Chapter 7

Strange's POV

Peter: She's gone....

Strange: Oh you've got to be kidding me.

In front of us was an empty room with no barrier around it.

Tony: She seriously couldn't sit still, could she?

Nat and Barton runs up to us.

Barton: Wha- where is she?

Tony: Gone.

The guardians run up to us with Astra.

Nat: Well at least someone succeeded.

Wanda: But something weird happened. Thanos or Vision wasn't there. The guards weren't there either. No one was guarding Astra.

Gamora: He wanted us to get her.

Tony: To make time to move Lily.....

Strange: God I knew something was off.

Peter: Now how are we gonna find her! We can't! They could have gone anywhere!

Tony: For now, let's all go back. We can look through some footage and try to find her.

Lily's POV

I was sitting in the cell when the barrier suddenly turns off. Vision comes around the corner.

Lily: Why's the barrier off?

Vision: You see, your friends are coming to get you.

Lily: And.....

Vision: And we can't let that happen. Not until Thanos does what he needs to do.

Lily: So what are you gonna do to me.....

Vision: I'm terribly sorry again but we're going to have to take a little trip.

Vision waves his hand and I black out.

When I wake up, I realize I'm in the compound. How the hell did they get in here?

Vision: I teleported in here. I can read your mind Lily.

My mouth was covered and I was tied to a chair. I still have the power canceling bracelet on my wrist but suddenly everyone runs in.

Peter: LILY!

Thanos: Ah you're here.

Tony: This is where you moved to? The compound?

Vision: Yes well it is a good base.

Strange: Back away from Lily.

Thanos puts a dagger near me.

Thanos: You can't use your magic to pull her towards you Doctor. Not if you want her to die as soon as you do.

Strange: Why her?

Vision: She's a great deal to Thanos' plan.

Banner: What plan?

Thanos: To her powers of course. You may not know but her powers are about as strong as Wanda and Vision combined.

Wanda: That's not possible. That would mean-

Thanos: Its as strong as two infinity stones combined, yes.

Vision: Once Thanos gets Lily's powers, that's when you can get her back.

Banner: She won't be able to survive that.

Nat: What do you mean?

Banner: She'll be killed in the process...

Thanos: How about.....we make a bargain doctor?

Strange: What?

Thanos: You and Wanda for Lily.

I manage to shake the cloth over my mouth off.

Lily: NO! Don't do it!

Thanos: We'll wait outside. Make a choice doctor. And if you try to make a move, Vision will stop you.

Thanos and Vision walk out of the compound and everyone rushes over to me. Peter starts untying my hands. Once I'm free, I rush over to dad.

Strange: Are you ok? Are you hurt?

Lily: No I'm fine. But you and Wanda can't go! What if they do something to you? Let them take me please!

Wanda: Lily, it's out best choice. We can't let them go on with the experiment.

Lily: And what if they do the experiment on you?

Wanda: Then if they succeed, you can stop him.

Lily: I-I can't.

Strange: You heard Thanos. You are more powerful than Vision and Wanda. Even if Thanos gets a hold of both our powers, you can still defeat him. Then we can be together again.

Tony: I'm sorry to break up the hope squad but that's not true.

Wanda: What isn't?

Tony: Banner.

Banner: If he gets a hold of your powers, you'll still be alive....as long as your powers are. If we defeat them.....

Wanda: We die.

Banner: But the same will happen to Lily if she goes.

Barton: Did we seriously get outsmarted by him again? It's a win lose either way from them.

Peter: We need to make the best of the time we have...we don't have much time together.

Cap: No. Don't think that way. We'll find a way to win. We always do.....