[Cut to Peter Parker, Tony Stark, and Dr. Strange aboard the ship approaching the surface of Titan.]
"Oh Joy! You got there." Sam said sarcastically.
Peter Parker: [To Tony] Hey, what's going on?
Stephen Strange: I think we're here.
Tony Stark: I don't think this rig has a self-park function. [Urgently] Get your hand into this steering gimbal. Close those around it. You understand?
Peter Parker: Yep, got it.
Tony Stark: This was meant for one big guy, so we gotta to move at the same time.
Peter Parker: Okay. Okay. Ready.
[The ringship is heading straight for the center of what looks like one of a colossal game of jacks.]
"Uh.. we Should turn now, Right!?" Peter asked seeing them getting closer to whatever that structure was.
Peter Parker: We might wanna turn. Turn! Turn! Turn!!
[Iron Man armors up as the ringship clips the "jack" obliquely, but still losing a good third of its hull in the collision. Spider-Man throws up his helmet at the same time. Doctor Strange steps between them and creates the Shield of the Seraphim around them all, anticipating a rough landing.]
"What's That!?" Scott asked.
"Magic." Loki drawled.
This got Sniggers from some people, a smug smile from Loki, an Offended look from Scott and a Raised eyebrow from Stephen but choose to not comment.
[The ship, now reduced to about 45%, plows through the dirt and stops, leaning slightly to one side. Screen title: TITAN.]
[Doctor Strange helps Tony, now de-helmeted, to his feet; they're both panting a little from the exertion of arrival.]
Tony Stark: [To Doctor Strange] You alright? [Panting] That was close. I owe you one.
"My God! A Stark saying that!? Is the world ending?" Bucky said looking for a break from the tention. But The look from Most of the Avengers said, it just worsen the tention.
While Tony wasn't happy for being in the same room as Bucky, but seeing what the future holds ahead, he can set aside the personal issues.
[Spider-Man descends from above in classically spider-like fashion.]
Peter Parker: Let me just say, if aliens wind up implanting eggs in my chest or something, and I eat one of you, I'm sorry.
"Just.... Just stop those references. Okay. Some of us are not very well versed to know what are you talking about." Rhody pleaded.
There was an Embarrassed Teen in between Laughing Group.
Tony Stark: [While pointing at Peter] I don't wanna hear another single pop culture out of you for the rest of the trip. You understand?
"Someone going Dad Mode." Bruce chuckled. He never Imagined He will see Tony be Responsible. And having a hard time believing. From Sniggers around, he get a feeling, he isn't the only one.
Peter Parker: I'm trying to say that... something is coming.
"Then you should say that." Fury said. He isn't goody-goody with this kids behaviour. He's around many people with that carefree atitude who died on his watch.
[A grenade rolls into view, and Peter, Strange and Tony get thrown well back when it fires its energy pulse. Star-Lord, Drax, and Mantis appear in the doorway]
"That Gotta Hurt!" Shuri Flinched.
Drax: [Yelling] THANOS!!!!
"Where!?!?" Drax jumped from his seat. Looking One side to Another, Searching for the Mad Titan.
"Sit down you big lumb. Thanos is not here!" Rocket chilled.
[He flings a blade at Doctor Strange, who neatly deflects it with a mystical shield, and in return sends the Cloak of Levitation at Drax's face, half-smothering him and throwing him to the floor. Star-Lord and Iron Man have a brief dogfight until a magnetic disc pins Iron Man face-first to a structure.]
"Whoa! What was that!?" Tony asked as if a Child on a Hyper Glucose levels. "Is it attracts Metals? Or Anything?-If Metals then is a Permanent Magnet or an Electromagnet? With how much force does it attracts? How does it Activates? Did you Made it? Or is it a Purchasable Weaponry?"
Quill goes to answer but a look from Gamora stops him. She may not attack the Terrans in the Theatre and they may have same goals but it doesn't mean, she trusts them. Peter isn't going to spill out details about their weapons to someone who could later backstab them.
Peter Parker: [Crawling backwards frantically from an anxious-looking Mantis] AH! Whoawhoawhoawhoa! PLEASE DON'T PUT YOUR EGGS IN ME!
"Seriously! This isn't an 'Alien' Movie studio, Kid." Maria retorted, Peter would have been very depressed, if it weren't for Maria's smirk. It turned his Depression into Embarrassment.
[Spider-Man shoots web at Mantis in a panic, pinning arms to her body just before Star-Lord flies at him feet-first, kicking him away.]
Peter Quill: Stay down, clown!
[Star-Lord can't quite counter spider reflexes at first; he fires at Spider-Man, who extends his spider legs and leaps away, but an electric-like cord wraps around Spider-Man and his six new legs when he tries to attack, sending him rolling across the deck.]
Drax: [Struggling with the Cloak of Levitation] Die, blanket of death!
"Good God!" Tony sighs. This would be very funny if he didn't know that this man is his ally in fighting the biggest threat to the universe.
[Iron Man pulls free of the magnet; the Cloak pulls free of Drax as soon as Iron Man has a bead on his opponent and a foot on his torso.]
[Star-Lord has Spider-Man in a head-lock, gun pointed at the smaller man's head.]
[Doctor Strange has a mystical shield of golden energy up, and stands ready at the third point of the triangle. Mantis has struggled to her feet behind Star-Lord, still covered with webbing.]
Peter Quill: Alright, everybody, stay where you are... chill the F out. [Star-Lord powers off his helmet] I'm gonna ask you this one time. Where's Gamora?
Tony Stark: [De-helmeting] Yeah, I'll do you one better. Who's Gamora?
Drax: I'll do you one better. Why is Gamora?
"I'll do one better. What is Gamora." Mantis shouted out smugly. Drax looked defeated, others horrified.
"Dear God!?" Gamora just couldn't think. Just what is going on in those heads of her teammates.
"I am Groot.(I'll do better. How is Gamora.)" Groot countered, just to irritate all the Adults inside the Theatre, but didn't seriously think what he said.
"Not you too, Groot. Another word like this from you and You'll be Grounded." Rocket tried to divert the attention from Groot's sentence. But those who understood, were reminded of Gamora's current condition. The Entire Mood took a Dip in Depression. Even those who didn't understand what Groot said we're silent just by looks on their companions faces.
Peter Quill: Tell me where the girl is, or I swear to you, I'm gonna French-fry this little freak.
Tony Stark: Let's do it! You shoot my guy, I blast him. Let's go! [Tony extends his nano-tech cannon, looking uncannily like an electric shark about to eat Drax's face.]
"That's an impressive Gun there." Rocket comments, while Shuri was thinking of making a better one for her brother. It didn't have anything to do with one-uping Tony Stark. Just Protecting her Brother.
Drax: Do it, Quill! I can take it.
"No. You can't." Quill deadpanned.
Mantis: No, he can't take it!
Stephen Strange: [Completely deadpan] She's right. You can't.
Peter Quill: Oh yeah? You don't wanna tell me where she is? That's fine. I'll kill all three of you and beat it out of Thanos myself. [To Spider-Man] Starting with you.
Most sighs at the inner fighting, this misunderstanding is going deep.
Stephen Strange: Wait, what. Thanos? [Trying to inject clarity and sanity into the situation] Alright, let me ask you this one time: What master do you serve?
"At least, someone has some Brain and not just Brawn." Natasha sighs, at least this misunderstanding is unrivalled.
Peter Quill: What master do I serve? What am I supposed to say? "Jesus"?
"Oh! Looks like He's your pet Buck!" Sam said with fake cheerfulness. Most sighed at the rivalry between them.
"Let it go, Sam." Steve said.
Tony Stark: [Getting it] You're from Earth?
Peter Quill: I'm not from Earth. I'm from Missouri.
"Yeah!! It's on Earth, Idiot." Tony said.
Tony Stark: Yeah, that's on Earth, dip-shit. What are you hassling us for?
"It isn't his fault. No one other then your people calls it Earth. It is generally called Terra, in entire Galaxy and Beyond." Carol commented.
Peter Parker: [Sounding slightly crushed] So, you're not with Thanos?
"Why does Mr. Parker sound sad?" Vision asked, while he has seen many things till now, He is not able to assess why a Teenager who just fought a battle sound sad, while being held at a gunpoint.
"Because for someone with a High Moral Code like him, Attacking someone who isn't a bad guy, even with his life being threatened, is not a thing a 'Hero' would do." T'challa explained. Vision nodded in understanding.
Peter Quill: [Indignantly] With Thanos?! No, I'm here to kill Thanos! He took my girl- Wai- who are you?
Peter Parker: [De-helmets] We're the Avengers, man.
Peter Quill: Oh.
Mantis: You're the ones Thor told us about!
Tony Stark: You know Thor!?
Peter Quill: Yeah. Tall guy, not that good-looking, needed saving. [Peter gives him an incredulous look]
"Even Peter caught something wrong in that statement." Clint Snorts, while other Avengers were sniggering. "Anyone saying Thor to be 'Not that Good-looking' has major eyesight problem."
"Or he's just Jealous beyond reason." Wanda deadpanned. This got an Annoyed look from Quill and open laughter from Avengers and Gaurdians, even Gamora had a smirk directed to Quill. Rocket was rolling on ground in his laughter, which was as genuine as he hated Quill.
Doctor Strange: [Pause] Where is he now?
"Making a Thanos-killing Weapon." Thor said proudly.
[Cut to Nivadellir where Eitri is showing Thor, Rocket, and Groot the mold.]
"So, We're gonna hit him with a brick!?" Scott asked confused.
Rocket: This is plan? We're gonna hit him with a brick?
"Deja Vu" Peter laughed.
Eitri: It's a mold. A king's weapon. Meant to be the greatest in Asgard. In theory, it could even summon the Bifrost.
"Summon the Bifrost." Loki said sparkles in his eyes.
"King's Weapon!" Thor whispered, shocked.
"Greatest in Asgard!" Carol spoke in amazement.
Thor: Did it have a name?
Eitri: Stormbreaker.
"Ironic." Tony murmured.
Rocket: That's a bit much.
"Nah, it fits Thor Perfectly." Clint announced to the screen.
This got some laughs around.
Thor: So how do we make it?
Eitri: You'll have to restart the forge. Awaken the heart of a dying star.
"Awaken!?" Shuri asked.
Shuri, Peter, Tony, Loki, Rocket, Stephen, and Maria were fully concentrated on the screen to see the Structure around a Neutron Star to be used.
Thor: Rabbit, fire up the pod.
[Cut to Titan where the remaining Avengers and the Guardians are starting to work together. Quill is measuring the planet's tilt.]
Peter Quill: The heck happened to this planet? It's eight degrees off its axis. Gravitational pull is all over the place.
"This doesn't sound as if they just died of overuse of their resources?" Bruce said, hearing On-screen Quill.
"Yeah! Sound more like an Nuclear Fall-Out." Tony comments.
"There is a legend in Sector 312 of the Universe, not confirmed but it goes as- there was a Wanderer around 4500 years ago, only Being thrown out of the Corament Wormhole in Galaxy M-082X, That Artificial Wormhole was famous as Builder's Gateway for its lack of usability, many Civilization tried, but every instrument or being gone in it was never heard of as if it were a Blackhole and not a Wormhole, the Wanderer was said to be Thrown out in a Blackhole at 90% speed of light, by his own people, the overexposure to that much CMPR or Cosmic Radiation mainly Gamma, changed his genetics making him toughest in the universe. He subjugated some species around that Wormhole, made his own fleet of warships capable of traveling around the universe. Just to go to his homeplanet for revenge but that civilization doomed itself in a Nuclear War for Resources among themselves." Carol told them the Legend.
"I never gave this, much thought. It seems to me as a wild rumour and even if it was true, it was way back in time, nothing that could affect today. But seems I was Wrong at both account. Now I think this legend could be about Thanos. I should have been around this Sector, in this Supercluster. Helping here Protecting from Thanos's attacks, and not just helping some civilizations modernising." Carol said in self-guilt of not being able to help.
"I left Virgo-Supercluster around 40 years ago, to find a home for a group of Skrulls out of the radius of Kree-Skrull War. Then just started to aid the Civilizations around that Sector, I just came to this sector around 3 days before to take another group of Skrulls, out of the War's Reach. This is the first time in this 40 years, that I came across a Human. Now that I know he's going to Xandar, I'll be waiting for him there." Carol continued in the silence.
"I have so much questions about you and your powers? What are Kree? What are Skrulls? What War? How do you think you can single-handedly take on Thanos? Etcetera Etcetera." Tony said with a wave of hand in a circular motion.
"My name is Carol Danvers. I got my powers directly from Tesseract, which includes but not limited to wrap-speed Flight, Self-sustainiance in Space, Photon Blast, Supernova Durable Skin, Cosmic Energy Absorption, etc. I had lost my memory in that Tesseract accident, Kree took me with them, told me I was one of them, and I was in their Special Forces before I found my Memories Back. Kree basically are a humanoid race governing Kree Empire which contains 1/5 of the entire Supercluster, led by Supreme Intelligence. Skrulls are a tyrant race of Shapeshifters known for taking over planets by replacing governing officials of other civilizations and integrating them in Skrull Empire which spreads total of 1/7 of Supercluster. Both races are at a millennial old War, for dominance in the Supercluster, known as Kree-Skrull War. As for Thanos, Just wait and See." Carol answered.
"If Skrulls are the Big Bad. Why did you help them?" Steve asked.
"There is no Good and Bad in a War lasting this long. Both sides have innocent blood on their hands. Kree's are as bad as Skrulls. They do not take over by Infiltration, they take over by threat of annihilation. But people differ in every race, not entirety of race think alike. Those Skrulls were seen as traitors in their own race, because they refused to kill Innocent Womens and Children. Now their families are now on run from Skrull Empire. I was their enemy just because I was seen as Kree. And when Kree Empire came to know that Earth was infiltrated with the Skrulls, even if they were refugees hiding from their own Empire. They deemed Earth a lost cause and tried to destroy the Entire Planet just to kill all the Skrulls hidden." Carol was interrupted..
"Tried to Destroy Earth!?" Tony asked.
"Well that was settled by me, when I destroyed all Destroyers of the Kree Fleet. And they returned. But now I am seen as an Enemy of Kree Empire too." Carol finished.
[in the background, Mantis is jumping joyfully in a low gravity spot.]
"This looks fun." Wanda said.
Tony Stark: Yeah, we got one advantage. He's coming to us. We'll use it. All right, I have a plan. Or at least the beginnings of one. It's pretty simple. We draw him in, pin him down, get what we need. Definitely don't wanna dance with this guy. We just want the gauntlet.
[Drax yawns.]
"Is he Yawning!?" Tony asked shocked. While all save Drax and Mantis frowned.
Tony Stark: Are you yawning? In the middle of this, while I'm breaking it down? Huh? Did you hear what I said?
Drax: I stopped listening after you said, "We need a plan."
"Seriously!?" Steve asked with a sigh.
Tony Stark: [To Quill] Okay, Mr. Clean is on his own page.
Peter Quill: See, "not winging it" isn't really what they do.
"What exactly do you all do?" Maria asked not able to think how would this group would have a name as meaningful as 'The Gaurdians of the Galaxy'.
Peter Parker: Uh, what exactly is it that they do?
Mantis: Kick names, take ass.
"I am Groot! (I am Thankful, I wasn't there.)" Groot said, while non-gaurdian who understand it Nods in agreement.
"Me too, Groot. Me too!" Rocket whispered silently, he knew what Quill said was True, Main reason why He go to Nidavellir with Thor because Thanos wasn't there, but it wasn't for the reason Quill was thinking. He wasn't worried for himself but only the thought of Groot anywhere near that Titan made his heart stop.
"Oh Damn God!" Natasha had enough of the idiots, can they not be serious when Fate of Entire Universe hangs on their hands!?
Drax: Yeah, that's right. [Agrees quietly as he settles into a stance facing the remaining Avengers.]
"Please tell me, This part is absolutely fabricated. No one would act like that when a Mad Titan is Coming towards them!?" Tony was on his feets, pointing at the screen, absolutely pleading to Strange.
After looking at Embarrassed Quill, Silent Rocket, Blank face Gamora, Closed Eyes Groot and completely normal Drax and Mantis. Dread filled Strange looked at Tony.
"I don't think it's fake." Strange said hopelessly, but even his face and voice told others that even he wish for Tony to be true.
Tony Stark: [Tony pauses with an expression of deep hopelessness] Alright, just get over here, please. Mr. Lord, can you get your folks to circle up?
Peter Quill: "Mr. Lord." Star-Lord is fine. [Motions to Drax and Mantis,]
Tony Stark: We gotta coalesce. 'Cause if all we come at him with is a plucky attitude....
Peter Quill: Dude, don't call us plucky. We don't know what it means. Alright, we're optimistic, yes. I like your plan. Except it sucks, so let me do the plan, and that way it might be really good.
"Please... just please.." Rhody could not even form the sentence to speak.
[Peter Parker follows the conversation back and forth like a squash rally.]
Drax: Tell him about the dance-off to save the universe.
"Oh God!" Gamora sighs, they get sidetracked. Knowing her team, and what she's seen of this Big brain Stark, that kid Peter and Sorcerer Strange, they weren't coming to the main point anytime soon.
Tony Stark: What dance-off?
"Great, We sidetracked... Again." Clint sighs.
Peter Quill: It's not a... it's not... it's nothing.
"Okay. Good. Now back to the Topic." T'challa encouraged. Everyone save those on screen were hoping utterlessly for their teammates to come back at the topic.
Peter Parker: Like in Footloose, the movie?
"Not you too, kid." Steve said. Again an unnecessary Topic opened. Those hoping for coming back to topic growned.
Peter Quill: [Excitedly] Exactly like Footloose. Is it still the greatest movie in history?
"That is seriously not more important here!" Gamora fumed slowly at Quill beside her.
Peter Parker: It never was.
[Quill frowns sadly at him.]
Tony Stark: Don't encourage this, alright?
"Look Who's Talking." Fury chilled. Tony raised both his hands in surrender and mouthed 'sorry' and 'i didn't do this yet'.
Peter Parker: Okay.
"Okay, Now Come back to the Topic." Maria said.
Tony Stark: We're getting no help from Flash Gordon here.
"Not again!" Strange growned.
"Why?" Rhody asked Tony beside him. To which he only gulped.
"What are you doing, Strange? Sitting behind and letting this go spiralling down?" Clint asked.
"I think, I know." Strange replyed, seeing his mouth open again, he hastily added "you'll see." Pointing at screen.
Peter Quill: Flash Gordon? By the way, that's a compliment. Don't forget, I'm half human. [Quill points at Stark and Parker] So that 50% of me that's stupid? That's 100% you.
Noone had anything to say, just hoping that this ends and they can make a plan to defeat the Titan, or at this rate, just one to make it alive out of upcoming fight.
Tony Stark: Your math is blowing my mind.
(Okay, I have to say this, Many Fanfiction I've read, had many good reactions in the comic relief scenes.
And I very much like the Comic relief in both the films.
It's good for audience to get a chance to laugh in between the serious plot.
But for whom that is going to be a reality, it won't be funny.
That's the reason most of previous and upcoming comic relief scenes would be not appreciated by the Heroes.
It has nothing to do with the scenes just Prospective.
Tony or others would joke or try to, for uplifting the Emotions but they would be far less and not very affective.
It has a sad tone because even if heroes know they will change the future, but even then if not for all this, that was going to be their impending future.
I cannot think of Myself joking and Laughing on just some short no reason funny moment in a tragic story in which Me and My family/Friends lives are in Danger.)
Mantis: Excuse me, but... does your friend often do that?
'Oh Thank God!' this thought occurred in most minds in theatre.
[Dr. Strange is sitting cross-legged, floating slightly above the ground, his hands poised in a mystic gesture with the Time Stone glowing brightly in the Eye of Agamotto setting. Green vapor-like energy flows from the stone, and more intricate magical energy patterns circle Dr. Strange's forearms. The Cloak of Levitation flows behind him as if the Stone is creating a strong breeze. His eyes are closed, and his head is jerking rapidly from side to side, the motion blurring, but resembling looking for something.]
"You are not having seizures right!?" Bruce asked worried.
"No." Was all the answers he got. But the small smile had taken away some anxiety in the room, trusting Dr. Strange had something planned.
Loki caught on first and gave out a suprised Laugh, this got even more relaxation that, the second magician also think something good is happening.
Tony Stark: Strange, we alright?
Till now the Spy wing inside the Theatre and Gamora also connected previous clues, come to the conclusion that anything what is happening had something to do with that Infinity Stone around his neck.
[Dr. Strange snaps out of his trance and falls forward, letting out a cry.]
Tony Stark: You're back. You're alright.
Peter Parker: Hey, what was that?
Stephen Strange: [Panting] I went forward in time to view alternate futures. To see all the possible outcomes of the coming conflict.
"Convenient!!!" Sam said with a laugh. Hope filled them all, Someone knows exactly what's going to happen ahead and extraordinary things was that person was at their side.
Peter Quill: How many did you see?
Stephen Strange:14,000,605.
"That's a lot." Bucky commented.
Tony Stark: How many did we win?
"My calculations says even if we had a small percentage chance of winning, now with Dr. Strange's help, our chances of coming out victorious has greatly increased." Vision announced.
The Whole tention made by entirety of this event from beginning had vanished, all members in theatre for the first time had a unguarded and relaxed smile. Any distrust between them vanished, any grudges were forgotten, Any anger for one another was flushed out. At this moment, Tony and Clint wouldn't mind a friendly handshake with Bucky and Loki respectively. Bruce and Hulk wouldn't mind Wanda. And most of all, Fury wouldn't mind being called Pirate.
[Dr. Strange stares intently at Tony for a moment.]
As if The Stretch was for them to settle down their hearts, have a composer, all Heroes were sitting with an abundance of Hope, there was a chance for them to come at top against an Galactic Tyrant. Stopping Mad Titan from Massacreing Trillions or many more.
Stephen Strange: [Pause] One.
And The Hope left. Leaving only Hopelessness.
~~
**Infinity**
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Bruce out.
Sorry, Dr. Banner, this would be incorrect Username.
(Please Tony, Please. I wish you only did this to me.)
(If you done it to Barton,
only God can help you.)
(And if you done this to Natasha,
only Clint can save you.)
(I just hope, you love your life enough
not to piss of both)
(Anyways, JARVIS is he left any hint?)
Certainly, Dr. Banner. The hint is..
'Remember the Myth, My SuperScienceBro!'
(You wouldn't!?)
EnvironmentalistBigFootofNYC out.