Destroying the Avengers [Book 3]

Chapter 1: Olivia

I see Thanos walking back towards the portal.

No. I cant let him escape.

I begin to charge up my powers and I sprint for him. As I get close I dive onto him. I try to pull him back but he is too strong and pulls us both into the portal.

I try to get out. I try to pull myself out of the portal but Thanos grabs my legs and holds me in. I reach out for Patrick as he sprints towards me.

Hes going to make it. Hes almost here. Come on. Just a few more steps and hes here.

The portal closes.

No. No. No. No. No... hes gone... Im gone. Im... where am I even?

I look around at my surroundings. Everything seems so wierd. Thats when I remember that how wierd the place around me is, is the least of my concerns right now, given that i am hanging from the titan lord Thanos' shoulder.

How was I so stupid? Jumping on Thanos' back. Just as he was walking into the portal. I should have just let him go... no... this is good. I did the right thing jumping after him. If I hadnt done it he would have been gone... but now im stuck here...

I look up and see a grand palace ahead of us. I recognize it from some old books back on Asgard. Its Thanos' palace. Were on Titan, one of saturns moons, and the home of Thanos.

We walk coser and closer to the palace. As we reach the doors, thanos swipes his hand and opens them. We enter the doorway, me still slung over his shoulder.

The palace is gorgeous. Gold trimmings. Tapestries. Paintings. Beautiful antiques that are probably worth more than this whole palace.

Thanos flicks his wrist and closes the doors behind us. He then throws me down off his shoulder.

I land hard on my arm, right where i was stabbed. I grunt and hold the place where it hurts. I stay lying on the floor as the girl that we saw at the palace on Asgard, Nebula, enters the room.

"Hello father. How was your trip?" She asks in a slightly robotic tone.

"Oh come now Nebula. I know you well enough. You dont really care about how my trip went. You are just wondering who she is." Thanos says, looking back at me.

"I know who she is. Everyone does. Shes the bastard daughter of the fallen, Thor. The new Queen of Asgard. The missing new queen of Asgard." Nebula says. "Are you going to return her and take the ransom?"

"No, my child. You are not seeing te bigger picture." Thanos laughs.

"And what is that?" Nebula asks annoyedly.

"The bigger picture is that your sister Gamora has left us now and so I only have one daughter." Thanos explains.

"So? Am I not good enough for you?" Nebula asks.

"No. You are fine. But two is better than one." Thanos laughs.

"But shes an Avenger. What makes you think she'll even want to join us?" Nebula asks.

"I have my ways, as you already know." Thanos chuckles.

What ways? What is he going to do to me? I have to get out of here.

I reach to my pocket for a transport seed but my hands come back empty. I look down and see that the pouch that I had used to hold them has been ripped off from the battle.

Shit. What do I do now?

I start to pull mself up from the floor. I quickly and quietly sneak away from where Thanos and Nebula are talking.

I make my way over behind a tapestry. I look down and see an air vent. I crouch down and quetly wedge the grate off. I crawl into the vent and begin to make my way to who knows where. All I know is that I can't just stay here.

I make my way through the vents. I reach the end. I pull my legs out in front of me and kick out the grate. I swing myself down and land swiftly on the carpeted floor.

I stand and listen for a second. I can hear Thanos and Neulas voices drawing closer.

"I cant believe she slipped out while i was there. I was trained to be better than this." Nebula mutters.

"Nonsense. Theres a reason that I made her follow me through the portal." Thanos explains.

What does he mean 'made me'... he must have used the gauntlet to mess with my mind and follow him. It makes sense now. I mean, I wouldnt have jumped after him, he said he was coming back for us. It would just be stupid to follow him. If i had been in my roght mind I would have stayed back and helped the others strategize for his return.

"She is resourceful and will make a great assasin. She is already a strong warrior and a theif. She has all of the necisarry building blocks." Thanos continues explaining.

I silently sprint through the halls, trying each of the doors, yet all of them are locked. Finally I reach one door that is unlocked. I swing the door open and slip inside the room. I quickly close the door behind me and fall against it.

I lean back on it and take a deep breath. I can hear their voices drawing closer and closer to me. I loft up my hand and weld the door shut. I then turn around and look at the room I am in.

It is a bedroom. It looks... kind of familiar... I just cant place my finger on it...

Thats when it hits me.

The room is identical to mine back on Asgard... but why?

Just then the door bursts down and Thanos and Nebula enter the room.

Thanos looks at me with his wickedly malicious grin and says. "Welcome to my palace, child. I hope you enjoy your stay"