Infixity War

We'll Figure it Out

A small ship sits in the shadow of a much larger vessel, the foreboding tone of the scene amplified as the larger ship charges an offensive attack beam and utterly destroys the smaller ship, killing everyone inside.

So good thing no one was inside.

"What?"

Ebony Maw looks down at the wreckage, ready with a speech to the many dead and dying Asgardians he was sure he hit. However his gaze is met with nothing of the sort, just metal and rubble floating in the expanse of space next to the shards of the recently destroyed Asgard.

"What's going on down there Ebony?"

The thundering voice frightened him.

"Nothing my liege~!"

"You're lying to me."

"No actually sir... I'm not. There's no one here."

Ebony's voice trembles, praying he could live another day as he felt the wave of frustration from his purple leader.

Thanos' gaze scans the wreckage thoroughly,

"How?"

He growls.

"I d-don't know your eminence~"

A roar has Ebony ducking as a random unneeded part of the ship is thrown in no direction in particular.

"Go to Earth and retrieve the 2 infinity stones there. I'll collect the reality stone."

"And the space stone sir?"

"We'll Figure it out, just get moving with a team."

"Of course!"

~*~*~*~

Meanwhile on a cliff in Norway.

"Stephen! We need first aid over here!"

I holler. The familiar voice reaching me over the din of a hundred plus refugees.

"One moment Maddie!"

"Got it!!"

I yell back.

"He'll be here in a minute. I'm not as good at mending magic, so I wouldn't dare risk it, but I can keep your pain low until he gets here alright?"

The child nods at me and I mentally wince as I feel my magic return from Stephen's hands. I can't perfectly describe it, but keeping dimensional energy going through his fingers made him seem close, like there was always a part of me in a second place than my own body. When I retract it, not only do I feel regret, but I get the sensation of being disconnected from something, like I'm a balloon and someone just let go of the string. It was a terrifying feeling the first few times but now I am accustomed to it, no longer needing to impulsively be right next to him until the moment I return the magic. The other thing the magic does is give me a general sense of where Stephen is in relation to myself, meaning when I let the energy return, he can easily sneak up on me. Like right now.

"Alright I'm here."

I jolt as his voice reaches me, not too far behind my form as I visibly jump. Strange is used to this, and merely taps my left shoulder to let me know where he's going to be before striding to kneel at my left side. I almost feel like a horse in these moments, needing constant contact to know where he is and not get spooked by a sudden movement. It's embarrassing, but also, I don't mind too much as it means he has to be close.