Approaching Earth-616
Just as Peter and the others received the news and prepared to leave the multiverse for home, a certain Beyonder was sailing through the multiverse without restraint.
Besides a fragment of Earth-2149, he had also collected a fragment from a certain Wasteland Universe. Unlike the Wasteland Universe Peter and the others had visited, this one had been unable to withstand Galactus's attack and had been destroyed. However, the Beyonder had preserved one of its fragments.
There were many similar planets. He planned to gather all these vibrant yet unfortunate universes together and create an entirely new universe to host his grand competition. This universe would be called Battleworld. When the time came, all the heroes and villains he invited, villains like heroes, heroes like villains, and all sorts of other people who could not quite be classified as either heroes or villains would gather in one place.
As for zombies from Earth-2149 and monsters from the Wasteland Universe, they could serve as common NPC enemies in Battleworld, giving the contestants something to grind for fun.
"Let me see... Earth-295. Apocalypse from the Age of Apocalypse and Magneto each received a slot, so they can form their own teams. Earth-712, the world of the Squadron Supreme. Whew, they really do look like the Justice League. They received a slot... Earth-928. Hmm, the 2099 universe. I haven't been there yet, so I can go take a look."
Floating through space, the Beyonder crossed out name after name. Each name represented another world. Most universes were broadly similar to their counterparts and not worth personally inviting to this great war. Some worlds had simply become the Beyonder's playgrounds. For example, he had eaten the Infinity Stones from a universe slaughtered clean by Deadpool as if they were candy.
They tasted pretty