"Sorry, I have to go back immediately." Strange looked at everyone and said, "An extremely dangerous Demon God is rapidly approaching Earth. As the Sorcerer Supreme, I must return at once to provide support. The Archmages need to come back with me as well."
No one objected. They could hardly ask him to abandon his own home just to fight this war. But Stark gave Steve a meaningful look. Steve nodded, rose to his feet, and said, "This must be Batman's strategy: forcing us into a desperate situation and weakening our strength as much as possible. The more critical the moment, the less we can panic. We must reorganize our defenses. Captain Americas and Winter Soldiers, come with me. The Captain Americas will relay the latest defensive arrangements to the Avengers of each universe."
All the Captain Americas and Winter Soldiers rose and left their seats. Then Natasha stood as well and said, "Romanov agents, come with me. Since this involves the Three Great Empires and the Interstellar Council, we may need to conduct some Social Engineering among intelligent societies. Come with me immediately."
The Black Widows said nothing. They filed out in an orderly fashion. Then Stark stood and said, "Our defensive forces have been weakened. Researchers capable of combat must also take on some defensive responsibilities. Iron Men, Hulks, Ant-Men, Doctor Dooms, and Fantastic Fours, come with me. We need to sort out our duties and decide who will fight as soon as possible."
This involved quite a few people. The Iron Men got to their feet one after another, some of them visibly reluctant. But most remained rational. They knew this was no joke, and in the end, they followed.
Doctor Banner and Dr. Pym were relatively cooperative and followed Stark. Most of the Fantastic Fours did