In the light screen, just as Wade finally worked up the courage to go see his girlfriend, he arrived too late—only to find Vanessa's lost wallet...
In the Eternal Space, Thor couldn't help but laugh.
"You're paying the price for your own stupidity. Is it really that hard to meet up with your girlfriend?"
But Deadpool didn't even acknowledge the mockery. He slapped his forehead repeatedly, looking genuinely panicked.
"Crap, crap, crap! Vanessa must be in danger by now! That bastard Francis has definitely seen these videos and will act early!"
Then he clasped his hands together above his head in a pleading gesture.
"Please! Let me go back first, okay? I swear I'll come back and play along later! I'll even give you a GG rating! I mean, I probably have a lot of fans out there, right? I have serious business to take care of now!"
Hughie snapped at him,
"Oh, now you're in a panic? I was worried about my dad and you called me a coward!"
"Did I say that?" Deadpool blinked. "No, no, you must have misheard me. Hughie, you want to get back too, right? Come on, let's beg together!"
Hughie shrugged. "Doesn't matter how hard we beg. We're stuck here until the game ends."
Thor chimed in with a long, exaggerated sigh.
"Nobody's leaving until the game is over. I get that you're anxious, Wade, but listen—
If Francis has seen these videos, then Colossus, Negasonic, and the other X-Men must've seen them too, right? They'll probably protect your girlfriend."
Deadpool perked up at that and quickly asked,
"Wait, wait—didn't you say your 'Multiverse Defenders Squad' was going to help out Hughie, Annie, and their world too? That means they'll help me too, right?"
"Uhhh…" Thor hesitated, scratching his chin.
"That I'm not so sure about. See, over in Hughie's world, Homelander is a legit world-ending threat. He goes off the rails and might destroy the planet. So I'm pretty sure Bruce and the others will prioritize helping there first. Your world? It's... not quite at that level.
I mean—no offense—but your world has the X-Men. They'll handle things."
Deadpool threw his arms up.
"Dammit! Do you have any idea how hard it is to get a solo movie? Do you know how many people I had to... convince to get my chance?
And on a shoestring budget, too! No Professor X, no Cyclops, no Magneto, no Logan—just that metal freak and an angsty teen! You expect me to rely on them?"
Thor chuckled.
"Honestly, between the three of you, I think you're the most unreliable one. Relax. These future videos are being broadcast worldwide. Francis is already in deep trouble just from being exposed. He'll be too busy dealing with his own problems to hurt your girlfriend."
Deadpool exhaled slowly, finally calming down. He had no choice but to hope for the best and continue watching the future footage.
Wade, wracked with guilt and rage after barely missing Vanessa, wasted no more time.
Learning from his previous mistake of running out of ammo, he packed a huge bag of bullets and went to ask Colossus and Negasonic for help.
After all, it was their meddling that had let Francis get away and kidnap Vanessa in the first place. They owed him.
Under Deadpool's relentless nagging, the two finally agreed. The unlikely trio squeezed into a bright yellow taxi and set off.
Once they arrived and the cab drove off, the three strode forward in cool, heroic fashion—
—only for Negasonic to scowl and ask,
"Where's your ammo bag?"
Deadpool's face froze.
Yup. Just like last time… he'd left it in the damn cab.
No time to go back. They'd already been spotted. All he had left were his twin katanas.
Francis and his gang had taken over a derelict aircraft carrier and now stood high on the deck, watching the approaching trio. Armed mercenaries surrounded them from all sides.
Next to Francis stood a towering woman named Angel Dust. She leapt down from the ship in a perfect superhero landing—one knee down, fist to the ground.
Deadpool clapped cheerfully.
"Superhero landing! You know, those are hell on the knees. Totally impractical—but everyone does it anyway!"
Off-screen, Deadpool was still nodding along.
"Yep, just like that. Totally useless—style over function!"
Hughie murmured,
"Still looks cool though. Isn't that what people love?"
Thor added,
"Looking cool is everything—though I doubt some people here understand that."
Back in the footage, Angel Dust proved she wasn't just for show. She charged and punched Colossus clear off his feet.
Negasonic retaliated, launching her own energy-fueled attack and blasting Angel Dust away.
After a short clash, Angel Dust gave the order: "Fire!"
Gunfire erupted.
Deadpool yanked Negasonic behind cover. As bullets rained down, he pulled out a pair of white underpants and hoisted them on a stick as a makeshift surrender flag.
It was absolutely ridiculous—but oddly effective. The mercs paused, confused.
Deadpool peeked out, smirked, and suddenly launched his counterattack.
With twin swords in hand and no fear of death, he charged in, slicing through mercs like butter.
Then, in true Deadpool fashion, he dragged the corpses together beneath the ship's hull and arranged them to spell out "FRANCIS."
Francis, fuming, grabbed Vanessa and used her as a human shield.
Deadpool, with Negasonic's help, made it to the deck and took out several more mercs.
Francis stuffed Vanessa into the same oxygen-deprivation chamber he once used to torture Deadpool. They exchanged barbs—then the final battle began.
Both wielding dual weapons—Deadpool with swords, Francis with axes—the two clashed violently. One couldn't die. The other couldn't feel pain. It was brutal.
During the fight, Deadpool threw a sword and punctured the chamber, giving Vanessa a chance to free herself using the broken blade.
Meanwhile, Wade fell behind. Both had lost their weapons, resorting to fists. Francis pulled out a dagger and stabbed it straight through Wade's skull.
He wouldn't die, but it threw off his motor control—leaving him helpless.
Just as Francis was about to pummel Wade's face into mush, Vanessa leapt in and stabbed Francis from behind, saving the day.
Off-screen, Deadpool bragged,
"See? My Vanessa is a badass. Not worse than your lady Thor, huh?"
"She's very brave," Thor replied sincerely. "Which is exactly why you don't deserve her."
Deadpool slumped in fake sorrow,
"She'll probably hate my face…"
Then sprang back up with a grin,
"Wait! No, she loves me for who I am—ugly mug and all!"
Doctor Strange smiled.
"Had a change of heart?"
Deadpool grinned and raised both hands.
"Just had a little epiphany—if Vanessa looked like me, I'd still love her! So why wouldn't she still love me? We're soulmates! She's the lock, I'm the key! You get what I mean!"
And just like that, he ruined a beautiful moment by miming a key going into a lock—with gestures that made everyone roll their eyes.
In the video, the battle was still raging.
Colossus was nearly choked out by Angel Dust using a massive steel cable, but Negasonic powered up and launched an epic energy blast that sent Angel Dust flying and caused a massive explosion—collapsing the aircraft carrier.
After Francis got smashed by falling debris, Deadpool quickly secured Vanessa back in the chamber to keep her safe.
Everyone—Deadpool, Vanessa, Colossus, and Negasonic—survived unscathed. Even Francis somehow lived.
But not for long.
Deadpool pummeled him mercilessly, then demanded a cure for his disfigurement.
Francis laughed.
He'd lied. There was no cure.
Deadpool lost it. He pulled out a small pistol and aimed at Francis' head.
Colossus tried to stop him, launching into a heroic speech about forgiveness.
Right in the middle of it—BANG—Deadpool pulled the trigger.
"Listen, if wearing a superhero costume means sparing a monster like this... then maybe I'm not meant to be one."
Maybe Deadpool lacked the moral code of other heroes, But compared to the polished but rotten heroes of Vought, He was the real deal.
The video ended with Wade and Vanessa embracing and kissing—deeply, passionately.
Off-screen, Deadpool beamed.
"Eh, just another romantic success story.
Nothing major. Not to make you all jealous or anything—but my love story's clearly the best!"
The rest exchanged strange glances. Funny enough, all the recent future videos had focused heavily on love stories.
Thor and Jane rekindled theirs, Doctor Strange would destroy the universe for Christine,
Butcher went to war for revenge over his wife,
And Hughie? A normal guy in a complicated relationship with a pure-hearted superhero.
Only Deadpool got a happy ending.
Strange and Butcher looked especially salty.
Just then, a booming voice echoed above:
[Attention, the final question of this round is about to begin. Players, prepare yourselves]
The scoreboard faded, and a new one appeared:
Stephen Strange: 14 pts
Annie January (Starlight): 11 pts
Deadpool(Wade Wilson)/ Billy Butcher: 8 pts
Thor / Hughie: 7 pts
If the bottom two were to be eliminated, that put Hughie and Thor in the danger zone.
Thor scratched his face.
"Well, lucky me—I don't have many points to lose. If they strip me of powers or something, it shouldn't be too bad…"
Hughie, however, was visibly sweating.
"If we're eliminated... are we gonna lose limbs or something? Go blind? Crippled?"
Thor waved dismissively.
"Eh, more likely they'll erase your literacy. You might just end up... illiterate."
"Whaaat?!" Hughie cried.
Butcher raised a brow.
"Well, the good news is—it's almost over. C'mon, Hughie, last question! Get the answer and turn it around!"
Aside from Strange, everyone's score was close. One good guess could shift the whole game.
Just then, the final question flashed on-screen:
[Why did Wade Wilson (Deadpool) attempt suicide?]
[A: His girlfriend died
B: He was tired of living
C: He was blackmailed
D: To save the world]
"HOLY CRABCAKES!" Deadpool yelled, slapping both hands over his mouth.
"What kind of morbid question is this?! Can we skip this one?!"
Thor snickered,
"You can beg all you want. These are visions of the future. Skipping a question doesn't change that fate."
Annie frowned,
"I've heard that immortality is more of a curse than a blessing. So maybe... the answer is B?"
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