[s6e1]: Solaricks

Back on Earth, the replacement Smith household was unnervingly quiet.

was just happy to be out of his previous universe, blissfully unaware of the cosmic graveyard his family walked upon.

Morty sat opposite him, clutching his knees. He had just watched his original father, Cronenberg Jerry, get murdered by Rick Prime in cold blood. [S6E1] Solaricks

Beth set her glass down. "Morty, we are alive. We are together. In this family, that is a miracle. Don't overthink it." 🔬 The Haunting in the Garage

sat in the kitchen sharing a bottle of space wine, both silently grappling with the fact that neither of them was technically native to this exact Earth. Back on Earth, the replacement Smith household was

The green glow of the portal gun was dead. Rick C-137 sat on the cold metal floor of his ship, staring at the empty fluid chamber. He had managed to pull the Smith family back together from their original dimensions, but the cost was etched deeply on his face.

Rick didn't look up. He was busy soldering a hyper-dense glowing crystal into his console. "Morty, I told you. Realities are like fast-food franchises. You burn one down, you drive a mile down the road to the next one. Don't go getting all philosophical on me because a version of your dad with a beard got clipped by the guy I’ve spent my entire life trying to find." 🏠 A Stolen Peace He had just watched his original father, Cronenberg

Morty walked into the kitchen, looking exhausted. He looked at his mother—both of them—and felt a heavy, suffocating wave of guilt. He had abandoned his original world, let it turn into a Cronenberg wasteland, and then watched his original family die off one by one until only he and Rick were left.