When Thanos opened his eyes again, he found himself back in his own universe.
The four Infinity Stones in his arms had begun to glow, confirming it.
He had to admit, Kang's technology from the Quantum Universe was impressive.
Of the more than a thousand universes it had cataloged, his own was among them.
But it had recorded only the coordinates of each universe, not its individual star systems. So he was floating in the vacuum of space with no idea where he was.
In short, he was lost.
Fortunately, he could still sense Divine Grace. He tore open a Space Rift toward his subordinates and made the jump in his own body.
After one jump after another, with no idea how much time had passed, he finally sensed that his subordinates were close.
One last jump brought the long-missed Solar System into view.
On Blue Star, in South America.
The Black Order, The Ancient One, Laufey, Hela, Wanda, and Quicksilver were discussing matters in the newly built Administration Hall.
"My lord has been gone for over a year. What should we do?"
"The Universal Coalition Army has withdrawn from the Milky Way entirely. Should we take the other planets?"
"No. What if the Universal Coalition Army discovers my lord is missing?"
"I think we should do something. Wouldn't Father be disappointed if he came back and found we'd done nothing?"
"Exactly. Why don't we start by taking the nearby planets?"
"And what if the Universal Coalition Army shows up?"
They debated for a long time, but no one could convince anyone else. The sun was nearly setting, and they still had no decision.
Wanda and Quicksilver wanted to accomplish something so their father could see their efforts when he returned.
They had been left out of the last