**So folks, I want to thank everyone who followed the story. It was a long journey, I thought about giving up 500x to write this fic, because there were too many characters, with too many arches to deal with and having to focus on romanogers, I got lost several times and I was super insecure if I could finish the story. I got it, I'm happy with what I got here, but not satisfied with myself, so I apologize if I let someone down in any way.**

The day after the rain of meteors, people were allowed to return to their homes or to improvised homes, for those who lost their house with the rain of meteors. And that was only possible because Adam assured them they would still have time, that he knew of the location of Thanos and that he was still far away.

Even on the night that Adam appeared and saved everyone, Steve had some questions to ask him, but Tony interfered and said that Steve should give Adam some time to recover, after all he had just saved everyone's life.

N: Steve, Tony's right, we can ask the questions later and I'm worried about the kids.

S: Well, where is Adam going to stay?

T: In my house, of course... He will be more than welcome there.

N: Come on, Steve.

S: There's plenty to do around here yet, Natasha. There are injured, may have missing persons.

Steve looked at Natasha.

S: But you can go. Tell the kids I'll see them in the morning.

Natasha sighed and shook her head.

N: James will not calm down if you don't come home with me.

S: You'll be there with him.

N: He was freaking out earlier because I arrived without you, he thought you were going to die and that I had left you out there to die.

Steve sighed.

N: He said that you told him that you and I were going to die in this war... Can we go home? We need to talk about this.

Steve took a deep breath and looked around.

Steve was slow to decide, he looked at Natasha.

S: Okay.

Steve agreed, but it was not immediately, he asked Natasha to go ahead with the children and he said he would meet them at home and that he would not be long in arriving.

When Steve arrived at the apartment, two hours after Natasha, he opened the door to the apartment and Natasha was sitting on the couch with her arms crossed and with a frown.

S: Children?

N: Sleeping. In their room.

Natasha replied dryly.

Steve started to remove his uniform and walked to the center of the living room, he sighed and decided to start the explanation, since Natasha was clearly waiting for one.

S: I was just preparing him for a possible future in which we were not here.

N: Prepare a children for something like that? Are you crazy? He's seven years old, Steve!

S: Natasha, if we're not here, he'll have to mature. Sarah is very young yet, she will need her brother.

Natasha took a deep breath and closed her eyes for brief seconds, then she stared into space and seemed to be trying to be calmer to deal with Steve now.

N: He's only seven years old.

Natasha reminded Steve again.

S: Natasha...

N: You do not tell a child that his parents will die! You don't rush a child to grow! You don't force a child to mature.

S: I just...

N: Shut up, Steve!

Natasha got up off the couch and looked into Steve's eyes and she was very angry.

N: He is my son and I can't believe you did that to him.

S: I... You're acting like I've been cruel to him.

N: You were cruel, Steve! Don't you see??? I told you so many times what they did to me when I was a child. I didn't get a chance to be a kid, they rushed me to mature, they forced me to. They stole it from me, they stole my childhood and I won't admit you do the same with my son.

S: I'm not doing this.

N: Yes, you are.

Steve looked down.

N: You're doing exactly this.

Natasha sighed.

N: Sarah is little, I get it, you worried about her, she needs care, attention, affection, love... But James is also a child. He feels fear as Sarah feels and he deserves to be protected as Sarah deserves to be. But we are the adults here, this is our job, it's our duty, not his.

S: I...

Steve seemed to be speechless, he sighed before speaking again.

S: I didn't know you would react like this. I love my son, Natasha. I don't want to make him unhappy, I didn't have that intention.

N: So why did you say those things to him? How do you think he felt? Did you even stop to think about it? About how he felt about the things you told him?

Steve shook his head, remorse began to hit him like a giant rock falling on his back.

S: I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

N: You need to talk to him.

S: I don't want to lie to him.

N: You don't have to lie, Steve. But you don't have to make him scared. I don't want my son going through a terror like that.

Steve nodded.

S: I'll talk to him now.

N: No, not now. It's too late and he's exhausted. You are too. Tonight was a nightmare for all of us. Let's sleep, you talk to him tomorrow.

Steve remained standing in the center of the living room, he was looking down and looked defeated.

Natasha approached Steve and took his hand.

Steve looked at Natasha as soon as he felt the touch of her hand.

N: Why don't you take a shower? I will help you.

Steve sighed and followed Natasha, who pulled him by the hand to the bathroom.

N: Take this off while I fill the tub.

S: I'm leaving everything dirty with this uniform.

N: It's all right, we'll have time to clean tomorrow. It doesn't matter anymore.

Steve undressed and after the tub was full, he stepped inside and sat inside it.

Steve looked at Natasha, who sat on the toilet seat.

S: Don't you wanna join me?

Natasha shook her head.

N: No.

Steve sighed and left the back of his head on the edge of the tub.

Natasha ran her hand through Steve's hair.

N: You're always full of hope, Steve. It's so hard to see you without any and not be overwhelmed by the feeling of despair and defeat.

Natasha spoke in a lower tone as she slid her hand down to Steve's face.

N: You're the one who motivates us more, Steve. You put us forward. You can't give up. We need you.

Steve sighed.

N: It's a weight to carry, I know, but I can't take that weight off your back, but I can carry it along with you.

Steve looked at Natasha.

N: We're going to defeat Thanos together and we'll both get back from this war, because there's no other choice, Steve. We have to win. For James and Sarah.

S: We're going to win.

Natasha nodded.

S: You know I love you. More than anything.

Natasha nodded again.

N: I love you too.

Steve put one hand on the edge and stretched the other to Natasha's belly.

S: Is everything okay? Is he fine?

Natasha put her hand over Steve's hand.

N: Yes.

Natasha whispered and approached her face to Steve and she kissed him with love and that night, they were just glad to have each other, to have survived another day.

In fact, everyone was grateful every day for what they were having.

The next morning, Steve and Natasha talked together with James and explained to him everything that was going on. Steve apologized for the things he said and stated that they would survive, and that they would be together at the end of the war and that it was okay to be scared.

J: I'm going to take care of Sarah anyway, Dad.

S: I know, son.

Steve ran his hand through James's hair, then pulled him and hugged him tight.

...

A few days later, in Thor and Jane's apartment, the bell rang at 8 in the morning.

Jane answered the door and raised her eyebrows at the sight of Maria Hill.

H: Hi.

Jane: Hello... What a surprise... A good surprise, I mean... Good morning.

H: I was just passing by and decided to stop here to hear news about Torunn. She hurt herself and I wanted to know how she is?

Jane: Don't you want to come in?

Hill glanced briefly into the apartment.

H: Is she sleeping?

Jane: Yes.

H: Then okay.

Hill didn't want to talk to Torunn, but she wanted to know if she's okay.

Hill entered the apartment and Jane closed the door.

Jane: She's a little scared yet and she's different. I think it was the trauma.

H: Is she in pain?

Jane: She says no, but we are giving the medicine that Dr. Cho has prescribed for her. I'm more concerned about her emotional recovery.

H: She'll be fine.

Hill looked down the hallway and put a hand on the back of her neck, then sighed.

Jane: Do you want to see her?

Hill looked at Jane.

Jane: You seem like you want to see her...

H: No, that's fine, let her rest.

Jane: She would be happy. She likes you so much.

Jane smiled a little.

Jane: Please.

H: Okay.

Jane walked into the hall and Hill followed her, but Jane stopped suddenly and looked at Hill.

Jane: Do you think that's the end now?

Hill looked at Jane blankly, then sighed before answering.

H: For those who don't believe in anything, it may be the end. For those so-called believers... And y that, I mean the person who believes in anything divine or something like that, it may be the beginning of another life. In another dimension. It's a matter of point of view and faith.

Hill answered this because she notice fear and a deep sadness in Jane's eyes.

Jane couldn't smile fully, it was a half smile and a slight nod, indicating that she agrees with Maria Hill.

Jane went to Torunn's room and opened the door slowly.

Torunn was in bed, still sleeping.

Jane: She's still sleeping.

Jane whispered.

Jane: You can come in.

Hill entered Torunn's room and watched her.

Thor: Jane, I forgot the towel!

Thor screamed from the bathroom.

Jane: Don't scream, Thor. Torunn is asleep!

Jane looked at Hill.

Jane: I'll help Thor, but please stay a bit with her.

Jane left the room and closed the door behind her.

Hill was still looking at Torunn, then looked around at her room.

The room was quite typical of girls from the age of Torunn. Pink walls with flower wallpaper and white stripes, dolls on shelves and many pictures of scattered princesses and even had two crowns that Hill imagined Torunn using it.

Princess of Asgard. Hill thought and smiled involuntarily.

Hill still looked at Torunn's study table, it was a mess, lots of papers and scattered materials.

A particular paper with a drawing caught her attention.

Hill took the paper and saw a drawing of a tall black-haired woman and a yellow-haired girl. Hill noticed that Torunn drew a smile on the face of the yellow-haired girl and the tall black-haired woman, she put on a serious face.

Hill turned the paper over and on the back was a text and preceded the text had a header with the name of the school that Torunn attends, her grade, the name of the teacher and the name of Torunn. The header would ask to make a drawing and a story according to the drawing.

"Friends Saving the World", was the title that Torunn gave to her history. "Once upon a time, a girl named Torunn Odinson and her best friend in the world, Maria Hill..." This was the beginning of Torunn's story.

Hill frowned when she read that the character was her, she flipped the paper again and laughed at history.

This girl is crazy. Hill thought as she chuckled and put the paper back on the table.

Hill kept looking at the table.

H: You can stop pretending now...

Hill spoke without looking at Torunn.

H: You're awake.

T: How do you know?

H: I saw your eyes shake when your father yelled.

Hill turned to look at Torunn.

H: And I know everything. Forgot?

Torunn sighed and opened her eyes.

Hill approached the bed and crouched down next to her.

H: I came to know how you are...

T: I'm okay.

H: That's it?

Torunn looked at the ceiling and nodded.

T: Hill?

H: Yes?

T: I'm not special and now everyone knows that.

H: What are you talking about?

T: The fire burned my skin. How could I be queen of Asgard if I can get hurt? That means I can die.

H: You wouldn't want to live forever.

T: Yes, I would.

H: No, you would not. You would grow old and feel pain in your body for the rest of your life and your skin would be wrinkled and your hair white.

Torunn looked at Maria Hill with a frown.

H: It's just a joke.

Hill gave a small smile.

H: Why do you think getting hurt makes you stop being special?

T: Because I'm just like everyone else.

H: Am I just like everyone else?

T: No.

H: I am human and I am weaker than you. You're still very strong, Torunn. You're stronger than James, or any other child I know. And you can fly!

Torunn sighed and was still discouraged.

H: But do you know what really makes you special?

T: What? My Golden hair?

H: No... And it's not your father. It's not your strength, or your powers. It's your bravery. It's your loyalty and your focus. That makes you very special. At least for me.

T: For you?

H: Yes.

Torunn looked at the ceiling again and sighed again, she stood still for a few seconds and then smiled.

T: Do you really think I'm special? Do you think I'll be a leader like my grandfather?

H: Yes. I know the fire scared you that day, but don't let that change you. Don't be afraid, Torunn. Because of all of us, I think you're the one who has more courage and we need that on the team.

T: More than the Avengers?

H: Yes.

T: What about the Guardians?

H: It's almost a draw, but you win.

Torunn smiled.

T: Thanos will lose, Maria.

H: I hope so. I need to go now.

T: Come visit me more often.

H: Me? Visit you? Never.

Hill joked and Torunn smiled.

...

The next day, the Avengers, the SHIELD, and the X-Men were gathered to pay homage to all those who had died during the New York meteor's rain.

Wanda could barely stand, Steve was holding her by the arms, holding her up.

Pepper was the one who took care of Wanda's daughter, Lina Maximoff, during the funeral.

James approached Pepper and he was holding Sarah by the hand.

Pepper: What is it, James?

James looked at Pepper and then at Lina.

J: I'm sorry.

P: She still does not understand what is going on, James, but it's very sweet of you.

J: I brought Sarah, my sister.

Lina looked at James and then at Sarah.

Sarah: Let's play with you, so you won't be sad, Lina.

L: Mommy sad.

J: She is. Are you too?

Lina didn't answer.

J: Do you wanna play outside with us?

P: Oh no, honey, you can't stay outside alone. It's dangerous. But let's go to the church playroom. You can play there.

Pepper took the kids to the church playroom.

The religious leader was finishing the ceremony now.

- It's so hard to believe he's gone.

Natasha told Maria Hill. The two were standing, along with the SHIELD team, at the back of the church.

Hill didn't respond to Natasha's comment, she just walked to the altar of the church, where the coffins were displaced.

Hill passed by Nick Fury's coffin and touched the coffin's wood, she took a deep breath, and for a few seconds her eyes filled with tears.

Hill took three deep breaths and walked quickly off the altar and she also walked to the back of the church to get out of there as quickly as possible, she was feeling smothered.

N: Hill...

Natasha was following her and she was the next to stop at Fury's coffin to say goodbye to him, but she was more concerned about Hill's pain than hers.

N: Hill...

H: Please, don't.

Hill asked Natasha and Natasha stopped in the middle of the church and watched Hill run out.

Natasha and the others stopped to pay attention to Wanda who despaired more when Steve took her to the altar to say goodbye to Vision.

W: Why does this keep happening to me?

Wanda was shaking and crying a lot.

Sharon was sitting in the audience and got up, she went to Wanda and Steve.

Sharon: Steve, let's get her out of here.

W: No. No!

Sharon: Wanda this will only hurt you more. I know how you feel. Let's get out of here.

Wanda didn't protest any more, nor did she say anything, which Steve and Sharon regarded as a yes and they took her to leave the altar and go to the back of the church.

- Natasha.

Natasha turned to look at Bucky Barnes.

N: Bucky.

B: How are you?

N: How could I be?

B: I'm sorry.

N: Yeah, me too.

B: I have to go, I'll also have to go to Juliana's aunt's funeral.

Natasha nodded.

Bucky held Natasha's arms and kissed her face for a long time.

Outside the church, Hill was still breathing deeply and trying to fight off the sense of suffocation caused by the pain of losing her mentor.

An arm was stretched out in front of Hill. An arm holding a bottle of whiskey.

Hill looked at the bottle and then at person who was offering it to her, he said nothing, he just looked at her.

Hill took the bottle and took a long sip.

Hill watched Logan light a cigarette and walk to the bike parked in front of the church.

Logan mount on the bike and held out his helmet to Maria Hill.

Hill took another sip of the drink and walked to the bike, she mounted behind Logan and Logan took her away from that place.

...

A few days later, again, the Avengers, SHIELD and X-Men gathered in a large conference room of the new Avengers Base.

They were all gathered there to be formally introduced to Adam Warlock, it took a while to happen that because of the mourning of all the dead in the tragedy of New York.

As there were a lot of people there, and was having a lot of confusion with everyone asking a lot of questions and arguing with each other, Tony and Steve took the lead and demanded that they be quiet, that everyone could ask questions, but in an organized way and that before everybody, they would be the first to ask.

Steve and Tony even pointed out that this was better because maybe what they asked would already be the question that many of them have right now.

And all the confusion started when Adam arrived at the Avengers base that morning.

Hill reminded Tony that Torunn and Bruce claimed they had seen Adam before and that no one believed Torunn and that a visual reconnaissance should be done to confirm if that Adam was the same as Torunn and Bruce claimed to have seen. This happened hours before this meeting with everyone.

Torunn and Bruce were placed in a room. Torunn was being accompanied by Maria Hill and Jane.

Tony and Steve opened the door to the room, they entered, and then Adam came in.

Torunn looked at Adam and frowned, she got up and pointed at him.

T: IT'S YOU!

Tony: See. She recognizes him.

T: He's a thief!

Torunn moved to run toward Adam, to attack him, but she was held by Hill and Jane.

Jane: Torunn! But what is that? Manners, please!

T: He stole me!

Adam smiled and showed no other reaction to the accusation.

A: What did I steal from you?

T: You stole my... My...

Torunn frowned further and had to bite her lip to not reveal her secret. Adam knows that and that's why he questioned and was smiling.

Torunn looked at Hill and Hill shook her head.

Tony: She must be getting confused.

S: No, wait...

Steve looked at Torunn and approached her.

Steve bent down to stand at the same height as Torunn.

S: What did he do?

Tony: Oh God, are you kidding me? He saved our lives! That's what he did!

Steve gestured for Tony to be quiet.

S: What did he steal from you?

T: He... My tin. My tin box.

S: Your tin?

T: Yes. Like a box, he gave it back to me.

A: I was just looking.

Torunn glared at Adam.

T: But you broke! It doesn't work anymore!

A: A tin?

Jane: What are you talking about, Torunn? What tin?

T: It's a tin that my grandfather gave me and...

S: Calm down...

Steve gestured with his hand, looking at Torunn, asking for calm.

S: Breathe...

Torunn took a deep breath.

S: Ready? Now speak.

T: My tin was new and it shone and it doesn't shine anymore. After I let him hold.

Torunn pointed at Adam.

A: I'm really sorry if I broke it.

T: Shut up, I don't like you. I'll punch you in your face.

Jane: Torunn!! Oh my God, I don't know where she learned to be so rude! I'm sorry, Mr. Adam.

Bruce adjusted his glasses and got up too.

B: That's the guy who found me.

Bruce looked at Torunn.

B: I know you're upset, but everything he told me was going to happen, it happened.

Tony: Yeah, and best of all, he was here to save us.

S: Yes, but why?

Tony: Why? What the hell is that question?

H: Guys!

Hill spoke louder.

H: Let's start the meeting.

Steve nodded.

H: Jane, you can go. Take Torunn with you.

Jane nodded and left the room, taking Torunn with her.

And that's how started the mess, because when they went to the conference hall, Steve said what Torunn said about Adam.

Tony: She's just a kid. We can't take seriously a "tin" that shone and does not shine any more...

Tony gesticulated quails with his hands.

Tony: ...that even her mother didn't know it existed. We know how Torunn is, she was probably lying.

H: She was not lying.

Tony and the others looked at Hill.

H: I know her, she wasn't lying.

Tony: So Adam is a thief?

Thor: In Asgard, we cut off the hands of a thief as a lesson.

S: We will not cut anyone.

Tony: And it's just me who does not care about him stealing or not... In fact she said that the tin is with her and he admitted to having broken it, not stolen. There was no theft and even if it did, what does it matter? This guy saved our life!

Before the discussion continued, everyone heard the sound of a song playing in the background and everyone frowned in confusion. The sound grew louder and everyone looked at the conference hall doors, seeing their allies coming back.

Hill frowned.

Gamora: Peter...

Rocket Raccoon: What's going on here?

Drax: Is this a party?

G: Peter!!

Only Gamora, Drax, and Raccoon had entered the room. Gamora saw the seriousness in everyone's face and was a little embarrassed that they arrived with loud music and even more so that Peter hadn't turned it off yet.

G: QUILL!

Peter finally appeared in the room, holding an iphone in his hand, and he was dancing to the song.

PQ: Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, oh no no...

Carol Danvers: Peter, no, this is not how we twerk. You can't twerk.

PQ: I twerk very well. That woman you showed me Rih... Rihyoncé.

CD: Beyoncé!

PQ: Oh! I thought it started with R.

CD: That is Rihanna. But which one are you talking about?

PQ: Hammm... Who sings this song?

CD: Beyoncé.

PQ: That's it. She's no match for me. Look at this!!!

Gamora took the iphone from Peter and turned off the music.

PQ: Gams!!! It was coming in the Jay-Z part now! It was the best part!

Gamora indicated the room with her head and Quill looked at everybody in the room.

Peter raised his eyebrows and smiled.

PQ: HEEEEYYY! A Party!

Peter held up his hands and continued to dance.

G: Quill, this is not a party.

PQ: Oh no?

Logan: Those stupid aliens.

Logan complained to himself.

H: I know, right.

Logan looked at Hill and she nodded.

S: Mr. Quill, please, you and your team, can join us. Welcome back.

Clint: Where the hell were you?

Drax: We were in the best place on Earth!

C: Bahamas?

Drax: Australia!!!

Carol Danvers: It was crazy! This was the craziest trip I've ever done in my life! I never want to travel with them again.

Drax: Best food ever.

CD: They ate all the exotic animals they found. They even brought some to eat on the trip.

Carol looked disgusted.

CD: I feel my stomach wrap to remember.

Tony: What everyone wants to know is why you did not come when the meteors hit us?

S: Tony, if they weren't here, they must have contained the rain where they were.

PQ: Oh we saw the report on meteors on TV.

Bruce: You mean the attack just happened here? We are still without television signal, or radio, or internet.

Adam: Yes. Thanos only attacked New York. This time.

S: Why only here?

H: Perhaps because the greatest concentration of heroes is in New York and because New York is part of the United States, the world's largest power.

Everyone watched Maria Hill.

PQ: We come as soon as we know what happened, but you have already solved it. Hey! Who is this yellow guy over there?

A: I am Adam Warlock, Peter Quill.

PQ: Do you know my name?

A: It has been repeated here several times since you arrived.

PQ: True, but wait... You look familiar.

Adam watched Quill.

PQ: Are you from that golden people that keeps chasing us because of a little robbery? Are you here to kill us?

S: What?

A: I'm similar to them, but I'm not like them.

PQ: Hmm.

A: I am superior.

Thor: Say that to my Mjolnir!

A: I didn't mean to offend.

T: Guys! Guys! For the love of God. Adam saved us and he came to warn us of Thanos's next attack. The next one will be for real. The game is over.

The meeting continued, having several discussions and lasted hours, practically all day. The overwhelming majority trusted Adam fully, but Steve was very suspicious, though grateful to Adam.

In the end, they were all listening to Adam's speech, about what he was in the universe, and how things work on his dimension, but Adam didn't detail about his powers at any time.

A: You have prisoners.

S: Of course.

A: We'll need them.

S: We should free all the bad guys on the street?

A: Yes. If we are going to war, we should use all available force.

S: They can receive training in jail and when it's time, they will be released. Just to help.

A: Yes, but I'm afraid some of those prisoners will not agree to help so easily.

S: What do you mean?

A: The prisoners of Asgard.

Thor frowned immediately.

Steve and Tony looked at Thor and then at Adam.

S: We can't use them.

A: We will use them.

Thor: They will not help.

A: Arresting them as you have arrested, it will make it difficult to get their help, but they have no choice.

Thor: No way Loki will get out of that cell!

Adam smiled.

Thor pointed the hammer at Adam, then at Tony and Steve.

Thor: You know what Loki is capable of. They came as prisoners of war. As my prisoners!

S: Thor, calm down, let's...

Thor: They betrayed me! They betrayed my father and mother!

S: We understand.

Thor: They won't be freed. It's my final word!

Thor threatened seriously and left the room, filled with anger.

And, Thor continued angry with Steve and Tony, because they authorized the release of Asgard's prisoners.

Adam went personally to the prison cell.

They all stood up at the sight of Adam.

A: You are Loki.

Loki looked at Adam and smiled.

Loki: So the legend is real. You exist.

A: You know who I am?

Loki: I know that if you're here it's because the everything is very massed up, up there. I knew that day would come. And my terms are...

Adam was silent, listening to Loki.

Loki: My cedar.

A: Ok.

Loki: My Tesseract.

A: Oh, that does not belong to you.

Loki: It's mine! By right.

A: You can't have it.

Loki noticed something in Adam's eyes. Both are good at playing with the minds of others and they can detect signs more easily.

Loki: Oh... You thought Tesseract was with me. I see now.

Loki laughed sarcastically.

Loki: Why do you want that?

Adam remained silent.

Loki: You're up to something, Adam Warlock.

A: You will be free and you will have your cedar. Nothing else. If you step out of the line, you won't return here.

Loki: Oh, no?

A: No. I will take your soul with me.

- His soul? What are you? The death knight?

Adam looked at the long, black-haired white woman as he approached her cell and stared at her for long seconds.

A: But what a beautiful creature you are.

Loki: I keep telling her that.

A: What is your terms?

- None. I should not be here. None of us, except Loki.

Loki: Look, what a bitch.

A: Are you innocent?

- Yes!

A: What's your name?

- Sif. They call me Lady Sif.

A: Lady Sif...

Adam smirked.

A: You will be free, Lady Sif.

Sif: Please tell Thor I need to see her. He needs to let me see her!

Adam frowned for a moment, he seemed confused but then he seemed to understand everything.

Adam smiled.

A: I'll tell him.

Adam left the jail and returned to the Avengers base, he was wondering where to find the Tesseract, since it was not with Loki.

Adam went to the person who most trusted him as soon as he arrived. Tony Stark.

Adam talked a lot with Tony about random things until he got the information he needed. Adam was an influential person and got the trust of the people who were willing to believe him.

Tony took Adam to the place where the Tesseract was being kept, it was a very restricted and underground area, just as is the jail of the Asgard prisoners.

A: This can't end in the hands of Thanos. It's not safe here.

T: What do we have to do?

A: Give it to me. I can go to another dimension, where Thanos would never find me. That's why I survived, I can hide from him, so I'll survive this war. But I do not want to be alone in this universe.

T: No one can know about this.

Adam nodded.

Tony handed the Tesseract to Adam and Adam extracted the stone from the cube and said that it was the stone that powered that cube that protected it. Adam put the stone in a box and made it disappear before Tony's eyes.

T: Are you sure?

A: I am. Tony?

T: Yes?

A: There's still a stone here on Earth. If I get it, I can take to my dimension. It's the only safe place for them.

T: Then Thanos would forget the Earth?

A: I don't know. Perhaps.

T: We have to try everything now.

Adam nodded.

...

Next week...

J: Why do we have to go to the Bunker again?

N: I've already answered this several times, James.

J: I want to stay here with you.

N: It's not safe.

Natasha told James as she slipped his clothes into a suitcase. They were both in the living room of the apartment.

N: It won't be for long, James. I promise.

James threw himself on the couch and left his face buried in the cushion and grunted in protest.

Sarah: Mommy!

Sarah shouted from the bedroom.

N: What is it, Sarah?

Sarah: My doll does not fit into my bag! I took everything out of the bag and it does not come in!

N: Did you get everything out of your bag, Sarah?? I had just finished your bag!

Natasha snorted and went to Sarah's room.

Natasha watched the clothes all on the floor.

N: Sarah!

Sarah: You forgot my doll!

N: I put the small one. I can't believe you messed it up!

Sarah: But I like this one!

N: Sarah, you need clothes more than dolls. Help me put it all back in the bad.

Sarah: But my doll!

J: MOM!!!

Now it was James who shouted from the living room and it was a cry of despair.

Natasha almost had a heart attack with James's scream, she scrambled up and went into the living room, already holding a gun in her hand.

- I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.

Natasha looked at Dr. Stephen Stranger in her living room.

J: Mom!

James was curled up on the couch.

- I didn't mean to scare him. I didn't know you had kids.

Natasha looked at James.

N: James, it is all right. Go to your room. Help Sarah put her clothes back in her suitcase, please.

- Are you moving?"

N: Yes. Everyone is. What are you doing here?

- I have been warned that there is great power here on earth, and that power has increased since he got here.

N: Yes. It's Adam Warlock. I told you about him when I came to see you.

- And what does Adam want? He saved you all, right?

N: Yes. He will help in the war against Thanos.

- Will he?

N: Don't you trust him?

- Do you?

Natasha shrugged.

N: I'm betting on anything now.

- It's classic of human nature itself. In the hour of despair, I would do the same, I am not judging.

Dr. Strange walked through Natasha's living room and looked at her again.

- He's in my office in London rightnow.

N: What? Who?

- Adam.

N: No, no, he's at Base, with Steve and Tony. I was there with him only an hour ago. They were solving some things together.

- Yeah, he's there too.

N: Also?

- Yes. Mr. Warlock is very fast.

N: How could he be in London? Even being fast, it would be impossible.

- He can teleport.

N: Oh...

- You're not so surprised.

N: I guess nothing else surprises me. What is Adam doing in your office?

- Stealing from me.

N: Stealing? So he's really a thief. Aren't you going to stop him?

- It wouldn't work.

N: Won't you even try?

Dr. Strange shook his head.

- I'd lose the same way, and besides, he needs of what he stole.

N: I don't understand.

- I have my reasons.

Natasha frowned and looked at Dr. Strange.

N: You have the eye of Agamotto, you can control the time... So, you saw how it all ends...

He did not answer.

N: Do we have a chance? You're not going to say, are you?

He shook his head.

- I'm going back now. I'll see you in a few days.

N: Some days?

- Yes. That's when the war really begins and ends. I hope it ends well.

Dr. Strange opened a portal and moved back to his office.

James was peeing and heard the conversation, he ran back into the living room when Dr. Stranger left.

J: Who was he, Mom? Thanos?

N: Of course not, James.

J: Mom?

N: What?

J: Can you leave Bruce with us in the bunker?

N: But what an absurd idea, James.

J: But mom, he's strong. He saved me. I'd feel safer.

Natasha sighed, not knowing what to say.

N: But we need him up here as well. But don't worry, you will have protection too. You like the X-Men, don't you?

J: Yeah...

James replied.

N: So, baby, there's gonna be some of them there with you and Uncle Clint. You'll be safe.

Natasha ruffled James' hair.

N: Did you help Sarah?

J: Hm...

N: James, were you spying on me? You little bastard.

James laughed and Natasha slapped his ass.

N: Let's help her now.

J: We can let her carry the doll in her hand, Mom. She likes her.

Natasha looked at James and nodded.

James helped Natasha to put Sarah's things back in her suitcase. The two of them were sitting on the floor of the room and Sarah was lying on the bunk, cuddled with her favorite doll.

J: Is dad coming to take us to the bus?

N: Of course. He would not miss this moment for anything, he must be arriving already. Why won't you take a shower while he does not arrive?

J: When I finish, will he be home?

N: Yes.

J: He's going to take me in his back.

Sarah: No, he's going to take me in his back.

Sarah pointed to herself.

J: Mom...

N: Shower, James.

J: Ugh.

James complained and went to take a shower.

N: James said first, Sarah.

Sarah: But I want to go on Daddy's back.

N: What if I take you on my back?

Sarah: You take James.

N: Oh, so you don't want to go with me?

Sarah: But Dad is tall.

N: Ah. Got it. You're calling me short.

Sarah smiled.

Sarah: Sorry, Mama.

Natasha smiled and shook her head.

N: No need to apologize.

Sarah: Mommy?

N: Yes?

Sarah: Did I stayed inside your belly too?

N: In my belly?

Sarah: Yeah. Like the baby that's there now.

Natasha frowned and held out to Sarah.

N: Come here.

Sarah got out of bed and went to Natasha, she sat on Natasha's lap and Natasha hugged her and kissed her forehead.

N: No, you did not come from my belly. You were adopted, you already know that.

Sarah: Yes, but I don't understand, I am your daughter. And James is your son, but he came from your belly and that baby too.

N: I know. Look... you came from the belly of another mommy.

Sarah: Another mommy?

N: Yes. She loved you too, and she loved you very very much, Sarah.

Sarah: What happened to her?

N: Well, she got hurt, baby. She got hurt very bad and she...

Sarah: Oh, yeah. Then God took her home.

N: Hm...

Natasha frowned a little, confused by Sarah's answers, but she assumed that Steve must have talked to her about it and used that term to explain her mom's death.

Sarah: Why did not God take me too?

Natasha felt a shiver just to imagine that possibility, she hugged Sarah harder.

N: Because your father was very sad and alone.

Sarah: Was he crying?

N: Yes, he cried a lot, he had lost an angel too.

Sarah: God took Maggie too, Daddy told me.

N: Yes... And your father saw you and he fell in love with you that minute, he knew he could not live without you anymore. So God did not take you to his home, so you could be here with your daddy and me.

Sarah smiled.

Sarah: And you, mama?

N: Me? I took a little longer.

Natasha smiled.

N: You used to cry so much! You didn't want to eat anything. In fact, you didn't want to nurse. Eat, you ate really well. But I've learned to love you and you've learned to love me, right?

Sarah nodded.

N: Listen, Sarah. I may have a thousand babies, but none of them will ever take your place. You're here in my heart and you are very special to me.

- And to me too.

Natasha and Sarah looked at Steve. Neither of them noticed him arrive.

Sarah: Daddy!

Steve smiled and bent to pick up Sarah who ran to him.

J: DAD?

James shouted from the bathroom at the sound of his father's voice.

S: Yes, James?

J: I'll go on your back! I asked first!

Steve looked confused at Natasha.

N: Just say yes.

Natasha stood up.

S: All right, champ.

Natasha approached Steve and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.

S: Are they ready?

N: Yes.

S: Did you talk to them?

N: Yes. For the thousandth time.

Sarah: I'm going to take my doll with me.

Sarah showed the doll to Steve.

S: Okay, princess.

N: I'll hurry James.

Natasha passed by Steve and he took her hand, which made Natasha stop and look at him.

S: How are you?

N: Fine.

Natasha answer with no excitement and tried to smile, because Sarah was present, but she was dying inside, because only the civilians were being moved to the bunkers, they could visit them, but it would be for a few hours, they would all be vigilant in the cities.

N: We'll talk about this later.

Natasha nodded and Steve released her hand.

After James got ready, Natasha and Steve went down with the kids to the street. There were already many people mobilizing to move to the bunkers.

Each person was entitled to only one suitcase, whether child or adult.

Steve was carrying James on the back and Natasha was carrying Sarah on her back. There were buses waiting in several streets, to take the civilians to the bunkers, which were out of town.

Natasha's heart tightened as she approached the bus that was going to take James and Sarah.

Laura was at the door of the bus, receiving the children.

Steve crouched and James jumped to the floor, then Steve pulled Sarah from Natasha's back and kissed her face.

S: Give me a hug, princess.

Sarah hugged Steve.

Sarah: Daddy.

S: Don't worry, I'll be there when it's time for you to sleep.

J: You promise?

Steve looked at James.

S: Yes.

N: You'd better go.

Natasha said dryly, she just wants to distance herself from this reality.

Sarah: Look, it's Toto!

Sarah pointed to Torunn, arriving with her father Thor and her mother Jane.

Sarah: Toto!

Sarah smiled.

Torunn was serious.

T: I don't want to go!

Jane: We need to go.

T: I should not leave my father. I'm his daughter, I need to protect him.

Thor: Daughter, the time will come when you will protect me, but that day is not today.

- JAMES!

James looked at the bus window and saw Francis shouting at him.

F: Come on! I kept your place! Come on. Get on the bus!

James looked at Natasha and she nodded toward the bus, authorizing him to go.

James hugged Natasha's waist and she hugged him, but she made him drop her fast.

N: Go, James.

Natasha approached Steve and kissed Sarah's face.

N: You'll be fine. Behave and be nice to James.

Sarah: He has to be nice to me.

N: He will be.

Natasha looked at Steve.

N: It's time.

Steve kissed Sarah's face and hugged her one more time.

S: James, come here.

James hugged his father.

S: I love you, son. I love you both.

Steve put Sarah on the floor.

J: Come on, Sarah.

James held Sarah's hand.

Sarah: Come on, Toto. Can I sit with you?

Torunn nodded.

Jane: So let's go.

Jane kissed Thor and Thor hugged Torunn.

Torunn hold Sarah's hand and headed for the bus door, along with James and Jane.

James and Sarah were the first to board and Torunn was standing on the step when she heard someone scream her name.

- TORUNN!

Thor and Jane, Steve and Natasha, and Laura looked at the woman who was coming now, clad in armor and carrying a sword.

Torunn looked back and had no idea who she was.

- Torunn!

The woman screamed again and tried to reach Torunn, but Thor stepped in front of her.

Thor: Sif! You're not welcome here. I told you to stay away from her!

Sif: She's my daughter!!!! You don't say if I can be near her! You've kept her away from me for all these years. Get out of my way!

A fine shower began to fall.

T: Father?

Thor: Don't do this, Sif. Please.

Jane looked at Torunn and she put her hand on her shoulder.

Jane: Get on the bus, my love.

T: But, mother, that lady... Who is she?

Sif: Mother???

Sif tried to walk towards Torunn, but Thor continued on her path, Sif inclined her head and looked at Torunn.

Sif: She's not your mother, Torunn! Look at her, she is human. She couldn't be your mother. You are my daughter!

Thor: SIF!

T: Father!

Sif: Tell her, Thor! Tell the truth!

T: Father! What is going on???

Sif: I'll kill you, Thor!

Thor: You're a traitor!

Sif: Torunn, come with me. I am your mother... I love you.

T: What??

Jane: Torunn let's get on the bus.

Thor: Get on the bus, Torunn!

T: No!

Thor turned to look into Torunn's eyes and he lifted the hammer toward her and a lightning struck the hammer directly, which made everyone scared, especially Torunn.

Thor: Get on the bus! Now!

Torunn looked at Jane and began to cry.

T: Mother?

Jane: Come on, my love...

T: Aren't you my mother?

Jane: Torunn...

Laura: Torunn get on the bus, we have to go, honey.

Steve approached Thor and Sif to try to calm them down.

Torunn got on the bus and ran to sit at the window, she watched the woman.

Thor glanced at Torunn and then at Lady Sif who lowered her head as the bus left.

Sif: But she's my daughter...

S: Guys, you have to figure this out, but not in front of Torunn.

Sif: He won't let me get near her, but she's mine. He had no right.

Thor: You betrayed Asgard.

Sif: Or did you betray Asgard?

Thor: Because of you and Loki, my father is dead.

Sif: Is that what you repeat to yourself over all these years? We did what we had to do to save Asgard, Loki was the only one willing to help and if we failed to save Asgard, it was because of your ego. Your ego killed your father and your pride made a daughter grow away from her mother and made you trap your own friends and brother.

Thor just looked at Sif angrily and at the end of the speech he could no longer look into her eyes.

Thor turned his back and walked away, but after a few yards he stopped.

Thor: Stay away from my daughter, if you love her, you will hear me. Neither of us wants her to suffer.

...

Inside the bus, Jane sat down next to Torunn and laid a hand on her head and Torunn dodged.

T: Go away!

Jane: Torunn...

T: I said go away! Sarah's going to sit here!

Jane: I'm sorry. We had reasons to...

T: Leave me alone! I don't want to hear!

Torunn covered his ears.

Jane was crying, she got up and went to sit next to Laura who tried to comfort her.

Torunn cringed on the bench and hugged her knees.

James and Francis were in the seat behind her, and the two were standing, looking at Torunn.

J: Toto?

T: I'm not crying.

F: Yes you are.

Torunn turned her face to show that she was not crying.

J: But you're sad.

Torunn shrugged.

J: We can sit with you if you want.

T: What about Sarah?

James looked for Sarah on the bus and saw her sitting with Sharon, who was with her son on her lap and with Lina Maximoff as well.

J: She's with Aunt Sharon.

Torunn stepped aside and James and Francis seated next to her.

...

And as Dr. Strange said, within a few days, Thanos finally arrived on Earth, with his imposing figure and only slightly larger than the Hulk.

And with Thanos, his allied armies arrived, which generated war throughout the world, and Adam had already said that this would happen, so he had already had a division of the heroes for each group to operate in one part of the world and the strongest and important, would reaming in New York, to the main battle. Against Thanos, directly.

As soon as they had the first sight of Thanos, they were all very impressed. Not only because he looks like evil in person, but because of all the curiosity and anxiety generated by waiting for him to arrive.

S: Now that I'm seeing him, I don't feel fear anymore.

A: But you should, Captain. This is an emotion that seems to work with humans to motivate them to do something.

Thanos: So here we are. The dreaded planet Earth. It's not like I expected.

Iron Man: Guys, we can beat him. He only has three infinity stones. He is strong, but without all the jewels, he will lose.

Bucky: Yes! We're going to win. We will not perish today! Fear nothing, my friends, fight for your lives and fight for the lives of others!

Thor: By Asgard!!!!

Professor Charles Xavier: To me, My X-Men.

Hulk: HULK SMASH!

Rocket Raccoon: What the hell are they saying???

PQ: I don't know, but it's pretty cool.

Carol Danvers: It's like a battle cry! What's yours?

PQ: Hm...

G: We don't have any.

PQ: What about... For Beyoncé??

Drax: I like it! FOR BEYONCÉEEEE!!!!

Drax screamed and ran toward Thanos to attack.

Groot: I'm Groot.

PQ: FOR BEYONCE!

Gamora: Idiots!

All Guardians and Carol Danvers began the attack on Thanos, without waiting for anyone else.

Iron Man: Are those guys really crazy? They have already attacked alone.

S: And we will do the same! Avengers Assemble!

Steve ordered and everyone who has powers and armor, like Tony Stark, concentrated on attacking Thanos first. The others had to invest in the fight against the allied armies of Thanos.

Every shot taken against Thanos seemed to be only tickling at his skin, he was even laughing, while defending himself by making only small shots, straight from his hand.

Carol Danvers was the first to be struck by his shot, she was thrown away and fell to the ground, making part of the asphalt break with the impact of her body on the ground.

CD: Ouch!

Carol frowned and put her hand on her belly, then she looked at her outfit, which was designed by Peter Parker and Tony Stark, and there were no scratches on the clothes.

Carol's uniform was still a black swimsuit, but there is a yellow-rimmed ray now and she wore long leather boots as well and didn't stop wearing the red scarf on her waist, which she claim to be the only thing that is really hers.

The Guardians distract Thanos from one side, firing at him. Thanos grunted with rage toward them and Hulk took advantage to attack Thanos from behind, he jumped on Thanos' back and hugged his neck and tried to choke Thanos, wrapping his arms around his neck.

Thanos: DAMN YOU ALL!

Thanos could feel that Hulk was very strong, but he used the strength of the purple stone, the Orb, to increase his strength even more, he grabbed the arms of Hulk and pulled him easily, then he threw the Hulk away, as if he was nothing

That battle ensued for almost two days, the avengers saw the day dusk, brighten, then dusk again and clear again.

In the morning, most of the military, SHIELD and Avengers were already beginning to feel the energy going away, especially those with no powers.

The sense of defeat dominated them all, and the hope that kept them on their feet was beginning to disappear, and it all got worse when Natasha looked up at the sky and saw a huge flash coming through the clouds.

More army? Natasha thought to herself as she watched many ships coming out of that glare. If they are allies of Thanos, then it was the end of Earth now.

Peter Quill: Ah! Finally!

Iron Man: Are they friends?

PQ: No, exactly our friends, but they're against Thanos!

N: Thank God!

Thanos laughed at this new alliance.

Thanos: Do you think you can defeat me?

Bucky: We could only made small scratches on this dude. Seriously, we've been hitting him for so long and nothing happened.

S: But it's what we need, that means he can be hurt. We can't stop now! Total strength on him now, guys!

Thanos grunted, because he was starting to get really injured now that everyone was aiming at him for too long.

Thanos: WARLOCK!!!

S: Why is he calling Adam?

A: I'm sorry, guys, but I made a deal with Thanos.

Iron Man: What are you talking about?

Thanos: Give me my stones!

S: What?

Iron Man: The stones are not here. They are safe.

A: Actually, Tony... They're here with me. They have always been.

Adam flew high to move away from the battlefield.

Iron Man: We trust you. I trusted you. You saved us. How can you betray us now?

Thanos began to laugh.

Thanos: And you believed him?

Thanos held out the gauntlet to Adam.

Adam displayed the final three stones. There was a green, which controls the time, the blue, which controls the space and finally had the yellow, which belonged to Vision.

Iron Man: The stone of Vision!

Wanda looked at Vision's stone in front of Adam, the three jewels were floating in front of him.

Wanda's eyes went red, filled with power and hatred.

W: So it was you who killed Vision! You will pay for it!

A thick red cloud formed around Wanda's body and she began to fly too.

Thanos controlled the stones, using the mental power and he was trying to attract them to the gauntlet, but he was having difficulties in executing this action.

Thanos grunted and looked at the bald man in the wheelchair and at the young redhead beside him.

Thanos: STOP!

Thanos screamed and again used the power of the purple stone, to expand his powers, he fired a single shot in the direction of Charles Xavier and Jean Gray.

Jean stepped in front of the professor, and formed a kind of protective shield around her and him.

JG: He's very strong! I can't hold for too long. Professor?

CX: I can't beat him, Jean. You have to retreat.

JG: I will not do that.

CX: You will.

JG: You can't face him alone.

CX: Not even you, Jean, but you might have a chance...

JG: Professor? Are you blocking me? Don't do that.

CX: I'm sorry, Jean.

JG: You're going to die! Professor!

Charles Xavier used all the power he had to form a shield larger than Jean's and to block her power for a few seconds.

Charles warned Scott to get Jean Gray and he came immediately.

As soon as her powers were blocked, Jean lost her strength and almost fell on the floor, fainting but Scott took her in his arms and ran away with her.

Soon after, Thanos smiled, as Charles was losing his strength and Thanos's shot began to dominate Charles, until the moment Charles could no longer resist and the shot hit him, killing him instantly.

Logan: NO!!!

Thanos finally managed to draw the stones to the gauntlet and a strong light dominated his body, he didn't even expect the power to be so much and he even felt pain at that moment.

The light around Thanos grew louder and louder until it reacted like an explosion, causing everyone nearest to him to be repelled away.

Wanda was about to make her attack on Adam, but at the time of the explosion, she was repelled away too and when she was able to regain her balance, she looked around and didn't find Adam anymore.

W: Where is he???

Wanda questioned furiously.

S: Wanda. There is another one to blame for the death of Vision. Concentrate on him.

Wanda looked at Steve and then at Thanos, who was laughing and looking even bigger than before.

Iron Man: It's the end! He has all the stones now. He is indestructible now.

W: It doesn't matter! I will not stop until I or he is dead!

Loki: THOR! WAIT! You can't!

Loki shrieked to see Thor, making a great leap with his hammer in the direction of Thanos, more precisely toward the gauntlet in his hand.

Thor: FOR ODIN!!!

Steve saw Loki running towards Thor, he was trying to stop Thor, but it was late, late for both of them.

As soon as Loki reached Thor, he grabbed his arm to try to stop him from hitting the Mjolnir on the gauntlet. Thor had a lightning struck at the Mjolnir at the moment he hit the Mjolnir on the gauntlet.

Thanos's arm didn't even move.

The Mjolnir crashed as soon as he hit the gauntlet and Thanos fired a shot that hit both Thor and Loki at the same time, killing both at the same time.

S: THOOOR!

Steve shouted.

N: We have to remove the gauntlet from Thanos!

Iron Man: I'm open for suggestions.

N: We have to get close to him.

S: Whoever comes near is destroyed. It's insane.

N: We will all be destroyed anyway, but we have to try. It's the only way!

Thanos started laughing, ironically, he looked in the direction of Steve, Natasha and Tony.

Thanos: You guys are so pathetic... Hey... You...

Thanos looked directly at Natasha and smirked.

Thanos: I can feel life inside you.

Steve closed his hand tightly, holding his shield.

Thanos: How would you feel, if...

Thanos pointed the gauntlet at Natasha and she bent over and felt pain in her belly, she put her hand on her belly and Steve stepped in front of her, he tried to protect Natasha with the shield.

S: STOP IT THANOS! LEAVE HER ALONE!

Thanos fired at Steve, and as soon as the shot hit the shield, he broke it in half.

Thanos: Who will make me st...

Thanos didn't finish the sentence, because Hulk attacked him again, but he didn't attack the arm with the gauntlet, he had already noticed that it would be worse on that arm.

Hulk just wanted to create a new distraction.

Natasha moaned in pain and she was more relieved when the attack was stopped.

S: Natasha, you need to get out of here!

N: I will not go anywhere!

Natasha replied breathlessly.

Iron Man: Steve's right, you're pregnant. You shouldn't be here.

N: So what? If I don't die here, I can die there anyway.

As Hulk distracted Thanos from one side, the Guardians and Avengers fired several shots at the arm of the gauntlet, they were trying to cut off Thanos's arm.

N: We need more people!

S: Let's get the protection out of the bunkers?

Bucky: It's necessary! We have already had many losses!

Hill: I'll take care of it.

Hill warned and they had no vision of where she was, but Hill boarded a small jet and flew to the bunkers area, she landed and ordered whoever was guarding the bunkers, to go out and join the fight.

...

Carol Danvers: GUYS! THAT'S THE MOMENT! Let's try with everything we have!

Carol said as she fired at Thanos's arm. Everyone started firing on Thanos, and he growled in anger.

Thanos: I got tired of all of you! This ends now!!!

Thanos screamed, and the stones of the gauntlet lit up, but one of them shone brighter than the others. It was the Orange stone, the soul stone and as the name says, it controls the souls, of the living and of the dead.

With that single attack, Thanos took the souls of everyone on the battlefield at once, not only there in New York, but in Wakanda, Russia, and everywhere where there was being war and by taking the souls of the bodies, all the bodies fell to the ground, because without soul, there is no life.

And so that's how that Thanos won the war, killing all the Avengers, all the Guardians and all the X-Men in battle at once.

...

In the bunkers, as the guarding staff began to mobilize to go to war, Hill entered the bunker to warn what was happening to the bunker civilians and asked them to remain calm.

Hill went to the room where the children were being kept, it was in the deepest part of the bunker, the idea was to keep them all protected.

T: Hill!

Torunn spoke with surprise as Hill entered the room, she stood up and approached her.

H: Torunn.

T: You're all hurt.

H: I was in a war, but I'm fine.

James: Did we win? Is that why you're here?

Hill shook her head.

H: No. We're losing, actually.

Hill looked at Torunn.

H: Torunn, that stone you have...

T: It's broken.

Hill shook her head.

H: Do you want to know what it's for?

Torunn nodded.

H: It's a infinity stone.

Francis: Infinity stone?

J: What does that mean?

H: That's a stone with incredible power, I don't know what it does exactly, but it can give us luck, it can help us to win. I believe that Adam just wanted to pretend to have changed the stones, he just had to deceive Thanos. Your grandfather gave it to you, because he trusted that you could save us all.

T: Me?

H: Yes. I want you to come with me.

T: Outside? In war?

H: What about your courage? Lost it?

Torunn shook her head.

J: We're going too.

H: No way.

F: We're going with Torunn.

T: My friends go with me. We are the next Avengers.

H: What???

F: We will be Avengers in the future.

Hill rolled her eyes.

H: Okay! We don't have much time, I didn't even know if I'd get here before Adam. He should not know which bunker you are in, but he is coming for you.

T: Adam? What does that thief wants with me?

H: He wants your stone.

J: You don't trust him?

H: No. Come on, let's go!

Hill left the room, with Torunn, James, and Francis. Pepper was approaching in the hallway.

P: Oh, hi... Where are you going?

H: They want to go in the bathroom. I didn't see anyone in the room and I was going to take them.

P: Oh, you want me to take them?

H: Better not, the kids are all alone in there and the bunker if out of the guard now. Better not leave them alone.

P: Yes. You're right

Pepper smiled and followed to enter the room.

Hill took the children by the elevator and as soon as they arrived at floor A, the other civilians looked confused at her, not understanding why three children were there with her, but no one dared to question.

Hill and the children ran up to Hill's jet and boarded.

Hill flew back to the city and as soon as she approached the place, she observed everything very still and quiet and after she saw a lot of bodies on the ground.

H: No...

T: What? What's it?

H: We're too late.

J: Too late?

Thanos walked through the bodies of the Avengers, smiling, pleased with himself.

Thanos: I am the all powerful now. Nothing and no one is capable of destroying me. Whoever survived has only one option: to serve me.

- I will not serve you.

Thanos took a fright to see a woman move from the clutter of bodies.

Thanos: How can you not be dead?

- I think death does not like me, but she likes who I love.

Thanos: What are you?

- I'm Wanda Maximoff and I'm a Scarlet witch and I'm going to destroy you.

Thanos laughed with mockery.

Thanos: You can't kill me. I have all the stone. I am omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent. I'm the God.

W: You are not God to me.

Thanos: I am God to everyone.

- Well, if that's true...

Thanos looked at the man who appeared out of nowhere, floating over the bodies.

W: YOU!

Wanda was filled with anger at seeing Adam Warlock again, her eyes turned red again and she regained all her strength.

A: ...If that's true, why aren't you omniscient?

Thanos: Huh???

A: You didn't see me coming. You didn't feel that Wanda was alive.

Thanos: HOW IS IT POSSIBLE?

Thanos screamed angrily.

A: The stones are not that powerful.

Thanos: They are! There is something wrong!!!

Adam, Thanos and Wanda looked at the small jet that was landing a little farther away from them.

Adam smiled as Torunn disembarked from the jet, with Maria Hill and two other children.

Thanos grunted.

Thanos: Puppies of humans! Why would they come here?

T: FATHER!

Torunn cried out in terror as she saw Thor's body lying on the floor.

T: NOOO! FATHER!

Torunn ran toward Thor and lay down on him.

James and Francis were looking at all those bodies on the floor and could barely move, they were in shock.

F: Are they all dead?

H: Unfortunately. Yes...

Hill looked down.

F: We lost the war...

James was still looking at all the bodies and he saw only a patch of red hair on the floor and over Natasha's body still had other bodies, but James recognized her right away.

James has never shaken so much in life.

J: MOM!

James ran up to Natasha's body and crouched close to her face, her eyes were open but utterly lifeless.

J: Mom!!! Mom! Wake up! Mom!

James ran his hand over Natasha's face and not too far away, he sighted the shield of his father broken in half.

J: DAD!

James ran to the shield and found his father near it.

J: Dad! You promised! You promised to come back! You can't die...

F: Is my father here, too?

H: No Francis, your father was guarding the bunker, he's probably alive.

T: Father! Father, please! Don't die. You are a God! You can't die!

Thanos: I am the only God now.

T: I'm going to kill you!

Thanos was going to smile, but he felt a strange energy coming from Torunn, he frowned and grunted.

Thanos: You! What do you have there with you?

Adam: She has the stone of Truth.

Thanos: I have the stone of Truth!!! I can change reality to whatever I want!

Thanos looked at the red jewel in the gauntlet.

Thanos: That's fake! You deceived me, Adam!

A: It seems so.

Thanos: You'll die for it!

Thanos pointed the gauntlet at Adam and attempted to fire a shot, but he was stopped by Wanda's powers, levitating in the air, completely dominated by her own powers.

W: He'll die, but I need him first... to kill you.

Thanos: You can't kill me!

Thanos turned and looked at Torunn and he tried to run towards her, but he was trapped by the powers of Wanda and Adam.

Thanos: Nooo!

H: Torunn! Francis, stay behind the jet! I will come back!

Hill ran through the rubble and bodies and grabbed Torunn.

T: No! My father! Father!

H: Easy, Torunn. We can't stay here, it's too dangerous!

Hill dragged Torunn as far as possible.

Thanos: Nooo! You can't defeat me!

Thanos screamed, but he was losing his strength.

Wanda and Adam concentrated on the gauntlet and together they managed to blow the gauntlet and all the stones fell on the ground.

Thanos: Nooo!

For Adam, removing the Thanos Gauntlet was enough, so he stopped the attack and concentrated on luring the stones into a small box.

Wanda was dominated by hatred and thirst for revenge, then she continued to attack Thanos which weakened after losing the infinity stones.

Wanda defeated Thanos.

Wanda fell to her knees on the floor, she had already used much of her powers.

Now Adam had the five infinity stones and one of them always belonged to him and he had purposely lost it to Thanos.

Adam held the soul jewel in his hand, and his eyes went completely white, his skin was much brighter, and he seemed to be restored.

W: I have not finished with you yet.

Wanda said to Adam, while panting.

A: Oh sorry. I didn't want to hurt him, but I needed to, or we would lose. But I can give you something that will bring him back.

Adam directed the stone of mind to Wanda and she held the stone.

A: It's the only exception I'll make with stones.

H: What will you do with the others?

A: Make sure no one else ever uses them.

Adam looked at all those bodies.

A: Do you want to know who I really am? I am Adam Warlock, and I care for the souls of those who die. I, myself, have died a couple of times, but my soul has been rejected by death.

H: Rejected by death? What does that mean?

A: I can't be among the dead and I don't want to be among the living, so I live in the middle of the two. On a different dimension from those.

Adam sighed and levitated around the bodies again.

A: There are souls trapped with the dead, but they have not died, so they can't stay there. I will return the souls of these, but the others, they are where they should be and I'm sorry for that.

Adam spread his arms in the air and began to return the souls that Thanos had stolen.

James was still crying over his father's body.

Steve opened his eyes slowly and took a deep breath as his soul returned to his body.

J: DAD!

James shouted and grabbed his father's uniform.

Steve was slow to regain consciousness, as were the others who had their souls returned to their bodies.

Steve looked at James and blinked his eyes several times, until he could see clear.

S: James...

J: Dad!

James hugged Steve tightly and Steve sat up and hugged him back, still feeling dizzy.

Torunn watched James with his father and watched other people regaining consciousness, she looked at her father, full of hope.

T: Father? C'mon. Wake up... Father!

Torunn saw people start walking and she was nervous when her father didn't wake up.

T: Father! Why doesn't he wake up?

H: Adam!

A: I'm sorry, he did not have his soul stolen. He really died.

T: No! No! Get him back!

A: I can't do that.

T: My chest hurts so much!

Torunn couldn't stop crying.

A: I know, but this is just sadness you're feeling. It's not a smart emotion, you should get rid of it.

Hill frowned at Adam, nor would she say such a thing to a child who is seeing her father dead.

Torunn looked at Adam and then at her father, she wiped away her tears and held the tin in her hand.

T: It's the stone of truth. Thanos said it can make any wish.

H: You can't touch it, Torunn, I don't know what would happen to you.

A: She can handle it. She is strong.

T: I want my father back!

Torunn put her hand inside the tin box and before she could touch the stone, Adam teleported himself close to her and took the tin box out of her hands.

T: No! Your thief! Give me back!

A: I'm sorry, you can't bring him back. These stones weren't meant for any existing being to use. You all are full of vanity, hate, love, sadness and longing. You are not intelligent creatures enough to deal with the power of these stones.

H: And you are?

A: Maybe. The difference between you and me is that I don't want to dominate the universe. I want to find the balance and I want the universe to find it too, but you are not ready yet.

Adam levitated toward the sky.

A: Who knows, someday?

Adam levitated further and he just disappeared into the air, carrying all the infinity stones with him.

Steve recovered and stood up.

S: Your mom, James.

J: She was there.

James pointed and Natasha was still on the floor.

Steve and James ran to her.

Steve crouched down and laid his hand on her face.

S: Natasha? Natasha?

J: Why doesn't she wake up?

S: Natasha!

Steve laid his lips on Natasha's and they were hot, he kept his face close to hers and he could feel her breathing.

S: She's alive.

J: Why doesn't she wake up?

S: I don't know, James. Let's take her to a hospital.

...

When Natasha woke up, she was in a room with white walls and a monitor near the bed, repeating a beep every three seconds.

Natasha looked at the monitor and sighed, she felt a little dizzy yet and she couldn't speak, so she moaned softly.

Soon after, Natasha felt a shadow cast over her body, she looked toward the shadow and saw the figure of a man.

That stupid damn smile! Natasha thought as she recognized Steve.

N: Are we dead?

Steve shook his head.

Natasha closed her eyes for a few seconds and then abruptly reopened them and sat up abruptly on the bed.

N: Steve! Where's James? And Sarah?

S: Calm down! They are fine. They went out to buy soda with Bucky, we've been waiting here for hours.

N: Hours? Did I faint for hours?

S: Actually, you're out for almost one month now.

Natasha frowned, completely shocked.

N: One month???

Natasha looked at the covers over her belly and legs, she lifted the covers and looked at her belly, she put her hand on her belly and felt a deep desperation.

S: He's there.

Steve reassured Natasha and nodded.

S: He's fine and perfect. Growing up pretty fast.

N: Did we win?

Steve sat on the edge of Natasha's stretcher and took hold of her hand, Steve looked into her eyes and sighed before answering.

S: Yes. We have lost many things, many people, but yes, we have won. The nightmare is over.

Natasha took a deep breath, but it was a breath of relief, she rested her back on the pillow and closed her eyes for a few seconds.

N: After everything we've been through... And we witness. I'll never be the same again.

S: None of us. We're all changed forever.

N: Will the kids get over it?

S: I don't know, but they will have time to recover and they are free to be whatever they want to be. And that's the most important.

Steve kissed the back of Natasha's hand.

Natasha watched Steve.

S: My shield broke during the war.

N: Are you upset?

S: No. On the contrary. I am relieved. I'm wrapping up my activities as Captain America once and for all.

Natasha was not surprised.

S: I put that burden on Bucky.

N: He deserves it.

S: Yes.

Steve sighed.

N: I think I will do the same.

S: No need, if it's for me...

N: No. It's not for you. It's for me. For us and the children. I finished my work. I feel like I have wiped out my ledger.

S: You have and it was a long time ago.

Natasha smiled.

S: Has anyone ever said that you look beautiful when you smile?

Natasha rolled her eyes.

N: You.

S: Sorry, I have to repeat.

Natasha and Steve smiled at each other. Steve leaned toward Natasha and kissed her lips.

Sarah: MAMA! James got my ice cream!

J: She said she wanted strawberries, but it only had chocolate and vanilla. But chocolate was the last one, and I had chosen chocolate first.

Sarah: I want chocolate!

S: Hey, hey, your mom just woke up from a coma and you guys are fighting over chocolate? I thought you went to buy soda.

Bucky: Yeah, they changed their minds at the time.

Bucky approached Natasha and kissed her forehead.

B: How are you?

N: Better now, Captain.

Bucky laughed.

B: Juliana is waiting for me at the reception. I'll visit you at home. You look great, you won't be here for long for sure.

N: Not really.

S: You'll stay if the doctor says you have to stay.

N: Don't tell me what to do, Rogers!

S: I'm not doing that.

N: Yes, you are!

S: I'm only concerned about you, why this has to be a big deal?

N: Give me a break, oh my God...

B: Oh, I've already seen that this discussion will not end today, so... See you later, guys.

Bucky left the hospital room.

J: Stop, Sarah!

Sarah: Stop you!

J: You're boring!

Sarah: Daddy! James called me boring.

S: James!

J: I didn't do anything. Mom!!!

N: Oh my God, I want to go back to the coma now.

Natasha joked and Steve laughed at her.

N: It will be like this every day and we will still have a third little guy to increase the fight.

S: I would still have five more with you.

Natasha frowned.

N: You're crazy, we're living an infinity war here already and you still want more? I'm sorry, but you're going to have those kids with somebody else.

Steve smiled and shook his head.

S: So I don't want to and I'm happy with three.

N: That's only what you gonna get. Is that enough for you?

S: It's more than enough.

Natasha smiled.

S: I love you, Romanoff.

N: I love you too, soldier.

The End

**Guys, now that you've just read, is Adam a villain or a hero, or neither? What you think?**