PART 2
Chapter 2x20: A Greater Good
The Avengers were walking to the Quantum Time machine, wearing the Quantum Suits albeit with some minor differences for different people, Rhodey who had a bulkier repaint of the War machine armor, Arash had some plugs were some cables are gonna be connected on his suit and his team (Farah and Eddie) were just wearing jackets, pants and boots to resemble the suits of the rest of the team, they didn't need a full body suit like the others since they were gonna stay.
"Five years ago, we lost, all of us" - started Steve - "we lost friends, we lost family, we lost a part of ourselves...today, we have a chance to take it all back" - he said looking at the people around - "you know your teams, you know your missions, get the stones, get them back, one round trip each, most of us are going somewhere we know, but it doesn't mean we should know what to expect" - he said to the time travel teams and turned to Arash team - "monitor, take care and concentrate without overdoing" - he said to them and turned back to everybody - "no mistakes, no do-overs, be careful, look out for each other, this is the fight of our lives and we're gonna win" - he explained before giving a look at Tony - "whatever it takes...good luck" - he added at last
"He's pretty good at that" - said Rocket referring to Steve's speech
"Right?" - said Scott excited
"And I thought Peter was the only fanboy in this place" - said Arash shaking his head
"You were a fanboy when you met me" - teased Natasha to the King
"Yeah, yeah" - said Arash rolling his eyes but later smiling at her
"All right, you heard the man, stroke those keys, jolly green" - said Tony to Bruce - "parasite boy and girl version of Clint, go and help the Little Prince in the chamber" - he added to Arash and his team
"Venom wants to bite Mr. Stark's head off for the parasite comment" - said Eddie helping Farah connect the cables on Arash suit
"Well don't" - said Arash rolling his eyes
"NO" - Said Farah grabbing Eddie's wrist - "that cable goes here" - she said guiding the blond boy's hand to the right place
"You guys better don't fuck this up, I don't wanna greet Peter as an old man or a baby" - complained Arash
"Tractors engaged" - said Bruce to the team inside the Quantum platform - "you guys systems are ready to" - he said turning to Arash team - "Farah if you are done with the cables you better come here" - he added
"All set in here" - said Farah walking out of the chamber with Eddie and clicking the button to close the door of it before her and the blond boy got close to the console where Bruce was standing
"Remember, if anything happens to Arash, just click the big yellow button here and you will get him out, but we would be fine, if you guys do something else we will end up in a limbo or something" - explained Bruce
"Ok" - said Farah nodding to the scientist
"Why is the button yellow instead of the typical red?" - asked Eddie confused
"Is a little tribute to the color of Arash's powers" - said Bruce walking away from the console and to the platform where the rest of the heroes were standing
"You promise to bring that back in one piece, right?" - said Rocket addressing the shrunk Benatar in Clint's hand
"Yeah, yeah, okay, I'll do my best" - said Clint rolling his yes
"As promises go, that was pretty lame" - said Rocket
"All ready?" - Asked Tony and everybody nodded - "Farah" - he ordered
The Persian girl click a button on the console making the chamber were Arash was standing make a sound while the King's eyes and ring glowed golden.
"See you in a minute" - said Natasha smiling excitedly
At the same time that everybody shrink and enter the Quantum Realm, the Persian boy powers expand around the glass chamber, his whole body was shining and he was floating inside of it, this time he could feel more power flowing through his body as this wasn't just one person and one trip, it was 10 people and 3 trips.
"It will be only a minute?" - asked Eddie to Farah
"Yeah exactly in a minute everybody will be back, but for them is gonna be longer than that" - explained Farah while both looked at a countdown in front of them that was already 52 seconds down
"Part of my family is gonna be back after this" - said Eddie - "what about you?" - He asked curiously as the countdown was 47 seconds down
"I'm an orphan...the closest thing I have to a family now is been with Arash these last 5 years" - answered Farah as the countdown was now 40 seconds down
"Oh...sorry didn't meant to upset you" - apologized Eddie as the countdown was 37 seconds down
"You didn't, maybe I am were I meant to be" - said Farah smiling while the countdown was now 32 seconds down
Arash suddenly grunted and he closes his first as his legs and feet moved a little like he was uncomfortable and the two members of his team noticed making Farah click a button to communicate with the boy inside the chamber.
"Arash, what is it?" - asked Farah worried
"Something's wrong" - complained Arash as the countdown was now 26 seconds down
"It's gonna be over soon, just hold on a bit" - said Farah
"It's not me...it's something...during...the travel...someone..." - grunted Arash with the countdown now on 16 seconds down
"Something happened to one of them?" - asked Eddie nervously
"Hard to know, we can't see them" - said Farah
"I can...feel...it" - grunted Arash with the countdown now 10 seconds down
"10 seconds and it will be over, just hold on, maybe it's nothing" - said Farah
"5 seconds" - said Eddie
"Four...three...two...one" - counted down Farah
Everybody appeared on Quantum platform just in time that Farah clicks the big yellow button making the chamber where Arash was stop working, the Persian girl and Eddie run to his aid opening the door and getting close to help him as he was in fours on the ground, but they stopped their tracks once they got a good look at the King.
"I don't know what was it...but it worked...everybody is back...right?" - asked Arash catching his breath while slowly looking up
"Yeah...they...are" - said Farah nervously as the Persian boy looked up
"Wow" - said Eddie surprised
"What...what happened...oh god...don't tell me I'm like 50 years old now" - said Arash as his both friends shook their heads - "but I don't sound like a baby" - he said
"You don't sound like a grown up either" - said Eddie
"What are you guys talking about?" - asked Arash standing up feeling a little tired
Farah and Eddie were about to respond to him when suddenly they heard a pounding on the platform making the three of them turn to look at Bruce on the floor upset about something and some of the heroes had a sad look but they couldn't see all of them as the chamber were blocking some of the view.
"Get me out of this...I gotta see what happened" - said Arash nervously making both of his friends turn to him staring still stunned - "MOVE!" - He ordered
The yell snapped Farah and Eddie out of whatever got them confuse and make them start to unplug the cables from his suit and once they were done the King rushed to the Quantum platform with his team following and stood next to Bruce.
"Bruce what's happening?" - Asked Arash nervous looking around him, he saw Tony was still here, but then he saw Clint was crying on the floor and he looked again realizing someone else was missing - "where's Nat?" - He asked feeling his body tremble - "WHERE'S NATASHA?" - He demanded again but nobody answered - "oh no...this was...no..." - he said as he collapsed in fours again just this time he wasn't weak from the use of his powers once again he was grieving the loss of someone
The night before Arash was talking with Nat about Tony who is standing right there, he didn't die like the King saw in his vision, instead Natasha was the one who died, when she answered his questions she was referring to herself, this was her plan, this was what she wrote on her notes when Nebula talked about Vormir and her words from last night where echoing in his head.
"If they are doing it for a greater good...there is nothing you can do to stop them" - said Natasha - "like I told you when you made up your mind about doing the chamber thing, you can convince someone to not do something that they already have set their minds on" - she explained - "no matter how much you care for that person, you can't stop them from making their own decisions, just live through it" - she added
"What if this doesn't only affect me, but other people?" - asked Arash
"You be there for all the other people, just like we have done so far after The Snap" - said Natasha taking a sip of her drink as the boy stared at his drink - "hey" - she called out making the King look at her and she grabbed his hand - "just remember that whoever this person is...cares about doing the right thing, this decision may not save this person, but is gonna save a lot of people" - she added
Remembering what Nat said to him Arash slowly stand up trying to find the strength in him and move to Bruce, putting a hand on the man's shoulder, the scientist stopped his pounding on the floor and turned to look at the King who had the same broken look, the Persian boy move to wrap his arms around Bruce's neck who carefully hugged back both grieving their loss.
A/N: I hate myself for doing this so much, you guys have no idea...but yeah I had to follow the storyline, strict business guy, but still sorry about it, because Nat's dead was really sad during the whole thing.
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