Flame

Chapter 43

"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 says as we all gather around the table, looking at the screen that's showing us all the stones
"Well I'd substitute the word encounter for damn well near been killed by one of the six Infinity Stones." Tony says
"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." Bruce explains to us all
"Our history. So, not a lot of convenient spots to just drop in." I pipe in as I prop my feet up on the table
"Which means we have to pick our targets." Clint says
"Correct." Tony agrees
"Let's start with the Aether. Thor, what do you know?" Steve asks Thor who's sitting on a chair with his sunglasses on, making it impossible to tell whether he is awake or asleep
"Is he seriously asleep right now?" I ask as we all stare at him
"No, I'm pretty sure he's dead." Rhodey says just as he then wakes up

"Where to start? Umm... The Aether, first, is not a stone, someone called it a stone before. It's more of a... an angry sludge thing, so... someones gonna need to amend that. Here's an interesting story though, many years ago... My grandfather had to hide the stones from the Dark Elves... " Thor explains as he wiggles his fingers to imitate a spooky ghost "Wooooh, scary beings. So Jane, "Thor continues as an image of Jane Foster pops up on the screen "Oh, there she is. That's Jane... She's... an old flame of mine... She... she stuck her hand inside a rock this one time... and then the Aether stuck itself inside her... And, she became very, very sick. So I had to take her to Asgard, which is where I'm from. And we had to try and fix her. We were dating at the time, you see. I got to introduce her to my Mother... who's dead" Thor says as he starts to look broken, and seems on the verge of tears "and oh you know, Jane and I aren't even dating anymore, these things happen though you know, nothing last forever,". Thor says but Tony starts to push him back to his chair."I'm not done yet, the only thing permanent in life is impermanence."
"Awesome. Eggs? Breakfast?" Tony asks him
"I'd like a Bloody Mary, thank you."

"Quill said he stole the Power Stone from Morag." Rocket explains as I take a bite of my food
"Is that a person?" Scott asks in confusion
"Morag's a planet. Quill was a person." Rocket explains
"A planet? Like in outer space?" Scott asks, making me roll my eyes
"Oh, look. It's like a little puppy, all happy. Do you wanna go to space? You wanna go to space, puppy? I'll get you to space." Rocket says making me smile

"Thanos found the Soul Stone on Vormir." Nebula explains
"What is Vormir?" I ask her
"A dominion of death, at the very center of Celestial existence. It's where... Thanos murdered my sister." Nebula replies making me and Nat look up, as an awkward silence falls upon the room. Nat writes what Nebula has just said, and Scott makes to break the awkward moment.
"Not it." Scott says

"That Time Stone guy..." I trail off as I lay on the table beside Nat and Tony
"Doctor Strange." Bruce says
"Yeah, what kind of doctor was he?" I question
"Ear-nose-throat meets rabbit from a hat." Tony answers me
"Nice place in the village, though." Bruce says
"Yeah. Sullivan Street." Tony says
"Hmm... Bleecker." Bruce says
"Wait, he lived in New York?" Nat asks us
"No. He lived in Toronto." Tony says
"Guys, if you pick the right year, there are three stones in New York." I say in realisation
"Shut the front door."