chapter twenty six
╰ ( infinity war )

💫 ━━ PETER Parker hangs from the roof and looks towards Paisley and Ryder, the two standing together on the unleavened part of the metal ship. "Let me just say, if aliens wind up implanting eggs in my chest or something ... and I end up eating you, I'm sorry."

Tony pointed at Peter, ignoring the littlest giggle from Paisley. "I don't wanna hear another single pop culture out of you for the rest of the trip. You understand?"

Peter points and Tony but then is extremely quick in pulling his hand to his chest. "I'm trying to say that something is coming."

A small ball rolls into view, landing near Paisleys feet. She looks down, finger tips glowing blue as her magic starts to wrap around the ball. The blue mist flickers and an explosion pushes her and everyone else back in different different. Paisley let's out a scream as he back collides with metal of the ship, pain flaring through her body.

"Pais!" Ryder yells out from where he landed, as he tries to get up, someone who's buff with grey coloured sky throws a knife towards him. He uses his suit blasters fo create a forcefield, a cool thing Tony had added to his suit. "Nope, nada."

"Thanos!" One of the people — the person who had thrown a knife at Ryder — yells as he grabs another knife. The Cloak of Levitation, or Doctor Stranges Cloak, is quick to fly towards him and wrap around his body.

Peter is the first to Paisley, pulling her up and using one arm to keep her by his side and slightly behind her. The two turn around, coming face to face with another person who has two antennas on the top of her forehead. Peter yelps and starts to push him and Paisley backwards, away. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Please don't put your eggs in me!"

Paisley flicks her wrist, a blue mist surrounded the persons body and kept her in one place. The unknown woman like alien - person steps back, watching as her friend Star-Lord, flies towards the two kids and pushes them down. Star-Lord sends the two kids a glance, no remorse for knocking them to the ground. "Stay down, clowns."

The blue magic that had been wrapped around the alien - human woman disappears within a blink. Paisley is the first to stand as Peter continues to tumble around on the ground. She spots Ryder and Tony beside the big buff man that had been throwing knifes before. Then she sees that Peter is now wrapped in the flying persons arms, unable to escape the hold. She chooses to move towards where Strange is standing by the alien, his hands outreaches so he can be quick in using his own abilities.

"Everybody stay where you are. Chill the eff out." Star-Lord presses a button n his mask, revealing his face to everyone that's looking. H look human, normal, unlike his other companions. He points his gun towards Tony, ready to shoot. "I'm gonna ask you this one time. Where's Gamora?"

Tonys mask disappears and he squints is eyes. "Yeah, I'll do you one better. Who's Gamora?"

"I'll do you one better! Why is Gamora?" Drax, who was trapped underneath Tonys foot, looks up the other man.

"Tell me where the girl is, or I swear to you, I'm gonna French fry this little freak." Star-Lord presses the front of his gun to Peters temple, causing both Ryder and Paisley to grow worried for him. They shares a look: Ryder letting his blaster glow and Paisley lets her fingertips turn a shade of blue.

Tony is quick to add pressure to the person below him, a nanotech gun extending and pointing towards the grey man covered on scars and tattoos. "Let's do it! You shoot my guy, I blast him. Let's go!"

Drax doesn't even seem fazed by the gun that's in his face. "Do it, Quill! I can take it."

The alien - woman shakes her heard from where she stands, her body wrapped in spiderwebs, courtesy of Peter. "No he can't take it!"

Strange nods, because he knows that the gun Tony holds will blow the face of that person underneath his foot. "She's right. You can't."

"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. " He turns his attention to Peter, pushing the gun harder against his mask covered temple. "Starting with you."

Strange is interested now, the word Thanos ringing in his head. That was the person who was destroying everything. "Wait, what, Thanos? All right, let me ask you this one time. What master do you serve?"

Star-Lord looks offended by the question, his head tilted to the side. "What master do I serve? What am I supposed to say? "Jesus"?"

"You're from Earth?" Tony scoffs.

Star-Lord shakes his head. "I'm not from Earth. I'm from Missouri."

Paisley smiles, "That is on Earth! Nat took me there once, we went to a zoo."

Peters mechanical suit eyes grow smaller, just like his voice. He's obviously scared but relived at the same time. "So, you're not with Thanos?"

Star-Lord, who had been offended more than once during this conversation, grows much more offered by the fact that they may have believed he was with Thanos. "With Thanos?" He scoffs. "No, I'm here to kill Thanos. He took my girl - wait, who are you?"

Ryders mask disappears and he's the one who talks, "They're the Avengers, and we're the mini Avengers, man."

"Oh." Star-Lord nods.

Mantis, the alien person almost looks excited. "You're the ones Thor told us about."

"You know Thor?"

"Yeah." Star-Lord confirms. "Tall guy, not the good-looking, needed saving."

Strange lowers his hand, "Where is he now?"

💫 ━━ PAISLEY squeals as she holds hands with the alien woman she had learnt went by the name Mantis. The two are jumping up and down, the gravity on Titan isn't what the gravity on earth was life. The two enjoy the few moments of peace, because in a short time, things can and will start to happen.

The two stop bouncing and Paisley grins up at Mantis, "Can I show you my magic?"

Mantis nods excitedly. She would love to the the magic the young girl has, especially when it isn't wrapped around her or trying to cause her harm. "Yes, yes, yes!"

Paisley happily holds out her hand, closing her eyes briefly and allowing a small stick figure like person to form in her hand. Its glowing blue, dancing and jumping around. When she opens her eyes, Mantis is excitedly reading out of the small blue thing that disappears the second she touches it.

"Awe, make it come back." Mantis pleads, her head tilted and she looks towards Paisley with big eyes.

Paisley makes the figure appear once more, only she lets the blue figure grow as tall as Mantis. The blue figure holds out his hand, a realistic flower rests in its open palm. Mantis reaches out and grabs the flower, twirling between her fingers. The flower changes colour a few times before it disintegrates into a bunch of glowing blue bubbles that Mantis is quick to pop.

"Tony - Pony?" Paisley steps towards Tony, her hand finding his. He look down at her questionably, only for Paisley to point at Strange who is sitting cross-legged and floating in the air. His hands are positioned in a weird way as the time stop glows a bright green. His eyes are closed, and his head is jerking rapidly from side to side

Tony looks towards the wizards, his eyes wide with confusion as he calls out, "Strange, we alright?" Steven Strange seems to snap out of the trance, landing on the ground and letting out a gasp. Tony places his hands on his arm to steady him. "You're back. You're alright. Hi."

"Hey, what was that?" Ryder asks the wizard, head tilted to the side as he tries to mental guess what had just happened.

"I went forward in time to view alternate futures. To see all the possible outcomes of the coming conflict." Strange tells the group and the three kids all let out 'wows'.

"How did you see?" Star-Lord asks, his face twisted.

Strange takes a breath, his eyes squinting as he tries to recall how many possibilities he had seen. "14,000,605."

"How many did we win?"

Strange pauses a while before he answered, "Two."