Peter went and tacked Richmond to the ground and smashed at his suit destroying the pieces. Peter looked up and saw the early sunrise; "The sun is coming up Nighthawk so your potion can't help you..." Peter practically taunted as Richmond yelled furiously as he traded punches with Peter with them hitting hard.

"You... You took Gwen away from me... The closest thing to a daughter that I ever had... You were only supposed to be a mission to her but you stole her away... She wanted to tell you everything and ended quitting... Right before you got her killed... You get everyone you supposedly care about killed... Your parents, your uncle and Gwen... You would probably get your aunt and Zarda killed..." Richmond thundered as Peter's suit took the punches and he punched hard at Richmond's cowl breaking it.

"Are you gonna blame me for you becoming a dictator as well... Killing all the superhumans... Gwen would be so for that..." Peter retorted back as Richmond got angrier.

"I was never going to take over the world... I was going to eliminate the superhumans and stop them from threatening the world... I wasn't going to invade the other countries as the Squadron had done and the government... I was going to serve my term as President... Nighthawk would be the US deputised protector and the Sentinels would only be used if we were being invaded or there was another big threat... I was gonna save humanity..." Richmond snaapped as Peter then managed to get webs to tie Richmond up. Before Richmond get try and get out of it a final punch to the face knocked Richmond out.

"Consider yourself impeached Mr President..." Peter mocked as he got Richmond and brought him back to the base and put him into a pile with Castle and Fury who was getting up.

"Are you going to kill us or lock you up... You think that would be enough? We will never stop as long as we live; we get locked up and then we will escape... If not then someone else will whose lives have been ruined thanks to your kind... If you think that you can continue playing childish costumed heroes... Then you are all living in a dream world..." Fury snapped as they all glared at him assembled in a circle.

"Good. Dreams save us and they lift us up and make us something better... On my soul; I will never stop fighting for my dream for where dignity and honor is the reality that we all share and people like you are locked up unable to harm anyone else because you refuse to believe in a better tomorrow..." Steve then told him sternly and a kick to the face from Peter knocked him out.

Fury, Castle and Richmond were locked up in individual cells at the superhuman prison known at the Supermax; there to glare at everything around them in their high security cells. The TV monitors showed the news talking about Kyle Richmond being revealed as Nighthawk; the Nightcave was found underneath his mansion and his assets confiscated. Also the assets of Tony Stark was confiscated and Stark Industries had been folded into Damage Control to compensate victims of superhero collateral damage and the investigations into which supervillains were forced into the role by Stark Industries so that they could be compensated as well.

Ledger groaned in pain as his face was badly bruised and his arms and legs were injured; the Avengers convinced the government to pretty much sent him into exile into outer space and at a trial being set up by representatives of various civilisations in the universe... He was locked up in a maximum security at the prison known as the Kyln. He looked out his cell and saw Hyperion there glaring at him.

"You knew about Project: Hyperion all along... All this time ever since before we even met... Before you got the Power Prism..." Hyperion told Ledger who looked at him.

"No use hiding it... I was asked to keep a close eye on you and it was a happy accident when I got what was needed to be a powerful hero like you and could work with you more..." Ledger said as Hyperion shook his head which got him angry. "You know that you went along with what the government wanted you to do around the world and in your country... You think that you can be some sort of outer space hero? A guardian of the galaxy?" Ledger demanded as Hyperion got ready to leave.

"I will never stop trying to be someone better..." Hyperion simply said as he left Ledger to his miserable fate and the cell where he would spend the rest of his life.

Steve in civilian clothes were taking Isaiah and Eli to the Captain America exhibit at the Smithsonian museum in Washington, DC which was always a popular exhibit. They then noticed the new section about Isaiah with a statue of him in his uniform, the section talking about him and Isaiah was close to tears as he read the list of all those were the unfortunate victims experimented as well as telling his story.

Stanley Stewart in his civilian clothes was at his new apartment where there was Zarda there to see him. "You know that there always is a spot on the Avengers if you want it Stanley." Zarda told him and he shook his head.

"Thanks but like the others; I want to take some time to sort out my life... Found a psychiatrist experienced in talking to superheroes to help sort out their problems... Finally accept that my wife and daughter have a different life... Going to start anew..." Stanley told her and she had a big smile happy for him.

"By the way Stanley; there was one last bit of fanmail for you on the Rocket Central..." Zarda told him fanding him an envelope. She then left as Stanley then opened it up and was surprised to find Maddy's handwriting saying that her daughter Tina always had Blur as her favourite superhero and was wishing him well with his break. He then saw that with it was an old drawing by Tina of Blur which made him smile.

May looked into Peter's room as he saw he was putting up a new display with his figures on a shelf; there was the figures of Spider-Man, Nightbird, Power Princess, Blur, Hulk and Hyperion with the ones down on the ground as defeated were Doctor Spectrum and Nighthawk. She smiled as he put next to them was the autographed picture of Hyperion that he had framed.

There was Morbius, Dillon and Titania in a coffee shop; "So the business of being a Stark brand supervillain is done... I don't see others seeing the point if they can't count on Stark bailing them out for them to do it again... Want to join me in UCWF? The business is still good and I see some on the book bad guys deciding to give wrestling a try?" Titania asked them and Morbius and Dillon shook their heads.

"I want to just relax and rebuild my life and reputation; I have a grant to research a permanent cure for my condition as well as the compensation to let me live healthily." Morbius then told them and faced Dillon. "What about you Max? Have about you giving being a superhero a try; people are eating up that interview you gave?" Morbius asked as he and Titania looked at him encouragingly.

Then came into the shop were 2 masked armed robbers demanding that the cash register be emptied. Dillon then grinned as he got up and had literal sparks from his hands.

Zarda's room at Rocket Central as Peter was showing her a newspaper article talking about reformed supervillain turned superhero Electro stopping a coffee store robbery. "Happy for him..." Peter said as Jennifer came in to see them.

"I just got done setting up an interplanetary call to Bruce and we both agreed to make visits to eachother. But with a new dawn of superheroics... How about a little celebration..." Jennifer asked with a sultry smile that Zarda returned.

"I will let you have your privacy..." Peter said as Zarda put a soft hand on his shoulder to stop him. They then both smirked at him.

The Legend smiled at those lining up in his comic book store to get the newest issues of the comics featuring the Avengers members which now included comics about Thor and the Hulk.

Trillions of universes exist in the Multiverse. Each with their own histories and stories. SOme darker than the others.

Yet even in the darkest of these universes where the heroes are close to being no more than villains; where it seemed like you would need to abandon your principles and fight evil with evil...

There are still light and the hope for a better tomorrow.

The age of Stark Industries sponsored superheroics have died down in this universe and have made way for the new heroic age...

I am the Watcher and it brings me the most joy seeing the triumphs possible in these universes. Even with a universe where superheroics became shallow, corporate sponsored and ended up led by a Tony Stark who not only never had his epiphany but his negative qualities from before this defining moment were made worse...

There were others to set it right.

Will we see more stories from this universe?

Who knows because in some stories; the happy ending...

Is only the beginning...

Superman's speech from What's So Funny About Truth, Justice and the American Away and it's adaptation my favourite DC animated movie Superman V the Elite was inspiration for what Steve said to Fury. Plus I do hope to do a sequel one day but I will probably be first doing that Tales of Great Power prequel spin off story that I mentioned. Each chapter being about a hero in the universe at an earlier part of the story and act like it's an issue of their comic. I hope to do chapters for all 5 of the main Squadron Supreme members.