This chapter came out a lot faster than the last one I'd say. If there's one thing I love waking up to, it's the reviews you guys leave saying whether you guys liked the chapter or not and leaving feedback. So let me thank you guys for all that. I'm glad you guys liked the last chapter and the fight with the mad titan. Hopefully you guys dig this chapter as much as you did the last. Let's go.
The group had finally made it down the bridge that led to the Bifrost. Skurge had made good on his word to get the sword that activated the Bifrost earlier. Right before the sword was inserted Loki stepped forward.
"Wait." He ordered. Everyone's attention turned to him wondering why he stopped them. "I just remembered something important." He said with a sly smile. "I know where we can get another stone. It's with a man called 'the collector'." He reveals.
"Which stone?" The blond asked.
"The reality stone. It has the ability to control and warp reality to a frightening degree." The trickster explained
"The could be useful. Last thing we need is to let big purple get his hands on that." Naruto said.
"I'd rather not think of how powerful Thanos could become with it in his possession. Problem is the Bifrost doesn't connect to where he is. We can't get to the collector without a ship." Thor tells them, frowning slightly.
"Loki" Naruto says getting the mans attention. "Where is this collector located?"
"He's currently on Knowhere. He's keeping it in his museum. I'm positive if we show up and demand the stone he'll hand it over. If not we'll tell him Thanos is coming and he'll take it anyways. Im sure he'll see it our way." He answered.
"Knowhere is still around huh?" Naruto said, mostly to himself as he'd been there before he was sealed away. "Luckily I know where that is." He added before turning to Valkyrie and Bruce. "Will you two be joining us?"
Valkyrie didn't give a verbal response but nodded positive. While they may be on the same side, being in such close proximity to the couple made her all sorts of nervous. One didn't forget the kind of power the care free man had.
"And you?" He asked the man. Banner stayed quiet for a minute thinking it over. He took a quick look at Thor before making up his mind.
"I think It'd be better to send me back to Earth." Thor nodded at this and followed up.
"I agree. You can fill our friends back on Earth in on what's going on. Warn them of the upcoming battle." He motioned Bruce to walk forward. Bruce stood tall and waited for the bridge to connect. Once ready a great bright light erupted and propelled him forward before shutting off.
"Alright. Banner has been sent back to New York. He'll fill the Avengers in on what's going on. The more allies we have, the better." The God of Thunder says.
Naruto nods. "Alright, let's go see the collector." He slams his staff down opening a blue portal in front of the group. As they're walking through Naruto turns to his wife. "Don't you want to stay and run Asgard."
"This shouldn't take too long. They can make due without me. Once we come back I'll begin renovations on this place." She answered before stepping forward. Shrugging the rest followed suit, the portal closing behind them.
The group reappeared out of the portal on the severed head of a celestial being, now known as Knowhere. Naruto and Hela looked around, taking in the sight. This place had sure changed since the last time they'd seen it. The couple didn't have time for sightseeing though as Loki began walking forward, knowing exactly where they needed to go.
"We got lucky you teleported us here. We're not that far away." Loki informed them as they walked.
The group walked for half an hour before finally reaching their destination. A giant glass domed building located almost in the center of Knowhere. "It's here." The blond alerted the group. He didn't know exactly how he knew but he got the same feeling now as he did when he noticed the blue cube after being freed.
Naruto found it somewhat strange that there seemed to be no security but hey he wasn't complaining. The group entered the building and the blond couldn't help but be amazed at some of the things he saw. This collector sure had some cool display pieces.
As they headed deeper into the building they finally began hearing noises other than their own footsteps. Walking a bit further in they heard a voice.
"Well, what a surprise." The group looked to their right to see a man walking their way. The man had on some interesting clothing, as he wore a red shirt with a white fur coat above it. He had matching white hair as well as a black line running down the center of his mouth.
"The three children of Odin." He says noticing Hela with them. The two brothers were surprised that the collector knew of their sister when they themselves didn't until recently. "A valkyrie." He said noticing the woman before finally turning his attention to the blond.
"As well as Hela's husband Naruto Uzumaki." The collector finished. Naruto smiled.
"You know my name?" He asked rhetorically. "I'm honored" He added. Finally someone knew of him.
"No. The honor is mine." The collector returned. "It's not everyday you get to meet someone as powerful as yourself."
Naruto was now beaming in pride and was about to respond but was cut off.
"Alright that's enough. I don't need him getting a bigger head." She said. She knew this would get to the mans head if it continued. They needed to get back on track. "You have something we need." She finished. At this Naruto moved his hand down the staff enough to display the glowing blue gem.
Seeing the collectors eyes on the stone Thor spoke. "The mad titan Thanos is on a quest to obtain the infinity stones. We can't allow that to happen."
The collector nodded slowly before rubbing his chin. "The mad titan you say? Yes, I've hear whispers that the man has been visiting planets, wiping out half the population. It's been going on for a while now. I figured he was looking for something. Now it all makes sense." He said softly.
Seeing that the man knew what was going on Thor continued. "We need the Aether. Thanos is coming and we can't let him have the stone." The collector exhaled softly before looking at them.
"I'm sorry but I can't just give one of the most powerful objects in the universe away. Not for free at least." He finished.
"Looks like we'll need another way to convince him then." Loki said smiling mischievously.
"How about this then." Naruto began "You can give us the Aether and keep your life. Or you can try and take your chances with Thanos when he comes looking for you in which case you'll most likely die a painful death. Either way you're gonna hand it over. So what will it be?" As he finished his ultimatum the group surrounded the man waiting for an answer.
The collector looked around at all of them, seemingly unfazed. However, if one were to look into his mind they'd see how nervous he actually was. He couldn't think of anyone who could take this group on at once and win.
"Very well." He conceded. The man walked back to a desk and pressed some buttons before a secret compartment opened from said desk. Reaching down he pulled out a black and red box before presenting it to the group. As Naruto was about to reach for it though, he pulled it back.
"I do have one condition. I want your word that I'll be protected from the mad titan when he comes." Naruto smiled before reaching into one of the compartments of his armor. Pulling his hand out he revealed a three pronged kunai.
"Deal. When he comes just throw this on the ground. It'll let me know you need me and with the space stone I'll be here. There was another use for that but I never got around to actually mastering the technique required for it." He told him. The collector took the kunai, inspecting the script on it before nodding and placing it on his desk. With that being done he presented to box to the blond.
Not wasting time the blond took the box before raising it up to eye level. He could feel the presence of the stone, it seemed like the box was a medium for the stone as the cube was for the space stone. Holding the box with both hands he began pushing large amounts of chakra into it. The box began to glow a brighter red and soon the entire building began to rumble.
"Almost there." He thought to himself. This one was a little more difficult than the cube, but it would break all the same. Soon the place shook as the box finally had enough. A bright red light filled the museum followed by a loud explosion that managed to crack a few windows of the display pieces.
When everything settled the box was no longer present, instead a single red stone rested on the palm of the blonds hand.
"You've done well Loki." Complemented Hela as she admired the stone. Even she could feel the power this stone possessed. Unlike the space stone this one had a stronger aura.
Bringing the staff close to the stone Naruto quickly slammed the stone just underneath the space stone. The staff began glowing red with some bits of blue as it integrated itself into the staff. The glowing lights quickly went down the staff, into the blonds arms before going up near his head.
Naruto gripped the staff harder, threw his head back, and inhaled deeply as the power began coursing through him. Seconds later it calmed down and he allowed himself to exhale.
"That was a rush." He commented
The collector was looking at the blond wide eyed before his attention went to the staff. "Amazing." He whispered to himself. "Not once have I seen someone wield more than one stone at a time. Truly amazing." He finished.
Naruto stared at the stone. "Alright lets see if you're the real deal." He slammed the base of his staff to the ground and immediately a thin red veil appeared seemingly out of thin air moving across the entire room.
All people present followed the red veil as it moved and quickly noticed the scenery around them changing. They were no longer in the Collectors museum. It looked like they were no longer on Knowhere.
"Where are we?" Thor asked as he walked forward, feeling the buildings around them and touching the floor to make sure it was real. He patted a building wall a few times before taking another look around. They seemed to be in some sort of village by the looks of it. Off in the distance he could see a giant stone monument with several faces carved into it.
Hela too noticed the monument and immediately spotted a familiar face among them. "This is your home." she pointed out.
"Yeah." He said softly before cutting off the stone's flow of power. The red veil appeared before them, moving backwards once again revealing the collectors museum. "Well, we got what we needed. A pleasure meeting you Collector. As agreed if you need me you know how to get me. Let's go." He said as he activated the space stone and teleported everyone away.
As they arrived back in Bifrost in Asgard Naruto chuckled.
"What's so funny?" Loki asked.
"I can only imagine how mad Thanos will be when he finds out I beat him to the stone." He said and continued laughing.
Loki chuckled nervously before walking with Thor to the sword that activated the bifrost. "Our family just seems to get crazier." He commented. "Our new brother in law seems to find amusement in upsetting one of the most powerful beings in the universe." He added shaking his head.
Thor laughs before taking a look over at the blond who was talking with Hela. "I agree he's a strange one. But he's powerful there's no denying that. We'll have to get used to it brother." He said before getting everyone's attention.
"Alright. We need to head for New York. I'm not sure how much time has passed on Earth while we were in Knowhere but we need to regroup with Banner and the Avengers." He ordered.
"I'll be staying behind this time." Hela said as she began walking towards the bridge back to the city. "Since Surtus and Thanos managed to wreck a large portion of Asgard my powers have taken a hit. We must begin reconstruction at once." She clarified.
"I'll be staying as well." Added the Valkyrie. "Now that I'm here on Asgard again there's some things I need to tend to." She said before heading out.
Naruto nodded in agreement. As did the rest of the group. "I'll close the Bifrost." Hela said.
"Maybe this time we'll make it through peacefully." Loki commented looking at his sister. Hela just smirked at him before giving Naruto a peck on the mouth and sending them on their way. Once gone the Goddess of death began her trek back to Asgard. "Now where is Skurge?" She asked out loud.
The two brothers and their brother in law were content to take their trip through the Bifrost in peace and quiet. That was until Naruto realized this was the first time he was with the two while not fighting. He figured this would be a good time to connect with Hela's brothers.
"So… what are your hobbies?" He asked trying to make conversation. Thor and Loki looked at each other wondering where that came from before Loki realized what was going on.
He chuckled "It's fine we really don't have to do this." The blond was going to object but they had reached their destination. When the light died Naruto looked around and was going to ask where they were but was beaten to the punch by Loki.
"Why did we end up in the middle of a bunch of trees of all places?"
"Didn't want to scare the public by appearing in the center of the city. Besides the Avengers headquarters isn't far from here." Thor explained. "Can you use your magic to change our clothing brother?"
This was a cakewalk for Loki. His magic was beyond powerful. Asking if he could change their clothing was almost insulting but he didn't comment on it and simply did as requested. His brother now had a tan jacket over a black sweater and black pants. Loki went with a more sophisticated approach and wore an all black suit. After all showing up in New York with his armor on might slightly upset the citizens.
"So which one of you two is dressed normally here?" Naruto asked. He hadn't been to Midgard in so long he didn't know how they dressed. He looked to Loki and decided he'd take a page from his book. All that time he spent around Hela and the color black really began to stick with him.
He used the reality stone to change his clothing to resemble that of Loki's. The staff was also now hidden from sight to anyone but himself. If one were to look at him they wouldn't see the staff.
"Alright Thor, lead the way." The blond said.
Thor nodded and began walking off. As they exited the woods Naruto looked around and noticed there wasn't much around except one building. It seemed to be more of a compound, heavily guarded as there was people surrounding the area.
Thor stopped walking and turned to his two colleagues. "Alright, you guys stay here. I'm going to go meet up with the team and let them know the two of you are here. Whatever you do, don't move." He stressed before walking off.
Loki looked over at the blond for a second before hatching up a plan. "Say Naruto." He said getting his attention.
"Thor is always so uptight. I think he needs to loosen up don't you think?" He asked. Naruto looked to where Thor had went and remembered every conversation he had with the god. Sure enough he was mostly all business and fighting.
"Yeah I agree."
"How funny do you think it would be if we just appeared inside their headquarters before giving Thor could tell them why he brought us here?" Loki asked again, a glint appearing in his eyes. Naruto's eyes widened.
"You wanna prank Thor?" He asked happily. A nod was his answer.
Inside the Avengers headquarters Thor was walking to the main room where the Avengers usually stayed. Along the way he was trying to think of exactly how he was going to explain why his brother and a super powered being were here.
Deciding he'd just figure it out as he went he pushed open the doors and saw Banner, Tony, Rhodes, and a young man he'd never seen before. Kid couldn't have been older than fifteen.
"Thor." Banner said as he stood up from his seat. "Please tell me Thanos hasn't made another move."
Thor laughed. "No my friend he hasn't. Not that I'm aware of. We however have made a move."
"And what would that be pointbreak? What? No hello?" Tony said as he walked forward. Thor smiled happily as he saw his good friend for the first time in a while.
"Stark good to see you again my friend." He told the man. He turned to Bruce and asked. "How long have you been here?"
"Just a few days. So what is this move you guys made?" Bruce asked. Oh right. That.
"Well we went to visit a man and managed to get another stone." He told them.
"Ok Banner kind of filled me in on the whole, guy wants to rule the world scheme but I'm still missing some information. Who's we?" Tony asked. Thor was about to reply when he heard two voices he really wished he hand't.
"That would be us." Two voices said from besides them. To their left Naruto and Loki were sitting on some seats, both smiling like they hadn't just ignored what Thor had told them.
"Thor. Why is your brother here with some guy I've never met." Tony asked looking between Loki and Naruto.
"Damn you both." Thor whispered under his breath as he looked at the two men. This was not going to go well. He just knew it.
Alright so that's the chapter. As it stands Naruto is in possession of the Space stone and the Reality stone. He's finally meeting Tony Stark and is soon to meet the others. Tell me what you guys think. What do you guys wanna see? How do you think he'll get along with everyone?
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