Matt rubbed his eyes as he slowly came aware of his surroundings, he was sitting on a cold and hard table with the Avengers gathered around him. That was weird enough, the fact that he was without a shirt made it even weirder. Unbeknownst to both him and the Avengers, Matt's memories of his nightmares had been taken by Thanos, for now.
"Hey, Matt, are you feeling okay?" Steve asked holding out his fist holding Matt's new shirt.
"Fine," he replied pulling it over his head, "why?"
"What's the last thing you remember?" Natasha asked looking at Matt like he was a problem she was working out.
"Um, running way and being attacked by that weird blue girl. Was she from Pandora?" Matt asked with a smirk, seeming strangely comfortable with the situation.
"Why did you run away?" Steve asked crossing his arms and cocking his head like a dog.
"Uh, I thought you were guys were planning to kill me. I'm not exactly a trusting person, but escape was for nothing anyway so what did that accomplish? Besides it just landed me a broken jaw and a lot pain." Matt said sliding off the table.
"To be fair we weren't the best about taking you either. And your wounds don't seem to be bothering you now, forget to tell us something?" Natasha asked.
"Yeah, I still don't know when it developed exactly but in Seattle I was shot in the arm and it healed really fast, everything does. It makes me wonder if there's even more powers for me to find yet, and I don't even know how I got them!" Matt said raising his hands. The Avengers exchanged quick glances with silent agreement to not tell Matt about him being an Infinity Stone.
"Well, Natasha and I are here to help you control your strengthening powers and help you with new ones." Steve said slapping Matt on the back. Maybe he's finally trusting us, Steve thought.
"I'm okay with that. Ever since Andrew died I feel like my powers have doubled in strength, it happened when Steve was killed too. It's very weird."
"Well, lets get you something to eat and then Nat and I can have lift some heavy things and start controlling your powers. Could be fun." Steve told Matt leading him out of the room to the kitchen. Natasha was only a few steps behind him and the other Avengers were left in silence as the door slid shut behind the trio.
Matt was slowly becoming comfortable with the group, they didn't want to kill him. Maybe he found his sanctuary.
"So what heavy things are you talking about?" Matt asked as they walked into one of Starks many kitchens.
"Thor's Hammer." Natasha said sarcastically.
"I was thinking something like old cars or something." Steve said sitting as Matt made a sandwich.
"Cars are easy. I want a challenge." Matt replied putting ham on the bread.
"Okay, tough guy, how 'bout that?" Natasha said pointing to a plane landing in the distance.
"Whoa, whoa I said challenge, not suicide." Matt said eating.
"It is a challenge, mister 'cars are easy'." Natasha challenged.
"Okay, I suppose I can try it." Matt said. They sat in silence for the remaining time until Matt finished his lunch and they got ready to leave.
"Get in, we'll drive to S.H.I.E.L.D in this." Natasha told Matt patting a black SUV. Matt smiled briefly and threw his hands down and shot into the air.
"I think I'll take my own way." Matt told her flying into the air and doing several flips.
"Showoff." Natasha said climbing into the SUV and driving off. Steve smiled at the situation and watched in the mirror as Matt followed them. "Is this safe? I mean we already know that he's being hunted and here he is showing off and being very open."
"I'm thinking the same thing, if anything happens we're ready." Steve replied. Matt was laughing and having fun, probably the most fun in months. The drive took a little over two hours after leaving New York. The S.H.I.E.L.D helicarrier was positioned off the coast of northern New York and preparations had already been made. As the process of boarding went through Matt sat in silence thinking of the last few days. Steve watched Matt lost in thought and smiled, such a normal kid but gifted with such extraordinary powers.
"Alright, kid, this is where it gets real." Natasha said walking onto the deck of the ship. Matt's jaw was long gone and his eyes searched the deck. This was amazing, a carrier was something Matt had only seen from a distance, now he was standing on it's deck.
"Why is he here?" A voice spoke up from behind him. Matt turned and saw Nick Fury, who wasn't pleased. They didn't end things on the best of terms.
"Actually, Fury, we're here because we need to tell you and Matt something without the other Avengers finding out." Steve answered.
"And a phone call wasn't good enough?" Nick sneered.
"JARVIS isn't good on privacy. Anyway, we should go inside so we can tell y-" Steve was cut off as the roar of an engine sounded above them. A blue energy hit Matt in the chest sending him flying before he vanished from the ground.
"Steve!" Natasha said pointing, a ship was hovering above them and the pilot was the blue women. In the seat next to her was Matt who was bleeding and fighting her, in a flash she whipped him with her gun and he slumped in the seat. Gunfire sounded around them but it did nothing as the ship flew off into the horizon. Looks of horror crossed the two Avengers.
They just lost Matt, and the Infinity Stone.
Okay guys, this is the endgame. I think there's about two or three chapters left, probably three. It's not a long chapter, but for my first story I think I'm doing okay. Please review and whatnot and thank you for reading this far! I'll update soon, school just started and it's crazy but I'll make time.