Chapter 5
Guest- I guess I can do an alternate universe.
Just A Reader- Just thank the person that requested it. Otherwise, this would have never happened in the first place.
Cilia Kamala- I agree completely with what you said about Proxima Midnight and how she was wasted in the Avengers endgame movie. In fact the entire Black Order was kind of wasted in that movie.
And no, I don't do that kind of story. Feels kind of weird for me to do.
Hope Pym
"He better be telling the truth." Thought Hope as she drove in Scott's neighborhood, looking for his home. Eventually she spotted it and parked her car in the driveway. Getting out, she thought of Scott.
The idiot had endangered her father and her when he joined up with captain America and his stupid little quest against the government. If he didn't endanger them, then she would have been fine with Scott taking the consequences of going against the government. But since he dragged the Pym family into this, while they were doing research into the quantum realm in order to rescue Hope's mother, both her and Hank were pissed at him and cut off all contact with him. They would have ignored Scott, but when he told them that HYDRA men came after him while his little girl was visiting and that HYDRA managed to replicate Hank's particle designs, they made it a priority to meet up with him. If HYDRA managed to replicate the design, the implications were horrifying. Praying that Scott and his daughter were fine, she knocked on the front door and waited for Scott to answer. Soon, he did and the man opened the door. Upon seeing Hope, he sighed in relief.
"Thank god that you're here, get inside.' Said Scott, motioning inside. Nodding her head in agreement, she entered the house. Once she did, Scott closed the door. As she sat on a couch in the living room, Scott took a seat on a leather chair. The two looked at each other for a few moments before Scott spoke.
"So...how have you been?" Asked Scott weakly. The question caused Hope to roll her eyes.
"Oh nothing much. Still on the run from the government because of you." Replied Hope scathingly, causing Scott to flinch.
"Right." Said Scott, looking away. Sighing, he looked back at Hope. "Look, you can be mad at me, all you want, but we have a major situation." Hope exhaled before nodding, knowing that Scott was right.
"You're absolutely sure that HYDRA managed to replicate the Pym particle?" Asked Hope, hoping that Scott was wrong, even though she knew that he wouldn't lie. Scott shook his head, causing her to sigh. That was just great.
"If you want more information, ask captain America and his alien friend." Said Scott. With that, Scott yelled out. "Cap! Alien lady! Come on out!" He then looked at Hope. "Listen, this may come as a shock, but just stay calm and…" He couldn't say anymore when Proxima midnight opened the door that lead to his basement and went to the living room with Captain America, shocking Hope at not only seeing Captain America but also an alien. Looking at Scott, she pointed to the two, causing him to chuckle nervously.
"I can explain." Said Scott, causing Hope to narrow her eyes.
An hour later
"Does it match this Pym Particle, miss Pym?" Asked Steve as he looked at Hope, who examined the sample they acquired from the assassins that were sent to kill Steve. Sighing, she nodded as she placed the sample on the table.
"Unfortunately, it is." Said Hope as she looked at Steve. "This is beyond bad. If HYDRA has the knowledge to mass produce this, then nothing will stop them. They can bypass any security system on the planet, even Wakanda. They can assassinate anyone they want, sabotage anything they want, or acquire anything they want. They'll be unstoppable."
"Then we need to stop them." Said Steve with a frown. "We traced the location of the assassin's base to somewhere in San Francisco. Can you and your father help us?" To his surprise, Hope immediately nodded her head.
"As much as we're crossed with Scott." She glared at Scott, who groaned, saying he was sorry, before looking back at Steve. "And you for making us wanted people," Steve winced at that. "We can that let go so we can save the world. But first, we need to talk with my father. He'll know the best way to take out anyone with these particles." With that she grabbed the sample and went to her car, motioning everyone to follow her. Once she left the house, Scott looked at Steve.
"Well, here's to hoping that I'm not as rusty as I think I am." Said Scott before grabbing the shopping bag that has his suit before going outside. With just the two of them, Steve looked at Proxima.
"You okay with following her and leaving your ship?" Asked Steve, causing Proxima to roll her eyes.
"I can have it move to my location with a push of a button." Said Proxima before getting up. "Let's go. The more we waste time, the more time we give this HYDRA time to prepare." With that, she left with Steve in tow.
An hour later
San Francisco
"This is quite a place you choose to hide, Hope. How come that government hasn't found you guys yet?" Asked Scott as he hid his face placing a cap on his head and so did Steve. Though the car had tinted window, they weren't taking any chances. Proxima, much to the woman's annoyance, was in the trunk as she wasn't exactly hiding with them with her grey skin, skin-tight suit, blue hair, and strange spear. They hoped that she wouldn't try and hurt them after this car ride was over, though considering she went in without too much complaint, that thought was unlikely.
"We pulled a few strings. I had some people in homeland security that owed me some favors. All it took was some misplaced documents and a name change and I'm a free woman again. Well, I'm still wanted as Hope van Dyne, but Susan Marker isn't." Scott nodded as Hope eventually stopped in large white building. "This is our stop."
"This is it?" Asked Steve as he looked at the building while getting out. "You own it?" Before he followed Hope, he knocked on the truck of the car, telling Proxima that he'll be back. Upon hearing a knock back, he followed caught up to Scott.
"Yeah. I'll explain as we get inside." Said Hope as she led Scott and Steve inside the building once she unlocked the door. "Your friend not coming?"
"Not taking chances." Said Steve as the three entered an elevator. "All it takes is one picture being sent in Facebook and we're exposed." Hope nodded in agreement as she pressed a button. Once the elevator doors closed, she spoke.
"So, how's life as a criminal, captain? Not as well as my dad and me." Asked Hope, not hiding the hint of scorn in her voice. Sighing, Steve replied back to Hope van Dyne.
"Miss Dyne, I'm completely sorry that you were dragged into this mess. I had no intention in ruining your lives and I'm sorry that the government persecuted you for." Said Steve, genuinely sorry.
"Cap, you don't need to apologize." Said Scott. "If anyone deserves to be blamed for getting the government against Hank and Hope, it's me. I choose to help you. It's my choice that got them into this." Hope just rolled her eyes.
"For the record, I blame both of you." Said Hope. "And so, does Hank." Before either man could defend themselves, the elevator opened, revealing what was on the other side. Widening their eyes in surprise, the two men were in awe at what they saw.
Before them was an entire floor dedicated for researching something. In the middle was a large cube-shaped structure where Hank Pym was currently residing, obviously fixing something. Around it were various computers and electronics that you couldn't get from a simple store.
"Amazing. How did you get all this?" Asked Steve as they walked to Hank Pym.
"Before the government suspended our bank accounts, we diverted some money to some offshore accounts made in case something like this happens. We used the money to build this place and to keep us self-sufficient since Scott decided to be dumb." Groaning, Scott would have spoken up when Hank spoke.
"And a good thing too." Said Hank as he stopped what he was doing to look at the arrivals. "Because it seems that I need to fix a fuck up that he made." Sighing, Scott said hi to Hank while introducing Steve. "So, you must be captain America. I heard that I should be thanking you for putting me and my daughter in the situation we're in." Sighing, Steve looked at Hank with genuine sorrow.
"Look, Hank Pym, you can hate me all you want, but I need your help. HYDRA has…" Hank then interrupted him.
"My formula. I know." Said Hank as he led everyone to a corner of the lab dedicated to note taking. After taking a seat, he continued. "They must have acquired a sample from Derrick Cross before we destroy the research center that made his version of my formula. Something that Scott was supposed to prevent." Glaring at Scott, who winced, Hank continued. "So, what do you have?" With that, Hope and Steve told him everything that they knew of the HYDRA version of the Pym particle. Once he heard everything, Hank stroke his beard.
"Is there any weaknesses that we can exploit?" Asked Steve. With a sigh, Hank shook his head.
"Unfortunately, no, not at the moment at least." Said Hank before explaining. "The particle not only enhances one's strength while they're on a microscopic scale, it does so in under a couple of seconds. So, let's say we try to crush one of these HYDRA soldiers, who has my formula, with a boot while he's small. He'll just need to revert back to his normal size and that boot that should have crushed, can't do shit now. *Sighs* This is why I wanted all my research to be kept out of the hands of people like SHIELD and HYDRA." He then glared at Steve and Scott. "And now we have to destroy all the research that HYDRA, no doubt did on my formula, so that no one can use it again."
"So, are you in?" Asked Steve once Hank was done ranting.
"What kind of idiotic comment is that?" Demanded Hank as he glared at Steve. "Of course, I'm in. I have to make sure the you two don't mess up in destroying HYDRA's version of my formula. Even the tiniest of data can be used to replicate my formula. And then we'll have to redo this all over again." Sighing again in an effort to calm himself, he asked Steve if he knew where the HYDRA group that had his formula was located in.
"I'm not exactly sure if they're the same group responsible for sending the assassins after me or if all the research they have on the Pym particle is there, but my partner and I managed to pinpoint a HYDRA base here in San Francisco that's being used as a storage and manufacturing base for suits that are capable of shrinking. It's a good place to start, I think." Exhaling, Hank looked at Hope, who nodded.
"Alright. Hope get your gear on. You're going with these two to make sure they don't screw up. I'll continue the work here. Just go and kick some ass." Smirking, Hope told the boys to suit up and to wait for her. As they watched Hope and Hank leave, Steve looked at Scott.
"Is he always that rude to you?" Asked Steve with a frown. He didn't mind Hank's attitude, he could understand, but was it really necessary for the insults.
"Yeah. You get used to it." Said Scott. Shaking his head, Scott wondered if he was ready to get back on the field.
Two hours later
HYDRA base in San Francisco
"What do you mean that Steve Rogers is missing?" Demanded Mitchell Carson as he looked at the HYDRA operative who gave him this news. Shifting a bit, the man explained.
"We looked everywhere in his apartment and the surrounding area, sir, but we can't find him. He just disappeared. We couldn't even find the bodies of our operatives." Frowning a bit at that, Carson wondered how they failed to kill captain America.
Once the assassin team failed to report in, Carson sent another team to investigate. To his anger, they reported in that both Steve and the assassin team were missing. Considering that they would have reported in the moment they killed Captain America, Carson correctly assumed that they failed and that Captain America was in the process of trying to find the facility that produced the shrinking suits.
If he tried that, he would be in for a rough time.
They had three more soldiers that were trained to use their shrinking suits. If Captain America came here, he'll be in for a fight for his life.
As Carson was thinking of ways to deal with Captain America, alarms suddenly rang out in the facility.
"What the hell!" Yelled Carson as he got up. The alarms meant that someone had found them, but that wasn't possible. The base's location wasn't in most HYDRA records so how could…
He then got his answer when he turned on his computer and looked through the security cameras. To his dismay, he saw HYDRA security officers being just flown across rooms. If one didn't know any better, they would assume magic was involved. But Carson knew better.
Pausing at one instance of an officer being tossed around, he zoomed to the officer to find a small, microscopic being, punching the man.
"Antman." Said Carson, remembering the man that nearly ruined his deal with Cross. An obvious prodigy of that bastard Hank Pym, he was about to radio their shrink suit-equipped soldiers when he was suddenly thrown across the room, hitting a wall. He was about to get up when a spear came and impaled him to the wall. Yelling out in pain, Carson looked ahead to see, to his anger, captain America, some unknown, and, to his shock, another prodigy of Hank Pym. A female one at that.
"He's all yours, cap." Said the female with the shrink suit. "I'm going to help Scott with taking care of the shrink suits." Steve nodded as Hope shrunk down again and left the room.
With her gone, Steve looked down at Carson.
"I thought that you were arrested sometime ago, Carson." Said Steve as he knelt down to look at Carson in the eye. Carson just scoffed.
"You think that it would be that easy to get rid of me, Captain America." Spat Carson as he tried to remove the spear on his arm, but the spear was too lodged in the concrete wall. Giving up, he glared at Steve. "Even if you destroy this cell and kill me, HYDRA will endure. We endured the loss of the Red Skull and we endured the Avengers constant attacks on our facilities. Even if you kill all of its members, HYDRA will endure. Because its an idea. And you can't destroy an idea. Because someone will come and restart the ideals of HYDRA."
Steve just nodded, knowing that Carson was right in a way. Even if HYDRA was destroyed permanently, another organization will just take its place. Maybe it would be different in how it operates or what it believes in, but it'll be the same. An organization that would deny the freedoms of the people and rule under the power of fear.
Even if he destroyed that one as well, another will take its place. The cycle will just continue. Yet despite that, Steve knew that others will take his place in fighting tyranny. He knew because of Scott, Wanda, Sam, and Tony. All born in the twenty first century and they were all ready to fight organizations like HYDRA, showing him that there will always be people to fight tyranny.
"I know that, Caron." Said Steve as he looked at the man with disappointment. "But not matter what happens, I'll continue to fight HYDRA or any other organization that abuses the innocent and freedoms of the people." Carson just scoffed at that.
"Spare me the speech, Captain." Said Carson, ignoring the blood that was spilling onto his suit. "Your naïve view on the world is nothing but a child's dream. And for you to still believe it such things shows just how far gone you are from reality. Your little stunt with the Winter Soldier proved that."
Steve, having prepared for the rebuttal, just went to Carson's desk and began to look for anything worthwhile to give to the authorities when they tell them of this place. After leaving, of course.
As he did so, Proxima stared down at Carson, keeping an eye on him while Antman and the new hero named Wasp dealt with the shrinking soldiers and all the research into creating the shrinking formula.
Antman
"Whoa!" Yelled Scott as he dodged a bullet from a shrunken down HYDRA soldier in a copy of the Antman suit. Hank wouldn't like that HYDRA made a ripoff of his suit. Then again, what part of this operation was Hank happy about.
Giving a grunt, Antman quickly switched back into normal size, made a step, and shrunk again. Now directly in on top of the HYDRA soldier, who was shocked that Scott was now on top of him. Scott punched the man in the head as he slammed himself onto the HYDRA soldier, knocking him out. Sighing in relief that he managed to dodge a bullet, Scott was about to shrink again when he saw Wasp, AKA Hope Van Dyne, constantly swapping between her shrunken form and her normal size in order to defeat her own shrunken soldier, both of them.
"Whoa." Said Scott as he looked as Wasp blast one with her gauntlet lasers, knocking him back, before re-growing back to human size and blasting the other one that had reverted back to human size in an effort to squash Wasp.
The fact that Hope was doing moves that took Scott some months to do wounded a bit of his pride. The fact that she also had lasers made Scott think that Hank has some favoritism for his daughter over him. Though he supposed that was a given, since Hope was his daughter.
Shaking his thoughts, Scott then reverted to human size and began to beat up and HYDRA goons that tried to either use shock batons on them, since guns were more or less useless against Antman and Wasp while they're small.
Headbutting one goon, Antman then shrank down as one tried to hit him with a baton. Confused, the guard didn't have time to look for Scott when he was suddenly received an uppercut to the chin, sending him flying back and hitting his head on the floor.
Going back to normal size, Antman was about to fight the remaining three when Wasp fired her lasers at them, knocking them all out.
Looking at Wasp as she stood down, Scott spoke.
"So, were those a recent invention of Hank?" Asked Scott, curious on when Hank made them.
"No, he had the technology while he was making your suit." Said Wasp as she looked at Scott. He couldn't see it, but Scott knew that Hope was smiling behind her helmet.
"Then why the heck didn't he install them on this suit?" Asked Scott, not believing that Hank didn't install lasers on his suit. That could have been so useful in his fight against Cross.
"Relax." Said Hope as she patted Scott's shoulder. "Hank might give you a treat after this is over. That is if he forgives you for messing this up." Groaning, Scott was about to say her was sorry when he spotted a man with a shotgun coming out of an open door.
"Get away!" Yelled Scott as he pushed Hope away and shrinking down just as the man fired at their general direction. To Scott's relief, none of the pullets hit him.
Getting to the ground, Scott then transformed back to normal size and charged at the man. Pumping his shotgun, the HYDRA soldier was about to fire again when Wasp kicked him in the head, sending him sprawling to the ground.
As the man was about to get up and fire, Scott slam a knee to the hand holding the shotgun. As the man yelled out in pain, Wasp blasted him in the head with her blasters, knocking him out. Once he was knocked out, Wasp looked at Scott.
"Thanks." Said Wasp. Scott nodded before the two went to another room filled with computers and hard drives. "We need to destroy everything here. Drives. Data. Everything. Everything needs to go."
"I reckon you got some explosives?" Asked Antman, looking at Wasp. Sadly, she shook her head. "Well, I guess we're doing it the old fashion way." Scott then went out of the room, grabbing the last goon's shotgun, and coming back with it. "You're fine with this?"
"If it's going to destroy the data, then fire at will." Said Wasp before pointing her lasers at the various computers in the room while Scott fired at the drives, destroying what data was in them.
After destroying everything in the room, the two got out of the room and looked at each other.
"We need to check if there aren't any backups or another room with data." Said Wasp. "I'll take the eastern part of the facility, you take the west."
"Got it." Said Scott before departing. Just before he did, Wasp yelled out, causing him to stop. "Yeah?"
"*Sighs* Be careful, Scott. Just because I'm crossed with you, doesn't mean I don't want you to be careful." Said Hope. Scott, a bit surprised at this, nonetheless nodded.
"Don't worry. Just make sure, you're fine. I already hate myself for dragging you into trouble with the government. I don't want to hear that you got hurt because of another of my mess-ups." Wasp sighed at that before leaving. Scott sighed too before leaving as well.
Proxima and Steve
"This is too easy." Said Proxima as she looked at Steve, who had just finished getting whatever files he needed from Carson's computer.
"I know." Said Steve as he grabbed the hard drive. He then looked at Carson. "Where are the suits, Carson?"
"*Scoffs* As if I'll tell you anything." Spat Carson, glaring at Steve. Impassive to his glare, Steve motioned Proxima to follow him, which she did after she removed her spear from Carson's shoulder. Ignoring his yell of pain, she slammed the butt of her spear to his head, knocking him out. Sneering at the man in disgust, she followed Steve as he made his way out of Carson's room.
"You knocked him out?" Asked Steve, hearing the abrupt end of Carson's yell.
"Of course." Said Proxima. "Your government still needs him for interrogation, after all." Nodding, Steve was about to give out orders when he saw several HYDRA soldiers coming after them, armed with body armor and assault rifle.
"Get down!" Yelled Steve as he forced Proxima to the ground and protected them from gunfire with his borrowed shield. Surprised, Proxima turned around to see a handful of soldiers firing at Steve's shield.
Giving a grunt, she aimed her spear to the gunmen and fired. Though she loathed range combat, she knew that it had its uses.
Disintegrating a few soldiers to dust, Proxima leapt into the rest while they were reloading their guns. Without question she quickly dispatched them all with slashes and stabs from her spear's blades.
One, having been forced to the ground when Proxima pounced, aimed his rifle at her unprotected flank and was about to fire when Steve tossed his shield at the man's head, knocking him out and giving him an intense migraine later when he woke up.
Stabbing the last HYDRA soldier in the head with her spear, Proxima spat out her disgust with how easy it was to dispatch them.
"If these are the finest HYDRA is capable of fielding, then its little wonder how they failed so often." Said Proxima as she pulled out her spear and kicked the body away.
"They're deadlier than you think." Said Steve. "And its not their individual soldier that dangerous. Its their ideals and willingness to do whatever is necessary to achieve their goals." Proxima gave a snort before looking at Steve.
"We should regroup with the others. They should be done now." Said Proxima before walking away, eager to get away from such easy sport. Steve just followed, far too used to her attitude to be bothered with it.
Few hours later
Hank
"Well, I must say, they did a pretty good job in replicating my formula." Said Hank as he looked at the logs that Steve managed to steal. The files he stole detailed how HYDRA managed to take a sample of Cross's formula and their attempts to replicate it. "Even with the limited amount of the serum they acquired, they managed to replicate it so well."
"Can it be replicated again?" Asked Steve, completely serious.
"Well yes." Said Hank. "Even if we destroy all the data surrounding my formula, the researchers behind its development will be able to replicate the formula if given enough time and resources." Hank then sighed. "It would be so much easier if we could kill them all, but I'm not that much of a monster." Steve just nodded at that, knowing that, despite his faults, Hank was a good man that cared about the fate of the world and his loved ones.
"As much as it pains me, thank you for helping me with fixing Scott's mess-up." Said Hank. Steve just shook his head at that before speaking.
"If you need more help, I'm willing to help whatever problems you have." Said Steve. Hank just looked at Steve.
"To make me forgive you?" Asked Hank. Steve just shook his head.
"Partly, but also because it's the duty of captain America. To fight the people that'll, use their powers to oppress the freedoms and rights of the common person. And because… I want to make the world a better place. Not a perfect world, but a world where people don't have to worry about a dictator trying to oppress them. Even if it comes at the cost of my own future." Scoffing at that, Hank looked away from Steve.
"You're as much as a boy scout as Howard claimed you are. So selfless. So kind-hearted." Said Hank. "Its sickening. But also, admirable." Sighing, he got up and looked at the massive cubicle in the middle of his lab. "You're the kind of person that my wife would get along with." Steve looked down at the floor upon hearing that.
"I heard what happened to your wife from Scott. I can guess what your trying to do. You're trying to get her back. From this Quantum realm." Said Steve. Hank sighed at that. Much as he wanted to be annoyed at Scott for telling Steve, he couldn't. He was going to find out sooner or later. "If it helps, I'm willing to do whatever you need to save her."
"*Sighs* If you want to help, leave." Said Hank. "And take Scott with you. Don't want him to ruin his chances of being with his daughter by staying her any longer." Steve just nodded, knowing that he was pushing his luck, before taking off. Once he was gone, Hank went to work on finding a way to get to the Quantum realm and getting out with his wife.
Few hours later
Night
Scott's home
"Here you go. Get out." Said Hope as everyone got out of her car. After they got Proxima out of the truck, Scott looked at Hope.
"Thanks for the help in taking out HYDRA." Said Scott. "We really needed you and Hank." Looking at Scott, she spoke.
"Especially since I took out more goons than you did." Said Hope before smirking. "You're getting slow, Scott. Gaining weight?" Laughing a bit at that, Scott smiled a bit at Hope.
"Well, it happens when you're forced to stay at home and unable to go to a gym." Said Scott. He then coughed. "Hey, if you ever need help in…whatever you're doing at that lab of yours, all you need to ask and I'll come running." Touched a bit, Hope looked at Scott.
"Even at the risk of not being able to see your daughter grow up?" Asked Hope. Scott smirked.
"Well I hope that doesn't come to that, but I'll do it." Said Scott. "She hates it when I don't do the right thing." Smirking at that, Hope said that she'll keep it in mind before taking off. Sighing in content, Scott went to his home and opened the door.
"So, you need a place to sleep for the night, cap?" Asked Scott as they made their way to Scott's room, where Proxima's robot presided in.
"No, we'll be fine." Said Steve as Proxima removed Scott's ankle collar from the robot and reattached it to Scott's leg. "Her ship has enough room for the both of us."
"You could work on losing weight." Commented Proxima as she finished reattaching Scott's collar and got up to stand next to Steve.
"I can't go the gym." Complained Scott.
"Then cut eating so much." Said Proxima bluntly before leaving for her ship.
"Is she always like this?" Asked Scott, looking at Steve, who shook his head.
"You get used to it." Said Steve before extending out his hand. "Best of luck to you, Scott. I hope that you'll be free soon and be able to live with your daughter." Smiling at that, Scott took the hand and shook it firmly.
"Same here, cap. Same here." Said Scott. "And once I'm free, just come and ask me for help whenever you need it. Just don't let me get caught." Steve nodded in agreement before leaving.
Few minutes later
Proxima's ship
"Any ideas in what to do next, Steve?" Asked Proxima as she leaned on a wall on her ship.
"For now, let's just sit back and watch HYDRA fall apart." Said Steve as he sat on the floor, looking at Proxima. "With what we did, the government will probably think that its me that did it. So, we need to lay low until they stop searching for me." Scoffing at that, but agreeing with Steve, Proxima began to leave.
"I'll escort you to a room here." Said Proxima, looking over her shoulder to look at Steve. Getting up, Steve followed Proxima to where he was sleeping in while he was on her ship. As they walked, they both heard some beeping coming from Proxima's gauntlet. Knowing who it was, Proxima growled before looking at Steve.
"I need to take this. Its important, Steve." Said Proxima, holding her gauntlet with her other arm. "I'll escort you to your room later. Just please stay here." With that, she quickly left.
Frowning, Steve quietly followed her as she made her way to the comm center.
Few minutes later
Comm center
Upon arriving at the communication center of her ship, Proxima quickly contacted who was calling her. Just as she predicted, Ebony Maw was contacting her.
"Proxima, Thanos is requesting a status report on your progress." Said Ebony Maw, his hands behind his back. Proxima just looked impassive as she gave her report.
"The Mind Stone is on the Avenger called Vision. Apparently, its his power source." Said Proxima. "I…may need help in taking it out of him. As for the Time stone…I have no idea who has it. Wherever it is, its hidden well. I'll give you a report once I find it."
"Hmm…acceptable. What about these Avengers? Are they still divided?" Asked Ebony.
"Of course, they are. It appears they're all too stubborn to reconcile with each other." Said Proxima.
"A pity." Said Ebony. "Easier picking for us then, I suppose."
"What does Thanos require of me?" Asked Proxima, looking at Ebony, eager to end this call now.
"Nothing at the moment, but it seems that our father is nearing the end of his patients. He's gathering his forces and is preparing an assault on the Dwarves of Nidavellir." Said Ebony. "If you wish, you can help coordinate the forces being sent there, although Corvus Glaive is in charge of that operation."
"Then he doesn't need the help." Said Proxima. "He is more than capable of handling mere dwarves." Upon hearing that Ebony smirked.
"Is that favoritism coming from you Proxima? Still missing his personal spear?" Asked Ebony. Upon hearing that, Proxima glared and slammed her spear at the terminal that she was using to contact Ebony, destroying it and ending the call. Retracting her spear, Proxima spat out.
"The moment I reveal my true allegiance Ebony, I'll make sure you suffer a great deal." Said Proxima through gritted teeth. After taking a deep breath, Proxima left the communication center, eager to find Steve and get some rest.
As she walked out of the communication center, she felt something was off. Without warning, she thrusted out her spear above her. Just as she did so, she saw who it was above her and her heart stopped. Stopping her spear just in time, Proxima glared at Steve as he hanged above the door that lead to the communication center of her ship, using the walls to hold himself in place.
"What are you doing here? I told you to stay put." Said Proxima as Steve went down to the floor, landing on his feet. She was about to glare when she saw the look that Steve was giving her.
Within the passive stare that she was used to seeing him with, there were the feelings of hurt, anger, and betrayal. Cursing herself, she realized that he overheard her entire conversation with Ebony.
"You heard everything, didn't you?" Asked Proxima, not bothering to hide anything anymore. Exhaling, Steve glared at Proxima with disappointment and anger.
"Yeah. So, tell me, was everything you did just to gain my trust? So that, when the stones are in your grasp, you'll take them and give them to." Asked Steve, unsure if he can trust her anymore. Sneering at that, she glared at Steve.
"Why would I willingly help you get rid of an organization that is fighting against you and your government? Why would I tell you the plan of Thanos and help you unite your Avengers if I intend to betray you later?" Asked Proxima, angry that Steve accused her of doing such a thing after what they've been through.
"That's what I intend to find out." Said Steve. "And if you want my continued cooperation, you're going to tell me everything. No more tricks or half stories. The whole truth. Otherwise, I can't do this anymore."
Proxima opened her mouth to speak, only to stop herself. Seeing that Steve just wanted the truth, she sighed and motioned for him to follow her to the communication center. Reluctantly, Steve agreed and the two went inside the room. Once inside, Proxima sat down and looked at Steve, who also sat down.
"I'll explain everything to you. How I meet Thanos and why I want to betray him." Said Proxima. "After that, you can decide if you wish to continue being at my side or not." Seeing him patiently waiting for her to start, Proxima began telling her service to Thanos and why she ultimately decided to betray him.