It was frustrating to say the least.
There were no chains… No ropes. No cuffs.
None of it was needed. Supergiant just needed to say, go there, stand up, sit, lay there and they were compelled to do it.
Supergiant had said… Take off your armor. And there had been no fighting against it as Tony tapped his arch reactor and the armor folded itself together, vanishing into the arch reactor itself.
Supergiants eyes narrowed as she looked at the glowing piece under Tony's shirt.
"Take it off." she demanded.
Tony's eyes widened, the horror hit even as his hands were moving towards the reactor, and yet there was now stopping it, as his own hands started to dig into his own flesh. He hissed and screeched as his own hands prodded and dug, blood soon appearing on his finger tips.
"Stop." Supergiant demanded and Tony sighed in relief as his hands fell away. Supergiant frowned. "Take off your shit." she demanded.
Tony swallowed but were already doing what he was asked, exposing his chest and arch reactor.
"It's inside of you." Supergiant commented. "What does it do? Tell me."
"Its main function is to keep me alive." Tony spoke automatically. "Its secondary function is to power my suites."
"And by suites you mean that armor you were wearing." Supergiant commented her eyes narrow. "I want you to destroy that suite. Can it be done without killing yourself."
Tony swallowed, he opened his mouth, he wanted to lie, he wanted to say no. If he could keep the suite then. But there was no helping it as a single word came out of his mouth. "Yes." and he closed his eyes, it was over.
"Do it." Supergiant demanded.
Tony was shaking, his eyes closed as he tried to fight it, his hands were shaking as they raised against his own will. No… No no no! I need it, it's my only chance! But there was no stopping it as Tony's fingers went to the small compartment in his reactor, the compartment containing the nano tech and simply slid it out so he was now holding a small box in his hands, no bigger than a smaller dice, then he automatically turned to the door, on his way to throw it out into the coldness of space which would destroy it.
SHIT! If he opened that door then.
"Stop" supergiant demanded and Tony stopped. "The armor, is inside of that cube?" she asked.
"Yes." Tony breathed.
"Give it to me." Supergiant asked and Tony turned around and handed the big blue woman the cube. The moment it was out of his hand he felt his heart sink. And then Supergiant closed her hand around it. "Good boy. Now sit."
And Tony was forced to move backwards until he was next to Nebula and sat down beside her.
Nebulas face was like carved in stone, her black eyes dark, her body tense and like a statue. What Tony wouldn't give for an encouraging word, but Nebula wasn't the person to give it.
Supergiant looked down at the other blue woman. "So… one of Thanos's children. How far you fallen."
Nebula didn't reply.
"I knew you were never worthy. I hope Thanos will no see, who is truly loyal." Supergiant stated.
Nebula slowly looked up. "Being called a child of Thanos. Doesn't mean anything. He has no mercy, no kindness. What-ever you seek, you shall never have it."
Supergiant hissed then slapped Nebula across the face. Nebulas head was turned to the left, then she turned back, her eyes just as dead as before.
"Thanos will not be saving you." Supergiant informed. "Not this time."
"Of course not." Nebula replied. "When has he ever saved me?" she asked.
Supergiant huffed but finally walked away.
"Erhm, a bit of a history there?" Tony asked.
"Over the years, Thanos has conquered countless planets. And only left after killing half the population. Countless of orphans has been left in his wake." Nebula informed. "Some of those orphans he took with him, adopted so to speak… His children. Supergiant was one of these orphans, he nearly took her with him. But for what-ever reason just before he left he changed his mind. Ever since Supergiant has been convinced it was her destiny to be a child of Thanos. That a mistake happened denying her her right. Ever since she has sought to prove her worth, to right this so called wrong."
Tony groaned deeply. "And to get this right, you are one of the people considered his children."
"Correct." Nebula replied.
"But not so many warm fuzzy feelings." Tony concluded.
"He took everything away from me." Nebula stated. "I do not remember my birth family, I never had the chance. A childhood where he said all that training was for my own good, to make me strong… That's why I would have to enter all those death matches. Over and over. Thrown down a mountain and into a icy ocean. If he could not survive that, I would have no chance against my true fate. He took my body away from me, limp for limp, organ for organ. He even took the one person away who had any feelings of sympathy left for me. All the while he claimed it was all mercy. He would even claim it was love."
Tony closed his eyes, he sucked in a breath. "What do you intend to do?"
"There is only one thing left for me." Nebula stated. "I must kill Thanos. And avenge myself, the things he did to me."
"Avenge?" Tony asked then smirked as he turned his head away.
"Something funny?" Nebula asked.
"No, I just liked your choice of words." Tony stated.
"That suite you used, you build it yourself?" Nebula asked.
Tony nodded. "Yeah."
"And the thing in your chest, you also created yourself?" Nebula questioned.
"Yup." Tony nodded.
"Good. Then I might have use for you." Nebula stated. "Stay close to me, and I will keep you alive until we managed to escape."
Tony swallowed as it ran cold down his back. "Okay. But then… Promise you'll get me back to earth!"
"You really think you have a choice if you even want to live?" Nebula asked.
"Okay listen, on earth we have technology. Weapons, things you'll need to fight Thanos." Tony stated. "I haven't sold any weapons for ten years. But… If you'll get me back to earth. I give you what you want."
Nebula turned to him, her black eyes without emotion. Impossible to read, then finally she gave him a single nod. "Deal. I get you back to your own planet, and you shall build for me what-ever I demand."
Tony closed his eyes.
"Or do we not have a deal?" Nebula asked.
"Sorry I… I swore never again. Never build weapon for others… This time though, this time." Tony shivered, then finally turned to her. "Deal." he stated. "I have to know, who made it and who didn't… I have to." he shivered. "And I… I also want to avenge them. If nothing else can be done at least that! I am after all, an Avenger."
"Avenger?" Nebula asked just mildly curious. "Some sort of earth society?" she asked.
"Kind of." Tony said. "We're… We were." he looked down. "A group, defending earth as a whole. And if we couldn't defend it, we would avenge it."
Nebula nodded thoughtfully. "I quite like that concept." she admitted.
"Well, welcome to the group." Tony shrugged. "Avenger."
Nebula was unimpressed as she sat back. "You will follow my lead and stay close to me, I cannot protect you if you are not in my sight."
Tony nodded. "Okay." he whispered. "I got it."
"No you don't." Nebula sighed as they flew across space in the cold gray space ship.