the strongest avenger (2)

nineteen

A wide grin forms on my face as I see a very familiar orange circle. I cover my mouth as I see T'Challa, Shuri, and Okoye walk through, the army of Wakanda filtering in behind.

I look up with a laugh as Sam flies in, and then my body starts to shake with small sobs as countless orange circles form around us.

In the distance I see Strange, Drax and Mantis. And then Quill and—and Peter. Tears streak down my face as I see my friends, my people.

I quickly wipe my tears as T'Challa and the Wakandans start their chanting.

I look out around us, people flooding through the portals, ready to help us. I see James and...a tree? Walk through with the Wakandans.

Valkyrie and Asgardian warriors come out, and then I see Wanda land on the ground. We meet eyes and I know she's relieved to see me alive.

I see Pepper land, and then I see Strange turn to Wong, but I can't hear what their saying.

"Yes!" I yell out as Scott bursts through the destruction of the Compound in giant form, as he lets down Bruce, Rhodey, and Rocket.

I turn to Thanos and meet my former owner's eyes across the battlefield.

"You're so fucked now, asshole."

"We shall see." I hear him say.

The armies behind Steve and I start to cheer and shout at once.

"Avengers..." Steve calls out as he summons Mjolnir. I push off into the air, arms wide as I summon lightning, blue energy flowing around me with fire twirling in between my limbs. "Assemble."

I let out a roar as everyone strides and flies forward. I see the Chitauri worms and I send lightning at them, watching as it crackles through their body and kills them. I hit it with my blue energy and watch as it falls to the ground, thankfully flattening aliens underneath it.

I see Scott punch a worm down from the air and I use my telekinesis to crush it. I lift my arm and bring it down, calling lightning to the ground and watching as it snakes through the people and attacks aliens and monsters from Thanos' army.

No, no, give me that. You have the little one. I hear Thor say in the comms from the ground.

It makes me chuckle, but then I get back to work.

As I take down the flying elements of Thanos' army, I look down to see Nat running with the gauntlet and a large monster after her.

So I fly down and send a large blast of energy along with air at it. Then I see Sam come in and stabbing it with his wings.

"Pigeon!"

Sam finishes and turns around to me as I land next to him and immediately pull him into a hug.

"I've missed you and I love you and please don't ever do that to me again." I say.

"I missed you too, Lia." I look up at Sam, at my true older brother figure and smile.

"Go kick ass." He tells me as we break apart.

"What the fuck do you think I've been doing?"

Language. I roll my eyes Steve over the comms.

"Playing with the worms." Sam replies to me.

"I've been killing them douchebag." I say with a smile as I then push back into the air to continue.

Cap, what do you want me to do with this damn thing? I hear Nat ask in the comms.

Get those stones as far away as possible!

No! Bruce yells. We need to get them back where they came from.

No way to get em back. Tony says. Thanos destroyed the quantum tunnel.

Hold on! That wasn't our only time machine. Scott says and I furrow my brows and look out over the battlefield as a horn sounds.

Anyone see an ugly brown van out there? Steve yells.

"Yeah!" I respond. "But it's not exactly sitting in the best place."

Scott, how long do you need to get that thing working? Tony asks.

Uh, maybe 10 minutes.

Get it started, we'll get the stones to you.

We're on it Cap. Some new woman says.

Out of the corner of my eye, I see Wanda fighting with Thanos, but she seems to have it under control, so I fly down and start incinerating aliens left and right with fire.

I've got it! I hear a familiar high voice.

I look around and spot Peter as he fights a horde of monsters.

I yelp as guns from Thanos' ship start to shoot down on us.

Uh, is anyone else seeing this? Pepper asks as a hole forms and water starts to flood into the battlefield.

Strange heads over and I see Peter starting to struggle under the monsters.

I got this! I got this. Okay, I don't got this. Help, somebody help!

"I'm coming, Spidey." I say into the comms as I fly over and hold my arms out.

I watch as my blue tendrils and energy pick off each monster. I grin as I watch them turn to ashes as I burn them.

I land and look over at Spiderman.

He takes off his mask and I meet those familiar brown eyes.

"Hey, Pete." I say with a small smile, explosions sound around us but we're just focused on one another. Tears start to well in my eyes but I don't let them fall.

"Tallie..." he grins, but then I watch it fade. I don't attempt to read his mind, it doesn't feel right since he had dusted. Our connection was broken then, and I'm not sure if I should re-make it. "Why do you...you look different."

Now it's my turn to frown. "I didn't dust, I'm—I'm 23 now, Pete."

I don't need to be connected to him to know how he's feeling, I see it in the way his frown deepens and his body slouches slightly.

"We'll talk later, yeah?" I go over and press a kiss to his cheek. "Now we fight, later we catch up." I pause and look back at him. "Don't ever do something like that again, I can't lose you another time."

And then, I take off back into the air dodging the beams that the ship is shooting at us.