The Future Duo's hearts sank. With the Infinity Stones serving such a crucial purpose, how could the Sorcerer Supreme possibly let outsiders like them use them at will?
If they had been in her shoes, they would have thrown out anyone who wanted to borrow the stones long ago.
At that thought, worry crept onto both their faces.
The other members' missions had gone just as poorly. Rhodey and Nebula had failed, and when Thanos made his move, he captured them both.
Thanos learned the whereabouts of the Power Stone, but Jiang Xiang cut his head off just after he received the news.
Jiang Xiang also pocketed the Power Stone while he was at it.
The Ancient One had once warned Jiang Xiang that Thanos bore a certain responsibility tied to the fate of the universe.
And that responsibility was very likely a cosmic duty he could fulfill only after collecting all six stones.
So Jiang Xiang dispensed with any courtesy and took the Power Stone for himself as well.
Barton had it worst of all. Natasha had sacrificed herself so he could obtain the Soul Stone.
But Barton suddenly discovered that his Pym particles no longer worked!
He could not contact anyone else, either. No, as far as Barton remembered, no one else had come to this universe in the first place.
Although his suit had a basic life support system, it clearly would not last much longer.
Evidently, the future Avengers had not each traveled to a different timeline.
Fortunately, the locations of the Soul Stone and Power Stone had not changed.
But the Reality Stone's location had changed drastically.
In Asgard, the enormous, bloated Fat Thor had pulled a piece of cloth from somewhere and wrapped it around himself.
Clang-
Having lost his will to fight, Fat