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So, One has done many bad things, some people say she's irredeemable at this point, and while that's probably true, i'd like to share an idea i've had for One getting redeemed

Warning: reeeeeaaaaally long text coming up

In the last episode of TPOT, One obtains the Algebraliens' powers and manages to (properly) recover Three, but Three is angry with her and says: "You only recovered me because you wanted to be forgiven by the other Algebraliens, didn't you? You only think about yourself, as if YOU were the victim, but it was YOU who broke me, destroyed me, you are a heartless monster. I HATE YOU, ONE!" And the other Algebraliens agree, then One gets confused, because she really thought that if she recovered Three, she would be forgiven. She goes quiet for a few seconds, returns the Algebraliens' powers and says, "Here, take your powers back, I...I need to be alone for a while..." She opens the moon, takes Four out, enters it and closes it. Then she says to herself, "I- I don't understand! I fixed the problem, I recovered Three, and now she's going to say she hates me? Well, thinking about what she said, it's true, I killed her, I caused the problem, b-but I solved it! Why is everyone mad at me?! I-" then she falls silent and has a flashback to that scene in TPOT 20 where Leafy says that One isn't a good person and that she (One) will end up alone and sad. After the flashback, One says, "She—she was right! I really am a bad person! Always thinking only of myself, only doing things for my own benefit. Leafy was right...and Three too, everything they said about me is true...I...I...I AM THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD! AND I DON'T DESERVE TO HAVE FRIENDS, OR ANYTHING! I'M DESTINED TO BE..." She pauses for a few seconds "alone..." And then Four, who overheard what One said, tells the other Algebraliens, "Guys, did you hear that?" Meanwhile, Two is trying to bring Gaty, Barf Bag, and Basketball back into existence, but can't, and then the others try to combine their powers to help Two, but they can't, and then One, still inside the moon, listening to what the others are saying, thinks to herself, "I know you won't forgive me, but I'm the one who deleted them..." (referring to Gaty, Barf Bag, and Basketball) "So, I'm going to bring them back!" Then she leaves the moon, and Five says, "Oh no, One, if you came to hurt us yet again—" and One interrupts, saying, "It's nothing like that, I just came to solve another problem I caused," and then she uses her powers to bring back Gaty, Barf Bag, and Basketball. The other Algebraliens look at her impressed, and she says, "I know I've done many wrong things, I'm a bad person, but now, I just want to say one word: sorry." "Three! Sorry for killing you." "Two! Sorry for capturing your contestants and even erasing some of them from existence." "Four! Sorry for trapping you inside the moon!" "And to all of you, sorry for stealing your powers to solve a problem I myself caused. I take full responsibility, and I promise I won't do anything like that again. So, do you forgive me?" And then X says, "Well, you've done many bad things." Two continues, "Killed many people, stole our powers..." But then Four says to Two and X, "But she apologized," and Two replies, "So what?" And Four says, "Well, I've been thinking, and...everyone deserves a second chance." Then One sees the other Algebraliens talking amongst themselves, she can't exactly make out what they're saying, and afterwards Two says, "One?" And One says, "Yes, Two?" And Two says, "We...don't forgive you," and One, sadly, just says, "Oh...well—" Two says, "You didn't let me finish! We don't forgive you YET." One, confused, says, "Yet?" And Four says, "After all the damage you caused, there will be a price to pay." And One says, "P-Please! I—I don't want to go back there! I—" and Four says, "Don't worry, we won't imprison you in the moon again." And One says, "No?" And X says, "No." And One replies, "Well, then what do you have in mind?" And Two "Well..." And then the scene cuts to show One cleaning the hotel while the other Algebraliens and objects have fun, and she says, "Well, I deserve it... But if I had to choose between this and being stuck inside the moon for 14 years, I'd choose to clean the hotel any day!" And then the screen fades to black and then it fades to a bunch of scenes of One with the other Algebraliens and objects, and her narrating: "So, I...may have learned a few things. First, sharing is caring. Second, you should try to solve your problems instead of trying to run away from them. Third, on the path to redemption, the very first step is to apologize. And fourth, what matters most in life is not power or popularity, but friendship." And then the final scene shows One with all the Algebraliens.

Yeah, so that's my idea for a redemption(?) arc for One. How did i get this idea? Idk, kinda just popped into my head when i was thinking about TPOT 20.

If anyone wants to, idk, make a fanfic based off of this, go for it! I feel like this is pure fanfic material lol.

Posted Oct 30, 2025, 6:45 PM UTC

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