…I Love You 3000…

/Warning/: This chapter contains, cursing, sadness, time skips, mention of character's death, near mental break down, panic attack, crying, violence, and we got to meet a lot of different characters! And who knows what! All reviews are appreciated.

P.S: This is an Omegaverse story as in Alpha/Beta/Omega dynamic, you have been warned!

"Character talking"

"Character thinking"

…Flashbacks…

Chapter 3

Dark… it was so dark…

Steven looked around the place heart pounding in his chest, why was it so dark? Steven walked around the place trying to find a way out, trying to spot a light, a sound, a smell, anything that will get him out of the darkness that was consuming him and pulling him deeper and deeper inside away from any life…

Slap…

That made Steven's headshot and look around wildly trying to find where the sound came from, the sound of flesh hitting flesh made the hair on the back of Steven's neck stand on its ends by how familiar the sound was, it brought unpleasant memories that Steven tried to push at the back of his mind…

Sobs…

The sound of sobbing and pleas that followed made Steven's breath came out faster and start running around the darkness, so dark, trying to find from where the sound of the sobs and the flesh hitting flesh was coming from, it made Steven's breath nearly stop as he heard the whimpers and a body being slammed into the floor.

Footsteps…

Steven turn his head as he heard the sound of footsteps looking around the place to find from where it was coming, Steven let out a relieved laugh as he saw someone (A child?) surrounded by a soft glow running toward somewhere, Steven did the only reasonable thing and followed the figure that was running, until the sound of hitting and crying increased until Steven was able to catch a few words.

"Lost him… because of you and that brat…!"

"…Please…"

Hearing those words made Steven run faster than he ever dared to run looking at the figure with the hood beside him who was whimpering and running faster toward the door that appeared out of nowhere, when the figure thrust the door opened lights flowed the darkness, it was so bright that Steven had to close his eyes when he adjusts to the bright lights he opened his eyes and looked around the place…

He wished he never opened his eyes…

Standing there was his counterpart… face twisted with such rage and hate that he looked like a monster… but what made Steven's scream until his throat was bloody was Tony… his beautiful and amazing Tony, who was on his knees, clothes ripped in some places and his face was a bloody mess, of bruises, blood, tears, and snot, he was being pulled from his hair by the male standing over him.

"Let him go!" The figure near Steven screamed in a voice so familiar that it took Steve only a second to place that voice, after all, how could he ever forget the voice of the kid that was like a son to him and Tony? The figure then shouted in rage and rushed at the blond man who let go of Tony's hair making him fall into the floor. Steven had to watch, his body refuses to move and stop that… that monster, which started attacking Peter who was standing over Tony protectively, and Steven's breath hitches as he saw that monster was able to corner Peter in the corner.

Steven screamed he cursed, he cried, he weeps, as he saw that monstrous version of him choking Peter, he saw the kid struggling, hand outstretched… fingertips touching that monster's cheek gently like a flower petal until… until it fell down, lifeless… Tony's anguish scream was followed by Steven's shocked gasps as he saw the blond man let go of the limb teen and look at him with a strange look like he doesn't even recognize him, before he turned around and left the room, leaving a dead body of a teen, and Tony… Tony, who was wailing and crawling toward the teen until he finally reached him and pulled him in his lap, his head rolled to the side showing Steven the lifeless and dull brown eyes as they fell on him, asking him… why?

"My baby! Please, God, please, no!" Tony cried as he held the body of the teen, rocking him back and forth as he sobbed and sobbed… and sobbed… and with every plea, Steven heard from Tony… he heard millions of other voices, all in one, they were pleading, they were weeping, and Steven could only look at the love of his life crying his heart out on their dead son's body… he wondered if that what happened when Thanos snapped half of the universe… "Please…" Steven heard Tony's broken plea, and when he raised his wet eyes that were filled with tears he saw Tony looking at him. "Please save him…" Tony's voice cracked as he begged Steven, and suddenly Steven was able to breathe and take a step toward Tony.

"Stevie! Wake up you punk!" Hearing that voice made Steven's heart pound in his chest and he turns around to see Bucky… Bucky with his gray hair and wrinkly face looking at Steven with tears in his eyes. "Please, don't be stupid, just open your eyes, everything will be fine, do you think that Tony would have wanted you to do this? Throwing away your life like it was nothing, open your eyes punk! All of us are waiting here for you… please…" Bucky's voice made Steven's lips wobble at that, on one side Bucky was sitting on a chair looking at him with pained eyes, on the other Tony was holding Peter looking at Steven with resigned look like he already knew what he will choose.

"Bucky…" Steven called out which made Bucky's old face light up at that and stand up with the help of his can, and Steven sower he could feel a warm sensation on his left hand like someone was holding it. From the corner of his eyes, he noticed how Tony start shivering and a new wave of tears start running down his face, as he hides his face in Peter's pale neck trying to muffle his sobs.

"Oh, God, don't worry Stevie, everything will be fine, Strange is going to take care of everything, you will be back as good as new, and then I will beat your ass black and blue for making us worry." Bucky said which made Steven laugh shakily at that and look at Bucky.

"I am sorry Bucky…" Steven said sadly which made Bucky give a confused sound and the grip on his hand to tighten. "It seems… it seems like we reached the end of the line… I love you, but Tony needs me." Steven said gently squeezing the warmth that surrounded his hand before letting go and turning his back to Bucky, he could hear Bucky's sobs and cries as he tried to pull Steven back, but the man just walked away.

When Steven took a step in Tony's direction he heard the sound of a heart monitor, with every step he took, the heartbeat became weaker and weaker, and weaker…. Until he stood in front of Tony and Peter, and the heart-monitor had stopped completely letting out a shriek of noise, Steven kneeled down beside Tony and Peter touching the man gently which made him raise his tear-stain face and look at Steve with disbelieving like he couldn't believe his eyes that Steven has chosen him. "I… please?" Tony said with such a small voice that it made tears start running down his face because Tony should never speak like this, Tony should always speak with confidence and happiness.

Steven touched his forehead with Tony's, making the man let out a hybrid of sob and laugh, as he looked at Steven with hope. "Everything is going to be OK, darling, I promise…" Steven whispered gently which made Tony look down at the body in his arms then at Steven. "I promised…" Steven repeated with a strong voice which made the smaller man give a wobbly smile and opened his mouth.

"Wake up!" Steven's heard Peggy's voice coming from Tony's mouth which made the man jump away and look at the man who was sitting on the floor looking at him with a sad and happy look. "Damn Steven I swear to God almighty I will kick your ass, opened your eyes!" suddenly Steven felt a sharp pain in his chest which made him gasp and fell on his side, shaking on the ground. "Who are you?" Steven could hear Peggy's panicked voice in the distant which made him groan and hold his heart feeling a pain like no other.

"I ask of you humbly to back away if you want him to live, we don't have much time…" A calmed voice said which made Steven sighs in relief as he felt the pain faded after the gentle voice spoke, he closed his eyes as darkness came over him, but this time…

Steven welcomes it…

The next time Steven woke up, it was to a killing headache as he looked at the creamy white ceiling with a dazed look, he turned his head a little to see everyone was sitting there talking with someone with yellow/blue clothes? Steven's mind was too groggy to think or care about details at this moment. Sighing softly to himself Steven sat himself on the bed which made everyone gasp ad rush to him, they were all talking his ears off, which made Steven contain his urge to scream his head off to shut them up, so he looked at the person that was standing in the back of the group looking at Steven with an interesting look.

Steven's eyes widen a little as he recognizes the woman in the elegant getup. "Ancient One…" Steven said respectively lowering his head in a small bow which made the woman's lips twitches up at that, Steve may have seen the woman only once when he was returning one of the Infinity Stones to her, but the impression she left was going to make him remember her for lifetimes to come, it didn't hurt that the woman liked to make subtle jokes about them being related for being descended from the Celtic… well, he hoped she was joking.

"Son of Sarah, I was wondering when you were going to wake up." The woman said in a gentle voice, none existent eyebrow rising as she looked at Steven who was looking at the woman with confusion. "I hope that you knew that you nearly destroy the flow of time with that dangerous stunt you did." She said calmly and Steven had to contain his wince at the accusing he heard in her voice.

"You say dangerous, but I have the feeling that you meant stupid." Steven said as he tried to think about the first part of her speech, what does she mean by destroying the flow of time? The woman smiled at that instead of only her lips twitching a look of amusement took over her face.

"It seems that you knew my counterpart well, son of Sarah." She said with a smile then that smile fell as she looked at Steven. "You must know that son of Sarah, the fates have strange ways of arranging things and one of them you being here. But what I don't understand is why? Why did you choose to stay in this world and let your body die in your universe? What did the fates show you?" she asked which made Steven pause at that.

Why did he let his body die? Remembering seeing Bucky and hearing the heart-monitor, that made him pause, but it also explains everything he needed to know, the feeling of Bucky's warm hand holding into him tightly, begging him to stay and not leave, it meant that he had survived the missile, barely, but he did, and now with his body died, it meant that no matter what happened, Steven was stuck in this parallel universe with no way out, but then why did he leave? A shiver went down his spine at remembering Tony and Peter… remembering that with every tear Tony let, with every cry and plea he utter… millions upon millions followed his… millions upon millions screamed as death surrounded them… millions upon millions that didn't survive… Steven looked at his friends but at the same time they were not his real friends, and he couldn't help but wonder what was going to happen to this universe if he had chosen to return to his home and leave them, the Ancient One was waiting for Steven to explain, and the man didn't know what to say to the woman who seemed to know everything, but he was told that every dream has its meaning, you just have to look underneath the underneath. "Death…" Steven ends up saying looking at his hands trying to get his thoughts together. "Death and nothing but death…" Steven could only repeat those words which made everyone around him look at each other with fear and confusion.

"Was it because of the Infinity Stones?" Thor asked as he took a step toward Steven, he had only returned a few hours ago to carry the news of his father wanting to meet Steven, only to see Peggy and Anthony trying to revive Steven who was losing his lifeforce, that was until the strange woman appeared from a portal and offered her help.

That made Steven turns to him and pauses a little, was it because of the stones? He paused a little trying to remember more… no, it wasn't. "No…" Steven said as he looked at the nightstand, touching Edith gently before taking her and looking at the glasses. "It was only a part of it… this world has no surviving chances against Thanos it seems… but it was not it… your universe, its future was wrong, was already fractured…" Steven said slowly tasting every word before he said it but knowing that deep down it was right.

"What do you mean?" Peggy said with a shaky voice, it was shocking, too much shock to see Steven sleeping peacefully one minute, and the next he was having a seizure on the bed, it was even more of a shock when that strange woman came through the portal and offered them help, not only that, but she also told them that this Steven who had been with them for over two months now was nothing but a soul in a temporary body, a soul whose body was still in his universe, until today when Steven decided that he had chosen their world and let his body die.

"First… first hope was going to die…" Steve said remembering the scene he saw… how Peter the kid that was full of energy and love and happiness, no older than thirteen from what he saw, rushed to save Tony, having so much endless hope that he will succeed in his quest like a knight in shining armor. "Then everyone will lose their will to live." Tony, beautiful and amazing Tony, holding into Peter tightly screaming and weeping and cursing the Gods begging for Peter's survival, but no answer came, and when he heard Bucky's voice talking to Steven, he was so broken… like he already knew that there was no hope, no way out… "It will end with death…" So twisted, that version he saw of himself that took Peter and Tony away… so twisted that its features were that of a monster, Steven even had a rough time separating his face from Thanos and death and hater.

The room became silent at his explanation, fear was taking over every single person inside of the room at the dark future that Steven showed them, Thor begged the Norns that what Steven was telling him was a joke, but the strange woman who appeared out of nowhere just told them that the Norns themselves showed Steven the universe's ends, Thor knew that he should take Steven to the AllFather immediately least the future that Steven saw came true.

"I see…" The Ancient One said looking at Steven for a while tilting her head a little, and everyone was impressed at how pale she became when some emotion seemed to paint her eyes, her eyes scanned the room fast, but not too fast that Peggy didn't notice how her eyes darken when they fell on Steve, who was standing with Natasha looking at his counterpart with disbelieved look. "Son of Sarah…" The woman said after she turned to Steven once again her eyes never leaving the man that turned to her. "It seems that you were the fates way of righting what's wrong… please use this chance wisely, for now, you are our only defense against that dark future…" The Ancient One said walking to Steven and out he had on his shoulder and give it a small squeeze before turning around and walking through the portal that appeared out of nowhere…She left everyone stunned when the realization crossed their mind and everyone turned to Steven who was looking at the portal the woman crossed…

He was their only hope…?

When the Ancient One left, she left everyone with the feeling of confusion, fear, helplessness, and so much more emotions than everyone wonders how they were even able to hear all of this and still not run away screaming bloody murder, the Omegas of the group looked at each other with fear and confusion, the geniuses of the group running through all the possibilities of what they just heard, the Alphas looked at each other with confusion and determent, everyone didn't know what to do, and they could only stare at Steven that was attached to the IV and heart-monitor looking at his glasses, then wear them and looking at the ceiling.

"Edith… shut down the room, shut down the spying bugs, and play a false feed." Steven said which made everyone look at one another in confusion but Steven was looking at them after he said that, a few seconds later Edith confirm that she had done Steven's request. "As the Ancient One said, I am now a part of your world, and as such, it meant that it's my mission to help you, starting with Hydra." Steven said which made everyone look at Steve who growled at the mention of that name.

"That damn organization was destroyed; I saw the Red Skull gets destroyed before I crash in the ice." Steve said, just thinking about Hydra made his blood boil, they were the reason he lost everything he cares about, and hearing about them made Steve want to scream, hit or break something, Steve could feel Peggy's concern gaze on him, but he did nothing other than glare.

Steven looked at his younger self with a cold and unimpressed look, which made everyone flinch at how much coldness in his eyes. "That's what they wanted you to believe." Steven said which made Peggy let out a chocked sound, what does he meant by that? Hydra was gone; Peggy had made sure to destroy everything with the Howling Commandos before they start searching for Steve.

"What do you mean Steven? Hydra can't possibly be out there, I and the Howling Commandos made sure of that." Peggy said gently which made Steven turn toward her, and his eyes to soften when they fell on her figure.

"I am sorry Peg… but Shield is Hydra." That made Peggy gasp and look at Steven who was looking at her sadly. "In 2013, Hydra revealed itself to the world, intending to use 'Project Insight'…" Peggy and Tony tensed which made Steven sigh sadly at the thought that this part in this world happened. "It started with Hydra sending their assassin The Winter Soldier…" Natasha tense at the name, anyone who saw her will think that the small frown on her face was one of confusion, but Steven who knew Natasha for a long time, he knew that she was afraid after all Bucky was the only one who was able to best her, but that small fear in her eyes meant that Bucky was alive, out there with Hydra but alive. "To kill the commander of Shield, which in my world was Nick Fury… the assassin was not what we all thought of…" He wanted to tell them that the soldier was Bucky, that Bucky was out there alive, but looking at Steve's face, something in him shut the idea down… it was not the time for anyone but Peggy and possibly Fury to know about what's going to take a place. "He was a POW an American soldier from World War Two, he was tortured, brainwashed, and was forced to kill, we were able to expose Hydra and their sleeping agents, which caused the fall of Shield, which was later on created once again by Fury in 2023… as for the soldier we were able to save him, he became an Avenger in the end." Steven said which made everyone look in at each other.

Those who were alive when Hydra was going to take over the world knew what kind of rotten terrorists they were, and those who were born after Hydra takedown didn't know anything other than the stories they were told. "You are hiding more information aren't you Steven?" Peggy asked which made the older man look at Peggy with a small smile; he could never keep anything away from her.

"What I hide… is forbidden to be heard, the knowledge that no one is to know other than a few. Not even with the Avengers…" Steven said glancing at Steve who was clenching his fists tightly at what he heard, and then he starts walking to the door with fast footsteps, ignoring Tony when he touched his hand gently, which made Steven scowl and call out to him. "What are you planning to do? Drag the first agent you see to beat the answers out of them? Stop being an idiot and stand down soldier." Steven said which made Steve growl and turn around power walked to Steven.

"Those fuckers killed Bucky! They killed my mate! And you are telling me to stand down? Who are you to tell me what to do?" Steve snapped hissing like an angry cat, from the corner of his eye Steven noticed how Tony flinched and looked down at his shoes, putting his hands in his pockets and past a fake smile, a move Tony always did when he was hurt.

"Don't be an idiot Rogers, you cut one head, two shall take its place, you get out of this door, and you will alert Hydra, they have people in high places, which can have you behind the bars before you even took a step outside. So get your head out of your ass and stand down." Steven said which made Peggy come and pull Steve away making the Alpha growl at the brown-haired woman.

"He is right, Steve, please calm down." Peggy said glaring at Steve, hoping that he will see reason and not rush off like an idiot and uncovered what Steven told them not five minutes ago, Peggy and Steve continues to glare at one another until the blond Alpha let go of Peggy and returned to the team standing beside Tony who tried not to back away from the Alpha, Peggy looked at her nephew only to see the pain and heartbreak hiding deep in his eyes, and she had to sigh at that, she had begged the Omega to not fall in love with the blond Alpha, but it seems that her pleas were unheard. "What are we going to do then, shut down Project Insight," Peggy asked after she turned to Steven causing the man who was glaring at his counterpart to turn to her.

"No, doing that will only make them suspect and destroy all the evidence, not to forget B-the Winter Soldier, we have to rescue him if they realized that we know about him they will kill him…" Steven said being thankful that he caught himself before he slipped and said Bucky's name, which would have been a disaster, especially with the way Rogers was acting like a brat.

"Then what are we going to do? Natasha and I can do all of the undercover work, but what about the Helicarriers?" Clint asked looking t Natasha who was looking at Steven with a strange look, the Omega didn't even know what to make off, but what the man said made Clint a little afraid; if Shield was Hydra does that mean that Phil was too?

"That's were Tony come in." Steven said smiling gently at the Omega which made the smaller man look at him with a questioning look. "Considering that the Helicarriers being made with Stark's tech, I am sure Tony will like to leave them a little surprise on the takeoff." That made Tony grin and took his phone out of his pocket and called the number he wanted firing orders left and right to Jarvis and his AI when they picked the phone up ignoring the rest of the team as they looked at Tony who whines about meetings tomorrow but feeling light on the inside.

Steven couldn't help but smile at the way Tony's face split into a grin at something Jarvis said, all the while Peggy looked at Steven who was playing with his wedding ring and looking at Tony with sad but gentle eyes when the realization hit her, she had to use all of her spy training not to let her jaw fall at that…

It seemed that everyone realized something new today…

So what do you think?

Yes, I am evil….

For everyone who liked more explanation about what happened to Steven, this is the answer. When Steven was hit by the missile, his body and soul get separated, by the magic of the machine that was still on when the missile hit, his soul was suck through the portal and he was given a temporary body in the parallel universe. As you can see, later on, his body was recovered and he fell into a coma, but the strain of his body and soul being separated in different universe without death interfering was going to destroy the flow of time, so he had to choose, either to return home, which then the temporary body he gains will disappear, or stay in the parallel universe, which will finally let death claim his body that was in that world, the Ancient One was able to stabilize Steven's soul which made his temporary body a real one.

I hope I was able to explain.

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