Alternate Story 5/One Future of Many

//

March 24, 2035

Minutes Before the Ant-Man Zombie Incident

At the Royal Palace

Alex, who is sitting on his throne, looks indifferently at the new guests in his palace.

Riri, Est, Laura, Illyana, Jane Foster and Doctor Doom also look in the direction of the new guests.

This new group is formed by the Fantastic Four, The Avengers and the X-Men.

The leaders of each of those teams are Reed Richards, Captain America/Steve Rogers and Charles Xavier respectively.

"Victor, what are you doing here?!" was the first thing a surprised Reed Richards asked upon walking in and seeing Doctor Doom.

His group becomes alert upon seeing Doctor Doom there.

"Hmph, as usual, a man with no manners who doesn't know how to respect other people's home" with a snort, Doctor Doom answered.

Listening to Doctor Doom's words, they realize that it was impossible for that man to cause problems in that place.

They quickly calm down and look at Alex.

Looking at Alex's current appearance, they all show different expressions, but they also quickly calm down.

Only one young woman did not take into account the atmosphere of the place and with a big smile she greets Alex as she quickly approaches him.

"Hello uncle Alex, long time no see" when the young woman finished her words, she threw herself on Alex and sat on his lap and started to complain like a little girl.

"Hmph, uncle Alex hasn't taken me to other universes for fun in a long time"

Alex smiles with fraternal affection and gently caresses the young woman's hair.

"First let's finish with the current affairs and we can go on a trip if that's what you want Valeria" Alex said.

Alex's affection for that girl is like the one he feels for his children, especially because of the ambiguous relationship he had with Susan Storm several years ago.

"Hehehe, I knew that uncle Alex was the best" the young Valeria said letting out a small giggle.

Susan watches their interaction with a complicated look.

Reed says nothing, since what he did several years ago created a fracture in his relationship with Susan and allowed Alex to heal that wound.

He is not an idiot, he knew that something happened between them at the time that Susan went to Genosha because he had the great idea of suppressing his son's powers and that by mistake he almost eliminated them, since then things were not the same.

After two years, she returned, only because she didn't want her son Franklin to not know his father, and also because of the unstable state of Genosha by foreign forces. She was already a month pregnant, of course she didn't notice but doing calculations and that they never slept together again, that showed him the real facts.

The other people in the room, especially the people who know the truth, don't say anything and just keep quiet.

"Long time without seeing you guys, your rejuvenation will surely suit you" Alex said as he looked at the group of heroes

"Well, that's thanks to you and Maya that we're like this, but the main thing is that it's really nice to see you again, of course the circumstances aren't right" Captain America replied with a calm smile.

Alex says nothing at Captain America's words.

Due to a new serum made by Maya, people's lifespans have increased to almost 180 years.

"Let's put aside those sentimentalities and concentrate on current affairs, those things are like insects that multiply rapidly" Doctor Doom said already a little impatient with the situation.

The heroes get serious too.

"He's right about that. Alex, you should already know the current situation on Earth, right?" Tony asked seriously.

"Yes, I know the current situation, and I am going to help you since I don't want those things to stain Genosha, especially the place where they sleep" Alex answered with a calm expression but everyone could feel the pressure he released.

Just as Jane was about to add something, everyone in the room felt a great release of energy, although it was short, everyone realized where it was coming from.

It came from the Crystal Room.

Alex's face darkens.

"What happened Alexa?" Alex asked in a serious tone.

It's not that he feels offended that someone entered Genosha, after all, in that place no one escapes Est's perception, she sure knew about the intruder but she considered that he was not a great threat.

That is shown by seeing that there is no surprise on her face.

What bothers Alex is that the intruder was in the Crystal Room.

"It was an infected intruder sir, but don't worry, miss Hope and miss Elena have taken care of him" Alexa answered.

Alex smiles with satisfaction at his children's response to the intruders.

"Amazing, Elena and Hope have gotten stronger" Valeria praised with a smile on her face.

"You guys were lucky that thing didn't attack you" Doctor Doom said with a mocking tone towards the group of heroes, after all he got here by teleporting and he was sure no one followed him when he locked those creatures in his castle.

Hearing his words, the heroes don't get angry but rather shudder as they realize they might have been in danger.

Fortunately, that creature was cautious.

At that moment, a portal appears next to Alex and Elena, Hope and Luna Wayne come out of it.

"Hello father, we found an intruder" Elena said as she showed Alex a psychic sphere where the remains of the Ant-Man zombie were.

Alex calmly looks at those remains and when he was about to speak, another portal appears in the middle of the room and a middle-aged man is expelled from it. The man quickly gets back on his feet and tries to close the portal.

But at that moment, a tentacle comes out of the portal to attack the man, but he calmly manages to close the portal by cutting the tentacle, which loses its strength and falls to the ground.

"I'm sorry, but something delayed me" the man said.

It's Doctor Strange.