Chapter 37: Thanos Jr. Enters the Chat
The battle raged on.
The Kaiju towered over the city, its spines still glowing, its massive frame looming over the battlefield like a walking extinction event.
The Avengers? Holding the line.The Boys? Surviving by sheer luck.The Seven? Homelander mostly watching, the rest struggling.
And Alex?
Alex was glowing.
As he stepped out of the crumbling building, the cosmic aura around him pulsed again—small ripples of reality itself bending to his presence.
The Infinity Gauntlet shimmered, the six stones radiating raw power.
The others finally noticed him.
Tony was the first to react. His scanners went berserk.
"...No. No, no, no, NO."
Steve frowned. "What is it?"
Tony snapped his head toward Alex, completely ignoring the giant monster.
"That. That right there," he pointed aggressively at the glowing gauntlet, "is the Infinity Gauntlet!"
Butcher raised an eyebrow. "The f***'s that mean?"
Tony threw his arms up. "IT MEANS HE CAN LITERALLY DO ANYTHING!"
Silence.
Then—
Deadpool gasped dramatically.
"OH MY SWEET BABY JESUS. WE GOT OURSELVES A THANOS JR.!"
Homelander floated down, eyes narrowing. "You're telling me… this random idiot has more power than all of us combined?"
Alex froze. "Uh… I mean, I wouldn't say 'random idiot'—"
"Yes," Tony cut in, glaring. "Yes, that is exactly what I'm saying."
Deadpool burst into hysterical laughter.
"HAHAHAHA! THIS IS AMAZING! THE SIDE CHARACTER JUST SKIPPED STRAIGHT TO GOD-TIER!"
Frenchie blinked. "Mon dieu…"
Hughie whispered, "Are we gonna die?"
Steve sighed. "Hopefully not."
The Argument Over Cosmic Power
Tony marched toward Alex. "Okay, kid, listen. You are holding the most dangerous weapon in existence. Do not do anything reckless—"
Alex, overwhelmed, threw up his hands. "Oh yeah?! AND WHO PUT ME IN THIS POSITION?! I DIDN'T ASK FOR A REALITY-WARPING DEATH MITT!"
Butcher crossed his arms. "Betcha did, though."
Alex scowled. "I PRAYED FOR A GOOD LOOT DROP! NOT TO BECOME A GOD!"
Deadpool grinned. "Be careful what you wish for, buddy!"
Homelander folded his arms, clearly annoyed. "Alright, enough. Let's test this out."
Alex blinked. "Test what out?"
WHOOSH!
Homelander blitzed forward, fist cocked back—
And swung full force at Alex's face.
The Moment of Truth
The punch never landed.
BZZZZZZZZZ—
The Space Stone flickered.
Homelander's fist stopped mid-air, frozen in place.
Not by force.Not by will.Not by effort.
But because the very laws of physics said 'nah.'
Homelander's smirk vanished.
Alex stared at his own hand. "...Oh sh**"
He waved his gauntleted fingers slightly—
And Homelander's entire body was suddenly yanked backward like an invisible leash had been pulled.
The supe crashed into a building, hard.
Silence.
Everyone stared.
Even Tony was speechless.
Deadpool?
He fell to his knees, hands raised to the sky.
"YES! YES! THE SIDE CHARACTER IS NOW A GOD! ALL HAIL THANOS JR.!" ( Alex was the main character always -_-)
Alex, panicked, turned to Tony. "I DIDN'T MEAN TO DO THAT!"
Tony ran a hand down his face. "Oh my god, he doesn't even know how to use it."
Homelander burst out of the rubble, furious.
"You little—"
He charged again.
Alex, panicking, clenched his fist—
WHOOSH.
Time itself flickered.
Homelander suddenly stopped moving.
Completely.
He was mid-stride, frozen in time, inches from Alex.
His eyes twitched. His fist hovered in the air.
But he couldn't move.
Deadpool clutched his chest, gasping for air.
"I CAN'T—I CAN'T EVEN—HE STOPPED TIME! HE STOPPED HOMELANDER! THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!"
Butcher smirked. "I take it back. I like this."
Steve sighed. "We really don't have time for this."
"Yeah," Tony muttered, rubbing his temples. "Because you idiots—"
He pointed at Alex. "—are forgetting something."
As if on cue, the Kaiju let out an ear-splitting roar.
The ground cracked beneath its feet. The dimensional rifts widened.
It stomped forward, sending shockwaves across the battlefield.
And for the third time in a row, everyone had completely ignored it.
The Kaiju's red-hot eyes burned with rage.
And then—
It absolutely lost its sh.
BOOOOOOOOM.
A wave of pure energy exploded from its core, knocking everyone off their feet.
Deadpool landed face-first in the dirt.
"Mmmph!" He pushed himself up, spitting dust.
"...Oh. Oh, now he's MAD-mad."
Tony groaned. "Yeah, because we spent the last five minutes arguing over 'Thanos Jr.' instead of dealing with the literal apocalypse beast."
Alex gulped. "Uh… can we go back to ignoring it?"
The Kaiju roared again.
That was a no.
The Kaiju raised its glowing hands, energy crackling between them.
The battlefield lit up with chaotic power.
Everyone scrambled back into position.
Alex, still processing that he now controlled a god-tier weapon, took a deep breath.
Deadpool patted his shoulder.
"Alright, buddy. No pressure. Just don't accidentally wipe out reality."
Alex exhaled.
"...I hate this job."
And with that—
The battle truly began.