The Multiverse: Worlds Collide

The In-Between

Owen appears in the In-Between with the others, already seeing Sarin opening a rift. The arch around the rift looks like the entrance to a mayor’s building, with a briefcase lying against it. Owen says, “Wow, you work quick, Sarin.” Sarin says, “I do, yes. Tangle and Whisper have seemed to disappear, so I have sent Knuckles and Teddy to find them.” Owen groans, saying, “Oh boy. This is gonna be annoying.” Shaun asks, “Wait, I thought you had eyes everywhere or something?” Sarin says, “I do when observing the multiverse, but in the In-Between, I am limited by the sight of my form.” Owen nods his head and asks, “So, you have any warnings about this place?” Sarin says, “The universe itself is perfectly calm, but I am not sure how our enemy would attempt to defeat us. Find the ones in the office, and Owen. Prepare to meet someone close to yourself.” Owen gets Shaun, Lucy, and Larry, and they walk into the rift.

Parks and Recreation

Owen and the others appear in front of a city hall. A woman approaches them while smiling, and she says, “Hi. My name is Leslie Knope. Are you tourists in Pawnee?” Owen grabs her by the shoulder and says, “You’re just gonna have to bear with me when I say this. We need you and your colleagues to save the multiverse from Lord Vortech.” Leslie looks confused, but she doesn’t lose the smile. She asks, “Andy, are you pranking me?” Owen says, “I’m not Andy. My name is Owen Grady.” Leslie says, “Oh geez. Well, I guess I’ll introduce you to my coworkers.” Leslie leads the four into the building and points at Andy, who is sitting near a shoe-shining chair for shining shoes. Leslie says, “This is where Andy shines the shoes of the residents of Pawnee. guess this isn’t a prank.” Andy Dwyer looks over and says, “Yep, that’s me- holy crap why am I buff?” Owen says, “Name’s Owen Grady. And you’re Andy?” Andy stands up and says, “Yep. Andy Dwyer, that’s me. I’m a shoe-shienest by day, and I’m in a band. What do you do?” Owen says, “I train raptors.” Andy says, “AW, THAT’S SICK!” Owen says, “It is pretty sick.” Leslie says, “Okay. Time for you to meet the real magic-makers. Not to say Andy isn’t important, but- well, you’ll see.” Leslie leads them into an office, showing them Ben Wyatt, April Ludgate, Ann Perkins, Donna Meagle, Chris Traeger, and Tom Haverford. Tom says, “Hey, Leslie, I see you’re doing tours now. And who is this, a disguised Andy?” Leslie tells Tom, “This is Owen Grady. He trains raptors.” Wyatt spits out his coffee and says, “RAPTORS?! What the hell?” Ron Swanson leaves his office and says, “Raptors, hm? Interesting.” Leslie says, “Ron, these are our guests from, apparently, another universe.” Ron gets a slightly devious look on his face and says, “Another universe? So is this an alternate Andy?” Owen says, “I’m not Andy. I’m a different person entirely. I’m Owen Grady. Pleased to meet you, Mr. Swanson.” Ron says, “Please, call me Ron.” Owen and Ron shake hands, and then Andy runs in. Andy says, “A bunch of guys are standing outside behind some dude with a weird mustache.” Owen sprints out the door, and Lucy says, “This isn’t good.” Ron asks, “What kind of mustache?” and Andy tells him, “Minature evil genius.” Ron says, “Minature evil genius, he can’t be trusted. He’s European.” Larry says, “That’s Reginald Hargreeves. He’s an alien; of course he’s not European.” Ron says, “He’s an alien European.” Larry holds the bridge of his nose with two fingers and says, “That’s not how that- aliens can’t be European, Ron.” Ron says, “Of course they can. Perkins, get my shotgun.” Owen runs out of the building and sees Reginald Hargreeves in front of an army of people all wearing something blue and facing Owen. Reginald says, “It seems we’ve come at a bad time, Grady. Now, you have two choices. Surrender to Lord Vortech or be overwhelmed by my army of Blanks.” Ann runs out of the building and yells, “I’m calling the cops!” Reginald laughs and says, “Attack.” The Blanks charge forward, and Owen grabs one and punches it in the head. The Blank’s head shatters, and blue blood covers Owen’s hand. Owen tosses the corpse to the ground and runs inside with Ann. Ann shuts the doors and sees that Ron has a sawn-off double-barrel shotgun in his hands. Owen says, “We’ll need a lot more firepower. That’s a start, but we’re screwed.” Andy sprints out of the office wearing sunglasses and an FBI costume while yelling, “BURT MACKLIN TO THE RESCUE!” The Blanks burst open the door, and Andy dropkicks one in the stomach. Ron shoots them with his shotgun and destroys a couple of Blanks, and then Lucy runs out of the office with her pistol. She shoots at them, and Owen says, “We need to get to the office now!” Owen, Ann, Andy, and Ron run into the office while Lucy provides cover fire, and then Lucy runs in and shuts the door. Owen grabs a table and uses it to block the door, and he props it up with a chair. Leslie asks, “What the hell is going on?” Owen says, “Blanks. They’re trying to kill us Andy why are you wearing an FBI costume?” Andy says, “I’m not Andy, I am Burt Tyrannosaurus Macklin, and I’m with the fucking FBI.” Owen groans and says, “This place is weirder than Bloons.” Shaun says, “We have a situation!” Owen yells, “I KNOW!” Traeger yells back, “NO, OUTSIDE!” Traeger points to the blanks outside near the table trying to break in. Owen grabs a chair, throws it through the window, and yells, “LUCY! GRENADE!” Lucy throws a grenade through the broken window and blows up tons of blanks, but there are still plenty of them remaining. Lucy, Owen, and Ron start shooting everything they have at the horde until Blanks burst through the nearby door. Larry grabs a Blank and throws it right into a desk, smashing its head. A Blank and Tom start fighting as Shaun and Traeger run to the main group. Shaun bursts the Blank’s head with his cricket bat, and then the Blanks start pouring in. The Blanks surround and circle the group, and Leslie asks Owen, “What now?” Owen says, “I- I don’t know. We’re just gonna have to fight until they all break or we all die.” A rift opens outside near the table, and Sonic speeds out of it and right through a ton of Blanks. Owen says, “Yeah, Sonic!” Sonic stops in front of everyone, shakes the blue blood and parts off his fur, and says, “That was a rush!” “My army!” Reginald yells while poking through the doorframe, “You’ll pay for this, you devilish blue mole!” Sonic spindashes into Reginald’s stomach and says, “Nope. I’m a hedgehog.” Reginald falls to the ground, but then he takes out a revolver and shoots at Sonic. Sonic effortlessly dodges all six shots and kicks the gun out of his hand. A rift opens behind Reginald and he crawls into it as fast as he can go. Sonic smirks, and Andy says, “I’ve played all your games, dude! And I’ve read all the IDW comics AND I watched Sonic X! All 3 seasons!” Sonic says, “Thanks.” Andy smiles from ear to ear, and the rift Reginald crawled into closes. A rift opens in the middle of the room now covered in blue blood, blue guts, and Blank parts. Sonic speeds into the rift, and Owen follows shortly after.