American Comics: Multiverse of Madness

93. Action!

"This is a mistake, Skull."

In a secret Hydra base, Doctor Doom and Red Skull were leisurely walking through a dark corridor. Looking at the somewhat spirited Red Skull, Doctor Doom spoke quietly, "We shouldn't place so much trust in a lunatic like Deadpool. We can't even control that 'thing.'"

"The trust isn't placed in 'Deadpool,' Mr. Doom, but in this 'plan.' Throughout Deadpool's transformation process, he won't betray us because he doesn't even know what he's doing," Red Skull replied with a cold smile.

"And what about the others? Can you trust those you've recruited?"

"The others are insignificant. They just need to maintain their positions."

The two walked side by side, slowly disappearing into the shadows.

"Just as I said," Red Skull continued, "trust in this plan."

Unbeknownst to them, a girl in a pink costume was silently watching from a pipe ladder above. This girl was none other than the famous Gwenpool. Gwenpool, also known as the Pink Ghost, was originally named Gwen Poole. She came from a universe devoid of any supernatural abilities, where all superheroes and supervillains existed only in comics, movies, and other fictional media.

In this regard, her universe wasn't much different from the one Alex came from before crossing over. However, due to an accident, Gwen accidentally traversed parallel universes and arrived in the Marvel Universe where superheroes lived.

In this new setting, not wanting to be a 'bystander,' Gwen managed to get herself a costume similar to Deadpool's, calling herself the Pink Ghost. She also took on mercenary jobs, working both sides like Deadpool. It was during this time that she learned some combat skills from the villain Taskmaster.

As for now, the reason Gwenpool was here was because she had taken a well-paid job.

"This is it, you bastards. Mr. Moon Knight will decode this information. When that happens, the Avengers will strike again and crush you scum who only dare to scheme in the shadows," Gwenpool muttered to herself.

Quickly, she opened a communication link with Moon Knight, taking photos of Doctor Doom and Red Skull as they departed, and sent them over.

'This photo proves nothing. I need more solid evidence,' came the reply from Moon Knight.

Gwenpool was surprised. Moon Knight could clearly identify the key figures from the photo, but instead of giving her a retreat signal, he asked for more direct evidence.

"What does he mean! You can tell who they are just by looking at their backs! Whose back looks like that!" Gwenpool grumbled, biting her lip. "Fine, whatever. I'll get you a better one."

With that, Gwenpool cautiously jumped down from her hiding spot, heading in the direction Red Skull and Doctor Doom had gone.

Meanwhile, in the woods outside Indiana.

"Damn it."

Looking at the photos sent by Gwenpool, Moon Knight frowned deeply. Red Skull and Doctor Doom were no small fries. For such powerful supervillains to gather, their plans must be beyond everyone's expectations. More critically, Gwenpool's current situation was very dangerous. It was possible she had already met with disaster. She was a 'plant' Moon Knight had worked hard to place among the villains.

"The signal is cut. Unless we receive another message from her, we should assume she's dead," Moon Knight muttered, seemingly talking to himself and to Punisher beside him.

After the team found the bodies of Spider-Woman and her husband, Porcupine, Moon Knight had enough of always being one step behind Deadpool. She felt that every late move they made put more superheroes in danger. So, after discussing strategies, they decided to split into pairs. Cyborgs Cable and Moon Knight were one team, street-level heroes Hawkeye Kate and Jessica were another, and finally, Punisher, who no one wanted to team up with, paired with Moon Knight.

After splitting up, their efficiency increased significantly. Moon Knight and Punisher quickly found Deadpool's next target because they intercepted a signal Deadpool sent to space.

"Did that girl leave coordinates?" Punisher asked, gripping his assault rifle.

"Yes," Moon Knight nodded.

"Good. Now that we know the mastermind's identity, it's time to take them all down. I'm tired of always being one step behind Deadpool. He was just here, and we missed him again. He must have used heavy weaponry to carry out this attack."

Punisher looked angrily towards the forest filled with firelight. There, several bodies lay lifeless in the dense woods, including a giant humanoid plant with flames still flickering from its chest. Not far away, a small animal had been skinned and hung from a branch.

"After all, the Guardians of the Galaxy were, or once were, no easy opponents."

That message was sent to the Guardians of the Galaxy by Deadpool, luring them to this forest with news of heroes being slaughtered. When Star-Lord and his team arrived, they first faced a sneak attack from Deadpool.

Punisher was right. With Deadpool's abilities, it was challenging to take down Drax the Destroyer, Mantis, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot. So Red Skull and his team provided Deadpool with more specialized weapons.

Evidence of this was the high-tech laser gun capable of piercing through the alien steel bodies left at the scene after Deadpool slaughtered the Guardians of the Galaxy.

"Looks like Deadpool left the murder weapon behind." Punisher found the gun. He holstered his assault rifle and slowly walked towards the high-tech laser gun. "I plan to take this and blow up—"

Before Punisher could finish his sentence, an unfamiliar voice interrupted.

"If I were you, I wouldn't touch that laser gun tampered with by Deadpool."

Upon hearing the unfamiliar voice, both Punisher and Moon Knight instantly reacted. They both rolled away from their original positions, preparing for a sudden attack. They drew their weapons fluidly, aiming towards the source of the voice. Only then did Punisher and Moon Knight see the speaker—

A strange man wearing a bird-beaked mask, hidden in the shadows, dressed in a black trench coat.

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