The team eventually decided on a plan to try to get the gauntlet off of Thanos. Laura listened intently before while Quill explained what the gauntlet Thanos had. And that he used it to wield the power of the Stones. The Guardians dispersed toward their positions and her suit assembled.
"Raven?" she asked for her A.I. and her eyes glowed black. "Yes my Queen?" it asked in a feminine voice back. "Can you do a rough render of the gauntlet Quill described?" she asked. "I will need a visual for greater accuracy Queen Laura." it answered and she sighed. "You will get it…" she said and took off her mothers necklace… and her suit above her wrist to take off her bracelet.
"You have the material. I will get you a render." she said and spotted Strange sitting down on a large rock in the middle of them. Taking off her helmet to walk up to him. "Strange, when you said we had only one way and you looked at me, did you mean…?" she asked hesitantly.
"If I tell you what happens, it won't happen." he said gravely and she clenched her fist. "I'm well aware of what I have to do or attempt to do but I need assurance from you that Thanos followers, the Stones and my daughter's future will be taken care of?" she asked back, shaking her fist angrily.
"They will be." he nodded.
She closed her eyes and nodded multiple times vigorously. Trying to prevent the tears that formed in them over what she had to do. "Okay, I have a plan that goes with the one we have. Can you stall him as long as you can…?"
Laura took her position high above the remnants of one of the depleted buildings. Crouching onto her knees and high out of sight. Looking around, her HUD highlighted and zoomed in on the others doing the same. Her Vibranium bracelet and necklace were attached to her suit wrist on standby. The left corner of her left eye was rendering an outline of a gauntlet suited for her size but then she saw a large portal form in the middle of them in front of Strange… and she saw the enormous Titan walk through it.
She swallowed in fear but her eyes closed in on the gold Gauntlet on his hand. And the Stones in the inserts.
"Raven! Copy that! Render it now!" she hissed. "Scanning!" it replied back urgently and she watched Thanos walk up to Strange.
"Oh, you're much more of a Thanos." Strange greeted. Thanos looked around, seeing he was the only one there. "I take it the Maw is dead?" he asked and Strange nodded.
"This day extracts a heavy toll. Still, he accomplished his mission." Thanos replied. "You may regret that. He brought you face to face with the Master of the Mystic Arts." he threatened. "And where do you think he brought you?" Thanos asked and Strange looked around the depleted planet.
"Let me guess. Your home?" he asked and Thanos smiled reminiscently.
"It was. And it was beautiful…" Laura watched him use the Reality Stone and went wide eyed as she saw an image of a green Titan. It filled with Thanos' people walking around the green courtyard that once stood where they are and the advanced city.
"Titan was like most planets. Too many mouths, and not enough to go around. And when we faced extinction, I offered a solution." he hinted. "Genocide." Strange said bluntly.
"But at random, dispassionate, fair to rich and poor alike. They called me a madman. And what I predicted came to pass." he stated and the illusion faded to the current red dusty planet. "Congratulations. You're a prophet." Strange quipped.
"I'm a survivor." Thanos argued. "Who wants to murder trillions." Strange countered. "With all six stones, I could simply snap my fingers, and they would all cease to exist. I call that... Mercy." Thanos replied.
"And then what?" Strange asked, continuing to stall but an alert went off on Laura's HUD. "Render complete. The results you want cannot be confirmed." it warned.
"I understand that! I have no choice. Standby." she ordered.
"I finally rest... And watch the sun rise on a grateful universe. The hardest choices require the strongest wills." Thanos prophesized and Strange got up. "I think you'll find our will…" he said while arming himself. "Equal to yours." "Ours?"
Thanos looked up just before he saw a large chunk of wreckage Tony was pushing crashing down on him. He tried using the Power Stone to stop it but it was too late. "Piece of cake, Quill." he said smugly as Quill put on his helmet and came flying in.
"Yeah, if your goal was to tick him off." he argued but Thanos screamed a war cry. The pieces glowing with purple. He shouted as he used the Reality Stone to force the enormous thousands of pieces to fly at Tony. Flinging him far back into another structure. Peter webbed his eyes, and swung and kicked him in the face. Drax dove in and sliced his ankle Then Strange summoned a blade, but Thanos stopped it with his hand, and tore the web from his eyes.
He advanced on Strange, and kicked him just as Strange summoned a shield, absorbing the force of his blow, but knocking him back after he punched Drax away. Quill shot Thanos from behind, and he used the Power Stone to shoot balls of energy at him while he advanced by the steps Strange formed in the air, and places a electric mine on his back. He turns to Quill, as he disengaged his helmet, diving backward into a portal, flipping him off..
"Boom!" Thanos tried to use the Space Stone to pull him back. "Do not let him close his fist." Strange ordered his cloak.
It flew off him and wrapped around the gauntlet then the mine on his back exploded. Peter suddenly came swinging in from a portal behind Thanos and kicked him in the head.
"Magic! More Magic!" he leapt into another portal for another kick as Thanos tried to recover. "Magic with a kick! Magic with a…" he said but Thanos grabbed his neck from the air and threw him to the ground. Laura gasped.
"Insect!" Thanos tossed aside and was about to use the gauntlet but was interrupted by an explosive shot from Tony flying down towards him but Thanos used the Stones to fly the gout of flame at Tony, sending him backwards and high into an enormous structure. Laura gasped. As the flames blinded him, Peter attached web to him, and strains against it. Thanos pulled Peter toward him, but looks up as a ship crashed into him.
He was sent back several feet and onto his stomach, pieces of debris crashing on him. He tossed them off him as he got up but Nebula suddenly jumped in front of him, punching him and arming her blade in a stance. "Well, well." he said.
Laura raised an eyebrow at the blue alien robotic woman suddenly joining them. "You should have killed me." she hissed. "It would've been a waste of parts!" he spat.
Nebula charged for him and repeatedly struck him with her sword. "Where's Gamora?" she demanded and Thanos used the Space Stone to toss her aside.
Strange, formed energy ropes that grapple onto the gauntlet. Thanos tries to pull it free, while Peter shot an electric magnet onto the ground beside him, holding down his other hand.
Peter swung in, and made a string of web around his chest, holding him back, enabling his spider legs to anchor himself. Drax kicked his ankle down, holding him in place. Strange opened a portal above Thanos out of which dropped Mantis, who landed on his shoulders, her hands on his temples.
He screamed as she tries to put him under. Mantis' were glowing and Thanos' eyes clouded.
"Is he under? Don't let up." Tony asked while running up to grab the gauntlet. Laura flew down as Thanos was under and also began to pry the gauntlet off him with all of her strength… and the suits strength.
"Be quick... He is very strong!" Mantis said under agony. "Watson, She can't hold him much longer. Let's go. We gotta open his fingers to get it off!" Tony warned. "I'm aware of that!" she strained back.
Planting her feet into the dirt. Bringing out her claws to pull the gauntlet off as Quill landed in front of Thanos.
"I thought you'd be harder to catch. For the record, this was my plan. Not so strong now, huh? Where's Gamora?" he demanded. "My... Gamora...?" Thanos managed to say with his eyes closed.
Laura felt the gauntlet begin to slip from his wrist! "Oh, bullshit. Where is she?" Quill asked angrily. "He is in anguish!" Mantis cried out.
"Good." "He… he… he… mourns." Mantis cried.
"What does this monster have to mourn?!" Drax exclaimed but Nebula went wide eyed. "Gamora." she realized.
Quill turned back to her. "What?" he frowned.
"He took her to Vormir. He came back with the Soul Stone... but she didn't." she clarified and Laura saw the horror form on Quill's face.
"Listen, Quill do not engage! We almost got this off!" Tony shouted. "Asshole! Tell me you didn't do it." Quill asked Thanos.
"I… had… too…" he managed to say. "Quill, I understand what you're thinking… more than anyone but…" Laura said but she and Tony finally managed to pull the gauntlet off Thanos' hand.
"Yes!" she cheered and tucked it in her arm. "You didn't!" Quill shouted and began to pistol whip his face with his blaster.
"Strange now!" Laura shouted as she placed her clawed suit hand over the stones. She saw Thanos snap out of it and grab Mantis by the neck.
Laura was suddenly dropped through a portal… leaving the others to deal with Thanos' wrath…
Multiple portals were created for Laura to fly through as her suit rendered the gauntlet… Although in reality it was only seconds it felt like an eternity as she flew through the portals, catching glimpses of the others battling the Titan.
Even without the Stones he was a match to be reckoned with. "Render complete!" Raven said and she looked down to see a miniaturized gauntlet assemble on her right suit hand.
She dug her claws to pry the stones out of the larger gauntlet and into her own. Still flying through the portals until each stone was successfully plucked out of Thanos'… gauntlet and into hers. She cried out in severe pain, feeling the burning energy course up her arm... and her suit.
"Now Strange!" she shouted through her comms and he dropped her through a portal right above Thanos' head. She screamed a war cry as she used her will to wield all of the stones.
Landing on Thanos' shoulders, she grabbed each side of Thanos' neck and sliced her claws through it deeply. Soaking her claws in the thick purplish blood. All of the Stones in the inserts... were glowing... and the energy was coursing through Thanos' neck and up his head. She cried out while The stones burning through him… and her.
She used her suit's strength to snap Thanos' neck with her claws still inside it while she used all of the power of the Stones. Thanos eyes rolled to the back of his head. He collapsed backwards with a thud, pinning Laura on her back to the ground.
Her vision went black… and her head rolled to the side.
"Laura!" Tony screamed in horror. He and Quill rushed to lift Thanos' body off of her and he gasped. Seeing her charred suit, smoking gauntlet, face, and hair… and her limp body still smoldering. He crouched down and felt for a pulse.
"FRIDAY?" he asked. "No life signs detected." she said gravely. He gently supported her head in his hand and looked back at Strange.
"Laura come on! You're gonna be fine Come on Watson…" he pleaded to her lifeless body. The others stood by solemnly but Tony glared up at Strange.
"Why did you let her do that? You could've destroyed the Stones!" he said angrily. Strange sighed. "This was the only future in which we would have won, Stark. The minute she was born, Queen Laura was destined to sacrifice her life to save ours. Every other future where she didn't Thanos would have succeeded." he pointed out respectfully.
He just shook his head. "No. She didn't… it should have been me…" he uttered out.
Shaking his head in disbelief but looked down to her half opened eye lids… and closed them one final time.
Author's Notes: So yes, I did change things in this chapter. With Laura's impact on the Marvel's universe and her Vibranium suit so I decided to have her sacrifice herself. An AU of sorts on what if they were able to get the gauntlet of off Thanos on Titan since Tony had her and not Peter before Quill snapped. Which once I thought of killing my OC alone on top of her killing Thanos with her claws and the power of the Stones so I'm curious to see the response with the snap not happening. Along with all of its consequences and Endgame now null and void.
