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Chapter 7

"And that's when I came back here." Jack said as he finished telling everyone why he had left earlier. "Any of you know what an Infinity Stone is?"

The Avengers looked at each other and seemed to have a silent discussion with each other as Jack, June and Miko waited patiently. Finally after a minute of constant silence, it was Tony who spoke up.

"Yeah, we know what you're talking about." Tony said. "The Infinity Stones are the most powerful cosmic items that are capable of reshaping the universe." he explained.

"Wait. You said 'Stones', as in plural. Gressil only said 'Stone'." Jack interrupted.

"Correct." Steve confirmed. "There a total of six Infinity Stones. Power. Mind. Reality. Space. Time and Soul." he explained as a hologram of each of the Infinity Stones was shown from the table in the order it was spoken. "A single one of these Stones is dangerous enough, but should all six be combined, it would change the very fabric of existence forever."

Everyone was silent as Jack, June and Miko processed the information they had just received. One thing that each of them silently agreed on was that Megatron never learn about these Infinity Stones. However, Jack was more concerned about what this contract that BlackHeart was intent on finding, now that he knew about the Infinity Stone. He suspected that it was the contract of San Venganza that he was looking for.

"If these Stones are as powerful as you say they are, We can't let BlackHeart attain even a single one of them." Jack stated.

"But which one do you think he will go after anyway? There are six of these Stones and we don't even know where they are!" Miko asked.

"Luckily for you, there is only one such stone that we have to worry about." Tony said smugly.

"What do you mean?" June asked.

"Yeah! You just said that there were six Stones, not one!" Miko asked.

"Correct. However, something i forgot to mention is that each Stone was separated across the multiverse eons ago. The Soul Stone just so happens to be native to this dimension and thus the Stone BlackHeart must be seeking." Steve explained.

"A sound idea as it stops anyone from gathering them all." Jack said, agreeing with that decision. "Now the only question is where the Soul Stone is and what this contract is that BlackHeart seeks." he said, pondering to himself. He then shifted his gaze towards the Avengers. "Unless you know where the Stone is?"

Again there was silence as the Avengers looked to Tony and Steve, who both were staring at each other, having their own silent conversation with just their eyes. It managed to only reign for about ten seconds before Steve nodded. Tony nodded back and, with a smile on his face, Tony stood up.

"Come on, let me show you something." he said, gesturing for them to follow.

Jack, June and Miko looked at each other confusedly before Jack just shrugged and got off the sofa and followed Tony with June and Miko following after. The three of them followed Tony towards the elevator. Once they were in, Tony pressed the final button at the bottom of the list of floors. As the elevator began to make it's descent, Tony spoke up.

"This elevator is going to take us to where we Avengers keep the most dangerous of items. We want to make sure that they don't fall into the wrong hands, and some of these things can really do some damage." He explained.

"Isn't it a little dangerous to keep all these thing here in the middle of the city?" June asked.

"Normally you would be correct, but I made sure that we have the best security that i could think of with a little help." Tony answered. "Motion Sensing Detectors, Hidden Cameras, Laser Trip Wires the works."

"What happens if there is a power outage?" Miko asked.

"Well the security system was designed to run even if there is a power cut. That's because the system runs on a different generator separate from the ones used to power the city." Tony explained.

"Your large Arc Reactor?" Jack guessed.

Tony turned and smiled at Jack. "Correct Jack! My Arc Reactor is able to not only run this building on free clean renewable energy, but also have enough power to run everything in this building." he stated with pride.

Finally the elevator stopped and Tony stepped out of it, followed closely by Miko, who looked ready to jump up and down like a kid on a sugar rush, then June and finally Jack. Tony stopped in front of a door which had a card reader next to the door. Swiping his Avengers Key Card into it and hearing a buzz, Tony opened the door into what looked like a Decontamination Room with bright white lights, not enough to blind someone. As Jack closed the door behind him and the room darkened, a beam of light started to sweep the entire room, first from front to back and then top to bottom. Once the scan was done, there was a loud buzzing sound and the room returned to it's original state.

"Sorry about that." Tony apologized. "We've had problems of infiltration before and that room was built to make sure that we weren't an impostor or anything else for that matter." Tony explained as he opened the door.

Upon entering the room, Jack, June and Miko could see a long hallway filled with glass cases with a name tags attached to the pedestal the sat atop. One of the first items that the three could see was a set of ten rings with an inscription that detailed what each of them did. Another case, this one was larger due to the golden chest sitting with. The chest was simple in design yet had inscriptions written in some language that he has never seen before, but even from outside of the glass, he could feel the cold air that the chest emanated. As the group walked through the hall, Miko in a mind of her own as she continued to stare at the many items on display in awe.

Finally at the end of the hallway were three large doors that seemed to be reinforced with heavy doors with warning signs displayed on the doors. On the left was a large, towering suit of metal, about as tall as Arcee, with to large squares that seemed to serve as eyes. The tag on the door read: The Destroyer Armour. On the right was a small cube, about as large a a small bowl, that emanated some sort of blue light. The tag read: The Cosmic Cube. The final door in the center had a containment field and held within the field was a small box. The tag on the door read: The Soul Stone.

Tony swiped his Avengers Key Card and with a rumble the door opened. As the group stepped into the room, Tony pressed the a pass-code on the nearby number-pad before scanning his hand-print onto the reader. There was a whirring sound as the containment field lowered and the box floated to the bottom of the field that was holding it up. Picking the box up, Tone opened the box to reveal the Soul Stone, glowing orange about the size of a small rock.

"Kind of small, don't you think?" Miko commented.

"Maybe, but this Stone has caused the Avengers more trouble than it looks." Tony stated before shutting the box and placing it back in the containment field. Scanning his hand-print again, the box floated back up till it was back where it was held.

"So what exactly does the Stone do?" Jack asked, curious on what made this Stone so dangerous.

"Well, from what Thor and Doctor Strange said, the Soul Stone has the ability to steal, control, manipulate and alter the souls of the living and dead. It is said that at full power, the Soul Stone is able to control the life of every single being in the universe, whether knowingly or unknowingly." Tony explained.

"So, now that you know where the Infinity Stone is, what are you going to do next?" Tony asked as he and the rest of the Avengers, along with Jack, June and Miko were having dinner.

Jack put his his spoon down as he sat there with a contemplative look. On one hand, he could go searching for BlackHeart and his goons, the only problem with that was that he did not know where to even seems he would have to wait until BlackHeart allowed himself to be sensed. That still left his underlings, and sadly, since they were in such close proximity to BlackHeart, they too were shielded from his senses.

The other option was to stay in New York and help out where he can, cleaning the streets of criminals and making the city safer. That idea was something to consider, but he was still unsure of. He knew that he was being watched, especially after the whole fight with Megatron and the Decepticons. Something told him that he was going to be needed somewhere else in the near future.

A third option was in front of him, and that was to return to the Autobots and help them fight the Decepticons. The only problem with that was whether or not they would want him back. He knew Optimus would want him to stay with the Autobots even, though he could take care of himself, if only so that he knew that he was somewhat safe from the Decepticons. Arcee would definitely hound him to no end, just to apologize to him about telling his secret, something that he was still trying to forgive her for. Bumblebee would just go with it, if only because of Raf. From what his mom had said, Raf was pretty accepting of the fact that he could turn into a flaming skull. He was pretty sure that Fowler was pretty OK with him having a spirit inside him, so there was no worry there. Ratchet, from what Miko had said, simply wanted to know the upper limits of his abilities, just to document the whole experience.

The problem however lay with Bulkhead.

Something about the way he had acted seemed strange to him when he had left. Bulkhead was many things, but for him to fire his weapon not only at him but for him to do so with Miko that close to the blast was something he would never think Bulkhead would ever do. Another question lay with the fact that he seemed to not remembering doing so, saying that one moment he was standing with the rest of the Autobots in the base, and the next he was being shouted and screamed at by both Miko and Arcee, with Optimus looking at him in disappointment. Miko even told him that she was now having Bumblebee bring her to school, simply because she could not trust Arcee to keep a secret or Bulkhead to not do something rash. Something that Optimus allowed, for some reason.

However, that left one final option and that was to speak to the Caretaker.

The Caretaker could help him better understand his powers and abilities. He also seemed to be quite knowledgeable about the Ghost Rider and the Devil. He theorized that maybe the Caretaker and Carter Slade are in fact the same person, although how that was possible was anyone's guess at this point. That, out of everything seemed to be the best route to take for the time being, at least until he knew more.

With his mind made up, Jack spoke. "I've decided to speak to the Caretaker, find out what he knows about the contract and about BlackHeart."

"And after that?" Natasha asked.

"After that, I don't know. It depends on what I learn." Jack replied as he ate his food.

"Will you be coming home Jack?" June asked, worry shining in her eyes.

Jack sighed, not knowing how to answer her. "I don't know mom, but I'll try to at least come and visit. I'm worried that BlackHeart would come after you or the others if I stay for too long." he said.

"I just worry for you Jack." His mom said quietly. "I already lost your father t this, don't make me lose you too."

Jack took his mother's hand and held it tightly, giving her a small smile. "You will never lose me mom."

The next day, June and Miko left via GroundBridge, and when asked if he would follow them through, Jack said that he wanted to take the long way round and told them to be safe. Once they had left, Jack had said goodbye to the Avengers, thanking them for their hospitality and their help. Before he left however, Jack was stopped by Steve who handed him an Avengers Card.

The card was simple in design. The Avengers logo was stamped in bright red, while the rest of the card was white. It even had a photo of him as Ghost Rider. Under his photo was his name and that it said that he was a member of the Avengers.

"This card will help you should you ever find yourself in a pinch with the authorities." Steve explained. "They will know that you are an Avenger and that you should be treated with respect. It is also a way for us to contact you should the need arise, and vice versa."

Here Tony pressed a button on the tablet he was holding, and the Avengers logo on the card begin to flash in blue. It then showed holographic display of the world and where he was and who the call was coming from.

"If you need us, just press the logo firmly and we'll be there." Tony said with a smile.

Jack had a wide smile on his face as he placed his card in his wallet. "Thank you for this guys. I hope to see you again, and that the world isn't going to end." he said.

Steve simply chuckled. "Indeed not. We wish you the best of luck Jack." he said.

Nodding, Jack got onto his bike, gave one last nod to the Avengers before speeding off.

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