Chapter 16: The Return Of The Dusted

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Field in Wakanda...

Quill falls to the ground and Sam yanks the Gauntlet off. Quill is breathing heavily. Dr. Strange lands on the ground next to the Quill across from Sam. Wanda comes flying over as well and lands next to Sam. Dr. Strange kneels down beside Quill and uses magic to attempt healing Quill's burned and dusty arm that had just been wearing the Gauntlet. 2014 Thanos walks slowly towards the area and Wanda turns around to face him. Dr. Strange stands, Leaving Quill partially healed but still very in pain. Dr. Strange flies a few yards away and begins making multiple sling rings as Sam helps Quill to his feet.

Steve Rogers, Thor, Bruce Banner, Natasha Romanoff, Rhodey, Rocket, and Okoye come walking out of the woods and towards Quill, Sam, Dr. Strange and Wanda. Thor is holding Stormbreaker in one hand and Mjolnir in the other. Tony Stark and Nebula come out of one of the sling rings and join the line of heroes walking towards the crew with the Gauntlet. Valkyrie comes out another and goes to walk with Thor. Wong comes out another one and joins the procession of heroes. Then Hawkeye comes out another one. Slowly more and more people come through the sling rings, while Bucky, Shuri, Peter, Fury, Hill, Hope, Scott, Drax, Mantis, and Groot walk over from other parts of the battlefield where they had been fighting; to join the others. The original 6 Avengers make their way to the front center of the mass of heroes facing 2014 Thanos. The Guardians stand in a clump on the right while the other Avengers stand on the left side of the original 6 and everyone else stands in a huge horde behind them all. 2014 Thanos sighs and his own forces gather around and behind him. 2014 Gamora and 2014 Nebula on his left, 2014 Ebony Maw, 2014 Proxima Midnight, 2014 Corvus Glaive, and 2014 Cull Obsidian on his right.

"Avengers," Captain America shouts, using his left arm to put his shield in front of him. He holds his right arm out and Mjolnir flies out of Thor's hand and into Steve's. "Assemble," Steve declares.

"YES!" Thor shouts as everyone rushes forward screaming. "I knew it!" Thor hollars at Steve. Peter runs, chattering nonsense, into Tony who envelops him in a hug.

"Good to see you kid," Tony tells Peter as he lets go of him and steps back; blasting an alien away with his right hand.

"Yeah," Peter says breathlessly. "Good to see you too Mr. Stark."

"On your left Cap," Sam announces as he swoops down to fight beside Steve. Steve smiles and chuckles. "You know what I should do with this thing?" Sam asks, holding out the Gauntlet. Steve turns his head to look at it and his mouth falls open.

"Give it to Thor, there's no way someone's getting that from him," Steve professes as he slams his shield against an alien. "Not with all that lightning," Steve says as he smashes a lightning-covered Mjolnir down on the head of the alien.

"Right," Sam laughs. "You got a lot to explain later by the way. Like where'd you get the hammer? I thought it was destroyed. But most importantly, you picked it up," Sam says, impressed as he takes flight. Sam picks up Bucky with a yelp of surprise and drops him off next to Steve before flying over to Thor, shooting at Thanos' army on his way over. Sam lands next to Thor who is yelling as he casts lighting at a hoard of Thanos' aliens around him, while swinging Stormbreaker at any that came to near. Sam uses his wings to shield himself as he makes his way closer to the god, holding the Gauntlet out. Thor takes the Gauntlet without a word and Sam flies away.

Tony, Clint, Natasha, and Bruce in the Hulk buster suit run at Thanos full speed. Thor and Steve run over to meet them, Thor throwing the Gauntlet to Valkyrie on his way. The Avengers all attack Thanos from different angles at the same time.

"AAAUUAAAHHA!" Thanos thunders as he fights back against the Avengers. Members of Thanos' army attack the Avengers from behind, surrounding them. Ebony Maw sends Tony flying and slams him into Bruce, who falls onto Natasha who falls onto Clint. They land in a heap at the feet of Thanos while Steve and Thor continue to try to fight their hardest.

Nebula runs across the battlefield, slaughtering aliens and screeching. She stops dead in her tracks. 2014 Nebula and 2014 Gamora block her path. The Nebulas look at one another. Gamora looks back and forth between the two. 

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