Lessons In Love: Chapter Eighty-Seven: Bangarang (Part 2)


The older Tony kept waiting in the same exact spot that he saw in his dream, and he was finally approached. Apparently he was wanted "dead or alive" in several quadrants.

It felt very Clint Eastwood when he was informed of that. Tony had six "Inhumans" letting him know what was going on.

The Watcher, also known as Uatu, had been intending to apprehend Tony for a very long time. The last time they had him was on the moon, but Hoggoth damaged their equipment.

Tony had been avoiding the Inhumans, and dodging Uatu since then. Tony was given a warning to turn himself in, and he told them to leave a message at the beep.

He never took it seriously, and now Roma was in the mix. She wasn't technically interested in Tony's arrest. Roma was involved for other reasons. Tony wasn't aware of that, but he decided to pin himself down outside her Citadel.

The Inhumans had him locked down. Uatu was actually present for Tony's arrest. It felt like a shit storm was brewing, but the older brunette played it cool. Tony had been through similar shit, once or twice over the years.

He looked down at the sturdy locks that they had on his torso and arms. His suit scanned the material, and he slightly grinned. Tony could dissolve his restraints, but he decided to hear the situation out, and see exactly where everyone was.

Tony felt Steve's presence. He knew that his main man was there in the flesh. He looked around for him as he was escorted to Roma. She was on her mighty throne.

Tony also saw two colossal blondes. Thor and Steve were a short distance from Roma. They were talking to her, and Tony gave them both a smile.

Two people were missing. Tony thought it over, and he started consulting with Hoggoth about what to do.

The two people were Clea and Stephen. Clea was currently with Oshtur. She decided to take Steve's advice, and live under her protection. Stephen was with the younglings.

He had the three of them sitting down on the ground, and he was explaining everything that he knew about the multi-verse. His approach had softened, so the three Vishanti babies were listening to what he said.

"We exist on the mortal plane. Here we have human, alien, celestial, and inhuman genetic races that fill up our universe. Above us are cosmic entities, extra-dimensionals, and Gods."

The Sorcerer Supreme started showing the three of them a large orb. Inside the orb they could see all the categories that he was talking about. The younger Stephen focused on the section that was dark. He stared at an extra-dimensional section, and he began to wonder if it was where Clea lived.

His older self heard his thought. He glanced at his younger self, and continued speaking.

"Saying they are "above" us doesn't necessarily mean that they hold more power. We are on the mortal plane, but I overpower entities in other areas all the time. I keep them from coming in."

He pointed directly where the younger Stephen was looking. That made baby Stephen get even more engaged. Tony was looking beyond that section. His eyes started wandering all over.

That amused the older Stephen, because that was exactly what the older Tony did all the time. He wandered, and gathered information as far as he could reach.

Baby Steve's focus was on the light. His eyes centered on the higher section. Big Stephen noticed that, and he kept going.

"This section in the dark is extra-dimensional. It exists on its own plane, but it is directly connected to ours. They feed off of one another. Humans dream, the Dark Dimension produces nightmares. You've all met the young lady who runs this section, correct?"

They all met Clea. Tony was the only one not nodding his head excitedly. Whooo.. he knew about her. Tony sulked.

The look on his face almost made the older Stephen laugh. He refrained and continued on with his lecture. He did have a small smile, and the younger Stephen began to notice it.

"The Vishanti Trio exist even higher than that. They are Elder Gods. You are given their energy and with that you keep other entities in check. We deal with the Cosmics, Asgardians, Novas, Voids, and tons of other beasts that exist over here."

Stephen pointed where Steve was looking. The would-be-soldier sat back a bit. He started thinking that the older Stephen was reading his mind. He was, and Steve felt him do it.

Baby Steve looked directly at Dr. Strange. He had so many questions, but he could only stare instead. It felt like they were getting a future lesson, instead of something about multi-verse history. Steve was very interested, and the sorcerer could see it in his face.

The many versions of Steve Rogers that came to pass didn't know it, but that's exactly where he belonged.

"Up above that is something that we are currently dealing with. An entity by the name of Roma exists in the multi-verse. She's ranked higher than us, and she overlooks more people on the field. BUT, that doesn't make her stronger. One of us is going to make sure she is aware of that."

He kept looking at Steve. Steve was the one, but the humble kid from Brooklyn didn't have a clue. Big Stephen stopped his philosophizing on all that, as the glowing orb disappeared.

"The problem is, we often fail to work as a team. My trio-mates are out there right now doing things behind my back. I don't know the exact circumstances, but I feel the two of them right now, up there."

Big Stephen pointed his hand up and toward his left. All three of them looked way up where he pointed, but soon realized that they could only see the sky. They all felt silly in their own ways, but Stephen kept his point going.

"I'm going to show you what happens when we fully align. This is going to be a first for us, but I predict a good outcome."

The older Stephen decided to take the three of them to the "Proemial Plane". That is where Roma's Citadel was, and it's exactly where he felt the rest of his trio.

The Sorcerer Supreme locked the three younglings up in a small sphere within the mirror dimension. He pulled them with him through a series of portals. The three of them held their seats, and they curiously looked at all the crazy stuff that started flying by the mirrors.

Tony mentioned something out loud about them being inside a kaleidoscope. Baby Stephen agreed with that comparison, but he kept silent about it.

Steve couldn't contain his excitement. He actually touched the mirrors. The blonde was overjoyed with what he witnessed, but he had to tell Tony that he didn't know what a kaleidoscope was.

Uhh, Baby Stephen and Baby Tony both stared blankly at Steve. They always forgot about him being from another planet. Life on earth in the 1930s was a completely different world for them.


Chapter: END

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