Dark Price

## Plot

In June 2019, two months after Gunner brought his team back, Jack (Artemis' second in command) leads Ezra, Hermione, Barry, and Pietro after an unknown threat at the Flower Festival Commemorative Park, who they've been hunting for since October, about 8 months. When they arrive, they find a girl in a pink suit, who uses Terrakinesis, attacking them with thorns and roses. Jack defeats her. She is unmasked, revealed to be Briar. She says she didn't die during the Leah Crisis, but was found by her boss, who saved her, gave her powers, and promised her revenge on the people who used her. She is stopped by an unknown masked boy, wearing a black techno knight suit. He warns Lucy Baxter, who has been guiding them over comms, that the end is near. He causes an explosion that nearly knocks Earth out of orbit, but Peter (Tobey and Tom) figure out how to fix it, and Pietro and Barry run fast enough to turn it around. The boy says he wants the Knight, and says to bring him to the factory in 48 hours. Barry tries to catch him, but he knocks him into Jack and escapes.

Back at Base, Lucy goes to meet with the Omega Council, consisting of Leia Organa, Bruce Banner, Dumbledore, Athena, and Luke the Ghost. They say they still don't know where Gunner is, and they can't contact him. Suzi says they need an idea, and Leia suggests sending his clone. Luke states that this boy will most likely know the difference, and won't ask a second time. Suzi says they have very little time left, and goes inside to think. Emmett (clone) and Suzi sit down to watch TV, with Evelyn being mad that they're always ahead of her. As Peter (Maguire) comes in with an invisibility cloak to tell Suzi something, he hears the Girl Meets World theme on TV, with the words "on the edge of something wonderful". He distracts Clone Gunner with the sheep, and tells Suzi this. They realize that's where he is.

*[Played out as a script]* Pietro, Peter, Harley, and Luke go to the GMW universe, they find out the White Knight was spotted in New York in 2015, and later find Gunner in Topanga's bakery in that year. After being relieved to see him, they are dismayed to learn he won't come back. He explains he arrived in January of 2014, and joined the school. During a class project where Gunner was paired with Lucas, the two discuss their past. Gunner described back home as a war zone, and he's in an apartment paid for by wealthy friends, really his powers creating money. He ended up becoming friends with Lucas, Zay, and Farkle almost immediately. Riley warmed up to him, and Maya related to his struggles. Eventually, Riley found out about his apartment, and told her parents. They couldn't find his parents' records, so they made him spill the beans. They agree to let him stay, as long as he keeps the trouble away from their family. He's continued at the school since, and is happy with his quiet life. They say he's sacrificed before, and Gunner says he just wants to be a kid. He learns about the Knight sighting, which wasn't him. The group leaves, and Cory says he should go with them, giving him a speech.

When the team arrives empty handed at the factory, the boy is ready to kill them, but another man in a mask says they can still draw Gunner out. They capture the team, and imprisons them on their Super Star Destroyer, *Retribution*. Gunner arrives to save them, blaring Livin on a Prayer. The Crew arrives, having agreed to go with him, to keep him normal company. As Farkle and Smackle work with the tech gurus to disable the destroyer, Riley, Maya, and Suzi help the others escape. Lucas and Zay cover them, and Gunner takes on the masked people. The boy is unmasked, and Gunner doesn't recognize him. As the boy escapes, the other activates a whip lightsaber, and defeats Gunner. However, backup arrives, forcing the two to escape. Gunner reunites with Suzi and Harley, who are both happy to see him. He apologizes to them all for abandoning them, but they all understand. He rips out a piece of the wall containing the boy's blood, and sends it to the lab. He shrinks the ship, and takes it to the vault in his base. As he's explaining everything to Harley and his friends, Caitlin Snow comes in with lab results: the blood has DNA from both Gunner's parents.

Loki worries this is Emmett Sr., but Gunner says his DNA would appear. He says it must be another child. As Suzi asks how there can be a fourth child, Gunner explains he was originally a twin, but he died in the womb, which is part of why Gunner is different. Pietro asks how an unborn child can be alive, and Gunner explains his multiversal travels. He says it's possible there is a universe where they're both alive, but they don't know why he follows a killer. They are messaged by the boy who, introducing himself as Software, says he knew he'd lure Gunner out. Gunner clarifies he's his brother. Software says his boss is a shadow of Gunner's past and future. He tells Gunner their job is to destroy Gunner's life by taking it apart. He says he has an insider to help, and tells Gunner to brace himself.

Gunner locks up the base so no one can escape. He begins searching everyone. He isn't suspicious of anyone, while most people are suspicious of Loki. Han remembers a similar situation, and asks if they're bugged again. 264 confirms they aren't, as Gunner goes outside to watch TV in the house. When he gets outside, he sees a sheep stuck in the fence, and gets her out. He gets inside, and eventually learns he's going to Mansfield from his clone's memories. Suzi arrives and says 8th grade was hard for him, so he decided to start over. As Wanda arrives and tells Gunner the base is secure and everyone is trustworthy, Gunner remarks his real life seems worse than his hero one. He suddenly realizes there may be truth to that, and asks for a full recap. Suzi tells him of his attempt to run away, which Gunner says he had felt while he returned in January. Suzi explains his life went downhill after that, and says he kind of got what he wanted with the sitcom life he got, as opposed to the life he left behind. Gunner texts Ethan that he made it home, and they discuss everything that's happened. Ethan stops texting back, and Suzi is wary. Before they can react, they're both stunned by someone.

When the two wake up, they're in a place Gunner recognizes: Exegol. Suzi asks why she has never seen it, and Gunner says it's from the upcoming Star Wars movie. As he's explaining the time he spent in all his universes for hundreds of years, Software arrives with Charlotte, who reveals she stunned the two, and is working for Software's boss. Charlotte explains she learned of Gunner's past when Suzi was masquerading as the Knight. She was sloppy, and Charlotte eventually learned of the base, heroes, and threats. She meets Software's boss, who recruits her. Software's boss arrives, introducing himself: Future Gunner, going by Sovereign. Sovereign says he won't die until Gunner feels the pain he deserves. He drags in Ethan, and kills him. He says Gunner's entire army will die, and lets them go.

When Gunner arrives home, he's distraught. Harley goes to comfort him, as Suzi tells Pietro Charlotte is an enemy, too. Gunner decides to make a clone of her anyway, hoping it will be better. Gunner asks to have squads set up at locations important to Gunner: his schools, church building, camp, houses of family and friends, and anywhere else that he might attack. Suzi asks if Charlotte was "Winter Soldier-ed", and tells what happened with Briar. Gunner works out that Ward must have known of the Winter Soldier program, and passed the knowledge off to his allies, including Kylo. Gunner realizes that Sovereign may have access to a large number of villains, from show they've never even heard of. They all discuss what to do, and Gunner says they need bait. He forms an Infinity Gauntlet, saying Sovereign won't want Gunner to have one, and will try to take it. They stage an ambush, but it fails. Sovereign takes the Gauntlet, shrinks it and puts it in his pocket, and says it's time for a massacre.

He wipes out all the heroes, but not the kids, who Pietro manages to save. Suzi goes to talk him down, but Software attacks her. She nearly kills him, so Sovereign kills her. He tells Gunner he didn't want to do that, and says this war is on Gunner's shoulders now. Gunner ties Sovereign to Mjolnir that he creates, but Sovereign, unable to lift it, destroys it. Gunner destroys the gauntlet, but is beaten by Sovereign. Sovereign says the hammer proves neither are worthy of their status. Sovereign escapes, but Gunner grabs Software. In retribution for his actions, Gunner brutally kills him.

In his guilt, Gunner hides in Creepy House, where the Baudelaires, Quagmires, Harley, and Pietro find him. After breaking down, and being told this isn't his fault, Gunner goes to church, where they're attacked by Briar again. Gunner, revealing his powers, defeats Briar, but not before she opens a chasm that many fall into. He jumps in and saves them all, nearly not saving Randy. When he returns, everyone is shocked that he lied to them, and he leaves for Amsterdam and hacks into the worldwide internet. He exposes everything that's happened for the past few years, and says everyone should be on the lookout for Sovereign, the army he has, and any tears in reality. He returns to his base, explains to his friends he decided to beat Sovereign to a punch, and personally apologizes to the Gromacki family. He takes the red kyber crystal out of Software's suit, and converts it into a white crystal. He says their next goal is to find Charlotte.

Gunner finds Charlotte at a hospital, and tries to talk to her. She says he betrayed her by not trusting her, and that Sovereign does. Gunner says he killed Suzi and Ethan, and Charlotte says she will get a universe where none of those problems ever happened: a universe for her. As Gunner is starting to reach her, the government (who has been trying to take Gunner's equipment) arrive to take them both out. Kylo Ren arrives to kill Gunner, and annihilates the military. Pietro arrives and runs the kids (including Gunner's friends) to the in-construction Methodist Hospital, but is shot protecting them from bullets, uttering "You didn't see that coming?" Gunner resolves to find Sovereign and end this now. Charlotte says Sovereign is hiding at Hensel, with an army. Harley says they can't get an army without having to start from scratch, but Gunner says that's not true.

He reminds them of how he traveled between universes for years, leaving a print and memory, in case he needed them. He sends Harley and his other friends to recruit them, with Harley telling hi to be careful. Gunner puts Charlotte in the Matrix, and leaves her at the hospital. He sees smoking coming from his house, where he finds his father, neighbors, and sheep dead, and his house in ash. He realizes they'll come for his mom next, and goes inside the ruined base. There, he finds a note from Pietro and an updated suit, saber handle, and gadgets. Equipped, he runs to Spencer to save his mom, evading more military.

Gunner makes it to Spencer to see Sovereign's army surrounding it. They let him through, where he evacuates the shool via a fire alarm. After being jumped by no-powers villains, Gunner finds Sovereign with his mom and Charlotte. He says they need to fight, but leave everyone else out. Just then, an army of civilians arrive, to fight for Gunner. Gunner attacks Sovereign, freeing his mom and Charlotte, telling them to tell civilians to evacuate the city. As Sovereign beats Gunner into the yard, he is saved by Harley, in a makeshift Iron Man suit. His friends arrive in similar hero garb, and multiple fictional armies arrive. He unites them, saying that their job is to face demons and fears, and tthis is the day they'll overome them, and the armies charge.

Gunner fights through multiple villains. Sunny as Rocket, Violet as Lady Thor, Klaus as Doctor Strange, Isadora as Loki, Duncan as Superman, Quigley as Ant-Man, Riley as Photon, Lucas as Captain America, Maya as Captain Marvel, Farkle as Green Goblin, Smackle as Vision, Zay as Falcon, and Iron Harley join him. Rebels Vader fights Sunny, Iron Monger fights Violet, Voldemort fights Klaus, Agatha fights Isadora, John Kreese fights Duncan, Damien Darhk fights Quigley, Malcolm Merlyn fights Riley, Mysterio fights Lucas, Strange Supreme fights Maya, Ultron fights Farkle, Thawne fights Smackle, Palpatine fights Zay. Gunner and Harley are allowed to go inside, where Sovereign and Kylo are waiting for them.

Gunner engages Sovereign, and Harley fights Kylo. The two argue as they fight, and both promise to kill each other. As Gunner is on the ground, he tells Harley to bring him it. She shoots a disc of infinity stones at him, which turns into a gauntlet in his hand. He creates a portal to Mustafar, Malfoy Manor, Titan, Tartarus, the Upside Down, and Hensel, where Gunner tries to appeal to Sovereign once more. This fails, and Sovereign steals the Infinity Gauntlet and sends them back to the school. As he is about to be killed, Gunner summons Mjolnir, being relieved he can lift it. He overpowers Sovereign, as Harley lands a hit on Kylo, saying that's for locking her in a robot's mind. As Gunner is distracted, Sovereign sweeps his legs, and begins to try to vaporize him. Harley rushes to his defense, calling for him to remember all the times he helped her. She tells him to be the hero that she stuck around for. Kylo grabs her and prepares to kill her, but Sovereign engages him. The two duel, as Harley rushes to Gunner's side. Sovereign defeats Kylo and, seeing the damage he's done, snaps his fingers.

Gunner and Sovereign wake up in the Soulworld. Sovereign, FG, explains that he's erased the enemy armies. He's also rewritten reality. All the events that have happened have been changed: Gunner fought everyone he said he did, but the two worlds never mixed. His whole family is still alive, and they and the real world have no memory of anything. He tells Gunner the world they just left will still exist in the multiverse, should Gunner ever want that united, chaotic world. FG united the universes of the heroes he assembled, with some exceptions. Timeline wise, they would have always existed together. He likens it to Crisis on Infinite Earths, a refernce Gunner doesn't get. H says he changed some timelines, so that Harry Potter, Gilmore Girls, PJO, and some others will be pushed to modern day, as opposed to the 90s or early 2000s. This would mean Gunner would have to keep those worlds apart, and away from him. Gunner says he's part of a team, and he won't be alone. Gunner says he chooses the united world, and FG says that's on him. FG says he erased the anachronism threats, but the worlds he united still have threats. He'll have to deal with sith, aliens, wizards, decimations, speedsters, and reality breaking in the same planet. He apologizes for everything. When they exit Soulworld, Gunner kills FG, this time in mercy.

Gunner assembles one person from every universe, to reform the Omega Council: Ghost Yoda, Dumbledore, Wong, Professor X, M, Jack (who joins IMF), Chiron, Pops, and Cisco Ramon. They are to monitor their worlds, and look out for anything out of the ordinary. He hears an alarm saying his parents' door is opening, and he teleports to his room, just in time to be woken up by his mom. He sees most of his family, who do not remember past events, just Gunner "fighting the air". Gunner arrives at his first day of High School, where most of his fictional friends are waiting for him, all with "real" identities. They enter High School, finally as kids.

Voldemort exits the Quantum Realm, in the year 2042. He walks to the nearest guy, asks the year, kills the man, and sees a picture of Harry Potter on a screen. He says "Soon" and apparates away.