The years had been long and hard. But finally the battle was over and everyone was saved.
As Tony took his last breaths, surrounded by Peter and Stephen, Rhodey and Pepper - his family - he accepted that this was the end.
He managed to save them one last time, and knowing that they would be okay made him ready to go, even though he didn't know what's next.
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"Tony?"
He felt sore and weak. Attempting to open his eyes, Tony was met with bright lights and a white ceiling.
"Tony," the voice prompted again. "Can you look at me?"
Opening his eyes again - realizing he had unwillingly let them close - he turned his head in the direction of the voice, seeing the blurry outline of a face.
"Dad?" A voice spoke from behind the face, excited but quiet.
It was his son, Peter. Forcing his eyes to focus, their faces came into view. It was Stephen and Peter. They looked tired, but besides healing bruises and other superficial injuries, they looked okay.
But in Tony's foggy, exhausted mind, it was a shock. After the snap, he should've died. There was no way he could've survived. Right?
It could only mean one thing.
Tony reached out to grab Stephen's hand, needing to feel that he was real.
"You're…Alive?" His voice was horse and slurred, his words coming out more like a whisper.
Their faces fell.
"It worked Dad, you did it. We won" Peter said, the pride evident in his voice.
"We are fine," Stephen assured him.
There was a pause before Tony spoke again.
"I'm alive…?"
"We weren't just going to give up on you." A voice interrupted from the doorway. It was Pepper. She smiled, walking up to his bedside. He could see happy tears beginning to build in her eyes.
Finally looking relieved, Tony sank back into the bed, somehow more exhausted than before.
"We are all okay," Stephen said, taking his hand. "You saved us all. Now, get some rest. We will all be here when you wake up."
It's been awhile! I meant to get this out ages ago and then couldn't. I hope it's not too ooc or bad (it's been ages since I've seen Endgame or done too much mcu stuff so my memory might not be 100%). I'm happy to have gotten this done, I was originally going to post this as a separate work but I felt like it belonged as a second part. I was writing in this universe mentioned in part 1 so I wanted Sad memories read along with this. Anyways, thank you so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed.