Before We Go

1.

"Tony, I'll be back before you know it. Then, I'll cheer you up in every way possible okay?" Stephen said as he placed a kiss on my lips, leaning into a bit more to comfort me before he pulled apart.

"Okay." I replied as I watched him open a portal and disappeared with it.
Steve died four days ago, today was his funeral. It's been a year since, Nat died and all the Avengers went on their way to live a normal life. Steve and I never get back together as our feeling certainly faded away and I kept dating Stephen. Steve was on a mission when someone shot him.

Right now, I've been working on upgrades of quantum tunnel we made after the Thanos snap. I sipped my coffee as I started working on the quantum tunnel, I'm trying to make it work without the necessity of pym particles. Just an upgrade, there's nothing evil about it right?

"Boss, someone is at the door for you."
Friday's voice echoed in my garage, distributing me.

"Who is it Friday?" I wondered as I walked upstairs with a wrench in my hand.

"There's no I.D., Boss." Friday answered, I tapped my suit for a body armour. I opened the door and there was a pizza delivery guy (or boy, 17 year old boy).

"This is so funny, I was thinking about pizza." I commented but the delivery guy show no emotions, he looked at me for a minute or so before handed me the pizza and walked off.

"The package only contain Pizza, boss." Friday told me before I could ask her to scan the box. She is getting smarter. I nodded as I went back downstairs to my workshop. The lights were off, probably Friday have done it.

"Friday, honey switch on the lights." I cooed as I started walking towards the quantum tunnel. Friday didn't respond but a flash of light went across my eyes before everything went black.

I woke up in a large dusty vintage base with high humidity. I could barely feel the presence of cool and fresh air. I got up from where I was laying and saw gates on every wall around me. I walked towards the one infront of me, I opened the door and it was filled with furnaces with some ancient weapons laying on the ground. There is only certain states like China and Japan who still use ancient weapons. But place is too vintage and warn out for China and Japan's culture. I hope I'm not back in Afghanistan. I walked towards the another gate and there was people, more than 16 male and some females, chattering. The chatter died down as everyone's eyes landed on me.

"Who are you?" The guy sitting close to the doorway asked, eyeing me up and down.

"I...uhm one of the workers." Maybe they are not the one who kidnapped me. But the one who did might come back soon.

"You don't work here and the clothes are not even same." The guy replied, catching me off guard. I'm wearing tank top with joggers.

"I came here in search of work. I'm from outside." I explained. "Can you guide me?" I questioned looking at him but he didn't said a word. I looked up towards others for help and a young woman made eye contact with me as she started walking towards me.

"The mill at the end of the road might help you out." She suggested. I thanked her before I walked out of that place but not before I stole a knife.

After a long search, I found a palace in the middle of the forest, at first I thought it was some illegal organisation secret base. Until, I heard marching, 4 feet away from me. I looked at my right and saw 8 people dressed like ancient guards walking towards the palace with a carriage on their shoulders. Am I back in time? How? I wondered as the guards disappeared behind the large doors.

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I found a hut at riverside and settled in there for now. I did some working but couldn't find my way back. It's night time and I thought I should take a bath to blew off some steam. The river is totally cleaned and free from any wild aquatic animals. My head is touching the surface of river as my half naked body is underwater. I was admiring the clear moon when I heard water moving behind me. I stood straight up as I turned around and saw dark, shady figure at the corner of the river.