AN: Sorry for the short chapter length, hopefully the next one will be longer.
"How much more time will we give to her before she has to make a decision?" Wraith asked Imperious as soon as the Emperor returned from Gwen's cell.
"I will let you know when that time has come." Imperious answered smoothly as with a thought he opened a portal back to his own realm.
"Master. I know we are trying to turn Gwen to our side, but what shall be done with our other captive, that being America Chavez?" Wraith asked Imperious.
"She is a means to an end, nothing more, nothing less." Imperious answered as he walked into the portal and the portal closed upon his entry.
-Meanwhile-
"There has got to be something we can do, I meant we just can't sit on our butts and do nothing." Riri argued as she and the remaining Secret Warriors, minus Daisy, could be found having a meeting inside their conference room.
"Agreed, but we cannot make a rash decision." Rayshaun put simply. "Vixen, what do you know about Imperious's realm, any little detail could be helpful in this situation." Rayshaun inquired from Vixen.
"Like I told Daisy, I only know a few details of what the realm looks like, nothing more." Vixen said in an apologetic tone.
"What did it look like exactly?" Doreen asked Vixen.
"This world he resides on looks like a barren wasteland. Scorched earth, collapsed cities, and fire raining from the sky." Vixen said as she tried to remember every detail her father had told her from his battle inside the Emperor's domain, but that was all she could remember.
"I'm sorry I asked." Doreen said as she shuddered at the thought of what the world looked like.
"If a safe bet that he's keeping Gwen and America somewhere in his own realm, maybe we could ask your father to open a portal to his domain, catch the Emperor off guard." Kamala suggested in a hopeful tone.
"I'm afraid that has no chance of happening. Imperious can see the future for all but himself, so it we launched an attack, he'd know about it and be prepared for it." Vixen said in a bitter tone.
"What if instead of an attack we launched a small search and rescue team?" Rayshaun asked Vixen.
"It might go less noticed, but Imperious in his realm wields all six of the Infinity Stones. He could just roar and wipe you from creation, that's what he did when my father and thousands of Continuum soldiers tried to battle him in his own realm. One roar and they where killed." Vixen said once again in a bitter tone.
"How the hell did your father survive an attack from all six of the Infinity Stones? If they are as powerful as we're led to believe, how come your dad survived?" Riri asked in a curious tone.
"It was a combination of my fathers magic, and a special kind of enchanted armor. They only had enough of the alloy they used in the construction of the armor for one full suite. Put simply the armor can absorb, deflect, and even harness the power of the Infinity Stones–"
"If your dad had this armor, why didn't he defeat Imperious then an there?" Rayshaun asked.
"The armor only lasts for so long." Vixen said simply, which earned head nods from everyone. Daisy then walked into the room and took her seat at the head of the conference table.
"From what I heard before I entered the room, I'm guessing there is no chance of us freeing Gwen and America by going to Imperious's realm." Daisy said bitterly as she tried to formulate a plan. "I have a plan to possibly lure Wraith into the open... but it'll take days to set in motion, and none of you are going to like it..."
-Three Days Later-
Gwen was in a deep sleep until the sound of her cell door opening reached her ears, waking her from her slumber. "What do you want, Wraith?" Gwen asked without opening her eyes.
"We have given you three days Gwen Stacey, the time has come for you to make your choice..."
To Be Continued...