{Meanwhile}
Doctor Strange is on the floor, panting and trying to catch his breath. Tony grounds himself and deactivates his suit, the nanobots going back into his reactor.
Strange gets back up.
Doctor Strange: We gotta turn this ship around.
Tony scoffs.
Tony: Yeah, now he wants to run. Great plan.
Doctor Strange: I want to protect the stone.
Tony: And I want you to thank me.
You: How about thank me?
Tony: Sure...whatever. Thank the guy who spent his Wednesday night watching Alien.
Doctor Strange: Want me to thank you guys for nearly blasting me into space?
Tony: Who just saved your magical ass?
You walk over to them, retracting your mask.
You: Tony...calm down.
Doctor Strange: I seriously don't know how you fit your head into that helmet.
That gets a chuckle out of you. Tony needed some talking back to. He notices this.
Tony: And now you're laughing? Asshole.
You: It was good. Sometimes that ego of yours is disgusting.
Tony: This brain, that has that ego you're talking about, helped make that suit you're wearing. I could've let you suffocate out there.
You cross your arms and snicker.
You: Bold talk. Still mad about Germany?
Tony: Oh, the place where I kicked your ass?
Strange shakes his head.
Doctor Strange: I would've preferred to have Wong and that other Spider-Man with me right now.
Tony: Admit, I tried to tell you to duck out. I tried to bench you, and now look where we are.
Doctor Strange: Unlike everyone else in your life, I don't work for you.
Tony: And due to that fact, we're now in a flying doughnut billions of miles from Earth with no backup.
You: This could've been easier...two years ago. You know? With everybody.
Tony shakes his head, he's starting to get annoyed at your clap backs mentioning the Avengers Civil War. You still felt a type of way about it.
Tony: I get it, you still have your panties in a bunch because I made you sign. What? You went to sleep every night in your spidey pajamas since then missing the old days?
You: Those old days made up who I was, Tony. And you made it all go away.
Tony rubs his temples and turns around to face the navigation system of the ship.
Doctor Strange: When I called the two of you for help, I didn't think you guys had the history of two workplace rivals. Christ...
You both ignore his comment. Tony continues looking at the system.
Tony: This ship is self-correcting its course. Thing's on autopilot.
Doctor Strange: Can we control it? Fly us home?
You walk over to the three. Tony doesn't answer, you notice him in his thoughts.
Doctor Strange: Stark?
Tony: Huh?
Doctor Strange: Can you take us home?
Tony: Yeah, I heard you.
He fiddles with his hands, looking down and still thinking. You know what he's thinking, as you've thought of it as well. You choose to speak for him.
You: I'm not so sure we should go back.
With the stone being with the three, it was more likely he'd go after you and not go to Earth himself. It'd be better to take the fight off-world.
Doctor Strange: Under no circumstances can we bring the Time Stone to Thanos. I don't think any of you quite understand what's at stake here.
Tony: What? No, it's you who doesn't understand that Thanos has been inside my head for six years. Since he sent an army to New York and nows he's back...
You glance at Tony, who's seemed to get more emotional. He's never fully explained the extent of his nightmare back in Sokovia.
Tony: ...And I don't know what to do.
You: It's a better plan to fight him on his turf instead of ours. You saw what they can do. The destruction him and his team are capable of.
Tony finally agrees with you.
Tony: He wouldn't expect it. We should take the fight to him. Doctor. Do you concur?
The sorcerer stays silent for a moment.
Doctor Strange: All right. We go to him. But you have to understand...
He looks Tony, then at you.
Doctor Strange: If it comes to saving any of you...or the Time Stone. I will not hesitate to let either of you die. I can't, because the universe depends on it.
You nod. Tony pats his arm.
Tony: Nice. Good, moral compass. We're straight.
• •
The ship keeps on flying towards Titan. It's been a while, and you stand around unmasked in your new suit. You run your fingers along the metal sleeve. You can't believe this was all made with nanotechnology, and more shocked at the fact that Tony finished making it.
Tony walks up, and sees you admiring at the suit.
Tony: I was close to scrapping the thing all together, thought of maybe using the material to make a self-forming coffee table or something.
You chuckle and cross your arms.
You: And why didn't you?
Tony sighs.
Tony: A part of me...thought you'd come back.
You look at him.
You: Like how? Via the Accords again?
Tony shrugs.
Tony: A year ago I believed that. Then more months went on and I thought I'd just see you again one day suited up, being Spider-Man again and giving a big fuck you to the government.
You laugh.
You: So they can break down my apartment door and question me later that night? Sounds like fun.
Tony looks down, putting his hands in his pockets. There's silence for a moment, until he breaks it.
Tony: I'm sorry, Y/N.
You listen in.
Tony: I'm sorry for making you sign the Accords. For lying to you. For everything that happened after you showed the world who you are...
You nod your head.
You: That marked the end of the Avengers in my eyes...the team we both helped form. We clashed, people got hurt...
You think of how Tony and Steve fell out. You also think of how your relationship with Tony suffered too. You look at him.
You: Brotherhoods were broken.
Tony nods, understanding what you meant.
You: But now...we have to come together. Maybe Cap's down there helping AJ deal with what's happening on Earth, but it's up to us to handle Thanos out here.
You extend your arm. Tony gives a light smile.
You: We're still Avengers. And it's our job to keep the world safe.
Tony shakes it.
Tony: Like old times?
You smile back.
You: Like old times.
• •
{Later}
The ship was nearing the planet Titan, and you all still didn't know how to really land it.
Tony: I don't think this rig has a self-park function.
He runs over to the console and looks over at you.
Tony: Get your hand inside the steering gimbal. Close those around it.
You do as he says.
You: Okay...what now?
Tony: This was meant for one big guy, so we gotta move at the same time. Ready?
The ship enters the atmosphere and starts shooting down towards the wrecked city.
You: Turn! Turn!
The ship starts breaking apart as it hits the sides of debris. Doctor Strange uses his magic to create a barrier around the three, and the ship crashes down onto the dirt. You have landed on Titan.
Doctor Strange helps you up.
Doctor Strange: You all right?
You: That was close.
Suddenly, your spider sense goes off. You activate your mask when a grenade rolls into the middle of the room. It detonates and sends the three of you flying back.
The Guardians of the Galaxy storm in, and Drax throws knives at Strange. The sorcerer's cloak flies at Drax and wraps around his head.
Starlord flies up and shoots his blasters at Tony. Iron Man glides up and starts shooting at him too, but Starlord throws a magnet at his chest that sticks Tony to the wall.
You swing up and kick Starlord down to the floor, but he rolls over and gets back on his feet. He shoots his blasters, but you flip over him and shoot a web at his foot, sticking it to the floor. You land and then roundhouse kick him, but Mantis gets behind you and starts manipulating your mind.
You freeze for a moment, and Starlord takes the time to grab you and hold his gun to your head. Tony flies over at the pinned down Drax and holds his gauntlet at him too. Doctor Strange stands near them brandishing his Eldritch Magic.
Starlord: Everybody stay where you are. Chill the eff out. I'm gonna ask you this one time. Where is Gamora?
Tony: Yeah. I'll do you one better. Who's Gamora?
Drax grunts on the floor as Tony pins him down with his foot.
Drax: I'll do you one better. Why is Gamora?
Starlord: You better tell me right now or I'll French fry this dude.
Tony: Let's do it. You shoot my guy and I'll blast him. Let's go.
You grunt under Starlord's grasp.
You: No need.
You swiftly trip Starlord with your right leg and flip his body over your shoulder. He didn't expect that, and you pin him to the ground. He grunts.
Starlord: This is fine. Once I get out of this I'll kill all three of you and then beat it out of Thanos myself!
Doctor Strange: Wait, what? Thanos? All right, let me ask you this one time. What master do you serve?
Starlord: What master do I serve? What am I supposed to say? Jesus?
You shake your head.
You: So you're from Earth?
Starlord: I'm not from Earth, I'm from Missouri.
Tony: That's on Earth, dipshit. What are you hassling us for?
You: So you're not with Thanos?
Starlord: With Thanos? No, I'm here to kill Thanos. Who the hell are you guys?
You deactivate your mask.
You: We're the Avengers, man.
• •
You, Tony, and Stephen got to know a little more about the three members of Guardians of the Galaxy. You all started walking around Titan and surveyed the area.
Tony: We got one advantage. Thanos is coming to us.
You: We could use it. I think I have a plan.
Tony: Tell away.
You: It's pretty simple, actually. We draw him in, pin him down, get what we need. We definitely don't want to fight this guy, we just take the gauntlet.
Drax yawns and Tony takes notice.
Tony: Are you seriously yawning?
Drax: I stopped listening after he said, "I have a plan."
Tony: Looks like Mr. Clean plans on winging it.
Starlord: See, "not winging it" isn't really what they do.
You sigh.
You: Uh...Quill? Is it? Can you get your folks to circle up?
He calls over Mantis and Drax and you continue.
You: We gotta coalesce. Because if we come out using this plucky attitude—
Starlord: Hey, don't call us plucky. We don't know what that means.
You and Tony shake your heads. Starlord starts to talk again.
Starlord: All right, we're optimistic. I like your plan. Except it sucks, so let me do the plan and that way it might be really good.
Drax: Tell him about the dance-off to save the universe.
Tony: What dance-off?
Starlord: It's nothing.
You: Like in Footloose, the movie?
Starlord's eyes light up.
Starlord: Exactly like Footloose. Is it still the greatest movie in history?
You: It never was.
Tony: We're not gonna get anything with Flash Gordon here.
Mantis sees Doctor Strange floating in a mediating state nearby, his head spinning frantically. She informs the rest of you, and you all walk over to him.
You: Strange? We all right?
He's surrounded by the aura of the Time Stone, and suddenly gasps and drops down onto the floor.
Tony: What was that?
Doctor Strange pants as he collects his thoughts.
Doctor Strange: I went forward in time to view alternate futures. To see all the possible outcomes of the coming conflict.
Starlord: How many did you see?
Doctor Strange: 14,000,605.
You: How many did we win?
Strange looks at you and swallows.
Doctor Strange: One.