Chapter 14

Thanos' Throne

Jack's team flew the quinjet through the waves of Chitauri, zooming through the portal and seeing Thanos on a rocky platform, sitting in a floating throne. Thanos, seeing this, blasted the quinjet with the power stone, causing it to crash land.

Manhattan

"So what do we do?" Peter asked, as they exited the quinjet.

"Sparrow's crew, you guys stay on the ground and fight any Chitauri that come to close." Daredevil told Barbossa and the rest of the Black Pearl's crew.

"With pleasure." Barbossa smiled as he loaded his assault rifle, and the crew started spreading across the city.

"Spider-Man, you swing around and if you see anything leaving the city, turn them back. Castle, I want you on the rooftops, picking off the Chitauri flying."

"Alright Red. Hey web head, can ya give me a lift?" Punisher asked, and Spidey grabbed onto him before swinging away.

"Iron Fist, Jessica, we're all staying here to help any civilians out of here." Murdock said, and the team dispersed.

Thanos' Throne

"Damn." Jack muttered, as everyone got out of the destroyed quinjet.

"How in Hell are we breathing?" Natasha asked, noticing that they had oxygen in space.

"The reality stone does wonders." Thanos said. "But now, it is time for you to die."

Manhattan

"There's too god damn many!" Frank Castle set in his communicator.

"Aye, even with the entire crew, these aliens still outnumber us!" Barbossa added.

"Well don't worry, the cavalry's here." Fury said, bringing the Helicarrier into the battle and shooting down a leviathan. "And Coulson's team is coming in now." As Fury finished, a quinjet landed, and out came Coulson's agents, consisting of Phil himself, Melinda May, Alphonso Mackenzie, Daisy Johnson, and Robbie Reyes, who had returned to SHIELD for one last fight. Jemma Simmons and Leo Fitz stayed on the Helicarrier to help the director. As Coulson, Mack, and May begin shooting at nearby Chitauri, Robbie transformed into the Ghost Rider, as he and Daisy used their powers to fight off the aliens.

Thanos' Throne

Luke Cage charged Thanos, preparing to give him a left hook. However, without even using the gauntlet, the mad titan caught his fist, and closing his own fist, shattered every bone in Cage's hand before backhanding him across the rocky area. As Cage screamed in agony, Jack yelled, "Enough! I've come to make a deal with you. I'll join you in conquering the universe, and in return, you'll spare me."

"What?" Everyone else said.

"You son of a bitch!" Black Widow said. "You've been planning this ever since you heard of the stones!"

"Technically, I've been planning this ever since I met Loki." Jack replied, grinning. Natasha then attempted to punch Jack, but was blasted by Thanos.

"Very well, Jack Sparrow." Jack walked up and and stood by Thanos. However, as Thanos began using the power stone to kill the rest of the Avengers, Jack drew his sword, attempting to kill the mad titan. Thanos was too quick though, and turned around, punching Jack through a wall.

"Did you think you could deceive me, pirate? I used the mind stone to see if you were planning on betraying me. Now, suffer, knowing that your friends will die!" And with that, Thanos snapped his fingers, and Jack saw Luke Cage, Romanoff, and Scott Lang spontaneously die, as well as several stars suddenly disappear.

Manhattan

The crew, Defenders, and the Agents of SHIELD were fighting off the Chitauri, the odds finally in their favor, when suddenly, they all felt they were having heart attacks.

"The Hell… is happening?" Daredevil said, before they all collapsed, dead.

Helicarrier

"Sir, we've just seen from satellite footage that everyone down there just died for no apparent reason." Maria Hill informed Fury.

"It's Thanos." The Director of SHIELD said, and slumped in a chair, defeated. "He killed them all. Turn the Helicarrier around, Hill, we've lost."

Thanos' Throne

"NO!" Jack screamed, as billions upon trillions of souls flew into the soulstone. He jumped up, planning on cutting off Thanos' head, but was grabbed by the throat.

"I'm giving you one last chance. Join me, or suffer. I could give you what you always desired." Thanos sneered. Jack then saw a vision in his mind of him marrying Elizabeth Swann. However, Jack shook this off, knowing Thanos was just manipulating him with the reality stone.

"Never." Jack said, spitting blood in the mad titan's face. Roaring in anger, Thanos slammed Jack onto the ground, causing immense pain.

"Fine. I do not wish to kill you. However, I will ensure you suffer by unleashing your worst nightmare." Thanos announced and turned around, raising the infinity gauntlet as the reality stone glowed. Seeing this, Jack jumped up and in a swift motion, cut off Thanos' arm, but it was too late, as the reality stone stopped glowing before Jack performed the deed. Jack ignored it, and pulled out the mad titan's arm out of the infinity gauntlet. As Thanos screamed in agony, blood gushing from the wound, Jack slipped the gauntlet on his right hand, feeling the power it was radiating.

"Please, have mercy." Thanos pleaded, stepping back.

"Mercy?" Jack repeated, his anger rising. "Was there mercy for the Avengers? Or the Defenders? Or SHIELD? Or my crew?"

"Please, Sparrow, don't-" Thanos begged, but Jack drew his fist, and using the full power of the gauntlet, punched Thanos in the face so hard, he body disintegrated, effectively erasing him from the universe. Jack then concentrated in releasing every last soul Thanos took and restored almost everyone who was killed, and then used the time stone to cause the Chitauri to move back into the portal and sending them to a different dimension. He then used the space stone to travel back to Earth, where he was greeted by everyone in the streets of Manhattan.

"What happened?" Captain America asked, as he and everyone else arrived.

"It's over." Jack replied. "Thanos is defeated, and I saved everyone I was able to."

"What about Rhodey and Vision?" Tony asked, seeing they were not there. Jack however, did not feel their souls in the stone.

"I'm sorry, mate." Jack said, looking downward.

"So what now, Jack? After all, yer a god." Barbossa said.

"No Hector. If treasure has taught me anything, it's that it always comes at a price." Jack said, remembering the heart of Davy Jones and the Aztec gold. Without a second thought, Jack used the power stone to punch a nearby building, destroying the infinity gauntlet and shattering the stones, releasing their power back into the cosmos.

"Well done, Jack." A familiar voice said causing everyone to turn around. "It appears I was right that there would still be individuals standing up to Thanos."

"Stan?" Jack asked, seeing the same man with white hair and glasses from three years ago. Back then, Stan told him that his friends had not given up on him.

"You are correct. I told you your friends wouldn't give up." Stan replied. "It's time you knew who I am. I am called many names, like I've said before, but my one true name is the One Above All. Stan's my personal favorite though. I am… the god of this universe." As Stan finished, his entire body began to glow a bright light. "I can transport your and your crew back to your world, if you'd wish it."

Jack looked back at his crew, knowing that he'd want to return to his world.

"We'll follow you anywhere, Jack, just say the heading." Gibbs said, earning agreement from the rest of the crew. But then Jack saw the Avengers, and the family they've become, and he decided that he'd stay.

"I'm sorry, but we'd like to stay here for the time being." Jack said, finalizing his answer. Nodding, the One Above All said, "Very Well. However, be warned; before he was erased from existence, Thanos unleashed a terrible threat that even I don't know." With that, his entire body burned a bright light, momentarily blinding everyone, and then he was gone.

"Fury, the battle's over. Thanos is defeated, we won." Jack said in his earpiece.

"I never thought I'd hear from you guys again." Fury said on the other end. "Get back to the Helicarrier, it's time to debrief."