Author's Note:
Greetings, again.
I've decided to turn this into a series of one-shots dealing with how Endgame could have been different. (Even though it's been almost half a year since it came out. Doesn't time fly?)
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Together
Tony Stark lifts his hand and everyone sees the stones glittering with power on his gauntlet. Everyone knows immediately what he's going to do and most feel powerless to stop the genius.
Except for one Peter Quill.
From the distance, Tony hears Quill yelling as he runs wildly towards him, "Stark! Take my hand! We might be able to take all the stones together! It worked last time."
I wanna ask about that last time, most of the assembled thought, other than the Guardians who knew very well what he was shouting about.
While Quill is running, he holds the hand that isn't held out for Tony behind him so everyone he runs past can take his hand too.
His voice carries far in the deathly quiet battlefield but most of the heroes need a second to digest what had been said. But when this possibility roots itself in their minds they start to run towards Tony, taking each others hands and forming a chain.
Thanos moves towards them, ready to hit at a section of the chain but Captain Marvel tackles him down in some sort of headlock throwing a look at Tony that's clearly 'Do it now!'.
Tony releases a breath he wasn't aware he's holding as he feels the strain from the Infinity Stones lessen bit by bit. The power of friendship, God this is corny. He thinks.
Tony is just about to make what hopefully is the final move in this conflict when a final hand clasps his. This is the only hand that's holding the one adorned with the gauntlet. Tony glances at the owner of the hand and sees Steve holding his arm at the wrist, as he gave a breathless 'Together.'
And then Thanos faded away...
Author's Note: There it is. What do you think?