Steve looked at the board, before turning to everyone assembled. "Twenty fourteen team will be Clint and Nat you're going to challenge the Grandmaster for the soul gem while Nebula and Rhodey procure the power gem." Nat groaned and leaned back against her chair. Clint gave her a sympathetic pat.

"Next we have the space, mind, and time gem in New York twenty twelve, Scott, me, Tony, and Bruce this will be our team."

"I'm sorry Steve but I can't join you on this." Bruce said standing up.

Everyone turned to Bruce.

"What do you mean?" Asked Tony, "Is this about your green problem, because i told you I think I've got a stealth veronica for you to use."

"Its not that...Its just me and the Hulk - we came to a certain understanding and if I willingly go into a situation, a dangerous situation he doesn't want to be a part of and we share the same 'body'" Bruce gestured at his body.

"I get it Bruce." Steve said honestly.

"We'll have to shift the plan around then but we can still get all three gems."

"Finally in twenty thirteen we have Rocket and Thor acquiring the reality gem." Steve finished explaining the game plan.

Dawn rises outside the huge windows of the Avengers compound. Jemma Simmons works with Sharon Carter to prepare the quantum tunnel. From the east the heroes march toward the platform in their timesuits. Jemma gives Tony a thumbs up as he walks past. Sharon nods her at Steve. The heroes gather on the platform. They put their hands together.

"Ten months ago we lost everything, friends, family, our people, a part of ourselves. But today we can get it back."

"You have your teams and you have assignments. Get your stone, and get back here. One round trip each. No mistakes. No do-overs." Steve grips his shoeld and slings it to his back. " Most of us are going back to places we know. That doesn't mean we know what to expect. Be careful. Look out for each other. Improvise, if you have to. (looking around) This is the fight of our lives. And we're going to win"

Steve looks at the men and women around him. His friends, his allies. "Whatever it takes."

"He is good at this." Scott whispered to Rhodey who shrugged.

Tony turned to Jemma, "All right, you heard the man. Stroke those keys, Ms. Simmons."

Jemma and Bruce begin tapping in commands, illuminating each pad.

"Tracking Beacons engaged." Bruce said.

Clint checks his pocket: a shrunken Benatar sits inside palm.

"Not a scratch, bow boy." Rocket said.

"Sure thing, I'll do my best." Clint responded.

"Thats pretty lame promise as they go." Rocket grumbled.

"I'll make sure its in one piece." Natasha added for reassurance.

The platform begins to vibrate and light up. Natasha looks around at her friends and smiled, they will win. "See you in a minute." Suddenly, they stretch and vanish, shrinking away. Whoosh. The quantum console stops vibrating. Jemma's coffee mug falls from the console.

NEW York 2012

Chitauri chariots flies through the air above. Hulk smashes into a Chitauri transport and rips it to shreds sending shrapnel below. Thor summons lightning to his hammer before redirecting it toward a Chitauri whale.

A block away a flash of light fills an alley before Steve, Tony and Scott appear.

"Okay, Park Avenue's that way. Let's huddle up. Suits off." Tony said after peering out of the alley.

They all touch their cuffs, retracting their time suits.

Steve turned to the other two heroes, "We've all got our assignments. Two stones uptown, one stone down. Stay low, keep an eye on time."

SANCTUM SANCTORUM

Chitauri Chariot zooms over rooftops blasting at any and everything. Suddenly a circle of orange energy saws through on e of the chariots exploding after slicing through before zigzagging to another chariot.

Tony Stark landed on the roof. He heads for a door, but

"I'd recommend not going in there." said a hooded figure appearing before Tony.

"Holy -" Tony started taking a few steps back and lifting up his repulsor rays at the mysterious individual.

"I think you're lost, Mr. Stark." said the hooded figure.

"No I'm right where I need to be." Tony said, "Let me guess, Wong, I need Stephen Strange?"

"You're about three years too early." the figure removes their hood revealing themselves to be the Ancient One. "Stephen Strange is currently performing surgery, 20 blocks that way. What do you want with him?"

"Listen...Wait did you say three years... can you see the future."

Ancient one shrugged. "That is not what is important Mr. Stark, you - time traveling here jeopardizes the entire multiverse." Suddenly a sword of green fire appears in the Ancient One's hand. "And it is my duty as sorcerous supreme to prevent such disasters."

"Alright two thousand and seven Brittney Spears, but I need the time stone!" Tony said ready for battle.

Asgard 2013

AN ASGARDIAN MAIDEN stands outside Jane's bathrrom, handing over a green dress.

"For you, Lady Jane." the maiden said.

Jane reaches out and takes the green dress. "Um, do you have anything with...pants?"

"Pants?" the maiden said.

"It's okay. Nevermind." Jane said closing the door.

Rocket and Thor watch all this from behind a crypt. Rocket holds a syringe-like extraction device in one hand.

"Thats Jane." Thor pointed out. But his eyes began to wander around the chambers at the glory of the Asgard that was lost. We will never have this again, thought Thor.

"Okay, here's the deal. You're going to charm her, and I'm going to poke her with this thing, extract the Reality Stone, and get gone lickety-split" Rocket said as the two heroes rise up from their hiding position. They quickly kneel down when they hear someone approach.

Frigga enters the chambers, " Send Loki some soup. I don't think he's eating..." Frigga stopped mid sentence something in the air catching her attention.

"My queen?" Asks the chambermaid.

"Ask our librarians to pull some volumes from the astronomy shelves. He won't read them, but at least they'll keep him company." Frigga finished.

"Who's that fancy broad?" Rocket asked.

"M-my mother...she's gonna - die today." Thor said.

MORAG, 2014

Stiff winds pelt the surface of Morag. Rhodey steers nebulas ash she lowers the escape pod from the now full sized benatar.

"That's it, right on that line, Blue. Keep dropping it." Rhodey said to Nebula.

Nearby, Clint surveys the planet. Geysers explode, Cliffs loom nearby. An Orloni bites Natasha's boot. She kicks it away.

"Hey, can we hurry it up?" Clint said.

"Yeah, come on, chop chop, we're on the clock, here." Natasha joins in.

"All that? Really helpful!" Rhodey said as the escape pod finally shifts into place.

"Take care of yourself, okay." Natasha said hugging Rhodey and Nebula before getting onto the Benatar.

"Get that stone and come back. No messing around. You guys watch each other's six." Rhodey said as he watched the Benatar rise in the air.

Sakaar 2014

"Avengers!" greets the grandmaster with his feet being held up by a servant. "I thought after the last engagement I would never see you again?"

Clint bristled remembering the brutal fight that the Avengers were forced to have with the Guardians.

"We need something you have."

A wicked gleam crosses the Grandmaster's face, "Oh don't you know me better by now avengers. I don't trade!"

New York 2012

Ant Man and Captain America wait as Black Widow holds the Staff toward the containment field protecting the cosmic cube.

"Come on stark." Black widow said watching the portal.

"Whoa this is intense." Whispers Scott to Steve who nodded. Watching it all from someone who already gone through this was still filled him with anxiety.

"He's gonna make it." Steve whispers.

Scott looked at Steve perplexed with a 'what' on the tip of his lips.

"Close it." said 2012 Steve. without hesitating Black Widow pulls the scepter out, the tesseract turns off its energy beam. Black Widow drops the scepter and stumbles to the edge of the roof.

"I'm sorry." Said Dr. Selvig.

"We should head down and get you help, Doctor." Black Widow said unknown to her that Tony had fallen out of the portal.

"Nows our chance." Steve said watching as Black Widow and Dr. selvig make their way down the stairs.

Steve picked up the scepter while Scott grabbed the Cosmic cube hissing as the cube was still resonating with heat.

"Lets go." Steve said tapping at his time wrist and Scott followed suit.