Apex Avenger: Till The End

Ch 9

We were all gathered in the conference room as there are hologram screens showing off each of the 6 stones. Everyone was sitting as Steve, Tony and Bruce are pacing around at the front.

"Okay, 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.

"Well I'd substitute the word encounter for the damn well near been killed by one of the six infinity stones." Tony adds.

"I haven't, I don't even know what the hell you're all talking about." Scott speaks.

"Regardless, we only have enough Pym Particles for one round trip each, and these stones have been in a lot of different place throughout history." Bruce sighs.

"Our history. So, not a lot of convenient spots to just drop in." Tony says.

"Which means we have to pick our targets." Clint says.

"Correct." Tony nods.

"Let's start with Aether. Thor, what do you know?" Steve asks him turning to the god.

We all turn to see Thor in the corner sitting on a chair with his sunglasses on, completely still.

"Is he asleep?" I ask unsure raising an eyebrow.

"No, I'm pretty sure he's dead." Rhodey crosses his arms.

Thor then wakes up and goes to the front. Thor starts to rant jumping from story to story not even giving us relevant information that'll help. Tony gets up and slowly helps him back to his seat as he keeps talking.

"Awesome, Eggs, Breakfast?" He offers looking around the room.

"I'd like a Bloody Mary, thank you." Thor says as he takes his seat.

~

We're all eating at the table as Rocket is pacing around in front.

"Quill said he stole the Power Stone from Morag." He explains.

"Is that a person?" Scott asks confused.

"Morag's a planet. Quill was a person." Rocket tells him.

"A planet? Like in outer space?" Scott asks still confused.

"Oh, look. It's like a little puppy, all happy and everything." Rocket starts before changing his voice like he's talking to a puppy.

"Do you wanna go to space? You wanna go to space, puppy? I'll get you to space." He adds patting Scott's head.

~

Now it was Nebula speaking, and I was writing down notes while everyone else just listens.

"Thanos found the Soul Stone on Vormir." She starts.

"What is Vormir?" I ask confused looking up briefly before I look down to take notes.

"A dominion of death, at the very center of Celestial existence. It's where, Thanos murdered my sister." Nebula explains.

I look up and an awkward silence falls upon the room. I then write down what Nebula has just said.

"Not it." Scott breaks the silence.

~

Uncle Tony and I are lying on a table surrounded by papers, while Bruce is lying down on the floor. The Time Stone pops up on the display.

"So that Time Stone guy..." I start.

"Doctor Strange." Tony nods.

"Yeah, what kind of doctor was he?" I raise an eyebrow.

"Ear, nose, throat meets rabbit from a hat." Bruce explains.

"Nice place in the village, though." Tony adds.

"Yeah, Sullivan Street." Bruce nods.

"Hmm Bleecker." Tony says.

"Wait, he lived in New York?" I ask them.

"No, he lived in Toronto." Tony tells me.

"Guys, if you pick the right year, there are three stones in New York." I say making them stop.

Bruce sits up in surprise.

"Shut the front door!" He exclaims.

~

We all suit up and make our way to the Quantum Time machine.

"Five years ago, we lost. All of us. We lost friends. We lost family. We lost a part of ourselves. Today we have a chance to take it all back. You know your teams, you know your missions. Get the stones. Get them back. One round trip each. No mistakes. No do overs. Most of us are going somewhere we know but it doesn't mean we should know what to expect. Be careful and look out for each other this is the fight of our lives and we're gonna win. Whatever takes. Good luck." Steve says.

"He's pretty good at that." Rocket says looking at Scott.

"Right?" He agrees excited.

"All right. You heard the man. Stroke those keys, jolly green." Tony says looking over at him.

"Tractors engaged." Bruce announces.

"You promise to bring it back in one piece, right?" Rocket asks referring to the tiny ship in Clint's hand.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. I'll do my best." He tells him.

"As promises go, that was pretty lame." Rocket says.

"Don't worry Missile I'll make sure it's fine." I tell him.

"Yeah that doesn't make me feel any better." He shakes his head and I roll my eyes.

I then turn to uncle Tony and he looks back.

"See you in a minute." I smirk.