LANA tumbled, trying to find her footing with her powers. However, she wasn't quick enough and fell with a thud. Her head now hurt even more as it pounded endlessly.

She stumbled to a stand and saw the two Thanos goonies approaching her calmly in the chaos. Her eyes narrowed at the large axe-like thing in the larger one's hand. From the agonising pain in her side and the blood dripping from her torn suit and skin, she gathered that was what had hit her out of the sky.

"Can I help you?"

"I don't see what threat you could ever pose to Thanos," said the alien woman.

Lana's head tilted in confusion, "Who the hell are you again?" The two aliens were intimidating but that didn't stop her sarcasm.

"I am Proxima Midnight of the Black Order and I'm to deliver the Phoenix to Thanos," she stated. Lana chuckled. She was now incredibly tired of the two aliens and had somewhat regained her strength. Her eyes shifted to Proxima's partner that twisted the large axe in his hands. She anticipated the movement before it even occurred, creating a shield around herself before the axe could graze her.

She pushed against her psionic barrier, causing the axe to bounce back toward the alien. Proxima attacked her. Her spear crashed against Lana's barrier and it weakened. As it cut through the forcefield, Lana rolled out of the way as the sharp end of the spear came toward her head.

She telekinetically pushed the female alien toward the never-ending herd of alien dogs and turned to face her partner. He was indescribably large, towering over her though she was tall for a woman.

Lana raised her hand and gripped him with her powers. He struggled in her hold but she managed to contain him. Proxima had recovered from her throwing and was now running toward the Romanoff woman. Lana's powers took hold of her too and she held both in the air. She began to falter but not before she could smack them into each other. They crashed together and fall to the ground with a thud as Lana released them.

The ground started to tremble and large spinning spikes erupted from the ground. Lana shot into the air as the spikes rushed toward the people on the battlefield.

As she was about to drop down, Wanda beat her to it, lifting the spinning wheels with her scarlet wisps and bringing them down upon the incoming pack of aliens.

She dropped beside the other redhead and chuckled, "Good job."

"Why was she up there all this time?" Okoye asked as she spun her spear in her hand.

Lana stumbled toward her sister and Natasha's eyes found the gaping wound, "Jesus Lana. What the hell happened?"

"That alien bitch and her alien giant," Lana groaned as the pain hit her. She used her powers to stitch the wound closed. As she finished, one of the dogs tackled her to the ground. She blasted a hole through its stomach, the alien intestines splattering all over her suit.

Sam's voice came over the comms, "Guys, we got a Vision situation here."

"Somebody get to Vision!" Steve yelled.

"On our way," Wanda stated. However, she was knocked into the dirt as Proxima's elbow came upon her. She landed beside Lana in the small ditch made by the spikes and Proxima jumped down after her. 

"He'll die alone. As will you," Proxima growled. 

"She's not alone," Natasha drawled causing Proxima to turn. The alien came face to face with both the Romanoff sisters and Okoye. 

Proxima gave a battle cry and leapt toward Natasha. Her connected batons were the only thing stopping the sword from connecting with her body. Proxima slashed at the two, but Lana's abilities made it hard, pushing back against the blade. 

Okoye attacked her from the side. The alien was clearly skilled and had some type of superhuman abilities as she was able to fight them three-on-one. They ducked as another spinning wheel passed overhead. Proxima kneed Natasha in the chin before she rose, knocking her back into the walls of dirt. She grabbed Okoye by the neck and flung her away. 

Once more, it was Proxima and Lana. Proxima's movements were relentless as her sword cut swiftly through the air at Lana's body. The strawberry blonde could evade her swipes, blasting her back with her powers. Proxima kicked her back and she flew into the dirt.

Natasha had risen and broken her batons back into two, attacking the alien woman. Proxima's sword came down on the weapons causing it to spark an angry blue. 

Lana knocked the sword from her hand weakly but Proxima was still deadly as she easily knocked Natasha back. A sword ejected from her forearm and Natasha quickly moved her batons to stop it from coming down to her head. 

Wanda's red wisps encircled the alien and she was lifted into the sky, in the path of an oncoming spinning wheel. 

Lana collapsed beside her sister as the faux blonde panted, "That's really gross."

"We need to get to Vision," Lana stated helping her up. The group of women crossed the battlefield toward the place Vision had fallen out of the Wakandan building. Okoye stayed to find her king and the two telekinetics blasted themselves into the air. Wanda got there first considering Lana was also holding Natasha. 

As they arrived Wanda went toward Vision as Sam dropped down beside them. A chill ran down Lana's spine as the wind picked up and began to howl.

"Everyone on my position. We have incoming," Steve stated over comms. 

"What the hell?" Natasha muttered as an eery calmness took over the land. 

Lana's head whipped around as the hairs on her neck prickled. A portal began forming, and a large purple man exited before it collapsed into nothing behind him. 

"Cap," Bruce stated wearily, "That's him."

The heroes stood face-to-face with Thanos. 

"Eyes up. Stay sharp," Steve stated. Thanos stepped toward them, large and menacing. Lana could hear her blood pounding in her ear as Bruce attacked him first. His body was encased in a blue light and practically passed through the alien before getting moulded into a bed of rock behind him. 

Steve advanced next but was knocked away by a purple glow before he could even reach him. 

The king punched but was roughly gripped by the throat and punched into the ground, his suit giving off a blast of energy. Sam fired guns at him but to no avail as his wings suddenly shut down and he crashed to the floor. 

Rhodey's suit was made to squeeze him by the stone in Thanos' glove. Bucky ran toward the alien, firing with the Romanoff sisters and Okoye behind him. Thanos clenched his glove-covered fist and he was knocked back. Okoye's indestructible spear flew toward the alien but stopped mere inches from his face before she was flung back. 

Rocks rose from the ground encasing Natasha as Thor's tree friends' branches wrapped around Thanos. He easily broke them as Steve came toward him. He punched him in the knee before knocking his head sideways. 

Thanos made a move toward him but Steve gripped his hand fighting against the alien closing his fists. However to no avail, as Thanos smacked him into the ground. 

Lana was the last line of defense beside Wanda, who was too preoccupied with destroying the stone. She rose into the air as her telekinetic power blasted the alien back. He fought against her though and she felt herself weakening. As he pushed against her power she faltered and he broke through. 

She stumbled from her spot in the air but continued to throw attacks toward him. He stepped toward her and gripped her roughly by the throat. She choked in his hold as he brought her close to him. 

"You, Phoenix, are no match for me. And with your death, the prophecy will be null and void," he whispered. 

His grip tightened and Lana coughed as he spoke once more, "It is a shame that such power will go to waste." 

And with one twist, a snap echoed through the air. 

Lana's body sagged in his hold and he dropped her. Natasha screamed as her sister collapsed into a pile on the ground. Steve felt numb as he watched her huddled body. 

A single thought echoed through Thanos' mind as he stepped over her body. 

I shall rise again.