The final question would decide the winner of the game.
Naturally, everyone grew more cautious. Annie thought option B was very plausible—after all, living too long isn't always a blessing, but sometimes a curse.
Hughie nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, living forever really isn't all it's cracked up to be. Imagine watching everyone you care about grow old and die while you stay the same. That's not a life, that's a prison."
Thor's eyes lit up in realization.
"I see now why you get along so well with Logan. He's dealt with the same thing."
"Oh, please..." Deadpool rubbed his chin, unimpressed.
"I think it's D! Hey, stop looking at me like that. If the world really needed me to save it, I totally wouldn't flake. I'd show up, guns blazing. Trust me!"
Thor stared at him for a long beat, then shook his head with mock solemnity.
"If it ever comes to a day when you're our last hope, we're well past the apocalypse."
Everyone agreed Wade was a strange kind of good guy—his morals were questionable, his mouth was foul, but he did have a conscience.
Still, the idea of Deadpool saving the world felt like a B-grade comedy plotline at best.
Stephen spoke thoughtfully.
"I think the answer is A. Wade truly loves Vanessa. If she died, he'd lose his purpose—his whole world would fall apart."
Annie nodded.
"That makes sense. They really love each other... deeply."
To someone like Annie, who still believed in pure, idealistic love, dying for your soulmate seemed like the ultimate expression of devotion. She immediately changed her mind and backed Strange's theory.
"No. No way!" Deadpool was already shaking his head wildly.
"Vanessa lives way longer than all of you! I swear! The answer's D. Stick with D!"
Just then, the countdown began.
The players exchanged uneasy glances. None of them were certain, but they had to act fast. Each one hit the buzzer.
Stephen was the one who successfully buzzed in, and he stuck with his instincts—A.
Deadpool glared at him.
"You're wrong, man. I'm telling you, you're gonna regret this. It's D!"
Annie and Hughie also picked A.
Billy Butcher went with C, while Thor picked B.
When the timer ended, the correct answer was revealed.
[Congratulations to Player Stephen Strange for a successful buzz-in! +4 points]
[Player Annie January and Player Hughie Campbell also answered correctly: +1 point each]
[Player Thor Odinson, Player Wade Wilson, and Player Billy Butcher answered incorrectly: -1 point each]
"SHT! SHT! SHIT!"
Deadpool clutched his head, looking like his brain had just exploded.
"Vanessa's supposed to live forever with me, dammit! What the actual fuck happened?! What went wrong?!"
"Easy there, man!"
Thor held up his hands in mock surrender.
"Take a breath, Wade. Deep breath in... and out. Didn't expect that, huh? Bet you never thought you'd be the one on the verge of a breakdown! Hahaha!"
Deadpool slammed his fists on the energy barrier and hissed,
"You thunder-humping jackass, I'm gonna take your hammer and shove it so far up your—"
Everyone could see he was absolutely losing it. If the barrier hadn't been there, he'd definitely be going after Thor with everything he had—probably only to be flattened by Mjölnir.
Stephen winced at the chaos.
"Thor, come on. Wade talks a lot of crap, sure, but you really didn't need to push him like that."
Thor shrugged.
"I thought he liked this kind of banter. I mean, he's the king of jokes, right? But fine, I'm sorry. Wade, I apologize. Still... none of this has happened yet. You can still change the future. You do have the ability to shift timelines, remember?"
Billy smirked at Wade.
"Or is it you just don't think you can change the future?"
"SCREW YOU, ALL OF YOU!"
Deadpool let out a long breath, then suddenly grinned,
"Aaaand I'm good now. By the way, hey, big guy—Thor—I just mentally violated your face. Felt amazing. Much better now!"
Thor's face froze in horror.
"Could you please not be so disgusting all the time?!"
Deadpool ignored him and pointed at Butcher.
"Y'know what, Billy? You're right. Time to start Operation: Rewrite Destiny! Who's in? Hughie? Annie? Doc Strange? We'll make a real party of it! And Thor—don't worry, I'll save you a spot, too. You ever consider switching teams?"
The group groaned in unison. Deadpool's whiplash mood swings left them speechless.
As they rolled their eyes at him, the next future clip began.
Deadpool immediately straightened up, focused.
This was the moment he'd been waiting for—the truth behind his supposed suicide. If he wanted to change it, he had to understand it fully.
The video opened... with a figurine of Wolverine—specifically, a detailed model of Logan impaled and dying, just like in Logan (2017).
Fans who had seen Wolverine's previous video recognized it instantly: the weary old mutant finally finding peace through death.
Deadpool, puffing on a cigarette, casually fiddled with the figure before pacing around the room. He opened a barbecue grill, turned the heat all the way up.
Then, like it was nothing, he climbed onto a stack of gasoline barrels, crossed his legs, flicked the cigarette into the gas—and boom.
A thunderous explosion lit the sky. His body was blown to pieces.
A severed arm flew into the air, middle finger extended.
Deadpool's voice played over the flames, full of sarcasm.
"Fuck you, Logan! First of all, you only made Logan an R-rated masterpiece because Deadpool 1 killed it at the box office!
Second, that hairy bastard used the 'tragic death' card just to win some Oscar street cred. What a jerk. Well guess what, Wolfie? If you can die, then so can I!"
The audience outside the screen collectively gasped:
"Damn!"
Meanwhile, somewhere in the X-Men universe, Logan was utterly dumbfounded.
'What the hell did I do?! Why am I catching strays again?!'
Back in the Eternal Space, Thor chuckled.
"You know what? I take it back. The correct answer wasn't A or D. It should've been Wolverine. You're obsessed, Wade. Even in death, you can't stop thinking about him!"
Deadpool scoffed.
"Yeah right. I'm just calling out that furball's shamelessness! That's all."
Stephen gave him a look.
"I'm still struggling to understand how you genuinely believe you're a movie character…"
Deadpool grinned under his mask.
"Oh, come on, Doc. Sooner or later, you'll get it. Or maybe… you already have."
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