Legends Never Die

Chapter 24

 Tony watched in horror, tears running down her face like a river as they held onto her and suffered her pain.

 She looks into each of their eyes, seeing the misery is causing them.

 She activates the stones with urgency and holds the mind stone. 

"Erase it! Erase this now!" She yells, trying to make the stone help, which she has never done before, she's always given them choices and decisions. 

"Tony, they can help you". 

Tony lets out a broken cry, and stumbles away from the couch, trying again.

 "I'm hurting them, they need to forget!"

 Stephen tried to get closer to Tony, to calm her down, but she kept backing up. 

"They don't deserve this," she tries the stone again, "this is mine alone to bear". 

She sinks to her knees and weeps her heart out.

 "This is all my fault" she said brokenly, "everyone I love always gets hurt.."

 She continues to sob, not noticing the immediate actions of her family. 

Stephen got his arms around her, protecting her. 

Peter clung to her, holding her by her waist. 

Rhodney sat and rubbed her back. 

Gamora and Nebula sat near, trying to help the broken warrior. 

Pietro and Sam sat in silence as they took in her mental state. 

Bruce had enough, and walked out to go and break something. 

Clint and Nat were shocked, they had never even considered this to be a part of Tony, but looking back at all their interactions-it made sense and they should have seen it. 

Winter paced, a predatory grace in his step, his eyes constantly on Tony.

 Loki stood behind her with his hands on her shoulders. 

The other male guardians watched Tony with an enormous amount of respect swelling for the young inventor/ warrior. 

Thor was struggling with thefact that Tony has been trying to be strong for so long, and would have continued if this had not happened. 

Wanda and Steve were ashamed that they had a direct of part of her mental health and it felt like there was nothing they could do to fix it-although Wanda was on a better standing than Steve. 

Tony calmed herself down as Stephen whispered to her, reminding her how strong she has been all these years, and how it was time to let go.

 Wanda watched and suddenly had an idea, but it could potentially scare everyone in the room.

 "I know how we can work through your pain Tony''. 

Pietro looked at Wanda concerned, knowing how Tony felt about his sister's magic.

 "And what's that Wanda?" She asked, resting her head against Stephen's shoulder. 

"We dream walk, see your dreams' '. 

A humorless laugh escapes Tony's lips,

 "Yeah no. Not only do I not want to have more mental trauma from that, you won't survive an hour". 

"Is that a challenge?" Gamora and Nebula said at once. 

Stephen looked at Loki, who was shaking his head in agreement with Tony.