Mister Fantastic fell silent.
It was true. Humanity itself was on the brink of extinction. Surviving would be hard enough; how could they spare the effort to save other species?
But as Mister Fantastic sat down, Star-Lord of the Guardians of the Galaxy from the Sacred Timeline suddenly stood and raised his hand. "Some species out there are friendly to Earth, though. The Nova Corps, for example. Are we abandoning them too?"
Star-Lord had already moved back to Earth in the Sacred Timeline and was all but retired from the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Still, he had spent over twenty years roaming the cosmos. He had grown attached to some of its other species.
Besides, the Guardians of the Galaxy were hardly an all-human team. Aside from Star-Lord, not one of them was human.
Its members came from planets and species across the universe.
Naturally, the Guardians of the Galaxy objected more strongly than anyone to abandoning the universe's other species.
And it was not just the Guardians from the Sacred Timeline. The Guardians from several other universes clearly felt the same way.
But did what they thought matter?
Zhang Parker fixed Star-Lord with an icy stare. "There is no 'but.' The Nova Corps isn't as benevolent as you think. If disaster struck, do you really believe they'd care whether humanity lived or died?"
Zhang Parker pointed at Zombie Wanda. "Take her universe. When Earth suffered a zombie outbreak, the Nova Corps fleet did come. But they came to destroy the planet, not save it!"
"If they can sacrifice Earth to save the entire universe, why can't we sacrifice the entire universe to save our Earth?"
His words left the Guardians from several universes speechless.
Even the Nova Corps, whom they considered the fairest and most selfless force in the