Round Two

Gunner has returned to his home universe, waiting for something. No one there knows he's the real Gunner. As a result of his chip in his leg, his bone grew too fast, and needed to be cut back with surgery. 3 months after his defeat, January of 2019, Gunner is going back to school like normal. He misses his friends, but Ethan has come back with him, to watch him. He asks Gunner on the bus if he's been able to move anything, but Gunner says all his power is gone. Ethan tells him he needs to go back, but Gunner says he's no good on crutches, and Endgame-era Avengers look pretty bleak. Eventually, the two agree to go back to Hensel through the tear they got back through. When they arrive, they see their tech is destroyed, and the team is missing.

Gunner is frantic, looking all over for anyone, but they are all gone. They go to the Bluff, Gunner's favorite spot, to think. There, Gunner says he needs his future self to find him, but nothing happens. Ethan points out this could be for multiple reasons. Gunner kicks a cross i frustration, but it makes a hollow metal sound. They look for an opening, and find a small switch to open it. Inside, they find a message, saying to go to the Paintball Field. When they arrive, they find another message, telling them that their friends are not missing, but have left willingly. Ethan is suspicious, but Gunner says this isn't something they'd lie about. Gunner says he needs to find their friends, and Ethan says they need a helper. Gunner finally concedes to go to the future to find his future self.

They sneak onto Gunner's home base, and steal a Time Turner again. They escape to the land Gunner fought Bucky on, where a school was being built. Gunner and Ethan use the Turner to go to the year 2041. When they arrive, Gunner tells Ethan to go to Best Buy and look him up, to find his location. He warns Ethan not to figure out anything about himself, and not to tell Gunner anything. The two have to take bikes to the store, paying kids back with real money. On their way, Ethan asks why they went to 2041. Gunner explains that his adress says 2040, and that was a year he wanted to see, so he could laugh. He figured that was when Gunner traveled to him from the future, so he went a year ahead to avoid any crazy paradoxes. They arrive at a Best Buy, and Gunner stays in the Parking Lot. While Ethan is inside, Gunner is jumped by Taskmaster, who fights him. Gunner is brutally defeated, with Ethan coming to his rescue, subduing Taskmaster. They find a recording from Timepin telling Gunner his world will be ruined for this, but he's going to take Gunner first. Ethan says they need to hurry, as he's found a location for Gunner.

They find him in Lindale, late at night. Gunner asks where they are, and Ethan says it's a church. His house was difficult to find, so he ran facial recognition instead. He figured out he goes here sometimes, but Gunner doesn't want to hear more. Gunner comes out, talking to some others. Ethan goes up to his, and brings him to his past self. Gunner tells his future self he needs help, and Future Gunner says he knew they would come, but this isn't his fight. Gunner admits that his powers are gone, his friends are missing, and his team thinks he's dead. FG says he knows all this, and tells him to go back to 2017, they moment they left it to find him, and use a frequency to talk to someone. As Gunner and Ethan turn to leave, FG relunctantly tells them to get in, and drives to a parking lot. Ethan asks about his family, and FG says they're all under the weather, pointing out his daughter is the only one still healthy. They arrive at the lot, and they use the Time Turner to go to 2017.

They arrive at the parking lot in 2017, which is empty grass. They walk to a Wal-Mart, where FG buys 3 bikes, telling the boys he needs to be repaid. They bike to an airport, where they sneak onboard a plane. They drop out of the plane right above the town of Marble Falls, and glide to the camp grounds. Upon arriving, FG admits he's missed all this. He gives Gunner the frequency, where Gunner talks into a walkie-talkie. The voice on the other side asks whose arm Bucky wore against him, and Gunner barely remembers Vader's arm. A Helicarrier appears above them, and the voice welcomes them to the Fugitives.

As the trio walks onboard, they are greeted by Gunner's old team: Darcy, Peter, Loki, Ezra, Magnum, Luna, and Boba Fett. Gunner asks why Boba hasn't left yet, but Boba says he can't operate with a time-traveling bounty on his head. They show Gunner their remaining team: Bodhi Rook, Jacob Kowalski, Newt Scamander, Harry Osborn, Jyn Erso, Sadie Kane, Wolverine, Cyclops, Daniel and Mr. Miyagi, Jack Frost, Jack Sparrow, and some new people Gunner doesn't recognize: A girl with a shaved head, a Pikachu, Captain Marvel, a man in a purple helmet, a bunny and chick stuck together, a yellow car, homeless Chris Pratt, and a black and white Spider-Man. When Gunner asks why they are going to shows he hasn't seen, the girl, introducing herself as Artemis, says they are reliable to her, but he should still be able to recognize them. He asks if she's from the future, and she confirms so. She tells FG he is no longer needed, but FG wants to stay and help. The two argue, with Artemis storming off.

Gunner goes to talk to her, and she explains that she knows him in the future, and she doesn't like him. Gunner is hurt by this, but Artemis tells him that he is a good person, but he rubs some people the wrong way. When he asks why she's here now, she avoids the topic. She tells him they are all dedicated to fighting Chronus, who Gunner calls Timepin. She tells him they stole a wristband off an assassin, and used it to find others. However, they infiltrated the base of Timepin, which Gunner is shocked by. She explains she held onto the band in case someone else out there was fighting. When Gunner sent a signal out, they picked it up. Timepin and his crew got in their way, but she arrived in time to save his team from Timepin's forces, but Gunner was gone. She'd heard of his exploits during her time in Timepin's base, and she wanted to meet him, so she stayed at Hensel. He says he's not much of a fighter anymore, but she says he is a leader. She offers him the role of Number 2, which he accepts.

The next morning, the team packs up supplies they have all over camp. Gunner goes to the Ampitheater, and sits down, trying to use the force. This fails, and Peter finds him there, crying. Gunner tells him he feels like his powers were all he had, and now he has nothing to offer anyone. Peter says he felt the same way, when his powers stopped working. He says he felt free, but had no direction. He tells Gunner that the fat he wants those powers to do good proves he's already a hero. Artemis comes to them, and tells them supplies are loaded, and Gunner asks where they can go. The two brainstorm ideas on the helicarrier, and Gunner suggests another universe. He suggests a world none of his heroes are from, as they will revert to their 2017 selves. They name multiple series, but many of them have too many unknowns. Ethan comes in, and suggests The Office. Gunner says it's normal and realistic enough to be safe. Artemis tells her team to cross-reference the multiverse for the universe. When the two compliment each other, a crash rocks the carrier. Ethan, remembering why he came in, tells the two they've been found.

Gunner runs for the platform, while Ethan and Artemis follow. Gunner asks what the threat is, and Jyn Erso confirms 20 TIEs. Captain Marvel flies out to defend the ship, but a giant overhead blast from a Destroyer knocks her out. Gunner gets to the hangar, and says he needs a ship. All the fancy ships scare him, so he gets in a military jet. Artemis says she'll direct him from the control room. As he flies out, he is nearly hit by a crashing TIE, but it is stopped by Magneto. Gunner flies around, taking out TIEs. His jet stalls, but Artemis helps him regain control. He says he can take out the destroyer, but Artemis says they nearly can get to another universe. Gunner flies up anyway, but he starts freezing as he rises. As a last minute effort, Magneto, Eleven, Rowan, Newt, Luna all draw the ship down, and Gunner disables it. When he lands, he is praised by everyone but Artemis and FG, who chastise him for nearly dying. Gunner says he couldn't let a Star Destroyer loose in his world, and they still have to get rid of it. Ethan gives him Gru's Shrink Ray, and he shrinks the Destroyer to pocket size. He tells the crewmates to lock the thing up, but FG tells Carol to destroy it, which she does. FG tells Gunner that moral codes won't help, and he needs to see the big picture. He says their world is the only one that matters, because their deaths are permanent. Gunner says he doesn't kill people, especially ones at his mercy, and FG needs to remember that. FG says he'll understand someday.

As Gunner storms off, Artemis follows, and the two plan to kick FG off the team. As they discuss, an alarm sounds, revealing a Sinister Six teamup in New York, consisting of Green Goblin, Doc Ock, Venom, Sandman, Vulture, and Mysterio. Gunner, Peter, Eleven, Bumblebee, Artemis, and FG. On the way to New York, FG and Gunner argue, and Gunner reminds him that time rifts are also a threat, and the Destroyer could have been one of those. FG tells him it was a future Star Destroyer, and could only have come from Time Travel. Artemis tells FG to fall in line, or she will kick him out. He says she was always a leader, and Artemis reveals to Gunner she's his daughter in the future.

As Gunner tries to process this, they arrive in New York, to find a citywide sandstorm. They are attacked by the Six, and crash in Central Park. The sides fight, with Peter defeating Vulture, Eleven defeating Venom, FG defeating Sandman, Bumblebee defeating Mysterio, Artemis defeating Doc Ock, and Gunner defeating Goblin. As Gunner asks for a location, they are attacked by a giant Yellowjacket with a metal arm, the one from Timepin's base. Gunner tells everyone to distract him, as he teleports Darcy to him. They sneak onto and hack Yellowjacket's suit, getting coordinates to Timepin's Quantum Realm base. However, Cross kills Darcy, Eleven, Bumblebee, and all the Sinister Six. As Gunner and the rest flee, Cross says he'll see them soon.

Back on the carrier, Gunner builds a new suit, and tells Artemis he is going after Timepin, with Artemis saying they'll all go. Gunner says too many will give him away, but he'll send a beacon when he's ready for them. FG, Ethan, Peter, Luna, and Boba, while the rest stay behind. They take a Ravager ship and travel into the Quantum Realm. Once inside, Boba asks how they will keep hidden from Timepin. Gunner says Timepin's problem is that he sees solutions to all problems, and those solutions might interfere with one another. Luna adds they just need to find one he hasn't prepared for. Gunner and FG both use the force, looking for guidance. They both realize they need to lose a fight, and attack the nearest villain: Surtur. He defeats them, and they are captured by Timepin.

As they are led to the main room, Timepin congratulates them on their fierce rebellion. He tells them they can join him and preserve time, or fight him and wreck time. FG switches sides, saying Gunner is going to lose. Timepin reveals their plans to send him home, which FG didn't know. Gunner says he doesn't know everything, and Ethan says Timepin thinks too much. Timepin laughs it off, and says he knew he'd say that. He knew they'd come, they'd give up easy, and they'd resist him, and Gunner would hit the beacon button right when he did. Timepin says Gunner's led them into an ambush. Right as the Helicarrier crashes through, Timepin disappears.

Chaos ensues, with both sides going to war. FG and Kylo run off, and Gunner fights through multiple "dead" villains to get to them. He, Ethan, Boba, Peter, and Artemis all arrive on one room, with Artemis revealing it as the time room. As they enter, They tell Timepin to stop. Timepin says all his choices lead to this moment, and asks how it will end. Drones attack the team, and Peter is stabbed to protect Gunner. As Kylo goes for the kill, Peter disappears, as do the drones. FG ends the illusion, telling Timepin they aren't the only predictable ones. Ethan knocks Kylo unconscious. Boba launches EMP missiles, and destroys the Schrodinger Computers, which told Timepin of different outcomes. Timepin stabs Gunner, but is killed by FG. As they are about to escape, Kylo awakens and tells FG he'll come for him. FG goes to kill him, but Gunner and Artemis stop him. FG says he won't stop until all threats are gone, and he wants to end them all. Artemis calls him crazy, and FG says they need to take the Timepin's mantle.

Gunner says that's a villain talking, and FG says everyone hates the dictator. He reminds Gunner of Project Insight, which was a good idea, just helmed by the wrong people. Gunner says they're both the wrong people. FG reminds Ethan of his forcing his beliefs on him, and Gunner is no better than FG. Boba goes to stop FG, but is killed by Kylo, who says he'll join FG. FG accepts, and Artemis says he's too far gone. They attack him and Kylo, but are fought back. Kylo tells FG to do what he must, as Kylo did. FG kills Artemis. Gunner tells Ethan to run and evacuate the base. When FG asks what he plans to do, Gunner ignites his lightsaber.

Gunner uses his powers to keep both FG and Kylo at bay, after dueling them. Khan comes in to capture Gunner, but he holds the door open with the force, and escapes. He reaches the Power Core, and fights Iron Monger, with electricity blasts, for entry. As he's about to overload the base and escape, FG stops him, disarms him, and traps him under the Iron Monger suit. He says he killed Artemis to control time, and Gunner will make her death pointless. Gunner says he won't let FG ruin his chance to be with his family, but FG says his family will still be in danger. Gunner admits this, and says FG isn't going anywhere. The two duel, with Gunner losing. As FG is about to kill Gunner, he activates Boba's Sonic Wave grenade he pocketed, separating Gunner and FG from the Core, then cuts off Gunner's leg. Instead of killing FG, as he wants, Gunner shoots the Core, and tells FG to watch it all crumble around him. As he opens a portal to escape, FG grabs him by the leg with an eldritch whip. However, the fire crashes on top of FG, and Gunner escapes.

When he returns to his old apartment, he finds the survivors there. Ezra says he can sense the destruction of Timepin's base, and Ethan says it's over. Gunner asks what they will do now, and most of them say they don't know how to go home now, as they are different. Gunner suggests joining his team, as they're fighting threats across the multiverse. They all accept, and Gunner opens a portal to his universe. They all go through, except Gunner, who decides to stay hidden and meet normal kids. When asked where he'll be if they need him, he says "on the edge of something wonderful,"

FG and Kylo meet in China, in an underground city, having escaped the base before its destruction. Kylo says there was a breach in Gunner's backyard, and FG says the army arrived. Yellowjacket enters and says the technology is ready, and Killmonger asks about reinforcements. FG says there's nothing more dangerous than someone with nothing left to use, as Timepin realized. FG says he'll provide the troops. He and Kylo go outside and look at their army thus far:

* Palpatine (ROTJ), Maul (Rebels), Vader (after fight with Ahsoka), Krennic and the entire Scarif force, Tarkin and the entire Death Star crew, The Inquisitor, Phasma (mid-fall in TLJ),
* Grindelwald (post-1945 duel), Voldemort (book version),
* Iron Monger (pre-fall), Whiplash (Pre-explosion), Red Skull (mid-teleportation), Rumlow (pre-crash), Abomination, an Ultron bot, Taskmaster, Dormammu and the Zealots, Hela, Talbot, Jaiying, Hive, Ghost, the Black Order, Kro, Hayward, Mysterio, Infinity Ultron, Strange Supreme, Zombie Black Widow, a Celestial,
* Thawne, Cicada, Malcolm Merlyn, Deathstroke, Ra's al Ghul, Damien Darhk, Vandal Savage,
* Joker, Rhino, John Kreese (mid-arrest), Ethan Nakumura, Octavian, Python, the guy from Kane/PJO crossover, MC Loki, Zod, Scarlet Witch, Agatha Harkness, and countless faceless armies.

FG vows to destroy the world Gunner sacrificed everything to protect. When asked how he'll be able to mount an attack on an army of Gunner's magnitude, FG says Gunner will tear himself apart trying to protect his loved ones, and they'll just have to give him a shove.