Absolute Carnage (2099): The End of The World (Gwenpool)

[John Kilroy]

Hello, can anyone here me is this thing on? My name is Gwendolyn Poole if you are seeing this, then my world has ended, and more likely than not I'm probably dead. We thought we could stop them, we thought we could save the future, but we underestimated them, we thought we knew what we were doing, but we were wrong. Heh, you know it's funny when I was younger, I wanted nothing more than to be like the superheroes I read about in my comic books. I wanted to beat bad guys and save people, be like Spider-Man and Carol Danvers....but there are times when the hero doesn't win, the world isn't saved, and there are times when you just lose everything. The only hope I have left is that maybe someone somewhere will see this and learn how things got to this point, a vein-fickle course to oblivion so that no one else would be forgotten. To my brother Ted, if you are watching this, I'm so sorry, I'm sorry I never spent enough time with you. I'm sorry that I never told you how much I loved you. I guess now is the only chance I might have to say it. I love yo, please stay safe. Remember me.

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[John Kilroy]

It started out as your typical superhero fare. Miguel O'Hara the Spider-Man of 2099 had found himself stranded back in time and investigated a series of cross-temporal weapons trading, weapons from 2099 were getting sold to gangs of 2023. His intel led him to believe that the culprit was Roderick Kingsley one of the former hobgoblins. The two of us managed to run into each other when we both ran into a group of slavers. I made short work of them and even managed to shock one of them in the tenders. it was hilarious. We met, I made the mistake of calling him by name. He got all agitated. It feels so long ago now. It turned out that we weren't the only ones tracking down the weapons-dealing incidences. One of the slavers had secretly been an undercover T.O.T.E.M agent from a 2099 that had become the primary future of MHR-616 rather than Miguel's timeline. Her intel had led her to believe that the carnage symbiote had been recreated in 2099 and it went back in time so that it could spread and engulf the world. Turned out that Both her and Miguel were half-right. What we didn't realize was that we had lost the war before it even began.


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[John Kilroy]

The surprise came out of nowhere. People started to just turn out of nowhere, at least we thought they were out of nowhere. In truth, they were probably like sleeper agents or something, but like a virus, they spread. Normal people were becoming symbiotes, not the cool ones, that work with their hosts like Venom or Scream types, like the ones that take over your body and lock you in your own head and kill or turn everyone you cared about.

The Avengers tried to respond as quickly as they could but they were uncoordinated. The Secret invasion was going on...if anyone knows about the Comic Book Series Marvel Zombies, you probably could guess what happened next. Tony was the first to fall. I guess they targeted him first because they somehow knew he might have had the means to beat them. Then one by one they fell. The only hope spot was that they couldn't take over Carol. Oh they tried but when the woman has something to fight for, her willpower is second to none.

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[John Kilroy]

the United States fell in a matter of weeks. S.H.I.E.L.D tried to hold them back but the symbiote's numbers were just too vast. Even symbiote-powered heroes like Agent Venom fell in the line of duty. We started out with four, Spidercide was the first of our group to fall. He and Spider-Man put aside the past to try to defend the world they loved, but it wasn't enough. Things really started to go heck in a handbasket when mutants got targeted. Turns out, Symbiotes plus additional superpowers is a game-breaking combo. Again if it wasn't for Carol Danvers, I'm not me or Miguel would stll be around. I can't say this wasn't what I signed up for when you're a superhero, especially one like me. There is always a chance you'll end up in one of those darkfics, there is a reason why people like Tony says that the hero's retirment plan is death. Still watching everything unfold, I'd be lying if I didn't admit...I'm terrified.

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[John Kilroy]

Petilia Penna is gone. She was the woman the T.O.T.E.M agent from the future. I'm pretty sure that future is long gone now. Most of the heroes that are supposed to be alive in the future are dead. Pet tried ambushing us while we were sleeping. We tried to save her but...we couldn't. These things. They're like a zombie virus. it starts with a cut and the symbiote cells multiple until they try to take you over completely. The symbiotes seem weak to fire, but we can't touch them without killing the host. Penna...she was the first person I've had to kill. I mean I've killed before but. They were enemies. Penna was the first innocent person I had to kill. Miguel tried to comfort me. He said it was something that had to be done, but I'm not convinced. Honestly, I don't think he's fully convinced either. Maybe if we had the right equipment maybe if we had caught things sooner.

I guess none of it matters now.

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[John Kilroy]

I guess the one good thing about all of this is that I have gotten to get to know Miguel better. I guess when you've spend the bette part of months trying to survive a post-symbiote Apocalypse you get to know someone better. I already knew a lot about him thanks to my knowledge of the Spider-Man 2099 comics, but there is a lot more to him than just that. Underneath that 90s edgy gruffness there is a man that wants to be a hero. Contrary to what he thinks. I think he's more like Peter Parker than he realizes. Maybe he didn't ask to play the part of Spider-Man but honestly. He fits the role well.

The world has turned into a place out of a Lovecraftian nightmare. masses of symbiote flesh are everywhere. Sometimes it's hard to even recognize it as New York or heck even earth. We've had to go back to the old-fashioned way of surviving. Hunting. It's more labor-intensive having to make sure all the parts of the symbiote are removed from the animal before eating it, but we've made it work. I haven't missed a meal yet.

As days gone by we've continued to share stories, just sharing what things were like in our respective universes. It's funny. We both thought our respective universes were so awful and to be fair they were in thier own way but compared to THIS universe we both had it good. Still there are bright spots. I've noticed my feelings for him have gotten stronger and I think he feels the same way about me. We've even shared a kiss or two Maybe it's fate, seems like a Gwen is always destined to fall for a Spider-Man. Let's just hope I don't get thrown off a bridge. Anyway, that's all for now.

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[John Kilroy]

Miguel...Miguel is dead. We got ambushed by a symbiote-controlled Wolverine. Miguel tried to protect me it all happened so fast. Logan snapped out of it but by the time he did. Miguel...he was gone. *Sniff* he died in my arms. We tried to tell each other we love each other one last time but he...He died before we could do it. I don't even know why I'm fighting anymore. I've...I've lost people before, family members, but when he died, something felt different. There are very few heroes left, the ones that were infected, fortunately, their symbiotes are tamed...but we're all thinking the same thing. There isn't a world left to save. We've had to watch those we cared about die, some of us have had to kill our loved ones. Everyone left has taken a final stand at the Avengers Mansion. I'm alone....I'm broken. I don't even have my portal gun anymore so I'm stuck. I don't know what else to say so I guess I'll end this here.

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[John Kilroy]

Hi. So as you can see...I look different. I guess to start, at some point, I got infected. I don't know if it was miguel or someone else. When the symbiote tried taking me over I felt myself fading like i was being put into a coma it's hard to explain. But before It could completly take me over somthing happened. I got "saved" from an unlikely source.

In the multiverse, there are these things called Poisons. They look like the demigorgans from Stranger things. They essentially eat and takeover symbiotes, but most of the time they end up taking over the host to. For some reason though this one didn't do it to me...or at least it doesin't seem like it did. I don't hear any Hivemind. I guess I should thank it. As it saved me from a fate worse than death...I now have all the streagths of a symbiote and none of its weaknesses...overall it's a cool upgrade...it just cost me everything. The Other gave me a new portal gun. Think everyone agreed that this universe is a lost cause. Earth has been completely consumed and it's only going to be a matter of time before the universe is next. The Other is going to take the surviving heroes to a timeline where there is a world left to save. After that, the phoenix is going to sever the microthread wiping it from existence. She offered to take me to another world but I have different plans. I'm going to go back in time to before this all started and I'm going to wipe out the infection where I find it. by my past self and past Miguel some time to stop all this. It won't do any good to sever this micro thread from the web of life and destiny if another one pops up in it's place. Besides, I want to make those Symbiote shockers pay. They took everything from me. I will be a nightmare for them. From now on I shall be...

POISON!!!!

Poison will return in the Gwenpool/Spider-Man 2099/Spidercide teamup...