The universe never was alone. That was a true, for some humans this theory could be only foolish and crazy, but The Watcher, in the skies knew the reality. “Humans think they are the most important thing in the world”…

Watcher knew that, when he ascended for the position of the guardian of the multiverse he learned it. In the beginning, he was very grateful of the recognition that he was the chosen one, but now…

“Ah, this is so boring”! He said when the multiple screens went away, and newest came to his vision in the same second. Throwing his arms at the back of the chair.

The Watcher was an existence that inspired fear. He was sage and monitored all the realities at the same time, his powers were amazing, however his detachment of the humans, gave the work a tone of indifference, much necessary.

If only something funny happened… He thought.

Suddenly, the Watcher stopped the thoughts in his head, he choose a screen hidden behind the others, quiet and holding the breath.

“What in the world is happening with this boy”? The tone of the voice of the Watcher changed a bit, as he saw an adolescent covered in wounds. His shirt was dirt, the jeans destructed, but the scariest thing on him, was he soulless eyes.

The Watcher raised a hand to his chin, and frowned.

Watcher analyzed the situation; using his powers he saw the name of the boy, (Thomas), besides that, the version of the universe was a normal world… Thomas seemed to be at your home.

He had a family too, but something was missing… Watcher saw the “stats” of Thomas, he was an average guy, average intelligence, average strength and physical abilities, however, zero confidence, zero friends, and zero love.

“What hell”…?

This was not normal, at least in this pacific world. Watcher knew that humans didn´t are the most easy thing to deal, however the stats of Thomas are in the middle, so he didn´t have a properly reason to isolation.

It piqued the curiosity of the sage man, and he started to investigate the life of Thomas.

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In less than a second, images started to blow the mind of the sage. A happy family buying a house, one man with a smile promoted in one company…, one girl following a person who looked like Thomas in the sunset.

The last image: Thomas spanking a boy and the girl on the ground crying loud.

Of course, being the guardian of the multiverse, Watcher understood the context of those images, the result… his hands started to shacking with pure anger for some seconds.

He forgot how humans really are, and the history of Thomas helped him to remember the nature of this specie, however, this give the man a good idea, a smile suddenly formed in the face of the Watcher.

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Was Thomas dreaming? He didn´t knew. He never had a strange dream like that.

He was inside of a cube; the walls are white just like the floor, and… everything.

“Welcome, Mister Thomas” A deep voice echoed behind the boy. He never had a dream so realistic before.

Thomas turned around, sawing a man with piercing blue eyes and white hair. Strangely, he didn´t looked like an old man.

“Hm… Am I dreaming right now”?

“Something like that… In fact, I am real, my name is Watcher”.

“Okay”?

Thomas ran his hand through the hair, and wide his honey eyes with the sensations; it was like the real thing.

“I am the guardian of the Multiverse, boy and I saw your suffering, anguish and pain, you are very blessed, I will help you”!

Thomas had one conclusion: he was getting crazy; he dreaded the day that this would happen. Watcher on the other hand saw the expression of the boy and interpreted that he was relieved. (Soo many years in confinement watching humans did not do well for his perception of the world).

 However, this was a dream, maybe a lucid dream, but only fiction; he could walk with the flow.

“How can you help me”? Asked the boy with a fake curiosity.

“I will do an exception for you, and give a gift that will help with your problems”!

Thomas clapped his hands, faking again.

However, something scared him seconds later. The Watcher pointed a finger to the boy, and for some seconds… Thomas felt his mind going blank in the dream, and he could tell for some reason that his body felt the same thing.

“What…?”

“Boy, I want you to know that, in my job I see that everyone have a role in the world, every single human have his own history and are a protagonist to itself, what occurred with you before, did not say what you are in this world, so I will free you”!

The atmosphere of the cube changed, the eyes of the Watcher started to shine, and his expression begun to change in something more wildly. All of sudden, it didn´t seem like a dream anymore.

“Enjoy your gift boy… I will give you the key to connect with the other versions of yourself all around the multiverse”!

Saying that, the Watcher disappeared in a show of lights. Thomas was alone in the cube again, too astonished to do anything. Was it a dream? Why he didn´t wake up yet?

Quakes started to occur inside of the cube, Thomas almost fell two times... in the third, a hole opened under his feet. Thomas stifled a cry before falling in the darkness of that abysm.