Chapter Summaries

Donnie arrived in time to take the Satanic Pact from Mephisto and destroyed Wiccan and the undead souls inside him. He then turned to Mephisto and Mordo and proposed a deal.

• Mephisto mocked Wiccan and kicked him aside before reaching for the Satanic Pact.
• Donnie emerged through a portal, took the Satanic Pact, and revealed that he had also found the Parchment Scroll.
• Donnie blasted Wiccan with Spark Energy, forcing the undead souls inside him to rebuild his body.
• Donnie unleashed another stream of Spark Energy, destroying Wiccan and all the undead souls within him.
• Donnie addressed Mephisto and Mordo, then proposed a deal to Mephisto.

Gu Yi continued her two-year pursuit of Mephisto through Hell, using their fight to conceal her real objective. After Mephisto's strongest avatar was destroyed, Gu Yi sent mirror copies after him while her true self disappeared to investigate clues tied to the survival of Earth and the primary universe.

• Gu Yi fought Mephisto relentlessly, while he avoided a decisive battle to escape being weakened and attacked by other demons.
• Mephisto tried to persuade Gu Yi to join forces with him, claiming her successor on Earth was incompetent and was making a deal with one of his avatars.
• Mephisto suddenly lost his strongest avatar and part of his soul, prompting Gu Yi to attack him with numerous Mirror Magic copies.
• Mephisto escaped the magical assault badly injured, and hidden demons rushed to seize his flesh and blood.
• Gu Yi killed the demons, then sent her mirror copies after Mephisto while her true self concealed herself to pursue the clues she had found.

Donnie killed Mephisto’s strongest avatar and brought Mordo back to Kamar-Taj, intending to wait for Ancient One to return and explain matters. In Hell, Ancient One found a gaunt figure calling himself Donnie, who attacked her with terrifying dark power.

• Donnie killed Mephisto’s strongest avatar and sent the body through a portal for his collection.
• Mordo cleaned Mephisto’s corrosive blood from the ground and admitted he had suspected Donnie’s plan.
• Donnie praised Mordo for attacking Mephisto, then forcibly brought him back to Kamar-Taj through a portal.
• Ancient One made her way through a concealed volcanic mountain range in Hell and found a gaunt figure in a hidden cave.
• The Skinny Man claimed he had killed many versions of Ancient One and unleashed a devastating black radiance at her.

A gaunt figure wielding an overwhelming Black Light attacked Ancient One, who realized he was Donnie but not the same Donnie she knew. Their battle devastated hell, and the mysterious figure ended by claiming the existence of two different Donnies was purely an accident.

• The Skinny Man rose with Black Light surrounding him and declared that Ancient One would die, regardless of her reason for coming.
• The Skinny Man's Black Light shattered Ancient One's Mirror Dimension Barrier and injured her arm, though she quickly healed herself.
• Ancient One attacked with a torrent of magic, but the Skinny Man blocked it as their clash devastated the volcano and killed countless lives in hell.
• Ancient One questioned why Donnie had devised such a complicated scheme, and he recalled killing another version of her after she repeatedly forgot his answer.
• Ancient One pointed out that two entirely different Donnies existed, and Donnie replied that it had been purely an accident.

“Donnie” killed Ancient One in Hell after she confronted him and learned how dangerous he was. He revealed that he had obtained a powerful divine artifact, planned to gather one more thing to control the Orrery of Worlds and the God Realm, and claimed that he—not the Donnie in the main universe—was the real Donnie.

• Ancient One drained her body and soul to withstand “Donnie’s” Black Light, and the forces collided and collapsed together.
• “Donnie” praised Ancient One for surviving his attack and told her he had instantly killed another Ancient One.
• Ancient One confronted “Donnie” about his long stay in the main universe and his connection to the real Donnie.
• “Donnie” engulfed an area one hundred thousand light-years wide in Black Light and killed Ancient One in Hell.
• “Donnie” admired the substance that empowered him and declared that he would gather one more thing to bring the Orrery of Worlds and the God Realm under his control.
• “Donnie” claimed that the Donnie in the main universe was fake and that he had been the real Donnie all along.

Mephisto found the battlefield where Gu Yi had fallen, while the universe focused on Asgard’s defeat of Jotunheim and Loki’s self-exile. Loki sought Thanos’s protection and was given the Mind Stone scepter to conquer Earth, as Ebony Maw watched jealously.

• Mephisto returned to the devastated battlefield, doubted that Gu Yi had truly died, and fled before other powerful beings arrived.
• Asgard defeated Jotunheim, and Loki killed Laufey with Gungnir before choosing exile by severing the Bifrost and jumping into a spatial vortex.
• Thanos received Loki aboard his warship, where Loki offered his allegiance and Thanos’s strategist Ebony Maw reported that Zod had escaped with the surviving Kryptonians.
• Ebony Maw told Thanos that the Green Lantern Corps had warned them, but Thanos dismissed the warning and refused to attack them.
• Ebony Maw suggested sending Loki to Earth, and Thanos gave Loki the scepter containing the Mind Stone, provoking Ebony Maw’s jealousy.
• Loki accepted the scepter and promised Thanos that he would conquer Earth as proof of his allegiance.

Donnie enjoyed a rare stretch of peace on Earth while preparing to create a Cybertronian civilization. He began designing a method to form Transformers from CNA, first creating bodies and then souls.

• Donnie reflected on Earth's calm and told Wanda he would not remain on Earth forever or serve as Ancient One's permanent successor.
• Steel Cable brought Donnie a stolen wine bottle, then playfully tugged his pant leg while Krypto slept and later barked at an employee who teased it with a bone.
• Wanda wore a white dress at Donnie's request, embraced him, and left for Kamar-Taj to study Chaos Magic.
• Donnie reviewed how Earth's major threats and variables had been handled, leaving superheroes and other allies to manage the remaining dangers.
• Donnie entered his underground chamber and planned to create Transformers by forming CNA and embryos before adding souls.

Donnie used the AllSpark to create and reshape the original CNA, then infused it into his blue truck, Optimus Prime, to give him life. The truck briefly trembled and began to warm, leaving Donnie hopeful that Optimus Prime was awakening.

• Donnie returned to the underground laboratory and reflected on how his blue truck had carried him through hardship, then promised to give Optimus Prime true life.
• Donnie used the AllSpark and his knowledge of genes and souls to form the original CNA from countless sparks.
• Donnie altered the CNA’s laws and infused it with new genetic memories and abilities, shaping a new foundation for Cybertron.
• The original CNA merged into Optimus Prime’s body and spark, and the truck trembled before growing warm with life.
• Donnie softly greeted Optimus Prime, saying, “Long time no see.”

A wealthy street racer led a convoy through Queens in his modified truck, convinced trucks were superior to sports cars. A huge blue truck overtook him with impossible speed, leaving him stunned as the race continued.

• A group blocked off Central Avenue and the wealthy racers began speeding down the road, drawing angry complaints and eager competitors.
• Police pursued the convoy while one officer recognized its truck-driving leader as a racer who fancied himself Donnie the Mechanic.
• The young leader recalled how Amanda Falcone and a woman in a red dress had each arrived in flashy trucks, inspiring his obsession with trucks.
• The young man sped ahead at two hundred miles per hour and looked down on the racers trailing behind him.
• A four-meter-tall blue truck with flame patterns and spikes roared up, overtook his truck and left him babbling in disbelief.

The convoy reached Donnie's Estate, where the blue truck transformed into Optimus Prime, a new life-form created through Donnie's efforts and powered by the AllSpark. As Optimus Prime marveled at Earth and misunderstood Krypto's territorial behavior, the dog attacked his toe.

• The convoy sped from Central Avenue to Donnie's Estate, leaving a young man behind to stare in disbelief at the vehicles.
• The blue truck transformed into Optimus Prime, whose brain and AllSpark enabled him to think and live as a new organic life-form.
• Krypto urinated on Optimus Prime's toe, and Optimus Prime gently joked that he did not need lubricating.
• Optimus Prime studied Krypto and reflected on how much he still needed to learn about Earth's life-forms.
• Krypto, angered that Optimus Prime had occupied his territory, bared his teeth and bit down on Optimus Prime's toe.

Donnie showed Optimus Prime the thirteen powerful Transformers he had created as Cybertron’s future Guardians. The Primes remained asleep and unfinished, leaving Optimus to learn that they would need many years to develop.

• Krypto bit Optimus Prime’s toe, but his bite could not damage the newly forged Adamantium.
• Donnie greeted Optimus Prime and accepted his respectful address as Creator, having come to terms with Optimus’s lack of memories from another world.
• Donnie opened a vast underground chamber and showed Optimus Prime thirteen colossal Transformers wrapped in shadow.
• Donnie explained that the thirteen Primes surpassed Optimus’s current abilities and would remain asleep as Cybertron’s hidden Guardians unless disaster struck.
• Donnie revealed inwardly that the Primes were only half-finished creations who needed years of sleep and further development, then listed their names.

Donnie established the Thirteen Primes as Cybertron’s Guardians and urged Optimus Prime to become independent, while preparing to solve the Transformers’ future energy needs. He decided it was time to pursue the Cosmic Cube and the Mind Stone Loki held.

• Donnie explained that the Thirteen Primes would protect Cybertron and told Optimus Prime he would eventually need to find his own path.
• Optimus Prime asked about Megatron, and Donnie said Megatron was still asleep but nearing awakening before hurrying away from further questions.
• Donnie reflected that he had altered the Transformers’ original CNA and anticipated future Cybertronian armies and landmarks.
• Donnie recognized that Super Energy Crystals were essential to powering a growing Transformers population.
• Donnie resolved to move against S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Cosmic Cube as a super-energy research source and wondered when Loki would return his Mind Stone.

Donnie enjoyed a quiet day at his estate while worrying about the Infinity Stones and the mysterious Self Stone. Old Bartender arrived at Stark Tower with Bumblebee, and Tony learned that the old warrior’s health was rapidly failing.

• Donnie considered the locations of the Infinity Stones and worried that the Self Stone might be inside Tony Stark’s head.
• Donnie lounged in the sun with Krypto and dismissed an estate worker’s concerns about the damaged lawn.
• Old Bartender drove a self-driving yellow sports car past a police officer, who let him go after seeing his credentials.
• Old Bartender arrived at Stark Tower and introduced the transforming robot as Bumblebee, inviting him to learn about drinking.
• Tony learned from Jarvis that Old Bartender’s health was failing, but respected his choice not to interfere.
• Bumblebee transformed back into a sports car and drove into Stark Tower after finding the entrance too short for his robot form.

Old Bartender visited Tony and urged him to join Coulson’s superhero team while keeping it independent from S.H.I.E.L.D. Meanwhile, Loki traveled with the Chitauri fleet toward Earth and began considering Thanos’s motives for giving him the Mind Stone.

• Old Bartender visited Tony in Stark Tower, where Bumblebee transformed and tried wine.
• Old Bartender advised Tony that joining Coulson’s team could help him break away from S.H.I.E.L.D., and Tony considered the idea.
• Loki clashed with the Chitauri leader, asserted that they needed his knowledge of Earth, and secured their reluctant cooperation.
• After the Chitauri left, Loki examined the scepter and recognized the Mind Stone embedded in it.
• Loki suspected Thanos had a purpose for giving him the Mind Stone and decided he needed to act.

Loki arrived on Earth through the Cube’s portal and seized it, then defeated S.H.I.E.L.D.’s agents and enslaved Hawkeye with the Mind Stone. Coulson activated the Avengers Initiative as Loki declared war.

• Loki came through the Cube’s portal, dismissed S.H.I.E.L.D.’s threats, and took the Cube.
• Coulson warned Loki that Earth’s Guardians, including Donnie, would oppose him if he took the Cube.
• Hawkeye fired an explosive arrow at Loki, but S.H.I.E.L.D.’s weapons could not hurt him.
• Loki threw Natasha aside and blasted the agents with energy from his scepter.
• Loki used the Mind Stone to corrupt Hawkeye and make him loyal to the scepter.
• Coulson sent a secret command activating the Avengers Initiative.

Donnie explained why he planned to let the Chitauri attack Earth, then sensed that Stephen and Nicktimus had left with the Book of Vishanti. He allowed them to go, trusting their judgment as he looked ahead to Loki and the coming invasion.

• Donnie told Mordo that politicians had failed to prepare Earth for alien life, so he intended to let the Chitauri invasion awaken people.
• Donnie sensed that Stephen and Nicktimus had vanished from Kamar-Taj.
• Wong told Donnie and Mordo that the Book of Vishanti had been taken, and Mordo prepared to pursue them.
• Donnie stopped Mordo, saying Stephen and Nicktimus could handle the book and that he would let them go.
• Donnie looked ahead to the Chitauri's arrival and the two Infinity Stones in Loki's hands.

Coulson gathered Tony Stark, Captain America, Thor, and other recruits aboard a new Helicarrier to prepare for a war between worlds, while Tony questioned whether the team could be trusted. Loki, eager to seize Earth despite knowing Thanos treated him as expendable, launched an assault on the Helicarrier with warriors under his control.

• Senior agents around the world searched for the Avengers’ assigned recruits, while Peter Parker refused and Wayne denied being Batman.
• Tony arrived at the Helicarrier and antagonized Thor, Captain America, and the other recruits as he judged their suitability as teammates.
• Coulson led the group inside and said Donnie’s people had agreed to join the coming battle; Tony felt more reassured by Donnie than by the assembled team.
• Loki raised his scepter and sent controlled warriors to attack S.H.I.E.L.D.’s new Helicarrier.

Loki activated the Tesseract on Stark Tower, opening a passage to another world as Tony and Thor tried to stop him. As the brothers fought, the Chitauri poured through the completed tunnel.

• Loki placed the Tesseract in the device, opening a gateway and declaring his intention to prove himself to Odin and Thor.
• Clark spotted Loki and the approaching fight, then carried Martha away from the area at super speed.
• Tony tried to destroy the device, but the Tesseract's energy blocked his attacks, and Loki blasted him aside.
• Thor struck Loki with his hammer and demanded that he close the passage and return to Asgard.
• Loki rejected Thor's offer of the throne and charged at him with his scepter.
• The passage opened fully, and a massive number of Chitauri aircraft flew through.

Thor realized Loki had allied with Thanos and tried to capture him before Donnie could, while the Chitauri invaded New York and massacred civilians. Donnie confronted a politician who had opposed disclosing information about the universe, accusing him of hiding while others fought and threatening to take him to the front lines.

• Thor recognized that Loki had allied with Thanos and warned him that Donnie would kill him if he was captured.
• The Chitauri invaded New York, slaughtering civilians while heroes including the Punisher, Daredevil, and Spider-Man fought back.
• Politicians panicked over the invasion and ordered someone to contact Donnie and have him lead the mages into battle.
• Donnie appeared in the politicians' office and seized a high-ranking official who had opposed disclosing information about the universe.
• Donnie accused the official of letting soldiers and civilians pay for his political choices and threatened to take him to the front lines.

Donnie let the Chitauri invasion devastate New York while preparing to bring the Transformers into the battle. He summoned the Decepticons, whose aircraft appeared over the city bearing Cybertron’s emblem.

• Donnie abducted a high-ranking official and killed the bodyguards who attacked him before dragging the official through a portal.
• Donnie threw the official into the Chitauri’s path, where their soldiers blasted him apart.
• Donnie watched the Chitauri attack New York and decided not to fight them himself, believing the invasion would force Earth to confront the wider universe and gain access to alien technology.
• Donnie used the AllSpark to summon the Decepticons still in New York and noted that Optimus Prime and the others were on Mars.
• The Decepticons took to the sky in aircraft marked with Donnie’s emblem for Cybertron.