The Unique True Self

Thor said, "I can't fight you anymore."

"Otherwise, who knows what kind of snack you'll turn my hammer into?"

Apocalypse took a bite himself and laughed. "It's thanks to the Infinity Gauntlet you brought."

"I might not have managed it with my bare hands."

Creating illusions was only a minor function of the Reality Stone.

More importantly, it could alter reality itself, turning it into anything its wielder desired.

In the original story, Thanos had used the Reality Stone to turn Mantis into loops of leather cord.

The moment she moved, she spilled across the floor, leaving only her eyes blinking. It was downright bizarre!

Now Apocalypse was giving it a small test of his own.

He had begun transforming the nuclear missiles the moment he spotted them.

They had simply arrived too fast for anyone to notice.

The rocket engines were the last parts he transformed.

That was only so the two enormous marshmallows would fly straight to their mouths.

Quicksilver climbed out of the marshmallow, tore off a big chunk, and said to Wanda as he ate:

"Little sister, have some more. The Apocalypse King made it your favorite flavor."

Wanda took a ladylike bite, her eyes darting furtively toward Apocalypse.

She could hardly be blamed for reading into it. There had been two nuclear missiles: one became Black Widow's favorite flavor, and the other became Wanda's.

Everyone around them had drawn the obvious conclusion.

Thor especially. Somehow, he managed to squint his normally handsome eyes into a lecherous look.

Black Widow saw him and shot Apocalypse a fierce glare.

Apocalypse shrugged helplessly. He really hadn't meant to curry favor with Wanda.

He had originally planned to make both marshmallows strawberry-flavored.

But then Quicksilver had shouted that, so Apocalypse had changed the flavor on the fly.

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