35: Return

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—— 3rd Person's P.O.V ——

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Wanda stood outside the room while holding her ruby necklace, a smile of madness on her face as she hears the continuous screams of her prisoner.

She rubbed the necklace as she sent a telepathic message to her prisoner. 'See, he didn't find anything, you were worried for nothing.' Her smile widened as her prisoner got silent.

'But there were no mentions of the marker in your memories, only the Existence thing which I dealt with by capturing you inside this necklace.

As long as I'm wearing this, my Soul will be hidden behind yours, making my Existence also not visible.' Wanda laughed as she hears her prisoner's scream again.

'You mad bitch, you killed Emma and America, Bryan will definitely find out about them, especially Emma' Wanda's laughing face turned into a sneering one after hearing her prisoner's voice.

'We will leave this Universe tomorrow, and I have made sure no one's disturbed us till then'

Wanda replied one last time and cut off the connection with her prisoner.

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~Next Day~

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—— Bryan's P.O.V ——

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"You sure you don't want to stay for a while longer," I asked Wanda.

"No! I want to leave this place as fast as possible, staying here even a bit reminds me of the nightmares I had while you were away." Wanda said with a pale face making me squeeze her palm lightly.

"I was thinking about continuing what we didn't finish with Emma." I joked as I opened the Portal, but Wanda didn't reply instead she just entered the portal making me also follow her.

The Portal opened outside of our house, from where the space rift originally took us.

"Home sweet home," I said, to which Wanda nodded her head while taking a deep breath.

"So, you wanna resume our vacation?" I questioned as I held the door for her.

"Umhmu, I just want to cuddle and spend time with you." Wanda shook her head in denial and told what she wants to do.

"Hmm." I hummed at her reply, liking the idea actually.

*tring~tring* Suddenly the Phone, Tony gave me started going off.

I picked up the phone.

Wanda also stopped and turned around, listening intently.

I accepted the call and put it on the speaker.

"Tony?" I questioned.

"Bryann!!! Finally" Steve's loud voice came along with the sound of laser firing.

"Steve?" I questioned again

"Yes!!! Listen, Bryan, we are being attacked by a space tyrant at the border of Wakanda. He's after the Infinity-Stone and has already got four-no scratch that he just got his fifth one, we ne-" I hung up the phone with "I'm on my way"

I looked at Wanda whose eyes are shining crimson.

"So, I take it you're also coming," I asked, but I already knew the answer.

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~ a Few hours ago, Wakanda~

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—— 3rd Person's P.O.V ——

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The whole Wankandan street was empty with the citizens inside their homes at their King's order. The wakankandans peeked from their windows as their warriors made their way towards the border, the warrior's rhythmic footsteps shaking the nearby buildings.

On top of a building Steve, Tony, Thor, Bruce, and Natasha stood alongside the King of Wakanda and his Royal Guards.

"As you can see the whole of Wakanda is ready to fight alongside you all, Captain. You will have my King's Guard, the Border Tribe, the Dora Milaje, and others fighting side by side with you and your friends." T'Challa said as he points at his army.

Steve nodded and looked at Thor, who took the clue and started speaking about the support Asgard's going to provide.

"Asgard is also ready to provide all it could." Thor's words made all the people present feel at ease thinking if Asgard sends all its soldiers then the war will be quite easy, but Thor's next word dashed their hopes.

"Due to rebellion, I have to station few thousand soldiers across the Nine Realm, and I have to also leave few thousand behind in Asgard to defend it, in case something happens, and-" Thor was going to continue, but stopped after seeing his friend's faces.

"Hahaha but don't worry there will be two thousand Asgardians ready to march towards the Valhalla with us on this battle!!!." Thor laughed loudly and smacked Tony's back lightly, making him almost fall from the roof.

"Why the hell do you always smack my back," Tony asked with a tinge of anger in his voice as he held the railing, but Thor ignored him.

"Good. Two thousand Asgardian soldiers will be really helpful. Will we get more help from Asgard?" Steve questioned Thor.

"Yes! My Royal Guard, the former Warrior Three and Sif, alongside my brother and Valkyrie, will also join us." Thor told Loki joining the war like it was nothing, but the same cannot be said for the other occupants.

"You don't mean the same brother who attached the New York, right?" Tony asked

"Yes," Thor replied.

"The very same brother who always stabs you in the back?" Tony asked again

"Yes?" Thor confusingly replied, not getting where Tony was going with this.

"The BROTHER who's after YOUR THORNE." Tony raised his voice and tapped his index finger on Thor's chest a few times.

"Yes…but Loki has changed!!! he knows his mistake." Thor defended his brother, but Tony scoffed at him.

"Yeah…no, I ain't fighting with my back against a backstabbing sonovabitch who has daddy issues," Tony stated making everyone silent…well except one.

"Look who's taking" Natasha chipped a comment at Tony's daddy joke.

"Romanoff, how's retirement treating you, I hope the big guy didn't make an appearance during your intimate sessions," Tony said making Bruce and Natasha laugh in awkwardness, it seems his low blow hit the target.

"Tony" Steve addressed Tony, his Voice stopped Tony from further embarrassing the couple.

"Steve" Tony Addressed back, staring at Steve's eyes.

"Guys we still have Thanos to fight." Natasha jokingly said, trying to lessen the growing tension between the two.

"Tony, I know how you feel, but-" "But…but what?" Tony cut Steve mid-sentence and questioned, and before Steve could speak again

Tony beat him to it.

"You know nothing! You broke the Avengers!!! When Thanos attacked the headquarters, you weren't there, he got the Mind-Stone, killed Vision, and crippled Roddy. All this, we could've avoided if you were there!!!" Tony yelled, his voice seething with anger, but Steve didn't say anything back, making Tony leave frustratingly.

Steve tried to stop Tony, but Bruce prevented him from doing so.

"Don't, let him be, he's still sensitive. Give him some time, he'll get better." Bruce said as he placed his arm on Steve's shoulder.

"I hope so because we can't fight against Thanos divided, and even more so with him having four Infinity-Stones." Steve gravely said as he watched Tony's fading back.

He shook his head and turned towards Natasha.

"What happened to Bryan? Did you manage to get in contact with him?." Steve questioned Natasha, but she shook her head in denial.

"No, he's still out of reach," Natasha replied.

"Keep trying. We will need him in the upcoming battle." Steve said.

"But Cap, you know he's off the planet, and had been unavailable for almost a month, what makes you think he'll come back in time," Natasha asked.

"Natasha, coincidences happen all the time. We just have to pray that this time it happens too." Steve said and shrugged his shoulder.

"Captain, how sure you are that Thanos will show up in a few hours? T'Challa suddenly asked Steve.

"You already know about the Stones, right," Steve asked T'Challa who nodded his head.

"The Time Stone is in the hand of the Sorcerer Supreme, and he used it to find out when Thanos is going to attack again," Steve explained

"But can't he also divine when Bryan Fury's going to return," T'Challa asked in confusion, making Steve release a sigh.

"~Sigh, That's the thing, somehow the Stone can't probe Bryan's future nor his past." Steve's words made T'Challa and others even more confused, they can't really wrap their heads around something so ridiculous.

"Ahh, I remember once Master Bryan and the previous Sorcerer Supreme talking about him gaining some immunity against time-based attack after absorbing Time-Stone's energy." Bruce suddenly exclaimed, making everyone focus on him.

"Really?" Steve questioned Bruce.

"~Ahmm, yes at that time, I couldn't get what they were saying, but now it made sense now." Bruce cleared his throat and answered Steve.

But before they could further talk about this, Steve's earbuds buzzed, and Dr Strange's voice sounded from them.

"It's time," Steve said in a solemn voice, making everyone become serious.

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