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Chapter 209 - After Thanos's Snap

UNIVERSE 613

Year 2018

Clint Barton Was Training His Daughter Laila to Shoot Arrow on the aim. While his wife Laura is preparing lunch for them.

"Okay, hold on, don't shoot. Focus on your aim," Clint said, Laila adjusted the position, "Ready? Hold the arrow with three fingers."

"Mind your elbows, and now shoot," Clint said, and Laila does it, she hits the bullseye, he compliments her, "Good job, my Hawkeye. Go get your arrows."

"Now come, enough archery is done, lunch is about to start," Laura called.

"All right, hungry wolves are coming. Laila, let's go," Clint nodded, but when he turned towards Laila, she was not there, only dust flying away.

"Laila, honey," Clint said, as he picked up the arrows, "Hey Laura," he said, but he didn't hear anyone answer. He comes in tension as he starts searching for them ,"Laura, Laila, boys! LAURA," But he didn't find them.

In space, on broken aircraft, Tony and Nebula were playing paper football.

"Come, goal here," Tony said, and Nebula played with her fingers. After a few tries, she finally scored a goal, "Perfect! Now, we are even."

"I would like to try again," Nebula said while grinding her teeth. They enjoyed playing paper football.

Tony found a piece of his helmet, and started recording his message. "Pepper, my love. If you find this recording… Don't post it on social media… It's gonna be a real tearjerker… I don't know if you're gonna see it or not… I don't even know if you're still alive or not… Oh, God, I hope so. Today's Day 21. No, uh, 22. You know, if it wasn't for the existential terror of staring into the literal void of space. I'd say I'm feeling a little better today. Infection runs its course, but thanks to the Blue Meanie back there, it is solved. You should love her, she is very practical although only a tiny bit sadistic."

Nebula was healing Tony's infection, Tony continued recording his message, about his daily lives in space, "But tomorrow morning the oxygen will also run out. And then the game is over. But don't feel bad about it. I mean, actually, if you grovel for a couple weeks… And then move on with enormous guilt…I should get a little bit of rest, my eyes are also tired. Well, I shall wait for you in heaven, dream about you, farewell." After recording his message, he falls asleep.

Nebula brings him to the seat, as he was sleeping, he found some lights coming, as he opened his eyes, he found the lights take the shape of a girl, she was Carol Danvers.

Carol brings the Quinjet back to the Earth, while the rest of the team gathered together. Nebula is bringing Tony out of Quinjet, Steve goes to give him a hand.

"I couldn't stop him," Tony said to Steve. "Neither am I," Steve replied.

"I lost the kid, I lost Spider-Man," Tony said. "We lost him," Steve replied, then Pepper comes and takes him inside. Rocket Raccoon joins Nebula as they mourn the fall of their fellow Guardians of the Galaxy.

Rhodes was explaining, Thanos arrived on Earth exactly 23 days ago. Natasha agreed with him, Thanos has done exactly what he has said. He has erased 50% of all living creatures from the Universe.

"Where is he now, any clue?" Tony asked.

"We don't know, he just opened a portal and walked through," Steve answered.

"Why is he becoming Devdas?" Tony asked, looking at Thor, who was silently sitting with a sad face.

"Oh, he's pissed. Thanos beat him like a dog. It's Thanos beat him, but Thanos also beat everyone, he needs to understand," Rocket Raccoon answers.

"Honestly, until this exact second you opened your mouth, I thought you were a Teddy Bear," Tony said looking at Rocket.

"I also bite," Rocket replied.

Steve explained that they were searching for Thanos, and asked about any hint. Stark furiously confronts Rogers accusing him of being the one who broke apart the Avengers and as a result they were unable to stand united during their conflict with the Mad Titan. He questions why the Avengers only do their best after the worst has already come to pass.

He takes out his Arc Reactor and puts it in the hand of Steve before passing out due to exhaustion. Bruce gives the sedative so Stark will get rest.

With a tip from Nebula about her father's location, along with a Snap-like energy signature from two days prior, the team head into space for the Garden, intending to take the Infinity Stones back and reverse the destruction.

They discover Thanos, now horribly scarred, alone and undefended cooking a meal when they launch an ambush quickly pinning him down and cutting off the arm wearing the Infinity Gauntlet only to find it emptied of its Stones.

"Where are the Gems," Steve asked.

"The Universe needs a balance, and after that, the stones served no purpose… beyond temptation," Thanos revealed that he had destroyed them using their own powers, which nearly killed him, as he considered his work done and wanted to remove the temptation of using them again.

Although suspected of lying by Rhodes, Nebula vouches for her father, as he is never a liar.

Surprised with the affirmation, Thanos reconsiders his torturous treatment of his daughter, but he is then immediately beheaded by Thor.

Although the Mad Titan is dead, they failed to accomplish their mission of resurrecting his victims and have no choice but to accept defeat.

Year 2019

In the London, William Mansion

Everyone was panicking, because they felt a sudden sadness inside them, they all gathered in the halls.

"What happened, why are all of you so panicked?" Stephen asked his daughters.

"Dad, I feel like I have lost something now," Amelia replied.

"Yes, I also feel as if I have lost my most precious thing," Mariam agreed with them.

"My whole heart is hurting. And we're all feeling it together," Evanthe agrees with them.

Jean, Emma, Elizabeth, Maria, Lucas, Olivia, Lily, Elysia all nodded together.

"So, you thought something happened to Ben," Evelyn asked them.

"Yes mom," Emma answered.

"Then why not try to connect Ben through the Space-time watch," Isabella asked them.

"We tried, but it was not connecting to father, grandma," Maria replied.

"And Ethan is also not present there, so we don't know what we do?" Emma answered.

They were trying to control their tears, but it was still falling little by little.

"Don't cry, my baby, don't cry, we will do something about it," Stephen tried to console them.

Days passed, then months passed, and even the year passed, but they didn't find any option, not they find any clue or hint.

Although the event of Thanos's snap didn't do any little harm to William's family.

Because of their genes of Emperor Inhuman, all of the effects vanished. Nor did Jean, Emma, Ororo and Elizabeth or their children get any effects, because they didn't belong to Universe 613.

But after one year of Thanos's snap, they found that they aren't able to connect Ben, nor any device work, which Ben makes for his connection.

Meanwhile in the middle of Marvel Multiverse, where the Living Tribunal was sitting, one guest is in front of him.

"Ethan, I know, you are sad after hearing the news of your father's death. But I can't do anything about this," The Living Tribunal replied.

Ethan also feels a strike of heartache, and one of his father's multiples, which is living in Universe 121, suddenly vanishes. He tried to connect with his father but was unable to do it. Then he remembered about the Living Tribunal, who has become one of his father's friends.

But for meeting with the Living Tribunal, he needs to leave Universe 121. Although his dad has given a device, which opens the portal of Universe 613. But he can't meet the Living Tribunal.

Finally after killing all the villains of the Earth, and gathering all the Infinity Gems, he was able to exit Universe 121 and come in front of The Living Tribunal. But the Gems were returned back to Universe 121 by the Living Tribunal.

From the Living Tribunal, Ethan found out that for killing a stronger being known as Beyonder, his father Ben Tennyson had sacrificed himself.

"But you are the strongest being of the whole Marvel Multiverse, you can do as your desire, so why can't you able to bring back my father," Ethan questioned him.

"Because your father sacrificed himself in Beyonder Realm. And Beyonder Realm is outside of Marvel Multiverse, there is not any little bit of my control. But even if I have control, your father didn't belong to Marvel Multiverse, I can't bring him back," The Living Tribunal explained.

Ethan continuously questioned him, but the only result found that it was outside of the Living Tribunal's control.

"Ethan, you are Ben Tennyson's son. You need to understand, you father sacrificed himself for greater good, so you can't keep weeping about it," The Living Tribunal tried to make him understand.

"Ok, send me to my home in Universe 613, I need to share with my family," Ethan requested, the Living Tribunal nodded and sent him to William Mansion in London.

Everyone was happy after meeting with Ethan.

But suddenly they become sad after Ethan reveals all of the news he found from the Living Tribunal.

But suddenly Amelia remembered when Ben had explained about how he sacrificed himself to save his Universe, but he was again reborned, it just takes time.

"Sisters, I think we need to wait for five to six years. I remembered when Ben explained to me about his origin. Whenever he dies, he will be reincarnated, but it takes some time, so we can wait for him," Amelia said and tried to make everyone calm down.

"Not just for five-six years, but I will wait for him for eternity," Elizabeth shouted, and everyone nodded, now they can only wait for him.

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