A week later.
Arthur was standing before the portal. Natasha walked behind him and said unhappily.
" You are so hard headed. Your children will be born soon yet you still go to the other worlds."
Arthur scratched his head and said with an apologitic look.
" Nat, you know I have to go. My guts are telling that this world will be more chaotic in the future. I must assure our family and our people's safety."
Hill sighed.
" Let him go. We know he will come back with a victory like he always does."
Tyrande nodded.
" Yes, I agree with her. Arthur, be careful and be mindful about your situation. You tend to be too careless sometimes."
Arthur laughed.
" Roger. Then I am off."
He walked to the portal and disappeared from their sight. Natasha groaned.
" I hope he would be alright."
Hill smiled.
" It will be fine. Besides, you have hid the problem, haven't you?"
Natasha's face turned serious.
" Yes. We will deal with Red House by ourselves. Arthur doesn't need to carry more burdens."
Tyrande silently gazed at them and said calmly.
" I have heard they got a master. Shall I assist you?"
Natasha shook her head.
" No need. Anthony will be the one to handle him because he said he had a similar power like him."
Hill folded her arms.
" Another Taskmaster, huh?"
Natasha nodded.
" Yes and I think we might have a few good recruits soon."
Tyrande turned around and left.
" Then leave their training to me. I have been free lately."
Hill smiled.
" Sure."
In the new world.
Arthur opened his eyes and surveyed around him. He was in a forest with a strange look.
He sighed and snapped his finger.
Snap*
Nothing came out. Arthur's eyes opened wide as he tried to use his power.
" Gone? Has my power been sealed?"
Arthur couldn't talk to guide after the time stone incident. So, that means he had no ways to know about the world or the mission.
" Another world with a normal human body, huh?!"
Arthur carefully looked around him and watched the sky. He noted the location mentally and followed his instincts.
Flow*
Soon, he found a stream near the woods. Arthur looked down the stream and found it was flowing really far.
" Nice, that means I can find a way."
3 hours later.
Arthur found his way out the forest. He saw an old track as he walked towards it.
Beep*
Fortunately, it was relatively popular road. A military vehicle found Arthur and signaled him.
Arthur quickly ran to them and hopped on it. He found this vehicle was similar to the 1970s jeep.
A sergeant was driving the jeep as he waved to him.
" Hi, what are you doing here? Hiking?"
Arthur coughed and lied.
" Well, I lost my gears because some bears chased after me."
Sergeant looked at Arthur with a shocked look because it was hard to believe someone would escape from hungry bears.
" Man, are you serious? Bears can run upto 60 km per hour. They can outrun you."
Arthur smiled and explained.
" You see I am an experienced hiker."
Sergeant nodded as he didn't pry further.
" Then you must be thirsty. Here, drink this. You see I am going to my camp. I can drop off you there. By the way, my name is John Doe."
Arthur extended his hand.
" Arthur Frost from New York."
John shook his hand and nodded.
" You are from New York, huh?"
Arthur didn't show any hesitation as he said lightly.
" Yep, from Manhattan."
John smiled.
" Man, you must really love hiking because it is near to Mount Shasta."
Arthur chuckled and said nothing. He understood that he was in California.
1 hour later.
John dropped Arthur off to his campsite. He walked with him to the airport.
" Man, you have to call me after going your home. It was pretty fun to be with you. Honestly, I enjoyed last hour."
Arthur also liked him because he was open minded and cheerful guy.
" Sure, I will call you."
They hugged each other and Arthur boarded the plane. The pilot understood Arthur's circumstances as he didn't request his ID card.
" We will be at Sacramento after 2 hours. Buckle your belt."