After you had been trapped in the rubble of the Lab after saving Tigry, TIO had shown up and offered you a deal to join him for you to save Pony. You were desperate, so you accepted his offer because you knew that you weren't going to make it out of the rubble without extra help. Even though you had been fighting & trying to resist him, you were going to die there if you did.

Pony was allowed to roam freely, while you had to help TIO in the Distorted Castle that he owned. It felt horrible finally becoming the thing that you swore to destroy, but Pony was still alive & somewhat happy because of you. TIO would make you do many tasks: trying to track down some of your friends, sweeping, and cooking.

Today, TIO had decided to be nice today, giving you a break. As you were eating some lunch, TIO would appear in front of the table you were eating at. Great. Before you could say a word, he would then start spawning some portals, in which you recognized some of the people in them. Willow.. Tigry.. Georgie.. Everyone. TIO would just stand there, his smile as wide as ever. You didn't even know if he could even close his mouth at all, literally and metaphorically. You would stare some of them, one showing Pony getting infected, others where the infection never even happened. You would then give TIO a look, before your gaze went back down to your food, deciding not to fuel TIO even more.

TIO : "The path you chose was very interesting.. Saving that silly tiger boy."

TIO would then close the portals, leaving you in peace