The remains of Ego's Planet.
Vmmm—
Space warped.
A massive, rugged spacecraft appeared out of nowhere in the lifeless star system.
Homelander Two had arrived.
"We're here..."
In the cockpit, everyone crowded around the windows and looked out.
What they saw stunned them.
The planet that had once borne a giant human face
was now a shattered world with a hole punched through its core, floating silently in the dark.
Countless fragments of rock drifted around it as Homelander Two slowly threaded through the debris.
"JARVIS, scan for life signs!" Tony said grimly.
"Scanning... Searching across all frequencies..."
An hour of silence felt like a century.
"I'm sorry, sir."
"I've scanned the entire area across all frequencies, including for quantum traces and life signs..."
"No results."
The words sounded like a death sentence.
"No..."
Jessica Jones sagged against the wall.
Tears slid silently down her cheeks.
"He's really... gone..."
She had tried to prepare herself, but faced with the truth, the pain still left her unable to breathe.
"Anthony..."
Wanda could no longer hold herself together.
The resolve she had clung to finally gave way.
"Liar... You promised me..."
She collapsed to her knees. Scarlet Chaos energy erupted from her like wildfire. Instruments around her crackled, and even the ship's frame groaned under the strain.
"Wanda! Get it under control!" Steve Rogers shouted.
"Bring him back! I want him back!" Wanda sobbed. Chaos Magic gathered in her hands as though she meant to tear open space itself and find him.
"Stop her! The ship's going to break apart!" Rocket yelled, grabbing hold of a bolted-down seat.
Just as everything was about to spiral out of control—
Bzzzt—
The main display lit up, and Skynet's graceful figure appeared on the screen.
"Please calm down, Miss Maximoff," Skynet said evenly. "Mr. Starr