Chapter Summaries

Sentry arrived with Morgan Stark and healed Peter-B before defeating Hulk with ease. After Bruce Banner returned to normal, he remembered that a red-haired woman had made him transform, and Robert located her.

• Peter-B struggled to reach the lab to make a device for stopping Hulk, but Sentry arrived carrying Morgan Stark and healed his chest wound.
• Robert told Peter-B to look after Morgan, then appeared beside Peter-A and took on Hulk.
• Robert caught Hulk's blow and punched him into the sky, then followed and beat him unconscious until he reverted to Bruce Banner.
• Robert brought the unconscious Bruce Banner back to the devastated campus, where Banner woke and recalled a red-haired woman before Robert announced that he had found her.

Robert brought Peter-A, Peter-B, and Morgan to a dark alley where Jean Grey was waiting. Peter-B learned that Peter-A’s universe had a very different outcome to the fight against Thanos, with Tony Stark and Vision still alive, and Jean demanded to know why they had cornered her.

• Robert transported Peter-A, Peter-B, and Morgan to an alley where Jean Grey watched them warily.
• Peter-A explained that Wanda was the strongest Avenger in his universe, followed by Bob, Dr. Banner, Thor, Mighty Thor Jane, and Vision.
• Peter-B discovered that Tony Stark and Vision were alive in Peter-A’s universe and that their fight against Thanos had not required Tony’s sacrifice.
• Morgan showed Peter-B her Spider-Man-shaped pet and confirmed that her father was alive.
• Jean Grey took off her hood and sarcastically asked whether they had cornered her just to talk among themselves.

Jean Grey tried to use the Hulk to reach Damage Control and find her missing sister, Sarah, but Robert exposed her motives and Morgan identified her. Peter-A hacked Damage Control’s files and discovered that Sarah was listed as deceased.

• Jean Grey dismissed Peter-B’s concerns after releasing the Hulk, and Robert revealed that she had sought the Hulk’s power to find her sister, Sarah, at Damage Control.
• Robert told Jean that he had read her mind, shocking her with how easily he had seen through her telepathy.
• Morgan searched Jean’s name, and Peter-A recognized her as Rachel Summers’s mother; Robert said Jean had not fully awakened her abilities.
• Dr. Banner offered to help Jean, but Peter-A ordered Karen to hack Damage Control’s network for Sarah’s file and records about the V-max project.
• Peter-A found Sarah’s file and told Jean that its status field listed her sister as deceased.

Jean Grey's powers fully awakened after she learned her sister was deceased, but Robert subdued her and Peter-A suppressed her abilities. The heroes then discovered that Frost City offered a wish capable of resurrecting the dead, giving Peter-B new hope for Jean.

• Jean Grey collapsed after hearing that her sister was deceased, and Allen warned that her awakening could affect an area at least fifty kilometers wide.
• Robert transported Jean Grey and the others to a lone island, where Jean's unleashed telekinetic power destroyed the trees and churned the sea.
• Robert bound Jean Grey with golden energy chains, and Peter-A used a Stark Industries power suppressor to seal her abilities.
• Jean Grey blamed Damage Control and the heroes for her sister's death, while Peter-B asked if resurrection was possible.
• Peter-A recalled that Mr. Stark's parents had been resurrected by a Thor from another universe and asked Karen to search for resurrection services.
• Karen found that Frost City's Asgard Wish Temple granted one wish for one million Contribution Points, and Peter-A explained that the service could even grant Superman's powers.

Peter-A urged Jean Grey to go to Frost City, where she might find help controlling her powers and a chance to revive her sister. Jean agreed but insisted on first taking revenge, leaving Peter-B to decide how to handle her demand.

• Peter-A told Peter-B that DC heroes worked ordinary jobs in Frost City, prompting Peter-B and the others to react with disbelief.
• Peter-B suggested taking Jean Grey to Frost City, and Peter-A said its powerful residents could help her control her abilities.
• Peter-A recounted how Wanda and others had suppressed Robert and sealed the Void inside him in Frost City.
• Jean Grey asked whether going to Frost City could bring her sister back, and Peter-A said it offered her only a sliver of a chance.
• Jean Grey agreed to go but demanded to kill the director of Damage Control and the people responsible for her sister's death.
• Peter-A left the decision to Peter-B and described how he dealt with criminals, saying he had learned to stay true to himself despite public backlash.

Peter-A explained why his universe’s Tony Stark had become ruthless, then asked Peter-B and Sentry Robert for help returning home. Wong detected a demonic presence linking the group and revealed that Mephisto had his eye on them.

• Peter-A told Peter-B and Dr. Banner that Tony had slaughtered the villains on a wasteland Earth after repeated threats to his loved ones, while Peter-A and Captain America handled lesser criminals.
• Robert released Jean Grey from her golden bindings after Peter-A approved.
• Peter-A said magic and technology had blocked the route back to his universe, so Peter-B asked Robert to take them to 177A Bleecker Street for help.
• Wong refused to welcome the visitors at first and reminded Peter-B that his previous request for Strange’s help had nearly torn reality apart.
• Wong detected a demonic aura, revealed red threads connecting everyone except Jean Grey, and found ancient books that identified their danger.
• Wong opened a portal to a training ground and told the group that Mephisto, the lord of Hell, had his eye on them.

At Kamar-Taj, Wong warned the group that Mephisto was targeting them, especially Peter-B, and explained how the demon tempted people into soul contracts. Jean Grey learned Mephisto could resurrect her sister but saw the dangers of his bargains, while Peter-A revealed that Thor had captured another Mephisto and sent him to Lady Valeria for research.

• Wong brought the group into a reception room at Kamar-Taj and conjured cups of endlessly refilling tea.
• Wong told Peter-B that Mephisto was chiefly targeting him and explained the demon's soul-contract schemes.
• Jean Grey asked if Mephisto could resurrect her sister, and Wong warned that the demon could exploit the wording of a deal.
• Peter-A said Thor had captured the Mephisto from his universe and sent him to Lady Valeria as research material.
• Wong reacted with shock and urged Peter-A to contact Stark or Thor, but Peter-A said the group could not reach them.
• Wong warned that Mephisto would tempt them through their desires and vulnerabilities rather than fight them directly.

Peter-B revealed that Mephisto had marked him through a dream, allowing Mephisto and his corrupted allies to enter Kamar-Taj while Strange was away. The attackers fought the defenders, and Jean Grey awakened a powerful phoenix-like force as she faced Scarlet Witch Wanda.

• Peter-B told Wong that a dream version of Mr. Stark and Aunt May had asked him to pay a negligible price to see them again, and the others realized Mephisto had marked him as an anchor.
• Mephisto appeared at Kamar-Taj with Void Sentry Robert, Scarlet Witch Wanda, and Ghost Rider, and ordered them to claim the defenders' souls.
• Void Sentry Robert and Sentry Robert fought, and their clash destroyed the reception hall.
• Spider-Man A attacked Ghost Rider, while Jean Grey confronted Wanda and initially had her telekinetic attack countered.
• Jean Grey survived Wanda's Chaos Magic and unleashed golden-red phoenix flames, then prepared to fight back.

Thor learned that Morgan Stark, Peter Parker, and Sentry Robert had gone missing, with all contact and tracking methods cut off. He ordered Valeria to locate them and assigned Dark Strange, Kara, and Loki’s exploration teams to investigate, while reserving the final response for himself.

• Thor watched Bruce Wayne, Deadpool, and Taskmaster compete in Frost City’s virtual combat tournament while Emma Frost complained about her workload.
• Emma Frost and Betsy argued and began fighting in Thor’s office, destroying the dwarven coffee table.
• Valeria reported that the three teams investigating anomalous multiverse points had found nothing, then revealed that Morgan Stark, Peter Parker, and Sentry Robert had disappeared.
• Valeria told Thor that every conventional and unconventional way of contacting the three had been cut off and that Lumina could not trace them.
• Thor ordered Valeria to find their last known location and told her to send Dark Strange, Kara, and Loki’s teams to investigate without acting prematurely.

After Morgan and Peter were kidnapped, Thor suspected the Council of Kangs and decided not to rush into a trap. He waited for Tony to find information, while Dark Strange, Kara, and Loki moved ahead to test the enemy.

• Emma asked Thor whether Jaspers had taken Morgan and Peter, but Thor ruled him out.
• Betsy suggested the Council of Kangs had struck first because Thor was coming after them, and Thor agreed it was likely.
• Betsy asked to join Thor, and Emma showed concern about the attack on her people.
• Thor said they would wait for Tony to gather information rather than rush into a possible trap.
• Thor told Emma to charge the office repairs to his account and revealed that Dark Strange, Kara, and Loki had already been sent out as an advance force.

Tony Stark searched the multiverse after Morgan Stark and Peter Parker vanished, and JARVIS detected their magical and technological signature in a branch universe of Universe 199999. Tony prepared to bring them back and asked the assembled heroes who would join him.

• Vision reported that Morgan Stark, Peter Parker, and a man in a hoodie had vanished without leaving signs of spatial transfer or residual energy.
• Wanda Maximoff said Valeria could not track them, but Thor was returning.
• Tony Stark ordered JARVIS to activate the Multiverse Resonator and search for Morgan and Peter using the markers in their suits.
• JARVIS detected a similar aura in a branch universe of Universe 199999 but said it needed more time to pinpoint the location.
• Tony Stark declared the rescue personal and invited the other heroes to join him.

Tony assembled a team to enter parallel universe 199999-B and rescue Morgan, while Steve stayed behind to protect their families and New York. Tony and the others entered the stable portal, leaving Steve to guard the city.

• Steve assigned Natasha, Clinton, Pietro, Scott, Vision, and himself to stay behind and protect Pepper and the others, while T'Challa traveled to New York to provide Wakandan support.
• Pietro objected to staying behind, but Steve persuaded him that his speed was needed to protect the city and their families.
• Tony entered his laboratory and returned with two enormous suitcases, then stored them in a spatial bracelet.
• JARVIS identified the target as parallel universe 199999-B, and Tony ordered the Multiverse Resonator to open a portal.
• Tony, Banner, Wanda, Jane, Fat Thor, and Strange prepared to cross the portal, and Tony entered after Steve solemnly nodded.

Jean, Spider-Man A, Hulk, and Morgan were defeated by the villains, while Mephisto offered Peter-B a bargain. Peter-B realized Mephisto had likely orchestrated the events that led him to lose Aunt May, MJ, and Ned, and Mephisto confirmed his suspicion.

• Jean summoned the Phoenix Force against the Scarlet Witch, but Wanda drowned its flames in Chaos Magic and bound Jean with scarlet chains.
• Ghost Rider trapped Spider-Man A in Hellfire chains after forcing him to relive his regrets, and Void Sentry defeated Hulk with one punch.
• Morgan Stark attacked Mephisto with her armor, but he disabled it and put her to sleep, where Wong caught her.
• Peter-B tried to pull Mephisto with his webs, but Mephisto dragged him close, choked him, and offered him a chance to change everything in exchange for his soul.
• Peter-B connected Mephisto to the spell that erased the world's memories of him, and Mephisto confirmed that he had guessed correctly.

Tony Stark and the arriving Avengers rescued Peter-A, Peter-B, Jean, and Morgan, then fought Mephisto and his allies. The battle paused when Apocalypse appeared with two monstrous reinforcements and declared himself their doom.

• Tony Stark blasted Mephisto while Sorcerer Supreme Wanda freed Jean and Fat Thor rescued Peter-A from Ghost Rider.
• Tony checked that Morgan was safe, donned the Mark 157 Armor, and attacked Mephisto as the Avengers divided to face their enemies and protect the unconscious Banner and Morgan.
• Blood-Red Hulk and a young man wearing Magneto's helmet emerged from the darkness, and the latter's presence caused Jean pain.
• A blue-skinned man arrived, stopped the fighting with his overwhelming presence, and identified himself as Apocalypse.

Tony Stark, Strange, Banner, Jane Foster, and Jean faced Apocalypse, a blood-red Hulk, and Onslaught, dividing the opponents among themselves. Banner struck the blood-red Hulk, Strange drew Apocalypse into the Mirror Dimension, and Jean unleashed a Phoenix-like power at Onslaught while Jane’s Mjolnir was held in the air.

• Strange and Dr. Banner arrived after evacuating the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj, and Tony assigned them opponents alongside Jane Foster and Jean.
• Banner slipped past the blood-red Hulk’s attack and sent him crashing into a building with a body check and elbow strike.
• Strange opened the Mirror Dimension and lured Apocalypse inside, then followed him as the portal closed.
• Jane hurled Mjolnir at Onslaught, but he stopped it in midair and interfered with her control of the hammer.
• Jean unleashed a vast crimson Phoenix-like force at Onslaught, surprising him.

Onslaught overwhelmed Jean Grey and Jane Foster while Tony Stark struggled against Mephisto, until Wanda Maximoff arrived and freed them. After Apocalypse defeated Strange, he and Onslaught joined forces to confront Wanda.

• Onslaught absorbed Jean's power and consciousness, transformed Jane's lightning into leaves, and seized both women with invisible hands.
• Tony learned that Onslaught's power came from Franklin Richards, then called for Wanda as Jean and Jane neared defeat.
• Wanda blasted Mephisto away, bound the controlled Scarlet Witch, freed Jean and Jane, and resisted Onslaught's attempt to absorb her Chaos Magic.
• Apocalypse broke out of Strange's Mirror Dimension and left Strange wounded on the ground.
• Onslaught and Apocalypse recognized Wanda as a threat and teamed up to attack her.

Wanda fought Onslaught and Apocalypse, first resisting their combined assault and then overwhelming them with a Chaos Magic domain. As Tony, Banner, Thor, and Jane gained the upper hand elsewhere, the Void-controlled Robert joined the battle, and Wanda secretly activated a seal before confronting him.

• Onslaught and Apocalypse attacked Wanda together, but her Chaos Magic shield stopped their mental and matter-destroying assaults.
• Wanda tried to alter the battlefield’s rules with runes, but Onslaught and Apocalypse shattered the array with a combined attack.
• Wanda unleashed a Chaos Magic domain that battered Onslaught and Apocalypse while Tony wounded Mephisto, Banner defeated the red giant, and Thor and Jane pummeled Ghost Rider.
• A Void-controlled Sentry from another universe and the escaped Void-controlled Robert appeared beside Onslaught and Apocalypse.
• Wanda crushed an ancient seal bearing the World Tree’s emblem and asked Robert whether he would join forces with the others; he said he wanted revenge on her instead.

Tony Stark and the others split the battlefield, trapping Ghost Rider and engaging Apocalypse and Onslaught while Wanda faced two Void Sentries. Wanda held the darkness at bay and fought to buy time for Thor to arrive.

• Tony Stark beheaded Mephisto but remained wary that the demon would survive, then ordered his allies to contain the other enemies.
• Dr. Banner threw Ghost Rider through a portal Strange opened into the Mirror Dimension, and Strange sealed it.
• Fat Thor, Jane Foster, and Dr. Banner attacked Apocalypse together while Tony Stark used the Godkiller armor to block Onslaught’s powers and punch him into distant ruins.
• Wanda faced two Void Sentries, including Robert controlled by the Void, as their darkness consumed her scarlet magic.
• Wanda and the Void Sentries clashed in a standoff, and Wanda fought with everything she had while waiting for Thor to arrive.

Kara, Strange, and Classic Loki met Galacta, who was chasing an energy being claiming to be Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers. As they dealt with the strange encounter, Classic Loki learned that Thor had sent them to rescue Wanda.

• Kara, Strange, and Classic Loki finished investigating the ritual sites and found no new bases belonging to the Council of Kangs.
• Classic Loki and Strange pointed out that Kara had made Thor Tuotuo to resemble Thor, and urged her to speak plainly to Thor about her feelings.
• Galacta chased a golden-red energy being through the dimensional rift, swallowed its energy beam, and asked Kara to let her eat it.
• The energy being introduced herself as Carol Danvers, Captain Marvel of Earth, while Strange and Classic Loki said they barely knew her.
• Classic Loki announced that Thor had assigned them to save Scarlet Witch Wanda.

Kara brought Galacta to the battlefield, where she and Dark Strange helped turn the fight against Apocalypse, Onslaught, and the Void Sentries. Mephisto revealed that Kang’s forces were erasing Universe 199999b, trapping the heroes inside as reality collapsed.

• Kara learned Galacta could consume energy and promised to take her to someone powerful enough to feed her.
• Kara, Dark Strange, Classic Loki, and Galacta arrived at the battlefield, where Kara repeatedly shattered Apocalypse and Dark Strange restrained Onslaught.
• Classic Loki trapped a Void Sentry in a World Tree energy barrier, easing the pressure on Wanda.
• Mephisto reappeared and announced that Kang’s forces had sent a gift before the universe began collapsing around the heroes.
• Apocalypse, Onslaught, Mephisto, and one Void Sentry vanished, while Dark Strange, Classic Loki, and Wanda restrained the remaining Void Sentry.
• Dark Strange explained that the universe was being erased and that they were sealed inside it, leaving Peter B horrified at the coming end.