"Peter" a loud voice bellowed from behind him.
"Yes Father?" The seventeen-year-old asked, eyes trained on the large purple armored figure stalking towards him.
"It is time to begin" he bellowed, laying a hand on his 'son's' shoulder.
Peter beamed up at the figure, although that could not be seen beneath the armored red and black mask he wore. He had gotten dressed in his full armor when he had woken up this morning. He had a sense that something big would be happening today.
Peter was enhanced when he had been given his legs. He had the ability to sense any form of danger to him and expel thick, strong strands of what he called 'webbing' from special slits in his wrists. These abilities were very handy whilst in battle. His ability to climb walls, however, was not as helpful.
"Of course Father, which shall you be aiming for first?" Peter asked in response. The objects in question were the legendary infinity stones. Stones of untold power that, if he gained all six, would allow his father, the titan Thanos, to end any form of life he wished with a mere snap of his fingers.
There were six stones in total. The power stone (purple), the time stone (green), the reality stone (red), the mind stone (yellow), the space stone (blue), and the soul stone (orange). The mind stone was the biggest and held a big spot right on the top of the gauntlet his father wore on his left hand.
"I believe the Nova Corps have held onto one under the false pretense of security long enough" He said.
"Sounds like a good plan Father, shall we depart soon?" Peter asked, eagerness showing in his voice, despite needing to act more serious. He was excited to test out his tweaked legs!
"Calm yourself, Peter, we shall depart now" Thanos confirmed to the teenager. "Head to the ship".
Peter wasted no time. Giving a quick bow of respect, he dashed off towards the enormous ship, his mechanical legs clanking against the stone flooring as he did.
After a few moments, his father followed. Along with the group that had dubbed themselves "The Children of Thanos." Why his father allowed them to name themselves, he did not know. He could only hope he allowed the name because he wanted the universe to know who was coming to liberate their worlds.
The leader of the small group was an alien who called himself Ebony Maw. He was a skinny creature with grayish skin who sort of reminded Peter of what he thought an old man would look like. His ability was telepathy and he was quite adept at it too. Peter did not like Ebony, not only because he took up most of his father's attention by spewing nonsense whenever a world was liberated, but also because he had almost bested him in fights multiple times.
The next in the small group was named Corvus Glaive. He was pale and had teeth sharpened to a point. He was also skinny and adjourned himself in black robes and fought with a glaive (basically a spear). He was a good fighter, but Peter had bested him many times.
Moving on, the next was a female. Her name was Proxima Midnight. She had blue skin, an awesome helmet, and also fought with a spear. Her and Glaive were partners, both in the battle sense and the romantic sense. Peter liked her the most (Though considering he didn't like the group, that wasn't very much). She was more diplomatic than any of the others and usually accepted surrender when the opposing party could no longer continue.
And last but not least, Cull Obsidian. A hulking mass of muscle who fought the big guns during liberations. He was orange with fangs. Since he was big, one would normally associate his bruteness with stupidity. This was not correct. The brute was actually pretty calm and collected when they weren't fighting. Peter knew how to best him easily with his lithe figure and quick attacks. He had fought Cull once or twice, but not much more than that. Of course, Peter had won each time.
Once they had all gotten aboard, along with hundreds of thousands of Outriders, a Chitauri started the ship and set a course for Xandar. The outriders were practically mindless beasts whose only purpose was to serve Thanos. The Chitauri were smarter and were therefore entrusted with flying ships and keeping guard for prisoners.
After a few minutes or so of flying with the only sound being the tapping of Peter's mechanical legs on the ground (They were attached to his nerves, so they responded to his impatience much like someone tapping their foot or fingers), they arrived in the Andromeda Galaxy, which was home to Xandar and the Nova Corps.
Compared to the hulking ship, the Nova Corps ships seemed like gnats. Their weapons did little to stop the ship and bounced off the outside if they attempted to ram it. When the ships all joined together to create an energy barrier, the ship plowed right through it as if it had been made from fabric.
Pathetic, Peter thought to himself as he saw a few Nova Corps ships begin to explode from exertion.
Once they had landed on the planet with only mild disturbance from the now mostly-depleted Nova Corps, Thanos stepped out to look at the horrified faces of the citizens.
Ebony Maw was quick to follow, beginning to spew nonsense about Thanos being their savior and how they should be grateful even in death.
Peter rolled his eyes behind the mask, the only thing showing was the slight narrowing of the white lenses of the mask. He followed Thanos as he carved a path through civilians, which had begun to be rounded up by Outriders and Chitauri. They made their way towards the capital, which they knew held the vaults that secured one of the legendary infinity stones.
Smashing open the front doors, Peter and Thanos were met with blazing guns that did little to hinder their walk. Peter's legs threw Nova Corps members through the glass and against walls as they slowly made their way towards the vault. Peter's eyes quickly landed on the leader of the planet, who he didn't bother to learn the name of, and grabbed her with one of his arms.
He slammed her against the wall just as Thanos bashed open the vault. Peter watched him as he walked inside and re-emerged very quickly with a purple stone now in its place on top of his index finger. His father grinned at him as he took the leader from his son's hands and threw her onto the ground.
"The Guardians will come and expel you from our planet, foul titan!" She screamed at them. Peter began to laugh, practically doubling over in laughter.
"Where are they then? Xandar was practically defenseless when we got here!" He retorts, letting himself let out witty comments.
Thanos held up a hand, the universal sign for silence. Peter's mouth snapped shut as he watched his father with anticipation.
"Xandar will be cleansed" He announced to the ruler. "Half your population will be exterminated. If you do not wish to be a part of that half, you will answer to me and my forces" His deep voice stated with massive amounts of authority pouring from it.
"I will never bow to you, Xandar will never bow to you" the ruler stated, locking her eyes with Thanos.
"What a pity, the people could have used someone to look to during their.. Recovery." Thanos said, turning to look at Peter. "You may proceed," He said, turning to leave.
"You really should have taken my Father's offer, you know, it would have helped your people." Peter said. Without letting the ruler respond, Peter stabbed one of his sharp legs through her skull. He tsked before turning around and following Thanos out of the building, leaving those inside to mourn their ruler.
As they made their way outside, Peter took note of the massive amounts of Xandarians that had already been killed. More were lined up to await judgement by some Chitauri that were choosing those who were genetically, mentally, and physically good to continue a population with.
Thanos gave them a nod before proceeding to the ship, noting that Ebony Maw's group was already inside awaiting the next step.
"The Power stone is now in my grasp" Thanos stated with glee and he closed his hand into a fist. "Now we proceed to the space stone, which was last seen with the traitorous son of Asgard, Loki Odinson" He said, turning to the control panel. "Asgard was destroyed while we were liberating Xandar. Their ship is on course for Earth. We will intercept them before they have a chance to enter the star system." He left no room for argument, not that anyone wanted to debate his decision anyways.
The Chitauri that was flying the ship gave a nod, lifting the ship off the ground and into the atmosphere.
Peter sat on the ground of the ship, grabbing a rag that was lying nearby from a recent cleaning. He began to wipe the blood off the leg he had used to stab the ruler with when he heard his father walk up behind him.
"You did well today son, kept your comments to yourself most of the time and followed my orders perfectly" He said, laying a hand on Peter's shoulder. Peter beamed, but it was still hidden by the mask.
Peter retracted his mask and gazed up at his father with brown doe eyes and light brown hair. He had a small grin on his face. To anyone who had not seen the boy before, they would not believe he was in any way related to the purple titan which stood with a hand resting on the boy's shoulder.
"Thank you Father" the boy said. He finished wiping down the leg and threw the rag somewhere off to the side.
"Soon, we will be ruling the universe with an array of planets at our expense. I am glad you are here to share that with me" Thanos said before taking his hand away and walking back towards the control panel.
Peter followed his form before shifting his gaze to look out the front window, where Xandar was slowly disappearing as they flew further and further away.
Sorry about that y'all. It should be fixed now. Enjoy! Since I still don't know how Nebula was captured, the next chapter will remain the way it is.
