Friends

Universe, Sakaar.

This mysterious place, which should have been destroyed by an explosion, was ultimately repaired by a contingency plan laid in advance by the Grandmaster.

As time passed, the cracked earth gradually returned to calm, and the stars shone brightly in the beautiful night sky once more. The people, still shaken, looked at each other and comforted one another. Their relief at surviving the ordeal was quickly wiped out in the "Great Planetary Transformation" movement orchestrated by the Grandmaster.

All those who disobeyed were beaten into obedience.

"You've been looking for so long, is there something you need?"

Beckett, who had been lying quietly on the roof with his hands behind his head gazing at the stars, sat up. His sharp gaze instantly exposed Jennifer was hiding in the shadows, to the moonlight.

"Have we been discovered?"

Smoothing her playful bangs, Jennifer leaped and landed beside Beckett.

"Congratulations, you've succeeded in your revenge, Beckett."

"Revenge successful? Far from it." Beckett put his hands behind his head again and lay down.

Before he could destroy Ego's true form, he had at most managed to escape with his last breath.

Revenge, revenge—only when the enemy is truly dead can it be called revenge.

Otherwise, what's the point of resuming?

He is not someone who can be satisfied with self-comfort.

"Just as I suspected."

Jennifer smiled, smoothed the hem of her burgundy dress, sat down, and looked up at the crescent moon overhead.

"Then, this is for you."

A pale arm handed Beckett a spiral-shaped, dark red switch. Beckett took it and glanced at Jennifer, who was smiling brightly in the moonlight, her short hair fluttering in the breeze.

"This is the Cosmic Switch I made. This one belongs to you."

"Cosmic Switch?"

Beckett fiddled with the object in his hand and pressed the button on top of the switch.

The brilliance of the stars burst forth from the switch, and a rich divine power permeated Beckett's body!

[This is?!]

Beckett's pupils contracted sharply as he noticed the unusual sight, staring at the divine membrane covering his body.

"This is the divinity from the remains of that god. I condensed it all together and stuffed it into this Cosmic Switch."

"You?"

"This is not the power I deserve." Facing Beckett's gaze, Jennifer smoothed her wind-blown short hair and looked up at the starry sky.

"I want to return it to you."

"One should learn to be content; this is what my teacher once taught me."

"Thanks to you, my body has been transformed by the soup imbued with divine power, and that is enough for me."

"Besides, you should need divine power more than I do."

"Being unrecognized by this universe, your next breakthrough in power will face even greater obstacles. At that time, the divine power within this switch might help you continue to deceive the rules of this universe."

Judging from Beckett's rate of evolution, Jennifer estimated that this day should not be far off.

Is it possible to manipulate the Cosmic Switch according to the rules of the universe?

Beckett remained silent, his gaze towards Jennifer filled with confusion.

Why would this woman give back the power she had already gained to him?

Because of Thanos's teachings, Beckett had no intention of Jonah his promise to take back what he had given away.

The terms of the original deal meant that Jennifer could easily obtain the divinity of half a god's skeleton using the knowledge in her mind.

"Why?"

Beckett was on guard.

"Don't worry, I mean you any harm. We're friends, aren't we?"

"Since we're friends, it's only natural for me to give you this, right?"

Jennifer patted her bottom and stood up, opening her arms to the boundless starry sky. Her burgundy strapless dress complemented her short, red hair perfectly in the moonlight.

"My teacher once said that there is no reason not to help your friends."

Jennifer kept in mind the Gubo teachings of her teacher.

"What friends? I don't need them."

"Our relationship is purely cooperative."

Beckett scoffed.

Did you get his permission before becoming friends with him so casually?

It was clearly just two simple collaborations.

Friends again.

"That boring stuff." Beckett pressed the button on top of the switch in his hand again, and the divine power covering his body vanished without a trace.

"Well then, goodbye, Beckett."

Jennifer shrugged, didn't reply, bent her knees slightly, and jumped down from the roof. She glanced back at Hela, who was hiding behind a doorpost with half her face showing.

Based on past experience, she's probably here in Beckett again to help with earthquake demolition and house removal.

"What does Jennifer want with you?"

Hela leaped onto the roof, looking at the spiral switch in Beckett's hand with a suspicious expression.

What are you doing here again?

Hela's accusatory tone greatly displeased Beckett.

The next second, the daily earthquakes on Sakaar resumed.

"That's wonderful... Finally, someone other than Lord Thanos cares about His Highness Beckett!"

Woz, having emptied the Sakaar oil inventory with a few quick heaves, sat on the ground with a smug grin and poured the oil into a large container.

"What do you mean 'finally'? Haven't I always been concerned about His Highness Beckett?!"

"Hiccup~"

"You're not human."

The Other, holding the scepter, felt something was off. He suspected the robot cat was swearing, but he had no proof.

[Whee...]

Watching The Other lost in thought and agonizing, Woz covered his mouth and chuckled, his large eyes curving into crescent moons in the night sky with delight.

"Unstable lower body, weak right hand, and poor swordsmanship—after all these days, your problems haven't changed at all!"

"It's so noisy!"

Boom!

Rumble!!!

The last night before parting was as noisy as ever.

The desolate Knowhere.

Not long ago, Gafa was a prosperous planet, but now it has become a dead star.

Two spaceships that had departed from Sakaar landed slowly. Jennifer, clad in black armor, stepped out of one of the ships' hatches and looked at the gray ruins before her with a complex expression.

"Teacher..."

The bodies of King Robin and his teacher Gubo lay quietly not far from her, and the huge mechanical whale shark, buried by dust, had also lost its vibrant life.

"The Power Stone, is it gone?"

Jennifer, who was preparing to take her teacher's body to the new settlement of the Xiangluo Tribe for burial, did not see any trace of the Power Stone on Gubo. After wondering about it, she shook her head.

It's better not to have it. With her current strength, she can't ensure the safety of the Power Stone like her former teacher did.

"Well then, Beckett, goodbye."

After retrieving the teacher's body so it wouldn't be left to rot in the wilderness, Jennifer waved goodbye to Beckett on another spaceship.

"Woz, can't you detect any trace of the Power Stone?"

Standing by the window Beckett completely ignored Jennifer's thoughts, frowned as he looked at the screen in front of him, and asked in a deep voice.

"Your His Highness Beckett, Woz did not detect any trace of the Power Stone on Knowhere."

"Have they gone missing?"

Including the Energy Devouring Beast Ego, whose whereabouts are unknown, he not only failed to obtain a new Infinity Stones, but also lost the Reality Stone inside the Energy Devouring Beast ...

Beckett wondered if he would be scolded after returning to the Dark Order...

The spaceship started up and gradually moved away.

In a secret chamber located on the edge of the Gafa Fractured Earth's crust, a sphere encased in a mysterious metal is spinning rapidly...

Waiting for its next owner...

Of course, it's also possible that it will never be discovered or known. In that case, it might be lost to the dust of history along with the name "Gafa".