Alright here we are with Chapter 3 and I'm fairly certain you know what the previous chapters were leading to: Herogasm. Now forewarning there are no explicit sex scenes in this chapter. That said there are allusions. Just thought we could bring it up.
Vought Tower, Earth 7622
Homelander walked down the hall desperately, trying to block out everything regarding the Incursion and Soldier Boy from his head. The representatives of 616 were coming to DC for a union.
"Homelander." He heard Anika's voice breaking him out of his thoughts. "It's Noir, he's gone."
"What? What do you mean he's gone?" Homelander asked.
"He cut out his tracking chip." She told him, showing him the blood-covered chip.
It felt as though everything had just shattered to Homelander. He started to stammer before saying.
"He wouldn't, not Noir. He wouldn't run. He wouldn't do that to me." Homelander said.
"We think Crimson Countess was the start. He's going after his old team including Noir. Considering Mindstorm is off the grid, we know that he'll be going after the TNT Twins next. They're by the Canadian border. We've been unable to find Starlight and lost contact with A-Train. Only the Deep is here." Anika told him.
Homelander seemed numb. He only let out a meek "Ok." before leaving for his quarters.
As Anika left, she walked by the Deep and his wife Cassandra.
"Where's Homelander?" Deep asked. "I gotta tell him about No- -"
"Done." Anika interrupted.
The Deep looked at his wife and could feel the disapproval on her eyes like knives.
Homelander stared out at the window at the other Earth in plain view.
"Why the long face, tiger?" He heard a familiar voice.
Homelander turned to face the mirror.
"I'm scared. I have no idea what to do about everything." John admitted.
"You can handle this. We're the Homelander." Homelander told him. "Have I ever let you down?"
"This other Earth… I've been starting to hear so many things. What if they don't love me?" John asked.
Homelander rolled his eyes.
"There it is, Christ grow a pair. Now is not the time for love. We need to show these fuckers who's boss. This is our world and we should fight for it. So take that dirty, weak amoeba and crush it. Just this once." Homelander told him.
He stared at the TV, the meeting was going to happen soon. An idea came to him.
"Ashley, get Cameron." Homelander stated.
Geneva, Earth 7622
Adults and children alike looked at the red skies with awe as a fleet of spaceships landed in front of the United Nations Office. Several ships, diverse in design and colors, were flying higher and more silent than anything they had ever seen. The first ship opened, and a familiar figure, the Iron Man, walked out of it. With him were Black Panther, Mr. Fantastic, Black Bolt, and Professor Xavier.
As they entered the building filled with the world leaders of Earth 7622, their reunion was televised for the whole world to watch.
"They openly admit that they're going to destroy our world and expect us to sit down and listen!" One of the leaders said.
A multitude of protests started to break out, the argument erupted, and the room was filled with deafening yelling. T'Challa looked at Black Bolt, who knew what to do.
"Silence!" The Inhuman king whispered, although the sound was comparable to a gunshot. The world leaders covered their ears.
Finally, T'Challa was able to speak.
"Thank you. I am King T'Challa, the Black Panther, leader of the nation of Wakanda. After reuniting with the UN of my world, they agreed to allow me to speak on their behalf."
All over the world, people heard his words marveled. "A supe? Leading a nation?"
"What are your terms?" One of them asked.
"We simply wish to bring your people to our world, this also includes you and your families." Black Panther stated.
"Eight billion people? Are you insane?"
They looked at Mr. Fantastic, and it was time for them to reveal what they were planning.
"Most nations on our Earth are ready to make concessions," Mr. Fantastic said. Physicians, engineers, and all essential workers are welcome. I've done the math." He stretched his arm to grab a screen device and presented a hologram with data. "There's more than enough space on our Earth, and nations are willing to accept them immediately."
The world leaders were puzzled, they started to whisper among themselves. One of them finally spoke up.
"What about the homeless and the disabled?" Someone said it was a factor none of the others had even considered.
"The process is going to be slower but others will have to go somewhere else." Reed answered.
"Where?" Based on the tone it was asked, might as well have been "Fucking where, asshole?"
"Wakanda has colonies outside of Earth as do the Inhumans. We will let you settle on these interstellar colonies." T'Challa stated.
The leaders all seemed skeptical.
"You expect us to believe that your nation is that advanced?" The French Defense Ministry questioned.
"After everything you saw, what makes it so unbelievable?"
The ministry didn't answer.
"What about those in our government?"
Charles knew they were talking about themselves.
"He's referring to himself." He telepathically told the others.
"I didn't need telepathy to know that." Tony said.
"They will have the chance to participate in the government here." Reed simply stated. "You will have to start your lives again on Earth 616." Reed said.
"And what if some of us refuse."
"You are allowed to stay here. I don't recommend it." T'Challa said.
A dose of fear was what they needed. The dialogue began about immigration, the economy, and accommodation, and the leaders were surprised to find that all of their nations exist on Earth 616. Meanwhile, Tony approached Professor Xavier.
"Is the president…" Tony was about to ask.
"Yes, the President of the United States is desperately trying to get something off his hands during this whole ordeal." Xavier stated.
"Good, I'll speak with him about the FBSA. See if he'll play ball with us about that." Tony stated as he walked towards the US President of 7622.
As all of this happened, on VNN, Homelander was with Cameron Coleman.
"So you're suggesting that we don't leave our Earth?" Coleman asked.
"That's right, Cam. Folks, I'm going to give it to you straight: this is my home. Our home. We shouldn't have to move because of what some elitists say. Elitists, that I remind, are planning to destroy our very home." Homelander told them.
"That's very interesting to hear, so you still think this is all a hoax." Coleman stated.
"You better believe I do, Cameron. We shouldn't be forced off our home by people who want to kill us. I mean how are we supposed to believe that these guys actually have spare planets for us to live on? How do we know we could survive on these planets? Who's going to monitor us? It's quite frankly ridiculous every word of it. Everyone, the only person you need to trust in all of this is me." Homelander stated as he stood up from his seat.
"What about the supposed super terrorist?" Coleman asked.
"The Seven and I have a lead on them." Homelander stated.
"Speaking of the Seven, how are things coming along?" Coleman asked.
Homelander paused for a moment.
"We're united. We are all still reeling from the death of Supersonic. Starlight, especially, but they are standing with me on this. Trust me." Homelander stated, smiling at the camera.
MM watched the UN meeting at the Payback Mansion. He grabbed a bottle of whisky abandoned there for 40 years. It was addressed to Soldier Boy from Hugh Hefner. He needed that drink after that. MM received a call; it was Monique.
"Yes?" He asked.
"Marvin, I'm sorry to bother with that but I'm seriously worried about Todd." Monique told him.
Marvin tried to hide his shared feelings.
"Monique, I'm sorry, but if it's not about Janine it's not my problem."
"Just listen. They just released a list of professions in shortage on the other Earth, teachers on the top of their United States needed professions and their families are welcome."
"That's great, really great. So go, take Janine, and I'll find my way there later."
"Todd's not going to register for it."
"Say what?" MM asked, failing to hide his anger. MM's temper flared, he was not going to let him put his wife and daughter at risk.
"It's because of that goddamn Homelander speech. It was just on TV." Monique asked.
MM switched channels and found an interview with Homelander and Cameron Coleman, on the screen the saying: ALL GOOD, ALL SAFE
"This is it, America, Homelander has spoken." Coleman said. "Your heroes are going to save you from the false idols who threaten the existence of our world." Coleman forced a smile, he scratched his head, and the camera had to cut to Homelander's cooled expression
"You just missed it." Daredevil said as he entered the room.
"How did…" MM was about to ask before changing his mind. "Where's Rogers?"
"I'm here." Steve said as he went up to him.
"Can any of your guys take out Homelander?" MM asked.
"Yes, but we won't need to." Captain America told him.
MM launched the whisky bottle into a frame of Soldier Boy and cracked it.
"What do you mean you won't need to?! He's putting my fucking family at risk!" MM yelled.
"I understand, and I'm sorry, but killing Homelander now will make things more complicated. His base will riot and cause even more chaos," Steve said.
"Those are you fucking friends on the UN who want to destroy the world with my family in it! There's one chance my baby girl can get out of it alive, and because of Homelander, she might not get it! Is that what the Avengers do? Great fucking name, no saving, just avenging."
Canada, Earth 7622
The Deep emerged from the Canadian beach to the address he was going to find the TNT Twins. As he walked out of the sand, his eyes met a crowd making noise and light in a plot of land recently bought by the Twins. Upon seeing that, he mouthed in child-like wonder:
"It's Herogasm…"
Meanwhile, Butcher, Hughie, Soldier Boy and Punisher watched it happen from afar with binoculars. Hundreds of naked people fucked outdoors under the red sky. A few cushions and tents were around but the great majority was going at it right on the grass. Lights, noises and transformation, most of them were supes.
"Holy shit." Hughie said. "There are like nine hundred people down there."
"More like thirteen or twelve hundred." Punisher corrected.
"Well, well, well, Herogasm." Butcher said. "Frenchie is gonna be heartbroken he missed this. Still a thing, hein?"
"It's my thing." Soldier Boy said. "I founded in 52', me and this other supe Liberty. Man, she was a firecracker! But there were never this many supes back in my day."
"Your planet is about to explode." Punisher explained. "Their natural response is to do as many drugs as they can, kill the people they always wanted to kill, and fuck as much as they can."
"That's why they moved it from Vermont." Butcher said. "They needed the space for all the miserable fucks who want to have their last miserable fuck."
"There are… A lotta people in there." Hughie said concernedly.
Soldier Boy looked defiantly at Hughie.
"Well, as long as they stay out of my way, they'll be fine." He said.
"We may have trouble." Punisher warned. "Ant-Man is down there."
Hughie grabbed the binoculars and took a look at the man in a red ant suit.
"Maybe he's there on a mission," Hughie suggested. "He's from your Earth, he might be there- - Oh, no, no. He's getting… Pegged by a woman with a rubber dick."
Soldier Boy calmly took the binoculars from Hughie and saw it happen.
"That's a real dick." He unconcernedly corrected for Hughie's dismay. "Goddamn, they didn't look this real in the 80s. Scary, you could get tricked by one of these sissies."
"That's not something you should say these days."
"Is the Jack from Jupiter apprentice an original Avenger?" Butcher asked Punisher.
"Eric O'Grady is a scumbag not worth breathing the same air as Captain America, much less being in the same team. He stole the Pym Particles from Shield, the capes used to call him 'The Irredeemable Ant-Man', I thought he died. O'Grady is no trouble, but the supervillains are."
"Supervillains?" Hughie asked.
"I saw half of the guests from Bullseye's last birthday party down there."
Annie had her Starlight suit back on. Kimiko smiled and raised two thumbs at her, still Annie wasn't sure if that was the right thing to do. Wolverine now had his suit on, it was brown and yellow, the mask reminded her of Groundhawk. As he walked by her, Logan gave Annie a defiant look and as he turned his back to her, Annie questioned:
"Why do you hate me so much? I can tell you do. Why is it? Don't want supes from the weaker Earth on your team?"
"You think that's what it's about?" Logan asked. "Where I come from, mutants, people naturally born with powers, are treated like crap. They hate us and fear us, the idea of a next step in the human evolution makes the Homo Sapiens pretty fucking nervous. But you? Treated like celebrities, loved, when they thought they had actual mutants, people cheered. But me?" He showed her his Adamantium claws. "That's what they did to me."
Wolverine left. Spider-Man weaved a web behind Annie and spoke to her.
"Don't take it personally, and it's not a stroll around the park to be a mutant in our universe." Spider-Man said. "I'm not, and I'm still treated like a public enemy."
"You're not?"
"Got my powers by accident. Most people do. Captain was part of an experiment."
"Like Soldier Boy. We have a supe here, his name is Webweaver, he's like you. And you said Wolverine was an X-Man, Groundhawk was a G-Man. Is this all a coincidence?"
"Probably not. There's spider people all over the Multiverse, I mean, all over, you have no idea how many, I'm kinda burned out of all the spiderverse thing at this point. But there's something called a variant, a version of a hero in another universe, looks like Soldier Boy is your version of Captain America."
"Lucky us, I guess. What Wolverine said, about people hating supe- -Mutants, what is that like? Living in a world like that."
"Don't get me wrong, people still like the Avengers and the Fantastic Four but things are not that cut and dry. I tried the whole celebrity thing, I was on TV, joined a wrestling crew, gave autographs… I gave up on it to be a superhero."
"We have to go." Captain America announced as he marched by them, they followed him to the entrance of the Payback Mansion where he spoke to the whole team. "I got the location on the TNT Twins, they are in some kind of… Confraternization of super people in Canada. There's hundreds of people there, if Soldier Boy uses his blast, many will die. We have to stop him." He noticed MM looking at him, the expression changed. "I said I'd earn your trust, Marvin. Follow me to the Quinjet."
Baxter Building, Earth 616
Reed sat in his lab, facepalming beside him was his wife Susan, who was glaring at the TV. He had the need to run his head through a wall after listening to Homelander's speech.
"So, at what point do we go over there and lock him up?" Susan asked.
"It's on the cards, dear, but not right now. I'm sorry." Reed stated. "Too many people on his side, we're trying to save lives, if we arrest him without evidence, more people are going to die."
Sue let out a sigh and walked out of the lab. He couldn't blame her for this attitude, especially since Ben and Johnny had gone over to Captain America's side. He soon got a call from Tony.
"I'm not interrupting anything am I?" Tony asked.
"No, not at all." Reed stated.
"Don't worry, I saw the report. You don't have to recount it to me. As a matter of fact, I saw it with the president who agreed to give us control of the Federal Bureau of Superhuman Affairs. At least off the books that is." Tony stated.
"I don't suppose you have a contingency in mind for Neuman?" Reed asked.
"I'm way ahead of you, Jen will be in charge. We also still have all of the information about her secret too." Tony told her.
"That's good to hear." Reed stated.
He let out a sigh looking over to where Sue left.
"Tony, are we doing the right thing?" Reed asked.
Tony was silent.
"We're doing the best we can, Reed. It's all we can do now." He stated.
"I know, and it still doesn't help." Reed admitted
Castle Doom, Earth 616
The Cabal had just watched both the Illuminati's speech and Homelander's speech. Doom was composed completely unbothered. Namor was dismissive about Homelander's speech. Loki was thoroughly unimpressed. The Green Goblin seemed almost amused. The only one who seemed to have any apparent anger was Magneto who scowled at the monitor.
"Remind me again, Victor, why I should not go over there and humble that raving madman." Magneto asked Doom.
"I understand your animosity towards him, Magneto, but he's a matter only Richards' team would waste time with. Let the prattling fool speak his way to oblivion, he'll likely draw any and all attention towards him. That said, Doom is willing to grant you the chance to hurt him. Not kill." Doom stated.
Magneto contemplated Doom's statement.
"Very well, Doom. We already have access to all of their plans." Magneto said.
"Good, what is the status of Thor?" Doom asked Loki.
"My brother is presently engaged in helping Asgard during this struggle. The Incursion has wrought all manner of chaos upon the nine realms." Loki stated.
"Osborn." Doom turned to Norman.
"I've managed to make a deal with Fisk, AIM, and other groups to assist us. We've got an army right now, in fact some of them are on 7622.." Norman stated.
"I suspect they have ulterior motives, like you might." Doom accused.
Norman simply smiled in response.
"I'm a simple businessman and scientist, Victor. You can't blame me or others for taking advantage of the situation." Osborn stated. "Why should we care about these defects?" He added.
"Hardly, but this is not a venture for OsCorp." Doom warned him. "We are saving our world, nothing else matters."
The Quinjet landed not far from the site of Herogasm as they stepped out on the grass near the hill.
"So what kind of confraternization are we talking about here?" Peter asked.
Steve just let out a sigh and shook his head as they walked up the hill. It was at that moment they saw what was happening: Herogasm.
"Oh that kind of confraternization…" Peter remarked.
"Sweet Christmas…" Luke Cage muttered under his breath.
"That is some Garth Ennis shit down there." Gwenpool said.
"I am so in." Deadpool remarked, his grin evident under the mask.
"Alright listen up, I know this is probably going to be the strangest adventure we've all been in. We need to push whatever we are feeling now aside and stop Soldier Boy." Cap told them all.
"Then we can all join in!" Deadpool excitedly stated.
"Right?"
His question was met with looks of disapproval and annoyance. He slowly looked at Spider-Man.
"I have a wife and kid, so no." Peter bluntly told him.
Logan sniffed the air.
"Logan?" Cap asked.
"Frank. I smell Frank Castle." Wolverine remarked.
"Didn't think he'd be interested in this." Danny remarked.
"No, he's watching over there." Wolverine stated pointing to where Frank was.
"I knew he was more of a voyeur kind of guy." Deadpool stated.
"Spider-Man and I can handle Frank." Matt spoke up. Peter followed him and whispered.
"Thanks, Matt, for getting me out of there."
"You're welcome." Daredevil dryly stated.
"Look, I doubt it'll be that explicit SpaceBattles would not let it on their site. AO3, definitely and possibly might." Gwenpool told them.
Everyone looked baffled.
"How did she find out where this is again?" Annie asked.
"She said she looked it up." Bucky remarked with a shrug.
"Looked up, I'm nerfed outside comic media." Gwen corrected him.
"I'll go in." Annie remarked. "Hughie might be in there."
"Here, take these. They should stop him from having another meltdown." Bruce Banner told her handing her some sort of badge-like device.
"I'm going with her." MM added.
"I'm going in, they'll need backup." Wolverine stated.
They noticed someone was missing: Deadpool. They looked down the hill and saw him running to the line.
"Goddamnit." Wolverine muttered before turning to MM and Annie. "Get movin'." He ordered them.
"Herogasm?" Annie asked MM as they trekked down the hill.
"Annual orgy for Voughts' B-listers and C-listers. The Supes here are prone to injuring, crippling, and even killing the sex workers. Frenchie's going to be sad he missed this. I think its practically on his bucket list." MM told her.
"Well, I hope there's a next year." Wolverine stated.
Deadpool was now at the front of the line. Annie walked over to a group of supes during a fuck.
"Hello, I'm sorry to bother." She said. "I've heard the TNT twins are here. Do you know where they are?" Annie asked.
One of the supes had a monstrous tentacle cock moving around.
"No, I am sorry." Love Sausage stated. "Wait?" He brought up.
They all paused as he paid special attention to Mother's Milk, his front tail circling him.
"Do I know you?" He asked.
"No, but you better get that motherfucking love sausage out of my face right now or we'll be having a problem." MM warned him.
Cameron Coleman makes an important announcement on Vought News Network. White tie, baby blue shirt, all picked to give an image of serenity and safety. Except that Coleman is far from what the network expects him to be at this moment. He cracks slowly as he attempts to remain his TV-self for the audience.
"All over America people are acting irrational after buying the fear mongering propaganda about a so-called end of our world. This fear mongering was increased by the irresponsibility of scientists who made claims the angle of the other Earth puts it in direct collision with our. I mean… What do scientists know, they just studied that all their lives… Haha… Hahaha…"
The camera operators look at each other in concern, something's off with Coleman and they can see the tension rising.
"But your heroes won't allow this to happen, you might believe the fake news that Earth-616 has faced giant planet eaters and went through this event before, why? Just because there's footage of it and Vought failed to actually prove it was fake and told me to come here and lie… Oh, fuck you! I'm done, I'm done, I'm done!"
Coleman sat on top of his news desk. As it turned out, he was wearing shorts and flip-flops the whole time.
"What the fuck is wrong with you, morons?" He angrily questioned. "Look out the window, the fucking sky is red, you can see the other Earth on it's way to destroy ours! I said a lot of bullshit in this program and every time you buy it but no, the fucking world is ending!" His anger rose as his voice became more desperate. "This show, we had a good run, we convinced a lot of idiots of a lot of bullshit but it's over! God, I don't wanna die, let's be real, if Hell exists, most people on this building are fucked!"
"Cut to commercial, Roger, cut to commercial!" The director behind the cameras frantically ordered.
"Don't you dare stop rolling, Roge…!- -" Coleman attempted to finish but he was cut. Now people were watching a commercial of Vought's retirement plan and financial planning. Because it's always important to consider the future.
Deadpool walked past the crowds of people fucking.
"You found them yet?" Logan asked him from his com.
"No, but so far there are more dicks and balls than the Lourve." Wade stated. "The male and female butts ratio here is oddly to male, damn you Kripke."
"Don't ever say anything like that to me again." Logan told him.
Logan hung up abruptly causing Wade to chuckle to himself. The Merc with a Mouth's eyes scanned the crowd.
"Hey, everyone, stop moving around! This is rated M, not rated E! Especially you there with the jelly beans, stop it!" Wade said.
Until Wades' eyes fell upon someone who he recognized.
"Hey, I know that asshole!" He said following him from behind.
Wade tapped one of the parties involved on the shoulder.
"Yeah I'm going to need to borrow this from him if that's alright with you." He told the woman brandishing his gun all the while swiping his belt.
"What the fuck?!" Eric O'Grady asked upon seeing Deadpool.
"Yo, Eric! How are ya?!" Deadpool asked, pointing his pistol at his face. "Man, I thought you were dead."
"I was."*
(Secret Avengers #23)*
"But those things never last that long." Eric added. "What are you doing here?!" Eric said, grabbing a pillow to cover his crotch.
"Well one it's me. You really think that I wouldn't be here." Wade said.
"I guess not…" Eric said.
"So anyway."
"I'm here independently, trust me." O'Grady pleaded.
"Alright I guess we'll have the other guys question that out of you…"
A smile formed under Wade's mask.
"Oh, my bad! Good for you! High five!" He said, raising his hand.
Eric was about to high-five Wade before the latter proceeded to pistol whip the former, knocking him out. Wade put Eric up on his shoulders.
"Nothing to see here! Just a guy carrying an unconscious naked guy here! At least half of you have done something similar today!" Wade yelled at the crowd.
"Guys, you'll never believe who I found!" Deadpool said.
"Is it Soldier Boy?" Winter Soldier asked.
"No, it's the Irredeemable Ant-Man, himself: Eric O'Grady… Or just his life model decoy. Nothing implied he was that, so I'll just leave it up for interpretation." Wade said.
"Why is that important?" Sam Wilson asked.
"I think one of our guys being here might be important." Wade said.
"Get him over to us, Wilson." Clint Barton said.
"Sure thing, I've done my quota for today." Wade said.
Frank overlooked the orgy, spotting for the others when he noticed someone.
"We've been compromised." Frank told them.
"By who?" Soldier Boy asked.
"One of the Seven?" Hughie asked.
"I spotted Wolverine. I saw him enter a tent." Frank warned them.
"Who?" Butcher asked.
"X-Man in my world. Mutant healing factor and an unbreakable skeleton with claws." Frank told them.
"Is he 'ere for business or pleasure?" Butcher asked.
"Business, but I don't see any of the other X-Men here." Frank stated.
"Do you have eyes on the Twins?" Soldier Boy asked.
"Yes."
"I'm going in."
Soldier Boy approached the orgy going towards the tent the TNT Twins were at. The Punisher had an eye on him until his sniper rifle was webbed and pulled away. Frank looked up and saw Spider-Man with Daredevil.
"Now what makes you think he's here with them?" Peter asked.
He ignored Spider-Man and stared at Matt.
"Daredevil."
"Punisher."
"Let's cut to the chase, Frank. It's nice to know you've found friends, but do us all a favor and give up." Peter stated.
"Not happening." Frank bluntly told him.
Matt seemed surprised by Frank's response.
"Okay guess you're taking the hard way." Peter stated until he felt his arms move specifically where his web launchers were.
"What the…" He was about to ask when his spider-sense went off.
Spider-Man was sent flying forward without Frank even touching him.
"What did you do?" Daredevil questioned.
"I took an upgrade." Frank remarked.
"Tell me something you know about the explosion in the middle of Manhattan? What if I told you Soldier Boy was responsible for that?"
Frank seemed surprised to hear this.
"He has the capability of creating a small nuclear explosion. I know you don't care about his targets, but the people in the crossfire." Daredevil stated.
Before Frank could react, he was caught with a web line and pulled back by Spider-Man. Peter proceeded to attack Frank punching and kicking him.
"Is that?!" One of the participants asked.
"It's Spider-Man and he's with the Punisher!" Another stated.
Soon panic started to spread as they started to flee. Peter sent Frank back with a powerful kick.
"Oh great." Spider-Man remarked at his surroundings.
"Hopefully, Jameson never finds out about this..."
Wolverine managed to find the TNT Twins. They were in a tent wearing bondage gear arguing with one another.
"Hey!" Logan yelled, trying to get their attention.
"I always fucking hated touching your sweaty palm!" Tessa yelled.
"HEY!" Logan yelled not wanting to hear more about that conversation.
"Who the fuck are you?" Tessa asked.
"I'm here to get you sorry pieces of shit out of here." Logan told them.
"Yeah, well, we're not going, Homelander…" Tommy said.
He was cut off when Logan popped his claws out in front of his face.
"I don't care what he said; right now, you should be worried about your former boss." Wolverine stated.
The twins tensed up.
"What do you mean?" Tommy asked.
"He's…" Tessa was about to lie when Logan cut her off.
"Out of Russia and goin' after you. Now, I don't know why he's after you, and in most cases, I'd let him tear you to pieces. However, seein' as how he's gone nuclear, I have to save your sorry asses. So follow me." Wolverine told them.
It was at that moment Logan sniffed someone. He turned around and saw the Deep. Logan growled at the supe.
"Beat it, fish stick." Wolverine warned him.
"Look, dude, I don't know who you are, but I…" The Deep was about to say when Logan popped one of his claws out. "But I'm gonna fuck you up, tiny guy!"
The Deep grabbed Wolverine's claws and attempted to pull him out with the intent to hit him against the ground. What happened instead was that the second he pulled, his four fingers were sliced off.
"Fuck…!"
The Deep yelled as he grabbed his fingers on the grass. As he did it, someone walked in behind him: Soldier Boy.
"Ben?" Tommy asked.
"You're back?" Tessa asked.
"Yeah, I am, and guess what? Real pissed at you for turning me over to the Reds." Soldier Boy said.
"It was Noir's idea! All of it, he let us in on it!" Tommy pleaded.
"Noir?" Soldier Boy questioned, offended they thought he would fall for it. "Noir wouldn't take a shit without Vought's say so." Soldier Boy said.
After finding his pinky, The Deep started to slowly slink away.
"Punisher told me about you, Wolverine, was it? Beat it, midget." Soldier Boy ordered.
"Not happenin' bub!" Wolverine yelled as he charged at Soldier Boy.
His blades managed to pierce his flesh, the pain and shock allowed Logan to knock him down onto the ground. Logan managed to deliver a couple more cuts on his arms and chest. Soldier Boy kicked Logan into the air. For a brief moment, Logan saw everyone panic. Soldier Boy took his chance to kill the TNT Twins. He threw his shield at Tessa's head, and it exploded upon impact. It then hit Tommy in the back, severely breaking his spine. Soldier Boy crushed his skull with a stomp. He retrieved his shield and blocked Wolverine's attempt to stab him. His claws pierced through the shield before he managed to tear it to scrap.
"You pint-sized motherfucker! Do you have any fucking idea how much that meant?!" Soldier Boy yelled upon seeing his prized possession now nothing more than scrap.
"You gonna bitch at me, bub, or do you want to throw down?" Logan told him he was no worse for wear.
The two charged at one another.
Logan had already managed to cut his shield into pieces. Peter was about to join the fight when his spider-sense went off. He dodged Butchers' eye lasers. Peter managed to web him in the face.
"You're way too sober to be Webweaver, son." Butcher stated as his lasers burned through the webbing.
"I'm not much of the whole drowning your sorrows kind of guy. If I was, I'd be dead by now." Peter remarked. "Hey, I know you, weren't you in Mary Poppins? You know as one of the chimney sweepers?" Peter asked.
Butcher actually smirked at his comment as he pulled out his crowbar. He attempted to blast Peter, but he was too fast. Spider-Man managed to get to Butcher. He delivered a series of kicks to his chest, before shooting a strand of web at his neck before pulling him down to knee him in the chin. Peter kicked Butcher over to where Soldier Boy was.
"Funny thought you didn't want to be seen here, pops?" Logan joked.
"I got dragged into this." Peter stated.
"Need a hand you two?" Luke Cage offered with Iron Fist in tow.
The New Avengers were prepared to fight Butcher and Soldier Boy until they looked up into the sky and saw him: Homelander.
Homelander flew down, his eyes wide open, and a strained smile on his face. Butcher and Soldier Boy had a more tense posture than Spider-Man, Wolverine, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage.
"William Butcher and Soldier Boy, of course, you are behind this. This whole thing. It really is all about me. William, we made a deal to fight to the death—you and me. This is cheating." Homelander said before firing his eye lasers at Butcher.
Homelander's attention went to Soldier Boy.
"You were my hero growing up. I watched all of your moves growing up, hundreds of times. You were the only one who was nearly as strong as me." Homelander said.
"Buddy, you think you're strong? You're wearing a cape. You're just a cheap fucking knockoff." Soldier Boy told him.
Homelander grinned.
"Oh no. I'm the upgrade." He said before blasting his predecessor. He turned to look at 616 heroes. "Go, I got it from here." Homelander told them.
As he was ready to attack Soldier Boy, Luke Cage grabbed his shoulder.
"We didn't come here to help you." Iron Fist said.
Homelander hit Luke Cage with his elbow, to his surprise, Luke wasn't much damaged. He punched Homelander and he felt it but he wasn't as strong as him. Homelander's laser vision only tore up his shirt and caused minor burns to his flesh. Luke punched Homelander in the stomach causing him to keel over. Most supes were stronger than they were invulnerable, Luke Cage was the opposite.
Iron Fist attacked Soldier Boy, his fist glowed up as a golden energy uncovered it and the punch sent Soldier Boy flying away. The fight with Luke Cage still lasted.
"What's wrong, big man? Having a little trouble?" Cage asked.
Homelander started to hover off the ground to give him a more favorable angle.
"How about now?" Homelander asked with a smug grin.
"Oi." Butcher spoke up.
Homelander turned and saw that Butcher was still alive, much to his confusion. Taking advantage of the opportunity. Luke kicked Homelander in the crotch, eliciting a small soprano squeal of pain from Homelander. Taking advantage of this, Billy shot his hated adversary with his own yellow eye beams.
"What the fuck…" Homelander stammered out in confusion.
Homelander stood up and was soon hit in the back by a car flung by The Punisher. Homelander angrily turned to face the newcomer and was pelted by all sorts of metallic objects. He fired his laser vision at Frank, knocking him down, Homelander walked over to Frank. However, Frank punched Homelander in the throat. Homelander walked back a few steps clutching his throat.
"Where the fuck were you?" Soldier Boy asked.
"Busy." Frank told him.
"Don't you get smart with me." Soldier Boy threatened.
"I dumbed it down for you." Frank said.
"Oh, look at you two like an old married couple." Spider-Man said as he dodged Homelanders' attacks effortlessly.
"Fuck you." Soldier Boy told Spider-Man.
Homelander kept trying to punch and laser him, but Peter kept dodging. Spider-Man soon delivered a hook across his Homelander's jaw. The blow actually managed to make Homelander turn on his feet, and he spat out some blood. His tongue could feel one of his molar teeth loosened.
Frank, Butcher, and Soldier Boy looked at the heroes from Earth 616 before they collectively turned to look at Homelander. A temporary truce had been formed.
Cage and Soldier Boy rushed over to Homelander, trading punches with him. Frank grabbed Homelander from behind, trying to break his neck. Homelander was getting knocked around. They were roughly as strong as he was and better trained. Cage, especially, managed to counter some of Homelanders' attacks. Until he utilized his laser vision temporarily blinding them. Homelander was about to take advantage of this when something cut him. It went from his back to his rib cage. Homelander hollered out in pain as he turned around and saw the assailant: Wolverine. Logan had a proud smirk on his face. Homelander looked at his claws and saw blood, his blood.
"How's it feel, bub?" Logan taunted.
Homelander looked to his side and saw the cut on his ribs. The blood trickled down onto his costume and he winced as he held the wound. He looked up and saw the others circling him like a pack of wolves about to feast on a wounded moose. His heart sank as he soon flew away in a panic. Butcher looked up at the sky stunned before he looked back down to glare at the others.
"Do you cunts have any fuckin' idea what you done?!" Butcher angrily questioned.
"Look, we know the guy is a major ass, and I hate to say it, but we need him alive. If he dies, it could cause us problems." Spider-Man said.
"I'm about to cause you problems, poof." Butcher angrily told the wall-crawler, getting in Peter's face.
"I've got enough as it is, but I can still fit you into my already busy schedule. Does Saturday at three pm work for you?" Spider-Man remarked.
Butchers' eyes gleamed yellow when Logan popped his claws in front of Butcher's face.
"You become his problem. You become all of ours, bub." Wolverine told him.
"Look, man, I know what you went through. Trust me, we would all love to beat this fool into a pulp, but right now, we've got bigger problems to deal with." Luke Cage said.
"You don't know jack shit what this cunt did to me." Butcher said.
"Enough." Captain America said.
Cap walked over to them. Following him were Starlight, MM, and the others. Starlight looked at Hughie with a look of disappointment. At the same time, MM glared at Butcher and Soldier Boy.
"The fuck?" Soldier Boy asked upon seeing his counterpart. He stared at the round shield, thinking of his own, the Wolverine destroyed.
"This has to stop," Captain America told Soldier Boy. "This murder rampage is over. You either surrender, or we take you out." Steve looked over to MM, and they both nodded.
"I'd like to see you try, blondie."
"Sir, you shouldn't waste your time with this." Punisher argued. "There's a bigger picture, Soldier Boy is not worth the worth."
"I'm not here to argue with you, Castle."
Bruce Banner stepped forward, and for the first time, Hughie saw something he had not once seen in Frank Castle's face: Fear. Fear of this meek man among supes. Hughie knew what to do; he grabbed the Punisher's vest and Butcher's coat and, with his hand under the coat's cloth, grabbed Soldier Boy's suit.
Hughie teleported away, leaving behind a pile of clothes… And three naked men. The sight baffled the other heroes.
"What the fuck!?" Soldier Boy yelled, realizing his dick was out.
Hughie teleported back, now fully naked.
"Sorry about that."
He grabbed the men, and Captain America launched his shield, aiming at Soldier Boy's face. Hughie teleported them away, and the shield hit the grass.
Pentagon, Earth 7622
The tired general walked over to the few soldiers left on the job. The most skilled ones were quick to be recruited by Earth 616. He looked at the screens, something was going in both their allied countries and enemies as well. Systems were going, and someone was attacking. Suddenly, a gray blur ran through their computers and destroyed it all.
The emergency alert, red lights beeping, and a figure walking toward them, his head was covered by yellow electricity; the color didn't change even under the red light. They were going to shoot, but Rhino slapped them away.
The entire Pentagon was broken to pieces, all the metal on the building was pulled away as Magneto rearranged it under his will. He touched his earpiece and announced:
"Done."
Balkans, Earth 7622
Dr. Doom was surrounded by his Doombots at the border intersection of Romania, Hungary, and Croatia. Military leaders kneeled before him.
"Done." Doom spoke.
Open sea, Earth 7622
Namor watched as the strongest battleships in that world and their greatest naval defenses sank into the ocean as he flew victorious above them.
"Done." Namor said.
Brussels, Earth 7622
Loki sat on the throne he placed before the headquarters of the European Union. A bewitched president of Germany kissed his hand as all the others kneeled before him.
"Done."
Pentagon, Earth 7622
The Green Goblin flew on his glider towards Magneto above the Pentagon. Having just bombed Langley into rubble.
"All set and done." Osborn said with a ghoulish grin. "It's time."
South Pole, Earth 7622
Magneto landed on the center of the magnetic pole. Pure energy all over him, he was its master and waves ran across his body. From that point, those very same waves were amplified all over the globe. It suddenly became dark, no more electricity, nowhere, anywhere.
There we have it our first Homelander gets humbled. As you can tell this is a long chapter. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the longest in the story. Also, I don't think it needs to be mentioned, but Peter is married to MJ, and they are parents in this story. Finally, let us know what you think.