never took the trip to America,
In another universe Keay meets the archives and Jon and Martin and Tim and Sasha and Micheal and he sticks around to help
In another universe Sasha doesn't ever get taken by the Other and Jon ends up surrounded by people who support and care for him
In another universe Micheal lives long enough to watch Jon hate Helen