Funny story. This was only suppose to be a one shot but I ended up forgetting to mark it as complete so people started following it, expecting more. And then my imagination kept going so I'm actually not sure where this will go. The new trailer from the other day did fuel some new scenes so we'll see. Now I wish to give thanks to the people who decided to follow and favorite but also review Welcome Wagon: Imagine Person, Elizabetch, majure14, Claire de Blanche, SkylarkStarkbackup, ebarnea25, KrypticKoala, NatureQuarry, Samantha L. Riddle, Guest, 19vanelkc, LiquidVamp, TheTiredWriter, Namikaze Soul, bob parley, ILovetoRead3, AliceCullen3, juhcl, digimonfanatic4ever, RogerssEvanss, Toa Aerrow, BritMer, 0dyssey, Smuzzie, and LightProud. Thanks everyone! Now here is chapter 2 of Welcome Wagon! Once again SPOILERS, and these character do not belong to me.

She watched from her peripheral as the other commander lifted his hands to show he was unarmed but also trying to diffuse the situation. "Let's just stay calm–"

"When's that ever worked for us Steve?" The curly-haired man fidgeted, wringing his hands nervously.

"Carol?" This sound of disbelief and recognition came from the male on the far left, the one wearing bracers on his legs.

The ex-Star Force member's eyes depowered but were still fixated on the woman. Which was why Carol could see the surprise that quickly passed over the blonde's features when her name was spoken with familiarity. In fact the other two men snapped their heads to the speaker.

Carol's lips pulled into a half smile, quirking an eyebrow. "Long time no see Jimmy. I thought I recognized you from the back."

"You know her?" The commander, Steve, was looking back and forth between Carol and Jimmy. She remembered his name was James but she preferred Jimmy.

The dark skinned man nodded. "Yeah, but last time I saw her was almost twenty years ago." His voice gave a hint of confusion. She was sure he was suspicious of her youthful features.

"So who is she?"

Carol refused to look away from the woman but wagged a finger at her question. "Not so fast. As soon as you tell me where Fury is and what's going on then maybe I'll talk."

"Without answering my question?" The blonde challenged back, her jaw setting stubbornly.

Carol smiled, shrugging her shoulder. "I did though. You wanted to know who was on the other end of the pager. And now you know. But let's be real, you already knew that."

Her uniform matched in color with the piece of technology so there was no way they didn't know it had summoned her. And if they didn't, then she had really overestimated them.

The other woman crossed her arms. "That doesn't tell me who you are. Or who you were to Fury."

Carol's fists tightened. "'Were?'"

"Fury's gone."

The other three, even the woman, turned to look at Jimmy with various reprimands of his name but she ignored them, her focus back on the airman. Or maybe former airman considering his braces.

"Guys relax, I can vouch for her. Carol's good."

While Jimmy's words had settled them they still weren't at ease. She couldn't necessarily blame them. Instead she focused back to the more pressing issue. "What do you mean by gone?"

Jimmy let out a sigh. "This…alien came to Earth, hoping to take something from a friend of ours, to add to his collection. A shiny yellow rock called the Mind Stone. It was one of a set of six others, super powerful, called–"

"The infinity stones?" Carol could feel the dread pooling in her stomach. She did not like where this was going.

Four sets of eyes turned to her.

"You know them?" The curly-haired man looked apprehensive.

"Only in stories. Go on."

"Yeah, the infinity stones. Earth's had a couple in the past. There was a big fight with these…generals of his and some crazy, black and yellow things with arms…"

Outriders. She refused to call them space dogs.

"…At one point in the fighting, wherever the hell he had been, he came to Earth with all the other five and took the last one from out friend. That's when shit hit the fan."

Carol gritted her teeth. "What's his name?"

"Thanos." The curly-haired man's voice was soft but she could hear the haunting quality to it.

"What was his plan with the stones?"

"Mass culling." The woman spoke. "He did exactly what he said he'd do. He wiped out fifty percent of all living creatures. Just gone, into dust. We can only assume the effect was universal."

Her stomach dropped and the glow within her body dissipated. Letting out a ragged breath Carol lifted her arm and swiped her fingers across the screen on her uniform's forearm. A blinking light lit up, accompanied by a quiet beep each time it flashed. On her last visit she had modified three cell phones to work with her Kree-based technology. That way she could keep in touch with Maria, Monica, and Fury when she was off planet. Right now she had put out a signal to all three devices.

She stared as the light and chime continued, ignoring the sympathetic vibes from the others in the room.

"Come on, come on." Carol muttered as she waited. After almost ten, very tense, seconds she angrily cut the signal but tried another. This one would take a second before connecting, considering the connectee was several galaxies away. Finally the screen confirmed the link and she only had to wait a few blinking seconds before it was answered

"Talos?" Carol asked, hating the hint of desperation. It was quiet before a light, shaken voice answered her.

"Ca-Carol?"

She hung her head, hearing the sob at the end from Talos' wife. "Yeah it's me Soren."

More sobbing was heard over the line, the others leaving the room to give Carol privacy. "They're gone! Gone, Carol. Talos. Our-our daughter. Others, some-some of the others are gone. I don't know what's happening! I don't know what to do!"

"I'm so sorry Soren. I'm sorry but I'm gonna figure it out, okay? I have a lead I'm checking out so stay together with the others, alright?"

Soren took a few deep hitching breaths over the line before coming back. "O-okay. Okay. Yeah, okay. Thank you Carol."

"Stay safe."

With that the signal cut off and Carol stood frozen for a second, processing all that Jimmy and his friends had told her but also confirmation from Soren that whatever this Thanos had done, it had reached everywhere.

"Carol?" Jimmy and the others were slowly trickling in, wary and sympathetic. She didn't want to be here right now. No. What she wanted was proof. She turned from the others, tracing back the same way she'd come, ignoring the yells that prompted her to break out into a run. And she didn't stop until she reached outside the building and took flight.

Yeah, still have no idea what I'm doing. For those of you who don't know but have now figured out, Soren was Talos' wife in Captain Marvel. Hopefully you guys enjoyed this. Let me know alright? See you later! Peace out. -Mez