Stephen watched Ebony Maw for what felt like hours. Maw had slithered his tongue all over Genesis' face, causing Stephen to grit his teeth and yell, "GET AWAY FROM HER!"

"Give me the Stone," Maw taunted.

"Stephen, don't-"

The chains around her wrists tightened and she cried out in pain. Stephen felt more needles enter his cheeks and he could contain his screams no more. Maw smiled at their torture. "Painful, aren't they?"

Stephen glanced at Genesis in agony. He had to think quickly and draw Maw's attention back to him.

You want misery..? Stephen thought.

Maw continued. "I see nothing but lost love in your eyes. Pity, you don't know what she's meant to do. Her father-"

Genesis listened carefully but winced when she heard Stephen shriek again form the needles. Maw relished in his pain, and walked over to Stephen.

Okay, we got his attention..., Stephen thought, wanting to grin.

"Any one of them could..."

They all turned and saw Tony Stark standing behind them. Genesis felt a sense of hope as Tony smirked.

"...could end your friend's life in an instant."

"Yeah, I gotta tell you, he isn't really my friend," Tony shrugged, looking at Strange. "Saving his life is more of a professional courtesy."

Ebony Maw glanced at Genesis. "You have saved nothing. Your powers are inconsequential to mine."

"Yeah, but the kid's seen more movies," Tony said as he blasted a hole in the ship's metal wall.

Maw was sucked through the wall, along with Stephen. Genesis screamed his name as Tony hurried to free her. Spiderman appeared from the ceiling and webbed Stephen, catching him before he could be sucked into space. So many voices rang through Stephen's mind. His sister's. Genesis'. Mordo's voice, especially.

Tony shut the hole in the wall as Stephen lay on the floor. Spiderman watched Genesis hurry to his side and help him get up. "Hey, we haven't officially met yet."

Stephen walked towards the large glass window as they continued traveling. "We need to turn this ship around."

Tony scoffed as he joined Strange by the window. "Yeah, now he wants to run. Great plan."

"No, I want to protect the Stone," Stephen spat.

"And I want you to thank me. I'm listening."

Stephen narrowed his eyes and looked Tony in the eye. "For what? Nearly blasting me to space?"

"Who just saved your magical ass? Me."

"I seriously don't know how you fit your head into that helmet," Stephen chuckled.

Genesis rubbed her aching neck and shook her head. Spiderman's helmet peeled away as he stared at the two grown men arguing. Genesis studied his features. He had brown hair and appeared a lot younger than she imagined.

"Due to the fact.. we're now in a flying doughnut millions of miles from Earth with no backup," Tony scolded.

Spiderman raised his hand. "I'm backup."

Tony and Stephen glanced at the two youngsters. Tony shook his head at Spiderman and waved him away with his hand. "No, you're a stowaway. The adults are talking."

Genesis grimaced. "I'm an adult, actually."

Stephen looked back at Tony. "I'm sorry, I'm confused as to the relationship here. What is he, your ward?"

"No," Tony sighed as if he had been asked that several times. "What is she your-"

Spiderman stepped up and held out his hand to Stephen. "I'm Peter, by the way."

Genesis approached Tony and said, "Thanks for the help. We both..appreciate it."

Tony stared at her. "Speak for yourself, but no problem. And you are?"

"Genesis. Stephen's..girlfriend," she replied.

Stephen overheard and raised his eyebrows. "Girlfriend?"

They all stopped when the ship turned and made them all wobble. Stephen stared up at the ceiling, curiously. "The ship is self-correcting its course. Things on autopilot."

Stephen turned to Tony and asked, "Can we control it? Steer our way back home?"

Tony ignored him and stared out of the window. Stephen rolled his eyes. "Stark?"

"Yeah, I heard you. I'm thinking...I'm not so sure we should," Tony said, as if the choice was so hard.

The man was making no sense, Genesis thought. She looked around for a steering wheel but, judging by the size of the enormous wheel, she figured the ship would have to be moved by her. Stephen narrowed his eyes at Tony and said, "I'm not quite sure you understand what's at stake here."

Now it was Tony's turn to get angry. He rushed up to Stephen's face. "No, it's you who doesn't understand that Thanos has been in my head for six years. Since he sent an army in New York, and now he's back. And...I don't know what to do."

Peter blinked at that and glanced at his mentor. Tony sighed and continued, "So, I'm not so sure if we should take the fight to our turf...or his. So I say we take the fight to him."

Stephen looked away from Tony and out the window. Genesis sat down and closed her eyes. She touched the floor with both hands and felt the ship's energy in her hands. Stephen glanced at her and asked, "Can you do it?"

Genesis opened her glowing eyes. "It's your call. I can try, but this thing isn't like moving a book."

Tony grimaced. "Doctor? Do you concur?"

Strange held up his chin. They couldn't endanger Earth. "Alright, Stark. We go to him. But you have to understand...if it comes to saving you or the kid or the Stone, I will not hesitate to let either of you die."

Genesis eyes stopped glowing and she stared at him. Tony nodded, displeased. "Great. Moral compass. We're straight."

He walked away from Stephen and up to Peter. Genesis stood up and Stephen held out his hand to her. She took it as he asked, "How bad is it?"

He examined her bruised neck and shook his head. Genesis put a hand to his face and sighed. "I'm fine. Sorry. I should've-"

Stephen shushed her. "You're safe. That's a relief beyond measure."

Peter watched the two hug with wide eyes. They pulled away as they awaited the ship to reach its destination. Stephen closed his eyes and Genesis could sense something was wrong. "Stephen?"

"Donna...she won't leave my mind."

"I know. She never will."

He grimaced. "What do you mean?"

"Maybe she's not meant to, Stephen. She's your family."

Peter awkwardly approached them and cleared his throat. "Hey, how's it going? Sorry to, like, bother you guys, but I think we should maybe get to know each other a little more."

Stephen frowned. "Why?"

"Well, if we're going to die together, I'd like to know who I'm dying with," Peter replied, putting his lips into a thin line.

"I'm Genesis. I go to college and...I like to go to the movies," she shrugged.

Felt good to be talking to someone around her age. Well, closer to her age. Peter smiled at her. "Great, maybe we could see one if we.."

Peter slowly lowered his voice when he noticed Stephen giving him a warning glare."Oh..orrr maybe not."

Stephen stepped away. "I need to meditate."

Genesis side-smiled as Peter gave a huge exhale. "Is he always so strict?"

She shrugged. "It's our relationship."

Peter's eyes widened again. "He's..oh, right. That makes..sense?"

"What did you-"

"Hey! So, what's the last movie you saw before...you know, all this?"

Tony called Peter over as he searched the ship. He gave a sigh and excused himself. "I'll see you around. I guess."

"Around the ship?" Genesis giggled.

"Right, exactly. Okay, cool."

She watched his helmet melt over his face once again, and she turned to find Stephen. He was seated on thin air and had his eyes closed. His cloak had found its way back on his shoulders, making Genesis smile. "Did you get a date with him?"

"Stephen," she sighed, slightly annoyed.

"A little young for you, isn't he?"

Genesis folded her arms.

"Or maybe you're looking for someone like Bruce."

She grimaced. "Where's this coming from? Don't you have meditating to do?"

"Come on, sit down."

Genesis stared at him, unsure, but sat down. They sat with their legs crossed, and he stared up at the ceiling. "The Time Stone is...shifting."

"Shifting?"

Stephen held the amulet around his neck and nodded. "These stones have great power, and I'll bet they only increase in power when they sense the others nearby."

Genesis stared at the amulet. "Right."

A random voice gave a long, "Ohhh-"

They both jumped when they saw Peter hanging upside down behind them. Stephen shook his head in annoyance, and Genesis stared in awe at him. His curly brown hair was hanging loose from his head as he waved his hand frantically to apologize.

"Sorry, sorry! I was just saying that it's kind of like Harry Potter, in a way?" Peter asked, curiously.

Genesis gasped. "Yeah, exactly."

Stephen shook his head. "You mean the one..okay, never mind. I never finished those movies, anyway. Can we focus here?"

Peter sealed his lips and paid attention as Stephen continued. "We have to make sure Thanos doesn't get this Stone. If he can control time, he will have easy access to the others. There's no telling what he could do."

Genesis didn't make eye contact with Tony but, from the corner of her eye, she saw him listening to Stephen. Peter was also intensely listening as he slither down to the floor on his web and landed on his feet. "But..why is he doing this?"

"I don't think why is really what matters right now," Genesis said, unsure.

Stephen looked at Peter and said, "She's right."

"So, how do we stop him, then?" Tony asked as he emerged from the shadows of the ship.

"Bruce said his goal was to get the Stones, we just have to delay him as long as we can," Genesis said, noticing Strange turn his face at the mention of Bruce.

Tony stood while everyone else was sitting on the floor. Shrugging, he also sat down and Genesis noticed he was wearing jogging clothes. His face was a little wrinkled, and he appeared to have healing cuts on his cheek. "Parker, get up, we gotta search this ship. No time for yoga right now."

Peter left the two alone, as Stephen sat closer to Genesis and held her hand. "Stephen..?"

"Hmm?"

Genesis hesitated and Stephen lifted her chin. She looked into his eyes and bit her lip. "I heard that creep saying something about...my father."

Stephen tried not to display any emotion. He swallowed and lowered his eyes. "I heard him."

"What do you think it means?"

"I-I don't know."

"Do you think my father was in connection with Thanos?"

He put a hand on her shoulder and said, "Let's not jump to conclusions."

"But what did he mean?"

Stephen grew irritated. "I don't know, okay?"

She narrowed her eyes. "I know you know. You saw something inside my head and you don't want to tell me."

Her eyes started to turn purple and Stephen stared and studied her face. "Gen...your father was in league with Dormammu. He was a powerful being in the universe, one of many. All I can say is that I have no doubt he was in connection with other beings...including Thanos. Your father had a high position with Dormammu. I don't know who he had to get through to gain that power. That's the honest truth."

Genesis stared at him desperately. "He said I was meant to be part of something. Something I had to do. Or that I was...meant for."

Stephen wanted to drop the conversation as he closed his eyes and nodded, exhausted. "Gen, I don't-"

She lunged at him and held his face in her hands. Her teeth clenched as she tried to enter his mind. Stephen's mouth hung open as he was caught by surprise. Her violet eyes stared into his and he felt her surging through his memories. He tried to fight back, but he felt as if he couldn't move.

"Gen!"

She gave a frustrated groan as she kept looking. Stephen had never felt such intense power in his mind. Not even his own. Suddenly, Genesis was yanked away. Peter pulled her into his arms and lifted her up towards the ceiling with a line of webbing. Tony hurried to Stephen as they both glanced up at Genesis and Peter above them.

"Hey, can you hear me? Are you okay?" Tony asked Stephen.

Stephen watched Genesis struggle against Peter's grip.

"Mr. Stark, I'm gonna drop her if she doesn't..rrgh, stop!"

"Let her go," Stephen said to Peter.

"Uh, yeah, bad call. Don't let her go," Tony told Peter, raising an eyebrow.

"She's just angry. This is beyond your control," Stephen urged Tony.

"You really have this bad habit of not thanking people," Tony snapped.

Stephen ignored him and flew up to the ceiling. He shushed Genesis as she kept struggling. She watched him hold out his hands for her and she saw the scars. Her boiling anger slowly simmered down. Her eyes returned to their normal color as Stephen took her from Peter. Peter's helmet melted back, revealing his terrified face. Stephen thanked him and returned to the ground with Genesis. She was trembling. Tony stared as he mentally prepared himself for he to make another rash move.

"She needs to sleep. Try not to make so much noise," Stephen said, walking towards the window.