Spider-Man 0X

[First person POV] [Avenger's Tower]

It's been three hours since I killed Victor in Reed's body. His body was completely vaporized, and there wasn't a single trace of him left behind. Well, I should be glad that my girlfriend's ex is dead lol. I mean, hey, Reed becomes Maker in one of the realities, right? So, let's just roll with that. I saved this world from two villains at the same time.

Tony, Dr. Strange, Captain Marvel, Captain America and Black Widow were in the room. They finished their job and came back a few hours ago. I told them about the situation that Victor killed Reed and took over his body for some reason, then messed up Ben's memories. As for why I was there, well, simply because I discovered some bad information from those cyborgs that led me to Reed. That's when everything happened. I tried my best to capture Reed's body, but he was too powerful for me and I had to destroy him completely before he could kill me.

Sue also arrived and I explained everything to her. She didn't say anything, but I'm pretty sure, she's sad. She just sat on the sofa with an expressionless face. Even though they broke up, they were close for years and it must have been hard on her. I'll give her some space.

Right now, Ben's lying on a big reinforced bed. He's in a comatose state and Dr. Strange is trying to heal his messed-up mind.

"Victor Von Doom, that guy..." Tony shook his head with a sigh. "Too ambitious for his own good. I was against his release back then, but Ross and the government... Hah! Look where that got us..."

Steve crossed his arms across his chest. "We might have a bigger problem than Doom."

"Yes. Victor Von Doom was the least of our problems," I took out the drive with the information I collected from the neural implants and placed it on the table. "Now. After seeing this information, you people might get some funny ideas. So, I'd very much like you all not to do anything that would put any of us in danger. Agreed?"

Tony picked up the drive from the table, plugged it into a computer, and uploaded the data to his server. He narrowed his eyes as he read the contents.

"Oh... That's a lot of info. So, cyborgs from a dystopian future want to kill our Spidey for..." Tony stopped speaking as he read the real reason. I could have hidden the fact that I'd become the villain in the supposed future because of Reed for killing my Gwen and Michelle and our unborn child, but what's the point of hiding it? They should know the truth, because if such a future indeed exists, then we need to prepare. They need to prepare to stop me because I don't want to live as the very thing I hate.

Steve walked over to me and grabbed my shoulder. "You alright?" He asked with concern. I'm not alright... Hell, I don't know how to feel right now. So many things are happening at once, and I don't know what to do. But I'm gonna hunt every one of these remaining cyborgs and extract all the information out of them. Every single detail about the future that they come from.

"Knowing your world is going to shatter in the future... If you were in my place, what would you do?" I asked Steve.

Steve gave it a thought before saying, "I would do whatever it takes to make sure it never happens."

"And that's exactly what I'm gonna do," I stood up from the chair. "I'll hunt down the remaining cyborgs and extract every piece of information out of them."

"Wait! Didn't you kill Victor in Reed's body? If so, then shouldn't the future already changed and those cyborgs who came from the future shouldn't exist anymore, right? I mean, with Reed and Victor gone, the future is bound to change. There are no two ways about it," Natasha interjected.

"That's true. But apparently, it's not that simple," Tony explained. "I've tracked them down and considering the fact that they are still here and haven't disappeared... Well, it's hard to explain, but in simple terms... By taking action after knowing the future, we can only change our future... This timeline and reality. Not the future they came from."

"Exactly," The Ancient One arrived through a portal and didn't wait for anyone's reaction.

Just like how she showed Hulk how time travel works, she drew detailed lines in the air, creating a glowing picture of connected timelines. Her hands moved smoothly, connecting the magical lines of time into a complicated design that floated in the air. The picture looked like a river dividing into many smaller streams, each one showing a different possible future.

"Infinite paths," she began with a calm tone, "each one a reflection of choices made, events that unfolded, or actions taken. Time, as you perceive it, is not a singular, linear thread. It is more akin to a vast, branching tree, with each branch representing a different possibility, a different reality."

The room was silent, save for the faint hum of the magical energy that the Ancient One wielded. We watched the magic lines as she continued to explain.

"When a traveler from the future comes to the past," she continued, pointing to a glowing line that represented the original timeline, "they do not alter the course of their original reality. Instead, they create a new branch—a new reality, if you will—where the events they seek to change may or may not unfold differently."

She touched the line, and it split into two distinct paths: one continuing on its original course, while the other diverged sharply, representing the new timeline created by the time traveler's actions. "The future they come from remains unchanged, locked in its own continuity. But here, in our reality, a new future is born from the moment of their interference."

Tony gave a knowing nod, "Just as I said, even though we've eliminated Victor Von Doom in this timeline, it doesn't necessarily change the future those cyborgs came from. That's messed up."

"Precisely," the Ancient One nodded. "Their future remained unchanged, a fixed point in their version of reality. However, by defeating Victor in this timeline, you have altered the path of your own future. The ramifications of that change are yet to unfold." She pointed towards the branching lines, showing how the new timeline developed its own future, independent of the original. "In essence, by taking action, you've ensured that this reality diverges from the one where Reed Richards becomes the Maker and Spiderman becomes the villain."

"The Maker?!" Tony raised his eyebrow.

"That doesn't matter anymore," The Ancient One shook her head. "What matters is that you've altered this timeline. No longer is it bound to the future these cyborgs came from."

I closed my eyes for a moment and sighed. I hope you are right, old one...

Natasha looked puzzled. "But if their future is still intact, does that mean more of them could come through? And how do we even prepare for something like that? They could pop out anywhere and attack at any time."

Tony waved his hand and projected a map of the Earth with dots scattered all over it. "Not quite. Time Travelling isn't that easy. Although it sounds impossible, the probability of another time traveler arriving in our present is almost as low as 0.01%. Almost like winning the lottery. You can't just hop back and forth in time easily."

"Unless someone created a guiding assistance device... Ah! Oh, crap!" I looked at the Ancient One. "No, no, no... This is way too early..." I looked at the Ancient One. Tony created a way to time travel in the future and so did Reed. But with Reed dead, he's the only one with the mind to create something like that, but that too after Thanos wiped out half of all life forms in the future. If so, then fuck! Thanos will come for Earth.

"Too early for what?" Carol finally spoke up.

"I can't tell you," I shook my head. "I'm sorry. It's better if you guys don't know what the future holds for us."

Steve crossed his arms across his chest, "Peter, we should work together on this."

The Ancient One's body began to flicker as she made a weird hand sign and the Time Stone glowed on her necklace. Everyone turned their attention toward her. She's looking through the upcoming future events and all the possible outcomes.

"Is that normal?" Tony asked, pointing at the Ancient One.

"Silence. Let her concentrate," Dr. Strange said while working on Ben Grimm's mind.

After a few seconds, the Ancient One opened her eyes. She's sweating profusely. "This... This is bad, really bad..."

"What did you see?" I asked her.

"Thanos... He's coming for the Infinity Stones... If he obtains all of them, he will wipe out half of all life forms in the universe. And he's not alone... Knull, the god of darkness, has awakened and soon, he'll break through the seals. Along with his army of Klyntar, they'll unleash chaos upon the universe. Not only that..." The Ancient One stopped as she sat on the nearby chair with a grim expression.

"Galactus?" I asked her.

"Yes. Galactus as well. How do you even know about him?" The Ancient One asked me.

"Doesn't matter... Did we win in any of the future? I know you said you can't see my future, so, see yours or anyone's in this room and tell us. Did we win?" I asked her.

"No... All the countless future I saw till now... None of them ended in our victory."

"Was I there in any of those future you saw?" I asked her.

"No, I didn't see you in any of the future. The old events where you became a tyrant changed... Replaced with Glalactus's arrival..."

"So, I'm like a wild card, huh?! Good. That means I can change things and go against the flow without affecting this reality, which means, we gotta find a way to stop this Cyborg mess first before any more unnecessary incursions occur," I clenched my fists. "I'll wrap this mess up by morning. Till then, you should give them more info on these enemies. Now, don't say, it's against the rules because very soon we won't have a world to live in. And if it's of any comfort, think of this as lending a hand to someone The Great Weaver asked you to save."

The Ancient One nodded. "Alright. I'll tell them what they need to know, but that's all I can do."

Sigh!... Thanos, Knull, and now Galactus... Well, fuck! Right now, I really want to run away. If I was alone, I would have probably run away to another timeline by learning the time magic or by somehow stealing the stone, which is again, impossible... But I can't run away from this fight... I have people I care about and I'd be damned if I let some alien fuckers destroy my life.

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