The air was dense in Wakanda.. It felt like it was hard to breathe.
Steve was helping Connie up and she rested her head on his shoulder. Connie bowed her head in sadness when she saw Thor making his way to the lifeless body of Aya and bent down to cradle it. Tears formed in his eyes as he looked at her before shaking his head
He knew she had to keep that secret.. Thor knew that Aya had to protect that third member, even if it cost her own life.. He knew that Aya had to make a huge sacrifice.
The leaves were blowing around suddenly and Steve looked around, he saw Orchid laying on the ground in pain with her cousin close by. Steve looked over at Thor and shook his head.. Something was wrong.
"Where'd he go? Thor... where'd he go?" Steve questioned as his grip on Connie's hand tighten a bit.. He didn't know what to expect but the next few moments were the last thing he expected
"Steve? Connie?" Connie and Steve heard Bucky's voice as he was looking at his arms for a moment, they were starting to become dusty..?
Bucky suddenly stumbles over, and collapses into ashes, and suddenly Steve heard Connie's shrieks of 'James?!' Before she collapsed to the ground in shock before he walked over and touches the ground where Bucky's ashes evaporated unbelievingly. Steve quickly made his way towards Connie as he looked over a the battlefield in shock.. What the hell was happening?
On the battlefield, Wakankan soldiers disintegrate to ashes, much to M'Baku's horror as he was witnessing the scene.
T'Challa was reaching Orchid and Okoye and he looked at his wife "Up, My love. Up! This is no place to die. T'Challa held out his hand for Orchid. But he suddenly disintegrates into ashes and an anguish Orchid fell back on the ground and was shocked.. Tears came down her eyes as she shook her head.. No.. Her husband can't be dead.
"Kumkani?!" Okoye said as she scrambled to her cousin and was checking Orchid, making sure she didn't disintegrates and much to her relief.. Orchid didn't disintegrate.
"I am Groot..." Groot whispered as he was slowly disintegrating as Rocket rushed his way towards him.. His eyes widen in horror ""No... No. No. No. No! Groot, no." He said softly as he watched Groot fading into ashes. Rocket bowed his head in sorrow.
Wanda is mourning over Vision. She then turns into ashes. An injured Sa turned to ashes, hidden in the undergrowth.
"Sam? Sam!? Where you at?!"
Over at the lab, Janet was helping Felix sit up when she noticed that he was disintegrating into ashes. Janet shook her head as she started crying and threw her arms around her adopted brother's neck, Felix saw that she was also disintegrating as he hugged her back tight, Janet saw her hand turning into ashes
"I'm scared Felix.." She whispered and Felix shook his head "Don't be.. We have each other" He whispered as soon both of them turned into ashes.
Steve held on to Connie as he looked around him, suddenly he felt her getting lighter and he turned to her and his eyes widen when he saw her starting to turn to ashes. Connie looked at her hands in shock before Steve started mumbling
"No..No.. Please NO!" Steve said as Connie looked at her great-grandfather and she then had a content smile on her face as she looked at the man who was basically her father, her idol, her hero.
"What ever happens Pops.. I know you're gonna find a way" She whispered as she felt herself fading more and more "I love you Pops" And with that she faded into ashes.
Steve looked down at the ashes in horror as his hands slammed into them now as he looked at Thor who also was looking at the scene in front of him.. Thanos won, he successfully killed Aya, the three couldn't stop him because they weren't together.
They lost in Wakanada.
Thunder as rumbling in Titan now, Quill helped Anthea up as they watched what was happening.. Lighting was forming and there were loud noises. Tony helped Riley up and let her lean on him and Parker leaned on Riley's other side.
Quill wrapped an arm around Anthea's waist as he brought her in closer, he rested his chin on her head as Maria and Stephen sat there. Stephen holding on to his wife's hand with dear life.
"Something... is... happening." Mantis whispered as Anthea and Quill turned to see her turning into ashes, Anthea stumbled forward to try to grab Mantis's arm but Quill quickly pulled her back to him as he didn't want anything happening to her.
Drax started to dissolve and was looking at Anthea and Quill "Anthea? Quill?" He said but before anything else, Drax disintegrated into ashes. Quill stared in horror while Anthea looked towards where Drax and Mantis was.. It wasn't until a rush of fear overcame her when she heard Tony's voice "Steady, Quill."
Anthea quickly turned to Quill and grabbed his hands as she shook her head "Please.. Please don't leave me. You can't do this, I just got you back.." Anthea whispered as she watched in horror as Quill started turning into ashes. Quill for once, had a soft smile as he placed a hand on her cheek
"I know whatever happens.. Whatever you have to do, you're gonna bring us back." Quill whispered as he rested his forehead on hers and he looked at her "Every time you feel alone.. Like you need me.. Watch that Sunset.. For us" Quill said softly as Anthea bit back tears as her began trembling. Quill looked at her lovingly
"Just when I got you back.." Quill said suddenly taking something out of his pocket and quickly handed it to Anthea, he looked up at her with sadness in his eyes "Aw, man." He said as Anthea watched in horror as Quill disintegrated into ashes.
"Tony.. Riley" The two turned to see Stephen looking at his wife as both of the cloaks were holding on to Stephen. He then looked at Tony and Riley "There was no other way." He whispered before looking at Maria and smiling softly "I love you Maria" He said before he and the cloaks disintegrated into ashes as
"Mister Stark? I don't feel so good..." Riley heard Parker's voice and she felt her heart break as Parker stared to feel himself fading. Tony was trying to be calm, his voice shaking as he looks at Peter in terror "You're all right."
Parker started stumbling and was terrified "I don't know what's- I don't know what's happening. I don't-" Parker fell into Stark's arms, clutching him tight and crying "Save me, save me! Please Riley" He cried as Riley rushed towards them and she heard Parker's cries "I don't wanna go, I don't wanna go, sir, please. Please, I don't wanna go. I don't wanna go..." He cried as Tony and Riley helped him to the ground and Riley held on to Parker's hand as he looked at both of them and whispered "I'm sorry." Before Parker disintegrates into ashes in Riley's and Tony's arms
"Riley?! Riley" Tony said as he was expecting her to turn into ashes next but she sat next to him as she was watching him as well.. Tony brought her into a tight hug as Riley started crying and suddenly she opened her eyes as she was shaking
"Steve.." Riley whispered and Tony held on to her tightly.
Back on Wakanda, the remaining team members, Steve, Thor, Rhodey, Natasha, Bruce, and Rocket are left mourning near Vision's dead America turns over Vision's bleached corpse as the Natasha runs up to the other survivors and realized Connie didn't survive the snap judging how Steve's hand was still on a pile of ashes.
"What is this? What the hell is happening?" Rhodes looked in horror at everything happening. Steve was looking down at Vision's body before something hit him and a rush of horror overcame him as he looked up with tears in his eyes
"Riley..Oh, God." He said softly
Riley and Tony moved towards Maria who was crying softly, Riley heard footsteps and saw Nebula slowly making her way towards them as she sat down on a rock nearby.. Riley didn't realize the loss Nebula went through as well. Nebula looked at the group with sad eyes before saying "He did it"
There was a bone-chilling shriek as everyone turned to Anthea was screaming, her eyes glowing golden and golden energy surrounding her. Maria's eyes widen quickly as she quickly casted a shield before Anthea dropped to both of her knees, a huge blast of golden coming out of her.. The Shield protecting the others. However, the force of Anthea's powers caused parts of Titan to crack.. The grounds starting to crack open and parts of it breaking off.. The planet was falling apart.
This is what Thanos meant when Anthea's powers weren't fully unlocked.. She lost Quill and her family, again.
Riley closed her eyes as she rested her cheek on Tony's shoulder, as tears escaped her eyes and she held on to the man that was basically her older brother.
All that was heard was Anthea's crying and the noise of Titan falling apart.
Thanos won.. Maria and Anthea lost, and the Third member was missing.
Author's Note:
Final List of OC Survivors
Alive:
Maria
Anthea
Riley
Orchid
Dead:
Connie
Aya
Felix
Janet
Sylvia
Jasper (Off-Screen)
Sarah-Jane (Connie's Mother)(Off-Screen)
Unknown:
Emily
Lily
Thanos will return in.. This Sorrowful Life.
Summary: After the events of the Snap, Anthea and Maria are left searching for the Third person to help them reverse the Snap. The Avengers along with the remaining allies and the Three work together order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what sacrifices are made.
SO Yeah.. That happened.
I made up my mind on who survived the snap a month ago really, it was a lot of tough choices.
Connie/Riley was the toughest one, Originally Riley was suppose to die.. But after a lot of thinking, If Steve dies, Riley wouldn't be able to recover from his death and when I started this, Riley was suppose to be with Steve in all these stories. I don't see Riley in a story without Steve in it and I feel like a good conclusion for her would be this next story.
This story is going to conclude the Original Avengers and some of the OCs storylines.
Orchid was always going to be alive cause if Shuri and T'Challa are gone.. There needs to be someone in Wakanda that knows what they're doing, but also.. All of her life she was preparing to be the Queen, her husband just died.. What does she have left?
We will see Emily's fate in Ants and the Wasp!
Lily I can't say what happened yet.
Did your favorite OC survive?
Next Chapter:
A very nice surprise and some hope