Through Maroon's Eyes|✔

Chapter 52: A Keepers' Pass Time

  My dad shook me. "Maroon! Maroon! What did you see!"

  "I.." I caught my breath. "I.. I saw him." "Him?" Katelyn asked, kneeling down. "T-thanos. The titan." My dad and Katelyn exchanged looks. "What did he say?"

  "He- he said he had a deal for me. He knew Z-zippy died, said he could turn back time. It would've allowed me to save him. I didn't accept. He said he'd have to move on, find another person. He's looking for the infinity stones."

  Katelyn had a worried look. "I know Doctor Strange and Zeke have the soul and time gems.. but the others.. I don't know." "I.. may know where some of the others are." Katelyn said, looking at my dad. "Right. We have to start taking action. We can't risk him getting to the others before us, and getting them on his side."

  "First stop, Stark Tower." "Why?" "Because she's there, dummy, anymore stupid questions?"

  "Wait- she?"

  We made it to Stark Tower, and Katelyn run the door bell. "I swear if we get killed on this mission, I am so making sure you go to the underworld." "Yeah, well, you don't know her like I do." "Assuming you know her very well..?" "Yeah, we went to Mystic Academy together. Dormies."

  "Dormies?" " We were in the same dorm, monkey."

  A girl answered the door. Her jet black hair was at shoulder-length, and she wore sunglasses. "Yeah, what do you- Kat!" She said, almost squeezing Katelyn to death. "Norah- I haven't seen you this expressive since Christmas." "Yeah, well, I haven't seen you since Christmas! How have you been?"

  "Decent I guess. So where's your dad?" "At Mystic Academy. He teaches there now, you know?" "I didn't- Mar, why didn't you tell me?" I shrugged.

  "Is that one of your.. little brothers?" Norah asked. "One of them, yeah, the other uh.. died. Few days ago." Norah frowned. "I'm so sorry for you, Kat."

  "Yeah, well, I've moved on.. Anyway, we need your help for something. Still have that necklace your dad got you? The one with the Mind gem." "Yeah, still got it. Poor Vision.. dad fixed him, though. Why'd you need it?"

  "Thanos's back, according to Mar over here." I nodded. "And we need you and the mind stone." "Me and the stone? But why me too? Can't I just--" "No one knows the stone like you do- besides your dad, Nor." Norah sighed.

  "Yeah, well, I've got to ask my dad then. You go get him, Merc, and I'll go ask my dad. If I don't come, you won't see the word "Stark" made out of clouds in the sky." "How'll you know where we are?" Norah winked, "I have the mind stone. I'm basically all powerful." She closed the door.

  "Please tell me we aren't going after dead pool?" "Thankfully, no. Merc is what we call our friend Mercury. Son of Silver Surfer. He's a lot like you, y'know?" "I thought I was a special snowflake." Katelyn shook her head. "In this family, it's a special volt of electricity."

  I stopped to a halt.

  "What- is Mercury some race car driver or something?" Katelyn had taken us to a racetrack, somewhere in Connecticut. "Yeah, he is. He dropped out of his last year at Mystic." "Oh."

  A boy with a hoodie on a silver skate board- without wheels? And it was.. hovering? "Oi, Merc!" The boy turned his head. He smiled, and threw off his hoodie. "Katie! How're you?"

   "Good, you?" "Great. I've been practicing.." "Since the last year at Mystic. I Know. Why'd you drop out anyways?" "Oh, you know. Skateboarding, training, the Mercury kind of stuff."

  Katelyn nodded. "Yeah, well,that seems like you. You could've used the last year. But hey, I don't control your life..." I tuned the two friends out, and looked the other way. I saw a someone.. flying towards us. Like superman.. And a taller boy, running like sonic. 

  "Hey uh.. Katie?" 

  "Yeah?" "Who are.. they?" She turned to where I was looking, and narrowed her eyes. "Oh, oh.. uh. Merc, who are they?" Katelyn asked, pointing to the to figures flying (and running) toward us. Mercury smiled. "Oh, you know who. Troy and Logan." 

  "Who..?" 

  The two figures had reached us, and stopped to a halt. "Hey, Merc, we finished the-" The boy with the helmet turned his head. "Lynn!" "Hey, Troy, Logan." Logan nodded. "So what'd you need us for?" "Er- it's for Merc." Katelyn said. 

  "We need you and the.. stone." "The space gem? Why?" "The big guy is back." Merc looked from Katelyn to Troy and Logan. "Guys..?" "We'll come to, if you want. I think she means it this time."

  The old friends nodded at each other. "Yeah, we'll help."Troy said. "But who's that?" Mercury asked, looking at me. "My little bro Maroon." "Also, where's Nor?" Troy asked. "She said she would be coming.." I looked up, and the clouds in the sky spelled 'S.T.A.R.K."

  "Yeah, there she is."