Breaking The Unbroken

Chapter 30

Lyric's POV

I took in a gasping breath, fighting against the person holding me.

"Lyric!" Papa said in shock. I pushed him away and coughed. I was turned on my side, making it easier for me to breathe.

"I lost, didn't I? They're still gone." I panted.

"Everyone's inside getting checked out. I'm not sure where you went, but suddenly, you were dropped here and you weren't breathing. What did you do?" He frowned.

"Take me in. I need to see them." Papa helped me up and supported me as we walked into the palace to the infirmary. The first face I was met with was Dad's.

"Dad." I smiled slightly. He looked over at me and smiled back.

"Hey, doll. You didn't think I was leaving so easily, did you?" He teased.

"Peter...where's Peter?" I asked softly.

"Tony's with him in the room over." I motioned for Papa to lead me there next. As we got closer to the room I could hear uncle Tony and Peter arguing.

"I don't get it. What do you mean she disappeared? Mr. Stark, how am I back? What did you let her do?!" Peter screamed.

"Peter, please, you need to calm down and make sure you're okay. You turned to dust!" Uncle Tony yelled.

"Where is Lyric?!" I walked into the room with help from Papa and weakly smiled.

"There's that face." I coughed. Papa moved away as Peter stood from the examination table he sat upon and walked towards me. He took my face in his hands and kissed me deeply.

"Oh my gosh. Baby, you look like shit." He sniffled. I laughed and dropped my forehead against his own.

"You say the nicest things to me, Parker." I joked.

"So Lyr, what happened, really?" Papa asked, interrupting the moment Peter and I were sharing.

"It's not exactly a long story, but it's complicated." I sighed.

"I'll gather everyone so you'll only have to tell it once." Uncle Tony said.

*Later*

"So...your powers come from the infinity stones? And you defeated Thanos?" Dad asked.

"My powers only come from the mind and space stone, but yes I did defeat the purple grape. Everyone who disappeared when the snap happened was just trapped in the soul stone." I explained.

"Y-You do realize everything about this is crazy, right? You saw the future Lyric." Bruce stuttered.

"I think I saw a warning. The power of the stones tried warning me about Thanos, but I took it as only a dream. It's like, they let me do impossible things solely to stop Thanos."

"What about when you came back? You weren't breathing, why was that?" Papa asked.

"I technically was dead. I used all my energy to defeat Thanos and bring everyone back, but then I was somewhere and I saw...my biological parents." The eyes watching me turned sympathetic.

"Oh Lyric." Peter mumbled kissing my temple.

"I'm okay, honestly. My parents were happy and I am too." I said truthfully.

"So I guess, all that's left to do is get home and properly celebrate your birthday, huh Bub?" Tony said, nudging my shoulder.

"I just wanna sleep first. Is that okay?" I asked.

"Take all the time you need, Doll." Dad nodded. I smiled and looked to T'Challa, Shuri, and Okoye.

"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for opening your country to us, and for all you've done for my family here. I wish nothing but prosperity for you all." I said sincerely.

"Are you sure this one is American?" Okoye asked, looking at Dad.

"Pretty sure, but she is truly special." He chuckled. I was about to turn to leave when suddenly, King T'Challa bowed to me, making my eyes widen.

"Thank you, for saving the entire universe, myself included. This will never be forgotten. You will forever be welcomed to Wakanda." He smiled.

"Th-Thank you, your highness." I stuttered. We boarded the quinjet outside the palace and I immediately cuddled myself into Peter's side.

"You ok?" He whispered, brushing the hair out of my face.

"I'll be fine Pete. Just wanna go home and take a nap with you." I mumbled, looking into his brown eyes.

"I'm probably gonna go see my aunt first. Then maybe I can stay over."

"No babe, you have school tomorrow. If you're gonna go home, stay there and get a good night's sleep. No patrolling or superhero crap. Just Peter Parker recharging his brain."

"Lyric, we died. I'm sure school won't miss me for like a day."

"Peter, you just sent out your college applications, but you haven't been accepted yet. Go home. Go to school."

"Jesus, sometimes I wonder if you're my girlfriend or my mom."

"You become my son and you can forget about me kissing you anymore. I'm not here for that." Peter chuckled, closing his eyes.

"Maybe we can just fall asleep here." He said lazily.

"Yeah, let's do that." I smiled.