Out Of Time

hundred thirty-three

Y/N was completely unconscious for a whole 24 hours. The remaining team members never wandered far from her side, too scared to lose another person. When Y/N finally awoke, she knew what had happened. She could feel the change inside her.

"They're gone..." She croaked, looking at Steve with teary eyes. "The Stones are gone..."

"What do you mean, Y/N?" Steve questioned. "Like you don't have your powers anymore?"

"I mean, they're gone."

"Y/N, I think you're tired," Thor said. "If your abilities have left you, then you must be exhausted."

"No. You have to believe me."

"Okay," Bruce interrupted. "I think we need to leave her to rest some more."

Y/N knew that they didn't believe her. But she could feel it. The Infinity Stones had been destroyed. Her abilities were gone.

~~~

Y/N was alone in the med-bay when the building began trembling ever so slightly. Concerned as it continued, slowly getting worse, Y/N slid out of bed. The others were not too far in front of her as they all quickly headed out to the yard. Looking up as they all continued to walk, they noticed a ship being carried by a glowing Carol. She carefully landed the space craft, looking at a new shaven Steve with a nod. Y/N froze, heart pounding wildly in her chest as the stairs of the space craft lowered. Tony, being supported by Nebula, walked out. She couldn't stop the tears that began to cascade down her cheeks. Tony was alive. Yes, it was clear that he was barely alive, but there he was.

Steve ran up to Tony, taking him from Nebula to help him stand. Tony gripped Steve's arm as he joined him.

"I couldn't stop him," Tony told Steve.

"Neither could I," Steve responded.

"I lost the kid."

"Tony, we lost."

"Is, uh...? Y/N..."

"I'm right here," Y/N said, running up and embracing him.

Tony practically melted into her arms, kissing her head and Y/N cried. "It's okay."

"You're alive..."

"You're alive."

Y/N and Steve helped Tony inside. Bruce immediately got an IV in him and told him that he needed serious rest and food. While Tony sat at the table, his insisted on knowing everything. So the team began explain as a holographic casualty report listed the names and faces of those they lost.

"It's been 23 days since Thanos came to Earth," Rhodey stated.

"World governments are in pieces. The parts that are still working are trying to take a census," Natasha explained. "And it looks like he did... he did exactly what he said he was gonna do. Thanos wiped out fifty percent, of all living creatures."

"Where is he now?" Tony asked. "Where?" Y/N, who was standing behind Tony's wheelchair, gave his shoulder a slight squeeze.

"We don't know," Steve answered. "He just opened a portal and walked through."

Tony looked over at a sullen-looking Thor, who as sitting outside on a bench. "What's wrong with him?" Tony pointed.

"Oh, he's pissed. He thinks he failed," Rocket responded. "Which of course he did, but you know there's a lot of that's going around, ain't there?"

"Honestly, until this exact second, I thought you were a Build-A-Bear."

"Maybe I am."

"We've been hunting Thanos for three weeks now. Deep Space scans, and satellites, Y/N was even searching Titan over and over, and we got nothing. Tony, you fought him."