A week went by, and Steve hated seeing Anthony locked up again. He promised him he would take him all over the world, never staying in the same place twice or too long.

"Hey..." He caught his friend's attention, who was sewing up a blanket for a little girl.

"Hey..." Anthony replied.

"I wanna show you something." Steve tilted his head in the vague direction he wanted to go.

Anthony jumped up, always eager to see what that phrase was leading to. They went up a ladder and Steve showed him a little nook covered by a veil of old drapes.

"I'm impressed...by the clashing colors..." Anthony was being smart.

Steve laughed. "This isn't it..." He moved a tiny stool to the side, revealing a trap door. It was a tight squeeze, but they managed to crawl through, and after climbing up...

"Wow..." Anthony watched the sun set over the horizon. He could see Notre Dame in the distance, in all of her glory.

"Yeah...I come up here every now and then to just enjoy the quiet..." Steve shrugged. "I'm sorry about all this...we'll get out of here, and I'll take you everywhere you've ever read in those books...I promise..."

"Steve..." Anthony sighed. "Don't worry about me...I'm just a mess, and, in case you haven't figured it out, I'm a little conflicted with my most recent actions and who I've been pissing off, and-"

Steve grabbed his hand and traced Anthony's scar with his other hand gently, so lightly that it sent chills down his spine.

"Why are you so hard on yourself?" Steve thought out loud.

"I'm not, I-" Anthony was cut off by Steve's finger on his lips.

"You don't have to be afraid anymore...I will always be right here, ok?"

Anthony nodded his head, having trouble breathing because what was this feeling? His heart was beating out of his chest...his cheeks were burning from this fire deep inside of him...

"Anthony. Edward. Stark."

They found themselves surrounded by none other than Thanos and his army.

"I always knew you were trouble...but to immediately fall prey to such sinful lust...saying I am disappointed in you is putting it mildly..." Thanos inched closer to the couple. Anthony was shaking in fear, and Steve moved himself to be between the two. "But, as I've always said, 'our Lord works in mysterious ways'...I guess by keeping you alive, I was not only sparing myself any more grief, but you were the one who led me here to finally purge this city of all evil..." Soldiers grabbed the two men and pulled them aside from the entrance. "After twenty years, the Court of Miracles is mine at last...thank-you Anthony..."

"Stop it...Please...they're innocent, they've done nothing wrong!" Anthony cried.

"You are too forgiving...but there must be punishment for our transgressions..." Thanos said.

"Leave him alone!" Steve broke free temporarily from the soldiers holding him to take a swing at Thanos.

But Thanos was quick, and he easily blocked the attack and pulled the blonde back up from the ground by his shirt collar.

"You...scum of the Earth..." Thanos spat. "You dared to challenge me last time we met, and I haven't forgotten..." Keeping him still with one hand, Thanos punched him with another. Steve spat blood. "I am the law here, and you will obey me...so help me God." He threw him to the ground. "Take this vermin to the Palace of Justice..." He walked over to the entrance of the secret passage they had emerged from. "Find the girl, and bring her to me..."

Soldiers filed in, and Anthony could hear screams of protests from the surface.

Why is this happening?

"Well, well, well, look what else I've caught...Captain Thor! Back from the dead...I guess the tales of the Court of Miracles are true..." Thanos left Thor to struggle with his captors and came upon his prize.

"We meet again, gypsy..." Thanos came up to Carol and stroked her face gently.

She jerked her head away and spat in his face. "Don't touch me again..."

He smiled and leaned forward in her ear. "I think I'll be the judge of that..." He whispered.

"Thanos, please! Have mercy...just punish me...I'm the one who started all of this..." Anthony begged. "If it weren't for me-"

"Anthony, don't say that..." Carol said. "It's not your fault there are monsters in this world who prey on people who aren't perfect enough for them..." She turned her attention to Thanos. "Does it make you feel more powerful?"

Thanos eyed her with anger. "Take them away."