The battle against the Chitauri and Corvus is only getting more and more intense by the minute and the Avengers, Guardians, Darcy and Nebula are fighting there way through the hundreds more before they do anything else. They all have to defeat all of them and head down there to not only make sure that Thanos is defeated and grab the Infinity Stones but to make sure that Loki's alright and to help or save him from whatever may be down there. That alone is dominant on everyone's minds and they all are wondering what is going on and if Loki survive and the fate of the stones and if Thanos is still alive. There is no telling what might be going on down there and if things might have escalated. If they want to stop Thanos and see what happened to Loki and the stones, then they need to somehow get down there before it's too late.
Nebula knows that they don't have a moment to lose and they need to get down there now, while at the same time fight all of the obstacles they now have to deal with here. She knows what she needs to do and it's something that might at least help and at least someone will be down there. Nebula turns to Darcy, already having a plan and needing her help in order to do this. Someone needs to cover for her and give an explanation to the others once she does this, along with to at least know what she is going to do and might believe in whatever she has to say without any doubt. Someone that they already trust and that alone is able to convince them that she is trying to help.
"You know or have a basic understanding to fight and truly believe in me right?" asked Nebula looking at Darcy.
"Yeah, Loki gave me some pointers and I think that you are capable of being anything you want to be, even someone who has the potential of being a hero." said Darcy. "But just because I believe that, it doesn't mean the others see that or trust you, I don't even know if I trust you enough to know that you won't betray us or anything, no offense."
"That's understandable and it looks like you might have to take a chance on me." said Nebula. "If anyone asks then tell them that I have an idea on how to possibly help and will be back once I deal with all of the drama down there."
"Wait, are you saying that-" starts Darcy who is already starting to see what Nebula might possibly be thinking.
"If I can get down there, I will not only make sure that Thanos is defeated and for us to grab the stones, but to make sure that Loki is alright and right now that is one of the most important things we need to worry about." points out Nebula.
"Yeah, I want to go down there to, maybe I should go with you and-" starts Darcy as she is ready to follow Nebula, before she stops her.
"No, I need you to stay here to help the others and to answer any questions that might be on their mind." said Nebula. "I need you to continue help with the fight here and I can't afford anyone in trying to stop me or worse go after me. We need to make sure that it stays this way and you need to trust me long enough to do it."
"But Nebula-" starts Darcy, but before she can say another word, Nebula is racing towards the escape pod that she has already activated prior to their arrival and begins to fly down the cliff and that caught the attention of the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy.
"Darcy, where is Nebula going?" asked Gamora who doesn't like the sight of that space pod.
"She... Well... She kinda volunteered to go down there and... try to find Loki, Thanos and the Guantlet herself..." said Darcy nervously as they all turned to her with a mixture of emotions.
"What?!" said the Guardians except Groot all at once.
"Great now we have to possibly deal with an even bigger jerk then Loki." said Iron man with hints of frustration. "Say what you want about Loki, but at least he didn't try to do his usual tricks on us."
"If she gets anywhere close to the ground and finds them and if Thanos survives that fall then... he will use the stones and then..." said Thor as he realize the danger that his brother and the universe is in. "I am going down there right now. We can't let her do whatever she is planning that might help Thanos."
"Thor, I know that you are worried about Loki but you can't just go all the way down there on your own." said Captain America. "There is also the fact that it's too dangerous and Thanos will-"
"There is also the fact, that Nebula is down there too. If there is a little bit of hope then Nebula is giving it." said Darcy. "She told me that she is going down there and wants to help."
"Has Nebula did anything in the past few days that give us a reason to trust her?" asked Scarlet Witch as she blast at the Chitauri more of her powerful magic, not even caring what happens to them.
"She saved Groot and me, and went after Gamora and Rocket and save them from that trap." point out Darcy. "So that's should be good enough right?"
"Well, it is obvious that she is up to something and that alone is the only question what is she up to?" said Black Widow.
"Does it matter? The longer that they are down there, the more the danger increases and the more likely that Thanos will not only use the stones but hurt Loki in the process." said Thor. "I need to get down there, I need to stop Thanos before he-"
"We understand, but you can't just go down there by yourself point break because of the fact that you are going to be dealing with an evil giant maniac who would use your brother to stop you from fighting by holding him for ransom or something that result in you getting captive yourself." said Iron man as he flies towards Thor. "We know that we can't stop you and you would go after them regardless, but what if you let someone tag along as back up?"
"Are you suggesting that you want to accompany me?" asked Thor who is open with Iron man coming along and help in the fight that he is about to face.
"Well... I'm not a big fan of Loki or what he did in the past, but I know how much he means to you and plus we need to know if Thanos is down and we can take him back to Earth and you can take him to Asgard or somewhere that Thanos won't be able to cause anymore trouble." said Iron Man. "So yeah, I guess I want to go with you in case of anything."
"Thank you, now let's go before we all find the answers to our questions the hard way, I hope that we're not too late and that we can actually do something." said Thor before stopping himself to turn to the others. "Uh... will you all be alright fighting-"
"Yeah sure, this is nothing that we can't handle." said Black Widow. "It's just the Chitauri and their overpowered boss, it's the fight that going to end sooner than you may think."
With a quick nod, both Iron man and Thor starts to head on their way to find Loki, Thanos and the guantlet for good. There is still many things to worry about and the fact that they are now more at risk of loosing simply because Thanos is one step closer on finally completing his goal. At the same time, they also have to make sure that they spend every second to make sure that Thanos doesn't win and to find them before it's too late. While the others are doing everything to fight off the Chitauri and Corvus Glaive. There is still a long way to go and there is no telling what Thanos might have in store and if things will somehow work out, that they will be able to win. If they all might be able to stand a chance and possibly defeat this battle. Only time will tell if everything works out and if they can possibly win...
Down in the bottom of the cliff
Loki starts to get up from where he landed, surprised to see that he somehow survived that fall without any injury. He doesn't even need to think deeply to know that Thanos must have used the Space stone to teleport him in the bottom of the cliff, so that way he will have a fair fight between two of them and possibly hoping that this will throw the others off and simply assume that he's dead. So that way Thanos will be able to finish him off for real, but he knows that part of the plan would never work because Thor would know that he's alright because of their Asgardian durability and the fact that they won't be defeated that easily from a fall like that. The most that would happen to an Asgardian or Jontun from a fall like that is them getting really injured.
Other than that he got up to get a good look to try to see if he can find any sign of Thanos and to see if he can stop any sneak attacks that the Titan might be planning. At the same time to also possibly make his own kind of attack and to hopefully grab a hold of the guantlet before Thanos uses it. But there is no sight of Thanos and Loki quickly summons the sword through his magic and he knows that Thanos is using the reality stone to hide himself from Loki. So he quickly tries a truth spell that he taught himself during his time training with the sword and he quickly uses it to create a quick blast of magic all around him, to reveal the Titan to him. Fortunately it works and that alone is what causes the Titan to appear right in front of him.
Thanos starts to approach Loki, ready to defeat Loki and finish what he has started. Loki is ready to defeat Thanos for good and already has an idea on how to beat Thanos in his own game and he has a couple of things to say before they can start the fight. At least he has an advantage and one that he needs to take advantage of right now before it's too late. He just hopes that he can hold Thanos long enough to make it work, that he can do this and actually pull off a signature move. One that he's worried about it becoming too predictable, but at the same time it's the best chance he has to pull his plan off...
"Well I have to say that I am kinda impressed by this plan of yours, tricking everyone into thinking that we both fell to our deaths in order to continue on our feud without any interference from the others. Now that's a genius plan and one that would definitely would have worked if I'm not ten steps ahead of you."
"You never did know when to give up, if I am going to finally put an end to you then I would like to do it myself and with everyone ready to assume that you finally met you're fate." said Thanos. "If you thought that I would be that easy to fall into that trap, then we should fall into that trap together and since this is the only way for me to finally have you alone then so be it."
"You're mad." said Loki as he gape at him, part of him can't believe Thanos's logic but at the same time he is not surprised at the measures that Thanos would take all due to his obsessive grudge on him.
"I get that a lot, but instead of calling it madness call me a genius." said Thanos. "Once I finally put an end to you and finally use the guantlet to end every single living being and finally sit on my throne victoriously."
Without even saying another word, Loki simply just laugh at the titan and how Thanos is being overconfident that he is missing all of the important details. Ready to claim victory without even seeing all of the flaws in his plan, Loki knows that all he needs to do is push the right buttons to get Thanos exactly where he wants him to be. At least he's getting closer to that right moment and Loki is ready for the next phase of his plan and now he has to continue to do this and hit Thanos at the right moment and he's just a couple of steps away.
"You find this humorous?" asked Thanos who is getting annoyed by Loki and is ready to end this conversation and is about to use the Soul stone on Loki.
"I don't even know where to begin when it comes to this, for starters the idea that you believe that the only way to reach peace is eliminating all of life and that this path will only lead to trouble. The desire of power will never end there, once you complete that goal then you are never going to be sastisfy and soon the next thing we know is that you will use the guantlet to bring everyone back to rule over them and maybe even wipe our memories to make sure that we blindly follow everything you say without a chance to make a stand and being blinded by the lies that you would feed them." said Loki. "There is no hope for you, someone will always be ready to avenge the universe. But I would rather save everyone the trouble and put an end to this myself, so that way not only I can finish what I started but to finally do something to make up for my past misdeeds."
"You of all people should understand that the power of the Infinity Stones is something one should take advantage of it's powers." said Thanos. "You have no right to lecture me of whether or not I should continue to go on this path or if I am in the right. After you're desire for a throne and to rule over all of humanity and later on you would have gone on to conquer more planets until you are the king of everything. All because you wanted to have power and to make your father proud of a king that was never meant to take a throne."
"I never wanted a throne, all I wanted was to be Thor's equal and to be seen as a worthy son. You're right, I don't have a right to tell you what you are doing is wrong and that I am guilty of crimes in the past that will never be undone." said Loki. "But I can tell you this, I Loki Odinson vow to do everything in my power to make sure that you are stopped and I will make sure that you get no where close to victory. To make things right in hopes that not only I would put an end to your threat but at the same time hope that it would allow me the opportunity to finally repent for the past and will stop you no matter what may happen to me."
"Well, it looks like that this might be easier than I thought." said Thanos confidently. "It is time to finish what I have started, it is time for you to meet your inevitable overdue end."
"I'm looking forward to it." said Loki as he watches Thanos rush towards him with the Power stone activated, ready to hit him with the power of the Guantlet.
Loki is smirking at the sight of Thanos and the sight of him racing, ready to use all of the stones against him. But Loki is a couple steeps ahead of him and knows that his plan is working perfectly, he quickly uplifts the illusion and Thanos stops himself to realize that it was just an illusion. That Loki must have set up that illusion for a trap, before he can have a chance to react or to observe the situation. Thanos feels a sense of hot pain and turns to see that Loki is unleashing some magic and he continues to do so until it throws Thanos back to the other side of the area.
That doesn't stop Thanos as he uses the space stone to teleport himself back to the area and begins to use the stone's powers to throw out any blast at Loki. Though he simply tries to blast at Loki and make sure that he hits him. Loki quickly uses his ice powers to create a wall to block out any of Thanos's attacks and continues to do so as he quickly creates multiple illusions of himself to throw Thanos off, to make sure that Thanos is distracted long enough for him to make the next move and he quickly leaves from where he is standing and runs towards Thanos to hit him from behind and to make sure that he can use some more magic to somehow knock Thanos out and to grab the gauntlet.
So Loki starts to cast more spells, create more blasts of magic and ice and does everything he can to either catch Thanos off guard to make an attack. At the same time, to also give himself a good place where he can take the Guanlet. But Thanos is not making things easier and is doing everything to make sure that Loki is defeated and he's using the stones to either throw stuff at Loki or using the Power Stone to create blasts to do so. With the desire to use the Soul Stone, but he has other ideas and ones that he wants to accomplish before he goes towards his master plan. The two of them continue to fight one another and ready to make sure that the other is defeated and it looks like that they are going to continue fighting and won't stop for anything.
There hasn't been a sight of two from different sides that are so determined to beat each other, one wanting nothing more than revenge and power. While the other only wants to make amends for the past and simply to end this for good. The intensity of the fight between Loki and Thanos is growing as rapidly as a fire, both of them are aiming to hurt the other and at the same time to finish the war that never seems to end. The powers of the Guantlet and the sword being their only shields, to win a fight that they are both determined to win...
Meanwhile on the Spaceship
Jane is watching out from the window, as she sees everyone fighting off the Chitauri and Corvus Glaive. That she is very surprise to see that he's still active in the fight from what she saw. She wishes that she can do more than simply just wait around inside the ship and just do nothing while the others are busy fighting off the Chitauri, Thanos and Corvus. It's not like she knows that she can just run out and be the hero, but still that doesn't mean she can't figure out a way to help in some way and to actually do something.
She looks at the panel to see what might be useful or at least to keep herself busy and see that if there might be a way for them to possibly speed things up and help in some way. So far there hasn't been any luck and the only good thing that is coming out of this is that Jane is learning more about the ship's functions and how it operates through that experience. Though part of her wonders if there might be something that could help, that might be enough to possibly to help in some way that might work. Though she wonders how it all works and how she can do this, not too mention there is also the fact that Groot is now missing and she needs to somehow find him before the others find out.
She doesn't even know how to do that without being spotted herself, though they probably know that Darcy is there by now and maybe it would be fine if she just go over and try to look for Groot right there and then. But still the problem would be that she might cause more trouble from the mere fact that she doesn't have any fighting experience and she will only get in the way. There has to be a way where she can somehow help, find Groot without causing any trouble and the only question is how?
Jane continues to look at the buttons, she can't help but laugh at herself of the mere reminder of Groot. He'd probably would have wanted to play with the buttons and try all of them out, but as an adult she figures that it might be best if she doesn't play around like that for the sake of the battle that's happening outside and the fact that the last thing they need is for them all to be stranded on this planet and it's already makes the idea sound less tempting as it already sounds less appealing as she stops to think about it. That she might make things worse if she tries to do anything that might possibly do something and part of her also wants to see if maybe it might help in someway but to also somehow do something.
Though there is something that catches Jane's attention and it seems to be a giant button that seems to stick out from the crowd and it looks as though that both Bruce and Tony have that button there for a reason or it might be for emergencies. Maybe it's for anything that might be for any potential attacks if they ran into any attacks that might come their way. If that's the case the it might open the door for things to be a little more easier then they may have already been assuming, but the question remains how are they going to use it? Since if she is going to do it then she needs to do it, but the problem is that she doesn't know what it might do and if it might help at all.
But from one look at the scene, she starts to wonder if she might even have a choice because from the sight of the fight from outside, it's clear that they need help. So Jane, hoping that she won't regret this, as the cloud of unsurity goes through her mind and the fear of possibly making things worse is racing through Jane's mind. While at the same time, she wonders what might happen when she does so. Jane quickly pushes the button and she wonders what might be happening and so far there isn't something happening and there isn't anything that seems to be changing. That is until...
The ship starts to rumble and the next thing that Jane knows is that it's starting to move and take off, she doesn't know what to do or if there is a way to possibly to stop the ship. Once it starts to lift off, Jane tries to see if there might be a button that can stop the ship from it's launch but so far nothing seems to be working and it seems to be that the ship has not only is already set to fly off but it's already on autopilot and now is up in the air. She is trying to see if there might be a way to possibly stop the ship, but so far it's no use and the ship seems to have a mind of it's own as it sets off to autopilot and heads towards the fight right in front of them. With Jane desperately trying to figure out how to stop the ship before it's too late, as she continues to head towards the battlefield.
Meanwhile in the battlefield
The remaining Avengers, the Guardians and Darcy are doing everything they can to make sure that they can take down every single Chitauri and so far they seem to be succeeding in lowering the amount of soldiers. Due to the fact, that thanks to Nebula's instructions on how they can shut down the system earlier and it allows them to easily defeat the Chitauri despite the armor that is protecting them. Even with the armor, they were able to figure out ways to either hit the Chitauri from a weak spot or from another area where the armor isn't doing any kind of protection despite Thanos's efforts to bring them back to life and with the hopes that they would somehow defeat them all.
But it was so easy that they might even just have gotten Thor to unleash his powers if he hasn't already left to go after Loki, Nebula and Thanos. They all are even almost done with fighting off them all off, but they all still have a long way to go and there are still some that are ready to put up a fight. There is still Corvus Glaive to also deal with and so far they seem to have somewhat of a struggle. Gamora and Black Widow are trying to beat Corvus and so far they are not having any luck, but yet they are also making some progress as they continue to fight off the last remaining Black Order member. Both of them are giving everything they had against Corvus and make sure that they defeat Corvus for good.
It wasn't easy as it sounds as they continue to fight him off, both girls are being an incredible team as they work off together and they are giving Corvus a challenge that he has trouble in trying to hit. But that didn't stop him from using his powers to do more than just keeping him on defense, as he uses them to try to see if he can possibly hit either Black Widow or Gamora. He sometimes might succeed in doing so, but both girls are ready to get up again and continue the fight that is up ahead, it looks like that they are both are in a good place and they are pulling through the battle field where Corvus tries to keep up and every time, he fails but yet tries to find a way to stop the two as they continue to fight back.
"Well this is definitely a battle, is this guy always this tough?" asked Black Widow as she use her gauntlets to create a blast at Corvus and continues on to fight him off.
"He was made in charge because of his strength and his willingness to get anything done." said Gamora. "When Nebula and I were young, Thanos had him guard us to avoid either of us from escaping and at times even had him and Proxima to set up exercises to see if we can possibly pass any test or environment before sending us to Maw for replacing any parts that might not be good enough according to his standards."
"That's rough, at least all of these guys are almost defeated and you'll be free from them." said Black Widow relating to Gamora's experiences.
"If only we can find a way to stop this right now, as you can see Corvus is not going to take it easy on us." said Gamora as she runs towards Corvus and hit him with the sword. "There's also the fact that if we're going to need to do more if we want to finally be able to stop him, then we're going to need something more than swords and whatever else you use throughout you're battles."
"Too bad we don't have a truck or something that we can just ride towards Corvus and knock him out." said Darcy joining in the conversation as she tries to defeat the Chitauri and trying to figure out a way to possibly defeat him, but she quickly figures out that maybe if she just somehow do this to try to do something and maybe even go over to help Black Widow and Gamora.
It seems like it's impossible to beat him or for Darcy to do more and actually master being a fighter and somehow all that training and Loki's lessons paid off. But she knows that she has to somehow win this fight, there are a lot that is depending on the fact that if they can defeat Corvus and the Chitauri. Plus there is also the fact that there's a crazy big showdown that they don't even know who's going to win, it's basically Loki vs Thanos and he's not going to take it easy on Loki. But still she knows that this is nothing that Loki can't handle and he is probably beating Thanos badly to the point when Thor and Iron man arrives then maybe they will find an injured Thanos or something.
Sure it would probably not go that far, but it would have been awesome if that does happen and then things would have been awesome and it would have save them all of the trouble. But there is still the fact that they still need to do something and they need to defeat every single one of the Chitauri and stop Corvus for good. she doesn't know how she is going to do it, but she needs to figure out how to stop the Chitauri, for the universe, for Loki, for everyone on the battlefield right now and for herself. She quickly comes up with the idea of using her taser to somehow possibly knock this guy out and later maybe even knock him out for the remainder of the fight. So she pulls out her taser to create a shock on the Chitauri that was so strong that it almost makes the member try to strike to break it off.
But it was no use, the electricity from the teaser is creating an electric shock that just knocks the Chitauri out and to Darcy's surprise he was still being electrocuted after he collapsed and slowly continues through it. From one look, no one needs to take the time to tell that he is down for the rest of the battle and that it would need to take some time for the Chitauri to recover. Before Darcy can have a chance to recover or at least acknowledge what she just did, she notices that there is still Corvus Glaive to beat and he is about to use his weapon to create a blast on all of them. So Darcy nervously and yet quickly threw her dagger to hit the weapon off Corvus's hand and then have it land on a rock. After a brief second, there's only one thing that Darcy can do at that moment and right after realizing what she just did...
"Wow I did it! I can't believe I did it! I actually defeated a Chitauri and it was so awesome!" said Darcy rather excitedly. "This is so awesome, I might even be on the same level as you guys now!"
"Darcy, can you stop your celebration before we get killed by Corvus and later on the rest of the Chitauri destroy us all?" said Gamora as she swings her sword through Corvus's attacks.
"Right, sorry about that." said Darcy sheepishly. "I just got a little excited, now who's going to be the next one that is going to face our wrath?!"
In all of the sudden, Corvus is hit by the space ship and the hit and later blast continues to hit him until the Black Order member hits a rock wall and from a quick force it leads to the top wall in crumbling down on Corvus. Ending his rampage and his quest with Thanos for good, Gamora quickly goes over to him to make sure that Corvus is either knocked out or whether or not he's either alive or dead. From one determined look from Gamora, it looks like Corvus did meet his end and they are one step closer towards defeating all of them.
But the question on everyone's minds is who is on that ship and what happened that might have possibly caused the ship to come out like that? Darcy has an idea what might have happened and how the ship might have activated and literally swoop in like that, but she is now hoping for Jane's sake that she is wrong and something else happened with her safely out of the ship. Though she is not going to get that hopeful wish is just wishful thinking, to much of Darcy's horror the thing that none of them is expecting to happen, happens...
"Uh... hi... can anyone hear me?" said a female voice through the Avengers' and the Guardians' com links.
"Uh... yes..." said Captain America surprised and rather awkwardly. "May I ask who am I speaking too?"
"It's me Jane... You know Thor's girlfriend, we met in the craziest way possible back on Earth when Thanos revealed Loki's identity to all of you." said Jane as she trying to make things sound better than how it already is. "Yeah you all might be wondering how I got here and why is the ship flying around in the sky?"
"Yeah that definitely crossed our mind." said Black Widow who wants to know the whole story. "Please don't tell me you pressed that button, Bruce made that button in case Thanos tried to attack us while we were still on Earth and to make sure that it can attack the ships and hold them off in case we need some time to come up with a plan."
"Well that definitely explains a lot." said Jane as she quick gives a nervous laugh.
"How did you get the ship moving?" asked Star Lord. "I thought that we made the button really discreet and made sure that no one except only a few of us would know which is totally confidential."
"Well yeah... That's kinda funny and somewhat embarrassing..." said Jane nervously. "I was curious on this giant button that caught my attention that is extremely noticeable may I add, so I might have pushed it. Though to be honest it can't really be discreet if it's the biggest button on the entire panel."
"Yeah, giant big button near the middle of a control panel." said Gamora dryly. "Nothing secretive about that."
"Yeah after that it kinda starts to move and I can't seem to have it land." said Jane. "Do any of you guys know how to make it land? Wait, where's Thor and Loki? Is Groot there and ok? Can I safely assume that Mr. Stark is behind the ship? Wait I don't see Nebula from up here, what is going on down there? Did something-"
"I am Groot." said Groot happily through Rocket's com link with Jane giving an audible sigh of relief.
"I never thought that I would be happy to hear you're voice Groot." said Jane happily before she turns her focus on the others. "So-"
"Thanos threw Loki off that edge and jumped off himself to try to finish him off." explained Drax. "Nebula is supposably going after them, but we don't know her true intentions and might do something more that we might not even know or expect. They went after them, to check if he's alright and to stop Thanos and possibly Nebula to doing more that might possibly hurt Loki and lead his way to victory."
"Ok now that's bad." said Jane immediately with a sense of shock as she faces the news. "So how is Darcy taking it? Why hasn't Thor or Stark say anything yet? Are they alright?"
"It's probably because of the fact that they are not in our frequency anymore." said Rocket. "These things are designed for us to communicate within a designated area where even if we are far apart, it wouldn't be more than eighty miles and the bottom of that cliff look at least more than a hundred and twenty miles below. Wow, Titan has big edges when it comes to cliffs and stuff."
"But I'm sure it will be fine." said Darcy trying to make the situation sound better than it already sounds. "Loki will be able to face anything Thanos throws at him and he's a tough guy that is going to be alright no matter what."
"Yeah and Darcy is taking this well." said Rocket through the com link. "Though I think that it might be possible to expand the link, but it really depends on the strength of the frequency and if we can then we might be able to possibly expand it."
"I have been taking a look at the system and I have noticed that the ship is directly connected to your ability to communicate to one another." said Jane.
"Uh yeah, that's the entire point of these things. For us to communicate to one another in a large radius." said Rocket. "I wired it in a way that would give us that ability to communicate to one another, there might be a way... But I didn't do it because of the fact that it would be too risky."
"I came up with an idea on how I might possibly be able to wire it to create a stronger frequency and if I can get the ship in the right place then it might just work." said Jane. "Maybe if we rearrange some of the wires and amplify the signal higher than it already is, thus possibly allowing us to contact them."
"That might be possible and if you're going to do this then it has to be right now, maybe even keep the ship on autopilot so it can give us some kind of advantage over these guys." said Rocket. "Just make sure that the wires are put in a position where it allows them to work, but make sure that it doesn't interfere with-"
"Stop talking! Smash more!" said Hulk as he pounds on more of the Chitauri to the ground.
"I agree with the green guy, let's focus on these guys before I do something that I might later regret." said Scarlet Witch viscously as she threw out more blasts of magic against the Chitauri and does more to defeat at least twenty of the Chitauri at one go, catching everyone by surprise.
"Why don't I leave the ship on autopilot and then it will continue to shoot the Chitauri?" suggested Jane. "So that way this will be able to help and then I will work on the wiring and then maybe even create a connection that might possibly give us communication to them."
"Alright that sounds like a plan, for now the best thing for us to do is to fight off all of the Chitauri and to defeat them before they either try to go down there to help Thanos or they have another plan that might cause something that might give them the upper hand." said Captain America. "Jane, let us know once you get there and then once you do then contact Thor and Stark and we'll see how to possibly get down there to help. As for the rest of us, all we need to do is to defeat as many of them as we can and that's the only thing we can do at the moment, let's make sure that we make the most of it."
Without a second thought, they all got to work and is ready to fight off the Chitauri to make sure that they take every single one of them down. Jane quick got to work on the wiring, with hopes that she will be able to create some form of communication to them. But they all still have a long way to go and there is no telling what might be happening down there and if they will be able to pull it off. The fight ahead is still unclear and they all have to give it their own and continue on the fight. But there is still hope and they are now doubling down, with Corvus out of the way, the fight actually speed up a little bit and they are getting closer and closer on actually making some progress. Both sides are ready to give each other a fight, but slowly the Avengers, Guardians and Darcy are getting closer on getting the upper hand and possibly stand a chance to defeat the Chitauri for good...
Meanwhile back on the bottom of the cliff
Loki is using the powers of the sword to try to see if he can hit Thanos to some rock wall, then he will use his Jontun abilities to freeze Thanos and then he will see if he can use the sword to somehow do more than simple blasts of magic. He doesn't know if all of his theories will work, but he knows that it's the best chance he got, so he got to work and continues to throw out blasts of magic and the fiery blasts of magic towards Thanos. That he might trap him long enough for the plan to work, that he can do this. The only real threat he would have to face is Thanos using the stones to try to see if he can play some kind of defense against any of Loki's attacks.
Ready for the right moment to strike, Thanos knows that he has to wait for the right moment and starts to realize that Loki's sword is the source of his newfound abilities. So he just wants to wait for the right moment and then when that moment comes, he will deal with that sword and then Loki will be powerless to stop him. Then he will finally have the advantage that he is looking for and one that he is going to make sure that he gets one way or another. For now he is just using the Power stone to try to throw out any attacks and the time stone if Loki creates any injuries and to heal them.
Both of them are so determined to beat one another and they are willing to do anything to make sure that the other is defeated. They are both no longer are holding back, that they are ready to make sure that they face everything that they are throwing at each other. Loki is starting to overpower Thanos as he continues to throw out blasts of magic and is even starting to use his ice powers to start trapping him in it. With the rock wall literally being on Thanos's back and Loki is ready to give Thanos a final blow and to possibly knock Thanos out and then he will take the guantlet and leave Thanos on this planet stranded. With the hopes that things will finally be over and that he actually did the impossible.
But Thanos is one step ahead of Loki, with the power of the Infinity Stones, he quickly blasts Loki away and then use the reality stone to melt the ice. He already has plans for Loki's sword and then he'll be one step closer to defeating Loki. He approaches Loki as he is about to send another blast from the Power Stone, before Loki uses the sword's power to blast Thanos away and to continue on the fight. That alone is more than enough to get Thanos ready to do his plan and to make sure that he does this. Loki continues to use his magic and to create a false sense of confidence that might overshadow Loki's plans and to make this work, after a couple more blows from Loki and it even got to the point where he even manages to stab him with the sword.
After a brief second, Loki pulls out the sword as he sees Thanos struggle a little bit and it looks like if he is about to fall to the ground from the injury. But Loki just keeps his guard up and is ready to put up more of a fight, since all of this seems to be a little too easy and from knowing Thanos and his history in a fight, especially with the power of the stones by his side, he has to be vigilant and is ready to do more. Thanos gives him an evil smile as he uses the time stone to reverse his injury and then later use the power stone to blast Loki again. He starts to head towards Loki and grabs a hold of the sword with his gauntlet hand, even taking the time to look at it and coming up with the perfect plan on how to do it, even with the power of the Infinity Stones, he can't destroy it but he has an even better idea.
"It appears I may have underestimated you and I have to say; I'm impressed." said Thanos with an evil grin on his face. "It is rare for someone to prove me wrong and you seem to have gained some kind of power and one that I need to take before you do anything more."
"I am full of surprises and have a couple more in my sleeves." said Loki as his hand lights up with magic and to his surprise, his magic aura is giving out a green glow rather than the usual silver aura.
Before Loki can even have a chance to fight back or to do more than what he might have in his power to do more to not only get the sword back but to defeat Thanos. To use his magic and illusions to somehow put up a fight against Thanos, though he doesn't even know how he's going to do it and if he will be able to pull this off, all he knows is that he has to try. Though it looks like he's going to have to try harder because Thanos is now using both the reality and the Space Stone to make it look like that he is destroying it and that it might possibly just be sent somewhere else and the worst part is that Loki might not be able to summon it unless he knows where it is or if he can do so. Especially if the sword is destroyed and now Loki is right back where he has started...
But that doesn't mean he's going to give up this fight, Loki is ready to do more, as he feels his powers grow over the course of this brief moment and yet his emotions are allowing the magic inside him to grow over the course of these few seconds. The power of the Laevatein has seem to help Loki unlock his potential and the magic within himself that has been hiding deep inside that he has never even realized that he might have. It might be abilities that have always been inside of him and his magic is now growing stronger and stronger by the minute.
"Well it looks like that your brilliant plan backfired." said Loki as he sees his magic becomes stronger in this short moment. "Now if you don't mind, we have some unfinished business that I intend to end right now."
Loki starts to throw more blasts of magic right at Thanos, he is now starting to hit Thanos with every spell he can think of and even going as far as using telekinesis to move Thanos or throw him to various places. He creates multiple illusions that would throw Thanos off and at the same time also takes the time to focus on trying to create more blasts of ice to see if it might be able to stab him. Since it's clear that simply freezing Thanos is not going to work and he knows now that he should throw in some more force and starts to combine his magic and ice powers to create the same blast of magic that he has used prior. To allow it to sting Thanos before he has any more ideas.
But Thanos is not going to give up without a fight, he continues to try to see if he can somehow throw out more blasts from the power stone and escape every attack with the Space Stone. He even tried to see if he can somehow use the reality stone to create his illusions to fool Loki, but that doesn't work simply because Loki is the master of illusions and sees through every single attempt. So Loki just doubles down and tries to do his own attempts of magic, before it's mostly to see if he can somehow manage to manipulate Thanos into attacking his illusions. He quickly conjures up as many as he can and Thanos tries to use the reality stone to wipe out all of the illusions.
Though he manages to fail badly as Loki uses that as the perfect opportunity to send more blasts of magic and then combines it with ice to create that affect. The battle seems to be going on Loki's side and he might possibly win this entire fight. There is still the issue of trying to get the Gauntlet out of Thanos's grasp and then somehow make sure that Thanos is down long enough for him to use the space stone to make his way up to the others. Not too mention, figure out what happened to the sword and how he is going to find it, he doesn't believe that Thanos actually destroyed it, especially if he still has it's powers unless it somehow managed to pass on to him. Before he can even have a chance to think of a good plan and how to possibly manage to pull this off...
All of the sudden, Thanos is hit by something that narrowly managed to miss Loki and it continues to hit him until it crashes right on the ground. Loki slowly approach the scene, not even sure what to think or if he might later regret what he might find. To his surprise, he sees that an escape pod is completely destroyed and Nebula with her batons ready to fight off Thanos. While Loki simply just summon his daggers, ready to see if Nebula is going to give him any trouble and if he will have to fight her. He doesn't want to do anything that would hurt Nebula and wants to hear her out before he has to do anything to her and even if he has to fight Nebula, he'll make it quick and just hopes that it won't have to come to that.
"Well, look who's here." said Loki. "Should I be worried that you are secretly helping Thanos on some elaborate plan where I will have to fight you off in order to stop you in doing so?"
"No, I am truly here to help and at least you're brother and friends will be relief to see that you are alright." said Nebula. "So what is you're genius plan? The perfect one that you always come up with that you ultimately win every battle or at least be one step ahead of others."
"To be honest, I am more worried of getting the stones and the gauntlet away from Thanos's grasps and to make sure that I end this fight before it gets further out of hand." said Loki. "I believe I am letting Darcy and her usual do something without even coming up with a plan influence me to do the same. Though this is more of a one time thing and the last thing I want is to make this into a habit. Though right now I'm-"
Loki soon stops himself as he starts to notice something, that Thanos is knocked out for a few couple of seconds and Loki already knows that this might be the perfect opportunity to try to see if they can remove the Guantlet. But this might be a trick like how it was last time, so he is going to need to use a spell or rather a mind trick that might possibly work. If he's going to do this then he is going to need Nebula's help in order to do this, but the question he has on his mind is can he trust her?
"Now is our chance to take back the Guantlet." said Loki rather determinedly and quickly cast a mind blocking spell on Thanos. "I need you to pull the Guantlet while I maintain the spell, then once we have it then and only then we'll use the Guantlet on Thanos and then we'll head right back to the others, together."
"Alright, let's get this over with." said Nebula agreeing to the plan and heading over to grab the Guantlet. "What are we going to do if he wakes up and tries to attack us? Can I have the honors of hurting him the same way he has hurt me and to some extent you? It might help us in getting the Guantlet and we might be able to speed things up."
"Maybe but right now, our goal is to try to get it off without him realizing what we are doing not to have him aware." said Loki. "But if he wakes up and causes any trouble than you may have the honors."
"Let's get started then." said Nebula determinedly grabbing a hold of the Guantlet.
Loki gives her a quick nod and they both got to work on trying to end this fight and go out victoriously, they are making some good progress. As Loki's spell strengthens over the short span of time, Nebula manages to quickly and yet carefully attempt to pull out the gauntlet and is getting close on doing so. Everything is going perfectly in place and the two of them are getting closer to victory, at the same time might end the war. That is until, suddenly the Reality Stone starts to glow and Thanos starts to break through Loki's spell...
Loki quickly pulls Nebula out of the way, just as Thanos tried to use the Soul stone on her and the two of them got ready to fight off, they were so close in finally being able to defeat Thanos and yet so far. At this point, Thanos is not having any of this and has already had enough of this and is ready to finish both Loki and Nebula. He got up and head towards both of them ready to attack. Both of them gives each other a quick glance and they got into position to continue on the fight, to make sure they defeat Thanos. But the question continues to remain on how they should do this, the power of the stones is only allowing Thanos to regain strength and they are right back where they have started.
But then he comes up with an idea, he needs to figure out how to play the same trick on Thanos and make sure that he can somehow pull it off. There is no way he is going to allow Thanos in causing some serious injury, normally he wouldn't be worried but judging from everything that he can do with the power of the Infinity Stones on his grasp. He just needs to figure out a good strategy on how to possibly do it and if it might be possible, but he needs to figure it out right now or else they will all be doomed. The two of them are about to charge right at Thanos without second thought, ready to do more than they already have done and to make sure that they do and this time to make sure that it stays that way.
"It looks like I now know where your true allegiance lies." said Thanos. "You could have had everything and proven yourself to be an equal to Gamora if not better than she could have ever been."
"Well dad, I guess that I finally realize that there is more to life than winning." said Nebula determinedly.
"That is a foolish mistake, you have been warned and will pay." said Thanos. "The both of you will learn what happens if you dare try to defy me, to believe that you are capable to do anything outside your nature and be the heroes to a story that doesn't exist. To dare to believe that you and your friends can stop the inevitable. But you all can never win as long as I have the stones."
"No, you're wrong. You will never win as long as others are willing and have the courage to fight." said Loki. "Even if you end our lives right here and now, the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy will be ready to pick up the fight right where we left off. There will always be a fight and someone waiting to make that stand and I hope you're ready for your defeat. It might be either today or tomorrow or anywhere in the future, but you will meet your downfall sooner or later."
"I assure you that today will be your downfall." said Thanos as he tries to use every ounce of power to make sure that he hits both Nebula and Loki.
Though he failed misery, as Loki creates a forcefield that is strong enough to prevent the blasts. Once it goes down and without even having a second thought, they both begin to attack and this time it is harder than ever. Nebula is hitting Thanos viscously, hitting him everything she got and the anger from the past and her pain is allowing her to become stronger by the minute and in a way she is distracting Thanos from Loki. That only gives Loki an advantage, he is trying to figure out how to pull off a scheme and to figure out a way how to outsmart Thanos.
They continue on the fight and it seems in a strange way it will be an endless battle where they will have to go through the same routine until the end of time. The two of them know this and are ready to make sure that they defeat Thanos in some way, so far they are not having any luck. But through all of the spells and hits that they are giving to Thanos, they all know that it is at least helping them put up a good fight. Thanos realize that as long as they are still standing then they are going to put a fight. He may have underestimated both Loki and Nebula, it's now clear to him that they are stronger than they look and he already knows a way on how he might be able to defeat them all in one go, but he needs to start with the weakest one of the two: Nebula.
Thanos begins to use the Soul Stone, to summon Nebula and is ready to use it on her, to make sure that she face the wrath of Thanos at first hand. To finally be free from the disappointment that he'll continue to have over his daughter and he doesn't even know if he should continue calling her that. So Nebula start moving right towards Thanos, she quickly tries to fight her way out of his grasp, to fight her way out and from the fate that Thanos might give her. But the power of the Soul stone is too powerful, she can't escape from it and might even meet her end, that is until...
Loki quickly races through and pushed Nebula out of the way before it is too late and manages to break Thanos's focus on her. The two of them quickly share a glance at one another and then they got up to continue on the fight. But Thanos is nowhere in sight and without a warning, he appears right in front of them, ready to do more than he has already have done. Both Nebula and Loki knows that he is going to do something and that alone is what is worrying them and from a quick thought, Loki knows that Thanos would do more to try to get Nebula's soul first and would do it in a heartbeat, he knows that right now he has to make sure that Thanos doesn't do anything to Nebula and at the same time to progress further in the battle.
He doesn't even have a chance to think of a plan, as Thanos uses the stone to summon Nebula and to remove her soul. Loki knows that he needs to do something now or else Thanos would do something so unforgivable and irreparable that Nebula would lose her life. That she would be dead and there will be no turning back, unless he gets the Soul Stone in time before things are too late. But there is no guarantee in he will be able to do so, plus from a quick glance, he knows that there is no way that he will be able to save her unless...
Loki knows what he has to do and he is not at all happy with the idea because he knows that simply dodging would not be enough, they need to get the stones back or else Nebula would die, he knows that this needs to be done before it's too late. So he quickly races right towards Nebula, ready to do what he needs to do and somehow manage to pull everything off, only hoping that it would be enough. When he quickly catches up to Nebula, prior before she is about to meet her ultimate fate. That is, it would have been her fate if Loki hadn't pushed Nebula out of the way in the nick of time, but unfortunately he couldn't escape this himself, in an instant, Loki arrives right in front of Thanos who wasted no second to put the Soul Stone right on Loki's chest and to take away his soul faster than anyone could have ever anticipated.
Loki has never felt so much pain in his life, every second of the Soul stone being on him is more painful by the minute. It feels like if it has been an eternity and that Thanos is taking away a part of him that feels like that it will never be able to return, he wants to try to fight it off and escape from Thanos's grasp. But at the same time, he couldn't and the pain from his soul is being taken away more by the minute and to somehow manage to cause the individual to loose all hope in survival. With the only hope is to somehow get the stone but that is not going to happen anytime soon, simply because he would have to win it back from Thanos and there might not be any hope for his survival.
Once the Soul Stone collects. Loki's soul then with a big evil smile, Thanos just throws Loki to the ground and pleased with what he has just done. Nebula quickly gets in front of Loki and ready to fight the Titan off and get the Gauntlet before he cause anymore damage and to save Loki from the fate that Thanos has placed on him by returning his soul to him. While Loki on the other hand is barely concouis and is using his magic to see if he can recover himself from that blow for at least a couple of minutes. So that way he will still be able to fight, he just hopes that his magic might be strong enough to allow him to do so.
"He was weaker than I thought, I am one step closer on finally finishing everything." said Thanos with a victorious grin before turning to Nebula menacingly. "Don't worry it won't be long until you join your friend."
With that Nebula begins to fight off Thanos, trying to avoid Thanos's attempts to use the Soul Stone on her. To somehow get the Guantlet and at the same time, beat Thanos up as hard as she can. Both of them with the shared hatred against one another is ready to do whatever it takes to make sure that they defeat one another and to end the war between them. Though Thanos's only advantage is the Infinity Gauntlet and the power within it, everytime Nebula strikes a move, he is always one step ahead of her and use the power of the Gauntlet against her. The fight is so uneven, that it's obvious that Thanos definitely has the upper hand and will win the war without even trying.
That is he would stand a chance, over where Loki is lying down, there's a green glow on Loki's fists, it ultimately reaches his chest, healing him and allowing him to continue on the fight...
It's finally here! Part 3 of the Final battle is finally here! :)
Sorry that it took this long, it has been a busy month and plus I wanted to make the chapter the best I can as we get into the juicy side of the final battle. Things are going to get more crazy from here and we'll see more surprises in the epic conclusion of this battle.
Yeah, I kinda had this ending planned for quite a while and knew that Thanos was always going to be the one that takes Loki's soul and that Nebula would have been the one that would have joined the fight or at least find the courage inside her to finally confront Thanos for all of the years of abuse. That they can take the time to fight of the person that has caused them so much trouble in the past, who will try to do everything to break them down like getting rid of Loki's sword. But not to worry this isn't the last we'll see of the sword and that's the only spoiler I'll give to you guys.
Thor and Iron man will play a role in this, but I can't say how they are going to help without spoiling part 4 and chapter 49. We'll see everyone in action in the fourth part whether they are facing off Thanos or not. (But Thor is definitely going to be playing some kind of role for sure.)
The next chapter will come out sometime in November, I wish I could tell you guys more, but there are big spoils... :)
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 :)
Will Loki be alright? Will he get his soul back or will he meet his death? Will Nebula finally make that stand against Thanos and finally do something more than actually hitting Thanos nonstop in hopes that he would feel the same pain that he has made everyone endure? Will Jane create a stronger frequency for them to communicate to Thor and Iron man? When will they arrive to help out in the battle? Will the others be able to defeat the remaining Chitauri? Where is the Laevatien? Will Loki have the strength to continue fighting and defeat Thanos for good? We still have one more part and four more chapters to go, see you guys in the next chapter. :)