The Snap on the Moon

"How is Star-Lord?" In the rooftop apartment of the Los Angeles Herbal medicine Group, Xia Yu and Stan Lee sat facing each other, drinking tea.

Xia Yu hadn't been here for a long time. The Herbal medicine Group would arrange for someone to clean the place every week to ensure it was clean and tidy when Xia Yu came.

For some reason, Stan Lee invited Xia Yu here.

"Great, I'm going to tell him the whole truth. He'll shoot you in the head right there and then. How does that sound?"

Xia Yu said to Stan Lee, "To put it another way, if he couldn't prevent Tony or Natasha's death in the future, he would definitely have the same thought."

"This is none of my business. The Cosmic Will does not act according to my will. Besides, each of them is my child. I would be heartbroken if any of them died. So you must succeed in stopping fate, Xia. I don't want to see a scene from a movie happen here."

Hearing Stan Lee say that, Xia Yu was furious. He slammed his teacup on the table and said angrily.

"I have this urge to smash your head right now. Damn it, Thanos took the Soul Stone. Do you know what that means? It means I can't collect Six Infinity Stones. How am I supposed to fight the entire universe?"

"Teach me, great author, you must have a way, right?"

Xia Yu said these words in anger.

The loss of the Soul Stone greatly shook Xia Yu's confidence; he was terrified that he couldn't protect those around him.

"At first, I didn't know this was a real world. I was just drawing some comics, and I didn't write the movie's plot either. I just offered some opinions. It's no use being angry with me."

Stan Lee, on the other hand, remained calm and explained to Xia Yu.

Xia Yu took a deep breath, knowing that Stan Lee couldn't be entirely blamed for this, but he still said irritably.

"You're the author, you're involved in this too, and you also hope this world can break free from its original fate. You have to do something, don't you?"

"I've been trying, kid. You're a Marvel fan, you must know about the Watchers. In the comics, they're always silently observing major events and civilizations in the universe, but they never get involved. The movies maintain that same premise."

"They know everything that's happening in the universe. I'm trying to contact them; at the very least, they'll let us know who our enemy is."

Although Xia Yu didn't know how to contact the Watchers, he figured the old man must have his own way, which was good news for Xia Yu.

"But that's not enough. Don't you know anything at all? Thanos is definitely not alone. He must have cooperated with some force or powerful figure. Think about it, what should the movie's ending be like? Don't you know anything?"

"How could I possibly know? I was already very ill when Avengers: Infinity War and 4 were being filmed. I couldn't keep going halfway through filming, and I was no longer alive during post-production. How could I possibly know what happened later? Besides, Marvel's scripts are always revised again and again. Even if I knew something, it would inevitably be a trap, you understand?"

Stan Lee was also very anxious. As he said, every Hero was like his child, and he hoped that everyone would have a good ending and a happy conclusion.

"Don't worry, what you need to do now is protect everyone around you, especially those who have Infinity Stones or those who died in the original storyline. The greater the deviation in fate, the better it is for us. Thanos only has one Soul Stone, he can't the Snap, and he can't pose any threat to you."

"I will contact the Watchers as soon as possible to find out where Thanos is. You still have a chance to retrieve the Soul Stone. On the bright side, Thanos has already taken the Soul Stone, so you just need to get it back without sacrificing anyone else."

Xia Yu understood these principles perfectly well, but he couldn't afford to lose, so he was extremely nervous.

He tried to resurrect Gamora with the Time Stone, but he died because of the Infinity Stones; he simply couldn't do it.

"I really love this house. Tony has excellent taste. I often invite you over for tea. Finally, I'm warning you: never try to reverse time. Do you remember that line from Avengers: Endgame?"

"Um?"

Xia Yu gestured for Stan Lee to continue.

"If you play with time, time will play with you. I changed this line, but the basic meaning is the same. In our view, whether it's the world in a movie or real time, time is not something that can be easily manipulated. It will cause many unknown troubles in the future. Remember this."

Ancient One had said something similar to Xia Yu, and Xia Yu had always kept his word. However, during the Chinatown incident, he couldn't help but use it twice, once in front of the entire Chinatown and the whole world.

The second time was actually not so bad; it only involved three Congressman being killed again, so it didn't have the same impact as the first time.

After saying goodbye to the old man, Xia Yu quickly tore open a spatial barrier and returned to the base.

Although his mental imprint remains on everyone, he's been particularly concerned about Tony and Vision lately, basically restricting their entry and exit from the base every day and following them everywhere.

The Soul Stone has already been taken, Xia Yu still has a chance to get it back. However, if even one more gem is taken, the chances of the Snap increase, which is something Xia Yu cannot accept.

"Xia, we're leaving."

As soon as I returned to the base, I heard the sound of Rockets, with Groot and Thor standing beside me.

Unlike in the movie, Thor's Stormbreaker, like his hammer, is made from a branch of the World Tree, a remnant of the Dwarves' stock. There's no reference to Groot's severed hand. However, both Groot and Rocket took an instant liking to Thor, and during the time Gamora was dead, they spent almost every day on Earth with Thor.

"Why? I know life here can be a bit mundane, but you're safest here right now, you know. Even though Thanos promised Gamora he wouldn't kill you, there's still bound to be danger."

Xia Yu didn't say everything. In their original destiny, everyone in the Guardians of the Galaxy except Rocket and Nebula would die from the Snap. He wasn't sure if Thanos would kill them one by one.

These important characters, in particular, should be of great help in fixing fate.

"I understand your good intentions, but Quill insists on finding Thanos to avenge Gamora, and we can't leave him alone."

Xia Yu understood Star-Lord's actions, but he didn't even know where Thanos was.

"In this vast universe, how are you going to find me? Why don't we stay here and work together to figure something out?"

Rocket wasn't unprepared either; upon hearing Xia Yu's words, he picked up a piece of equipment beside him.

"You have quite a few Infinity Stones here, which has made things very convenient for me, especially with Stark's help. I created this, which can track the energy emitted by the Infinity Stones, covering most of the universe."

"We've tried, and it's showing up everywhere on Earth. Thanos might be a bit too far away to track for now, but we'll find him eventually, galaxy by galaxy."

After speaking, Rocket turned on the instrument, and a series of red dots appeared on it, all densely packed together.

The Rocket magnified the scale, and in this area of the base, each Infinity Stones was a red dot. Apart from the Xia Yu Aether, Xia Yu himself was a huge red dot, possibly related to the fact that he possessed the Source power of several Infinity Stones simultaneously.

"See? As long as this machine stays running, it will issue a warning whenever Infinity Stones appears. I've already removed a few of the warnings here."

"Rockets said smugly."

"Beep! Beep! Beep!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a series of urgent warnings rang out.

"Yes, that's the sound. As soon as a new Infinity Stones appears..."

"Did you do this? This sound?"

Xia Yu asked curiously.

"This... this isn't me, damn it!"

"I am Groot!"

"Shut up, Groot, now is not the time to mock me."

Rocket's expression changed drastically, and he quickly tapped the instruments repeatedly to check the location of the Infinity Stones.

Xia Yu also nervously leaned closer, hoping that things would be easier once Thanos appeared.

However, after opening the location, Xia Yu's expression changed drastically.

The location indicates that the Infinity Stones appeared nearby, on the moon.

Moreover, it's not an Infinity Stones, but rather a giant red dot, like Xia Yu.

"This is impossible!!"

Xia Yu shook his head repeatedly, and Rocket also asked in confusion.

"There might be something wrong with all of them, let me check!"

Rocket lowered his head to check the instruments, but Xia Yu's expression suddenly changed, and he disappeared from the spot.

On the moon, a massive cosmic-level energy surge swept across the entire universe, with AC City and Earth bearing the brunt.

Xia Yu appeared instantly, his body radiating light, forcefully blocking the energy fluctuations from Earth in front of the moon.