Despite many protests from Quill and literally Drax dragging him off with Quill cursing until Tony snapped at him to shut up.. Quill grumbled as he went to his place and muttered 'If she gets hurt, I'm coming out and no one can stop me'
There were three figures out in the open.. Waiting for Thanos.
Maria and Stephen sat together, Stephen holding on to his wife's hand tightly while Maria looked ahead, nervous for what was going to happen. Anthea was standing behind them, watching ahead too but also her fists were slightly golden.. Just waiting incase Thanos had a sneak-attack planned.
Soon a black hole opened and Anthea closed her fist and ready to shoot but Maria looked back and gave her almost a pleading look. Anthea took a breath and nodded, it wasn't until Maria took Anthea's hand and squeezed it.. Anthea knew that today could be hers and Maria's last day of living.. They would have to fight for their lives on this battle.
Thanos stepped out and into the clearing.. He looked around at his home planet in almost of awe until he looked at the three figures in front of him.. He grinned as soon as he saw Maria and Anthea. But once looking at Stephen, his eyes narrowed
"I take it the Maw is dead. This day extracts a heavy toll. Still, he accomplished his mission." Thanos said looking at the Eye, Maria and Anthea one by one.. Stephen narrowed his eyes
"You may regret that. He brought you face-to-face with the Master of the Mystic Arts.. The Sorceress Supreme and the most powerful Inhuman.. You don't stand a chance"
"And where do you think he brought you?"
"Let me guess. Your home? He wouldn't have brought us anywhere" Maria spoke quietly and Thanos smiled reminiscently
"It was. And it was beautiful" Thanos curled his gauntleted fist and activates the Reality Stone to show the couple and Antha Titan before it was destroyed - green lawns, intact buildings, water-filled ponds, strolling citizens, the jack-like structures hovering and connected to the ground-based buildings with beams of energy
"Titan was like most planets. Too many mouths, and not enough to go around. And when we faced extinction, I offered a solution."
"Genocide." Stephen said and Anthea shook her head "The only way to kill people.. The last resort"
Thanos nodded "But at random, dispassionate, fair to rich and poor alike. They called me a madman. And what I predicted came to pass." he relaxed his fist; the Stone stops glowing and the illusion fades back into the true state of Titan
Stephen narrowed his eyes and muttered sarcastically "Congratulations. You're a prophet."
"I'm a survivor."
"Who wants to murder trillions." Maria said and Thanos grinned a bit "With all six stones, I could simply snap my fingers, and they would all cease to exist. I call that...mercy."
Stephen and Maria stood up, Anthea stepping forward and crossed her arms "And then what?"
Thanos looked at Anthea and suddenly had a huge smile on his face "The Daughter of Inhumans.. The strongest one the three.. I know out of all three, you went through the most.. Sent away from your family at birth, your first and best friend dying to save you, you being separated from your new family.. Your fiancé forgetting you.. Of course I was responsible for two of those things" Thanos spoke and Anthea looked at Thanos.. her fist closing as her voice starting to shake, mostly out of shock
"What did you do?" She whispered and Thanos grinned a tiny bit and he looked away "Oh.. I don't think you wouldn't wanna know.."
"I said.." Anthea took a step forward and Maria tried to stop her but Stephen grabbed his wife's hand and pulled her back.. Anthea's eyes glowing golden now "What did you do?"
"I mean.. From the start of your life at the day it began.. I sent Ronin and his army to your home planet, sent them to catch you and bring you to me.. I didn't even know if to have killed you or make you one of my children.. But it would have been amazing right? The Daughter of Blackbolt turned into a Daughter of Thanos.. What would have been huh?" Thanos chuckled and Anthea started shaking and she felt her heart shatter at the next words he said
"Of course when I found out your heart broken Fiancé was going around the galaxy searching for his missing soulmate.. I knew you had to be alive somehow, you couldn't have died so easily.. So I sent Proxima Midnight to Xander once I heard he was there.. I thought 'What would kill Anthea the most when she returned to him? To kill him? To make sure he got badly injured that he wouldn't be a Guardian? No it wouldn't work.. How about break her heart in the most painful way possible by making the love of her life forget her..? Like she never existed? We both know this power you have Princess, it hasn't been fully unlocked.."
"You son of a bitch.." Anthea's eyes went to normal as tears came down as she looked over to where Peter was hiding and she felt like her heart stopped.. She thought of the four years that he was suffering slightly.. His inner self probably screaming at himself to remember her..
"You son of a bitch!" Anthea charged forward but Stephen caught her and held her back, he didn't need Anthea to break down and go after Thanos.. It wasn't suppose to be her.
"After this.. I finally rest... and watch the sun rise on a grateful universe. The hardest choices require the strongest wills.. You know that" Thanos said and Stephen tapped his hands together as he summons his Mandalas, "I think... you'll find... our will... equal to yours.. How we will protect these two with our dying breath"
"Ours?" Thanos said and he looked up to a see a chunk of wreck age descending rapidly on him, too rapidly to react and powered by Iron Man and Iron Maiden. He is subsequently crushed by it.
"Piece of cake, Quill." tony said as he flew in, Riley flying towards Anthea and landing "Wasn't expecting him to be that stupid"
Quill looked at Anthea with a look of longing before he triggered his mask and follows "Yeah, if your goal was to piss him off! Anthea better not die, otherwise I won't hesitate to throw any of you back in time with Maria's stone to save her"
The wreckage on top of Thanos erupts in purple, as he bellows in rage. He turns the hovering fragments into a flock of bats with the Reality Stone and swarms Iron Man with them, driving him back through the ruins. Iron Maiden flew towards Iron Man to help him get rid of the bats.
Parker webbed Thanos' eyes, and swung in to kick him in the face at the same time that Drax leaps from cover, blades in both hands, to knee-slide behind Thanos and try for a tendon slide across the back of the Titan's knee
Maria jumped through a portal and summoned a sword of golden energy, duelling with Thanos while Drax attacks similarly on his other side. Thanos punch Drax through a ruined wall, then shatters the blade with one hand and tears the web from his eyes. He advances on Maria and kicks at him, but Stephen jumped in front of Maria and Strange's shield absorbs the damage - the Cloak lifts him free of the ground while Maria's teleported her a few feet away
Quill had been making his way back on the ground, and shot Thanos from behind. Anthea's eyes glowed Golden as she began to fly into the air and alongside Quill. Thanos uses the Power Stone to shoot balls of energy at Star-Lord while Star-Lord leaps towards Thanos using magical platforms thrown in his path by Strange, Anthea absorbed some of the energy from the stone and punched them back at Thanos. At the last one placed above Thanos's head Quill flipped over him and slapped a mine on Thanos's back. Quill landed, he disengages his helmet, flips Thanos a bird and falls backward into a portal as Anthea landed next to him
"Boom!" He said as he grabbed Anthea's waist and brought her closer to him, both jumping in
The explosion knocked Thanos to his knees
Stephen had whispered to his cloak "Do not let him close his fist." The Cloak swoops off Strange's shoulders and wraps itself tightly around Thanos's armored hand, who starts tugging at this unexpected wrapping. Maria's cloak went towards Stephen's as well and helped it.
Maria and Stephen started throwing portals everywhere so Parker could go through and kick Thanos
"Magic!" Parker said as he punched Thanos in the head and vanishes through a portal to the lower right before reappearing above Thanos "More magic!" He yanked Thanos's head down hard, then leaped into a portal in front of him. He leaped through another portal high and behind Thanos "Magic with a kick!" He Delivered a flying kick and falls feet-first into an exit, then appears on his right "Magic with a"
Before he could finish Thanos turns, grabbing him from the air, and throwing him to the ground, with his hand around his neck and Maria gasped as she made her way to Thanos "Don't you dare hurt him!" Maria said but Thanos punched her away.
"Insect!" Thanos shouted as he threw Parker at Strange, knocking them both down. Thanos finally tears the Cloak away. Thanos grabbed Maria by the throat and was ready to snap it until it was Tony and Riley surrounded Thanos by fiery explosions. Riley landed briefly and before moving Maria to the same place Quill and Anthea were at. Thanos sucked all the flame into the gauntlet with the Power Stone and fires it in a stream at Tony, hitting him dead on and sending him far away, plowing through a massive fallen machine.
Anthea bent down to check Maria and Quill bent down with her, without even thinking he intertwined their fingers together and Anthea flinched and Quill looked down at Anthea and he shook his head.. His innerself was just screaming at him but he couldn't make out what it was.. But it was literally killing him
Parker leaped from behind, more conventionally this time, while Thanos concentrated his fire on Tony, Parker webs the gauntlet and drops down in front of him, pulling hard - but Thanos yanks on the webline, pulling the much lighter teenager towards him, and punching him on his way past. He tears the webbing free of the gauntlet just in time for a small spaceship to attempt to crash-land on him.
Anthea looked up and saw what was happening and pulled away from Quill who looked down in disappointment before seeing that Maria was getting up. Quill helped the blonde up and she nodded in thanks
The ship dragged Thanos along for a distance, burying him under debris. Thanos stood up just as the pilot leaps in a great arc to punch him, landing in front of him with an energy-blade at the ready.
Anthea had the biggest smile on her face while Riley scowled "Whose she?"
"Nebula" Anthea breathed out when she saw Gamora's sister facing off Thanos who was smirking "Well, well."
"You should have killed me." Nebula looked at Thanos and looked over at Anthea, a look of shock at first before nodding at her.. It was out of respect. Nebula and Anthea had a deep respect for each other ever since the final battle with Ego.
"Would've been a waste of parts!" Thanos said trying to throw a punch at her but Nebula dodged and ran at him, attacking him with the sword "Where's Gamora and Sylvia?!"
Thanos punched her away. Stephen used the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to pinion the gauntlet pulling Thanos's fingers open and trying to pry the gauntlet off his hand. Maria did the same thing to his leg,
Thanos tried to pull free, as Drax slid in from his right, kicking his knee and knocking him off-balance, then wrapping himself around Thanos's kneeling leg
Star-Lord shoots a electric trap onto the ground to Thanos's right, the tangle-field holding down his unarmored hand.
Parker swinged in, webbing Thanos's chest then wrapping it around behind him, digging his Iron Spider legs into the ground to anchor himself. Riley landing beside him and with the strength of her suit, helped Parker contain that side.
Stephened opened a portal straight above Thanos's which dropped Mantis, landing on the Titan's shoulders, her hands on his temples. He started screaming as she tried to put him under.
Tony landed and started pulling on the gauntlet. Strange reapplied the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak to reinforce the trap's hold on Thanos's right hand, and the Cloaks helping him pull. Thanos is finally subdued enough to incapacitation, not fully asleep. Anthea made her way towards Thanos and Maria released Thanos' leg, knowing Drax could take it from there. Anthea standing in front of Maria, who was grabbing on to her hand.
Already in their new-found friendship.. Anthea and Maria were protective of each other.. Of course they had to, their lives were at stake here and they were the only two present to stop Thanos.
"Is he under? Don't let up." Tony said while starting to pull, Mantis nodded as she began to cry.. It was becoming too much "Be quick. He is very strong."
"Parker, help! Get over here." Tony called over for Parker, Maria rushing to go join him and trying to help. Peter also running to help "She can't hold him much longer. Let's go."
Quill was flying over to join the others, stands in front of Thanos, tauntingly "I thought you'd be harder to catch. For the record, this was my plan. Not so strong now, huh?" He said and Anthea came towards him "Quill.. Don't" She muttered but Quill ignored her "Where is Gamora? Where is Sylvia?"
"My... Gamora...?" Thanos mumbled and Quill shook his head out of anger "No, bullshit. Where is she? Where is Sylvia? You took two of my family members"
"He is in anguish." Mantis said in shock before Quill nodded "Good." But Anthea looked up to see Mantis starting to cry as she shook her head "He… he… mourns."
"What does this monster have to mourn?!" Drax yelled and Anthea and Quill heard a voice behind them and they turned around when they knew it was Nebula "Gamora."
"...What?" Peter whispered and Anthea looked at her with confusion.. Nebula realizing with horror and sadness what has happened and she looked down "He took her to Vormir. He came back with the Soul Stone... but she didn't.. Sylvia wouldn't let her go without a fight"
"Okay, Quill, Anthea, you gotta cool it right now, you understand?" Tony said as he saw the look of shock on both their faces before Quill turned slowly to Thanos.. The man who killed his best friend.. Who also killed the woman he was raised with and was his family.
Tony started shouting, pleading with Quill mostly "Don't, don't, don't engage, we've almost got this off!"
"Anthea.. Step down please" Riley started pleading with the Inhuman who was looking at Thanos with anger in her eyes, at the titan who murdered her cousin.. Who was basically her sister. Her best friend, who was her first friend when the Guardians were forming.. Sylvia and Gamora were dead. But Anthea turned away and took two steps back.. She knew that Tony and Parker almost had it off.. She couldn't risk it now.. Quill, however, was another story.
"Tell me she's lying.: Quill shouted before it was a few more moments before he stepped forward, more enraged "ASSHOLE! Tell me you didn't do it!" He whispered with pain in his voice.. First he had lost Auber.. Now Sylvia and Gamora?
"I... had... to." Thanos muttered
Quill starting to tear up; quietly he whispered "No, you didn't…! No, you didn't…' he continues with rage and then pistol-whipping Thanos twice in the face, causing Mantis to let go in pain. Anthea looked in shock at what was happening as he proceeds to pistol-whipping Thanos in the face "NO, YOU DIDN'T!"
"Quill!" Shouted Riley, Maria and Drax while Anthea and Tony were leaping for Quill, Anthea dragging him back as he was shouting at Thanos and Anthea took his face and held it "Stop! Hey, stop! Stop! Hey, stop! Stop!" She whispered and Quill looked at her with a soft expression before he started crying
'It's coming! It's coming! It's coming!" Parker shouted while Maria with all her might was starting to get the Gauntlet out "I got it! I got it...!"
But Thanos woke up completely, and now well and truly furious. He head-butt Mantis, grabbing the cuff of the gauntlet just as it is sliding off his hand, causing Parker and Maria to stumble back, Parker making sure he was in front of Maria and then throwing Mantis away off his shoulders.
Parker saw that Mantis with far too much air under her "Oh, God.' He said and Maria nodded "Go!" he jumps and wraps his arms and legs around her, extending his spider legs to form a roll cage for a safe landing
Thanos kicked Drax off his right leg and into Nebula and Quill, knocking them yanks on the Crimson Bands holding his right hand to throw Stephen well away, and swats away Iron Man and his repulsor shots. Thanos ran at Maria and Anthea but The Guardians jump up and charge him again, but he fires a pulse of indigo energy at them that knocks the three of them completely unconscious.
Thanos ran at the girls and Anthea stood in front of Maria and unleased a huge blast of golden energy, Thanos shielded himself before using the powerstone to throw a blast of power at her. Anthea created a shield to protect them.
Tony and Riley flew back in, Tony's nanite arm cannon manifested, and is head-butted to the ground. riley shielded Tony but was punched away. Anthea flew into the two of them and punched Thanos back with a golden fist and the Titan grunted in anger. Maria also stepping in. Thanos looks at them for a beat, then raises the gauntlet towards Titan's moon. All four stared, aghast. Thanos uses a combination of the Power and Space Stones to shatter the moon's surface, then bring the debris down on the field of battle at speed. Tony started flying out of the way but is caught by a chunk of moon about the size of a baseball field, slamming them into the ground. The Guardians go sailing into the air from the rebound.
All Tony could see before landing was Anthea creating a giant force field to protect her, Maria and Riley from the impact. It wasn't until her eyes started glowing golden and she with a huge blast started aiming at Thanos.. Intend on taking him down and protect the two women behind her.
Author's Note:
What a mini cliff-hanger! Hopefully Anthea manages to protect Riley and Maria for as long as she can!
We find out that it was Thanos' fault for Quill's memory loss! And the reason why she was sent away!
Anthea and Maria see each other as family now.. they have to have a close bond. I feel like Maria is also very protective of Riley too since they both lost babies and Maria knows that Riley wasn't ready to be a mother.. But she would have loved it, just like Maria.
I know I've been spammed a lot to update this story but I also have school and life too, I can't rush to finish this story simply because I don't want the story to be horrible and I don't have a lot of free time these days. I promise it will be done. With a lot of OCs I want to make sure everyone has a chance to be written well and make sure they get some justice in it. I will be doing Ants and the Wasp, just not after this story right away. I will be pre-writing the chapters before releasing the story so hopefully I can release chapters weekly.
For once, I will post a tiny teaser of the next story.. No trailer much since I don't know the main storyline of, but what I have for store with my OCs.
We have a few chapters left! Do you think that Quill will have his memory back? Or will he have forgotten Anthea all together? When will Aya join the battle of Titan?
Leave reviews! Only a few chapters left! Until next time!