Chapter 7


Gamora's home planet looked alive, thriving. It was far from the truth that she was told, that children knew no hunger when there weren't any to begin with. There was some cybernetic people but the Zen-Whoberies as Neubla called them were wiped out and Gamora is the last. Was the last, Nebula corrected herself. She would avenge her sisters and her sister's family.

If there was an opening during the battle, she would chop of Thanos head. Nebula will make him suffer. They would all make him suffer for what he did to their loved ones.

Kraglin kept the Quadrant up in space as everyone shuffled onto the Milano. She told Kragling to stay far away and would call when they got the stone, he would be their only way off this planet. He understood and wished them well, he held Rocket and Nebula back as everyone was boarding.

"Give 'em hell from the Guardians." Rocket cocked the gun while Nebula gave him a grin.

"We will." She told him.

With that, they got on the Milano. Rocket and Nebula sat at the front, as the ship was undocked from the Quadrant and steered towards her adopted sister's planet. She instantly got deja vu, remembering Ego's planet and by the look on Rocket's face, Nebula knew she wasn't the only one who was remembering that fight.

They landed far away, enough for the ship to be unshared during battle. They walked ahead and saw a town or what was left of it. It reminded them of the planet Titan, all broken and desolated from Thanos. But at the same time it didn't, all throughout the planet was lush green and beauty. The only thing that was destroyed was this large city.

"We got one shot. We are going to go in for the arm, it's the only way to get the stones and to stop him. We chop his arm, get the gauntlet and reverse everything." Steve Rogers looked at them. He looked at Shuri, Okoye and M'Baku who had faces of warriors ready to avenge their king and brother. He looked at Rocket and Nebula, who were ready to set hell on this planet if it meant spilling Thanos blood. He looked at Wong, Scott and Hope, all here to stop this madman, to set things right. He looked at the Avengers, all tired but also ready to avenge the Earth and their losses. They've done this before, they could damn well do it again.

Finally, he looked to Captain Marvel, who also had heartache and ready to help these heroes for the good of the universe. A hero for the millennium- all of them were uncanny but they were Avengers.

"Avengers, Assemble!"

It began with a bang. Tony, Rhodey, Thor and Captain Marvel all flying to draw the Mad Titan's attention away as the other's shot blasts and scratches at him. But it was Wasp who landed the first blow making him fly backwards a few feet before trying to pummel them with buildings and debris. Thanos's wound where Thor's axe landed was still clear as day along with the burn that the infinity stones left. There was dry blood around it but it didn't heal al that much giving them all hope. But even with the wound, Thanos was still dealing blow after blow on them. He sent buildings from the already dead town and chunks of the ground zooming straight at the Avengers. Steve knew they needed an upper hand. He told Hope to go get Valkyrie and find Banner, he just needed a push.

"Bring the Hulk out!" He hollered into the comm link. "Cap, he won't come out!" Valkyrie shouted. "Make him come out, don't care how. We need Hulk."

The fight was still going. All of them, these Avengers fighting for the universe. They fought against him with ease, as if they fought side by side for years, Wong making people disappear and re-appear to let them strike blow after blow on Thanos. Ant-Man grew larger than Thanos trying to pummel him to the ground for the others to get the gauntlet. But even with But even with his injured side where the gauntlet burned his flesh, Thanos still controlled the stones, he was still winning. "You still don't learn do you Stark." He called on Tony, his words echoing across the empty city. All of a sudden a roar was heard.

Steve heard a buzz at his ear. "I think I made him pretty mad Cap." Wasp? Something crashed at Thanos as Wasp pulled Steve away. Standing right in front of him was Hulk and Valkyrie, who stood on his shoulders.

"Nice of you to join the party big guy!" hollered Tony. Hulk roared and together they charged.

With Hulk back in the game, it was a slim advantage as the green guy practically tried to rip him limb from limb, this gave Steve the opportunity to end it. But with their shock Thanos over powered Hulk, even with Tony, Wasp, Rocket, Shuri and Rhodey blasting at him. Thanos staggered back as everyone sent blast after blast.

Wong wrapped a golden rope around Thanos free hand, holding him in place as Scott and Hulk held the Mad Titan in place. Steve and Tony held the other arm, pulling desperately to get the gauntlet off of him. The blasts were still coming at him, blinding him with pain and fury. Everyone else surrounded him in a circle, ready to attack as well. He screamed.

They had to get this off. They had to.

"Carol, NOW!" Steve shouted.

Time stood still as Carol launched Nebula onto Thanos. Valkyrie threw her sword, Nebula caught it just as she was getting closer to her target. Thor sent his axe straight at the gauntlet, a loud squishing sound meant to the heroes that the arm was off. Tony and Steve scrambled back with the gauntlet as Nebula, with Valkyries sword, let a clean sweep on his neck.

Thanos mouth stood agap as he looked at Nebula, who landed right in front of him, her hand with the bloody sword. He took a step closer towards her and collapsed, his head falling away from his limp body.

For a moment everything felt surreal for them.

Did this just happen? They all thought. But as the body of the Mad Titan stopped breathing, they all felt emotions run through them. It was over.

Steve got the gauntlet off of the hand, handing it over to Nebula.

She looked at the yellow stone, the Soul Stone. She knew what needed to be done, they all did. Pulling the stone away from the Gauntlet, she held it up for the others to see. This was it. Setting the stone down, she looked at Thor.

"Do it." Steve told him.

With that, Thor sliced the Soul Stone in half.


"Something's happening." Mantis told them, her eyes wider than usual. They all could see that something was indeed happening around them. The usual blue sky they were all familiar with was now crumbling. Gamora knew it, she felt it in her gut. Someone cracked the stone.

Gamora looked at everyone, all of them with looks of hope and relief while she stood there practically shaking. She looked at Loki, his facial expression was neutral but his eyes also held heavy sadness at the crushing reality that he wouldn't see his brother.

All of a sudden they could hear voices. They ran outside to the center of the city and on the platform where Gamora was taken by Thanos years ago, now stood a portal. It was golden and as they got closer they could hear the voices clearly. It was their friends and family.

"Let's get the hell out of here." Quill exclaimed as everyone else murmured in agreement. Gamora felt her gut twisting.

"Peter." He turned to look at her, there was hope in his eyes. Hope that they can finally go home. "I can't go." It was a punch in the face for him and her friends.

"I am Groot?" Groot looked at her like she was crazy. But Gamora shook her head. "Gamora, what are you talking about? Of course you can go! Don't you get it were free now." But Gamora shook her head.

She had a sad expression on his face. Now everyone looked at her with confusion as well. "I was the reason he got the stone. I was the sacrifice needed to obtain the Soul Stone, I can't go Peter. I'm stuck here."

But Peter Quill wouldn't have it as he tugged at Gamora as he went to the portal. As he pushed her into the portal, she was thrown back. Tears streamed down her face as Peter started to yell at the portal. Gamora knew that Peter wasn't going to back down from trying to find a way to get her out of her. So she did what she had to do. Gamora rant full speed and pushed Peter making him topple over into the portal. She was sobbing and shaking as Peter's yells could be heard on the other side.

"GAMORA."

She didn't answer. She couldn't answer.

Drax, Mantis and Groot stepped up next to her, ready to go but not ready to say good-bye. Groot pulled her into a hug. Gamora sniffled and whispered, "We are Groot." She kissed his cheek. Drax didn't have anything to say only with tears as he hugged Gamora and Mantishugged her as well. Her antennas glowed and Gamora felt braver. She hugged Mantis tighter.

They left, joining Quill on the other side.

Others left as well, all giving Gamora a sad look and goodbyes as well. Nick Fury shook hand with her and T'Challa gave her a hug.

Peter hugged her, tight. "I wish you could see New York. You'd love it." He smiled and she gave him a wobbly one in return. "You show one to my family, okay? For me." Peter nodded with tears in his eyes. As he stepped into the portal, he saved goodbye at her and disappeared.

Bucky knelt down and gave her a sad smile. She wanted to cry again. Bucky and Peter were now in her heart, where the Guardians and Nebula were-they were her family. "You did not die for nothing, you here me?" She nodded. "I'm going to miss you Gamora."

"You too Bucky." She whispered. They were assassins, she hoped at least one of them got peace. She was glad Bucky got it.

Bucky gave her one last wave and he walked into the portal. Loki stood next to her as the portal disappeared. They heard a scream, Nebula's voice was clear as she screamed her older sister's name and Thor's voice boomed from the other side, his little brother's name also clear. It was a heart wrenching, they both could hear the hope dashed away from their siblings as the portal closed.

It was their prison.

It was their burden, after all.


"GAMORA"

"LOKI"

Groot, Mantis and Tony held Nebula back. Peter was held to the ground by Rocket and Drax as the man tried to get himself sucked back into the stone. Hulk had a tight grasp on Thor, who was calling out his brother's name.

"Why aren't they coming out?" The God of thunder yelled at the people who were freed from the stone. "Tell me, NOW."

"Because they can't." Peter's voice sounded despondent. All the fight was drained from him. "They can't come back. She's stuck there."

They heard thunder crash among the sky, lighting sparking on Thor's skin at what Peter just told him. "Thor." Nebula looked at him. It was a look in her eyes and they both knew that the resurrected people were telling the truth.

The stone glowed, even as two pieces. As Thor and Nebula were let go, they each got one piece of the stone, as if it was their sibling. As if they could see Loki and Gamora through the glowing light.

"Bucky?" Peter looked around, calling out the man with the metal arm. He looked at the young man who just looked around the place. Bucky instantly knew where they were, a chill ran down his spine as he remembered Gamora telling him about her home planet and why the Soul Stone created it in there.

"It really was her prison." Peter said out loud. Bucky and Mantis nodded, as everyone else who were in the stone comprehended what Peter meant. "Who's prison?" Tony asked. "Gamora's. In the stone, we were all on her home planet, all in the city where Thanos took her when her people were slaughtered."

They were on Zen-Whoberi, the real planet not the one on inside the stone. They were on Gamora's home planet, in the city where she was taken away from her family and as he surveys the destruction, Peter had to agree with Gamora.

The Soul Stone really did project a prison for her.


NOTES: ONE. MORE. CHAPTER. LEFT. DUN DUN DUUUUN!