In 2012, Earth.
Stark Tower.
"Tony, how's it going? You got the Tesseract, right?"
Steve from the future had not even received a response.
Yet he saw a familiar figure appear before him.
A blue-and-red stars-and-stripes bodysuit, a Sound-Absorbing Steel shield...
Captain America—Steve Rogers—with an A emblazoned on his mask.
It was his past self.
"This is so damn ridiculous..."
"I found Loki. He's on the fourteenth floor..."
Captain America from the original timeline brushed his communicator and reported Loki's location to his teammates.
A mocking look was on his face, as if he were saying:
"Loki, Loki... Of all the people you could have impersonated, you just had to become me.
Now you've walked right into the barrel of the gun..."
"I'm not Loki."
Steve gently set down the white briefcase containing the Mind Scepter.
His tone still brimmed with boundless confidence in himself.
Yes, even when facing himself, he did not think he would lose.
At worst, it would be an even match...
Captain America 2012 swung his shield at him without another word.
Straight at his older face.
Steve raised his shield to block.
Sparks flew,
and the two Vibranium shields, made of the same material yet from different timelines, screeched against each other with a teeth-grating scrape.
The two genuine Captain Americas immediately clashed.
Trading punches and kicks, they fought with gusto.
Behind a nearby wall, light flashed.
Another Steve Rogers appeared out of thin air, stark naked.
It was the form taken by the Cosmic Demon.
He curiously looked around before the sounds of fighting caught his attention.
He looked toward the noise.
There, two identical people were locked in a heated battle.
Most interestingly, they looked exactly like the human he had transformed into.
Even their asses had the same perky curve.
The demon