"Sweetie! David! Wake up!" My eyes opened. I had debris pining me down. I grunted and tried to move.. I couldn't "What the hell was that." No response of course. I then engaged my trusts to push me out from under the debris. It worked and I was able to stand up, my helmet retracting. I then began to limp my way towards some light away from all this debris. I found Cap, Tony and Thor all standing looking at some. I walked up beside Tony and groaned at the sight "Time.. Wants to happen" I said softly, making Tony jump. "Where are the stones?" Cap asked "Somewhere underneath all this.. All I know is that he doesn't have them." Tony said I nodded "Good.. Lets keep it that way." Thor then said "You know it's a trap right?" Tony then said "Yeah, I don't much care." I nodded "He is from the past.. He doesn't know how powerful we have become..I saw bring it." Thor then said "Good.. Just as long as we are all in agreement." Lightning crackled in the sky and struck him as he held out his hands, moljnir and Stormbreak both flying towards him. I bowed my head for a second before taking a step forward and raising a hand to the sky, Lightning struck it and Kveykva was left in its place. I kept lightning striking it for a second for effect before discontinuing the stream. Thor then said "Lets kill him properly this time." I then said "This time.. His head is mine... For Natasha." The three looked at me before repeating "For Natasha." We then made our way down to Thanos.

As we walked towards him and began to suround him Thanos began speaking "You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me. I thought by eliminating half of life.. The other half would thrive. But you've shown me, its impossible and as long as there are those who remember what was.. There will always be those that are unable to accept what can be. They will resist." Tony then said "Yep, we're all kinds of stubborn." Thanos then said "I'm thankful." I then said "That we are going to kill you for good this time? Believe me, its my pleasure!." Thanos said "No, because now...I know what I must do. I will shred this universe down to its last atom. And then, with the stones you've collected for me. Create a new one. Teeming with life.. That knows not what it has lost.. But only what it has been given. A greatful universe." I called lightning down to electrify Kveykva. Cap said "Born out of blood." Thanos then said "They'll never know it, because you won't be alive to tell them.' Thor roared and started the fight.

I engaged my thrusters and flew up to drop and Thanos, attacking him with my sword, he blocked and I landed, rolled and twisted around and shot a repulsor blast at him. He deflected that back at me with his sword. I dodged out of the way. I then attacked again with my sword, engaging in a quick one hit attack which he blocked and kicked me away. I recovered and repeated that process again, this time getting a few good swipes in with my sword. I then kicked off him, doing a backflipped helped with my thrusters and shot him with a repulsor, hitting him this time. He then swiped at me with his sword, hitting me and sending me flying backwards. I hit the ground and tumbled. I stabbed my sword into the ground to slow my uncontrolled retreat and used a thruster to help. I then said into Coms "Thor.. Remember the forest 11 years ago?" Thor grunted and threw the hammer at Thanos, who deflected it. However that was the intent as I then raised my hand and called the hammer to me. It flew directly at me and I caught it. I then flew at Thanos and slid underneath him, slamming the Moljnir and Kveykva together when underneath him, Lightning coming down and striking Thano's over the head, dazing him. I then twisted around and threw Moljnir at him, him flying back with the hammer. I didn't waste a second as I flew at him and dis-engaged my thrusters, using my full weight to come down on him with my sword. I then took a few more swings at him which he blocked as I grunted "You will not win!" He just smirked "I've already won Son of Zeus." He then grabbed my neck with his free hand and smashed his head against mine, dasing me as it dented my helm. He did it one more time and I began to black out. He then twisted me around and threw me far away from the fight. I landed, hit my head once more and blacked out again.

I woke up to debris having fallen on me again. I pushed it off and stood up, woozy. Thor was beaten on the ground, Tony was out and Cap stood alone against an army with a broken shield. My helmet retracted as I went for my sword.. But could not see it.. It must have fallen from my grasp during the fight. I the signed and de-activated part of my suit near my pants pocked and pulled out a pen. I uncapped it and Riptide grew to full length. I had not used this sword once since Percy died. Not during Crisis.. Not during any fight I had had in the ladt 5 years.. But this was an all or nothing fight. I took up a ready stance when I heard a voice come over the coms "Cap.. Can you read me? Cap its Sam, can you ready me? David? Anyone? On your left." A portal opened up behind Cap and out walked... T'Challa, Okeye and Shuri. Samm flew out and more portals opened up Out poored many of our allies over the years. Armies of Wakanda.. Wizards.. Space...guys... Asgardians. Dragons and Riders.. Elves.. Demigods... Everyone. A voice said from beside me "I think this belongs to you." I turned and there.. Alive as the day I lost him, stood Percy, holding my Black Blade. My eyes welled up as I asked breathlessly "Kelp Breath." He grinned "Its me Sparky." I pulled him into a rough embrace, tears now flowing down my face "I'm so sorry... I'm..so.. Sorry." He patted my back and said "Me too bro.. Me too." I pulled back "Natasha.. I lost her..." He looked down before looking back up and said "We'll have time to grieve after we kick Thano's ass." He then handed me Kveykva. I handed him Riptide back. A roar in the sky made me look up and see Zeus flying out of a portal, a man welding a blue blade on his back.. Eragon. The ground rumbled and out of the wreckage emerged Antman, hulk, Rocket and Rhodey wearing his back up Iron Patriot armor. Another roar and a burst of flames and Saphira emerged from the wreckage as well. I grinned and my helmet activated. I looked at Percy and said "Clench up Kelp Breath.. The lead Avengers should be in the lead." I then grabbed him and flew up into the air, landing not fair off from Cap.

Cap then yelled "Avengers!" He raised a hand and too my surprise, Moljnir flew into it. I shrugged that off as it didnt surprise me that Steve Rogers was worthy. He was one of the few that could barely lift the hammer 8 years ago. He then said "Assemble!" We all cried a war cry and charged. I took off and flew into battle. Thanos's army charged. Now I had seen big armies, many big armies. The battle of the burning plains.. The battle for manhatten (the first on) The dominators, The Battle at the Black Gate.. The battle of Helms deep.. The battle of the fields of pelanor...Yet none matched this level. There were Chitauri, The creatures from Wakanda, and other such species in Thanos' army. However I had spent the past 5 years training for this moment. I was not about to lose.

I dove right for a group of Chitauri and began firing repulsor blasts at then, landing and swinging Kveykva, slashing off limbs and heads as I went. There were some roars above me and the ground in front of me was bathed in blue-orange and black-orange flame. The ground shook as both Zeus and Saphira landing in front of me. Eragon jumped off Zeus and sliced an almost dead enemy in two. Zeus turned his big head to me and hummed "Little one" pressed myself against his snout, hugging him tightly. Our connection reaching its full potential as we absorbed ourselves into eachother for the first time in 5 years. "I missed you so much. These past 5 years... have been really hard." I could feel his emotions swaying as he felt my pain and he said as softly as his deep voice could muster "I'm sorry it came at the cost of your wife little one. Let us make sure her death was not in vein.. As Dragon and Rider should!" I nodded and released my embrace, taking the chance to fire a few repulsor blasts. It seemed Eragon did the same with Saphira as I had done with Zeus. We turned to eachother and my helmet de-activated and we clasped eachothers forearms in greeting "I'm told it has been 5 years old friend, I hope they treated you well?" I shrugged "As well as could be Eragon. Let us return to the fight so we can properly catch up. Besides.. The Riders need their leaders." He nodded and climbed up on Saphira's back and brandished Brisingr "Shadeslayer and Razacrazer ride again?" I shook my head "I can do more damage in the suit, but don't worry Zeus.. We will fly together soon." He nodded his big head and with a gush of wind the dragons took off into the sky. I first rested my sword against my back, the nanotech forming an attached sheath. I took off after them getting back into the fight.

I hovered higher above the battlefield. I saw Speedsters running down below and Superman and Supergirl had joined the fight as well. It seemed even the Green Lantern had joined, just like my old friend to help me in my time of need. I saw the White dragon Hera and her rider Meghan in battle with the other riders. This was truly a war. Cap said over coms "David.. Bring the thunder." I replied "My pleasure Cap." I then raised my hands to the sky as the storm clouds rolled in. Thunder boomed, then Lightning rained down on the battlefield. This continued for about a minute before I was shot out of the sky, coming crashing down below.

I got up to find myself with a group of creatures rushing me. I began blasting creatures with repulsors. When they got to close a ripped Kveykva from my back and my other hand turned into a glowing blade as I engaged, slicing, twisting and stabbing as I took care of the group single handedly.. At least until the last few. Arrows sprouted out of them. My first thought at this was Bruce brought Oliver Back with the snap. However the feathers weren't green.. But white. I turned and saw behind me a dwarf, elf and man with a crown. I couldn't believe my eyes. My helmet retracted and Aragorn said "You were wrong.. You do look good in blue. It most certainly is your color." I smiled and said "Aragorn.. Legolas.. Gimili. I am surprised to see you here! It has been over 11 years my time since we parted ways" Gimili smirked "Only 11? It has been 30 our time" Legolas said "A man claiming to be a wizard traveled to our land 3 months ago, saying we would be needed to fight for our old friend David The Black to save his world." Aragorn continued "As so I called forth the armies of men, for it was David the Black and his magical black dragon who helped save middle earth in its time of need, a debt needed to be repaid. Not that the 3 of us wouldn't have come at a moments notice to help. We brought you a gift too." one of his soldiers brought forth a long thing in a cloth. Aragorn unwrapped it and held out the blacked wood of my wizards staff. I took it and smiled "Thank you, I can not do magic in this world very well, however I appreciate the sentiment." Legolas then said "The staff is magic, You may be able to cast magic with it as a power enhancer." I smiled and said "Its worth a shot." I then twisted and shouted "BRISINGR!" Fire shot out of the staff and I didn't feel lightheaded. Gimli then said "Well shall the Fellowship ride out together.. One last time?" I activated my helmet and said "Upon King Aragorn's orders." He brandished his sword and he said "It is your world David, upon your orders my old friend." I looked back at him and then said "For Frodo." And charged on foot. They echoed the call and charged as well.

As we fought Clint came over the coms "Cap what do you want me to do with this thing." Cap then said "Get those stones as far away as possible!" Bruce then said "No! We need to get them back where they came from." Tony then said "No way to get 'em back. Thanos destroyed the Quantum Tunnel." I then said "Maybe I can call the Legends and they can use the Waverider to take them back! Someone stop the Flash when he runs past you!" Scott then said "Hold on!. That wasn't our only time machine." I then heard in the distance cringy car horn. Cap then said "Anyone see an ugly brown van out there?!" Valkyrie then said "Yes, but you are not going to like where its parked." Tony then asked "Scott, how long you need to get that thing working?" Scott then said "Maybe 10 minutes." Cap then said "Get it started, we'll get the stones to you." I then turned to my Middle earth friends and said "I need to go help them." Legolas said "Go.. And may the winds carry you swiftly." I chuckled and said "On this world.. I control the winds." I then took off into the sky.

I flew for Clint to try and take the stones from him to get them to Scott quicker however mutliple big flying creature things from Manhattan got in my way, making my path difficult as I had to dodge them and avoid fighting them as they were not something I could take out myself. Before I could make it to Clint the big ship in the sky began to fire down upon the battlefield. My job now being dodging the fire. Pepper's voice came over the coms "uh is anyone else seeing this." I twisted to see the damn broken and water beginning to crash down on the battlefield. Dr Strange was working on it however I knew someone perfect for the job "On it Pepper.. And after all this is done we are going to need to talk about you stealing my color scheme." I then said "EDI, locate Percy's life signature." He was marked on my HUD and I dove. "Hey Kelp breath, I got a job for you" I said as I whisked him away from battle, angling towards the water and dropped Percy off when we got there. I dove into the water not being able to slow my speed in time and then flew right out of the water, hovering there for a second to see the carnage of the battlefield. Wizards worked together to form sheilds to block the fire but it wasnt enough.

Then all the fire stopped, the guns started firing at the sky "EDI, what are they firing at?" I asked. EDI said "Something has just entered the lower atmosphere!" It was a giant ball of light... wait I knew that ball of light. It was Carol Danvers. She destroyed the ship, then went to help Peter with the stones. I hovered above Dr Strange and Percy, blasting enemies who got too close to them. That was when I noticed Thanos going for the stones. I dove for him, blasting him with repulsor blasts. Thor and Cap also engaged, had him pinned for a second but he threw them away. I then tackled him to the ground, he pushed me off and got up but I got in his way, using the glowing arm blades to slice at him. He dodged a few of my attacked and I dodged a few of his. "I am not letting you take away everything I just got back." I grunted. He growled back "You.. Are... nothing" He then got in a lucky punch and sent me flying backward out of the fight as I was then caught up fighting a group of enemies in hand to hand combat.

I dealt with them quick enough and turned my attention to Thanos as he said "I am... inevitable." And snapped his fingers "NO!" I cried out, dropping to my knees in defeat. We had lost.. Everything.. Everything was for nothing. We should not have messed with time.. That way we would have still been here.. I looked at Thanos in hatred... until I realized.. I was looking at Thanos in hatred. I wasn't gone. No one was "What..?" I then saw Tony had taken the stones and had activated them. "No.." I said softer as he said "and I... am...Iron Man." He then snapped his fingers.

All our enemies turned to dust, all except Thanos. My helmet de-activated and I stood up. Tony stumbled to some debris and fell. I rushed forward but Peter beat me too it. I gently pulled Peter off him and said "Its okay kid.. Let me talk to him.." I then had Rhodes take him as I pulled off my staff and gripped on to it tightly. I then placed a hand against Tony's cheek and closed my eyes.. Entering his mind with the help of the power of my staff.

We were in a white back drop. Tony stood there, healthy as ever. "We won?" Tony asked me. I responded "We did, thanks to you old man." Tony then said "Dr Strange once said we had 1 timeline in over 14 million where we won. This was it. This was why he gave up the time stone.. Because I needed to die.. At the right time." I shook my head "We have Wizards.. We have Eragon.. I have my staff. We could heal you." He shook his head back "No sparky.. I don't think you can. Listen.. I don't have much time left. I have a favor to ask you.. Two really.. Well actually three.. Well hell you owe me anyways. First.. .Watch after the Kid.. He's too young to be a hero on his own yet.. Much like you were when we first met.. In your timeline. I'm passing the torch you see. Mentor to apprentice. Watch after Morgan and Pepper too, make sure they are alright. And probably most importantly too.. Watch after this world. This world Needs an Iron Man.. Just doesn't need to be to it. Be this worlds Next Iron man.. Be its greatest protector. Can you do that for me David?" I looked down before saying "Yes.. I can do that until the day I die on the battlefield of Wakanda." He smiled "Thats all I ask. Goodbye David.. See you in the next life...I hope you kept that Autograph I gave you 11 years ago.. That things value is about to sky rocket." I chuckled saddly and said "Goodbye old man.." I then retreated from his mind and took a few steps back, allowing Pepper her turn with him

Tony passed shortly after that. A tear dripped down my face as I decided he deserved a send off. I raised a hand and called Moljnir to my hand. I then took an knee, leaning on the hammer in a show of respect. I noticed everyone else following in my stead until our whole army of Avengers were on their knees.. For we had lost a hero.. A legend. We had lost the Great Tony Stark.. The one and only, Iron Man.