The suit was most definitely made for him, it was amazing. He felt absolutely no air resistance and flew faster than he had ever before. His body didn't feel the chilling effects from being up as high as he was, he was actually warm. Next to Matt flew Iron Man, fully suited in Mark XLIV. The looked at each other for a moment before returning to flight. Behind them flew the rest of the Avengers. Russia was coming over the horizon as they flew. S.H.I.E.L.D was forbidden from flying in Chinese airspace with what happened with H.Y.D.R.A so the team was forced to fly north through the Bering Strait. Siberia was a barren and plain place, but the 0-8-4 crashed here.
"We just received word that the object is active, it seems our presence is affecting whatever it is." Steve told them over their radio. Matt looked back, he had spent all year reading on S.H.I.E.L.D tactics and policies, and he himself had a Level 8 Clearance level which was amazing to him, but the team still had a close knit bond to them. Matt felt like he wasn't quite in that bond yet.
As they came to the crash sight, Matt saw what all the fuss was about. The crater was enormous, at least 5 football fields wide, the surrounding forest had been leveled from the force. S.H.I.E.L.D trucks were surrounding the edges of the crater, but had yet to go inside. A small orange light emitted from the very center, Matt felt drawn to the light like a fly.
"Fury wants us to move in first, grab the stone and get out." Black Widow ordered.
"Are we sure it's the stone?" Tony asked.
"Readings are identical to Loki's Scepter, the Tesseract, and Matt." Clint told.
"Me?" Matt inquired.
"Yeah, you were literally an Infinity Stone still kinda are, sorta." He was kind of an Infinity Stone, it was the energy that unlocked his powers within his very soul. It was also what kept him alive after Nebula had her way with him. He was still able to call upon the tiny bit he had inside his heart and help him out. Nebula had the stone but he was the product.
"Alright, Matt and Stark move in first and acquire the stone. We'll run detail. Stark has his suit and Matt has his shield so the radiation won't hurt them." Steve commanded. Matt nodded and flew with Tony to the center. The light was incredibly bright now. The stone was just that, a stone. Not a giant crystal, mist, or even cube, a stone. Matt reached out for it but Stark grabbed his arm.
"Thor told us the risks of having two stones so close together, I got it." Tony said with a smile to his voice.
"Actually, I've got it." A chilling voice called. Matt froze, he knew that voice. Power filled his veins with rage he turned to face Nebula.
"How did you get here?" Tony asked.
"Teleport, you Terrans are still basic at the basic technology. Pathetic." Nebula walked forward but Matt halted her movements with a thought.
"The stone isn't yours Nebula." He said. Wow, he sounded very cliche.
"How are you not dead?" Nebula asked. "I killed you, I took the Soul energy from you. You're dead."
"Dead and Alive. Must be a zombie then." Matt said with a grin, he began to lift her but she stayed put. She was smiling, why was she smiling? In a flash she threw two daggers into both of Matt's shoulders, or more at them. He caught them quickly and sent them shooting back at her. She grabbed both and charged Matt before he could think of his powers. His shield reflex activated and slowed her down enough for him to dive out of the way. Kicking out he caught her in the elbow, snapping it. A dagger flew into the air and Matt caught it. Her elbow quickly fixed itself and she attacked again. A duel began with the two before Nebula exploded.
"I think that's about enough of that." Tony said lowering his arm. Legs wrapped around his suit and flipped him onto his back. Nebula raised her sword but Matt knocked her back. She just wouldn't die. The two squared off again as Tony struggled to get up. Matt felt his brain surging, which kinda felt gross. The air around him began to slow down and he brought his hands down with force. A wave of energy flew out around him, not just a small wave, no it was a massive. It sent Tony and Nebula flying, dust cleared away from the entirety of the crater and knocked Agents over.
Matt felt out with his shield and grabbed Nebula from inside the dust cloud. She fought his grip but he knew that wasn't possible now. With his other hand he sent out vibrations, in a perfect frequency that both her swords shattered. Nebula, however, was unaffected. Rage again filled Matt's brain and clouds gathered overhead, raising his hand he felt inside the clouds for a moment before opening the heavens. A single super powered lightning bolt followed his motions and slammed into the ground and Nebula. Screams filled the air, one coming from his ear.
"What the hell is going on in there!?" Steve shouted.
"Nebula's here." Matt replied. Steve's voice droned out as Nebula got up again from where he'd thrown her. The orange stone sat between them, the two with the same idea. Sprinting forward Matt grabbed the stone, as did Nebula. Orange energy covered Nebula's face and her body. Matt felt the same energy fill him, double what he was used to.
Orange surrounded them in a tornado and the gravity began to pull on them. Their legs flew from under them and they began to spin around the stone. Faster and faster they spun until Nebula flew off the stone and out of the vortex with a scream. Matt held on as long as he could until he too was ripped away and fell through the orange fabric.
Dizziness and amnesia accompanied Matt upon his landing. The world slowly came to focus like you see in found footage horror movies.
"Hey, are you okay?" A girls voice asked. "Matt?" Matt rubbed his eyes an looked at the face in front of him. "Earth to Matt, anyone home?" The girl asked again.
"Casey?"
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