I take a quick shower, not wanting to be left alone with my thoughts for too long. After there is no trace of blood or grime on my skin or in my hair, I change into comfortable clothes.
I find everyone in the conference room and they explain everything to me as Bruce assesses the injuries I received on Titan. My powers have drained me so much that he has to give me IV fluids while cleaning my wounds.
When I've regained my energy, I pace around the room. The others are spread across the room, watching me. Some are sitting in chairs around the table, while others are standing up.
"So It's 2023?" I ask, unsure of myself.
"Yes, its 2023," Bruce confirms.
"And my parents got married?"
"Yeah." Steve looks at Tony, who is staring at the ground.
"And I have a sister?"
"Named Morgan," Nat responds, sadness in her voice.
"And you were in the quantum realm for what felt like five hours, but was actually five years?" I ask Scott.
"Yep," he says.
"And Thanos is dead?"
"Oh, yeah." Rhodey looks at Thor.
"And he killed Vis for the mind stone?"
"Yeah," Steve answers, when no one else does.
"And Wanda, Pietro, Sam, Bucky, Hope, Maria, and Nick are gone?"
"Amongst others," says Bruce.
I look around at everyone as they stare at the ground. Suddenly, the realness of everything sinks in.
"So what now?" I ask.
"We get them back," Steve says.
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"Okay, so the how works. Now we gotta figure out the when and the where. Almost all of us has had an encounter with at least one of the six infinity stones." Steve watches the screen display pictures and descriptions of each of the stones.
I am now slouched on the couch, eating the peanut butter sandwich Nat made for me. It was the only food here, and even though there's no jelly, I devour it.
"Well, I'd substitute the word encounter for damn well near been killed by one of the six infinity stones." My dad is now talking again, no longer in shock.
"I haven't. I don't even know what the hell you're all talking about," Scott says.
"Regardless, we only have enough Pym Particles for one round trip each, and these stones have been in a lot of different places throughout history," explains Bruce.
"Our history. So, not a lot of convenient spots to just drop in," Tony adds.
"Which means we have to pick our targets," Clint says in understanding.
"Correct," says Tony.
"Let's start with the Aether. Thor, what do you know?" Steve asks Thor, who is sitting on a chair with his sunglasses on.
"Is he asleep?" asks Nat.
"No, I'm pretty sure he's dead," Rhodey answers.
"Thor?" I ask.
He jumps out of his chair in the corner and walks to the screen, taking off his sunglasses.
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Undefeated
Fanfiction"I just want everything to go back to the way it was before." "We'll never be those kids again." Five years after half of all life was erased by Thanos, Gracee Stark makes a mysterious reappearance. She joins the remaining Avengers as they go back i...
