A multitude of lasers shot out of the lens at Tony and Loki. They paled and started to run in circles in order to not get hit. The others were backed up against the wall, away from the line of fire. Natasha reached into her boot, looking for the knife that she kept hidden in it. Her eyes widened when she couldn't feel it.
The Game Master must have decided to say something, because the hum and their voice returned.
"Sorry, Agent Romanoff. You won't find any of your weapons. Nor will anyone else. Not even the knife in the toes of your boots. I removed them previous to your waking up. Doctor Banner may also find that he is unable to turn into The Incredible Hulk. I have sealed that part of himself magically, it will be unsealed after you all complete the final room. Also, Thanos and Loki will be disposed of after this room."
Thanos gulped, while Loki continued trying to outrun the laser storm that had befallen him.
"Moving on, I have an apology." The Game Master reported somewhat dejectedly.
"An apology?" Bruce asked.
"Yeah. I may or may not have lied earlier. I actually do have a plan for this room, after discussing it with my associate while you were in suspended animation. Sorry 'bout that. I'll try not to do that again." The Game Master answered cheerfully.
"When were we put into suspended animation?" Natasha asked. Steve and Bruce shrugged, as Tony was still running from lasers.
"That's the good part. You don't remember being in suspended animation. And, for the sake of the story, I won't mention it." Said the Game Master.
"Story?" Bruce asked over the sounds of Tony running past him, screaming.
There was a long pause before the Game Master replied.
"...Oh crap. You didn't hear anything."
"You said story. What does that mean?" Natasha asked, quickly entering 'Interrogation Mode'.
"No, I didn't. I didn't say anything about a story." The Game Master replied quickly. The occupants of the room could practically hear the panic in the Game Master's voice.
The ceiling opened up again, and the laser machine crawled back into the opening. Tony and Loki finally stopped running, bent over with their hands on their knees, panting like dogs.
"FINALLY." Tony yelled between breaths. Loki sent him a death glare, effectively shutting him up for fear of bringing back the laser pointer of death.
Suddenly, the room started to shake as if it were in an earthquake. The walls started to glow menacingly. Everyone moved into the center of the room. The light that erupted was blinding. After a brief second, it subsided, leaving everyone momentarily blinded. Their vision cleared up a minute later, making them all blink the rest of the blindness away.
"What just happened?" Natasha asked, looking around at the others in case any of them had any sort of an answer. They shrugged in response.
The hum returned again, causing them to turn their gazes up to the ceiling.
It took a moment before the Game Master hesitantly spoke. "Agent Romanoff, do you remember your previous question?"
"The one I just asked?" She questioned.
"No, the one before that."
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
The Game Master breathed what appeared to be a sigh of relief. The occupants of the room looked at each other before shrugging yet again.
"Okay, phew. I thought I might've had to resort to drastic measures. And I really don't feel like releasing the zebras or pulling my machete out of the closet."
There were several pairs of concerned and startled eyes gazing up at the ceiling then.
"You can't expect me to have drastic measures without them being drastic, now can you? Wow, you guys should've anticipated that." The Game Master chided.
The occupants of the room looked at each other, incredulous to the fact that the Game Master would say something as childish as that.
"Well, then. Since you aren't going to say anything and you don't know how to escape this room, I'll give you a hand." A resounding click was heard as the lights went out. Two screams echoed in the darkness, and the lights flickered back to life.
The occupants looked around at each other, trying to figure out who screamed. As they whirled around, attempting to find the source of the screams, Bruce's eye caught sight of Tony and Loki curled in on themselves, eyes wide with fear, unseeing to the predicament that the others were concerned with.
"Tony? Are you alright?" Bruce asked cautiously, slowly approaching his friend. Tony said nothing, eyes still wide, staring at an invisible sight.
"Tony, answer me." Bruce bent down and shook Tony's shoulder, causing the latter to flinch away from him and towards Loki. Their arms brushed and Tony glanced up at Loki. His eyes widened even further, and he backed away quickly, nearly falling over in the process.
~o0o~
Tony stood in the Tower, eyes wide with fear and confusion. What he saw was not physically possible.
What he saw was the Battle of New York.