Everyone was silent on the ship. When she saw Earth on the horizon, Genesis never felt closer to home. It felt like it had been decades since she had returned home. To her planet, for God's sake. She remembered how this all happened. The attack on New York with the two ugly creatures, and their large ship. The day she met Tony Stark himself, and Bruce, of course.

A large beam appeared out of the sky, and pulled Stephen's unconscious body out of Spiderman's hands. His body was lifted up towards the alien ship.

"No, no! Stephen!"

Black Widow had helped bandage her hands when she noticed they were burned. The blonde woman who attacked Thanos first, watched Genesis closely. Her suit was red and blue with a golden star in the middle of her chest. Black Widow looked a little different than Genesis remembered. It was the almost-white hair, she assumed.

"You wanna tell us who you are?" the blonde woman said, breaking the silence.

Genesis glanced up at her. Her mouth was dry.

Widow shook her head. "Have a little decency, Carol."

"Have a little respect for everyone on board, okay? She was with Thanos and we need to know why. For all we know-"

The raccoon driving the ship, turned in his seat and yelled, "Speak for yourself about respect, Blondie!"

Carol narrowed her eyes, and gave him a look. Captain America glanced at Widow and said, "Nat, she's got a point."

Nat grimaced in disbelief at him, as she turned her attention back to Genesis. She wrapped a blanket around her, and asked what everyone seemed so desperate to know.

"You mind giving us your name?"

Genesis could feel Carol's burning stare, but tried to focus on Nat. "Genesis."

Bruce noticed how quietly Genesis replied and stood up to sit beside her. He looked over at Widow and said, "Sorry, Nat. I should probably be present for this. Tony and I met her in New York when it was attacked not too long ago."

Nat stared at him, and suddenly, changed the subject. "Where the hell have you been?"

He cleared his throat, nervously. "Space, long story. We can talk about it later, I promise."

She didn't seem too satisfied with that, but she dropped it for now. Genesis noticed Cap smiling at them talking. Bruce continued where he left off.

"She was in a sanctum in New York with some guy named Strange. He's-"

"I was helping him protect the Time Stone and the sanctum. Bruce warned us about Thanos, and that's when his goons showed up in New York. They captured Stephen, so Tony and Spiderman helped me get into space to save him. Thing is...Tony felt it was best to continue the ship's course and attack Thanos where he lives."

Nat listened closely as Cap's attention shifted when he heard Tony's name. "So..you saw Thanos?"

Genesis nodded and said, "We tried to stop him, and we were close, but Tony nearly got killed. I think he might even..be dead."

"He's alive. We need to know about Thanos," Cap said, suddenly.

Carol stepped up in agreement, as Nat shook her head at them. "Steve.."

Bruce led Genesis to another side of the room, and cleared his throat. Nat slightly smiled at him, as she returned her attention to Steve and Carol. Genesis didn't realize she was so tense until her shoulders relaxed.

"Getting a little hectic here, huh?" Bruce asked, smiling nervously.

Genesis didn't say anything.

"Look, we need to know more about Thanos, and you're the only other person besides Nebula who can help."

Looking over at Nebula, Genesis noticed her silently biting her thumbnail in a corner. Bruce followed her gaze and sighed through his nose. "Please. He said he destroyed the stones. Did you see him do it?"

She gulped. "I helped him do it. I didn't...I wasn't trying to.."

He shook his head, assuring her not to give it a second thought. "It's fine. Did he mention anything about...bringing anyone back? Or reversing it?"

Stephen entered her mind, as she remembered his farewell to her.

I love you. Remember that.

"There's nothing that can be done, Bruce," she said, quietly.

He noticed the light in her eyes fade away as her face saddened. "But, maybe there's-"

"They're all gone!"

Natasha looked at her, grimacing. Steve and Carol didn't seem very surprised at her words. Thor and Nebula were silent, but their silence only proved their acceptance. Bruce was at a loss of words as Natasha walked over to them.

"What are you saying?"

"They...are dead," the girl whispered, angrily, "Stephen knew this would happen. And he's gone now. They all are. No one is coming back."

"She is right," Thor mumbled as he stood up.

Carol shook her head. "So what? We do nothing?"

"Didn't you hear what the gal said? It's over," The Raccoon (Genesis thought she heard them call him 'Rocket') yelled from the front of the ship.

Natasha begged Genesis with her eyes for some closure. She had none to give. Carol wasn't convinced. She flew above Genesis and grabbed her neck. Slamming her against the wall, Natasha narrowed her eyes at her.

"Hey!"

"Don't dent any walls of my ship!" Rocket scolded at Carol.

Genesis didn't flinch at Carol's threat as she watched her eyes glow yellow.

"I don't believe anything you're saying. Why would Thanos bring a normal human being to a distant planet just to destroy the stones? He had to have trusted you, and told you about what he was planning to do."

They all heard a gun click as Natasha aimed a handgun at Carol. "Put her down."

"Not until I get an answer," Carol replied, as she eyed the gun, "That isn't going to do much damage, anyway."

"No, but this will," Natasha said as she held out her wrist and fired electricity from a blue glowing device.

It zapped Carol's head, causing her to let Genesis go. Steve stood in front of Natasha, shielding her from Carol. Carol raised her fist, but froze when she couldn't move it. It glowed purple and suddenly, threw her up at the ceiling and onto the floor. Her fist sent her back and forth several times. They all stared at Genesis who stared at her with dark purple eyes, gritting her teeth.

Thor raised his eyebrows, somewhat impressed. Natasha watched with her mouth hanging open. "Stop!"

Genesis finally stopped as slammed Carol to the floor. She moved her blonde hair from her face and glared at Genesis. Steve hurried between them and demanded they stopped. Carol held her stare as Genesis' eyes returned to normal.

"I was brought there because my father cursed me. Thanos wanted me to supervise his new universe, and produce an heir. All of it...by force," Genesis said, loud enough for the whole ship to hear.

Thor and Bruce exchanged disgusted looks as Natasha put a hand on Genesis' shoulder. "I'm on your side about this, but we don't need to be throwing each other around the ship to prove a point."

The ship made its landing on Earth at the Avengers' facility. They all left the ship, except for Rocket, who needed to repair the ceiling and floor. Genesis was put in a room with Tony Stark himself, who was asleep. She stared at him and noticed how thin he looked. Close to death.

"You sure it's a good idea to put them together?" Steve asked Natasha.

"Maybe we'll find something out that she hasn't already told us. I think the new girl has her tight-lipped." Natasha replied in a whisper.

They were watching from another room, having audio to anything anyone said in the room. Genesis walked over to Tony and tried to wake him up. She nudged him a little, but he didn't seem to respond. Sighing, she stared at herself in the mirror. They had given her new clothes to wear. It looked like a spandex suit. Black wouldn't have been her first choice, but it was comfortable. The old gown Thanos gave her had been burned by her request.

She looked at Tony one last time to see if he would wake up, but he didn't budge. Impatiently, she closed her eyes and held out a hand towards him. Steve shifted, but Natasha put a hand on his arm.

"Just wait."

"He'll wake up and start panicking again," Steve argued.

You said we would lose together...and you weren't there.

Gasping, Tony sat up and turned to look at Genesis. "What the hell..?"

"They out some heavy drugs on you," Genesis said, quietly.

He felt his pulse on his wrist, and then rubbed one eye. "How the hell did you get here? I thought he..."

"You've got your friends to thank for that. You...took it heavy, huh?"

He scoffed and sat on the edge of the bed. The brightly lit room made him shift, but he knew he needed to stay calm. "Nobody's business."

She didn't reply. Nodding, she understood. "They're gone. The Stones. Thanos destroyed them."

Tony blinked and stared in disbelief. Shaking his head, he exhaled slowly. "Damn it."

Steve could barely watch. He stormed towards the door to go inside, but Natasha and Carol stopped him.

"Move," he demanded as Carol held his arm back.

"Steve, this isn't going to help anything," Natasha snapped.

"What good is any of this? It's all over."

Tony and Genesis turned when they heard Steve's voice from outside. He scoffed and stood up. "Should've known they were listening."

Genesis watched Tony collect himself and walk towards the door. "What will you do?"

He held the doorknob and stopped. "Move on. It's all we can do at this point. And, I'm sorry your boyfriend traded you away."

Without any other comment to add, Tony Stark left the facility. He just looked at Steve, and made no other contact with anyone else. Natasha shook her head when he left. Rhodey watched him leave, but said nothing. Carol folded her arms, glancing at Genesis in the room.

"Nat, any word on Clint?" Rhodey asked, as if it were a risky question.

Her eyes lowered and she swallowed. "No. Not a word."

Genesis joined them outside the room, as Bruce stared at several holographic screens floating around. She saw Spiderman's face, along with a man with an eye patch, Hawkeye, and a few others. They were declared as missing below their photos.

"I'm going back," Carol stated.

"Back, where?" Rhodey asked.

"Space. You guys can handle it down here," she said, leaving the building.

They all followed her outside as she stared up at the sky. She looked Genesis and said, "Work on your grip. Handle a normal person like you did me, and you'll kill 'em in seconds. Good grip, though."

Genesis wasn't sure what to say, so she just stared. Carol side-smiled and Genesis figured that meant they were on...decent terms.

"Here," Natasha said, handing Carol a communicating device.

She nodded and thanked her. With that, she blasted into the sky like a shooting star and disappeared. Rhodey stood, confused, as she approached Nat. "What did she mean?"

Nat kept looking at the sky as she replied, "Half the universe is missing. Things are going to change, Rhodes."

He looked away and nodded. Sighing, he stretched his arms. "Well, I better tell Cap-"

A motorcycle driving by made them all jump. It was Steve. Natasha grimaced as he drove away with his shield and a backpack. She took a step forward, but stopped herself. They all watched him go in silence. Rhodey shook his head as he scoffed.

"We still got contact with Wakanda?"

Natasha nodded, barely able to speak. "I'll get on the phone with who we've got. Genesis, right? Follow Rhodey to one of the spare bedrooms."

Rhodey raised his eyebrows at that. "She's staying with us?"

She didn't reply as she lowered her eyes and walked back inside. Rhodey glanced at Genesis, who was debating if she should leave too. He stood by her, and barely noticed how young she was. He bet she and Parker would've gotten along perfectly.

"You planning on staying?"

Genesis looked at him, not sure on what to decide.

He held up his hands, innocently. "It's up to you. I think you could use our help, though. Your powers are a lot like Wanda."

She grimaced. "Who?"