The Light Sentinel (Marvel/Star Wars Crossover)

Chapter 52: Facing The Past

~New York, 2012~ 

At that moment, we were all transported through the Quantum Realm. In a matter of seconds, Steve, Tony, Bruce, Anara, Alotren, Daniel, and I arrived in an alley right beside the streets of New York. I looked around to see ground cars tossed around and destroyed with many of the Chitauri all over the city. Our suits had disappeared, revealing our clothing that we had underneath. I was in my Echani Praetorian guard outfit, while Alotren wore a black suit with the logo of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daniel wore a New York police outfit, Anara wore her usual Jedi robes, and Steve wore his Captain America outfit with his shield at his side. Meanwhile Tony wore a jacket with the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo on his arm, Scott wore his Antman outfit, and Bruce wore a gray tank top and pants.

Bruce would get the Time Stone with Anara, while the rest of us would get Space Stone from the Tesseract and the Mind Stone from Loki's scepter. As I glanced around, I was bombarded with memories. It feels so long ago that I first arrived on Earth with Gida, Tarom, and Kina. And now look at me, I've found a new home here.

"All right, we all have our assignments." I reminded them. "Two stones uptown, one stone down."

"Stay low. Keep an eye on the clock." Steve urged.

At that moment, we heard a growl. We all turned to see the 2012 Hulk smashing a Chitauri with a groundcar, killing him in a matter of seconds. He then jumped onto the car, destroying the vehicle some more before storming off. We all turned back towards Bruce, who gave us a sheepish smile as he covered his face.

"Maybe smash a few things along the way." Steve suggested.

"I think it's gratuitous, but whatever." Bruce said as he ripped his tank top off. "Come on, Anara."

"Good luck, to the both of you." I said.

Bruce then walked out into the streets, letting out a fake soft roar as he gently smashed a destroyed taxi car and tossed a motorcycle to the side. Anara trailed behind him, fighting any Chitauri that they came across. Daniel, Alotren, Tony, Scott, Steve, and I headed towards Stark Tower. Steve was on the ground, taking the long way. Tony flew in through the broken window with a shrunken Scott on his shoulder. I used the Force, lifting Alotren and then Daniel into the tower.

I then used my powers, lifting me up into the tower alongside the others. Once we were inside, we hid behind a wall, peering through to see Thor, Clint, Nat, Steve, Tony, Hulk, Gida, Kina, and Tarom all surrounding Loki. My heart raced upon seeing him. Loki...I hadn't thought about finding him here.

"Better hustle, Cap. Things look like they're just about wrapped up here." Tony advised.

"Got it. I'm approaching the elevator now." Steve mentioned.

"If it's all the same to you...I'll have that drink now." Loki mentioned.

"All right, get him on his feet." The 2012 Tony ordered.

We watched as Gida and Tarom lifting him from the ground, placing stun cuffs around his wrists. Alotren furrowed his brows. "What's happening?"

"Storm didn't tell you about Loki's past?" Tony asked, looking baffled.

I wore a sheepish smile. "Uh...no, I may have forgotten that minor detail."

Alotren narrowed his eyes. "Minor huh?"

"We can stand around posing up a storm later." The 2012 Tony said.

Kina's face fell. "Storm...she's gone."

"Don't worry, we'll find her." The 2012 Steve assured her.

"By the way, feel free to clean up." 2012 Tony urged, though it sounded more like an order.