On a white plane that stretches for what seems to be ever expanding stands a being with power ever flowing and revolving around them, their eyes radiant a silver hue with deep sadness ingrained in them, the beings name is Franklin Richards and he is currently observing the known universes to maintain best ending to all of existence, unfortunately there is a ripple slowly altering and destroying timelines and destroying everything that has and is meant to be so knowing he cannot fix it himself because of what changes he may inflict on the timelines, he decides to look for someone who is completely irrelevent to all timelines to ensure he doesn't cause more damage than what has already been done, this was a hereculean task as many people agree about the butterfly effect and also with infinite universes come infinite possibilities but bizarelly enough he finds a human male called Oliver Smith and decides to summon him to his realm.

POV: Oliver Smith

Bzzzz Bzzzz, My alarm clock wakes me up to begin my monotomous routine of the beginning of a work week, 4am isn't okay in my book but it's what I have to do when this whole world is basically run by robotic zombies in human clothing, atleast I don't have to deal with them and 1 hour of work a day is definately nothing to be annoyed about, if anything i hit the jackpot doing a little bit of maintainance on machines and I live in a comfortable apartment and I live comfortably, of course the main bad side to it and why alot of people didn't go for the job was this apartment was mandatory and I can never meet people in real life because how paranoid the company is about employees revealing how to recreate their machines, I shouldn't be hard anyway afterall i'm probably the most average person in this dreary world and i've never made a mistake, although when you call your company Phantom Corp your just asking for trouble.

Just as I start to get ready a screen pops up infront of me

(Oliver, your help is needed to save the lives of countless beings, do you accept)

(yes/no)

What the absolute fuck is this? I don't remember taking anything, what would you even have to take to have this effect? every drug in the world?, so I decide to press the no on the screen before I end up having a brain aneurysm, ......and its gone, well that was weird, I best get back to getting ready fo

(You're the only hope these people have, you must say yes)

(yes/no)

 Oh hell to the fucking no, I pressed the no with more resolution than I have ever done before because that was a definate nope for me, i'm definately calling in for today and getting some rest with whatever the hell is going on inside me head, but of course just as I go to the phone to make a call my body decides to give up on my and everything begins to fade to darkness, the last thing I see is a new box.

(I must insist i'm afraid)

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"Rise and shine Oliver, we need to talk" I slowly open my eyes from what seems like an eternity of sleep to see a figure surrounded by a white plane that goes on forever, well i'm fucked guess I had that aneurysm after all and God exists, well i'm definately going to hell, may aswell have some fun with this "Whattup my man" "Oliver I understand your confused and even a little scared but we've got alot to do and i'd rather not deal with your drama right now" psst shows what he knows i'm not scared... okay maybe a tiny bit but i'm not going to let him know, "so what can I do for you? sorry I don't mean to be rude but what's your name unless you prefer god" The being ran his hair through his silver mane, here we go he's putting on the charm "My name is Franklin Richards and I need your help,because of a series of events I need you to travel to a specific universe and fix specific points in time that are being alterred" I decided to assume the thinkers pose to help me understand what was going on "so you want me to be a hero? i'm not exactly anything special if anything i'm completely average so how am I meant to do anything?" Franklin was taken aback and decided to sigh rather heavily, did no one ever teach you how rude that is, okay calm down Oliver lets just wait to hear what he says "I will go through how we will allow you gain power to do what needs to be done but first i'm afraid I must clarify something, you will not be a hero, possibly an anti hero but some of the things you must do will aid those who hurt and harm others but you must do this to ensure the lives of countless others"

I didn't know what to say, morality has always been quite flimsy with me as i've looked at things as multiple shades of grey for years and sometimes the ends justify the means but to outright help someone who I know is a piece of shit? that will be difficult but first I need to know whats actually going on and what I actually have to do "So what happens now? what am I actually going to do?" Franklin beckoned me forward "I need you to maintain the timeline in universe 199999 I will give you guidelines of what to do through quests that will give you ability points (AP) to gain a multitude of abilities, to do this i need to place a fragment of the reality stone inside you which will make you become a video game character, are you ready?" That sounds awesome, i've always enjoyed video games so it'll be cool to advance myself and become a new me, a better me so why not "I'm ready" Franklin then plunged his hand through my chest my body exploded in pain and I began choking on my own blood that was coming up from having my chest caved it, my whole body was drained of eveything and once again I fell to a dark embrace.

(System intialising)

(Abilities gained - unlimited potential S, Ageless A, Regeneration B/S lv1)

(Display ready)

Oliver Smith, 22 years old

Health 100/100

Mana 100/100

Strength 10

Constitution 10

Dexterity 10

Intelligence 10

(Stabilising vitals to coinside with abilities - Health now regenerates 10/s)

I guess i've really become a game character, well I hope that I atleast have some fun with this, now where the hell am I theres so many people and theres recruitment signs everywhere, wait please don't tell me first task involves what I think it does, Franklin's voice suddenly echoes in my mind "Yes Oliver the year is 1942 and your tasked with ensuring Steve Rodgers also known as Captain America becomes who he's meant to be and you will be there every step of the way, just don't steal his limelight haha, now lets get you started with your first quest, good luck"

(Find and convince Dr Abraham Erskine to recruit Steve Rodgers - 5AP)

Well lets get to it I guess.