Rick and Morty: My Grandfather is Rick?

A question popped into my mind.

These aliens have all been wiped out by yourselves, so who are you guarding against here?

Before Morty could think further, his grandfather's voice came from inside the house, "Alright, Morty, come back. Don't get involved in their affairs. The American Salvation Corps that Tzeentch formed is now a powerful force. We're not going to take sides in this pointless conflict. These people would rather fight to the death on one planet than use the money and manpower they have for fighting to advance into space and explore a wider world. Don't bother with these guys who can't do anything but fight amongst themselves."

When Grandpa mentioned Tzeentch, Morty, who didn't know her current whereabouts, immediately turned around and went inside. As soon as he entered the house, he saw female Rick choking Grandpa, her expression as ferocious as a demon.

"Holy crap! What's going on?!"

Finally noticing that this 'prison acquaintance' was also at home, Morty immediately went to stop her, using the all-pervasive nature of telekinetic energy to slowly pry her hands open.

Once freed from her restraints, Grandpa had the AI ​​erect an energy shield wall, trapping her inside.

After finishing this task, Morty, who had too many questions, wanted to figure them all out at once. Similarly, Sangmi, who also had a lot of questions, burst into tears on the spot when she saw the familiar Morty return.

"Waaaaah! Morty! Is this really you?"

"You...you're still alive?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Grandpa, Morty, and Beth, apart from Jerry, all became somewhat unnatural.

If Jerry hadn't brought Ricky back...

Their original plan was for Grandpa to 'wake up' from his grief and then use his awesome technology to successfully 'resurrect' Morty.

That's perfectly reasonable.

After all, no matter how hard Sang Mei tries, even if her genes mutate and her IQ suddenly increases tens of thousands of times, she cannot resurrect someone who has never actually died.

The entire flawless plan was ruined because Jerry brought back female Rick...

fuck!!

Jerry, when are you going to die?!

Morty glared at Jerry with displeasure. Being both cowardly and stubborn, he decisively used Jerry's signature skill, which he had mastered to the max – shifting the blame.

"Hey, why are you all looking at me? I think I'm the one who's been kept in the dark the whole time, right?"

"Before entering that treasure vault, it seemed like everyone around me was an android. I was the only one there, trying my best to rescue Morty! Where were you all then?"

"And then there's the matter of running into this girl. It's not like I wanted to run into her on my own initiative. How can you blame me for this?"

"I don't want to be the scapegoat in this family! You guys always try to pin the blame on me, it's ridiculous! Why is it always my fault whenever something goes wrong!"

Morty: "..."

Grandpa: "..."

Beth: "..."

Even in his spirit form, Morty felt his blood pressure was a bit high. Although he had been unconscious for a while, he could deduce from Jerry's words that the reason Grandpa had sent Jerry to act alone was probably only one thing...

Stop using your superpowers and stop causing trouble at this time!

That's why I gave Jerry a fake target to mess around with on his own, and then you brought back female Rick...

Awesome!

Why don't you bring back all of Grandpa's enemies?

"Motty, how are you still alive? I remember you were definitely dead. I... I was trying to save you, but you..."

Sangmei's tearful voice, filled with the joy of reunion, once again drew everyone's attention from Jerry to her.

Grandpa's eyes lit up, and he quickly fabricated a reason that was questionable in some details but sounded quite reasonable.

"Ahem! That Sangmei! You know I 'borrowed' from C137's Phoenix Project, right? I came up with a special experimental version of the Phoenix Project back then."

"I never expected this plan would actually succeed!"

As he said this, Grandpa also gave Morty and Beth a look, so that they would cooperate with him in acting out the play.

but~

Don't forget that Rick the Woman is here.

"They were all lying to you. They just wanted you to complete that time loop, so they faked their death so you would willingly go back to the past."

A casual remark caused the three people who were trying so hard to appear serious to completely break down on the spot.

Because of this, Rick... she shouldn't have known!

"Jerry!!! What exactly did you say to her?!"

"Fuck! Jerry, you pig! You're really good at selling out your teammates! Fuck! I can't take it anymore!!!"

"Jesus! Jerry, you've gone too far this time!"

Chapter 432 Why do you need to go back?

"So all of this is real? You all conspired to put me on a show so that I could go back in time and complete that time loop?"

"Why can't you just tell me this directly?"

Why make things so complicated?

Although being kept in the dark is infuriating, that's just how Grandpa is. He'll explain when he wants to, and when he doesn't want to, he won't say a word.

Sangmei simply said "oh" and then asked why she had to go to such great lengths for something as small as this, which she would have done immediately if she had just told her.

Aren't you tired?

"Well..." Seeing that things had been forced to be brought up, Grandpa explained a little why he wanted to use events to push Sang Mei to complete the time loop, rather than ordering her to complete it.

Simply put, it's like you now have the ability to travel through time and space, and then you see your future self. You would then know that one day in the future, you will travel to the present.

The future self didn't say which specific day it would be.

This is especially relevant for people who can travel through time and space at any time.

Here's a question: without the other person saying, will the time travel take you twenty years into the future? Or perhaps fifty years?

How many unexpected events will occur because he knows he will travel through time?

No one can control their curiosity.

Will I time travel today? Will I time travel tomorrow? Will I time travel the day after tomorrow?

Which day exactly should we go through time travel?

Therefore, unless the future self who travels through time specifies the exact day, hour, and minute, this time loop cannot be completed.

Even a difference of just one second can potentially create two completely different timelines.

Of course, if these thoughts and events are the innate conditions that ultimately lead to time travel, then it makes sense. But if these thoughts and events shouldn't exist in the first place, it will cause time chaos once again.

So the reason why we didn't just let Sang Mei go back and get the Mission Accomplishment Box herself, but instead used a series of events to push her to get it is very simple.

Designating a specific day to retrieve the box carries a certain probability of triggering unforeseen events. In this matter, even with an emulator and shamanistic rituals, the mighty P850 cannot eliminate all the potential for mishaps.

However, by pushing things forward and letting the whole thing come to fruition naturally, the number of uncertainties will decrease, so the latter is the obvious choice.

"So you could just tell me directly and let me go back and get the Mission Accomplishment Box myself, is that okay?"

“Yes!” Grandpa said, pointing to Morty and Jerry. “But you have to consider their factors. I deliberately left Jerry aside this time to reduce the probability of bad things happening.”

After glancing at the two troublemakers in her house, Sangmei decided not to say anything more about it. She didn't want to run back to get the Mission Accomplishment Box while Morty and Jerry were around.

Who knows what kind of trouble they'll cause when they're piled on top of each other?

Seeing that Sammy had basically figured out the situation, Grandpa, Morty, Beth, and Sammy all looked at Jerry and Rick.

The first problem is solved.

So how do we solve Rick's problem?!

Looking at the female Rick who was confined by the energy wall, the grandfather was overwhelmed with memories, as if he had returned to his youth.

Back then, she...

"By the way! Where did Tzeentch go?"

"Jesus! I was just getting myself together when you had to jump out and cause trouble?" Grandpa angrily pulled a brand-new cell phone from his lab coat, which contained Tzeentch's number, and promptly made Morty chat with his subconscious.

After getting rid of that troublesome person.

Grandpa glanced at Sammy and Beth.

"If you two need to go to the bathroom, get water, eat snacks, order takeout, or go out to take pictures with those guys who never enter the Star River and are always fighting amongst themselves, I advise you to do it now."

"Because if anyone interrupts me again and ruins the atmosphere, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Upon hearing this, Sammy and Beth waved their hands repeatedly, indicating that they would never do what Morty did. However... they did indeed plan to get some drinks and snacks and sit down to watch.

So, throughout Grandpa's conversation with her, there was a constant, rhythmic sound of her eating potato chips, and Jerry trying to get some, only to be met with disdain from Sangmei...

"Long time no see! You were hitting me for about ten minutes, and I didn't even have a chance to say hello."

"Ha! It seems you've put a lot of effort into energy-related things over the years. I remember the energy wall you used to create; I could shatter it with a single punch."

"It's all because you forced me to..."

When mentioning his embarrassing past experiences, a rare hint of embarrassment appeared on Grandpa's face. He had been beaten up quite a bit by this female Rick back in the day.

Of course, this is also because of things like scheming...

Looking back, Grandpa even saw Morty chatting with Tzeentch, and Morty turned his head to eavesdrop on some of Grandpa's 'amusing anecdotes from his youth'.

With a light cough, Grandpa changed the subject and moved directly to the current issue.

"Alright, I don't deny that I'm 99% responsible for you being locked up for so many years, but the current situation is complicated, so I have to get you out of here."

When Rick heard that her grandfather wanted to send her away immediately, she was a little confused. She looked at the front door of the small house and wondered if her grandfather had something wrong with his head.

What? You think I'm all beauty and kindness? That I'll forget our grudges once I step out this door?

However, she later learned from her grandfather that C137 had actually created an 'amusement park' and built a wall behind which he claimed to be the strongest person inside the wall.

Rick, a bit out of touch with the times, scratched her head with trembling hands. She recalled the Mortys who had been captured—those bastards, not one of them had ever told her about the Limited Middle Curve?!

what the hell!

I've been imprisoned for so many years, and the changes outside have been so drastic!

They can even go so far as to create parallel universes and turn one part of them into their own playground?!