First place
Stop
Both terms in one sentence
- Turns out that Artemis had the Timey-Wimey Ball all figured out, and the shot got pulled back in time to just the right second to stop Holly and everyone else from being killed in the first place.
Source: Heroic BSOD / Literature - Milo has determined that the only way to stop the Operator is to kill the person who drew its attention in the first place and hangs himself to save Sara and Charlie.
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Mecha-Grunty then devises a plan to stop Banjo and Kazooie from ever defeating her in the first place; she travels back in time and kidnaps Kazooie to prevent her and Banjo from ever meeting.
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