humans and ultimately left the Earth. However, before he left, True-Man discovered that Midnight Mink had contracted AIDS, and he transfused his blood into Midnight Mink. The transfusion granted invulnerability to Midnight Mink of his AIDS, but also granted him (and anyone who is exposed to his blood in transfusion form) superhuman endurance to pain and injury, along with the ability to heal any wounds. Cody, after several battles, proves himself a worthy replacement as Chippy, and Midnight Mink performs a blood transfusion granting Cody the same power. By the end, all four teen heroes are irrevocably broken mentally, just like their predecessors: Beau is now a steroid addicted bully, Karlo a drug addict, and Shannon has become completely jaded and promiscuous. Meanwhile, Cody finds himself repeatedly visiting Father Dunn. He reveals that all three of his fellow sidekicks hate and despise him, due to the fact that Midnight Mink doesn't overtly abuse and mock Cody like the other heroes do. He further states that he has become disaffected with the life of a hero, along with the sociopathic tendencies of Midnight Mink and the other members of Black October. He is angry and dissatisfied with Dunn, slamming a bottle of whiskey on his face and running out the scene. Original Ending The original five issue mini-series had the following ending that is only available in Brat Pack #5. After leaving Father Dunn's confessional, the opening scene from the first issue plays out again with the other sidekicks attacking Cody. However, there is a loud scream from the church as the heroes storm in and find Dr. Blasphemy waiting for them with a large coffin: he orders the heroes to open it (after flinging the dying remains of the original Chippy at Cody) and reveals it full of contracts and legal documents for merchandise, comics, TV shows, and movies. Dr. Blasphemy reveals that the kids are pawns of corporate America: they require the psychopathic heroes have teen sidekicks to make them appear wholesome and fatherly/motherly to the masses and then reveals that their partners murdered their parents so they could ensure that they did not have to split the money from the merchandise deals. Chippy inspects one document and discovers a clause in it: when the sidekicks become of legal age (18), the heroes must then start splitting the proceeds from their lucrative merchandise/media deals with their sidekicks. Chippy then