Secret Wars II #5

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Synopsis

When depression threatens to overtake him, the Beyonder finds himself at his most vulnerable. While walking along a set of train tracks, a train comes bearing down on him. Making a child's "gun" gesture with his fingers, he says "bang" and knocks the train into all of its component parts, which fly harmlessly past him. Most of the passengers are stunned by what happened, but one runs towards him. Incorrectly believing he is a mutant, she thinks they should stick together and go to Westchester, where she heard there is a school for mutants. She is Tabitha Smith, also known as Boom Boom, and she is running away from home because her dad beat her because she is a mutant. She has the power to make mini energy time bombs. Beyonder tells her his story and explains how Dazzler broke his heart, leading to his current depression. Boom Boom empathizes with his situation, and describes a game she plays when she's depressed: you get ten points for each rejection, and whoever has the most points wins. The Beyonder talks about his frustration with desire, and says that he should just go back to the Beyond-realm. Boom Boom, however, says you can't just give up. She had friends who committed suicide or wasted their lives on drugs, but she feels you can't "take a raincheck on life."The Beyonder leaves, however, after she gives him a hug for good luck, and she gives herself 10 points for another rejection. The Beyonder appears in the Beyond-realm, but isn't sure what to do. Soon he starts creating all sorts of things to keep himself distracted, including pictures of Dazzler. But he is conflicted--why make all this stuff again if the point was to ignore the universe? Suddenly his thoughts are interrupted by the explosion of one of Boom Boom's time bombs, which she left in his pants when she hugged him.Boom Boom is next seen trying to hitchhike, but the Beyonder picks her up in his car. He's not mad, and fixes the bruises on her face (left by her father) to prove it. He drives her to the...