Legends Never Die

Chapter 35

Peter returned from MIT, seeming to sense there was something wrong with Tony. 

He was attached to the hip, following her around and just being with her. 

Whether it was his spider sense or the fact that in two years, he had met Quinn more and more often. 

At first, he met her once every two months. 

The first time it had happened, Peter had walked into the kitchen to get coffee, and Tony stood in front of a window. 

She seemed deep in thought, so Peter brought her some black coffee. 

But when she turned to look at Peter, she simply said, "Hello Mr Parker". 

That was all it was, so Peter didn't think of it, but when he offhandedly mentioned it to her-Tony had no idea what he was talking about. 

And it was little things like that, where at first it seemed like nothing, but they got more frequent.

 It was a process to get her to talk back, to actually have a conversation-but Peter was patient with it.

 Loki seemed to see the change in Tony as well, she was getting paler as time wore on, and she was getting a little slower. 

It didn't make sense, Tony was a healthy woman, she shouldn't be getting weak. 

So Loki was always in the lab with her to make sure she didn't get hurt.

 It came to a point where they would talk with Quinn three times a week, about the time the twins were 12.

 "Quinn? What are you doing?" Peter asked one day, he saw her staring at the cradle, and bringing it close to the work table. 

Tony never touched the cradle after bringing back Pietro, but she never moved it-she would do stiff whenever she went near it. 

There was a layer of sweat running down her forehead, her face was pale as a sheet and she was shaking profusely

. "It's almost time, I-I gotta get this ready..." she leaned heavily against the cradle, catching her breath. 

Loki had been watching from the couch, a crease in his features.

 He stood up to help, and she started to sway when he got close.

 Loki grabbed her under her arms and carried her to the couch.

 "Quinn? Quinn, is everything okay?" he asked, shaking her awake. 

Tony looked around, "I must've dozed off, sorry Loki, were you saying something?" 

Loki shook his head, feeling her temperature, "Tony, your burning up". 

She waved him off, "It's going to be fine Loki, it'll all work out". 

She stood but immediately fell backwards.

 "Yeah, I can't get up, Loki, can you get the rest of the family in here please?" 

Peter sat next to her, watching her breathing get more labored, "Do we need to call a doctor Mama?" 

Tony shook her head, "Nothing for them to do". 

Lilac, Vincent, and Stephen ran in, followed closely by Loki. 

"Mama?" Lilac asked, sending her mystic arts to try and find out what's wrong with Tony. 

While Vincent used his sedri to try and keep Tony's heart beating.

 Tony stood with the help of Stephen and Peter. 

She looked at her family, "It's time for me to go, my dear ones. It's time for me to rest" 

Lilac and Vincent were confused, but Peter and Stephen were alarmed to say the least-Loki frowned, not understanding the reference. 

"What do you mean Tony?! You're not leaving us, you understand?! " Stephen said frantically, grabbing her face to cradle it-but he could feel her heartbeat fading on his ring.

 She swayed slightly, but immediately straightened. 

She looks around frantically, looking at the cradle, she breaks away and runs to it.

 Loki and Stephen hold her back, "Tony?! What is going on?!" Loki yelled. 

She breaks their hold holding the mind and soul stone in her hand, "He's fading!! I need to save him!" 

She slammed the Mind stone to her forehead and the soul stone to the cradle. 

She screamed in pain as the stones started to tear her body apart. 

A blinding light surrounded them.

 The light faded and Quinn fell to her back. 

Lilac and Vincent ran to their mother,

 but Peter, Loki and Stephen opened the cradle, and there was..... 

"Tony?" Peter asked, looking down at the man who he found in his apartment. 

SORRY THIS TOOK SOOO LONG, MY BAD-JUST DON'T CRY