Chapter Two: My Friend, the Stowaway
(Y/n)'s P.O.V.
The doughnut alien spaceship that I'm on slowly goes through the open door of Thanos' ship. Cull opens my cell which snaps me out of my trance.
"Oh no, hun." I place my hands on his through the bars and slowly slide the door back closed. Cull tilts his head in confusion and opens the door again. I close it and this time I don't let go. Despite my attempts to prolong my meeting with the Mad Titan, Cull wrenches the door open and grabs me by the collar of my shirt, throwing me back over his shoulder.
Cull drags my backpack in his other hand while he carries me through the rooms and hallways of Thanos' ship with Proxima following us. I would try and escape, but I know for certain that Cull could crush me with his pinkie finger if he wanted, so I decide to save my strength for later.
Instead, I use my next greatest weapon: random talking. "You know, just because I'm wearing a shirt that has the Infinity Gauntlet on it with the Infinity Stones placed on it and the names of the Stones on the side, doesn't mean I know where they are. So honestly, you're all just wasting your time with this whole interrogating thing. It's not going to work. And even if I did know where they were, I wouldn't tell you because you're the bad guys. Bad guys never win. Even frigging Killian who almost killed Tony Stark! And don't get me started with-"
"SHUT UP!" Proxima slams the end of her spear on the ground. A loud bang echoes through the room and everything goes silent. I smirk at my successful attempt at annoying Proxima Midnight.
Cull throws me off his shoulder and slams me on a chair in the middle of the room. "OW! Jerk! You know, you used to be my favorite member of the Black Order, Cull!"
"Used?" If Cull could cock an eyebrow then he would have. But that is not the reason why my jaw is hanging open.
"YOU JUST SPOKE! AND IT WAS ADORABLE! OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!" I bounce up and down in my seat as much as I can while tied down to the chair. "I take it back, you're still my favorite! Proxima, DID YOU HEAR HIM TALK?!"
"Of course I did! He talks all the time!" Proxima rolls her eyes and holds up some sort of tablet, typing something on it.
"Oh don't worry Proxima. You're tied with Cull for my favorite." I smirk and wink at Cull while Proxima isn't looking. Cull shakes his head and walks over to the door on my right.
Now that no one is paying attention to me, I survey the room. My chair is in the middle of the round, spacey room. All around the walls are doors leading to more hallways, I'm guessing. Proxima stands by a set of stairs right in front of me, and Cull stands by one of the doors on the walls. The ceiling seems to be an open sky, but is really just a big window. But the one thing I notice that almost stops my heart, is the giant chair that sits upon the top of the stone stairs.
"Uh, why is this giving me a Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix vibe?" Proxima and Cull only look at me weirdly for a moment before going back to doing their thing.
A couple long minutes later, the door that Cull was standing by opens. I crane my neck to try and look backward, but I can't see who entered the room. Well, until they walk into my line of sight. Unfortunately, the people that walk in are the three people I could go my whole life without meeting in person. Thanos walks up to his chair and sits in it, Corvus stands next to Proxima, and Ebony stands by me while levitating a giant metal box.
"So you're the human from the other universe that I was told about." Thanos leans forward and folds his hands in his lap, staring right at me.
My heart pounds out of my chest and my palms become sweaty. If it wasn't for my situation, I'd think that I was crushing on someone. After all, I'm feeling the same symptoms. I shake my head to get back on track. "Well there's a lot of humans in my universe. I just so happened to be wearing this shirt when your minions walked by."
"Minions?! Why you-" I cut Proxima off.
"Why do bad guys think every comment is an insult? It's an adjective, ok?! I'm describing you!" I roll my eyes and Thanos laughs. At least someone here gets my humor, even if they are an evil super villain who wants to kill half of the universe.
"Well that was quite amusing, but let's get down to business." Thanos unfolds his hands and leans back in his chair. "If you give me the locations of the Infinity Stones, I'll let you go."
"You know what? This isn't the fifth Harry Potter. It's more of that time when Ronan killed that one Xandarian in his execution hall. Why did he kill him again? Something about a peace treaty? Well it wasn't that peaceful if you ask me-oh c-crap!" All the bonds wrap around me tighter, cutting off my blood flow and the air from getting into my lungs. I shakily look to my right and see Ebony clenching his fist and smiling.
Ebony lets go and I gasp for air. "J-jerk."
"I'll ask you one more time! Where are the Infinity Stones?!" I glare at Thanos and roll my eyes. I know they won't kill me because they need me, and I refuse to give them what they're looking for. If I did, then I'd feel responsible for all those deaths.
"Why would I tell you?! Don't play dumb with me, Thanos, I know what you're planning." Thanos nods to Ebony who slowly clenches his fists again. "Come on, is that all y-you got?"
Ebony let's go of the bonds and I once again inhale a giant gulp of air. The Squidward member of the Black Order sets down the giant metal box he was levitating and opens it. My mind takes a minute to process what my eyes see. My best friend, Hazel, falls forward onto the floor. Her hands are bound behind her back, but other than that she seems fine.
"This is your friend, correct?" Thanos asks with an amused tone in his voice.
"Hazel, wha-" My anger rises when Squidward cuts me off.
"Your arrogant ally somehow snuck aboard our ship. We caught her sneaking around. It seems like she ran out of Proxima's ship once you landed here and was looking for something." I look at Hazel as Cull forces her to stand.
"(Y/n), you know what I was looking for." I look at my friend confused while she tries to explain herself without giving it away. "Why does she tell him where the Stone is? What does he do?"
It takes me a minute, but I piece together what Hazel is saying. Thanos captures Gamora at some point to make her tell him where the Soul Stone is. He threatens Gamora with the death of Nebula in order to get her to reveal the location of the Stone. Hazel was looking for Nebula.
"Ohhh, I get it." I wink at Hazel and she smiles in relief. Our moment doesn't last long as Thanos slams his Gauntlet on the arm of his chair.
"ENOUGH! You will tell us the locations of the Stones or I will kill your friend!" Thanos points at Hazel and I turn to her with wide eyes. Cull drags her over to the frame of the window where I notice a red button. They plan to throw her into Space.
"Alright, I'll tell you-" Hazel cuts me off.
"No you won't! You are not saving me in order to sacrifice half of the universe!"
"Our heroes do the same thing! We don't trade lives! You know I can't choose the universe over you, my best friend." Tears run down my cheeks as I turn back to Thanos. "The Power Stone is the one you need first. It's on-"
"LALALALALALAAAAA! (Y/n), I know you won't choose the universe over me. That's why I'm not giving you a choice." Hazel kicks the red button on the wall and a huge gust of wind blows, sucking all the air out of the ship and into Space. Everyone holds their ground until Cull pulls himself up, pressing the button again and closing the window.
I blow my (h/l), (h/c) hair out of my face and look out the window. A small silhouette of a person slowly floats away from the ship. My breathing becomes heavy and it feels like someone is slowly placing stones on my chest. With every second, the weight gets heavier and it becomes harder to breathe.
Everyone seems to be at a loss for words. Even Thanos doesn't know what to say. He just lost his best item of leverage after all. "We'll continue this tomorrow. Take her to her cell."
The bonds strapping me to the chair unlatch, but my hands are still tied in front of me. I stand up and Ebony grabs my arm.
"Oh no! I'm not following you! Get Proxima or someone else to take me to my cell!" With this very emotional day, the last thing I want to do is be with my least favorite character in Infinity War.
Ebony 'tsks' and Proxima takes my arm instead. I sadly smile, knowing Hazel would have laughed at my complaint. We walk through hallways and I notice the floor gradually keeps sinking, meaning we are walking toward the lower levels of the ship. We pass some cool suits and orbs on the wall, and I notice that one of each seems to be missing.
"What are those for?" Despite my sadness, I know I should learn as much as I can about this ship and its contents.
"We use them when we need to go out into Space fully exposed," Proxima explains, only glancing at the items on the wall. "We only use them when absolutely necessary, and we each have our own on our individual ships."
My heart stops and it takes all my willpower to not smile. "And you have five of them?" I cross my fingers, hoping for her to confirm my theory.
"Yes, one for Thanos and one for each of his children." Proxima waves off the question as not that important, while on the inside I'm screaming.
We reach my cell and I enter with my backpack being thrown at me soon afterward. Right when Proxima leaves my line of sight, I jump up and punch the air. All of the sadness that I felt for those five long minutes has been forgotten and replaced with excitement and adrenaline.
"Hazel, you brilliant dummy." I sigh in relief and fall backward on my cheaply made bed. I hug my (f/c) backpack to my chest and remind myself of my current predicament. Now I have to find a way to escape and get to Earth, and there's only one person on this ship that will help me. I need to find Nebula.
***
Hazel's P.O.V.
Hazel presses a random button on the suit, hoping to find a way of creating acceleration. Instead, a small gun pops out of the side. She rolls her eyes and presses another button. This time she was successful and the back of the suit arranges into a jetpack.
It was honestly pure luck that she came across these suits back in Thanos' ship. She read what they were on a label by the rack of items, and she thought it'd be wise to put one on. She hid it underneath her clothes and put one of the orbs in her pocket. The suit is used for acceleration and warmth while the orb is used to coat your form and allow you to breathe.
Right when she pocketed the orb though, she heard footsteps coming toward her. She ran in the opposite direction only to run into Corvus Glaive. The man whose weapon gives him immortality as long as he's holding it. She turned around to find Ebony Maw there, smirking down at her.
But now, she flies through space hoping to find any sign of Earth. She needs to get to the Avengers and warn them about Thanos.
Who knows what's happening right now, though. Maybe Ragnarok already happened and Thor is heading to Earth along with everyone else. Hopefully (Y/n) can buy them some time. Hazel didn't mean to scare her friend, but there was no other option. (Y/n) was about to give away the Power Stone's location! She had to do something!
After flying around for a couple minutes, Hazel passes a moon and sees a blue planet behind it. Excited for a minute, she thinks she found Earth, but as she gets closer she sees that it's not. There's no continents and it looks as if it's just one big city. She slows down when she enters the atmosphere and gradually lands on the sidewalk.
"Wait, I know this place." Hazel looks around and pieces together that she's on the planet Xandar. Many species of different aliens walk around the highly advanced planet. Giant buildings and fountains make the architecture look amazing.
Shaking her head to get out of her daze, Hazel walks around and tries to find the building that houses the head of the Nova. She quickly finds it, mostly because it's the largest building in the planet and it has a giant star symbol on it, and runs up the stairs. She jogs straight up to the front desk and pauses to catch her breath.
"I need to speak to Nova Prime. It's urgent and will affect the fate of the universe." Hazel is usually good at persuading people. She could honestly go up against Ebony Maw in a persuading competition. This time though, her skills don't show.
"Sorry, Nova Prime is quite busy at the moment." The desk man doesn't even look up at Hazel as he speaks.
The blonde rolls her eyes and racks her brain to think of a way to put her thoughts into words. "It's about the Power Stone. Someone is going to steal it and we need to act now!"
The desk man looks up but he doesn't look convinced at all. On the contrary, he looks rather annoyed. "And why should I believe you?!"
"Because she could be right." Hazel and the desk man turn to the source of the voice. They see a short, aged woman with light blonde hair in a bun, and dressed in blue Nova clothes. "Please follow me to my office."
The lady starts to walk away and so Hazel, not believing her luck, follows her all the way to her office. Nova Prime sits behind her desk while Hazel unsurely sits in the seat across from her.
"Now you said this matter was urgent?" The head Nova officer gets straight to the point which Hazel is grateful for.
"The man that Ronan was working for, Thanos, is after all six of the Infinity Stones." Hazel pauses for a moment to let it sink in before she continues. "I know this because I just escaped his ship. My best friend is still there and she knows the locations of all six Stones."
The woman stands up, putting her hand on her chin. "If she gives away all the locations-"
Hazel cuts her off. "She won't. She's got a strong will and ego about her. There's no way she'll give away the Stones that easily."
"Then what do you need from me?" the woman asks, sitting back down.
"I came here to warn you. And I need a way to get to Earth. There are two Stones there as we speak and I need to warn them."
"What about the other three Infinity Stones?"
Hazel thinks for a minute, trying to remember where the rest of the stones are. "Can you get in contact with Peter Quill and the Guardians of the Galaxy?"
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