#mike can be a divorced alcoholic deadbeat dad. as a treat

[archvillain-fandom]

so basically, here's how i would write the events of the epilogue:

a twelve-year-old kyle travels into the future, to ask his future self how he can save mairi and be a hero at the same time

his future self is nowhere to be seen. instead, a washed-up mighty mike lives with erasmus and the rest of kyle's tech

kyle asks where his future self is, mike says that he's dead

erasmus shows kyle a recording of his future death at the hands of the villains club

kyle learns the date, time, and cause of his death, but not the reason

he asks mike if he was able to save mairi, mike gets uncomfortable but eventually says yes

kyle resolves to let the timeline play out the way it does in order to keep mairi safe, travels back to his own time

flash forward twenty years.

a thirty-two year old kyle is a part of the villains club, but secretly researches how to create mike and send him back in time

he's dating jack, but doesn't fully trust him because of how he treated mairi during the ultitron incident. jack doesn't understand why kyle is holding him at arm's length

kyle reaches a point where he can't continue his research without being discovered, and makes arrangements to go into hiding

he calls mike to a bar to explain what he's doing and to say goodbye

mike, who's going through a bad divorce and is disillusioned with superheroism, wants to come with kyle. kyle tries to dissuade him, having seen how much of a wreck mike becomes in the future, but ultimately gives in so the timeline remains stable

the pair move to a suburb, masquerading as a married couple, and live off of mike's money. kyle has a garage lab, and mike takes care of the house. only mairi and kyle's parents know where they are

although kyle is initially frustrated with mike's presence, he grows to appreciate his help and to genuinely like him as a person. the two rebound with each other

kyle holds him at arm's length, like he did to jack, because he doesn't want to hurt him more than he has to when he dies. he comes very close to telling mike the truth, but holds back. mike is frustrated because he knows kyle's hiding something from him

after nine months of mike's embryo developing, the big day finally arrives

kyle is preparing for his death when mike turns on the news. it's a story about his ex-wife– and his daughter. mike disappeared before he could find out that his ex was pregnant

kyle asks if he's okay, but mike cheerfully dismisses him. he says that he never chose to have a kid, he never chose to be a superhero, and that never made a choice of his own until they ran off together. he says that he'll always choose kyle, because he loves him. kyle wonders aloud why mike had to tell him that today, but when mike questions this, he says it's nothing and that mike should go out to think

through all of this, the villains club has been searching for kyle. jack is heartbroken that he's been abandoned, and walter uses that anger to push him back into the violent mad mask persona

as a last-ditch resort, jack calls mairi and tells her the truth about kyle, connecting with her through their shared pain. he tells her that kyle went rogue from the villains club because he's planning on erasing mighty mike from the timeline, which could destroy their universe, and that they want to talk him down. shocked and hurt, mairi tells him kyle's address

the villains club arrives at kyle's house and break in. jack finds his old wooden mask and puts it on

kyle fights them, beating the giggler over the head with a picture frame and shattering jack's mask, but is shot by jack

he sends jack and walter back in time along with mighty mike, and dies

mike returns back to the house to find the mess

he calls for help, and re-exposes himself to the public

the media vilifies kyle camden, but mike stays stern that he's a good person

mairi attempts to reach out to mike to apologize, but is angrily rebuffed

erasmus is the only one keeping mike company, although he spends most of his time sleeping

mike becomes isolated and bitter because he blames himself for not being able to stop kyle's death. he ignores his daughter and all reconciliation attempts by mairi and a repenting giggler

twelve year old kyle comes to visit him

mike tells him the date, time, and cause of his death, but cannot bring himself to tell him that mairi betrays him

kyle disappears back to his own time, only to come back soon after with the older version of jack from yesterday again

broken from torture, jack also blames himself for what happened

kyle makes mike promise to take care of jack before going back to his own time

although they both resent each other, they begin the process of healing together. jack convinces mike to talk to mairi again, and the three are there to support mike's daughter as she becomes the world's new superhero