Chapter 1: Days of The Future Past

2018 (Day Cycle of the Distress Signal)

Peter opened his eyes, slowly, enjoying the feeling of the warm presence beside him. He did a real effort to stop the tears from falling when he looked to the side to find the familiar green skin beside him. He smiled, reaching to kiss her shoulder only because he could. Only because she was here and he could not believe it.

She woke up, as he knew she would and he smiled when her eyes looked at him, fully awake. He knew her years under Thanos allowed her to be on high alert even knowing when they were safe. She smiled, recognized him, and lazily moved her body to get on top of him.

Peter felt in heaven as her naked body got on top of his. He remembered the previous night they made love until they were both spent as if there was a need for them to be as close as possible. He loved nothing more than to feel her trained body resting against his as she passed a finger over his jaw, for some reason, she seemed to like the feel of his facial hair and he had no problem if it was what she wanted he was more than happy to shave just enough for her to feel it.

He looked at her and brought her close, kissing her with all the passion he wanted to show her since the moment he learned she was gone. As he pulled her close, he deepened the kiss as he felt tears in his eyes.

He never thought he would be doing this again.

They had to pull away to catch a breath at some point but Peter made it as long as he could and then looked at her, feeling his tears fall from the side of his eyes. She looked at him, confused as she brushed away the tears.

"Peter… what's wrong?" whispered Gamora.

"Nothing…" said Peter, smiling at her despite his tears. "… I just realized how happy you make me."

Gamora looked at him surprised but then she smiled in a way that Peter knew was reserved for him and this room. She kissed him, quickly but with an emotion he knew she was trying to identify. For a moment, while her body was pressed against his, he forgot about his mission until he looked at the arm he raised to touch Gamora's back.

The gauntlet.

A sharp pain overcame Peter when he remembered that his mission involved his dead and that this was going to be the last moment he would be like this with her. There would not be more moments like this. He smiled sadly, touching Gamora's face with the hand that wasn't covered by the gauntlet, and looked deep into her eyes, knowing that there was something that would distract her enough for him to hide his secret.

"I love you."

It wasn't fair, Peter was well aware of that and he felt bad when he saw her surprised face and the regret decorating her beautiful face. He knew she felt something big for him. She has been sharing his bed for four years and she has that way to look at him and make him feel like a fool that would follow her everywhere.

She loved him but she was unsure of how to express it and he knew, he knew she felt bad for not being able to do it but he had to hide his intentions, he had to. He loved her too much to let Thanos take her away.

He will protect her from the only person he knows she is scared of.

Gamora rolled off of him, unable to answer, and left the room towards the bathroom. He knew what he did but he had to and while he hurt because she was frustrated with herself, he needed her to be away from him now.

I'm so sorry…

Peter sighed, looking at the hand with the gauntlet, and raised the arm, opening a small compartment to install the USB Driver. Once that was done, he activated the gauntlet and FRIDAY came to life, quickly showing a set of weapons and a new armor that Peter could use for his mission.

Peter looked at the time, near his bed, and nodded. The distress signal would come soon and he needed to find Thor before they received that signal. He looked into the information Pepper and the others gathered and along with what he knew, he was able to locate the Asgardian ship quickly. He also knew, thanks to the information that Thor was there with his brother Loki, the one with the Space Stone and Hulk. He knew Loki died and Hulk was sent back to Earth.

Well, Peter was about to change that. He didn't like Thor that much but he was an ally and a friend and he would protect his family.

Peter made a few calculations with FRIDAY, who was kind enough to put her notes on the holographic figures the gauntlet showed him without saying a word, so Gamora couldn't hear him working because even if he was whispering, she would hear him.

Those mods were magic in more ways than one.

He stopped as soon as he heard the door of the bathroom opening and hid his arm behind his back, thankfully, he had enough time to calculate the coordinates, now all he had to do is go there and make sure Thanos didn't get the Space Stone. He wished he could prevent his team from fighting but since he knew they would get involved, eventually, he decided to follow his future/past? and simply throw Thor in their direction.

Luckily for him, there were a few presents left from Pepper Potts to make that possible, hell, that woman was better than Stark when it came to preparations and organization. He is lucky she was marrying him.

He was lucky too, looking in front of him to lock eyes with the deadliest woman of the galaxy that, for some reason, felt less deadly when she was with him.

"Peter…" started Gamora.

"Are you ready for the day? I have a feeling we will have a lot to do." said Peter, giving her, his best smile.

Gamora seemed to want to say something but he gave her the smile he usually had when nothing bothered him and she smiled at him. It was enough for now. She walked closer to him and kissed him, putting a hand over his heart and looking at him once she broke the kiss.

"Someday, I will tell you. I promise." whispered Gamora.

"I know. I never doubted you." said Peter stealing another kiss. "Besides, I am irresistible."

"Idiot…" said Gamora, chuckling.

"Yeah, your idiot." said Peter.

Gamora nodded, feeling better, and took a step back, looking at his face. Peter wasn't stupid, she knew he was acting differently, Gamora could pick up but she thought maybe it was because of the confession and her lack of answer and he let her believe that.

He felt like a monster, making her feel bad on purpose.

"I need a shower and while I would love nothing more for you to stay with me, Rocket is like two seconds away from…" started Peter.

"Lovebirds come on! I have more things to do than to wait for you two!"

Peter laughed and Gamora looked down, smiling, that was the signal. He looked at her, taking in the way her hair fell in front of her face and the red halo illuminating her hair and face by the light of the room. Her figure, covered in black leather, that he knew by heart.

God, Peter was an idiot in love.

"I'll see you in a few minutes then." said Gamora.

She walked out of the room while Peter watched her go. He had like 20 minutes to prepare before Rocket came back and screamed at the door again. He had to be quick so Peter raised the arm with the gauntlet and sighed, pressing the key to bring it to life one more time.

He had a plan but he was going to need help. Peter grabbed his boots, his long red jacket, and his Zune then, he walked towards the bathroom.

"FRIDAY, I need to send my friends away and bring Thor and Loki with them." said Peter, closing the door of the bathroom. "Any ideas?"

"I think I have an idea, Mr. Lord. Can you get control of the ship?" asked FRIDAY.

"Yeah… why?" asked Peter.

"Hear me out, Mr. Lord. We need to follow this plan for it to succeed…"

Peter looked at the gauntlet and nodded as if he was talking to a real person but something was telling him this was going to be the hardest thing he has ever done, for a lot of reasons.

"TH"

It was later when Peter found himself surrounded by his team, they got the distress signal, everybody was where Peter knew they would be and he was using his jacket and his gloves to cover the gauntlet while he let Rocket direct the ship towards the signal and waited.

FRIDAY's plan is easy. All he had to do was to wait for the last jump and let FRIDAY do the rest to trap the team. He should have time, that's what FRIDAY said, to run to the back, get the small ship they had for emergencies and leave the Benatar while FRIDAY locks the ship and waits for him to send Thor and Loki to their location.

Easy Peasy.

He put on music, as he usually did and he could see Drax fall asleep instantly. Peter chuckled, the poor Destroyer has been extra busy looking after Mantis, trying to teach Gamora how to fight but while Gamora knew Mantis needed time, Drax was relentless to the point he took all night to prepare a routine.

Gamora was beside Drax, doing a little dance and singing the song. Peter's chest exploded with love watching her. It has been four years but looking at her now, the woman who could easily cut you to pieces can also have fun and love in the same special way she fought. It took time and tears and a few threats but she finally let go of that darkness Thanos forced on her and now she was even more beautiful than before.

If it was possible.

Besides Peter was Rocket, his copilot. Peter was fond of Rocket. He was a nice raccoon when he wasn't an ass, which was like 2% of the day but deep down, Rocket cared about them. He stood for them and fought for them and since they lost Yondu, he seemed closer to him. It was strange to Peter, he never had a best friend until Rocket.

And finally but not finally there was Groot, a teenager Groot. Peter wondered if Yondu went through the same worries he did when he was a teenager but then again, he was happy Groot was here at all, even if his father's influence was a destroyer, a raccoon expert in bombs and a half-human too weak to operate and with an insane love for music.

At least he had Gamora as a mother, that was a plus in any lifetime.

Peter looked over his shoulder towards Groot. He wishes, if nothing else, that he grows into the fine plant his predecessor was.

Suddenly, the last jump happened and Peter was 10 minutes away from seeing the Asgardian ship and Thor making him realize it was time. He sighed, nodding to himself before he looked towards Rocket. Peter chuckled and felt Mantis' eyes on him as if she just picked up his sad feelings.

"Peter?"

Her voice, concerned, made Gamora and Rocket look towards Peter but he simply smiled and took off his jacket first, showing part of his gauntlet and then his glove, showing the gauntlet in full effect. Groot raised his eyes from the game and looked at Peter too.

"Peter… what are you doing?" asked Gamora.

"Now, FRIDAY!"

Suddenly, part of his gauntlet came to life and the always loose wires of the ship trapped his friends in their seats while Peter took a look at them, quite impressed with the performance and he realized, FRIDAY reinforced the energy of the wires to prevent, Drax and Gamora to escape.

"Wow…" said Peter.

"Less expression of amazement, Mr. Lord, and more moving. I wouldn't be able to hold them for long." said FRIDAY from the gauntlet.

"Right."

"Peter!"

Peter froze like he usually did because Gamora's voice will always have an effect on him and turns around, only to see her fighting with the extra branches and wires FRIDAY used to contain her and Drax, and that came from Groot's room. FRIDAY truly had all planned.

"Peter! What the hell are you doing!? Get this away from us!" screamed Gamora.

"Mr. Lord. We need to go."

Peter knew that but still, he ran towards Gamora and looked at her. She stopped fighting, seeing the gauntlet for the first time and then his expression, the same expression he had this morning.

"Peter…"

"You probably would kick my ass but I promise I'm doing this for you and our family." said Peter, quickly, lowering his body enough to be on the same level she is. "There is something I must do and you can't come with me. I'm sorry."

"What...? Peter, no…" said Gamora.

Peter kissed her, probably for the last time, and then got up. Gamora fought even harder, trying to hold back her tears as she tried to break free but there was no use, Drax couldn't do anything either, as much as he screamed and after Peter put a hand on his shoulder and then, he looked at Groot and Mantis.

"Mantis please, make sure no one goes crazy." said Peter, and then focused on Groot. "I'm proud of you, kid."

"Peter, your feelings! You are sad…" said Mantis, not understanding. "Why are you sad? What are you doing?"

"I am Groot!" I'm sorry for what I said to you! "I am Groot!" Please! Stop this!

Peter almost started to cry right there but pushed his feelings away as he put a hand over Rocket's head, between his ears, now that the raccoon wasn't able to bite him. Rocket growled and fought the restrains but there was no use.

If Gamora and Drax couldn't, Rocket couldn't either…

"You are the Captain now, Rocket. Take care of them." said Peter with a soft voice. "Keep them safe. I trust you and I believe in you."

"Stop! Let me… I'm going to kick your ass! I'm going to… Quill!"

Peter gave Gamora one more look as she fought the restraints and ran, unable to look at them anymore. He had to act, quickly. He ran to the pod and jumped in, taking a look to make sure everything was ready, and then… then he opened the cargo bay and closed his eyes as he flew away from the city with the screams of his family over the comms.

"FRIDAY… what now?" asked Peter.

"Now, Mr. Lord. We need to get ready to fight. Please start the procedure to fabricate your suit and weapons while I redirect your ship to a safe location." said FRIDAY. "Where do you want me to send them? With Captain America or with Tony Stark?"

Peter thought for a minute, both would be risky but he had another idea, there was someone who would need their help soon and they will be connected to the others. Peter nodded to himself. Thor would be there to stop them from killing each other.

"No, set their course towards Wanda Maximoff and Vision but make sure they don't leave the area until they have Thor." ordered Peter.

"As you wish. Coordinates set." said FRIDAY.

Peter smiled as he pressed another key on his gauntlet and saw the blaster materialize in front of him along with the suit. Peter sighed. This time, he was alone but he had a plan.

And a mission and he is not going to fail this time.

"TH"

Peter had to admit that his idea was not a smart one but as soon as he came in contact with the Asgardian ship and saw Thanos dragging Thor as if he was nothing but a rag doll while Loki held the box containing the Space Stone and surrounded by the Black Army, he knew he had to act.

So he did the most Peter Quill thing he could think of and crashed the pod, pushing the four elite members of the Black Order and turning down the lights, making it as if the crash killed whoever was piloting it.

Then he waited. His new blasters in hand and his blue suit with the symbol of the Ravagers on his chest, gloves, and boots, it seemed normal clothes but Peter could feel the suit adapting to his body and looking a little more metallic than anything else he used before.

It almost reminded him of Parker's suit.

He hear someone with great strength take off the top of the pod, probably Cull Obsidian or maybe Corvus Glaive, and prepared, this was it. Loki's life and Thor's will be decided now.

"Who is that?"

Before anyone had the chance to react, Peter changed the beams of his blaster, pressing the key he has been studying during his two/three minutes fly here, and fired at Cull Obsidian's face, covering his face with sticky webs.

He jumped out of the pod, rolling on the ground when he felt Proxima Midnight using her spear to attack him and firing at her. She got trapped on the wall behind her, the webs being strong enough to hold her in place.

"Ahhh!"

Peter barely had time to jump over Corvus Glaive, kicking him on the back of the head before landing and firing his blaster at him on the ground, forcing him to stand down, and then, he did the same with Ebony Maw before he could even move.

Peter looked at the blaster. Man… Potts and Parker were something else. He smiled and then looked in front of him, where Thanos still had Thor as a hostage.

"Who are you?" asked Thanos, curious.

Peter smiled, activating his mask, that covered his face completely as red eyes came to life and he raised his blasters.

"I'm Peter Quill, better known as a Star-Lord." said Peter, confident, strong as he never felt before. "A Guardian of the Galaxy."

Both Thor and Loki made a confused face when Peter started to fire his blasters at Thanos with the sticky webs but they didn't seem to affect Thanos. Peter figured that would happen but he needed the distraction as he ran towards Thanos and Thor, firing the webs.

"Do you think that can beat me!?" screamed Thanos.

"Not really." said Peter, his tone cheerful, as if he was playing a game. "But this will hurt, old purple grape."

He materialized a bomb, one Rocket hid there in the pot and put it on Thanos's chest, using the blasters again, this time in the beam mode to fire at his chest, pushing him away from Thor as the bomb exploded. Peter knew he didn't have a lot of time, as Cull Obsidian and Proxima Midnight were already taking off the webs that hold them off so he grabbed Thor and pushed him towards Loki, making him throw the box with the Space Stone that Peter collected.

He was quick, firing at the box to grab the Stone and quickly, putting it in one of the spaces of his gauntlets while Loki and Thor looked at him, impressed. He looked human but no human should be able to hold an Infinity Stone.

"What are you…?" whispered Loki.

Peter ran towards them and then looked at them. He was fast, figured it may be by the power of the Space Stone. He put a teleporter on Thor's chest and the other on Loki's and smiled at them. Yes! He got this right.

"Kill him!" screamed Proxima Midnight.

"You are going with the other Guardians, please… please, take care of them." said Peter, frowning. "And tell them, Peter Quill sent you before they kill you. Rocket always has a bomb running around the ship."

Then, right before Proxima managed to stab him in the shoulder with her spear, Peter activated the transporters on Thor and Loki's chest and they disappeared before any of the other members of the Black Order could do anything to stop them.

Proxima used her spear to bring Peter up and he winced in pain but luckily for him, the suit took most of the damage away and he smiled, raising the arm where his gauntlet rested and looking over at Thanos, who just appeared back from the explosion.

When he saw the gauntlet, his eyes widen and Peter felt a moment of satisfaction as he prepared himself to snap the first stone.

"Remember this a-hole. I'm here Titan-Killing Long Term-Booty Call."

And then, he snapped his fingers and prayed for the best as he saw Thanos' face change from curiosity to anger and… and terror. He made that bastard, scared. Good, Peter thought.

Suddenly, a power like he never felt before emanated from the gauntlet and Peter screamed in pain as the blue light of the Stone surrounded him as if it was his aura. He fell to the ground when Proxima Midnight was forced to let go of him and Peter rolled, getting near Hulk's unconscious body.

He seemed to start waking up, to Peter's momentary relief but that was short-lived as he felt his heart breaking in two as the power tried to fight back the destruction. None of the members of the Black Order or Thanos could reach them as Peter screamed again, grabbing his chest, agony crushing his body as his hand glowed blue, and then, just as it came, it went.

But Peter was having a hard time to breath. His heart felt broken and he could almost feel the blood coming out from the organ. His vision was blurry, he felt on fire.

Oh God, he was dying here…

He could see the shapes of Thanos and the Black Order walked closer to him and Hulk and tried to move a muscle, to stand and fight but he couldn't breathe and his heart was beating too fast. He could taste blood in his mouth and Peter thought that maybe, with every beat, his heart was bleeding.

But then he felt hands grabbing him. Strong, muscular, and green, a different tone than Gamora and as he felt his conscience slip away he realized that it had to be Hulk. The big green guy was saving him even though Peter felt as if he was dying.

The last thing he felt was Hulk roaring and jumping out of the ship, covering Peter the best he could with his body as both of them fell inevitably from the ship and towards Earth, like a meteorite.

Maybe I will become Star Munch soon…

And then everything went black.

"TH"

The Benatar was in chaos as soon as the crew was free from the mix of vines and wires that Peter trapped them in before he left. It took one moment for them to understand what has happened before they went into action, with Rocket grabbing the controls of the ship in an attempt to follow their stupid leader.

But to his horror. He couldn't. He wasn't in control of the Benatar.

"What do you mean you can't set course!?"

Gamora was at the end of the little patience she had. She didn't understand but she felt it. She felt it. She spend four years sharing everything with Peter, she knew him more than anyone else and she knew he was planning something.

She should have paid more attention. Gamora growled when Rocket hit the control in front of him. He wasn't in control, that was clear, a word FRIDAY was on the control panel and it seemed to control the course of the Benatar overriding any other order Rocket could think of.

"I don't know what is controlling it but is not me!" said Rocket.

"My name is FRIDAY, Mr. Raccoon."

The sound coming from the panel control made her angry because she knew that thing was controlling Peter or making him do this. It was the only explanation because there was no way he left them. There was no way.

And she didn't want to think of any other reason.

"Who are you!? Get out of ma' ship!" said Rocket.

"It is not your ship, Mr. Raccoon, is Mr. Lord and he allowed me to send you somewhere safe where you can't reach him." said FRIDAY.

"I am Groot!?" What do you mean somewhere safe!?

Gamora wanted to know that too. She didn't want to think of Peter in danger while they were trapped here but it was a good chance he was in trouble, that idiot had a habit of risking his life for them or anyone who needed help.

She thought it would get better once they were together. She thought he would think twice because now she was part of his life and she needed him. She never felt what she felt with him. She was too young when she lost her parents and spent a big part of her life under Thanos' reign with him telling her love was a weakness.

But with Peter, it seemed so easy to just let herself fall that she didn't want to think of the chance of losing that feeling.

"You inanimate thing, speak now! What the hell are you talking about!?"

Gamora looked at Drax and then at the controls. She noticed now Groot was holding a tearful Mantis, overwhelmed by the emotions, Groot looked scared, nothing like the sassy teenager she saw when she woke up, then there was Rocket, tense, angry, punching his seat and with his dark eyes watering and Drax… Drax was out of his mind, about to break the control panel.

Kraglin was not far from them, looking down, sadly as if he expected something like this to happen and suddenly Gamora realize she has been so lost in her thoughts she didn't hear what the machine said.

"Mr. Destroyer. Mr. Lord wanted to secure your safety while he went to the Asgardian ship to save Thor Odinson and his brother Loki along with Bruce Banner from Thanos and the Black Order."

Gamora felt paralyzed when she heard his name. She didn't realize she was shaking her head, trying to negate the feeling of sickness that overcame her body. Her vision faded for a second and she felt dizzy but she hold onto Rocket's chair and took a deep breath, trying to calm down.

But there was no calming down because according to that machine, Peter was near Thanos. Her Peter was near her worst enemy. The monster could hurt Peter just for fun. She didn't even want to think what Thanos and her brothers and sister would do to him if they knew what Peter meant to her.

"Thanos…" growled Drax beside her. "Take us to our friend, you stupid thing! We need to help him!"

"I can't. I was given orders by Mr. Lord but you will get news soon." said FRIDAY. "Visit will come in 30 seconds."

"I am Groot?" What are you saying?

"Thor Odinson and Loki are about to appear. Mr. Lord's mission has been half completed." said FRIDAY.

Gamora wanted to break this machine. She wanted to smash it to the ground and get back control of the Benatar but she knew that the machine was attached to the ship and destroying it would destroy any control on the ship.

Fucking Peter and his fucking ideas.

I love you.

Gamora closed her eyes, trying to get a hold of her emotions. She cursed Peter for making her uncontrollable in a situation like this. She needed to get it together and there she was, frozen like a fool because the man she loves was a stupid reckless idiot.

The man she loves. The man who never heard those words from her.

"15 seconds for the arrival. If it helps Mr. Lord wanted to protect you all. Thanos is coming for the Infinity Stones and Mr. Lord's sole mission is to destroy them. He managed to destroy the Space Stone." said FRIDAY.

It took a moment to register what the machine said and then, they heard something falling to the ground. Drax turned around, running to the cargo bay, ready to fight but Gamora was faster. She ran, thinking maybe Peter was back. Hoping to see his dumb face again so she can kick his ass properly but as soon as she got there with Drax she saw a dark-haired man, looking completely confused, and a blonde man, both of them wearing armor.

None of them were Peter.

"Welcome aboard, Thor Odinson and Loki." said FRIDAY'S mechanical voice.

"TH"

Stephen Strange had all the intention to start his day on a good note today. He got up, took a shower, and dressed to go to his favorite cafe to eat breakfast with Wong. It has been a long time since they have a moment of peace and he wanted to talk to his friends without any interdimensional being trying to destroy the universe.

"As long as you are paying." said Wong, laughing.

"I will pay if you don't try and order the most expensive dish, again." said Strange.

Wong laughed again, shaking his head when suddenly, both of them sense a powerful energy coming towards them. With barely time to create a couple of shields to protect themselves, Strange felt more than saw something breaking his roof and falling in the middle of his stairs, creating a hole that could be the size of a person.

Strange and Wong exchange a look before flying towards the hole, looking down and ready to attack but what they found was something they never expected to see before. There were two bodies there, one covered with a mask and the other… they knew the other.

"Bruce?" asked Strange.

It seems that Strange's plans will be postponed again.

"TH"

Tony Stark and Pepper Potts were doing their morning run, laughing, and talking to them when Strange appeared. They both looked at each other and the next thing they knew is that they were being transported to Strange's house.

It was a surprise when they found Bruce Banner was already there and also someone else. Strange walked towards the newcomer and tapped his shoulder, pointing at Tony Stark and Pepper Potts. Strange didn't seem to trust that guy but he wasn't attacking him or anyone else so Tony thought he couldn't be that bad.

"Hey… I'm Peter Quill… your guy over there saved my ass." said Peter, pointing at Bruce.

"You saved me, Thor, and Loki first." said Bruce, giving him a sympathetic smile. "Someone attacked the Asgardian ship where Thor and Loki were transporting the Space Stone, one of the six infinity stones… Peter got just in time, send Thor and Loki with his team the… the…"

"The Guardians of the Galaxy." said Peter, chuckling.

"That and then he took the Stone from that titan and… and crushed it." said Bruce, looking at Tony with amazement. "and infinity stone, Tony!"

Tony looked at Pepper and then at Peter not knowing what anyone was talking about and Strange sighed, moving his hand to show the six stones in front of Tony and Pepper, under the stones, there were their names.

"Power, Space, Reality, Mind, Soul, and Time." said Strange. "As Peter told us, this titan's name is Thanos. One of the members of his team was her adoptive daughter… long story short, she is a good person now, I think…"

"She is…" said Peter with a sigh.

"A few years ago they managed to save the Galaxy by stealing the Power Stone and leaving it at Xandar but according to Peter, Thanos has it and destroyed Xandar, which seems to be a planet, later, Peter and his team learned about the infinity stones by someone called the Collector, who has the reality stone in a place called… Knowhere." said Strange.

"Xandar… Knowhere… but you are human… Mr. Quill?" asked Pepper.

"I'm human. I was abducted when I was eight after my mother passed away from cancer." said Peter. "Been out there for a long time until I found my team or… well, we found each other, now my best friend is a raccoon with cybernetic enhancements, my other friend is someone called Destroyer and Mantis is my sometimes therapist because of her mind control powers, it's weird, don't questions it. I'm also the proud half-father of a walking tree and my girlfriend is the deadliest woman in the Galaxy and adopted daughter of Thanos. There is also another person, a Xandarian named Kraglin, my dad's best friend or something like that, and Gamora's sister, Nebula, a pain in the ass but also ex-daughter of Thanos."

Both Pepper and Tony share a look and Peter chuckles, getting up. His clothes, back to one piece thanks to Strange, cover his gauntlet hand. As Peter gets up, a faint paint on his chest makes him take a step back.

Wong and Strange share a look.

Tony doesn't miss it.

"Is something wrong?" asked Tony.

"He fell from space with only Hulk as his protection." said Strange as if that explained everything.

It did, in a way.

"It's cool. We should focus on the stones." said Peter, trying to hide his discomfort. "We can't let Thanos get them, he already has the Power Stone but if we destroy the others, we still have a big chance to defeat him. I already took care of the Space Stone and Strange will protect the Time Stone for now, just in case…"

"Why not destroy it now?" asked Bruce.

"He hasn't recovered from the first time, Bruce." said Strange.

Tony took a step forward, mostly because this seemed dangerous and he wanted Pepper away from any danger, and secondly because he needed a big explanation about what was going on. Peter didn't miss the movement and he sighed, also taking a step forward.

"Maybe we should take a minute and explain Stark everything first." said Peter, smiling at the man. "What do you need to know first?"

"Thanos. Who is he? Why he wants the stones?" said Tony.

"Thanos is a Titan. A purple bastard… I don't know much about his past and I don't… I don't think even Gamora or Nebula know about it. All I know is that he's been after the stones for a long time to reunite all six and wipe half because we are too many I guess? And he wants to stop life to grow and prevent some painful and slow death." said Peter, looking away.

"So he wants to prevent the universe runs out of resources by killing half the universe?" asked Pepper.

"More or less, yes but of course, the other half will be under his reign since he will have the stones." said Quill. "And he doesn't even know who is going to disappear. I mean… I kind of get that we may get out of resources at some point but instead of killing half the universe, shouldn't we work on doing something to stop that from happening? With all of us alive, I mean."

"Society is strange but Thanos throws the question out there and… and we should answer, not like this but in a way we can make people understand… we are heroes after all, right? People will hear us." said Tony, crossing his arms, thinking. "Ok… I'll think about that later, now, you said he had two adoptive daughters? Your girl and another one?"

"Gamora and Nebula, yes. Gamora was Thanos' favorite. He… well, she will be able to tell you maybe, if she is ready but let's just say they didn't have much chance to decide what to do or if they wanted to have any part of being Thanos family. Both of them have mods on their bodies, more Nebula but… yeah, that's her story." said Quill, looking away. "The point is, a long time ago, I got a job where I had to steal an orb, that orb contained the power stone but I didn't learn that until much later. Gamora was trying to get it too, she made it look like it was for Ronan, someone that worked for Thanos but she wanted to take it and sell it to the Collector, where it would be safe from Thanos."

"So she is not bad."

"No! Of course not! She is not gentle either, you should see her fight. She moves like she is dancing and…" said Peter, smiling like an idiot until he caught himself. "…that doesn't matter now. The point is that we managed to create a little group when we got arrested: Me, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot. We lost Groot, when he sacrificed himself to save us but Rocket save one of his branches and another Groot came to life, it is weird but that's how we all became parents."

"What happened to the stone?" asked Banner, curious about the story.

"Oh, in the end, we managed to take it from Ronan and we gave it to the Nova Corps so they could keep it safe, that's how we saved the galaxy the first time, and because of the guardians." said Peter, smiling. "Nice days…"

"But now Thanos has it." said Tony.

"Yes, we do missions across the galaxy so we aren't always there and I guess… I guess he took the chance to attack and take the stone… I wonder now if he did that while we fought my father." said Peter, looking serious.

"Your father?" asked Strange.

"Oh, that… well, sometime after we took care of Ronan, we crashed into a planet and I found out that my father was a Celestial called Ego and…"

"You father is what!?" said Wong, surprised.

"Was, we killed him. He wanted to use me as a battery to absorb energy and destroy the universe and killed my half-siblings because they didn't hold the light and he also put a tumor on my mother's brain… yeah, father of the year." said Peter, growling. "But that's not the point, I may be half-Celestial but I have no powers, the light went away when we killed him and I'm not immortal anymore."

"That would explain why you survived holding an infinity stone and why you can destroy them." said Strange, curious.

Peter nodded, not wanting to go into details, there were things he couldn't tell anyone, besides, they needed to focus, there were three other stones out there.

"You hold a stone, Strange. The reality stone is in Knowhere and the mind stone is on… Vision? I think that's his name, forehead." said Peter.

"That is five. There is one more, right?" said Wong to Strange.

"Yes, the soul stone but no one knows where is it." said Strange.

"Gamora knows, but never told Thanos, that's why you need to secure her and her sister, so he can't get a hold of them." said Peter. "My team can support you, they already are with Thor and Loki and I sent them to help Wanda Maximoff and Vision before someone attacks him."

"We should call, Steve, Tony. He can get a hold of Wanda faster than we can." said Pepper, putting a hand on Tony's shoulder.

Tony didn't want to but Strange seemed to believe this man and to Tony the story was plausible, besides, there was this thing that this man saved Bruce and it felt like he owed him a favor because he also saved Thor and wanted to help Vision.

Tony sighed and nodded, opening his mouth when suddenly, a loud noise accompanied by something close to an earthquake distracted all of them and Peter cursed under his breath before running outside and opening the door of Strange House.

"They here! They are coming for the Time Stone!" screamed Peter.

Tony, Bruce, and Strange quickly took steps forward ready to fight, all three of them calling for their armor, ready to fight and Bruce calling for his inner monster to get ready to fight. Tony looked at Pepper and Wong.

"Stay here and try to find Steve, once you do, tell him to get his side of the team ready. I'm guessing I'm going to need Mr. Perfect for this." said Tony.

Pepper smiled as she watched him go and looked at Wong as he chuckled. It seemed the Avengers were assembling one more time and this time, they won't fight alone.