The safe haven buzzed with new life—Lena's mutants settling in, their powers weaving into its fabric. Rok reinforced walls with stone fists, Buzz scouted from above, Ellie sparked lights with Lily's fire, and Spike guarded the moat. Bill watched from the gazebo, Clara stitching beside him, Lily laughing with Ellie—comics' X-Men dream alive, but Trask's antidote loomed, a shadow Bill couldn't shake. Upgrade hummed in his veins, easing Four Arms' strain, but he needed more—something vast, unyielding.A hum pierced the air—cosmic, electric—Bill's Wolverine senses flared, Upgrade's HUD glitching. A shimmer descended—a glowing orb, pulsing with starlight—comics' memory snapped—Captain Universe, the Uni-Power. It spoke, ethereal: "Threats converge. Power is yours." It merged with him, light flooding his core.The system chimed:
"New Template Unlocked: Captain Universe Spider-Man (Cosmic Spider-Man). Uni-Power infusion—cosmic strength, energy manipulation, enhanced agility/senses. Trigger: Need for overwhelming might."Bill transformed—blue suit, red webbing, cosmic energy crackling—eyes glowing, power surging beyond Four Arms or Hulk. He levitated, testing it—punched the air, a shockwave flattening grass—Upgrade's tech synced, amplifying it. "Holy…" he breathed, voice resonating.Clara stared, awed. "Bill, you're… glowing."Lily ran up, grinning. "You're a space hero now!"He landed, energy dimming—comics' Cosmic Spider-Man felled gods—Bill could too. "Trask won't know what hit him."Lena approached, eyes wide. "That's… big. Can it save us?""If I use it right," Bill said, reverting—cosmic echoes lingered, easing SCP-096's rage. He merged Upgrade with a turret—cosmic energy boosted its range—Steve crafted a shield, Captain Universe's power hardening it. "Rest up," he told the mutants. "Trouble's close."Night fell—Bill patrolled, cosmic senses piercing the dark—distant engines growled, Trask's scent on the wind. The haven's heart—Clara, Lily, these mutants—needed him whole. Captain Universe was his edge.