22.Welcome To OUR Future

Standing in complete shock Sean looks at his future self with his eyes widen and mouth dropped as his future self snaps his fingers in front of his younger self

Future Sean:Are you done? Because if so I have somewhere I need to be..you can tag along or not, I don't really care

Future Sean pats his past self on the shoulder as he just casually walks away further and further as his younger self catches up to him and begins to ask so many questions from the most dumbest shit ever to the point where his future self finally shuts him up

Future Sean:Alright alright! Jesus Christ..I can't believe I was ever that annoying

"Hey im not annoying just..surprised"

Future Sean:Uh huh..alright let's get one thing straight here around you is the future not some hocus-pocus magical bullshit and secondly I don't go by Doomsday anymore

"Then what do you go by then?.."

Future Sean:You can call me..the Maestro..and I know you got a lot of questions but I need to be somewhere so shut up and just follow me

Reluctantly Sean follows the Maestro as they begin to walk heading towards the Maestro's destination

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Maestro places his hand on a panel as it scans his hand, he steps back as the wall in front of him lifts up revealing a messy place with papers and canned food everywhere

Maestro:Welcome to my humble abode, do people still say that?

Maestro gestures Sean to enter as they walk in with the wall closing behind them as Sean sees something out of the corner of his eyes as his future self is too busy paying attention to something else; he uses this opportunity to approach what looks like a broken hammer as Sean reaches out to grab it suddenly begins to float as it flies into the Maestro's hand

Maestro:You aren't ready for that..not yet..

Maestro walks over to a display case and sets the hammer inside of it as it is placed next to a broken red, white and blue shield

Maestro:It belonged to a good friend of mine..but that was a long time ago *sighs* you have questions..go ahead ask them

"Are you really me?.."

Maestro:I am..20 years from now

"Then where are the others? The Justice League..my friends..anyone?"

Maestro:Dead..every last one of them..I only survived because of my adaptation; a blessing and a curse at the same time..

Maestro looks down at the picture he had shown Sean and places it back in his pocket

Maestro:Before you ask no I didn't kill them..I would never do that..they are--were my friends..my family..they meant so much to me

Maestro taps his wrists as a wall moves up as Sean looks on in awe..as it shows an entire display of every fallen hero

Maestro:Each and every single one these things belonged to someone I knew..the hammer belongs to Thor, the shield was Captain America's..I could go on and on but there's just too much to go over..

"W-who would such a thing..why would they do this?"

Maestro:Not they Sean..he took everything from me..and so I returned the favor by killing every single villain across the universe so anyone who dared speak his name..hell I even killed Galactus thanks to Pym Particles. We're actually inside his head..I think

Sean takes a step back as he tries to process what's even going on as the Maestro notices this

Maestro:I know this is bad..but what did you expect? That'd one day you get to retire and just live the rest of your life in peace with Karen or anyone else? No! This is OUR future..this is--this is my life..with each death I grew stronger and stronger..I became the World Breaker..I became the Maestro. First it was Thanos then it was the Reach..and that stupid old lady and after that it was the Phantoms..and on and on..so many threats came to Earth

There's a sudden *beep* as Maestro stops and quickly taps his wrist and pulls up a holographic screen as Sean asks

"What's going on?"

Maestro:Dammit..nono..

Maestro doesn't even bother to explain as he uses his super speed to run out of the room as Sean quickly follows behind but barely as he sees that his future self is much much faster as he calls out to him but he ignores Sean as the Maestro runs from country to country in a matter of seconds as he reaches his destination

-Antarctica/Fortress of Solitude-

Maestro screeches to a halt as he wastes no time running into the ice palace as he runs to panel nearby as it reads 'battery depleting' Maestro types away as the roof to the Fortress opens letting in some of the sunlight as he sighs in relief

Maestro:Oh thank God..

Sean arrives few seconds later as he looks up and sees someone incased in ice as he tilts his head..

"Okay can you just please tell me everything..and I mean everything, starting with who is that?"

Maestro:You really don't recognize her do you?

Sean walks a bit forward as he takes a closer look towards the person in front of him..short blonde hair..a red cape..a white and gold suit..as the sudden realization hits him

"It's her..it's Karen..*looks at Maestro* you told me everyone died..how is she--"

Maestro:She's barely alive, Sean..the only thing that's keeping her alive is sunlight..she's been in a coma of some sort for over 3 years. I come here every day making sure she's still breathing; ive scoured the Earth to try to find more parts to bring her back but..it's not as easy as it looks..

Maestro presses his hand against the ice and lays his head against it

Maestro:She was my first love..she was there for me in the beginning..she was there for me until the very end, I can't and won't give up on her..because I know she wouldn't give up on me.

Maestro stands back as there's a sudden *thoom* coming from outside of the Fortress of Solitude, as he looks at his past self

Maestro:Son of a bitch..I thought I got rid of that green bastard

"Green? Wait who are you talking about?"

Maestro:*sighs* Look me explaining it to you would take way too long so stay here and don't move this is some next level shit im about to do

Maestro groans as he starts to walk out of the ice palace as he hears a loud roar echo amongst the Arctic, as a large chunk of ice is thrown at him. He looks up and uses his heat vision to slice it in half

Maestro:How many more times will we have to go through hm? How many more times do I need to kick your ass!!

There's a loud thud as a tall green man looms over the Maestro and growls at him

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Maestro:Then take your best shot..Banner..

The tall green man with a gold cufflinks  around his wrists and gold necklace around his neck smirks as he punches Maestro the face sending him flying back as he buries his feet into the ground and stops himself as he wipes his lip and looks down at his thumb..seeing a bit of blood

Maestro:Okay..fine..

Now you must be wondering who this green man is..well before Sean gave himself the title 'Maestro' there was another man before him that held that title..and that person's name was Bruce Banner..or as Sean would soon find out to be the rampaging..

They've fought countless times..sometimes it would end in a draw and others it would result in one of them losing but this time would he different..this time it would END differently

The Hulk clenched his fists as he let out a mighty roar toward the Maestro as we see him now already changed into his Doomsday form, the two powerhouses didn't waste anymore time as they charged at each other with no intent of stopping as the Hulk jumped into the air reeling back his fist as Maestro stood ready

This was a fight for the ages..one that would always remembered..one that would break the WORLD..