I can feel the heat of his breath. The energy around him covers me, makes my whole body shiver. This monster, Doomsday, he's unlike anything I've ever faced. More powerful, more fierce. I couldn't stop him. No surprise there. Thor couldn't stop him. That bugs me. The Hulk- the Hulk! – couldn't stop him. That freaks me out. And now he's about to kill me. If that wasn't bad enough, my spider-sense is in full force, slowing everything down, so I get to live the last second of my life in five minutes time. Five minutes, helplessly staring at this thing's fist. Normally I'd just jump away, but after get bashed in the face by this thing, saving people from a falling bridge, getting thrown across the city by the Hulk, and having a spike shot into my shoulder; I don't think I can move right now. One second, and it's all over. "No. Not today." That voice. I've heard it before. It's a voice every superhero knows well, by heart even, but still, I hope it's not who I think it is. I look up to see Doomsday stopped in mid punch, a golden-gloved hand wrapped around his wrist. "You." Thanos stands over me, a wry smile on his face, as he holds Doomsday back, the spikes on his fist inches away from my neck. Doomsday's stolen energy begins to flow into Thanos, gathering in his spare hand. In one blow Thanos brings all the energy back to Doomsday, the power blowing a hole clean through his chest. Thanos drops the monster, his limp body falling with a lifeless thud. "You…You killed him." "Indeed. For the moment." Thanos says, picking Doomsday up by the neck to examine. "Compliments of the Surfer's energy. The raw power of the cosmos, and this creature was able to wield it. A creature that not even death can tame. Interesting, wouldn't you say?" "Uh yeah…" If you're psychotic. "I'm gonna take a guess and say this isn't a social visit, is it?" Thanos laughs, a small, quiet laugh under his breath that makes me glad I've wasted all the water in my body on sweat so I can't...Soil myself. "Very perceptive." "Spider-Man, get down!" I turned around to see one of Johnny's fireballs hurtling towards me, nearly burning me along with Thanos as it crashes into the Titan's back. "Hmm…" Thanos says, as the smoke clears around him and he's still standing there, not even budged by the attack. "I sense a presence." Johnny flies at Thanos full speed, another burst of fire charging in his hand. "Hey Barney, sense this!" Thanos turns around and fires a beam of green energy in his hands, engulfing Johnny and knocking him out of fire-mode. "JOHNNY!" Sue cries, her powers holding his lifeless body in the air. "I suggest you teach your sibling the meaning of respect. The next time he crosses me that way, I will give him a hard blast. Now, I'll take my leave." Thanos' body begins to dematerialize along with Doomsday's. "Hey...Hey!" I call out as they begin to fade away. "Where do you think you're-" "I succeeded where all Earth's champions failed." He holds Doomsday above him, the monster's bulk covering me in a shadow. "To the victor go the spoils." I don't know what purple-skin's got planned, but looking at his track record (Killing off half of every living being in the universe, turning the cosmic beings into stone, nearly reducing the universe to nothing) nobody but him is going to like it. I gather what strength I have left and leap at him, hoping to knock Doomsday out of his hand or poke Thanos in the eye or do something before they can teleport out. I catch air. And I land on my hurt shoulder. "Damn!" I wipe the blood away from my lenses and turn to Sue, seeing her cradle Johnny in her arms. He's barely breathing, but he'll live; he's taken worse. I can tell from the look on her face, she's thinking the exact same thing I am. Now what?