"I agree." Ant-Man Scott raised his hand.
The others raised their hands in agreement too.
The Infinity Stones possessed unimaginable power, enough to reboot a universe. For now, they seemed the best option.
"All right. Looks like it's our turn to find the stones," Wong said, agreeing with the plan.
"Then let's head to Ant-Man's—"
Wong was about to lay out the plan, but he suddenly stopped.
He stared out through the Sanctum's stained-glass window.
Everyone else turned to look outside the Sanctum too.
Just then, the entire world seemed to tremble.
It was a quiver as faint as a feather stirring in the wind.
Yet every one of them felt it.
"The World Collision has begun."
Doctor Strange, who had silently watched without joining the discussion,
strode through the crowd, his Cloak of Levitation billowing, and pulled open the Sanctum's doors.
Above them, the hazy image of another Earth suddenly became solid.
Until then, the shadow hanging over Earthlings had existed only in their minds.
But now it blocked the sunlight, casting most of Earth into shade.
The shadow had become real.
"That Earth turned solid? That makes no scientific sense. They're this close, yet their gravitational fields aren't affecting each other!" Banner stared up at the sky.
"That means there's still an invisible barrier between them," Tony said, studying the Earth overhead.
"Exactly. It's the barrier between universes. The two universes have begun to touch."
Doctor Strange spoke slowly. "Before we borrow the stones from other timelines, we could go there and find out exactly what's happening."
"You're right, but... buddy, I heard you're the circus act responsible for this whole crisis?" Tony narrowed his eyes at Doctor Strange.
"No, that was actually... Fine. Yes." Doctor Strange tried to explain, then gave up.
When he had confessed everything