Delayed Hero is a route in Adventure High.
It's a spin off of the Heroic route, during which the Protagonist doesn't go and fix Val right at once. Rather, she's ignored and the game continues as normal.
Do note that this is a general outline for the route. It is NOT a walkthrough.
Sarah has to be level ten to access this scene, with no further requirement other than not fixing Val's mind.
After a handful of dungeon runs, Sarah appears in the school hallway, dressed like Drape and like Val has blank eyes. Her body is completely different, too...
Sarah refers to the Protagonist as "Party leader", causing the Protagonist to say it's fine to refer to the Protagonist by name, but Sarah claims that it is inappropriate.
The Protagonist is skeptical about all of this but doesn't pursue it further.
A handful of more dungeon runs later, Sarah thanks the Protagonist for being a good party leader, causing the Protagonist to grow further suspicious, while Sarah states she looks forward to continue working with the Protagonist.
Finally, after a few more runs, Val and Sarah are seen talking to each other and can bring the Protagonist to Drape, causing a bad end to play out in which Drape controls the Protagonist, similar to how he already controlled Sarah and Val.
To avoid this, the Protagonist must access Val's mind after finding out about Sarah being controlled, too. After fixing Val's mind, the Protagonist can continue to fix Sarah's mind as well, freeing Sarah from Drape's control as well.
To fix this, the Protagonist must as normal fix Val's mind with the help of Dr. Tiff, speak to Ms. Rack and finally speak to Jane while Sarah is cursed.
Trivia
- Sarah has a visibly different body during this route, because it's literally just Sarah's head on Val's body. The reason for this is unknown.