Chapter 137: Aftermath Chp 124
#TIMSKIP 1 MONTH#
#Aiden POV#
I am currently in bed with the girls after a night of fun.
I quickly get out of bed and go take a shower
I know the girls won't wake up for a while longer due to how long we did it last night
Also, I managed to improve how to make time go slower in a specific area as well as the dilation.
We went at it for a few days inside the bubble, but, outside just a night had passed
I go and make breakfast for them and while I am nearly done I see them fly down the stairs gently and sit at the kitchen table.
"So how are you?" I asked the girls as blushes appeared on their faces along with goofy smiles
"Well we had a fun night," Said Felicia drooling a bit as she saw and smelled the plates of food going over to them.
We ate and discussed several topics as things have sort of calmed down all things considered
I have been helping Robert truly master his powers but the Void is still an issue most of the time although I know I scared it when I unleashed the full power of a complete Sentry when he was in control one time.
Robert has nearly mastered his 'half' of his power while barely grasping into the Void's power
I truly underestimated what was going on with him
But, thankfully all personalities are more or less working with each other for now.
After, seeing what Peter went through and how they have been used by others gave them some common ground to lay the foundation for their merging.
Void has actually been the most forthcoming of their coming fusion.
I thought the Void was simple but it couldn't be further from the truth.
In fact, the Void has been trying in his own twisted way to help Robert deal with his own demons.
Primarily, his drug addiction, and denial of events due to being traumatized most of his life
Robert denies the truth that he ever did drugs. Void tries to get him to realize that his drug abuse problem was caused by the actions of others.
Which is sadly true
The 616 version of Robert had a sister who was killed by her mother in a drunken rage due to her issues with alcoholism. His sister was 6 and she tried to protect her 3-year-old brother from their drunken mother.
She was beaten to death by her own mother.
His father passed away two years earlier in an accident at the construction company that he worked at.
He was also beaten but saved by the neighbor who took him and raised him as his own
For all of nine years when he was killed in a robbery while picking up Robert from school and picking up ice cream for getting good grades in his classes.
Robert was injured but not seriously
But he watched it happen
He was put in a foster home with thankfully good people as I don't want to think about the horrors of foster homes.
When he was 17 on a date with his second girlfriend they were robbed and Robert got hit in the head by the robber's gun.
This somehow made him remember his sister's words that she would say whenever their mother was drunk
"I will always protect you, Bob," She said to him before kissing his forehead
Right before their mother beat her to death
This gave Robert the courage to fight against their assailant and he managed to win.
Feeling accomplished he went through the feeling of being able to protect someone which he imagined his sister did to protect him.
Two weeks later his girlfriend was reported missing and she was found a month after.
She was r#ped and injected with multiple drugs in her system with the words "This is your fault," literally carved into her chest.
This began Robert's issues with drugs until he finally found the Sentry serum.
Void told me this and I used every way I could to verify it.
It's true
(N/A: No it's not just for this fic)
Honestly, this just broke Robert once I convinced Sentry to just let him have those memories back.
Robert subconsciously made the Sentry the way he envisioned his father would be like if he had been in his life.
Sentry looks like his dad after the only picture he ever had was burned by him by accident after he got his powers.
Sentry protected others like he would protect his own children. Sentry is the personification of what Robert imagines his dad would be like and his desire to be like his sister was to him.
Honest, hopeful, kind, brave, heroic, compassionate, and hard-working
A guardian like his sister, a protector of what he envisioned his father to be
Even if the protector had to protect him from himself
The Void is his repressed emotions brought up to the surface that he denies himself.
The Void is the truth behind the Sentry.
He is Robert's pain who wants to end it by becoming whole.
The true Sentry persona rarely comes out but he is the version of the Sentry that is the most calm when Robert transforms.
For example, his complete re-emergence after Robert regained his memories
"So when are you leaving," Asked Amora getting me out of my thoughts"
"Well, I am not really leaving for one. I have another body that shares my mind. That body is going to with Zod to deal with some threats in space," I clarify, and while they are a bit weirded out by that it's still just me.
There is no way I am ever letting a clone of me be made
I don't need that shit
"We know that there are multiple threats out there that want the infinity stones. The biggest question is why haven't you gotten rid of them yet?" Asked Amora which made the others curious
"In reality caution. Sure, I may be able to kill them or neutralize them at worst. But, some of them out there may still be hiding that I don't know about. I know that If I kill someone like Thanos, I may get the attention of the entity that he is trying to impress. Granted, I am sure they all already know about me. But, I am trying to go slowly. I can't head into any situation without caring about the consequences. If I mess with someone that I am not prepared to fight. The battle will be about two beings who can manipulate the reality of the cosmos on a fundamental level," I answered while drinking my own brand of specialized coffee.
I have my own crops here at home and in the fortress, they are made even better thanks to Amora's magic so thankfully she may be able to reach a point where I can actually feel the caffeine in my system.
When the crops are ready I put them in a pocket dimension that prepares them and puts them in very specialized containers that put them in stasis. They can be re-used as well another of my inventions that I thought of while working on my elemental magic.
"So, you don't want to fight them?" Asked Amora with a confused look on her face
"Amora if I try to fight everyone. Then they will unite in an attempt to destroy me and take everything that I have for their own," I explained while smiling a bit
"That said I am going to fight them eventually on my own terms. If anyone thinks that I am going against someone like Cyttorak's true form in his dimension, declaring a battle for his domains while swearing in the name of The Living Tribunal. I am not sure what would happen. As far as I am aware he is a major power in the multiverse at large. Factoring that I know that he is one of the beings that rivals me and very likely surpasses me in pure strength. While I did take some of his energy and made my own. Mine is still only a seed that is barely beginning to grow. While Cyttorak in his truest form of power is an entire universe in comparison," I told her
"So you are going to fight them?" Asked Felicia looking at me in slight concern but, her emotions made it clear that she wanted the loot
When she learned that I can make precious minerals if I know their composition she nearly lost all interest.
Instead, she focused
"Maybe if they push me too far. I am one of the strongest sure but, I am still just one or well two. But I am not sure that there aren't others like Cyttorak that haven't been revealed themselves yet," I told her as I am not looking to start fights that I am not sure I can't come out of unscathed
This is a real-world who knows just what is hiding that comics didn't cover
"He is right we can't afford to be arrogant considering that we will live forever. We can't afford to make too many enemies that will cause issues down the line," Said Hera putting in her two-cents
"When the Olympians first took 'control' there were a lot of beings that hated us for being in control. So they cause rampages with far-reaching consequences as we began to mess with things beyond even our own understanding. We drew the attention of Cthon and others on his level. Before they didn't even care about us but that changed. Most of the early pantheons who were the most powerful were wiped away. Agammotto is respected even by gods he went out into the stars for something to help us. In the end he returned with knowledge from the stars and the time stone. Alongside, a big pink pillar that radiated power not as much as the average infinity stone but enough to make Kamar-taj and reinforce the barriers between dimensions," She said while bringing up her own coffee to her mouth
"She speaks true. I have seen the barriers that Aiden erected and they are near as good as the ones already in place. However, they are constantly under attack every second trillion of beings try to break in," Said Amora putting her fork down while she thought of her own studies into 'Midgardian' magic
"Well with all that said what are you going to do about the Peter that you brought with you?" Asked Jean while eating
I sighed at that
"The connection that he had to the Web of Life is gone," I said
"That damage on his soul is immense and while I would try to find the soul stone it's not where I thought it would be," I said as I had gone to Vormir, and surprise it doesn't exist in this universe by that name at least
I think the high evolutionary may have it but, I can't find him either
"His suicide attempt didn't make it better either. Instead, his connection to the Web made it near impossible to kill him like that. But, when it was 'erased' his soul and actual history shows his former powers. I would try to heal his soul but it's beyond me right now. I have manipulated my own soul but my adaptation and unbelievable life force make it impossible for it to be damaged by mere tampering. Messing around with stuff like pure soul magic is much more complicated than messing with the mind," I said thinking back to my universes Charles victims specifically Raven who has developed rage issues.
"I am having a meeting with Selene Gulio to teach me what she knows of soul magic as even the Ancient One doesn't have enough information for it. Even the library at Kamar-taj barely has books for soul manipulation and most cover theory. Hopefully, we can come to an arrangement," I said to them
We ate while discussing several topics although we had to try to get Felicia to back down on her plan to steal the gold from Fort Knox.
Again
We talked for a few minutes more and finally, we reach the topic of Earth 616 fate
"What do you think happened after you left their universe?" Asked Jean rather curious to know
"I am not sure," I answered
#Back in Earth 616#
"Here are the divorce papers," said Reed Richards while handing his hopefully now ex
"I am not going to sign them," Answered Sue throwing the papers away while Reed just extended his arm grabbing the papers and bringing them back while Matt Murdock stood to the side awkwardly
"We either do this quietly or we do this publicly," Said Reed in an emotionless
"We don't do anything I have already apologized..." Sue began before being cut off
"You think that fucking matters," Said Reed interrupting her barely holding himself off from exploding
"All those times I asked if you wanted to spend more time with me and the kids. For fucks, sake I even asked if you wanted to get couples counseling," Continued Reed while his eyes got teary
"You cheated on me with Namor. Honestly, I would have preferred if you cheated on me with Victor, but no you chose the number 1# asshole on the planet," He said while looking at Sue as she began to cry
Reed forced himself to not care about her tears.
Reed was given a book by Johnny that explained it quite clearly
She is not sorry she cheated on him
She is sorry she got caught
While this was happening Victor Von Doom of earth 616 stood on his throne watching what was going on while eating popcorn after he hacked their cameras in order for his next scheme. But, he stopped when he heard about them going into a divorce because Sue cheated.on Reed with Namor.
"Namor," He asked himself incredulously
"Wow, she has very low standards," He said after a while before shrugging and just making a robot of his bring him some snacks to watch it unfold.
Back with Reed
"You destroyed our family, Susan, not me, all of this is your fault," Said Reed while looking at her with disgust.
"I did everything I could to make it right. But, the problem was with you," Said Reed while handing her the papers
"You keep the Baxter Foundation, money, and every property we own. The kids are smart enough to choose who they want to be with. But, I won't spend another minute married to a whore. Oh, going by what Aiden said I should be calling you slut since at least whores get paid for their time," Said Reed not even caring that she started sobbing
He brought the papers to which Susan reluctantly signed.
Valeria went with Reed while Franklin was watched by both parents as he underwent therapy after that Reed proclaimed that he never wanted to see her again.
Johnny and Ben went with Reed in order to help him start a new company although it would take a long while before he they would bring in any money, the people would make it a worldwide company in the future.
Johnny disowned his sister and told her to only call him if she was dying.
#ELSEWHERE IN EARTH 616#
Tony looked at the bottle in his hand as he threw it into the trash.
His beard had grown, and his hair reached his shoulders.
He is trying to make a new armor one inspired by his 'evil' persona.
He knows what Aiden said was nothing but the truth.
He is arrogant to the point where he ruined possibly millions of lives
No the lives of everyone on the planet.
Some of the information when he was in that amazing synthezoid body was more than even he could handle.
What broke his arrogance were the recordings of children proclaiming his death for their parents' deaths. Many of their parents killed themselves once their time with Extremis ran out.
He let out a hollowed laugh
("Aiden is right") He thought while self-hatred rose from within himself
("Extremis 3.0 is the key to perfect human evolution") He thought to himself ("It gave people the ability to reach the perfect human condition through money. It analyzed foreign material and helped the immune system adapt to the bacteria even poison should it have come to that.")
"The way the other me made it so that it wouldn't make the effects permanent instead he made it so that it would act like a drug. After, the timer ran out they would seek out to pay, however, possible. Which made crime rise to unprecedented levels. Maybe, Extremis 4.0 can be better, the true version," He began to think about the changes he would have to make in order to make it better, and this time he would make it truly free before he froze and sat back down.
("Ultron would probably find a way to weaponize it") He said getting dishearted
("I don't know what to do") He thought for once in his life completely out of ideas but one thought was prevalent
"Aiden is right if I wanted to help, no, to save the world. I could have possibly saved it years ago," He said
"Dad was right. I am a failure," He said while looking going over to look at his first-ever iron man suit
"But, I am a failure that learns from his mistakes," He said while going over to call Steve Rogers
"Being Iron man is not enough. It never was I have to become something else. Something better," He said while Steve answered
"Tony, what do you want?" Asked Steve exasperated
Tony sighed but resigned himself to the fact that he needed to change. He would not waste possibly the last opportunity Aiden has given him
"Hey, I umm need a favor from you," answered Tony going against his pride as he struggled to get the words out
He heard Steve letting out a loud sigh before answering
"What do you need?" He asked resigning himself
"I need you to teach me how to be a hero," Said Tony as he knows that he needs this more than ever
"Tony, what's going on?" Asked Steve completely out of the loop
"I.." Began Tony before choking up
"I keep failing people," Said Tony releasing tears of guilt and frustration
"I don't want to fail anymore," Answered Tony
Steve was quiet for a few minutes before answering
"Alright, Tony, I will... teach you to be a hero," Said Steve with a look on his face that showed that he was going to so enjoy this.
Oh, he will make Tony a hero alright.
But, he will do it his way
#SOMEWHERE ELSE IN 616#
We see a woman being fed as she just stares ahead with a broken look in her eyes as she is told that she has visitors.
She doesn't react to anything since she miscarried
A woman enters the room and she leans over to Jessica
"Hey, Jess, I know that I am not the one who should be here but, I know what you lost and that the child that you were carrying was from someone very close to you," Said the Woman as she reaches her hand to grab Jessica's Drew hand.
"There may be a chance to bring your kid back," Said the woman which finally made Jessica turn to look at Laura.
"How?" She asked
(N/A: Sorry for the late update but do know that there are going to be follow-ups to this later on. Also, if I take longer to publish a chapter know that it is going to be longer)
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