"No, in fact... I still haven't let go."
Hughie took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Robin, my true love—she was right in front of me when it happened. She was hit so hard... her body was completely torn apart, pieces everywhere. They couldn't even put her back together! How could I possibly let that go? I dream about her almost every night. God..."
Stephen asked, "Was it a car accident?"
"No!" Hughie's eyes flared with hatred. "That wasn't an accident. It was murder. The killer was a superhero with super speed—so fast you couldn't even see him coming.
He rammed into Robin at full speed… Can you imagine the look on his face afterward? All impatient, like it was just some inconvenience. No, he didn't even apologize. Not properly. I wanted to smash his head in, but… I couldn't."
Everyone else looked shocked—everyone except Billy Butcher.
Deadpool shrugged. "Buddy, sounds like your world's rating is pretty low too... Let me think, speedsters? Quicksilver? Flash?"
"You know them?" Thor looked at Deadpool, curious.
Because Deadpool was so crude and obnoxious, most people tended to ignore him—no one really knew which world he was from anyway.
Deadpool shrugged again, "I've heard of them. They probably haven't heard of me."
Hughie shook his head. "Never heard of Flash or Quicksilver. The one who killed Robin was—"
Before he could finish, the screen abruptly displayed a new question.
A loud chime echoed above them, cutting him off:
[Attention, players. New question incoming. Identify the speaker of the following quote:"You want to hear something crazy? I ran so fast through this bitch that I swallowed one of her molars. Like a bug on the fucking freeway."]
[A: A-Train
B: Queen Maeve
C: Homelander
D: Shockwave]
This question stood out—and so did the options.
Annie gasped. "Except for D, the other three are all superheroes from Vought—and members of The Seven!"
"Vought?" Thor asked, intrigued. "I think I've heard you mention that before. Why are superheroes tied to a company?"
Annie explained, "Vought recruits superheroes to help maintain order, fight crime, and assist people in need. The Seven are the most famous team under Vought. I really admire Queen Maeve—I've looked up to her since I was a kid!"
Billy scoffed and spat on the ground. "Bullshit. You know what that is? Corporate propaganda. Help the weak? Fight crime? That's the funniest thing I've heard all day!
Those so-called heroes are the criminals. And Vought? Vought's just their safe haven."
Annie frowned at him. "You're clearly biased against Vought. Got any proof? Without evidence, that's just slander and defamation!"
Billy sneered, not even bothering to argue.
But Hughie stepped forward, face grim. "You want proof? A-Train is the one who killed my girlfriend Robin. I'm telling you now—the answer to that question is him."
Annie froze. She had listened to Hughie's tragic story and felt sympathy—but never imagined the killer would be a member of The Seven, the team she had always dreamed of joining. One of her idols.
Hughie looked at her. "You know, I used to be a fan too. So was Robin.
We believed in the heroes Vought created. But after I watched Robin get turned into a bloody pulp by A-Train, and he barely even apologized, I realized the truth—they're not what they pretend to be. They're not noble or righteous. It was all a lie."
Annie shook her head instinctively, face full of disbelief. "No… that can't be…"
Everything she had grown up believing was the exact opposite of what Hughie was saying. Of course it was hard to accept.
Billy let out a low chuckle. "If this Quiz game really does show us the future of our worlds, you'd better watch closely."
At first, Billy had been deeply skeptical of the quiz game, but after seeing two clips that matched events from the future, even he had started to believe it—and was now looking forward to what came next.
He glanced at Thor. "You're sure these videos are being broadcast to the outside world?"
"Absolutely," Thor nodded. "They're live. Not just in your world. My world, Stephen's world, everyone's—all of them are watching."
Billy grinned in satisfaction. "Good. Shame I won't get to see the looks on those bastards' faces... That would've been priceless."
Just as he finished speaking, the countdown to answer the question began.
Thanks to Hughie's statement, everyone except the still-stunned and doubtful Annie immediately assumed the correct answer was A.
Hughie had said his girlfriend was killed by a super-speed hero, and the quote in the question clearly came from someone obsessed with their own speed. It wasn't hard to put two and two together.
They all rushed to press the answer button—confident and aiming for those bonus points.
This time, the lucky first responder was Billy. Unsurprisingly, he selected A.
The others followed suit—also choosing A. Even Annie, though hesitant, picked the same.
After all, she was unfamiliar with option D, and the other three were all members of The Seven. Most likely, D was a lesser-known Vought hero too.
The countdown ended.
Correct answer: A.
Billy earned 4 points. The others got 1 each.
As usual, the screen began playing the video clip tied to the answer. At that moment, Hughie and Annie exchanged a look—one filled with tension. Though for very different reasons.
The video began.
Two young boys were arguing on the street about their favorite superheroes. One favored Translucent, the other liked The Deep.
Even from their childish conversation, it was easy to gather some context: Translucent had a simple power—he could turn completely invisible.
As for The Deep, it was clearly ocean-related—he seemed able to communicate with marine life.
Deadpool snapped his fingers. "Translucent I'm not too sure about, but The Deep? Totally reminds me of Aquaman. You guys know him?"
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