Evan Edwards (Earth-505)

Template:NV Characters *If nothing else, if we do nothing else as a species. **Do good**. **Ad Infinitum**.*

* **Mister Fantastic (Evan Edwards).**

Evan Edwards, publicly known as the Spacefarer and Explorer **Mister Fantastic** was born to two highly-renowned researchers, Grant and Gwendolyn Edwards who worked closely with SHIELD. Recruited for a mission by his parents, Evan was involved in the retrieval of a SHIELD operative who went missing in the future - 2099 - by way of a project called **Chronos**. Here, Evan discovered that the Director of SHIELD at the time, Cardinal East, was the one who sent the previous mission and knew that the team was most certainly dead. Evan disproved their deaths by recusing them with his parents but when they were sent back, Evan reached the mysterious "Barrier Between Worlds" where he saw the multiverse for the first time and heard the name Shay Daniels. This resulted in Evan losing his father, gaining superhuman abilities from the cosmic energies, and the creation of - what he called - **Unstable Molecules**.

Continuing his studies, Evan would encounter a beautiful woman named Céline Dorian who possessed an otherworldly piece of technology called **The Cosmic Cube** and planned to use it to in her dissertation to gain her doctoral degree. Evan assisted Céline in testing and studying the device where the two fell in love but he learned of the cube's destructive powers and attempted to warn her against from using it. She saw this as jealousy and reacted negatively but when she used the cube for her dissertation, it resulted in the destruction of the science building at UNLV and forced Evan to use his abilities for the first time. Céline retreated back to her home in France and Evan retrieved the cosmic cube to keep it out of the wrong hands, however, Céline donned a metal mask and a suit of armor, vowing vengeance against Evan someday.

Later, Evan would become involved with superhero activities during the Attack on Las Vegas as he quietly helped The Slingers defeat The Empire but launched his company - **Future Foundation** - shortly after to help the city rebuild. However, this would cause more problems as a Future Foundation worker named Earnest Marks created The Sentinel Program in an attempt to rid Las Vegas of superheroes. He was defeated by the combined efforts of The Slingers and The Future Foundation. This began an extensive and strong alliance between The Slingers and The Future Foundation with The Slingers even moving into the Future Foundation building.

More recently, Evan and Shay discovered that Shay was part of something called The Zinchari Conclave which connected all Zinchari Avatars together throughout the multiverse. Following the introduction of Enzo Nash, they discovered something called The Void Hive and the symbiotes known as Void Knights who were mortal enemies of The Zinchari. However, as Enzo was a hero - albeit a lethal one -, the three of them founded The Champions, a team of Zinchari Avatars and Void Knights to protect the multiverse from threats and hopefully begin to mend the damage done by their predecessors. Evan had other hopes as he began to use this opportunity to look for his father who vanished in the multiverse during the Chronos 4 mission.

## **Early Life**

Evan Edwards was born in Las Vegas, Nevada to brilliant scientists Grant and Gwendolyn Edwards who worked for a governmental organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. but refused to let their research and inventions be used for military applications. Evan, growing up, showcased a type of intelligence that was unique. A brilliant child and he was compared to the child scores of Tony Stark and Bruce Banner. He was bright, getting into high school at the age of ten and by his teenage years, he was working with his parents at SHIELD while juggling a double major of physics and aerospace engineering. While he willingly worked for his parents, Evan had a personal goal. He saw the state of the world, the wars, and the life that they lived and made a goal. He wanted to fix everything and then look to the stars for more problems to solve. He got his first taste of exploration at the age of seventeen whenever he was summoned to SHIELD because of a family invention.

### **The Chronos 4 Mission**

Evan was talking to a young woman about his theory on time travel when a quinjet landed on the UNLV campus being flown by his father.  He clocked it and as the students looked in awe, Evan smiled at the young woman and told her that duty calls then jogged over to it. He strapped himself in and Grant greeted him by his nickname, Mister Fantastic, and asked if that was Helen and Evan told him that it was Barbara. This made Evan grin and Grant laugh, throwing his head down. He told him that someday he would have to settle down and Evan told him that he would settle down whenever he fixed the problem of everything. Grant put his fist out and spoke Latin, Ad Infinitum and Evan smiled, connecting his fist to Grant’s, and finished the saying, Et Ultra. The quinjet blasted off into the distance while Grant explained the situation. An invention of theirs had activated without warning but Evan asked which one and Grant stated that it was the time displacement device. He continued by explaining that a civilian had been transported to a different time in the future but Evan stated that they couldn’t get it to work because they couldn’t figure out the Earth’s placement in the past and the future. Grant snapped his fingers and pointed at Evan, jokingly telling him that he’s won a chicken dinner. He continued and said that which makes it even more surprising that she is still alive in the future. As the quinjet landed on the Helicarrier, Evan stopped moving and looked at Grant. He asked him if they didn’t know where Earth was in the future she was in then where she and Grant smirked, telling him that it was their job to figure it out. Evan walked off of the quinjet and approached the air containment doors where he was greeted by Tony Stark and his mother. Tony started to introduce himself but Evan stopped, telling him that he was Tony Stark and asked what he was doing here, slightly starstruck. Tony stated that SHIELD called him in because they used Stark tech in their machine. He was about to go on to explain what specific type of tech was used but Evan stated that they had used his technology to counteract the repulsion wave that is released every time the machine was used, otherwise it could cause a black hole the size of Manhattan. Tony stopped and stared at Evan, impressed by his intelligence but then asked if he was saying that they used Stark Tech as Flex Seal to achieve time travel. Evan stopped and stared at Tony then slowly said no while looking at his mother, narrowing his eyes confused.

The group began to walk towards the designated area while Tony talked to Evan about the idea of possibly coming to intern at Stark Industries. He shot it down, explaining that he wasn’t looking for any internships but Tony stated that it was paid and Evan asked him if this was the best time to be talking about money. Evan entered the room first but Tony stayed back, mumbling to himself that there was always a time to talk about money. The four of them stood around the giant machine and Evan asked one of the scientists how the civilian managed to get teleported. According to the scientist, she was the cleaning lady and whenever she was cleaning, it randomly activated and she was inside the suction radius which sent her to the future. Tony asked if they could reverse the process to bring her back but Evan told him that if they did that and she wasn’t in the exact location she arrived, it would bring whatever was in that place to them. Evan snapped his finger and said that there was. He jogged over to one of the consoles and began to boot up the machine. He took off his jacket and threw it onto one of the chairs. Tony asked what he was doing but Grant realized, telling him that Evan was going to go in after the woman.

Tony was baffled and asked him if he was serious and Evan told the group that the only way to save her was to bring her back to the exact point that she left by reversing the process. Only this time, it would have to bring back all five of them. Gwendolyn looked at Grant, telling him that it could work. Grant asked Evan how he would get through the speed of light by himself and he grinned, telling him that he wouldn’t. He put his fist out in front of Grant, telling him Ad Infinitum and Grant put his hands on his hips, telling him that this is risky, they could all die if even one calculation was wrong but Evan told him that an innocent person was in trouble. Grant smiled at his son, he was proud that he was willing to risk his life and so he bumped his fist against Evan’s, finishing the sentence. Et Ultra. The group moved to the lockers where the head of SHIELD stood, a man named Cardinal East. Evan opened his mouth to make a joke about his name but Grant stepped on Evan’s shoe which made Evan clear his throat and close his mouth. Cardinal told them all that he had been informed of the situation and that he wanted to help. He expressed the urgency of safety needed for all of the members involved. Cardinal explained that the mission was called Chronos 4 and Evan whispered to his father, asking him if they had used the machine before and Grant told him twice. Evan then asked him what was the third mission then if they were four which gave Grant pause. Cardinal unveiled four costumes that were blue and black with an emblem with the number 4 on it. Cardinal explained that the suits have a complete data processing and telemetry system to give constant updates back to The Helicarrier. Tony immediately threw his hands up, stating that he is an active non-combat duty asset which made Grant, Gwendolyn, and Evan groan. Cardinal reluctantly agreed to go on the journey after a lengthy conversation with Tony. As the group donned their suits, Evan stared down at the emblem on his chest but Cardinal approached him, telling him that he was doing a very brave thing and thanked him for his duty. Evan told him to thank him when the woman was saved. The four of them were strapped in soon after and as the machine wired up and the countdown began, Evan looked down at his emblem one last time and spoke his family’s phrase, Ad Infinitum Et Ultra. They disappeared, to a place and time beyond.

#### **DLZ**

Evan was shaken awake by Grant but what surprised him was that he survived. He groaned as the gravity hit him as did the soreness. He cracked a joke about how he loves it when he lives and Grant chuckled but when Evan got around to seeing his surroundings, he asked what happened. Gwendolyn sat down next to Evan and told him that when they time traveled, a singularity started but SHIELD was able to stop it but forcefully had to eject them from the timestream before any major damage happened to themselves and the time they came from. Cardinal helped Evan to his feet and welcomed him to the year 2099. Grant made a joke about how they don’t have to worry about interacting with themselves then but Cardinal told him that Evan may still be alive and Evan spoke up about how they should check the public records to see what changed. Grant agreed, stating that knowing won’t disrupt the timestream but Cardinal adamantly denied this but Gwendolyn told Cardinal that it wasn’t his call to make, they are here because of Evan. He turned to everyone and stated that they should know what they are getting into, maybe it could help them know what not to do in the past. With everyone but Cardinal in agreement, they made their way to the Public Records of Las Vegas.

Along the way, Evan was complimented on his costume by a random bystander but she called it a cool retro Fantastic Four cosplay. He thanked her but looked at Grant confused to which his father just shrugged, not knowing what to say either. They entered the public records building and Evan gave everybody a rule that they cannot read about themselves because that would disrupt the timestream. Though he told his parents to check to see if Evan was still alive and that is all they could read about him. Everyone agreed but Cardinal followed Evan, ranting on about how this was pointless and it doesn’t matter what the records say. Evan, after a while, snapped back at Cardinal, asking him what the Chronos 3 mission was. Cardinal told him that he didn’t have clearance to know but Evan argued that since he helped design most of the machine, he had a right to know what his invention was used for. Cardinal scoffed and told him that he was his father’s kid and then stormed off. Although Evan did want to know about Chronos 3, this was primarily a ploy to get Cardinal off of his back so that he could research SHIELD. He had a theory that in 2099, SHIELD would either be dissolved or they would still be around but The Chronos Project would be too big for them to keep secret anymore. Thankfully, his hunch was right and whenever he began to search through SHIELD’s records, a lot of it was redacted for public consumption but what wasn’t was the Chronos 3 mission. He flipped through it and read it out loud to himself. It was a mission in hopes of sending military squads to the future to find information about future wars and technology to bring back to the past to bolster national security. Evan’s eyes widened when he read the next couple of sentences which stated that the first squadron sent never returned but the last transmission sent back to 2005 from 2099 Manhattan stated that they had found information about a superhuman war in 2025. The team was presumed dead in 2007.

Evan jumped out of his seat which made everyone in the quiet records hall turn to him but he didn’t care. He bolted towards his father and came in sliding, barely getting his footing. Grant was happy to see his son because he explained that in the future, a Stark fixed the problem of the world running on oil and fossil fuels. Evan was about to speak but looked at him confused, taking his father’s tablet to read what he was reading. He stated that it was amazing as he scrolled through the passages but then snapped out of it whenever he remembered, telling him that he found out what Chronos 3 was. Grant in response took his son’s tablet and the two quietly read each other’s tablets but Grant was the first one to speak up. He called Cardinal a son of bitch and told Evan to follow him, that they were going to find him but Evan was lost in his world, muttering to himself about how would renewable solar energy would work with the pollution levels. Grant grabbed Evan by the suit collar and dragged him out of the records place. The two found themselves outside where Cardinal was smoking a cigarette and it was the first time he ever saw his father get violent. Grant punched Cardinal in the jaw, dropping him and shouting that he told him that when he joined SHIELD he wouldn’t let his inventions be used for military applications. He continued by shouting louder, stating that he now brought his son into this in search of assets for the past. Cardinal snapped back, stating that he was doing this in search of security for the world but Evan stopped Grant, telling him that they still needed to track down the civilian. Gwendolyn agreed, stating that they have the last location from the transmission and they could track the team from there. As they turned to leave, Cardinal stated that if they diverged from the mission, their jobs and benefits would be terminated. Grant went to speak but Evan turned around to him, telling him that if he didn’t understand the concept of everybody can be saved then they didn’t need to be working at SHIELD, they quit. They left Cardinal on the pavement, rubbing his jaw as he knew that SHIELD needed them so he began to formulate a plan.

#### **What I’ve Done**

As they hitched a ride by the Stark-Daniels Quantum Rail Line, Grant commended Evan for his unshaken belief system and he told his father that he got it from the greatest parent’s in the world. Gwendolyn smiled and kissed his head, ruffling his hair as the rail line pushed on to Manhattan. As they got off, Evan stated that the civilian’s phone was last pinged in Chicago and that they would be able to get to her after they save the military team in Manhattan. The trio made their way to Washington Heights which was a far cry from what it was in 2008. It was a beautiful community of Latin-AmEvanan life, it was as if they solved the problem. They had no problems, rent or otherwise. No social-economic oppression, nobody was hungry, and crime was non-existent because they had everything they needed. Evan was impressed beyond measure and Grant laughed when he saw the neighborhood but Gwendolyn was shocked to see who made Washington Heights a utopia and it was Maria Stark. Evan stated that they should find Maria Stark then and Gwendolyn stated that she is nine where they come from but they went to find her nevertheless. They arrived at a brownstone which was bigger on the inside whenever they entered and it was a family having dinner. Evan spoke up, apologizing for intruding but then an old woman came around the corner and she gasped whenever he saw him. She touched his face and smiled, asking him how 2008 was. Evan looked at her confused but asked if she was Maria Stark and that’s when she realized that this was pre-everything and told him that at some point, his life is going to get a whole lot more interesting, he just didn’t know it yet. Evan wanted to ask but they both knew that any communication about his future self would disrupt the timeline so he explained why they were here. He talked about The Chronos 3 mission and how they were looking for paramilitary types and their last transmission was from two years ago and they had been missing ever since.

Maria thought about it for a minute and then remembered, telling him that she knew where they were. She called on her niece and asked her if that group of people from the past are still living in the building. Her niece stated that they were but they were speaking in Spanish. Evan cut in and asked if they could take them to these guys but he was speaking fluent Spanish which surprised the niece but not Maria. The niece agreed and started to lead the way but Maria pulled Evan to the side, whispering in his ear to hold on to the costume and that he will thank her for it later. The group made their way to the apartment where they found the military men, living together. Grant was surprised that they were even still alive but he spoke to them, telling them that they were here to bring them back home. The men rejoiced and one of them even said fuck the future which made the group laugh. Evan stated that they would have to make a detour to Chicago to save a woman’s life, the group agreed to help in any way that they can and after thanking the niece and Maria, they set off to Chicago on the Quantum Rail. Maria’s Niece asked Maria who that was and she simply told her that she would explain it to her when she was older.

The group arrived in Chicago an hour later but when they arrived, SHIELD had taken over the city. This not only revealed that SHIELD was still active but also that it was done by Cardinal. He went to SHIELD, showed his classification, and labeled The Edwards enemies of the state and after tracking the civilian to Chicago, they took over the city to find her. The moment they stepped off of the Quantum Rail, they were placed under arrest by SHIELD and taken to Chicago’s City Hall where they stood trial. Cardinal was the reigning judge and spoke first, giving the team an ultimatum. SHIELD brought out the civilian that they were there to save but Cardinal told them that they could go back to their time, all of them but they would have to leave the men that were a part of the Chronos 3 mission. The alternative was that Cardinal would go back alone with the civilian and tell the world that the Edwards family died in the future. Gwendolyn told Cardinal that he proposed an impossible choice and Grant agreed, the three of them beginning to argue. Meanwhile, Evan was lost in thought about the choice but Maria’s words finally hit him about the suit. His eyes went wide and he remembered something about the suit. It had a complete data processing system. While Cardinal was distracted, Evan connected the tablet that had the information from the records and uploaded the data to his suit. Once the emblem lit up blue for a few seconds to signal the completion of the upload, Evan spoke up. He stated that Cardinal won’t kill them and that they are all getting out of 2099. Cardinal laughed and asked how so but Evan tapped his emblem, telling him that he uploaded the records to his suit’s data processing and that if his heartbeat drops to zero, it auto uploads all of the data to tell SHIELD that he is dead but instead of his health reports, it would send the Chronos 3 mission details. Cardinal grit his teeth and told him that he wouldn’t but Evan threw the tablet onto the table in front of Cardinal, telling him that it was his move. This enraged Cardinal and he pulled out a futuristic blaster, aiming it at Evan. He told him that he was his father’s son and before he pulled the trigger, Grant jumped in front of the blast.

Evan caught his father and screamed, holding his body as SHIELD detained Cardinal because he had just executed a man on trial. Gwendolyn screamed and ran to Grant’s side who was smiling with blood leaking from his mouth. His bloody hand pressed Gwendolyn’s emblem which sent a trace signal back to 2008 so that they could be time-traveled out of 2099. Evan began to cry and held his father’s head, telling him not to leave him, that he couldn’t do this without him but Grant smiled and cupped his cheek as the repulsion wave was released. One of the men from the Chronos 3 mission grabbed the civilian and the squadron plus the civilian jumped into the wave, time travel occurring. As they traveled wildly through the timestream and the quantum realm, one of the military men fell out of the path and Grant used the last of his strength to catch him. The problem was that he wouldn’t have enough strength to propel both of them back to the correct path. Evan screamed his father’s name but Grant smiled at his son and told him that he would truly never leave him, then pushed the soldier to Evan which he caught as his father fell through a random socket, in a different time and a different place, gravely injured. Evan pushed the soldier toward his mother and tried to go after his father but he hit the barrier plane between worlds. Almost immediately, he was bombarded by an energy wave with unknown properties. He screamed in pain and soon enough, everything turned black and he woke up in the designated zone on the Helicarrier. Evan saw his mother in the distance and reached for her as he got to his knees but something terrifying happened. His arm stretched in ways that weren’t normal. It elongated which freaked out the soldiers and the civilian. Gwendolyn looked on in fear at the elongated arm and her scared son and she immediately grabbed Evan’s face and held him close, telling him that it was alright, that he was safe. Evan sobbed into his mother’s chest, telling her that he tried to save him, repeating the statement over and over and over again.

A week passed and they were placed in quarantine but Evan spent the time feeling immense grief over the seeming death of his father. Though, he did experiment with his abilities with the help of SHIELD. On the last day, Evan was finally brought to an interrogation room where he was asked to recount what happened on Chronos 4. He explained that they were in 2099, he explained Cardinal’s betrayal and the off-the-books Chronos 3 mission. He explained what he saw, what he heard, and what he knew from the future, and at the end of the story, he gave SHIELD a warning. It was to destroy the machine, shelve The Chronos Project, and never look towards time travel again. The SHIELD Agent asked why and Evan answered in the form of a quote, “For now we look through a glass, darkly”. SHIELD condemned Cardinal and wiped his name from all records, removing him as the figurehead of SHIELD and they shelved The Chronos Project per Evan’s statement. He was released alongside his mother and as the two of them walked onto the heliport, she told him that he did the right thing. Evan stated that Grant would’ve thought so too. She kissed his head and sighed, stating that she misses him too. Evan strapped into the quinjet and Gwendolyn asked what he was going to do with his powers but Evan didn’t have a complete answer but he told her that whatever it is that he is going to do, he is going to help people. She smiled and flew him back to campus. As they arrived at UNLV, Gwendolyn put her fist out and said the line, Ad Infinitum and Evan bumped her fist and finished the statement, Et Ultra. He walked off the quinjet and made his way to his class. As he sat down, he opened up his backpack to get his notebook but in a vacuum-sealed bag was his Chronos 4 suit with a sticky note on it. It said, You might be needing this, Mister Fantastic - G. He smiled and the teacher asked him if he was ready and Evan pulled out his notebook, telling him that he was. Evan, now assured in his decision to help people and still feeling the death of his father, had a new goal. No longer to solve the problem of everything but to achieve the idea of saving everyone.

### **A Cube Cosmic Interlude**

Evan didn’t use his powers in the conventional sense and largely kept them a secret. This was due to Evan wanting to have all the tools needed so that he could help people effectively. This included amassing as much information as needed to be effective in almost all fields of learning. In his final year of his fifth Ph.D., he had a female roommate named Céline Dorian, a French exchange student who was studying the same field as Evan which was Chemistry. What made them begin to speak to each other was that she had a theory that powers can be bestowed onto people under extreme circumstances. Evan was nervous about discussing this with her because of his predicament. Originally skeptical, over time, however, her passion won Evan over and he agreed to help her with her dissertation presentation. The invention she was going to show the board was powered by a specialized cube and was planning on using it to displace matter from one point to another, even one day seeing it holds the secrets to superhuman abilities due to the unknown nature of the cube. Evan asked if he could study the cube further than she already did and with her consent, he began his experiments on the cube. The two worked day and night for months and eventually, all the time spent together, led to something more. One night during the winter, they kissed and soon enough, bundled up and spent the night together.

The following semester, nearing spring, Evan managed to fully study the cube and gauge its power output. With its power output gauged and Evan having run every known current of energy through it, he made a startling discovery whenever he physically touched it. It reacted to the energies that grant him powers and showcased a map of the known universe. It was only a glimpse before the cube released a shockwave of energy that shook the entire UNLV campus. Faculty and students ran into the Physics wing of the science building and found Evan with his face black from the explosion and his hair sticking up. His eyes wide and he quickly turned around to see a good portion of UNLV and he cracked a joke, stating that he planned for that and then subsequently passed out after saying that. He woke up in UNLV Health to Céline sitting next to him. She explained that he had no injuries, visible or internally and so they just let him sleep. Evan knew that it was because of his powers but he tried telling her about the dangers of the cube. It was clear that Céline slowly began to become offended by how he was speaking to her. Though he kept trying to explain that the cube wasn’t magic, that it was extraterrestrial, but she snapped at him, telling him that he had no right to dictate what she should do with her life. He tried to explain that he was telling her to warn her about using the cube and she yelled at him that she never should’ve brought him on board, that she knew that he was just like everyone but he told her that he loved her. She stopped when she heard that and then stared at him, telling him that she will do the proposal herself. She left the room and for all intended purposes, the relationship.

The next night, Evan was having dinner with his mother, Gwendolyn at the Edwards family home. It was a routine dinner but Evan dropped a bomb on his mother, asking her how does someone move on. Gwendolyn inhaled and looked at Evan surprised, asking him what he meant. He explained the situation and expressed that he thought he would have settled down with Céline. Gwendolyn nodded and told him that if the universe wants two people together, it’ll find a way but in the meantime, he gives his life purpose. Just as she finished speaking, purpose came knocking. There was a loud explosion nearby and whenever Evan and Gwendolyn looked out of the window, they saw that it was at the school. She asked her son if tonight was the night of Céline’s presentation and Evan stated that it was. She turned to him and started to speak but he nodded in agreement, bolting for the door while stripping down to his costume. Thus began his elongated journey into the night. He arrived a few moments afterward and contorted back to his normal size, running into the burning building. The extreme heat stopped him from fully entering so he enlarged his hands and clapped, releasing a large gust of wind which put out the fire almost immediately. It was here that he found Céline laying next to the cube and he reached for her, elongating his arms. He brought her to safety outside, handing her to EMS. Though, they stopped him. They looked at his costume and asked if he was friends with a certain web-slinger who showed up earlier this year. Evan smiled and told them that he hoped to be one day and to call him Mister Fantastic and he ran back inside, using his elongation abilities to bring civilians to safety. Céline woke up, seeing Evan displaying superhuman abilities and the wedge between them only grew as she realized that he had been keeping this secret from her. When the EMS were tending to other people, she slipped away into the desert night.

Evan came back out of the building with the last member of the committee and placed them in the hand of another EMS group. Though something told him to grab the cube before it fell into the wrong hands or the hands that would use it for good but their definition of good meant military applicant. Evan went back inside and picked up the cube but to his surprise, it was stabilized. He could hold it and touch it. He assumed that it had built up a charge due to him funneling energy through it and the release is just what it needed to balance itself out. As Evan stared into it, a voice came from beyond and spoke softly. It stated that the cube was now in safe hands, a cube cosmic in the hands of someone that would help humanity instead of harm it. Evan turned his head to the side, looking around for who said the voice but there was no one there. Though a part of the speech stuck in his head so he named the cube, The Cosmic Cube. Through this hardship and dramatic situation, he gained inspiration for what he wanted to do with his life. He would also eventually come to learn that the voice was someone who watches the universe. Elsewhere the following week, Céline returned to her hometown of Èze in France where she received notice that she was formally rejected from her doctoral application. She blamed Evan for lying to her and having her research destroyed, swearing her vengeance against Evan as she looked at her family heirloom, a metallic mask.

### **Aftermaths & Master Molds**

It took many years for Evan’s vision to come true. He graduated with his final Ph.D. and immediately got to inventing but it was here that Gwendolyn revealed to Evan his father’s life insurance plan and how he retroactively put the patents that they created for SHIELD in Evan’s name. It was his last gift to his son and Evan took it, promising her to use it for the betterment of mankind. In between inventing and waiting for his patents to take hold, he dipped his toes into vigilantism. He saved a few people here and there but it wasn’t until The Attack on Las Vegas that he fully got involved. Evan was walking on The Strip, on his way to a meeting with Anthony Stark to see about a patent whenever the attack started. An explosion hit the building next to him and he looked up to see a man throwing pumpkin bombs from a glider. Immediately, Evan stretched over a group of people to block the falling debris with his body. Just as he arrived, he disappeared into an alley to change into his costume. He would eventually find himself squaring off against a villain known as Trickster, a man who could change his form to that of anyone he liked. Luckily, so could Evan. He beat him by shifting into Tombstone to get Trickster’s guard down and then sucker-punched him and then handed him over to the police. By the time he finished, it was here that the attack was over. Evan scaled up a nearby rooftop and fell to his knees, watching Las Vegas burn and he sobbed quietly, hearing the screams and the destruction wrought by one man and his gang of thugs. This not only cemented his personal goal of saving everyone, but it also forced him to move up his timetable.

By the start of the next year, Evan had created and announced The Future Foundation. It was billed as a relief effort in hopes that one day, Las Vegas could return to the city it always was. His next order of business with The Future Foundation was to use the money he made from patents and give it back to the city for the rebuilding efforts in which he participated in. He spent days with construction crews, using his powers to speed up the rebuilding process and once the city had been rebuilt enough, he announced the second part of his plan. Which was The Future Foundation Thinktank. He held a press conference and explained that it would be a think tank of men and women who believe that there was a problem with the world and wanted to fix it. Even stating that the point of the think tank was to solve the problem of everything. He opened submissions from every one, no matter what college or school or creed. Everyone was welcome and every idea was supported by funding from The Future Foundation. He announced this alongside his purchase of Trump Tower, amassing more money than he could ever need from his various patents and unique patent families. After everything had taken off and The Future Foundation became successful, he could finally work on his original plan. To save everyone. He focused more on superheroes and eventually, he caught the attention of The Slingers, much to his delight.

Elsewhere, there was a student who joined The Future Foundation from UNLV who was working on his robotics degree. His name was Earnest Marks and he had an idea. Frustrated by superheroes and believing the dogma that they were not here to help, he wanted to create something better than people with powers. He wanted the police to hunt down these so-called superheroes and arrest them. This was because during The Attack on Las Vegas, he was forced into the school’s bunker to protect him but he wasn’t able to get into contact with his parents in Henderson. By the time the attack ended, he rushed home only to find his parent’s house on fire. The Fire Department came but it was too late. According to the firefighters, they were sleeping when it happened and the explosion from Tengu’s pumpkin bomb killed them first before the fire started. He cursed the superheroes of Vegas for not being there to save his parents. Thus began his Sentinel Program. Originally designed to help the police in the capture of supervillains, he reprogrammed them to track and apprehend superheroes. The first one he created was known as Master Mold which was the one that would create the Sentinels out of raw materials. After the first wave of Sentinels was created, Earnest was ready to release them onto the streets of Vegas. His thought process was that if the police wouldn’t do anything then he would. On a Friday night, Earnest released the Sentinels.

Evan was sitting in his office, flipping through emails and doing paperwork whenever he heard an explosion go off in the distance. He walked over to his window and saw multiple giant purple robots on The Strip. Almost immediately, he jumped out of the window and contorted his body into a wingsuit, gliding towards The Strip. He landed on the shoulder of a Sentinel and wrapped his arms around the head of it as it was scanning random civilians. With some strain, he tore the head off of the Sentinel and then threw it at another Sentinel down the street. By this point, it was clear that the Sentinels were terrorizing Vegas, and thankfully, before Evan was surrounded, The Slingers appeared. Prodigy flew through two Sentinels while Tarantula and Hornet tag-teamed one. Hornet stated that they say Future Foundation on the side of them but Evan shouted over the combat that he didn’t approve of murderous robots. Prodigy finished off the last one and Evan used the body of a Sentinel as a stepping stone to get up to the roof of The MGM Grand. It was here that he was greeted by Hornet, Tarantula, and Prodigy. Tarantula asked if he didn’t approve of the creation of these robots then who did but Evan stated that if they are Future Foundation creations, they didn’t go through the process of getting their invention patented. Hornet stated that the Future Foundation needed a better approval process. Evan looked at Hornet and asked them all if they would limit creativity. Tarantula told him that they would for the betterment of the city but Evan counter-argued that it was creativity that led them to where they are as individuals. That Hornet’s suit and Tarantula’s web-shooters were man-made. He explained that creativity is not inherently bad, it was what people used for which is what would make it bad. Tarantula and Hornet went quiet but Prodigy spoke up, stating that he liked him. Evan stated that the Future Foundation will handle the clean-up and that they should get out of here before more come. Tarantula nodded and swung away as did Prodigy but Hornet looked at Evan, asking him if he truly was here to help. Evan looked back at Hornet and told him that he wants to save everyone, no matter who they are. Hornet chuckled and told him that they were just skeptical because the last person who came in with money and wanted to help Vegas, turned out to be Tombstone. Hornet continued though, stating that he seemed different, that he seemed human. With that, he flew off into the night.

The following day, Future Foundation hired a local construction crew and gave them the contract for cleaning the Sentinels, which is what the news called them. Hornet’s words stuck with Evan, to the point that he couldn’t stop thinking about it so he did the next best thing. He made his way to Paradise and fired a customized flare that he made on the way into the sky which made the shape of a hornet. After about five minutes, Hornet appeared and asked what he was doing. Evan explained that his words hit him and that he wanted his help to find out where the Sentinels are coming from. Hornet looked at Evan surprised, asking him if he was serious and he stated that he was. Evan finally explained his goal to another person. He expressed his want for the Future Foundation to be not only a think tank but a place for superhumans or people who decided that enough was enough. That he wanted to fix everything on Earth by saving everybody and then looking to the stars. He turned to Hornet and smiled, putting his hand out. He formally introduced himself as Evan Edwards and that he was Mister Fantastic. This inspired Hornet and it was here that he realized that Evan wasn’t another Tombstone or a Stark. He was different. Hornet took off his helmet and introduced himself as Ray Thomas.

The two found themselves at the Future Foundation building where Ray asked if he knew the guy who created the Sentinels and he stated that he didn’t but he had the next best thing. He brought him to a conference room that had holographic files presented on the table. Evan explained that these files were everybody who they’ve accepted from UNLV and Ray asked why he thought it was UNLV. Evan stated that whenever they found the Sentinel’s last night, he caught a glimpse at the interior circuitry and that specific circuitry was taught at UNLV’s Robotics Program. Ray looked at him confused but then realized what he was talking about and stated the name, Professor Matthews. Evan snapped his fingers and pointed at Ray while looking down at a file. Ray divided the file work into two piles and put his fist out in front of Evan, telling him happy hunting and Evan chuckled, bumping his fist. For the next five hours and multiple rounds of coffee, they searched through this seemingly endless stack of hay for a needle. It got so bad that even during bathroom breaks, they would take their digital files with them. This brings it to now. Ray was on the toilet, flipping through a file until he landed on a person who was accepted during The Attack on Las Vegas who was in the UNLV Robotics Program and specifically took Professor Matthew’s elective class for two years which was the minimum requirement for any students GE. He ran out of the bathroom and nearly tripped over his shoelace as he ran to the conference room, shouting that they got him.

Fifteen minutes later, the entirety of The Slingers was in the conference room. Everybody from Tarantula to Magnus stood around the holographic file while Ray and Evan explained the situation. Ray stated that they found the Future Foundation think tank member that created The Sentinel Program. They explained who Earnest Marks was and the probable reason why he is targeting heroes. Lastly, they explained that the Sentinels from last night were only the first and that he has a bigger one called Master Mold because they got a hold of his schematics. With all of this information, Evan stated that they could track him by tracing where the Sentinels came from by using a sentient algorithm he created called P.R.I.S.M. An adorable prism with a smiley face popped up on the holographic table and greeted everyone. Tarantula agreed to do this mission and asked if Evan would accompany them. This surprised Evan because he thought the genuine consensus was that they didn’t trust him. He asked why they wanted him on the mission but Mademoiselle stated that she knows what he went through. She explained that she has visions of the future and that he doesn’t have an agenda or a bad bone in his body. He smiled and thanked her and Tarantula apologized for their earlier interaction but Evan stated that it was fine and then formally introduced himself to everyone at the conference. It was here that a new level of trust was built as everyone revealed their identities to Evan, with him promising that he will do everything in his power to keep them safe.

Which led him to his next point. He told them to follow him and they entered a room with large see-through cold containers. He explained that he had been developing a new type of fabric that was impervious to most wear and tear. Evan explained that when he got his powers, his suit was augmented as well whenever he was hit with the unknown energies, creating a new fabric known as Unstable Molecules. The cold containers opened, revealing the suits they were already wearing but outfitted with Unstable Molecules. Mademoiselle nudged Evan and whispered a thank you to him because she had been the resident seamstress. It was here that Evan made the formal offer. He explained that he wanted them to work together, not just on saving the city this time but each time it needs heroes. He explained that Shay would still be the leader but he would be bankrolling the team and going out on missions with them and giving them a new headquarters. Explaining that they would have access to everything the Future Foundation does. The room went quiet and Shay approached Evan, putting his hand out, thanking him for everything, and agreeing. The room erupted into rejoices from even Evan himself and thus began the true project of the Future Foundation. As everyone rejoiced, Evan made his way towards another room nearby and opened another cold storage container that housed none other than The Cosmic Cube.

The group headed towards the outskirts of Las Vegas in their updated costumes but were greeted by something else entirely. Earnest saw them coming and unleashed Master Mold. He shouted over the moving sand, stating that it was bigger, that it was badder, then asked if it was too much for Mister Fantastic which made Shay make a joke about how that was ripped from The Incredibles. A fight ensued with everybody going for Master Mold, trying to dismantle it before it could make the second wave of Sentinels. The fight was tipping in their favor because the Master Mold was booting up but it became a problem whenever it began to fire beams of energy toward the heroes. One hit Prodigy which sent him flying back to The Strip and Hornet’s wingsuit was destroyed by Master Mold’s hand. Mademoiselle, who was back at the Future Foundation HQ, specifically told Evan that she knows what he has and that it was time to use it. Seeing no other way, he pulled The Cosmic Cube out of a bag he brought and stared into it. That’s when he remembered what the voice said to him whenever he first held the cube, telling him to use it for the betterment of mankind. He looked back at Vegas and then up at Master Mold and elongated his arm to the center chest piece of Master Mold, screaming his infamous adage, Ad Infinitum, Et Ultra. Then came a bright white light that washed over everyone and soon enough, it faded. Master Mold slowly melted down to a puddle of circuitry and machine parts while Earnst watched in awe of the Cosmic Cube. Evan looked down at the cube and exhaled, hearing the voice one more time stating that he was ready. Shay webbed Earnest before he could escape and he asked Evan what that was and Evan didn’t fully understand but he smiled at Shay, telling him it was a miracle. Earnest was arrested for property damage and a few other charges, and sentenced to The Raft in New York. Though, it was here that he was approached by Céline Dorian after a week. She asked him if he wanted to get out and work for her to get revenge on Edwards as her little tinkerer. Earnest smiled and told her that he liked the sound of that.

### **Evan Edwards & The Moon's Spectre**

A few weeks later, Evan, Ray, and Shay walked throughout the halls of the Future Foundation HQ. The trio joked around about how The Cosmic Cube worked after Evan explained how he got it. They stopped at the elevator and Ray asked if the cube could make an elevator fly and Evan stated that maybe it’s based on worthiness and Shay said in a high-pitched voice while staring at the elevator doors that the elevator wasn’t worthy. The trio laughed and Evan patted Shay’s back, telling them to have a good night. As they departed from the top floor, Evan slowly walked past the empty research rooms until he landed on his workstation. Beginning to work on a side patent but it was here that a giant entity revealed itself to Evan. It stood there for a while behind Evan, watching him work until he cleared his throat. Evan jumped out of fear and saw an entity, screaming Jesus Christ. The entity stated that he wasn’t him and Evan looked up at him, asking him who he was and he introduced himself as Zimatu, The Watcher and he would like to have a word with him. Evan hesitantly agreed and soon, the two were off to a location only known to a few called The Blue Area of The Moon.

Evan stared at the new surroundings, encumbered by the breathable air on this side of the moon. He asked how there was an atmosphere here and Zimatu explained that The Blue Area of The Moon was here long before either of their creation and it will be there long after both of them are gone. Zimatu continued by stating that he was the voice Evan heard throughout the year at different points. Evan asked why he spoke to him, why now? Zimatu explained that he was a part of an immortal race of beings known as The Watchers who watch the universe but could never interfere with the affairs of life. He continued, further explaining his role in this universe’s cosmology which was to make sure that everything ran according to plan. Evan asked if it was but Zimatu told him that if it was, Evan wouldn’t be here. He explained that him getting powers wasn’t in the grand scheme of things. Everything else was going according to plan except for the part where he became the first human who touched The Barrier Plane Between Worlds. Zimatu continued, stating that because Evan was the one who got powers, things were changed in this reality, and truthfully, he wasn’t the first aberration. Instead of a young boy from Queens gaining abilities, it was a young man from Vegas, and so on. Zimatu expressed that he couldn’t sit idle any more, that for the oncoming threat of the multiverse collapsing, he needed heroes, aberrations or not.

Evan thought about this and asked if this reality, this aberration of reality was bad. Zimatu smiled and told him that it wasn’t, that it was one of the more pure ones, and reminded him why he has this job. He explained that regardless of what was changed or rather, who was changed, humanity found a way to preserve which led him to have this conversation. Zimatu expressed that he needed to test Evan to see if he was his champion to lead a team he was forming for the aforementioned threat. Evan agreed to the test but reminded him that he was simply a man, that he couldn’t fathom the magnitude of situations that Zimatu goes through. Zimatu smiled and looked down at Evan, telling him that sometimes, a mortal man is all people need. Zimatu projected two universes outwardly using his powerful psionic abilities. He explained that the universe on the left was a dying one, that it had inhabitable planets but only one species that could not reproduce fast enough, though had near-infinite resources because of this. Then stated that the universe on the left was one filled to the brim with life but had limited resources. Zimatu then asked Evan a question: If one universe has to be destroyed by the hand of a galactic entity, which one should it be?

Evan looked at Zimatu confused then at the two universes. He thought about it for a minute and realized that he didn’t have to make a choice. Evan explained what he would do instead. He would set up trade routes between the two universes to share resources by using a quantum tunnel from the one filled with life and the one with minimal life. That way, overpopulation wouldn’t be a problem in one universe, and neither would resources. He would then reason with the galactic entity to find an uninhabited universe to destroy. Zimatu looked down at Evan and asked why. Evan looked back up at Zimatu, in all seriousness, and told him that there is always another way. Zimatu smiled and nodded, stating that there was no right or wrong answer because the universe isn’t that black or white but he does agree with the idea that there is always another way. As the projection faded, Evan asked what happens now and Zimatu stated that now, he does as he usually would. He lives as a man, fights as a man, and always seeks for another away until the day he is needed. Evan nodded and put his hand out, shaking Zimatu’s and thanking him for taking him to parts unknown. As Evan was placed back to his workspace in the Future Foundation Building, Zimatu monologued to himself.

He talked about how Evan was a brilliant man but an even more extraordinary humanitarian. That when he needs his champion for whatever comes, they both will be ready, calling Evan The Scientist Supreme of Earth. He finished by stating that his name was Zimatu, The Watcher and for the first time in eons, today, he intervened. The next day, Evan started his teaching position at UNLV for the Astrophysics Program. He walked into his lecture hall and saw Shay and Ray in his class which made him smile. Remembering when he was sitting exactly where they sat after the Chronos 3 mission and it came full circle. He asked if Shay and Ray were ready and they said that they were. This time, Evan’s goal was still the same. Save everyone but he had friends he could rely on and he may be an aberration but he was happy with how his life turned out and proud of what he was doing with it.

## **Attributes**

### **Powers**

**Plasticity**: Evan has the uncanny ability to convert the mass of his entire body into a highly malleable state at will. How his body’s respiratory and digestive systems work in these extremes are unknown. He can change and contort his body within seconds or more (depending on the shape, size, and complexity of the contortion) and revert back to his natural human form in the same time frame. The greater distance he “stretches” or the more complex contortion he becomes, the less strength he has overall. His transformation to a malleable state is reflexive and almost instantaneous. An example of this is if he were to be taken by surprise gunfire, his body would automatically absorb the bullets through radical deformation. By nature of his ability, his skin is virtually impervious to all forms of harm (broken bones, lacerations, punctures) unless he willingly relaxes.

* **Dense Flesh**: In accordance to his plasticity and malleability, Evan’s skin is extremely dense. He can absorb the impact of any known man-made projectile by contorting his body in the path of the object to halt its trajectory.
	+ **Explosion Containment**: Using any part of his body, Evan can contain explosions from any man-made explosive. He absorbs the kinetic energy which forces his body to expand when absorbed but he deflates shortly thereafter. Although, the bigger the explosion, the more physically exhausted he becomes.
	+ **Redirection**: He can redirect man-made projectiles by absorbing the kinetic energy whenever it makes an impact with his body. He can then change its direction and use his body like a trampoline to send it back to its sender.
* **Elongation**: The primary ability used by Evan. He can elongate or “stretch” his limbs and body at will to great distances. The upper limit to this elongation is 1,000 feet before it becomes painful. This also extends to single limbs such as a finger. He uses this to get around Las Vegas, similarly to Tarantula’s web-shooters. He can quickly scale buildings and move throughout the city. He can also elongate around opponents to ensnare them.
	+ **Size Alteration**: Evan can willingly change his size to another form he wishes at the time. He can grow ten times his size before it causes his physical pain or he can shrink down to a size comparable to a nail clipper.
	+ **Superhuman Strength**: He can add muscles to his body to expand not only his strength but also his mass, giving him superhuman strength. The heaviest thing he has lifted up with some strain was a 2 ton head of a Sentinel. He doesn’t do this often as it is extremely taxing on his body.
	+ **Superhuman Agility**: These elongating powers grant Evan heightened agility, enabling him flexibility and coordination that is extraordinarily beyond the natural limits of the human body.
* **Shape-Changing**: Considered to be what makes him powerful by his peers, Evan has the ability to change his shape to that of anything needed in a situation. While this does not mean he can turn into everything, it does mean that he can turn into most things. This includes: turning his fingers into keys, parachutes, sling-shots, contort his hands in different weapons, turn his body two-dimensionally, use his hands as fans to produce powerful gusts of winds, change his face to look like someone else, and a bouncing ball. Though what makes this ability terrifying is that there is no upper limit to how many things he could produce at once. The only limit is his own physical ability to do so and physical exhaustion.
* **Agelessness**: Wether it is the usage of The Cosmic Cube or his cells mutating further into plasticity, Evan has seemingly stopped aging. Chronologically and mentally, he will age but physical, he has stopped at his current age 33. The current understanding and explanation of this cause has yet to be known.

### Abilities

* **Super-Genius Intelligence**: Labeled as Scientist Supreme of his reality, Dr. Evan Edwards is arguably the smartest man in his universe. He possesses a mastery over aerospace, mechanical, and electrical engineering, chemistry, all forms of physics and biology. At the age of 15, he made breakthroughs in teleportation, matter displacement, time travel, robotics, extra-dimensional travel, and later in life, multiversal travel, and more. Evan’s patents are so valuable that he could live a life of luxury if he wanted to but instead funnels his mass of funds into the Future Foundation and humanity without any overdue financial stress. His development of Unstable Molecules are light years beyond anything in the textile industry and he primarily uses it for suits or for his friends. A true testament to his incredible intelligence was whenever he met Zimatu, The Watcher and understood the concept of the complicated nature multiverse just as Zimatu does. He has numerous P.h.D.'s in fields such as: All fields of engineering, industrial technology, modern languages, philosophy, science, criminal justice & civil law, education, medical physics, and more. Having completed many of these in different prestigious universities and normal colleges around the world.
* **Indomitable Will**: His beliefs and will is unshakable and unbreakable. Evan believes that morals make a person, knowing what is right or wrong which is a belief he inherited from his father. He never backs down in his stance to save people or to find a way to save everybody. This was showcased whenever he outsmarted Director Cardinal East in 2099. A notable feat of his indomitable will is that he is able to rise from defeat even stronger. He may not always win but he always finds a way.
* **Gifted Teacher**: Due to him recently picking up a teaching position at UNLV, Evan has showcased an uncanny ability to teach subjects with a clear understanding for his students. This allowed him to put his education Ph.D. to good use.
* **Multilingual**: Evan is able to speak and understand a litany of languages. Later in life, he is able to speak almost all languages and is fluent in Latin thanks to his father’s adage they would say.

### **Weaknesses**

* **Extreme Temperatures**: Extreme heat or cold does affect his skin to either cause it painfully contort (heat) or freeze like plastic (cold). In the cold state, bones can be broken and he can fully be harmed.
* **Powerful Energy Blasts**: Powerful blasts of energy can render him unconscious which automatically relaxes his body. In this state, he can be harmed.
* **Airborne Sedative**: Sedatives released in the airborne form will remove his involuntary plasticity which would then relax his body.

## **Paraphernalia**

### **Equipment**

* **Chronos 4/Future Foundation Suit**: The original Chronos 4 mission granted Evan with a suit with special capabilities. His costume has a complete data processing and telemetry system woven into the material of the uniform on a molecular level. This forms a network with SHIELD formerly but he reprogramed it to set up a network with his home computer, providing a constant, real-time uplink of his physical condition as well as his location. The uniforms are capable of displaying data and touch-pad controls on the gloves. The suit has an intricate scanner system which can detect things around the wearer, from how many people are in the next room to what dimension or planet they are on. Evan can also up-link the bodysuit to any computer by stretching his fingertips to filament size and plugging them into an I/O data-port (granted, this was post-upgrade with Unstable Molecules). With this, Evan can establish a fairly comprehensive database of any computer's cybernetic protocols and encryption algorithms. After the Unstable Molecule upgrade, all this can be showcased to the wearer holographically by pressing the emblem due to the emblem becoming a hard drive projector due to the upgrade. Color scheme wise, it was a black and blue costume with the 4 in the middle of the chest.

## **Notes**

* Evan was born in 1989 which makes him 34 today.
* He surprisingly reads comics and plays video games.
* His favorite media franchise is Transformers but he also does love Star Trek and Star Wars.
* He is a heavy multi-tasker.
* Evan listens to rap music whenever he is inventing because it helps him think.
* Evan is right-handed.
* Shay secretly wishes that Evan was around whenever Tombstone showed up.
* Shay introduced Evan to The Arctic Monkeys and they have since gone on to become a favorite of his.
* His favorite artist is most likely Radiohead.
* He typically wears his costume underneath his normal clothes to allow him to stretch when needed.
* He has all of the Chronos 3 Mission suits on display in an armory where he often looks at would be his father’s suit.
* He prefers the Sean Connery Bond movies to the Daniel Craig ones.
* His favorite cartoon is Adventure Time.
* His preferred beer is Blue Moon.
* He is a Linkin Park fan.
* His best friends are Shay and Ray.