Chapter Summaries

Fini searched for Bruce Banner in Moldova and asked him to help remove the Aether from his body. Banner agreed to examine him after Fini offered the possibility of finding a way to separate him from Hulk in space.

• Fini and his allies tried several methods to remove the Aether, but their efforts only triggered outbursts and failed.
• Fini followed his Compass to Moldova and found Bruce Banner treating patients in a ramshackle shed.
• Fini explained that the Aether was lodged in his body and draining his Life Force, but Banner initially refused to get involved.
• Fini told Banner that he and Tony were building a spaceship and could search other planets for a way to separate Banner from Hulk.
• Banner agreed to say goodbye to his patients and asked for equipment to examine Fini, while suggesting that Fini's Silver Lab might help.

Feeney struggled to remove the volatile Aether, then spent New Year’s Eve with his family after sending Thor to visit Jane. As the new year began, Feeney reflected on surviving another year in the dangerous Marvel Universe.

• Feeney, Zhao Hailun, Banner, and Shuri failed to extract more Aether after it became volatile, so Feeney stopped further experiments.
• Feeney brought his parents and Skye back from Kamar-Taj and settled his parents into a nearby house, while Thor stayed with him to monitor his condition.
• Feeney told Thor that Earth’s New Year was a lively occasion for family and friends, then sent him through a portal to visit Jane.
• Feeney spent New Year’s Eve with his family and recalled that the previous year he had been stranded on Vormir with the Soul Stone and Red Skull.
• Feeney exchanged New Year’s wishes with his family at midnight and felt relieved to have survived another year.

Feeney gave up on extracting the Aether with Earth’s technology and decided to build a spaceship so he could seek advanced technology elsewhere. He and Tony restored the Dark Elves’ ship and began opening it to study its systems.

• After Earth’s researchers failed to extract the Aether, Feeney weighed seeking Asgard’s help against traveling through space and chose to prioritize building a spaceship.
• Feeney told Tony to stop researching the Aether and help study the Dark Elves’ spaceship, while assuring him that his condition could wait.
• Feeney excluded S.H.I.E.L.D. from the project because he did not trust Nick Fury, though he might share some technology later.
• Feeney used Pym Particles to restore the tiny spaceship to its full size, and Tony recognized the particles but agreed not to study them.
• Tony ordered Jarvis to help crack the restored spaceship’s hatch and began opening it for study.

Feeney explored the restored Dark Elf ship and found weapons, Space Grenades, aircraft, and warships while Tony deciphered its systems. When Tony found no useful information about the Aether, Feeney brought Banner and Zhao Hailun to help research the ship, leaving the group gathered aboard it.

• Feeney searched the ship and found twenty-five Space Grenades, along with restored weapons, aircraft, and small warships.
• Tony spent a week deciphering part of the ship's systems but found only tracking records related to the Aether.
• Feeney reassured Tony and turned their attention to researching which alien technologies they could use.
• Feeney brought Banner and Zhao Hailun aboard to help Tony investigate the ship.
• Tony welcomed Banner and Zhao Hailun, recalling Zhao Hailun's expertise and noting that Stark Tower still had Banner's laboratory.

Sif visited Feeney to summon him to Asgard for treatment of the Aether, and he decided to go with her, bringing Skye along. The three prepared to travel by Bifrost, leaving Feeney’s spaceship research behind on Earth.

• Sif told Feeney that the Queen had made progress on the Aether and wanted him examined in Asgard.
• Feeney introduced Sif to Skye, who learned that the Aether was draining Feeney’s Life Force and grew worried.
• Feeney decided to accept Asgard’s treatment and asked Sif whether Skye could come with them.
• Feeney told Tony and the others he was going to Asgard, then informed his parents he would be away with Skye for a few days.
• Feeney and Skye joined Sif and prepared to travel to Asgard by Bifrost.

Feeney brought Skye to Asgard to discuss removing the Aether, but told Frigga he wanted to keep it. After revealing that he had changed the future and saved her from death, Frigga asked him to save Asgard from Ragnarok in exchange for the Aether.

• Sif brought Feeney and Skye to Asgard through the Bifrost, where Heimdall welcomed them.
• Frigga asked Feeney about the Aether, and he explained that it had become volatile after his attempts to remove it.
• Feeney asked Frigga what she would do with the Aether if she removed it, then admitted he wanted to keep it.
• Frigga asked whether Feeney had changed a disaster meant to befall Asgard, and Feeney confirmed that the Dark Elves had originally killed her.
• Frigga asked Feeney to save Asgard from Ragnarok in exchange for the Aether, and said she would still help remove it if he refused.

Feeney agreed to help Frigga prevent Ragnarok and prepared to have Asgard remove the Aether from his body. The treatment failed when the Aether exploded and returned to him, leaving the medical room destroyed and Frigga questioning the test results.

• Frigga explained that she wanted to keep Asgard from becoming Feeney's enemy, and Feeney agreed to help if the opportunity arose.
• Feeney decided that preventing Hela's slaughter was key to stopping Ragnarok and wondered about Loki's fate and Odin's condition.
• Feeney found Skye with Sif, showed Skye around Asgard, and began treatment two days later after warning the medical staff that the Aether was unstable.
• The Aether boiled during the procedure, unleashed an explosion, and shot back into Feeney's body, destroying the equipment but injuring no one.
• Frigga said the tests had indicated the Aether could be removed and asked how the treatment could have gone wrong.

Feeney failed to remove the Aether, but reassured Skye and planned several ways to deal with it. He persuaded Odin to let him absorb time from Asgard’s prisoners in exchange for turning back Odin’s body, then stopped at Loki’s cell when he went to the dungeon.

• Frigga comforted Feeney after the attempt to remove the Aether failed, and Skye asked him whether it might never come out.
• Feeney considered backup plans for removing the Aether and decided he should acquire more Time Value.
• Feeney asked Odin to lend him prisoners so he could absorb some of their time and use his power to turn back Odin’s body.
• Odin agreed on the conditions that Feeney would not kill the prisoners or tell anyone else about the arrangement.
• The following night, Feeney went to the dungeon and stopped outside Loki’s cell.

Feeney absorbed time from prisoners in Asgard to help ease Odin’s physical condition, while Frigga’s attempt to remove the Aether from Feeney failed. Feeney decided to seek a solution on other planets, with the Sovereigns as a possible destination.

• Loki hinted that he could help Feeney, but Feeney declined to pursue the offer and went deeper into the dungeon.
• Feeney used Kekkai Emperor’s City of Time Consumption on prisoners for over a week, taking their Time Value without visibly aging them.
• Feeney restored Odin’s body to how it had been three years earlier, and Odin asked how much time Feeney had taken from the prisoners.
• Frigga tried again to remove the Aether, but its energy burst caused damage and the attempt failed.
• Feeney told Frigga he wanted to visit other planets, and she suggested asking the Sovereigns about their energy research.

Feeney said goodbye to Sif and returned to Earth with Skye, planning to search other civilizations for a cure. Meanwhile, Peter Quill tried to steal from a man on Xandar, only to discover he was a Nova Empire police officer and get punched.

• Feeney watched Skye spar with Sif, and Skye lost despite using her Quake abilities.
• Feeney told Skye and Sif he was leaving Asgard to prepare for a search for a solution to his condition.
• Skye packed up, said goodbye to Sif, and returned to Earth with Feeney through the Bifrost.
• On Xandar, Peter Quill chose a burly man as a theft target while hoping to get valuables to upgrade his Milano.
• A Nova Empire police officer caught Peter Quill stealing, and the burly man punched him as he tried to talk his way out.

Quill woke up in Xandar’s Crime Processing Center and was sentenced to forced labor rehabilitation, while Feeney and Tony completed a spaceship and successfully tested its first Space Jump. The ship returned safely to Earth, leaving them ready to begin exploring the stars.

• Quill woke in the Crime Processing Center on Xandar and recognized the uniformed man who had arrested him.
• The officer told Quill that attempted theft was not a serious crime and that his sentence would be reduced because he had been attacked.
• Feeney and Tony prepared their newly built spaceship for testing at Stark Industries Base.
• Tony piloted the ship into space, and Feeney formed a protective shield with the Aether Particle before the jump.
• Tony and Feeney completed their first Space Jump without incident and returned the ship to the base.

As Feeney and Tony prepared to leave Earth aboard their spaceship, Tony explained to Pepper why he felt responsible for protecting Earth. Feeney asked Banner to let him examine his soul, then sought Nick Fury’s help to protect his parents while he and Skye were away.

• Tony reassured Pepper about the space trip and said he had to search for aliens because protecting Earth was his responsibility.
• Feeney asked Banner whether he could use magic to examine his soul and determine whether Hulk had one, but Banner postponed the decision until after their trip.
• Feeney told Banner he had promised Hulk a chance to go into space and left through a portal.
• Feeney worried about leaving his parents without protection while he and Skye traveled, so he contacted Nick Fury and asked for help.

Feeney told Nick Fury that he, Tony, and Dr. Banner planned to leave Earth, then asked The Ancient One and Mordo to prepare for his departure. The chapter left Feeney ready to set out, warned that the Infinity Stones could draw powerful enemies, and showed Jonathan making progress with Mana.

• Feeney told Nick Fury about the planned space trip and asked him to protect Feeney's parents while he was gone.
• Nick Fury offered to send agents along, but Feeney refused and said S.H.I.E.L.D. could study some spaceship technology later.
• Feeney returned to Kamar-Taj, where The Ancient One warned him to keep the Infinity Stones secret and to return if Bastet came to Earth.
• Feeney found Mordo teaching Jonathan, who had learned to stand and walk with Mana's help.

Feeney prepared to leave Earth with Tony, Banner, and Skye, asking Mordo to watch over his parents while he searched for a way to deal with the problem in his body. The group set course for Knowhere to seek money from the Collector, and Feeney began helping Skye prepare for the dangers ahead.

• Feeney asked Mordo to protect his parents while he searched another planet for a solution to his condition, and Mordo agreed.
• Feeney, Tony, Banner, and Skye chose Knowhere as their first destination because they needed Cosmic Currency and could trade with the Collector.
• Happy, Pepper, and Zhao Hailun saw the group off as they boarded the spaceship.
• After several Space Jumps, Tony switched the ship to flight mode, and Feeney estimated they would reach Knowhere in about four days.
• Feeney took Skye to the Training Room and summoned Possessed by Evil Spirit to help her grow stronger before their journey continued.

Feeney and Skye tested her growing abilities with Possessed by Evil Spirit while traveling with Tony toward Knowhere. Their journey ended with a fleet of hostile ships surrounding them and demanding they surrender.

• Feeney gave Possessed by Evil Spirit to Skye, who learned to stay invisible for an hour and fly for two hours.
• Feeney trained Skye for four days, helping her extend how long she could remain invisible and airborne.
• Tony told Feeney they were about two hours from Knowhere as he piloted the ship.
• Dozens of spacecraft surrounded Feeney, Tony, and Skye, and a gruff voice threatened to blast them unless they surrendered.

Feeney subdued a band of thieves who tried to rob his ship near Knowhere and interrogated their captain for information about the place. As the thieves' other ships moved in, Feeney announced that their captain had been captured and urged them to surrender.

• Feeney left his ship, crossed into the thieves' vessel through an Orange Portal, and used the Golden Great Deduction Technique to restrain its crew.
• Feeney identified the bearded man as the captain and learned that the thieves had targeted his ship because it looked weak and unmarked.
• Feeney questioned the captain about Knowhere and gathered useful information about the lawless settlement.
• The thieves' other ships noticed the trouble and moved to flank the captured vessel.
• Feeney opened communications and told the approaching thieves that their captain had been subdued, advising them to surrender.

Feeney destroyed the bandit fleet after its members attacked him, leaving only the Captain’s Ship intact. He spared the remaining crew in exchange for valuables and help guiding him to Knowhere.

• The bandits rejected Feeney’s demand to surrender and attacked his ship.
• Feeney used Explosion Magic to destroy the attacking ships, killing the bandits who had launched a sneak attack aboard the Captain’s Ship.
• Feeney asked Pastorkas whether the ships held anything valuable, then continued destroying the fleet when Pastorkas said they did not.
• The remaining bandits panicked and pleaded for their lives as Feeney wiped out the fleet except for the Captain’s Ship.
• Feeney asked Pastorkas to guide him to Knowhere in exchange for his life, and Pastorkas agreed.

Feeney and his companions arrived at Knowhere, where he planned to meet Taneleer Tivan and trade with him. After intimidating the Bearded Man and his crew into cooperating, Feeney asked the captain to take him to Tivan.

• Feeney convinced the Bearded Man and his subordinates to cooperate by pretending he had planted something inside them that could kill them.
• Feeney returned to his ship and told Skye, Tony, and Banner that he wanted the Bearded Man's help contacting Taneleer Tivan.
• The group reached Knowhere, and Feeney explained that it was said to be the head of an Ancient Celestial.
• Feeney described how the Tivan Group mined valuable organic matter from Knowhere and shrank the ship with Pym Particles after landing.
• Feeney sent the Bearded Man's crew to gather payment for their lives, then asked the captain to take him to Taneleer Tivan so he could make a trade.

Feeney and his companions arrived in Knowhere, where Pastorkas tried to arrange a meeting with Taneleer Tivan. Feeney went with Pastorkas to find his contact, leaving Skye, Banner, and Tony at the inn.

• Pastorkas warned that meeting Taneleer Tivan depended on his contact, so he took Feeney and the others to an inn while he tried to make arrangements.
• A group of children begged for money outside the inn, and Pastorkas chased them away after explaining that they were pickpockets.
• Feeney questioned Pastorkas about how long it would take to reach Tivan, then decided to accompany him to meet his contact.
• Feeney left Skye, Banner, and Tony at the inn and followed Pastorkas to a bar and casino.
• People at the bar teased Pastorkas and Feeney, then grew suspicious when Pastorkas acted unusually timid and arrived without his men.

Feeney visited Taneleer Tivan on Knowhere to trade a Sacrifice Gem made from material containing an Infinity Stone. Tivan eagerly accepted the offer and invited Feeney to view his collection, leaving the two to inspect the gallery.

• Feeney asked a red-skinned subordinate to arrange a meeting with Taneleer Tivan and used the Golden Great Deduction Technique to make him lead the way.
• Feeney told Pastorkas to wait while he met Tivan, promising to help remove the thing from Pastorkas's body afterward.
• Feeney introduced himself to Tivan and offered him the Sacrifice Gem, which caught the Collector's attention.
• Feeney asked to see Tivan's collection before discussing payment, and Tivan happily agreed to show him around.