[ WP ] You thought you saved the universe but seconds later , its suddenly destroyed . In the afterlife , you discover the truth behind the universe 's destruction and turns out , its pretty frustrating ...

Adam fell to the ground, exhausted. It was over, it was done. The enemy had been pushed back. The enemy had been destroyed. He and Doug had done it. He laid down and stared at the sky, blackened with soot and smoke. He looked at Doug, smiling and exhausted. Doug smiled and then asked Adam a question. 
 
 First there was a bright flash, then darkness -- infinite darkness, and then a soft white glow surrounded him. 
 
 “ Could you stand up a little bit straighter? Look up, there, just look up. ” Someone asked Adam. He wasn ’ t sure who. 
 
 “ Where am I? ” Adam asked. 
 
 “ I just need to measure your head. Keep looking up. ” The voice continued to talk while ignoring Adam ’ s question. “ Hmm, 4 and 10.5. Yup, pretty much what we were expecting. Good. ” 
 
 “ I don ’ t understand, ” Adam said again. “ Where ’ s Doug? Where am I? What happened at the end of the battle? What did we miss? Did we win? Where is my family? Where is my species. ” Adam continued to ask questions without getting any answers. 
 
 “ Arms out please, ” the voice asked. “ Point the fingers. Yes, just like that. ” 
 
 “ I don ’ t understand. What is going on? ” 
 
 “ It ’ s over of course, ” the voice said. “ Hmm. 6 by 9. That seems wrong. Yes, not right at all. ” 
 
 “ The war, it ’ s over? ” 
 
 “ Yes, the war is over. Life is over. The planets are over. The universe is over. Now spread your legs and touch your toes. ” 
 
 “ Wait, ” Adam said. “ Am I dead? ” 
 
 “ Sure, let ’ s call it dead. You are dead. Now deep breath…... there. Base 13. There, that ’ s better. ” 
 
 “ You said the universe is over, life is over. Did, did we miss something on the raid? ” 
 
 “ Nope, had nothing to do with the raid really. Now take your right eye and look at your left elbow. ” 
 
 “ I don ’ t understand. ” 
 
 “ Of course you don ’ t. Why would you. 101010, perfect as expected. ” 
 
 “ If we didn ’ t fail, why is the universe destroyed? ” asked Adam, flustered. 
 
 “ Because someone asked a question, ” replied the voice. 
 
 “ Seriously. ” 
 
 “ Ayup. Someone asked a question. The universe ended and now we do it again. Clench your chest and flex the big toe if you don ’ t mind now. ” 
 
 “ Who asked the question? ” 
 
 “ Doug, ” said the voice. 
 
 “ What was the question? ” Adam asked, trying so hard to think and finding that nothing he could think of would explain how the universe was destroyed. 
 
 “ You wouldn ’ t understand the question, ” said the voice. 
 
 As you would expect, Adam didn ’ t understand this answer. So he asked another question. 
 
 “ If I wouldn ’ t understand the question, can you at least tell me the answer? ” 
 
 “ The answer to the question is 42 of course! ” replied the voice. 
 
 Oh Doug, thought Adam, you beautiful bastard. 

