ONE YEAR LATER

The cell was cold, damp, and small, but it was Matt's new home. Sure he hadn't broken any laws to land himself in this cell, but people we scared of him and fear was strong. Just ask witchy in his neighboring cell. The year he spent working in Chicago had felt like prison, it was more like paradise.

The fight at the airport had gone south so fast. Who knew that the warning Thor gave him would actually be important. When all of it went down, Matt had betrayed his closest ally and joined Iron Man on the side of registering for the Sokovia Accords. Steve's face when it had all went down...

"Hey, don't look so sad all the time. Kills the prison movie vibe." Scott called over to Matt. The giant cuffs on his arms kept him from using his abilities, but it was so tempting to slam the man's face into the bars. "Ant-Man" what a joke, Matt thought to himself. There was a slight glow coming from the inside of the restraints, the Infinity Stone was just as angry as him it seemed.

"Oh yeah, I'm sure we're all so terribly happy." A chilling voice sounded from the cell next to him.

"Shut it, blue face." Hawkeye said from his cell in the corner.

"Or what? Lose your slingshot?" Nebula taunted. Matt knew there was no bother getting involved. They always argued, guess it wasn't like movies, sorry Scott. Ross had told him plain a simple, people like Matt were dangerous. The Raft held the people too dangerous for humanity.

It had all happened so fast, one minute Matt was fighting Scott, the next he was hit into the air and landed next to Vision. As the android was about to shot Falcon out of the sky, Matt's energy flew into him and made the blast hit Rhodey instead. Thor was right when he said it was dangerous to have two Infinity Stones so close together.

"You always were a bit vexing." Hawkeye returned from his cell.

"Right, you knew me so well. This one hosted a nice trip a couple years into the past." Nebula said kicking the wall of her cell.

"Wish I could do that now." Matt replied silently. Crap, he knew they heard him. He had tried so hard to just be quiet and reserved.

"Oh, you do speak," Nebula scoffed, "good, can't have you going all catatonic now."

"Why so that purple dude can steal my stone again?" Matt replied.

"His name is Thanos, and I don't do business with him anymore." Matt could tell from her tone that there was more to this story, but he decided to not press that.

"Daddy issues?" Matt pushed, he knew he shouldn't get involved but he couldn't help himself. Two years ago Nebula had forced the Soul Stone out of Matt's body and killed him, could you blame him for being quick to be angry about it.

"You could say that." Nebula replied.

"Weren't you getting the Time Stone for him?" Matt asked feeling his eyes briefly illuminate their flare of orange.

"No, but that's none of your business."

"It kinda is now." Matt stated.

"Do you have any idea how lucky you are?" Nebula asked him with a harshness to her voice that he could almost say was jealousy.

"No but I'm sure you're about to inform me." Matt sarcastically replied. The other prisoners were just sitting in their various cells, watching with amusement as the two went back and forth.

"You were the housing vessel for not one, but two Infinity Stones. The energies of the two more than enough to kill you, but somehow they both allowed you to hold their power. I watched as a Kree Imperial was corrupted by an Infinity Stone and eventually destroyed by it. I don't think you understand the burden you now hold on your shoulders. Infinity Stones aren't toys, they are the most powerful relics in the universe, and you've used two to your own wim."

"Listen you little-" Matt stopped talking when the building shook. Dust cascaded from the ceiling and landed on his longer than usual hair. The guards outside their cell block shouted but were quickly silenced. The door banged twice before it was ripped open. The lights went down as soon as the alarm blared. A man walked slowly into the room and pressed a card into the control panel. All the cells opened at once freeing them. Matt looked at the person who had freed them and lost his breath.

"Good to see you, Cap." Sam said walking forward. Matt stumbled along with Wanda, both of their arms were bound preventing well balance. Nebula strode out with pride, but she did not make a move other than that. Matt felt renewed strength as the barrier keeping his powers restrained was deactivated. Drawing power from his Infinity Stone, Matt pulled on his restraints and felt them explode off his hands, the bars on his feet soon followed.

Matt felt so alive, the power coursing through his veins was so welcoming. The orange in eyes had never felt so great, even after Ultron and Hive this was still so much power flowing through him.

"We don't have a lot of time, I took out the guards on the control deck but there are reinforcements coming." Matt could hear the steps of guards approaching their cells. Gently Matt moved his way into the front of the group. As two guards turned into the door Matt held his hands up and exploded their guns with a thought, next he sent them flying into the nearest wall. When the ordeal was over, Matt found himself hovering a tiny bit. Moving forward, while still not touching the ground, Matt knocked guard after guard to the ground with just his mind. He knew he was overdoing it, but all this energy felt so good.

Following Steve's commands, the group, including Nebula, walked toward the quinjet Steve had stolen. Blood slowly dripped down Matt's nose but if anyone noticed they didn't say anything. As the rounded the next corner the man himself, Ross, stood with ten armed personnel.

"I would stop while you can if I were you." Ross simply stated. With a flick Matt sent the man toppling backward. Gunfire opened up but Wanda was blocking them with her red energy. Nebula jumped forward and took out five without even wavering, Clint took out the other five.

"Let's move." Cap said as they ran toward the quinjet. Now Matt eased himself to the ground and ran into the jet. Everyone found a place to sit as Cap eased into the pilot seat and took off. Nebula's hand came into Matt's view holding a towel.

"You look disgusting." Nebula said as Matt took the towel.

"Thanks." Matt replied with a bit of sarcasm.

"So where are we going, Cap?" Sam said from the back of the jet. It was a question that had probably occurred to all of them but no one had asked.

"Wakanda, the only country we can actually be safe in." Steve said as the quinjet took off at max speed.

So I know it's been forever and I also know that this is completely different than where I left off. I just decided it would be best if I wasn't bound to entirely canon events like AoU or Civil War. The next few chapters are gonna come but probably spaced far apart as my first year of college nears. I will be trying my hardest to keep this updated I promise.