NEXT CHAPTER UP OCTOBER 28, 2021
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3rd Person POV
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"And I– am– Iron Man." Tony Stark breathes, snapping his fingers
And all goes silent
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The Black Order starts crumbling to ash. Nikita and Captain America, both exhausted, share a look. Thanos, in horror, looks around and sees his entire army disintegrate. He looks at Captain America, who just stares at him. Thanos sits down and mourns before slowly being erased from existence himself
The power of the gauntlet raw energy has left Tony Stark's entire right side fatally injured. He stumbles for a bit before his body collapses besides a pile of debris. Rhodey soon flies in and goes up to Tony. He bows his head, knowing the damage was done. Spiderman -- Peter Parker -- soon flies in and sees Tony collapsed on the ground
"Mr. Stark?" Peter asks, his mask off and running over to his mentor with tears in his eyes. "Hey– Mr. Stark? Can you hear me? It's Peter. Hey. We won, Mr. Stark– We won, Mr. Stark. We won. You did it, sir. You did it." He kneels down. Tony is unresponsive. Peter breaks down and hugs him. "I'm sorry– Tony–"
Peter is gently led aside to grieve. Pepper Potts sits in front of the fading Tony Stark. "Hey." She says
Tony is barely able to move his head, but manages to look Pepper in the eyes. "Hey, Pep..." He whispers
Pepper places her hand on Tony's Arc Reactor and Tony rests his hand on hers. Pepper takes a good look at Tony's fatal injuries. She kneels. "F.R.I.D.A.Y.?"
"Life functions critical." FRIDAY responds
"Tony. Look at me." Pepper whispers and she makes sure Tony gets a long look at her smiling face. "We're gonna be okay. You can rest now." And with that acknowledgement, Tony's arc reactor flickers off for good. Pepper can no longer contain her grief and starts crying on his shoulder
And all across the battlefield, the fighters kneel. One by one...an archer, a king, a powerful alien captain, a Valkyrie, aliens, supersoldiers, a master of the mystic arts, a princess, the Dora Milaje, a witch, enhanced humans...
They all kneel for a human who sacrificed his life. Because Tony Stark, Iron Man, Earth's Best Defender... has died
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Reunions and celebrations take place around the world. At Clint Barton's farm, he joyfully reunites with his family. At Peter Parker's school, Peter and Ned meet in the hallways. They share a handshake before giving each other a heartfelt hug. In San Francisco, Scott Lang watches fireworks with Cassie Lang and Hope Van Dyne. In Wakanda, T'Challa, Shuri, and Ramonda oversee the celebrations from their balcony.
Nikita stands on the balcony of her room, overlooking the nightlife in the city. But she wasn't really paying attention to the lights and people in the city below. No, she was paying her full attention to a picture in her hands. A picture of a set of triplets smiling widely with a mom and dad standing behind
The door opens and Nikita turns to see Wanda. Tears drop from her eyes as the two reunite in a heartfelt and sobbing hug
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Outside the Stark cabin...
Pepper carries a wreath out of the house to an audience waiting outside for the intimate funeral. She lays the wreath on the lake. On top of the wreath is Tony's first arc reactor which Pepper had framed with the words 'Proof That Tony Stark Has a Heart' back in 2008
Everyone stands in honor of Tony Stark... Pepper, Morgan, Happy Hogan, & Rhodey, all being joined by Steve Rogers, Peter Parker, May Parker, Thor, Bruce Banner, Doctor Strange, Wong, Scott Lang, Hope Van Dyne, Janet Van Dyne, Hank Pym, Peter Quill, Nebula, Rocket, Teenage Groot, Drax, Mantis, T'Challa, Okoye, Shuri, Clint Barton & his family, Wanda Maximoff, Nikita Maximoff, Bucky Barnes, Sam Wilson, Harley Keener, Secretary Ross, Maria Hill, Carol Danvers, and Nick Fury, silently watching the wreath float away
Shortly after, the twins are standing by the river, staring into the water
"It hurts..." Nikita whispers and Wanda looks over at her twin. Nikita locks onto Wanda's gaze
"You watched your mentor die." Wanda says carefully, putting an arm around her sister
"I still have her jacket." Nikita whispers through tears. Wanda bites her lip to stop her own tears as she rubs her sister's back. But the pain from recently losing Vision is still harsh on her mind and a few tears escape. Nikita pulls away and wipes a few tears from her cheeks. "I need you to tell you something."
"Okay." Wanda says
"Life has not been fair to us." Nikita states. "We've lost countless loved ones and it's ripped our hearts out." She says and Wanda wipes away a few tears. "We're finally together. I...I need us to stay together..." She whispers
"Of course we're together." Wanda says, pulling Nikita into herself again. "We're triplets." She says, glancing at the clouds
Clint walks up quietly, staring into the water himself as the twins pull away. "You know, I wish there was a way– that I could let her know. That we won." He looks at the twins. "We did it."
"She knows." Wanda says. "They both do."
Clint the twins a hug before leaving them to themselves, still staring into the water
"Nikki?" Wanda whispers to which Nikita turns to look at her sister, both girls with tears in their eyes. "I love you." She says in Sokovian
"I love you too." Nikita whispers back in Sokovian
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