So most of those universes had sent just one superhero as their representative.
Apart from them, the largest group consisted of the superheroes from Toby's own universe.
Toby stood up.
As he rose, everyone from the other universes grew even more nervous.
Oh man, boss, you already looked scary enough with that serious expression.
Now you're standing up to speak? Is the universe about to be destroyed or what?
You're scaring the piss out of us!
Toby ignored the wildly differing thoughts his mere act of standing had stirred up and said, "Voting on the Spider Nest Plan begins now. You have one hour to consider it. Anyone who hasn't voted after an hour will be considered to have voluntarily forfeited admission."
"Huh?" × N
Everyone looked utterly bewildered.
What voting?
What do you mean, we automatically forfeit if we don't vote?
What's going on?
Toby had no intention of explaining. Instead, he beckoned to Zhang Parker, Spider-Man 2099, and Tony, then sat back down on his throne.
The three walked onto the stage.
Tony stepped forward first, moving past Toby to stand at the center of everyone's attention.
But this time, none of his usual easygoing amusement remained. His expression was even graver than Toby's.
For a carefree playboy to wear an expression like that...
Everyone's hearts sank further and further!
Even when they had fought Thanos, an event that could have killed half of all life if things went wrong, Tony hadn't looked this serious at the start!
And in truth, this was far worse than Thanos wiping out half the life in a single universe.
Tony had JARVIS, who was temporarily handling Ultron's duties, create a holographic projection. With it accompanying his explanation, he told everyone present that the multiverse was contracting, that space was growing smaller