realising the only way to stop the void is from within, you entered the darkness to reach bob’s consciousness.

inside, you faced your haunted past as a black widow in the red room and found bob hiding in a recreation of his childhood bedroom, where his father and mother abused him.

the other thunderbolts joined you there, and together you travelled back to the memory of bob’s initial experimentation in malaysia, where he volunteered for the procedure, hoping to improve himself after becoming an aimless drug addict.

the four of you confronted the void, but were quickly overpowered and pinned against walls by metal scraps. annoyed, bob got overwhelmed and started to attack the void, who carelessly degraded him, using his past to bring him down.

now furious, he lost control and used the void as his boxing bag.

you finally freed yourself, and rushed over to bob to pull him off the void, assuring he was none of those things and that he was okay. the 3 others managed to get out also, and rushed over to pull bob away.

the events led up to a group hug, and the void seemingly vanished.

[ 6 MONTHS LATER. ]

over the time of getting closer as a group, you and bob got even closer than the others, resulting in a newly formed relationship. for you it was a little hard, still mourning the loss of your sister and feeling empty: but bob helped you through it. just like how you helped him through his shit.

the thunderbolts lived in the watchtower, which included you and bob, so that allowed you to spend a lot more time together.

wrapped up in your bed with bob, you ate macaroni as you watched tv. bob on the other hand was having a nap, his head rested on your chest as he slept peacefully.