Waking Bloom

Dr. Steven Strange looks up at the alien being who's currently demanding to have access to the Time Stone - apparently, he should be thankful that Thanos himself isn't here, as the trip made to get the Space Stone ended…badly. It wasn't on Asgard - the very thought gives Strange some hope, knowing exactly who lives on Asgard - and Thanos is currently being retrieved from deep space. "Give me the Time Stone, and I'll make your death quick, human."

Strange gives the being a long look, and says "Never. I swore an oath to keep it from your master at all costs."

"So be it." He moves his index finger, and then a long silvery needle-like object enters his cheek - torturously painfully. "I remember the last person I used this on. He lives on Asgard. Told us where to find the Space Stone originally - Earth. And then it was moved. And moved again. Somewhere ' we can never get it' the girl said."

Three needles later, and then Tony Stark and a kid in a spider-suit appear and attack the creature. Strange suddenly realizes he can feel the heat around him increasing, spiking…and then, to his shock, the needle in his face suddenly flies out and spears the alien in his forehead. All three look at him, but he can only say "I didn't do that."

The other two needles fly out of his body and embed themselves in the telekinetic alien's body - and then, so do the rest of the dozens of needles. A female voice angrily whispers from thin air "That's for my brother, you monster."

The kid says "That was incredible! Oh, I'm Peter Parker. Spiderman. And Mister Stark says you're the Sorcerer Supreme. How'd you get those needles to fly out of your body and into his if you didn't move?"

Stark gets him down, and he says "That wasn't me. But…I think I know who it was."

Stark asks "Oh yeah? Who?"

"You ever talk to Thor about his siblings?"

Stark's eyes go wide, and he says "I know both of them. But…none of those three are here!" Nevertheless, he does a thermal scan of the room - there's an accumulation of heat in about the middle of the room, for no apparent reason. Stark incredulously ask "Bloom?!" The faintest outline of a girl with hair like fire appears, and Stark mutters "That's all the heat in the room, condensed and made visible in a specific form. Definitely Bloom."

Stark, you brought a kid into this life?!

Peter looks at the transparent girl in front of him, and says "I'm not a kid!" She gives him her trademark 'I'm-not-believing-that-for-a-second' look, raised eyebrow, crossed arms, all of it, and he says "I'm fifteen! I can make my own choices!"

You're a fifteen-year-old human who should be in class rather than on a ship heading for who-knows where.

"When did you start this life then?"

That's different. I was trained to fight. You were trained to take tests and pass classes. I'm turning this thing around. The visible form almost literally falls apart, but they can hear Bloom's voice saying I took the Space Stone somewhere Thanos will never get to it earlier today, and he attacked Asgard…not long ago. I don't have an exact time frame. I sent him off into space, but ended up in a bit of a situation myself. Get the others, Stark. Not a fifteen-year-old, the Avengers. Get them ready for Thanos' attack. The Mind Stone is on Earth, that's where he'll go next, likely. He's got the Power Stone, I've got no idea where the Soul Stone is, and the Time Stone is heading back to Earth as well. He'll hit Earth next, so we need to be ready for him.

Peter suddenly says "Wait, I know her! She was on the news for months! She and her friends! She's the leader of the Winx!"

Stark says "And the adopted sister of Thor and Loki. The Norse gods of Thunder and Mischief."

Parker gets a look of shock on his face, and actually sits down at the news.

Bloom's got no idea how long she has until she wakes up in her body again - so she's saving berating Stark until she sees him face-to-face instead of with her being a ghost. She uses a spell Techna taught her to reset the coordinates on the computer and get the ship heading back to Earth.

Stark says "Ah, Bloom, I don't know how much of the news you've been watching, but the Avengers…don't exist anymore. We split up. A while ago."

Bloom uses her magic to smack him over the head, and hears a muttered "Ouch."

Wake up!

She grits her metaphorical teeth, resisting the pull that's trying to tear her away from here and back into her head.

Wake up! You need to wake up!

Not Ember, not anyone she knows, so she's isn't exactly inclined to answer this particular call. Not until she's finished getting these three guys back to Earth so they can reform the Avengers and be even slightly prepared to face Thanos - she left him fairly injured, but remembers taking some big blows as well. And she isn't even hoping that he died in the vacuum of space - he's tougher than that, just like Thor and Loki are. Her…not so much, she needs oxygen to survive.

She's just gotten the ship turned around and heading for Earth when the call tugging at her suddenly turns to yanking at her…and then pulling at her with a level of strength that would dislocate her arm if the grip were on her wrist.

Bloom sits up with a gasp, looking around to see she's on a different ship…with Thor, Loki, and the group that calls themselves the Guardians of the Galaxy. Thor and Loki practically crush her in a hug, and the raccoon with a very big gun for his size says "Alright, now why doesn't somebody here explain what the heck happened earlier?! The giant fire-creature, for instance?"

Bloom stares at each of them, then says "Thanos has the Power Stone. You should have destroyed it."

Gamora says "You can't destroy an Infinity Stone - it's impossible!"

"I did. Years ago. I do the impossible on a regular basis."

Quill says "Back to the creature that was floating there with you three trapped inside it, please! What the hell was that?!"

"How I - at least - am alive. It's the physical manifestation of my magic. Aside from fire, that is. Now, where are we and how do we get to Nidavellir from here?"

Everyone looks at her, and Rocket asks "What? That place is a legend, they make the most powerful, horrific weapons to ever torment the universe. Why do you want to go there?!"

"Because Thanos is on the move, and Thor needs a new weapon. The dwarves of Nidavellir once made Mjolnir, they can make something else. And Thor, before you say you don't need a weapon, Thanos wasn't exactly beaten when I showed up."

Rocket says "If you're heading to a world that makes the biggest, most badass weapons of mass destruction there've ever been and have ever been thought up, I want in."

"I am Groot!"

Bloom says "Fine. Let's go. Thanos is going to be heading for Earth, may already be on his way if someone's found him by now, so that's where we'll be headed next."

Gamora asks "Why Earth?"

"Two other Infinity Stones are on Earth. Well, one currently is, the other is going to be there soon. The Mind Stone, and the Time Stone. We'll meet you guys there."

Quill asks "Is she always like this?"

Bloom rolls her eyes at him and says "Deal with it. We've got a genocidal maniac on the loose with the Power Stone in his Gauntlet and the ability to ravage a realm of people who live five thousand years and could drink Earth dry of all its alcohol and not even get tipsy. And his army of deadly kids who've apparently been trained to be ruthless assassins. Am I missing anything there? Get any part of the description wrong?"

Gamora shakes her head, then says "He has to be stopped. And if he tries to take me…kill me."

Everyone stares at her in shock, and Bloom slowly asks "Why?"

"Because I know where to find the Soul Stone. And he can't get it, no matter what."

Bloom gives her a serious nod, then gets into a secondary ship on the Guardians' ship with Thor, Loki, Groot, and Rocket.

Of course, about five minutes out, Rocket asks "Do I smell food?"

The others look over to see Bloom holding her bag and digging around in it up to her shoulder with an apple in her mouth already.

"I am Groot?!"

Loki says "It's a magic bag, that's how."

Rocket says "It's going to be a LONG trip!"

AN: Alright, people, Thanos is going DOWN! Sorry about the pace, but I REALLY want to start posting some of my other ideas. As for Thanos' current condition...he's hurt. Which, people, is nearly impossible in the movie - about six people barely managed to scratch the guy after what must've been a half hour in the movie time. He very likely got stabbed, most definitely got burned, etc. Yes, Hela's alive - sorry I didn't put that in, but I meant the departure to be extremely sudden.

PS. quick question: I've got lots of ideas for new stories, which would you all like to read next?

Winx Club X HTTYD?

Winx Club X Young Justice?

Guild Wars 2?

Thank you all so incredibly much for sticking with me for so long - it's been a true joy, really it has. Enjoy! Please review - hopefully with an answer for this question!