Everly's grip tightened around the strap buckled over her chest. She stared with wide eyes at the endless expanse of black all around them, stars twinkling in the distance. A sick feeling settled in her stomach when she looked down to see Earth hovering just below them. Steve glanced over at her amusedly, remembering how much she once hated planes. This was a few steps up from that.
"Okay. Who here hasn't been to space?" Rocket asked, twisting around in the pilot seat to see the rest of the team. Everly let out a deep breath and raised her hand in the air. Steve held his hand up as well, Natasha, and Rhodey following suit.
"Why?" Rhodes questioned. Carol chuckled and Rocket groaned.
"You better not throw up on my ship." He threatened.
"Approaching jump in three..." Everly squeezed her eyes shut as Nebula counted down. "Two... one." The engines roared a bit louder and a few seconds later, died out almost entirely. Had she not been strapped into her seat, she probably would've been thrown forward when they jerked to a stop. She slowly opened her eyes to see another planet just before them. Everly blinked a few times, only now noticing that Carol was missing from her spot. She suddenly appeared in the window before them and Everly leaned forward in awe. A faint glow surrounded her where she simply hovered in space as if it were completely normal.
"I'll head down for recon." Carol said before turning and shooting toward the giant planet. Everly's hands fumbled with the buckle holding her in place, finally clicking it open. She stepped forward and plopped down in Carol's seat toward the front of the ship, waiting anxiously for her return. She spun around to see Steve, her lips parting to speak. She frowned at the look on his face, one that she couldn't quite read, though it made her heart ache nonetheless.
"This is gonna work, Steve." She said quietly, perching her head atop her arm on the headrest of her seat.
"I know it will." He returned, hesitating before meeting her eyes. "'Cause I don't know what I'm gonna do if it doesn't."
"No satellites." She turned back around to see Carol before them once more. "No ships. No armies. No ground defenses of any kind. It's just him."
"And that's enough." Nebula breathed.
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Everly walked alongside Steve and Nat as they hurried through the field. Her face was scrunched up in confusion, her eyes scanning the farm around them when shouting sounded from the small house before them. Bruce and Rhodey had a hold on Thanos's arms while Carol had an arm wrapped tightly around his neck. Thor crashed through the ceiling, instantly chopping the gauntlet-clad arm off. The titan cried out in pain and Everly cringed as they walked up the front steps. Rocket rolled the mangled gauntlet over and his eyes widened. Everly's heart sunk when her gaze fell to the empty glove, not a single stone to be seen.
"Oh, no." Rocket said quietly as he looked up to them. The trio stepped forward and Steve's eyes flicked from the gauntlet to Thanos.
"Where are they?" He asked simply, his jaw clenching. Carol squeezed his neck tighter and he groaned.
"Answer the question." She growled.
"The universe required correction. After that, the stones served no purpose beyond temptation." He answered, his chest heaving.
"That didn't sound like an answer." Everly remarked. Hulk Buster's metal feet clanged against the wooden floor as Bruce stepped forward, shoving Thanos to the ground.
"You murdered trillions!" He exclaimed.
"You should be grateful." Thanos hissed. Banner slammed a fist into the titan's face. Everly's brow furrowed as she studied the new burn marks crawling up the side of his face.
"Where are the stones?" Natasha repeated, her voice wavering.
"Gone." He breathed. "Reduced to atoms." She blinked a few times, her eyes filling with tears.
"You used them two days ago!" Bruce argued. Thanos sat up farther from where he laid on the floor.
"I used the stones to destroy the stones." Everly's eyes widened and her breath hitched in her throat. "It nearly killed me. But the work is done. It always will be. I am inevitable." He finished. Everly's hands curled into fists at her sides and she couldn't peel her gaze from the purple man before her.
"We have to tear this place apart. He has to be lying!" Rhodey hurried, his eyes frantically searching.
"My father is many things. A liar is not one of them." Nebula said as she moved slowly toward the titan. He looked up at her, a breath escaping his lips.
"Ah. Thank you, daughter." Nebula averted her eyes to the floorboards beneath her feet. "Perhaps I treated you too harshly."
Everly flinched as Thor swung his axe around, slicing Thanos's head clean off. Her mouth fell open and she watched as Nebula wiped a bit of purple blood from her cheek.
"What?" Banner said in disbelief.
"What did you do?" Rocket looked up to the god with a lost look in his eyes.
"I went for the head."
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Everly || Steve Rogers
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