We moved by car to the border zone as Johnny told us. Among the various terrains of the Void, it was an area with dense forests, so it looked good for hiding.
"Here. That building you see over there."
The place we arrived at, said to be the resistance hideout, appeared to be a stone-built structure that looked like a temple, half-buried in the ground. I parked the vehicle nearby.
"It's a bit farther than I thought."
"Well, we have to avoid Cassandra Nova and Alios. Come inside first."
We entered the hideout.
"Ta-da~! This is our resistance hideout."
The hideout seemed to be well-ventilated, as it was comfortable with little smell. And it seemed they had decorated it with various scavenged items, as there were tables and chairs, and various books on the bookshelf. The really funny thing was the fact this was the temple where the Darkhold was hidden, the place where Wanda ultimately gained power as the Scarlet Witch. Of course, it was a Darkhold from another multiverse.
I looked around to see if there was anything to gain, but the resistance members had already damaged it so much that the Darkhold was beyond recognition. Strangely, a statue of Wanda remained, but it seemed to be used just as a decoration.
"You really found a place like this."
"Yeah, I actually don't know who found it. It's been used here for a long time."
Then, the sound of someone entering was heard. Deadpool, thinking it was an intruder, went toward the entrance, drew his sword, and waited leaning against the wall. When the person who made the sound tried to enter, he swung his sword.
Clang!
She lightly blocked Deadpool's ambush, tripped Deadpool by hooking his leg, and aimed a weapon at his neck. Johnny saw that and urgently stopped her.
"Whoa whoa~! Calm down, they're on our side."
"This is the first time I've heard Deadpool is on our side."
"He fell into the Void today."
She put away her weapon and took Deadpool's hand to help him up. After that, two more people entered in turn.
"So you guys must be those so-called resistance people. Good."
Johnny introduced them one by one.
"That fiery-tempered lady over there is Elektra."
"Nice to meet you."
Elektra is the heroine from Daredevil.
"And here is Blade."
Blade raised his hand without saying anything. Blade is a black, half-vampire, half-human vampire hunter.
"And here is Gambit."
"Call me Remy Etienne LeBeau 'Gambit'."
Gambit was a mutant with the same superpower as the [Energy Bomb] ability I was using. The ability description also said (Gambit). In a way, he's the original character. I got up from my seat and threw two packs of special cards I had made in the MCU from my inventory to Gambit. A sort of thanks for using the ability well?
"A gift."
"Oh! Nice cards. Getting a good gift as soon as the newbies arrive?"
"Let me introduce. I'm Jin from the Avengers. And this, you probably know without introduction, is Deadpool."
"Hi~ I'm the original Deadpool."
Elektra looked at Deadpool and sighed.
"Sigh, it's going to get noisy here too."
"And this is Wolverine."
Wolverine just drank the alcohol I gave him, whether he was being introduced or not.
"First time seeing Wolverine here. But where did that alcohol come from?"
"My employer gave it. Don't worry, I didn't touch anything here."
Johnny pointed at me and spoke.
"This friend's ability is amazing. Teleportation, super strength, and an ability to store things. He might have more abilities he hasn't shown yet. I even got ice cream from him?"
Elektra was surprised and came to me, extending her hand.
"Really!? Give me ice cream too! I haven't eaten it for years."
I took soft ice cream out of my inventory and handed it over, and gave one to Gambit and Blade too. Johnny also came over and asked for one, so I took out one more. Elektra ate the ice cream as if she was really moved, perhaps because she hadn't eaten it in so long.
"It's been so long since I've had ice cream..."
Deadpool suddenly clapped to gather attention and spoke.
Clap!
"Don't act like African refugees, we're in a hurry. Isn't there a way to escape here? You, eating all emotional."
Deadpool pointed at Gambit. Gambit licked his ice cream and looked at Deadpool.
"No."
Then Blade spoke.
"Close to 0%, but there is. A former comrade who died said he heard Cassandra Nova say before that it's possible to get out of here."
"This Cassandra Nova woman, how strong is she?"
"We've been fighting for a really long time. We're in a position where we just run away because there's absolutely no way. Her telekinesis is too powerful. She can manipulate things down to almost the atomic level."
"That's... really... welcome news."
The sound of someone entering from the entrance was heard again. When Deadpool prepared again, Elektra stopped him.
"Don't worry, it's just the youngest coming."
A girl who looked about high school age entered the hideout. That girl was X-23 (Laura). Deadpool looked at X-23 in surprise and spoke to Wolverine.
"Oh~ my god! Logan, it's her! She's X-23. The kid I told you about."
Wolverine looked at X-23 for a moment and then continued drinking his alcohol. X-23 stared intently at Wolverine. Clearly, it was a Wolverine from another multiverse, but since they looked exactly the same, it must have been a rather nostalgic face for X-23.
I really enjoyed the movie 'Logan'. So I took out a large cup of Baskin-Robbins with various flavors from my inventory and handed it to X-23. X-23, taken aback, received the ice cream and looked at me.
"This is?"
"A gift. Your story was really touching. A sort of thanks, I guess."
X-23 poked the ice cream with a spoon, then tasted it and started eating big scoops as if it was delicious.
"It's good."
"Right?"
Then Elektra urgently hid X-23 behind her back and spoke.
"Don't hit on the youngest!"
"It's not like that, so don't worry."
Gambit watched that scene and laughed.
"Just leave it, it's nice to see."
"I told you it's not like that. Seriously..."
My fan sentiment seemed to cause a strange misunderstanding. Deadpool kept muttering something next to me.
"Telekinesis... telekinesis... Right! Magneto's helmet!"
When Deadpool shouted loudly, Blade immediately spoke as if he understood what he was trying to say.
"Cassandra melted it."
"Damn!"
"And killed Magneto."
"Damn~!!"
"She's a thorough woman."
Elektra added an explanation.
"That helmet was the only means to block telekinesis. Juggernaut's helmet is also powerful but... he's Cassandra's subordinate."
"Right! Juggernaut's helmet, that's it!"
Magneto's helmet and Juggernaut's helmet have the function of blocking mutants' superpowers. Magneto made his to block the mental attacks of his rival Charles, and Juggernaut was the same.
I stepped forward and spoke.
"I'll deal with Cassandra Nova. Use the helmet as a backup plan, and you guys just need to block her subordinates."
Blade seemed amazed by my words and spoke with a laugh.
"Hey young friend, courage and recklessness are different things."
"Don't worry, from what I've heard, I roughly get the feeling. Probably Cassandra's ability and mine are almost evenly matched, or I might be a bit stronger."
"What ability do you have, to say that?"
"Gravity."
Deadpool was happy to hear about my ability.
"Yes! As expected of the strongest Avenger!"
Gambit, who was listening, spoke.
"We haven't said we're fighting yet."
"Really? We were having a good atmosphere."
"Every time one of us challenged her, they died that way. Punisher, Quicksilver, Daredevil."
Deadpool, hearing that, expressed sympathy to Elektra. Since Elektra was Daredevil's heroine.
"Daredevil? That must have been sad."
"It's okay."
"Alright."
Elektra suggested testing my ability once.
"Let's judge after seeing the ability first. Whether you can really fight Cassandra."
"Alright, everyone come out."
We all went outside. I pointed at a large tree.
"See that big tree over there?"
Whoosh!
Using the [Gura Gura no Mi] ability, I compressed the tree into a small ball instantly with gravity. Seeing that, Deadpool clapped and was extremely pleased.
Clap clap clap!
"Oh~ yes~! That's it."
The others were also amazed and began to contemplate. They seemed to be comparing Cassandra Nova's ability with mine.
I spoke again. I gave them the choice. Since they could die, it wasn't something I could force.
"This might be your last chance. Either continue hiding and living like this, or fight with me."
Johnny took the lead and spoke.
"I'll fight. I was already a dead man if 'Jin' hadn't saved me anyway. Think of it as paying back a debt, whatever."
Deadpool, seeing that things were going well, clapped again.
Clap! Clap! Clap!
"Yes!"
Elektra also thought for a moment and spoke.
"I'm sick of hiding and living now too. This might be the last chance. Even if I die, I'll go out in a blaze of glory!"
"Yes!! That's right!"
Blade also spoke.
"Yeah, hiding and living like this doesn't suit us."
"Yes!!! Slow-motion fight scene, sad music, a bloody battle where we risk life and death, you know, that kind of thing! Anyone prepared?"
Blade drew his sword and spoke.
"Been prepared since I was born."
"Good! Gambit?"
"Been prepared since I was shot out by a dad whose face I don't know."
"Goodness, how vivid."
"Shot vigorously into my mom and as soon as I came out I said 'Hello, doctor.'"
Gambit created his own unique story. Though it was all nonsense.
"Hahaha, you and Johnny must be best friends. Speaking of which, Johnny?"
"I'm always prepared. I'll send that bitch to bald hell with this opportunity."
"Ohoho! X-23, what will you do?"
"My name is Laura. Let's fucking go."
"Yes! Let's fucking go!"
Wolverine, who was drinking, looked at us and said something that broke the mood.
"You guys are like some suicide squad."
"Drives me crazy. Read the room a little."
I took out a lot of meat from my inventory, and also took out vegetables and ssamjang. And I took out potato salad to suit foreign tastes.
"It's late today, so let's eat heartily, rest, and prepare to go tomorrow."
When I took out the meats from thin air, everyone looked at me in surprise. Elektra seemed curious about my ability and asked this and that.
"Wow! How much stuff can you store to carry things like this around?"
"If you saw the things I'm storing, you'd faint?"
Just taking out Hyperion would make everyone here faint from surprise. But it was too big to take out now, and with Alios and Cassandra Nova around, it would only make a good target.
"By any chance, can you do people too?"
"No, living beings don't work."
"That's a shame, I thought we could ambush."
We started grilling meat using Johnny's ability to heat stones. Deadpool put meat in his mouth, chewed, and asked people.
"But how did everyone end up trapped in the Void?"
Blade answered Deadpool's question.
"Someone knocked, so I went out, and the TVA sent me here."
Elektra also answered.
"Me too."
Gambit too.
"I'm not sure if I was born here or something."
Johnny too.
"Same for me. I was at home, and the TVA sent me here."
Blade and Elektra continued.
"The TVA determined our universe was dying. I didn't even have a chance to fight to stop it."
"People like us can't just quietly watch something like that, and the TVA knew that, so they disposed of us."
The TVA had done groundwork in advance to erase universes. It was a fairly dark story. Even though it's a creative work, the Disney company might have set up the worlds of old movies this way to express them being erased from people's memories.
Wolverine, without saying anything, ate some meat appropriately, took a bottle of alcohol, and went outside. Whether this atmosphere reminded him of old comrades' memories, Wolverine's expression as he left didn't look very good. Laura (X-23) saw that and followed him out. They probably had a lot to talk about.
In the original work, Laura tells him that even in her world, Wolverine wasn't exactly a hero-like person, but he always appeared exactly where needed and helped people, saying Wolverine is a better person than one might think. Hearing that, Wolverine tells Laura about his painful past, saying he's not the person she thinks he is, but Laura says she isn't that kind of person either.
This is where Wolverine first tells his story to Laura, and I think maybe Wolverine also needed someone to talk to about his inner feelings.
Everyone enjoyed the meat, rested well, and when the next day came, they started preparing this and that. I also filled the vehicle with gas and prepared to drive.