Loki: Redemption

by Raven862

Before Loki faked his death, he begins having second thoughts of his past actions and latest plan throughout the experience. Once he got stabbed by Kurse and sees that Thor really does care. He realizes that he has gone too far and flees to earth to start a new life. Will Loki begin his new life and become the greatest hero of all time or will he fall back to being a villain?

53. Chapter 48 (Part 2)

The Avengers, Loki, Star Lord and Drax stares at the sight, they all can't believe what just happened or even want to believe it. Thanos just desinignate Pietro and used the Soul and the Space Stones to do so. They all have just lost another ally right in front of their eyes and they failed to save him from that fact, now they lost two Avengers and they are still outnumbered. The situation is grim at the moment and they know that they will need to start to figure out what might be the best way to handle the situation and to remove the gauntlet from Thanos's grasp.

Loki can't believe what just happened and how Thanos could simply just use the stones to destroy a life. Ok he does believe it because it's Thanos, he would definitely do something like this to intimidate others, as an act of revenge or simply for the mere enjoyment of it. But still he feels a little saddened by the events that just happened and knows that this is definitely is not a thing that he was expecting and knows that this is just the beginning. Thanos starts with one of them and soon he will try to see if he can get the others long enough to do the same thing until he is the only one left. But he knows that the Avengers are not going to give up this fight that easily and they are going to not only avenge him, but to make sure that they stop Thanos. Especially before they all meet the same fate and to put a stop to all of this. To finally win back the Gauntlet and to see to that Thanos will be defeated.

But there is also one thing that is going on Loki's mind and he can't help but think about Wanda. The very fact that she just lost her brother and now have to face the villain that is responsible for his demise. He can't help but wonder what might Wanda be feeling and going through at this moment, especially because when Thanos chooses to hurt others to bring them down and with the hope that they will break and that they will also will be considered defeated for good. Before he can even ask Wanda if she is alright and still up to face Thanos and help fight. But one sight of Wanda, he sees that her hands are glowing bright red and she is more than angry with Thanos, she's absolutely enraged and furious.

Scarlet Witch's power continues to grow over the course of seconds and they are getting more powerful by the second. Loki can already tell that the more upset Scarlet Witch gets, the stronger she will get, though Loki doesn't blame her. She just lost Vision and her brother recently and not even a long distance of time in between both loses. He knows that Scarlet Witch will make all of this personal and that Thanos will be asking for a beating that he will need more than the power of all six Infinity Stones to keep him safe from her wrath and the mere fact that she will be giving him a brutal attack and he notices that her hands are glowing an even brighter shade of red that she starts to approach Thanos with anger in her eyes and the power inside her levitating her from the ground.

"You... You... Monster!" said Scarlet witch furiously. "You took everything from me, first Vision, now my brother!"

"They were nothing more than a waste of time and for the android's case, a waste of parts and weak in every possible way." said Thanos. "Perhaps I did you all a favor, I disposed of him before you all had to. No one has to deal with the pain of loss or love if they have the ability to avoid it, you all should be grateful that-"

"You survive this!" said Scarlet Witch and with full force she uses her powers to overpower Thanos and she is giving him everything she got.

Everyone stopped to stare for a moment, as they see the fight going on between Scarlet Witch and Thanos, the fight where they will both be facing of and so far Scarlet Witch is winning the fight and is using her powers to remove the armor that is on the Titan. Along with maybe even try to see if she can crush Thanos into her submission and to make sure that he feels the same pain that he made her feel. While they watched the two fight it out, Loki notices something that is catching his attention and it's her power and from one look at the powers, he realizes that she doesn't have telekinetic powers. For some strange and mysterious reason, Scarlet Witch seems to have the ability to do magic.

"She seems to have used her powers to create a powerful force that might possibly be magic." said Loki. "Whatever Wanda is doing, she's using magic to create that blasts and seems to have that power all along."

"Wait are you saying that Wanda can do magic?" asked Black Widow. "The type of magic that might be powerful enough to stop Thanos for good."

"It might possibly do more than that, she might have the power to alter realities and more possibilities that neither one of us can can predict." said Loki. "While Wanda is busy dealing with Thanos, it's our opportunity to fight off the rest of the Chitauri until Gamora and Rocket finish their objective."

"Loki's right, we can't miss this opportunity to possibly put up a fight and possibly defeat as many of them as we can." said Captain America. "Especially with whomever we have left of the Black Order, Thor, Loki and Hulk you three deal with the Black Order. The five of us will take care of the Chitauri, now let's-"

Before Captain America can even finish what he is saying, Corvus Grave is starting to break free from the ice and is ready to make his attack. Loki quickly notices this and he quickly pulls out his sword and is ready to create a blast that might possibly knock the alien out. But to everyone's surprise, instead of a small blast of magic that might possibly just shock Corvus to the ground and maybe even leave the alien in shock. There is a giant blast coming from Loki and the blast continues to grow more and more powerful until he quickly jerk the sword away.

Once Loki does so, they see Corvus badly burnt and quickly falls down once he is finds himself badly burnt and quickly falls on his back. One look of him, they can all tell that the Black Order member suffered through many burns from that blast. Loki is surprise by the mere sight of it, he didn't expect to do that or gain that ability through the sword. Especially since due to him being a frost giant and the fact that his powers are mostly based around magic and ice, but then again this was Hela's sword and she probably used it's powers to amplify her own abilities and for some strange reason, the sword is allowing him to use the same abilities to help him fight in this battle. At least it gives him an advantage and one that will come in handy, as much as he wants to figure out what his powers he might have with the sword and he should simply see for himself what surprises there might be in store for them.

After everyone got over their shock and they all start to fight off the Chitauri and the remaining two members of the Black Order. Both sides are doing their best to make sure that the other side doesn't win. Putting aside their differences to fight off Thanos and to possibly defeat as many as they can in hopes to proceed on to the bigger challenge, stopping Thanos for good. Black Widow, Iron man, Captain America, Drax and Star Lord are hitting as many of the Chitauri as they can and to make sure that their odds increases. While Thor, Loki and Hulk are taking care of Ebony Maw and Proxima Midnight, Thor and Loki are focusing on making sure they can defeat Ebony Maw and to make sure that they can somehow defeat him before they put their focus on Thanos. While Hulk is trying to see if he can smash Proxima and so far she is dodging every attack.

The team is unstoppable and it looks like they might stand a good chance, especially if Scarlet Witch continues to focus on giving Thanos that beating and succeeding in it. That maybe they will be able to stop this sooner then they may think, that maybe they will stand a chance and one chance that will guarantee that they might defeat Thanos and put an end to this sooner. They all continue to fight as one and continues to defeat as many of the Chitauri as they can and at the same time to watch each other's backs and to make sure that none of them either hurts them or dare tries to attack Scarlet Witch. The fight seems to be going well, that it until...

Thanos starts to use the power of the Infinity Stones to fight back and to overpower Scarlet Witch and to break free from the loop that she placed him in. With the power of all of the stones, he focuses on making sure that Scarlet Witch either loses control or if he can somehow weaken her. The power of the Infinity Stones starts to increase the strength that Thanos is already placing on Scarlet Witch, overpowering her and making sure that she doesn't have the upper hand. Scarlet Witch is starting to lose control of her powers and the strength that she is imposing on Thanos. In a matter of seconds, Thanos uses the power of the stones to blast her out of the way and he quickly starts to head his way towards the battle. Ready to defeat and destroy all of them if he has to, as long as he can get to Loki.

The others quickly took notice as Thanos approaches them and they all knew that the fight is about to get a lot harder and they are going to need to do more than simply fight back on the Chitauri to make sure that they still stand a chance against the fight against Thanos. They now have to fight him off as well as worrying about fighting off Thanos and to make sure that they do everything to stop Thanos and his attacks. There is still no sign of Rocket and Gamora, they still must not shut down the system and even if they are not done, they are all ready to fight them off. Though they hope that Gamora and Rocket are done soon, then they will be able to have their focus on Thanos and it would be easier for them to fight the titan off if they didn't have to worry about fighting off the Chitauri and the remaining members of the Black Order. But all the can do is hope and fight them off, that is they all hope that their luck will change.

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Meanwhile in the ship

Gamora and Rocket are making through the ship trying to get to the control panel without falling into any traps or letting anyone aware that they are in there. So far luck is on their side and they are not having any trouble on getting through the ship or even encountering that manny guards to both of their surprises and suspicions. They both assumed that the journey would be tougher and that they would be fighting their way through halls, finding ways to sneak around and just having a tough time on trying to even get there. But so far things have just been too easy...

"Alright is it just me or does this seem to be a little too easy?" said Rocket. "Does Thanos always focus the least on the indoor security?"

"No, he always has the hardest security to make sure that no one can get in or out, especially if he has prisoners or wants to protect something." said Gamora. "There weren't any other prisoners when Loki and I were trapped here, that Strange guy is now dead and I wouldn't be surprised if Thanos is wearing the guantlet like a gold medal."

"Literally since that thing is made of some kind of gold." said Rocket. "So how much further until we reach that control panel or maintenance thing or whatever we are calling it?"

"We're not too far off, all we need is to turn on this corner and go down that hall and we'll be there." said Gamora as she continues to lead the way and they continue to make their way to the control panel.

They both hurry through the hall and ready to deal with shutting down and whatever else that may stand in their way and to stop all of the Chittauri from continuing their attack and to leave only Thanos. Then they will be one step closer on things in being over for good and they will be able to end things quicker than they may even imagine. The hope that they might be able to make things easier for them and that they can all defeat the Chitauri for good is more than enough to keep the two going. As they get closer, the more determined they are both feeling and at the same time the shared suspicions of there might not be something out there waiting for them and it's might be something that might take them even longer to do their part.

Soon they arrived to where the control panel is supposably supposed to be and they found a group of Chitauri waiting for anyone that might dare enter the ship and ready to fight them until they are in their grasps; defeated and ready to give them to Thanos for a potential advantage especially if Gamora is in the picture and Thanos can finally make her pay the price for her betrayal and to possibly make her pay the price for it. Both Rocket and Gamora got ready to fight them off and quickly notices that there isn't a control panel in sight and they walked right into a trap.

"Ok not what I was expecting, it looks like Thanos thought of everything and he's not going to allow any chances." said Gamora. "I should have known better that there is no way that he would ever let down his guard."

"Relax, we will take care of these guys before they can take us down." said Rocket determinedly. "So exactly what is the best way to defeat these wimps without wasting a second."

"There's a button on the armor, press it and then they will shut down." said Gamora as they got their weapons out. "Once you do then focus on the others."

"Exactly what are we going to do after all this?" asked Rocket. "Do you know where else the control panel may be?"

"I wish I know but we'll have to figure it out later, right now we should focus on the Chitauri before that!" says Gamora and they both got out of the way from the Chitauri in the nick of time.

At that moment both Gamora and Rocket begins to fight back, the Chitauri continues to fight off and defend themselves throughout the fight. To make sure that they can defeat all of the Chitauri and make up for lost time. Both of them are dodging every attack from the Chitauri and every time they find a good opportunity to do so then they try to aim for the button or make a hit or a mix of both. The two Guardians are determined to win the battle and to do everything to make sure that they are having the upper hand and at the same time to make sure that they can hit on the button and so far they managed to defeat a couple of them.

But there are still many more Chitauri racing in to fight the two of them off and to make sure that they can win the fight, even if there are an army racing in to help the remaining the Chitauri. It looks like both Rocket and Gamora are going to win and they will be able to leave the scene and either rejoin the others or try to find the real location of the control panel. Before they can have the chance to go anywhere near to a victory, all of the sudden there is suddenly someone or something that pushed both Gamora and Rocket away from the fight and is about to hit them with her spear before they got out of the way. They both quickly look up and see Proxima Midnight is standing right over them.

"Such a disappointment, you had the potential to take over planets, destined to take over Thanos's throne and you threw it all away for what?" taunted Proxima to Gamora. "To live a life of a weakling and to become one yourself, it only screams failure and-"

"You have no right to talk to her-" start Rocket defensively.

"Hey Rocket it's fine, Proxima always liked talking down to Nebula and me whenever she sees something that she deems as weak." said Gamora to Rocket before turning to Proxima. "I wouldn't call doing what I believe is right as weak, some may even say that it's a sign of courage and strength."

"Not in the eyes of Thanos, you'd be lucky if he decides to spare you and the weasel." said Proxima. "Now I am giving both of you a chance for surrender before your foolishness cause you both your demise."

"The only fool around here is you, you're the one who is wasting our time with your teasing and ultimatums." pointed out Rocket. "Why don't we deal with this with fists?"

"For once I agree with Rocket, the problem with you Proxima is that you were never the type to stop and see when you are wrong." said Gamora confidently. "Especially when the odds are stacked against you and when there is a chance that one may win and we might beat you faster than you may think."

Before Rocket or Gamora can say anything more, Proxima begins to attack both Rocket and Gamora with the Chitauri hurrying to help make sure that both of the Guardians don't make it past victory and to ensure their capture. Both of them, are ready to give Proxima a fight and to take down as many of the Chitauri as they can. Every time they try to make an attack towards Proxima, she always finds a way to counter attack it or a Chitauri sends a surprise attack or block any attack that is sent towards Proxima. They try to do everything they can to make sure that they defeat Proxima and they give her every attack up ahead. But every time Proxima is always one step ahead of them and she makes an attack and uses her spear to hit both Gamora and Rocket, it looks like that maybe they will be outnumbered, as there are more Chitauri coming in to help and Proxima looks like she has the upper hand. It looks like that things might get worse...

Proxima soon finds a way to get past any blasts that Rocket and then finds her way to grab Gamora and begins to push her back against the wall. While the Chitauri on the other hand then quickly grabs a hold of Rocket and make sure that they have a good grip on the raccoon, to make sure that he doesn't escape or try to help Gamora or save her from whatever Proxima is about to do. Both of them are struggling to break free and to find a way to get the upper hand and to possibly beat Proxima in her own game. Things are about to get worse...

"As I thought, here you are being the weak link and no one is going to save you both from the fate that is looming." said Proxima with an evil grin on her face. "Thanos would be so disappointed with you and you should be disappointed in yourself."

"That doesn't matter, I'm more disappointed with how things gotten this far. That Thanos would go this far in his obsession of power and that it all led to this and I was part of it." said Gamora. "That I wasn't able to save Nebula from being trapped with Thanos and that she is on a path of destruction and my need for survival only brought more pain to her."

"Well she won't be here to mourn for you, especially if she does not feel the same way and will be happy to hear that you are no longer standing in our way." said Proxima as she is about to use the spear on Gamora and stab her without a look of regret on her face.

Rocket tries to see if there is a way he can get himself out of their grasp and to see if he can hit Proxima hard enough to let go of Gamora. While Gamora on the other hand is trying to break free from Proxima's grasp. To see if there is a way to fight her way out and that maybe she can break free from the grip and hopefully not only stop Proxima but at the same time save Rocket from the Chitauri. No matter what she does and every kick or punch she tries to give the Black Order member, it is no use she is trapped under Proxima's grasp and mercy with no escape. They are not going to make out of this alive and they would have failed in their task and the others would have disadvantage. As the sphere continues to get closer and closer to Gamora, the odds of her finding someway of escape is becoming more low, that is until...

Something hits Proxima and thus making her lose her grip on Gamora, causing her to drop on the ground and fortunately the sphere did not hit her. Once Gamora quickly crawls over and grabs her sword, she is surprised to see that Darcy is there and trying to take down the Chitauri that is holding Rocket. Without a second thought, Gamora goes over to help Darcy fight the Chitauri off and it is a short fight, since aside from some nudges and a few punches, they can't really do much simply because Rocket is either scratching, kicking or bitting them and sometimes a mix of all three. They quickly pushes the Chitauri's armors' buttons and soon they all collapsed to the ground.

"Before we can continue to beat these goons up, I just have one question." said Rocket getting up and stretching his paws before turning to Darcy. "How in the entire galaxy did you manage to get out here?"

"Yes, Darcy how did you get out here?" asked Gamora who is curious and grateful for her help. "Wait how did you know that we were here and that we might be in trouble."

"Well, let's just say that I kinda accidentally stowed away on the ship... It's a long story." said Darcy. "But tell me off later because right now we have bigger things to worry about and-"

"You! How dare you forget you're place?!" said Proxima angrily staring right behind the three of them. "Have you forgotten the consequences of betrayal?! What makes you think that you can be more than a worthless piece of metal."

"Whatever you may have plan for me, can't be much worse than living in a world where Thanos has the Guantlet with all the power he can hardly imagine." said Nebula with full confidence. "Besides no one hurts my sister except me."

Before Nebula can say anything more or anyone else can react to this revelation, Proxima begins to attack Nebula and is ready to do everything to make sure that she pays for her betrayal. While Nebula is not even wasting a second to make sure that every hit counts and to do more than just stay hidden in the shadow or Thanos's bidding. She is ready to fight for her freedom, Thanos finally falling and paying the price, to some extent the universe (though it's mostly for the ones that has ever shown her kindness and most importantly for herself. To finally be more than just a victim or Thanos's daughter, to be someone that is more than mixture of spare parts.

Gamora is surprised by the scene that is happening right in front of her and at the same time, a sense of happiness and pride in seeing her sister change sides. That she was able to see the light before it was too late and that she's here and proving her and Loki wrong about her being a lost cause. That Nebula is here and she's fighting on their side and even saved them from their demise. Though she doesn't even know if this might be a trap or if Nebula might have possibly finally changed but she knows that they have to give them a chance as they continue to fight against Thanos and hopefully...

"Ok exactly what side is she on? Wasn't she working for Thanos?" asked Rocket in disbelief as he got ready to fight off the Chitauri and to defend himself from anyone who dares tries to attack them.

"Yeah she was but now she is on our side, it's kinda complicated at the moment. I'm still getting used to the idea that Nebula is now on our side and that she isn't working with Thanos anymore." said Darcy. "I guess Nebula is full of surprises and is just a hurt girl that just needed to break free from a monster of a dad. Are we really going to stand around here and talk about this when Nebula is out there and needs our help."

"She's right, we need to help her right now." said Gamora quickly joining in the fight against Proxima, ready to help her sister and without question did so.

Without a second thought, both Rocket and Darcy are taking care of the Chitauri to make sure that they hold them back and not too mention help both Gamora and Nebula by making the fight easier by dealing with all of the Chitauri they can handle and to help reduce the number of Chitauri that are rushing in to help Proxima in the attack and to make sure that their chances decrease. The fight between all of them is now going quicker than they all thought, it is almost like the strength that they all now have by joining together is increasing their chances to win against them.

"Press those giant buttons on the back then their armors will shut down or something." instructed Rocket to Darcy. "I almost feel sorry for Groot, he loves pressing random buttons and he's totally missing out on this."

"Alright press giant big off-button, got it." said Darcy as she reaches over to press the button from the back of the Chitauri. "Great, one down and about ten thousand more to go..."

They all continue to fight them off and the thing that caught both Rocket and Darcy's attention is the sight of both Gamora and Nebula fighting together. From one look no one could ever guess that they were on opposite sides of the battle, let alone have an intense sibling rivalry. They are working together to defeat Proxima, even she is surprised to seeing her younger adoptive sisters for once putting aside their differences to fight for a common cause. The two of them continue to fight off Proxima, hit every single weak spot and continues to hit the Black Order member. To make their attack and over the course of the fight, it eventually lead to them overpowering Proxima.

The final blow is a moment where both sisters are one step closer on not only defeating Proxima but to heal a broken bond. That both sisters manage to catch Proxima off guard when Gamora begins striking rapidly at Proxima, while Gamora is doing so... Nebula leaves Gamora's side, leaving her to fend for herself and to fight off Proxima with little hope for her to stand a chance against Gamora. So she is simply fighting off Proxima by punching her back and continue to do so that eventually Proxima is tired from the fight and her back is litterally against the wall. But Proxima wasn't ready to give up without a fight and to make sure that she defeats Gamora right then and find a way to get the others defeated before she goes back to help Thanos, Ebony Maw and the Chitauri defeat their oppennents for good.

Before she can even continue to do so, the next thing she knew is that all of the sudden she is kicked from behind and causing Proxima fall right on her face. She quickly turns over and sees Nebula right behind her and with her electric batons she quickly shock Proxima from behind. After the shock, Proxima's drop unconscious from the shock of the electricity. Completely knocked out for the next couple of hours, that gives them all the advantage they need to continue on the fight. But first both Gamora and Rocket want to ask a couple of questions to Nebula, the ones that are going on in their minds and the ones that they especially Gamora needs to know. After everything, here Nebula is, actually ready to help them just like that without any form of deal or something more than just defeating Thanos in order to get her revenge or something. There is more to the story...

"So I see that you finally saw Thanos for what he is." said Gamora who doesn't know what to make of her sister's sudden change.

"I have always seen him for what he was and I only was helping him to finally win." said Nebula.

"Of course you do, you see everything as a competition and held a grudge simply because of our constant fights." said Gamora crossing her arms. "Without even caring about the overarching problems that you might have caused in the long run."

"I didn't care about that, all I wanted was to finally not only gain Thanos's approval but to finally beat you something. I didn't see how blind I was and ignored everything everyone said until it was too late." said Nebula. "I want to finally put a stop to this, to end Thanos's power and end this for good. I am ready to do whatever it might take to do it, even help you all stop him."

"How do we know that we can trust you?" demanded Rocket with skepticism. "You were Thanos's right hand sidekick, how do we know if this is not some kind of trap to get a hold of Gamora or to try to do some crazy big plan that would only increase Thanos's chances of winning."

"She's not helping him, I think that she's telling the truth not only because she practically save my sanity by opening a locked door I was trapped in." said Darcy not even bothering to mention Groot and Jane so that way they won't get in trouble. "Nebula had every perfect opportunity to stab me in the back and take me to Thanos, so he can hold me for ransom or something. But she didn't and chose to go after you guys once she found out what you were trying to do, she took me to go after you guys because she knew that it was a trap and practically went out of her way to save you guys before it's too late. So yeah I think it's safe to say that we can trust her or at least be more open to hearing what she has to say."

"If she truly has changed then why didn't she just try to defeat her sorry excuse of a dad on her own so we don't have to clean up her messes." said Rocket who is still not convinced. "Especially since she practically tried to hurt two of my friends and would have done it without regret. I mean she helped Thanos capture both of you and he would have been happy to kill us if you Gamora didn't just give yourself up to him, there is no way or any excuse why we should let her help us, let alone trust her long enough, so-"

"Do you really think that it was that easy?" said Nebula frustrated with the raccoon. "Thanos was never the type that would understand that there could be someone on his ship that would disagree with his philosophy and would never take anyone too kindly if they dare betray him, I had to be sneaky and do small actions such as lying or discretely helping escapes."

"Wait, you were the one that launched the escape pod?" asked Gamora who is surprised by that revelation.

"Of course I did, how else would the pod launch and you both escape if I haven't? If I want to actually do something then making things harder for him is a good start." said Nebula. "I wasn't going to stand by when there is an opportunity to not only annoy Thanos but to possibly start his path to his downfall. I can't miss that opportunity and ironically the only way to defeat Thanos is by helping you stop him. Since we all want the same thing and the only way we can do it is to work together even if it means forming any temporary truces to do so."

"I don't know about any of you, but I have a bad feeling of this and don't really think that it's a good idea to listen to her." said Rocket. "She hasn't done anything to give us a reason why we should trust her or let alone-"

"Well she did help me and practically unlocked the door and stopped some Chitauri on her way in and out for me so that has to count for something right?" said Darcy. "Plus maybe she can change if she really wants to and Nebula has already proven that there is some good in her, I mean look at Loki for example. None of us has ever thought that he could change, but here he is being the hero and now is not only the closest thing that he'll ever be to an Avenger but a better person and a good friend."

"But I still-" starts Rocket.

"Rocket, I think that we should give her a chance, just to find the real panel and then we can move past the truce and focus on ourselves." said Gamora making a decision.

"What?!" exclaimed a surprised Rocket. "Gamora, you're not seriously thinking that... have you forgotten everything that she has-"

"I know what she did and at the same time I know that we need her to find the control panel. We can't afford to lose the opportunity due to any grudges or the past." said Gamora. "We have to get to that control panel and if it means that we have to blindly trust Nebula, then we have to risk it. The others are counting on us and we need to do this, no matter how much I wish that this wasn't the only option."

"You all do realize that I am standing right here right?" asked an annoyed Nebula crossing her arms.

"Yeah, I guess it kinda became one of those type of conversations where you don't mean to talk behind someone's back in front of them." said Darcy rather awkwardly. "Sorry about that."

"I'm not." said Rocket rather bluntly.

"Whatever, just because I agreed to letting you help us that doesn't mean I trust you or-" starts Gamora.

"I wasn't asking for your approval and I'm-" starts Nebula before Gamora has a couple more things to say.

"I'm not giving it to you, I don't think I would ever give you my approval for everything you have done to help Thanos prior to Loki's capture." said Gamora. "Once you lead us to the panel then that will be it. We'll take it from there and you don't have to deal with anything more or have to worry about anything more and that will be enough."

"At least we're finally getting somewhere, I can assure you that you are not going to regret this." said Nebula as she is about to start leading them to the panel, Gamora grab a hold of her arm.

"You better not think about betraying us or plan to lead us to a trap." said Gamora. "I have already lost hope that you would see the light and I don't want to be proven right."

"I'm sure that you all will not be disappointed." said Nebula in an accepting matter before she turns away and starts to head over to the control panel.

Soon the four of them begin to head on their way, to find their way to the control panel and to finally defeat the Chitauri for good. There is still some tension between all four especially between the sisters and to some extent Rocket. The two of them have no reason to give Nebula a chance, Rocket even suspects that she somehow manipulated Darcy into letting her lead the way and later on led them to a betrayal. While Gamora on the other hand can't help but feel like that this is too good to be true and that there is no way that Nebula could change is there? No matter how much she hopes for that to be the case and to possibly break free to not only Thanos but the resentment and pain that she is now feeling. Gamora already accepted the fact that there might be no hope for Nebula and that it might be best if they just go their separate ways once this is over.

While Darcy on the other hand just hopes that the two of them will put aside their differences and make amends like Thor and Loki did. That both sisters will be able to come together. That Nebula has changed and maybe ready to start anew way from Thanos, that maybe she will be able to move past that and can finally start a new happy life with her getting her own happy ending. She just hopes that she is right about Nebula and she doesn't end up betraying them and proving Rocket right. But at least there is the hope that Nebula would finally see the light and and Darcy has that hope that she will be able to find that strength to change. Darcy knows that it's possible and is willing to give her the chance to do it.

Nebula already having a lot of things to think about and just hopes that this will run smoothly as she continues to led the group to the panel. She still has to prove to them that her desires is genuine and that she has changed. But Nebula knows that they won't believe a word she says and she will have to prove it, prove that there is more in her then one may believe. That she really wants to put a stop to this and make Thanos finally pay for everything that he has done to her and to finally do more than just be Thanos's sidekick and play a part in his downfall. Nebula is just relieved that they don't have to worry about anymore Chitauri getting in the way and if they hurry then they can put a stop to this before anyone figures out what it might be going on. She's going to make sure of that...

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Meanwhile back in the battle

Everyone is doing everything they can to defeat as many of the Chitauri that they can and to stop Thanos. So far they are having better luck then any of them ever thought that they would and at least more Chitauri are getting defeated this time. Thor and Loki are dealing with Ebony Maw, while the other Avengers, Star Lord and Drax are putting up a fight against every Chitauri. While making sure that they shut down the armor and that they keep them from focusing on either protecting Thanos or grabbing a hold of one of them or Loki. If they make them meet the same fate as Pietro or if they grab a hold of Loki then it will be close to the worst outcome in happening.

At that moment, they were all fighting like a team and is now far beyond the initial position where they all first met. That they all were fighting smoothly against their opponents as one team. Even Hulk is doing everything to fight off all of the Chitauri he can punch and at times knock them out for the others to press the buttons on the armor. To make sure that they are going to stay down long enough for them to continue to fight off the others and to leave Thanos without an army faster than they may have ever anticipated. Thanos is realizing that there is a good chance that they might be able to beat his army and might stand a chance against him.

That is something that he can't allow and he is going to finish this right there and now. He knows exactly where he is going to start and is running towards Loki to make sure that they would not only lose some form of spirit seeing another fall. But with hopes that at least some of them will react angrily like Scarlet Witch did and even try to foolishly try to attack him. At least once he does so then he will successfully and finally have dealt with Loki and would be one step closer on completing his goal, then the only thing he would have to worry about is dealing with all of the ones that dares tries to stand in his way. But there is something that Thanos didn't expect...

Hulk quickly jumps from behind and starts to beat him before Thanos could even get anywhere close to Loki and this time the Hulk is determined to win the fight. To win this rematch and make sure that Thanos will have a constant reminder of what happens when he dares tries to defeat the Hulk. To be the one that will dominate the battlefield and smash Thanos. Even with the power of the Infinity stones, that didn't stop the Hulk in punching his way on Thanos, while the other is doing his best to make sure that he can beat the Hulk again. But this time, Hulk is not having any of it...

The most Thanos can do is use the space stone to escape from the Hulk, but it is no use, the Hulk is ready to fight off Thanos and make sure that he doesn't get up from their battle. The rage that the green Avenger continues to fight Thanos off and is smashing him into submission and defeat, it is no battle that anyone has thought that Hulk would be able to win. Loki is simply happy with the sight right in front of him and is happy to see that he was right about the Hulk being strong enough to fight off Thanos. Along with being wrong about the Hulk and how Banner is not a brute whenever he transforms into that creature. The Hulk has some potential in learning from his experience and maybe is smarter than he looks.

Other than that, Loki is now focusing on dealing with Ebony Maw and the fight is already off to a good start, especially since Thor is on his side to face him. The two are giving their own to fight off the Black Order member, combing their powers to defeat him and to make that stand. With the power of the sword and the hammer, that they are using their powers to stop Ebony from using his powers and with the hope that they can somehow defeat him. They send lightning and magic blasts towards Ebony Maw to make sure that he looses control and power over the course of the fight. Things are going well and the more that the two brothers work together, the stronger they become.

Ebony quickly tries to see if he can use his powers to trap both Thor and Loki in place, to see if he can trap both of them and finish Thor off while holding Loki hostage until Thanos defeats every single one of Loki's allies. Then they will be able to leave this planet with a victory and then they will use the stones to do whatever Thanos may want to do with them and the power that the stones possess. He got up on his feat and creates a fighting stance, ready for the fight ahead and has a couple of things to say to the Asgardian brothers and he hopes that he can maybe make Thor see things their way and maybe turn away from his brother. Then that will give them the advantage they need to finally end this fight.

"I honestly don't see why would you want to help or even bother to defend this useless runt." said Ebony Maw to Thor. "He has betrayed you so many times and how he has hurt you that at this point it has become unforgivable. Why would you continue to help someone that only leads you to trouble and misery?"

"I would help him regardless of everything he has ever done and he is not a useless runt." said Thor defensively as he struck Ebony May.

"Thor, you don't have to say anything, we both know that he's right." said Loki as he unleashes a blast of magic at Ebony.

"No he's wrong, it doesn't matter what you did in the past." starts Thor before earning a look from Loki that doesn't need to say anymore words. "Ok maybe it does, but no matter what happens he will always be my brother and if this is a fight that he has to face then I will help him win it."

"What foolish sentiment, you should be feeling the pain and anger not be that open to forgiving that runt who doesn't know-" starts Ebony Maw.

Before he can even finish that rant or his taunt, both Thor and Loki start their attack and continues to do so. Catching Ebony Maw off guard and it made him see that Thor and Loki's bond is stronger than he thought that it would be. Both brothers are helping one another and making sure that they hit Ebony Maw every chance they got. They blasts Ebony with magic and lightning, even if Ebony regained some strength or composure but before he can even have a chance to do so, there is always and attack from one of those sides that is ready to make a move against him.

Thor quickly throws his hammer right to hit Ebony Maw in the chest and summons some lightning to see if it can knock the Black Order member out. Then they can move past that and focus on Thanos, he continues to throw his hammer at Ebony Maw and once he got close enough he begins to hit him with the hammer and blasts of lightning. He continues to put Ebony in that loop, that is until...

Ebony uses his powers to push Thor away and starts to use his powers to make his attack against Thor and to beat him down to the point that the Asgardian won't be able to fully regain his power or strength to defeat him. Soon Ebony manages to trap Thor and holds him tight in his grip and tie him up with his powers to the point that there is no way that he will be able to break out or use his hammer to do anything or even summon it. He smiled menacingly at the Asgardian, he is ready to do more than just hold Thor hostage for blackmail. Ebony knows that Loki will do anything if it means that his brother will be saved from whatever danger that might be store and he can at least teach one of these two a lesson.

"You should have left the runt behind when you sill had the chance, now you're going to die with him." said Ebony Maw. "That runt is-"

Before Ebony could say another word or do anything to Thor, all of the sudden there is a blast from behind hit Ebony and it continuously hits him until he fell on the ground and he lets go of Thor from his grasp. Thor can't believe his eyes as he sees Loki unleash one of the biggest blasts of magic that he has ever seen his brother ever perform strengths of magic before. The moment that Loki is done then Ebony collapse from that blast and there are still bits of flames from Loki's magic. Green flames of magic are slowly fading away from Ebony Maw and at the same time causes some more inner damage to Ebony. Loki can't believe that he just did that or even thought that he is able to do that. He quickly looks at the sword in amazement and wonders how much further did his abilities become more advanced through the sword.

"I did not know that you could do that." said Thor as he got up and approaches Loki.

"Neither did I, it appears that this sword is more powerful then the legends say." said Loki. "It looks like that the longer that I use it, the stronger my abilities becomes." said Loki. "I don't even know how my power would weaken without the sword or if there might be any changes, but that is something to explore another time because I can't afford to-"

"Yeah I agree with that statement and we really should not waste another second while we have Thanos to deal-" starts Thor.

"You still don't understand, if I lose the sword or if I stop using it then I might not have the same power as I have right now." said Loki as he quickly cast an illusion to avoid Thanos and the Chitauri from listening to what he has to say. "The sword has chosen me as his successor and only allows my magic and my powers to grow as long as I continue to use it. But I'm not sure what might happen if I don't have it with me and how much more power that it will continue to allow me to have, the legend never said what would happen if one doesn't use the sword anymore or if they were to lose it. I might lose these abilities or the strength that I have gained from using the sword or-"

"We'll figure this out together, though I really wish that father said something about a time when Hela left the sword at home and had to fight a battle without it." said Thor. "It would probably answer all of our questions right now."

"Right now we can't let that get in the way of our goal, we'll figure it out later and we'll do it together." said Loki. "Even if it means that we'd have to go up to Asgard and confront Odin ourselves, then I'd be open to do it. Now let's finish this."

With that both brothers start to head down the battlefield, ready to face off the Chitauri and fight their way towards Thanos. So that way they will be able to help speed things up and they can all face Thanos together and make sure that he doesn't stand a chance. The fight speeds up a little bit, the brothers unleashes their powers to the Chitauri and unleash so much power that they can't fight off the attacks. The Avengers, Star Lord and Drax are more than grateful for their assistance as they continue to fight off the Chitauri in an faster rate. While Hulk on the other hand is now using all of his strength to smash Thanos and no one needs to watch the entire fight to know that Hulk is the winner. From one look, it is clear...

The odds are now turned to their favor, all they need to do is defeat some more Chitauri and hopefully Gamora and Rocket are now pulling off the final steps. Once everything shuts down, then the only thing that will be left is Thanos and the Infinity Stones. But thanks to the Hulk, it will be easier then they have ever thought to take the Guantlet and the Infinity Stones away from the Titan and then later figure out what they are going to do with him. As they continue to fight, their hopes are growing and they are getting closer to victory, nothing can go wrong!

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Meanwhile in the real control room

Nebula successfully leads the three of them to a control room where there's an even larger panel waiting for them to shut down. Darcy, Gamora and Rocket stares at the sight of the room, can't believing that they have to deal with all of this. That Thanos might have upgraded the security system since the last time Gamora was here and apparently Nebula might be their only hope in possibly cracking it and shutting it down. They don't even know where to start or if they will be able to fully figure out a way to shut down the system. Fortunately Nebula has some ideas when it comes to hacking into the systems and to finally move forward and do more than simply lead them.

"So is this control room or panel thing, always this fancy and elaborate?" asked Darcy staring in some sense amazement.

"More like too grand and complicated, talk about being intense with security." said Rocket as he stares at the room in frustration and disbelief. "It's going to take us forever to figure out how to shut this thing down."

"It might take us even longer just because we have to figure out how to do this." said Gamora. "I wouldn't be surprised if he-"

"Have you all forgotten that I have been on his side?" pointed out Nebula. "I have been studying this room for quite some time, ever since Thanos moved the panel and expanded it. I figured out that-"

"How do we know that you are not tricking us into pulling an alarm and this is really an ambush?" said Gamora. "It is one of the most basic ploys that Thanos taught us since we were children and he would definitely want you to betray us the first chance you get."

"What if I don't want to do that and actually want to stop him and telling the truth?" said Nebula defensively. "It's also hypocritical of you to speak of me betraying you when you're the one who not only kept winning but leave me with him."

"I'm not the one who made you stay with Thanos, you could have taken my hand back there and helped us defeat Ronan." pointed out Gamora. "But you chose to gamble with fate and-"

"I wasn't talking about what happened back on that ship, I was talking about every single day that I had to endure the pain of being Thanos's daughter all because of him and you." said Nebula.

"It wasn't my idea to have him replace your body with machinery." said Gamora already frustrated with her sister's accusations. "Now enough about that, right now we can't waste our time on arguing about the past and to get this task over with."

"At least I'm taking the time to point it out and someone has to-" starts Nebula rather bitterly and is about to continue on before...

"To make sure that you don't betray us due to some petty grudge against Gamora." points out Rocket. "Since we really don't have any reason to trust you and-"

"Guys, let's just stop this arguing and just focus on tying to crack this humongous thing and work together." said Darcy annoyed at the arguing and the tension between the two Guardians and Nebula. "Here's a great idea, why don't the four of us try to be friends? Put the past and our differences behind us and start a new beginning of trust and friendship."

"The only one that I can stand is you, simply because you are the only one of the few that has ever been kind to me." said Nebula. "It was only you and Loki, other than that the closest would have been Gamora if she let me win every now and again."

"Thanks for the token of gratitude Nebula, at least I know that you are so appreciative by helping Thanos gather all of the Infinity Stones to destroy the universe." said Gamora sarcastically.

"It's better than refusing to see the truth." said Nebula defensively.

"What is the truth Nebula? What is it that you want me to see that you are not allowing me to see?" demanded Gamora.

"You still don't realize-" starts Nebula.

"Alright girls, that's enough." Interrupted Rocket who's starting to get annoyed by the sisters' bickering. "We are not going to get anything done by going against each other's throats."

"Yeah, I totally agree. Let's stop and cooperate for a change." said Darcy who is starting to wonder if all siblings have a complicated relationship, especially having Thor and Loki's story as a prime example with both Nebula and Gamora's arguing as living proof. She might as well try to break the ice and try to see if they can actually work together. "Nebula, do you know how to at least get into the system? Did you ever see Thanos work on this thing or give you lessons on how to do so?"

"I may have some ideas on how it might work, when Thanos had the Chitauri set it up I watched them from the shadows while they were operating then system and not only know how to turn it off but to destroy it as a whole." said Nebula.

"Really? You know how to shut off this thing and it can possibly be destroyed beyond repair?" asked Darcy rather hopefully.

"I believe so, since aside from what I saw, I also have some experience when it comes to mechanics." said Nebula. "Due to ship repairs, the occasional infiltration and... my arm and other pieces of parts..."

"Do you think you can show us what to do?" asked Darcy and Rocket is about to say something before Darcy cuts him off. "Without any comment or accusations of possibly betrayals coming to the table, that the three of us will help out with giving her the benefit of the doubt."

"I have already figured out how to do so, all I need is to hack into the system and someone to go inside it to cut some wires." said Nebula. "The problem is that there is only a small enough opening for all of us to get through to cut some wires and none of us can fit inside and we can't take it apart or blow it up without making the entire ship explode."

"Great, that makes things so much better." said Rocket sarcastically before he turns his focus on the current situation. "So are we going to get in there to do that?"

"Maybe we can try to see if you can somehow fit, you are smaller than the rest of us." said Nebula. "But even then that might not work because the entry way is smaller than you and we would have to push you right in and-"

Before Nebula can even finish what she is saying, there is all of the sudden some movement in her satchel and it caught the attention of both Rocket and Gamora as they begin to get ready for a potential fight. While Darcy can't help but feel nervous because the last thing she wants is Nebula to betray them and that she might possibly be wrong about her. Darcy just hopes that it isn't the case and that they can work something out without all of the drama standing in the way and that there is good in Nebula.

While Nebula on the other hand is surprised by the sudden movement in the satchel and wonders what might be inside the bag and if Thanos somehow figured out what she might do. But still the last time, she checked her bag; it's contents are tools that would help them right now and some small weapons that she might use if she has to face Thanos on her own. There has to be something that either fell in or something that somehow got in to the bag, she quickly opens the bag and what happens next is...

"I am Groot." said the sappling happily as he pops out of the satchel catching the others by surprise.

"Groot?! How did you- What are you- When did you..." starts an astonished Rocket.

"Groot, what were you doing in there?" asked Gamora. "How did you even get on Titan or rather Nebula's bag."

"I am Groot. I am Groot. I am Groot." explained Groot happily. "I am Groot. I am Groot!"

"What?! What do you mean that you hid in the ship and stowed away?!" exclaimed Rocket freaking out.

"I am Groot. I am Groot." said Groot rather innocently.

"I may not know what he is saying, but I think I might have a lot of explaining to do don't I?" said Darcy.

"Pretty much." said Gamora confirming that assumption.

"Yeah and it better be a good one." said Rocket as he goes over to take Groot away from the satchel and put him on the ground right next to him.

"At least I hope that it might be good enough... Groot wandered in here before it took off and we got locked in the supply closet." said Darcy. "We couldn't get out ahead of time and we were on the ship this entire time. If it wasn't for Nebula, I would still be in the closet and the Chitauri would not only destroyed the ship but they would have hurt Groot as well."

"I am Groot. I am Groot." said Groot confirming the story and nodding his head.

Both Gamora and Rocket exchanges a surprise look at one another, as they reflect at the revaluation and Nebula's possible slow journey towards her own redemption. Rocket is surprise to think that Nebula of all people would do something like this and that he saved Groot and set Darcy free even when she didn't have to. Especially knowing that Groot and Gamora are friends and part of the same team. He will always be grateful to Nebula and what she did for Groot and in a way is now seeing the daughter of Thanos in a different light. That maybe Darcy is right and even if she isn't and Nebula can never change, he will never forget what she has done.

While Gamora on the other hand, she doesn't know what to think and is surprised to hear what Nebula has done. She chose to help and save them rather than simply abandon them or worse betray them to the Chitauri. She is now hoping that maybe Nebula is realizing the errors of her ways and might possibly be turning her back on Thanos. But she doesn't know or can believe it right now, simply because she doesn't know what to believe of if she can simply just trust Nebula. She knows that her sister still harbors resentment towards her and that this is a good opportunity to rebuild that bond and maybe even later betray them. Gamora knows that she needs to keep an eye on Nebula, she hopes that her sister will make that change and hopefully is truly on their side. But she knows that they need to resolve any conflict that are standing in their way and before she can even say another word...

"Maybe he can fit into the small opening, then he can go and cut off the wires." suggested Nebula. "This might be the perfect opportunity for us to cut those wires."

"I don't think that would be a good idea..." said Rocket who doesn't know if he's more worried about Groot's safety, the main fact that they would have to trust their fate to Groot who doesn't have a great track record when it comes to following directions and they all might face their doom in a quick second or a mix of all three.

"Why? Are you worried that it won't be safe for him?" asked Nebula who doesn't even know how to argue against that.

"No, it's mostly because Groot isn't the type that would follow directions and you have to be really clear on them or else he might make a couple of mistakes." explained Rocket. "We need to explain to him as specifically and clearly as we can or..."

"Alright." said Nebula giving a sigh and crouched down to Groot. "I need you to go in that hole where you will walk and find many wires and once you do so then cut only the red wires and the yellow wire. That way it will stop the ship from operating and the only thing that will work is any forms of communication and the armor system. If we are going to do this then we need to make sure that they won't be able to escape from this planet."

"For once I agree with Nebula, if Thanos looses the Gauntlet and the stones then he will hunt us down." said Gamora. "He won't rest until he retrieves the gauntlet and the stones and revenge for whomever stands in his way."

"Yeah, Thanos and his buddies would definitely never leave us alone until he gets a hold of them and Loki will definitely be on top of Thanos's revenge list if he tries to go after the stones with a fully functional ship." said Darcy. "So do you think he got all of that?"

"I don't know, but that would be a first if it does happen." said Rocket. "Alright Groot, can you repeat everything that Nebula said back to me."

"I am Groot. I am Groot. I am Groot." said Groot repeating everything that Nebula just said.

"Alright, good." said Rocket nodding his head happily and surprised that Groot is getting all of the details right.

"I am Groot. I am Groot. I am Groot." continues Groot. "I am Groot. I am Groot. I am Groot."

What?! No! She said the red wires and a yellow wire." exclaimed Rocket in a bit of a panic mode. "If you don't do it exactly, then it might kill the five of us and now repeat again."

"I am Groot. I am Groot. I am Groot." said Groot innocently and hoping that he would get it right.

"Did he get the directions right this time?" asked Nebula who doesn't know if she should be worried that Groot will be able to get any of this right or for their lives possibly being lost for this plan.

"He just repeated the directions accurately, but I still don't know." said Rocket. "Hey Groot did you get all of that or should we all start to run for our lives."

"I am Groot." said Groot.

"He says that he got it and I'll only believe it if I can live long enough to confirm that's the case." said Rocket as he grabs a hold of Groot's hand. "So are you going to lead the way or what?"

Nebula quickly leads the way and got to the hole right in the corner of the panel, they all takes a good look at it and realize that it is a perfect fit. Groot can easily go in and out of the panel. They will be able to do that part and their only worry is if Groot will be able to do anything that only will help them in the end rather something going wrong and they all have to face their doom. Before Rocket can even have a chance to say anything to Groot or anything else can happen, Groot quickly hurries inside the panel. Ready to do his part and happy to do something really important and yet possibly fun at the same time.

After Groot goes inside the panel, all of them are now wondering what they're fate is going to be and how it now rests on Groot's shoulders. Rocket is more worried then relief that they all might be facing their doom and that Groot might possibly run into any trouble and then they will face at the end of it. But still they all have no choice but to hope that they will manage to figure out how to shut down the system and that Groot will be ok. They all quickly got to work and begin to follow any direction that Nebula might give them or experiment their own methods to see if they can speed things up. So far they seem to be making good progress.

Darcy is busy trying to hack into the computers to see if there might be some kind of passwords or codes, to possibly see if there might be a sign or key to crack this code. To spend all the time to make sure that she finds something, anything...

While Rocket on the other hand is standing guard to make sure that no one dares try to interrupt them or to do anything that might stand in their way. Though he just hopes that they would all hurry up and then they can just get out of there already. At least the sooner that things get resolved there, the sooner that they will head out and actually do something more than just the technical stuff. Plus not too mention, there's also the fact that Groot is in the panel and no one knows what might happen because no one knows what's going on in there and if Groot fails then they will all have to face some kind of consequence that will eventually hurt them in the long run. At least they are getting closer on finishing doing their part of the plan and hopefully shut this thing down. Well...

Both Gamora and Nebula are now facing deep tension and silence, not even knowing what to say to each other. The fact that they are on the same side and the anger that Nebula is feeling is dominating the overall mood between the two sisters and that alone is making the situation more difficult for the two sisters. The deadly silence is overshadowing the environment and that alone is already making the two of them feel a sense of anger, regret and mistrust that stops them from fully being open with one another and to start things anew. It looks like that there is going to be nothing but silence, that is until Darcy decides to break the ice between the four of theme.

"Well, things could have been worse and I for one am happy that we only have to deal with this." said Darcy. "Aside from the fact that we all might face our deaths because of a cute little tree boy who is bad at following directions, at least things are easier and we can't really blame Groot for anything that goes wrong, I mean come on he's just a kid. But still this is a lot easier and we will be done before we know it."

"If luck is on our side then we won't have to worry about any possible attacks." said Nebula. "It won't be possible to defeat the Chitauri if they outnumber us and once they find a way to contact Thanos and if one of the Black Order is with them then the torture will begin."

"You're acting like that they will be make us go through enough pain that no one can ever imagine." said Rocket who is not convinced that things can't be that bad.

"Thanos would do anything to make sure that we don't go far and if it means causing intense pain then he would do it without question." said Gamora crossing her arms. "He at times encourage us to think of ourselves and to either perform the same acts to survive."

"Is that why you never let me win? To survive?" asked Nebula angrily full of anger and resentment.

"Is winning all that matters to you?" demanded Gamora in disbelief and anger. "When are you ever going to stop and see that there are more to life than trying to beat me in a stupid competition that pleases no one except Thanos and fulfill that toxic desire of victory that you have been yearning for ever since you were a child."

"Do you honestly think that I ever wanted any of this? To become nothing more than a machine who's only purpose to destroy for a master while you get rewarded and eventually the freedom that I have always wanted?" said Nebula defensively. "You can't tell me what I want!"

"Guys, can you stop the arguing already? If anyone hears us then they will be coming in here faster before we can get anything done, that is if we can get anything done." said Darcy trying to ease the tension and starting to get a little annoyed at the sisters. "At the rate we're going then it only just lead to possibly any unwanted attention."

"Yeah and the last thing I want is to deal with a bunch of Chitauri that is going to mess up my work after Darcy is done with the whole hacking into the system." said Rocket with deep frustration. "We can't afford to waste this perfect opportunity."

"I never needed to tell you what you wanted. It's obvious that you want to win to finally beat me, to impress Thanos long enough for a change that he can finally see that you are worth something and to satisfy that unhealthy grudge." said Gamora. "Besides I'm not the one who jeopardize the entire universe, helping a lunatic gather the most dangerous object in it just because I wanted to win."

"You were the one that wanted to win, to survive but I just wanted a sister!" exclaimed Nebula.

At that moment, Gamora stopped what she was doing to look at Nebula with so many thoughts and emotions that the only thing she can do is wait and hear Nebula's explanation. Even Darcy and Rocket stops what they are doing to see what is going to happen between the two of them and this revelation from Nebula and to hear what she has to say. While Gamora is seeing her sister in a different light and now hearing and seeing a different side of her sister. That there might be some good in her and to hear what she might have to say and hopes that her sister isn't too far gone.

"You were the only one that I hated the least and the only one that ever showed compassion before Thanos started training us. The only one that I ever had and I relied on you." said Nebula. "But you just needed to win, to get on Thanos's good side and never bothered to think of what he could be doing to me. I don't think you have ever thought of me when you betrayed Thanos or even bothered to look for me after you and you're friends stoped Ronan. You only cared about yourself and didn't even care about the times that we had together and everything means nothing to you."

Gamora stares at Nebula, before turning away not knowing what to say and if she can say anything to make the situation better and if she can say anything at all. There is a mixture of emotions that are going on in both sisters' minds and Gamora now knows where Nebula is coming from and she can't blame her for feeling that way. Sometime after Ronan's defeat, Gamora has always assumed that Nebula would have taken advantage of the situation and accepted the newfound freedom that she gained. Leave her life of Thanos behind and start to live a normal life, but from hearing the pain and anger that Nebula has felt throughout the years. The reason why she hates her with intense fire has hit Gamora like lightning. She doesn't even know where to start or how she can start to make amends for abandoning Nebula and unintentionally contributing to her pain.

While Rocket and Darcy on the other hand is trying to get past the awkward silence that is surrounding the room. Rocket decides that it might be best to get back to work and to try to ignore the situation. Though he is finding it harder to do as he starts to relate to Nebula as he remembers his own struggles and pain, that he starts to see Nebula in a different light and seeing that she's more than a cold hearted warrior for Thanos. While Darcy is happy to see that she is right about Nebula and that there is more to her than anyone could have guess. That these sisters do care about each other but Thanos simply tore these two sisters apart and they don't even know how to repair their friendship.

She also notices that both Gamora and Nebula's relationship is somewhat similar to Thor and Loki's, but the main difference is that both brothers were able to find the words that they needed to say to make amends. They both have a longing to find their way to one another thus allowing them the opportunity to come back together and that connection allows them to continue being brothers. While Gamora and Nebula is too divided and hurt to even see their sisterly bond and the moment when they stop to do so then they are too off guard to even find the words to break the ice and repair the relationship that has been long broken. She wonders that if Thor and Loki continued to held on to their reservations and if things would have gotten this strained if they continued to go down that path? At least they found the words and the strength within to make amends, there might be some hope for both sisters to find some kind of reconciliation.

The silence between the two sisters still remains, neither one knowing what to say and it only seems to grow over the couple of seconds. Gamora looks like if she is about to say something or at least be the start of trying to make things right. Before she can even try to say anything, they all hear some thumping from the inside of the panel and the next thing the four of them. The light starting to flicker until it ultimately shuts off with the exception of a few lights generated by battery. Soon they hear that the sound is getting closer and closer by the minute.

"It looks like your friend managed to get the instructions right." said Nebula. "At least that's one less thing to worry about, now-"

"I am Groot. I am Groot. I am Groot." said Groot happily as he exits out of the panel and now reunited with the four of them.

"Great, I'm glad that you are here and had a good time." said Rocket as he acknowledged the sapling. "But let's get to work before we have to spend anymore time in here, the last thing we need is any unwanted guests coming in and seeing us."

"He's right, let's focus on turning off the machine and then join the others." said Nebula. "Now here's what we have to do, I will put in the password and then we can focus on trying to cut these outer wires to make sure that no one will be able to repair it."

They all soon got to work without even saying a word, the four of them are working on speeding up the process. While Groot is watching them do all of the work, curious of what they all might be doing and really wishes to know what they are doing or for something exciting to happen. The sappling really wishes that he can press some buttons and to see what might happen when he press every single one of them. Part of him really wishes that he can do that, but he doesn't want to deal with the Chitauri again and knows that the sooner they are all done, the sooner they will all be done and then leave what Groot now seeing as a boring place for adults.

Fortunately for Groot, they managed to shut down the panels really quickly and Rocket even cut more wires to make sure that no one will be able to operate it or let alone use any form of backup that might be available. With that they are able to shut down the panel and now all of the Chitaturi will be facing a shock and they are now one step closer to their goal and now the only thing is left is Thanos. That alone is more than enough help to change the fate of the fight and they need to hurry over to make sure that they get all of the help they can.

"Well it's done, it might take a minute or two but we don't have to worry about them still being functional." said Nebula as she starts to move away from the panel and is about to get moving towards the door.

"Ok then, let's get going, the sooner we get there, the sooner we can actually go out there and help." said Darcy as she starts to follow Nebula out the door. "Thanos is going to put up a fight and I can't imagine what might be going on right now, I just hope that the worst case scenario isn't happening."

"I doubt or at least I hope that it would go that far, but they are going to need all of the help that they can get." said Gamora. "Knowing Thanos, he always has a back up plan that's more dangerous than the original plan."

Without another word, the five of them start to run out of the room and to get to the battle to help defeat Thanos before he unlesheshes a plan. That is if he has a backup plan, even with the false hope that is on their mind, Gamora and Nebula, to some extent Darcy and Rocket know that might not be the case. While Groot is excited to see what happens next, to see how they are going to defeat Thanos. They all know that the fight up ahead can go either way and they are going to need to be there for the fight that can determine the fate of everything. One that they can't afford to lose, that they all need to hurry and get there before anything else happens...

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Meanwhile in the battlefield

They are all fighting off the Chitauri and Hulk is having a blast while having his beat down on Thanos, things are definitely going at the same pace as they continue to fight. Soon to much of their surprise and relief, the Chitauri starts to get the shock from the armor, one by one they continue to collapse to the ground and defeating them all. They all headed towards Thanos, to grab the guantlet and to finally defeat him and finish this once and for all.

The Avengers, Loki, Star Lord and Drax approaches Thanos and takes a good look at the titan and how the Hulk continues to beat Thanos with all of his strength. Scarlet Witch is ready to grab a hold of the titan once again, but that might not be necessary because once Hulk stands up and get away from the Titan to see a good look at him. But the sight of Thanos, they all can safely assume that Thanos is beaten and the Hulk has won his rematch and he is even ready to start beating the Titan even more, that is until...

"Alright, big guy that's enough." said Black Widow and with that the Hulk turns to Black Widow giving her a sastified smile as he continues to stare at Thanos.

"It looks like they shut things down in there." said Captain America relieved that this might finally be over.

"I can't believe that it was this easy." said Iron man as he quickly allow his helmet to come off.

"Maybe a little too easy." said Loki as he finds it strange that they were able to defeat Thanos this easily, not that he thinks that it's a bad thing; but he's surprised by the outcome.

"What do you mean?" asked Black Widow who can already see this being a bad sign and is now on her guard as well.

"In the past, Thanos would have a stronger forms of defense and at times have a plan that only manipulates his opponent long enough to move to the next phase where it is almost garenteed that one would loose." explains Loki. "He never would let his guard down that easily, he only did so once and he never thought that Gamora would betray him twice."

"So this might not be over?" said Star Lord. "That means..."

"This might too good to be true and we need to keep our guard up until we get the guantlet or see what Thanos might be doing?" responds Loki. "Then yes, it might be the case."

"Ok then, Wanda you use your powers to restrain Thanos and the rest of us get the Guantlet out of Thanos's grasp before he wakes up." said Captain America.

Before they can get started, they all notices Rocket, Gamora, Darcy, Groot and Nebula just came running in, catching the others by surprise. From seeing that Darcy and Groot is here on Titan as well to the fact that they are all there with Nebula. She doesn't seem to be doing anything and there has to be a reason. But first they need to focus on Thanos but that doesn't mean they can't ask some questions. Since that's something they are now wondering and Loki knows he would really like to know how they got there and if they have the vial, not only that there are the questions regarding how they stowaway (though Loki doesn't even know how to make of it) but to also learn why Nebula is there and what is she up to? Since this is anything but a good sign...

"Darcy, how are you and Groot here?" asked Thor completely surprised at the sight.

"Ok what is she doing here?" asked Star Lord pointing his blaster towards Nebula.

"Hey, isn't she the bald cyborg Smurfette that was helping Thanos?" asked Iron man pulling out his repulser.

"Did you guys just stop Thanos?" asked Darcy with of hint of excitement. "Wow, I can't believe our luck, at first it looks like that it would take forever for you guys to defeat all of them, but now... Wow... I can't believe it!"

"You better believe it, he's lying there after that big green guy must have pounded him." said Rocket with a little smirk forming in his face. "Why don't we save all of these questions and focus on taking that glove and figure out what to do with him."

"I'd be careful, we can't afford to be careless just because Thanos's body is telling us something." said Nebula.

"I don't think you have a right to tell us what to do." said Scarlet Witch viscously as her power lights up, angry at Nebula for her part in this.

"Well, she's not wrong." said Gamora "This could be a trap and we might not even know it."

"If I were you, I'd listen to my daughters and Loki when you all had a chance." said a voice from the ground.

The next thing that they all knew is Thanos getting up with full of energy, using the Time stone to undo the damage that the Chitauri has underwent, making them reliant without the panel containing a key to their shutdown, thus being immune from anymore tampering and they all would have to defeat all of them one by one. While at the same time face of Thanos, who is not done using the guantlet just yet and has to focus on the titan more than they have ever before. Thanos wasn't going to lose this opportunity and he uses the space stone to teleport Gamora right to his grasp. He grabs a hold of her, ready to make sure that his daughter learns what happens when he finally lose his patience and if anyone dares try to betray him. Everyone got ready to fight him, ready to do whatever may be nessicarry to save Gamora from whatever Thanos might be planning to do to her and to stop this.

"Thanos, you let her go right now before I'll-" starts Star Lord.

"No one move or else I'll take her soul or worse." said Thanos as he lifts up the Guantlet and ready to use it on Gamora and the others.

"Thanos you're fight is with me, there is no need to bring Gamora and the others into this." said Loki as he points the sword right at Thanos. "Surely, you wouldn't want to hurt your favorite daughter, the one that you claim that you love more than anything else in this universe do you?"

"It doesn't matter what may happen to her, unless she changes her mind." said Thanos glancing over to Gamora. "This is you're last chance, rejoin my side and you will not only be spared but you will be rewarded. All of your wishes will come true because with my power I can grant them, then as promise I will let you take my place on my throne and maybe I might bring what I took away from you back including your m-"

"You can't bring her back, the Infinity stones and Guantlet are a lot of things but it can't bring anyone back no matter how hard one may desire." argued Gamora. "I would never rejoin your side, I may never get my birth mother back but I have found a family that I wouldn't give up for all of the power in the world."

"Then so be it." said Thanos and he is about to use the Guantlet on her with her fate sealed with the stone.

Gamora quickly grabs the knife that Thanos has given her when they first met when she was a child, she quickly stabs him in the arm and stood her ground, pulling out her sword and ready for anything. Thanos is trying to punch Gamora or hit any debris to see if he can somehow knock her unconscious, but she gracefully dodge every attack and when Thanos is about to grab a hold of Gamora's sword. She is one step ahead of him, she quickly moves her sword away from Thanos's grasp and swipe it at Thanos's leg.

Once he recovers, Thanos starts to head towards Gamora ready to do more and maybe even use her as an example. Before he can even have a chance to do so, Star Lord begins to use his blasters while both Nebula and Drax made a sneak attack. Nebula hits Thanos from behind as hard as she can with her batons, the moment that Thanos turns his head around, then Drax starts to hit Thanos right in the front and is pounding at him as hard as he can and is unleashing his rage on the Titan for everything, for killing his family and hurting his friends espeically Loki and Gamora. He continues to do this, that is until Thanos uses the Power stone to blast Drax out of the way and starts to head over to make him meet the same fate as Pietro.

That is before a blast from behind Thanos hits him and he quickly takes notice that it's a mix of magic and fire. He quickly turns over and sees Loki holding his sword and ready to fight the Titan off. To make sure that he use the sword's powers and whatever powers he might have to discover, Loki is ready to put a stop to this and to make sure that he doesn't try anything or hurt more of the others. Loki quickly sends out more blasts of magic and he is going to send off more to Thanos and to lead the fight to him and hopes that Thanos will be so blinded by rage that he would ignore the others and just focus on him for the majority of the fight.

The Avengers, Guardians and Nebula got in position and ready to fight Thanos and the Chitauri, to do everything they can to do their part. To finally finish everything and defeat Thanos for good, that they will defeat all of the Chitauri and grab the Gauntlet before it's too late. Darcy got up and pulled out the dagger, ready to try to defeat some Chitauri and help in anyway she can. They all begin to fight them off, pulling in all of their strength and power to defeat as many of the Chitauri as they can and make their way towards Thanos and the Gauntlet. It may look like that they all would stand a good chance, but there is something that they didn't expect and a plan that Thanos has been planning that will not only speed things up and he will be able to deal with Loki himself, but the Chitauri will gain an advantage and might stop all of them and they can leave the planet with a victory.

Thanos quickly tries to use the Soul stone to try to see if he can grab a hold of Loki, but he can't concentrate with all of the movement and the blasts of magic that Loki is sending out to him. So he uses the Space stone to get close to Loki and landed right in front of him, Loki quickly pulls up his sword not even letting that change his determination. He is about to use the sword to unleash an attack, before Loki can even cast a spell or use his ice powers, Thanos strikes in an unexpected way and Loki can't believe that he would really do an attack move like that. In a blur, Thanos uses the Reality Stone to create a flood of Bubbles and begins to blast them all at Loki. No one can believe the effort that Thanos is putting on this move, once he is done, he is surprise to see that Loki is more annoyed than anything else and popped a lingering bubble out of annoyance.

"I honestly thought that you would..." starts Thanos surprise at the sight.

"Oh yeah, I lied. There is no way that you will ever win as long as we continue fighting." said Darcy proudly throwing Thanos's line back to his face and turns to Loki with confidence and sees the sword. "Cool magic sword by the way, that is definitely a cool upgrade."

Loki gives Darcy a nod, acknowledging the compliment before he turns his focus back to Thanos and is ready to use the sword and his enhanced magic to finally defeat Thanos. That he is getting closer by the minute on actually defeating Thanos and to finally end this, but Thanos is not going to give this fight up and already have a trick up his sleeve and one that will not only allow him to deal with Loki but to also put him in a place where no one will be able to help him...

So Thanos quickly uses the Soul Stone to summon Loki right towards him and Thanos grabs a hold of Loki's arm, at that moment loki begins to fight to break free. He held his body tightly and is ready for the next step of the plan and to make his next move. This caught Thor, Darcy, Nebula and the Guardians' attention and is ready to fight back, while the remainder of the Avengers quickly took notice and begins to help by keeping the Chitauri away from them so they can make an effort to get close to Thanos and get Loki out of his crutches. Thanos is one step too many ahead of them, he uses the Space Stone to teleport both of them to various places on that field to throw them off and keep Loki from making any forms of attack through his powers and magic.

That wasn't enough to stop Loki as he uses telekinisis to throw Thanos off and the blasts of magic from Loki starts to hit Thanos more viscously and they continue to fight off against Thanos and the Chitauri. Loki is throwing more magic, ice and at times even use his telekinesis to make sure that Thanos doesn't have a good chance of either making an attack against them or finding a good place where he can find a way to possibly stop Thanos. After a quick look around to see something that might be able to help them on getting some form of advantage or possibly speed things up. Loki quickly takes a look around and realize that from a little further away, there is an edge and that edge might possibly lead to a pit or a cliff that he can use to somehow lead Thanos to his defeat and hopefully finish this sooner rather than have this last longer than they may need to.

Loki quickly starts to use the sword to create some blasts of magic and then quickly create many illusions of himself to throw Thanos off. So that way he can focus on getting to where he wants Thanos to go and quickly puts an illusion on himself in order to keep Thanos or anyone else from figuring out what he is going to do. Once Loki is right near the edge, then he takes down the illusion that he placed on himself and then starts to send out more blasts of magic with hints of fire through each blast. Thanos quickly realizes that's the real Loki and begins to run towards him, wanting to do more than he has already done thus far and to make sure that he finishes Loki for good.

Once Thanos is close enough for Loki to do more than simply throw magic at him, Loki quickly uses his telekinesis powers to grab a hold of Thanos and creates a force field that will keep any attack from the Guantlet trapped inside with the hope that it won't break free from that field. He starts to move him towards the edge and focus on all his energy and magic on Thanos, trying his best to not only to not let go but to also use every ounce of his power to make sure he can pull it off. Despite that Loki manages to do it and he continues to levitate the titan until he reaches to his goal and Thanos is over the edge. When he does so then he stops using his magic to carry him and allows Thanos to fall.

With a sigh of relief, Loki can't believe that he managed to do it and he wonders if this is finally over...

"Finally he's gone." said Thor who is now fighting between two of the Chitauri and is able to defeat them quickly. He starts to head towards Loki to look over at the edge. "It's over and-"

"It's not over just yet, Thanos might have something else planned or used the stones to somehow survive the fall and come back." said Loki. "We need to make sure of that, besides we still need to retrieve the guantlet and the stones. I highly doubt that-"

Before Loki can even finish, he feels something grabbing his leg and he quickly looks down and sees a giant hand with the Infinity Gauntlet holding him. The next thing that they knew is the hand starts to pull Loki's leg and in a flash Loki falls down to the ground. Thanos's hand starts to pull Loki and drag him down to the edge himself. Loki tries to see if he can use his magic to escape from his grasp. But no matter what he does, the Guantlet counters his attacks and Thanos continues to pulls him down. Thor tries to hurry towards Loki to save him.

The Chitauri starts jumping right in front of Thor to make sure that he doesn't get anywhere near his brother. But with the use of his hammer and his super strength, he punches every single Chitauri out cold and continues to head towards Loki. He is about to reach him, to save his brother from whatever Thanos might be planning to do to him. Thor is about to reach Loki's hand, that is until...

Thanos succeeds in his plan and the Titan lets go of the ledge and falls after Loki. Thor can't help but stare at the edge, not even sure what to think at the moment and can't believe how things are now going. That he is in danger of losing Loki again and that Thanos might possibly win and stand a chance on not only getting his revenge on Loki but using the stones to destroy them all. They both seem to fall in slow motion, Thor is about to go after Loki and is even starting to twirl his hammer, but before he can even have a chance to do so. More Chitauri starts to grab a hold of Thor or begin to fight him, they are ready to keep the Asgardian busy and to make sure that Thanos has his moment of glory. Things start to get worse as they see Corvus recovering from his injuries and ready to deal with the Asgardian and make sure that he doesn't interfere.

The Avengers and the Guardians dropped what they were doing to help Thor escape from the grasp of Corvus Glaive and the Chitauri. Nebula and Darcy are dealing with any other Chitauri that may try to target Thor. Both girls are working together to make sure of that, though Nebula is doing a better job in making sure that the Chitauri doesn't get too far, Darcy can't help but think about Loki. That she just saw him fall to possibly his death, part of her wants to climb down that cliff and to try to help Loki in anyway she can. To take that risk, but she knows that she needs to help out here and there is no way that she would be able to win a fight against Thanos and even with that fact she would still take that chance to do so. Besides, she has to help here so that way they can go down there to find him, not only it's what Loki would have wanted but they won't be able to get anything done until they defeat all of the Chitauri and finally defeat Corvus. Then they will go look for him and hopefully he survives like he always do.

"Loki!" yelled out Thor desperately as he watches his brother fade from sight with the Chitauri holding him back.

Thor is trying to fight his way off and has many emotions going through his mind, feeling a sense of anger, regret and concern over this. The regret of possibly failing his brother again and the concern of his well being is on his mind. He can't even imagine what might happen to Loki... But he is not going to let anything happen, he is done standing on the sidelines and is ready to fight to not only save the world, but to save his brother from that monster. Thor just got Loki back, he is not going to lose him again and this time he is not going to let anything stop him.

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Wow! It's finally here! The second part of the final battle is finally here! Sorry for the delay, it has been a busy couple of months, I also really wanted to make these four parts the best that I can possibly can and at least it still managed come out in September. :)

I think the next part of the final battle will come out sometime late October or maybe even earlier or worst case scenario later, it really depends on how soon I can get it done. Especially since the next chapter might be tense and I might go down territories that you might not even expect the story to go down on and it might even get a little darker but not too dark.

I honestly wish I can say more, but I can't say half of the things I want to say without spoiling the second half of the final battle and the four following chapters.

Plus I'm also thinking of rewriting some of the previous chapters for grammerwise and to check over for any continuity issues that I still have to address and maybe even expand on the story. Just think of it as an expanded edition. I just did the prologue and the first two chapters if you all would like to check them out in the future and the third chapter rewrite will come out as soon as I can get a start on it.

On another note, I'm also thinking of possibly doing one-shot chapters for Redemption that takes place during the time skip and it can be anything like slice of life fics, Loki teaming up with the Avengers or just Thor and Loki as Mysto of course. teaming up (it can be a midquel story with multiple chapters), maybe even a Loki and Hiemdel team up (I still want to do it and would be happy to do it in a one shot) or maybe even Loki ad Darcy's adventures of searching for the Infinity Stones. But it has to take place during the time skip and not be something that would add more to the main story that it would be necessary to read them. They are mostly would be stand alone stories that still in the Redemption canon. I'm open to any idea that you guys might have, just put a review or pm me with your ideas and I'll be happy to use your ideas to write them into one shots. (Maybe even a Guardians of the Galaxy prequel/midquel before Gamora got caught by Thanos or even one before she even met Loki or went through the events of the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie?) Though I would be mostly doing Loki ones but I am open to the idea, if I don't make the deadline I might put one out in between to make it up to you guys.

Lastly, I want to say is that I am dedicating the Redemption fanfic to a good friend that has been there for me for the last couple of years. One that I will always appreciate that our friendship happend for the rest of my life. I am dedicating this story to Brigitta Pekelharing, a friend that helped me out of the darkness that I often take for granted. But I want to thank her for everything and helping me during the darkest time of my life, her friendship has made me grow into a better person and writer. I am always going to be grateful for the friendship that we shared and the impact that it made on me. In a way if it weren't for our friendship then there might not even be a Redemption because she got me into Marvel movies and helped me at the beginning of writting the fanfic. Thanks Brigitta for everything :)

So will they stop the Chitauri and Corvus before they cause any more trouble? Will Gamora and Nebula fix the bond that holds them together or is far too broken beyond repair? Will Thor get there in time and break off the Chitauri and fight his way to Thanos and his brother? What are the Avengers, Guardians, Darcy and Nebula going to do? What else does Thanos have planned? Did he and Loki survive from that fall? If they did then it would be Loki vs Thanos and who will win? We are all going to need to wait until the next chapter to see what happens next. See you in the next update. :)