Chapter 128: Expedition Prep

Chapter 128: Expedition Prep

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Upon finding the spacial coordinates of Morag, the planet that holds the power Infinity Stone, Peter started formulating a plan to find the damn thing.

Finding the planet itself was a good start, but based on his memories, narrowing down its location on Morag would be a challenge.

Due to the extremely destructive capabilities of the power stone, a containment device known as the Orb was used to house it. Without the Orb keeping the power stone's unlimited power locked away, Morag would have probably been completely disintegrated long ago.

'So tracking its energy signature would be impossible...' Peter thought dejectedly.

Not only that but the Orb has been hidden for millennia in an underwater Temple Vault on the planet, where receding tides allowed access only once every 300 years.

'Something tells me it's not that time just yet...' Peter knew this would only happen around the time that Peter Quill/Star-Lord came along, which means Peter would have to go diving in an alien planet's ocean. 'Maybe I can predict the movement of the tides and use that to aid in my search...'

The most important factors in predicting tides on any planet are the positions of the Sun and Moon, depending on if Morag even has a moon, their distance from Earth, their direction in space, and how they're moving. Though the most accurate predictions require even more information than this, such as the contours of the seafloor, for example.

"I'd have to set up a base on Morag so I can study all of this..." Peter thought out loud as he snapped the book he was reading shut. "It shouldn't be too hard, hopefully."

"Must you tamper with the power stone?" A familiar voice filled Peter's small corner of the library. This chapter was first shared on the Ñøv€lß1n platform.

"I've told you many times already, Teacher." Peter says as he looks up to see the Ancient One sitting across from him. "I plan to change a lot, including your death."

"..." The Ancient One remained silent as her brows knit together for just a moment.

"You could make this easier and lend a helping hand like you've been doing lately." Peter says, hoping to skip passed the tedious research needed to find the Orb. "Where is the temple that holds the Orb?"

Peter knew for a fact that the Ancient One knew exactly where every Infinity Stone is located. The question is, would she help him in his collection of them?

"I think I've helped enough lately..." She says as her form shimmers for a moment and disappears, leaving Peter alone in the library once again.

"It was worth a try..."

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Since Peter had the actual space coordinates for planet Morag, he could go there in an instant, but before that, he would need to get some supplies for the creation of his base.

Leaving a note for Thor, saying that he would be back soon, Peter portal'd over to the Avengers Tower.

*Bang Clank Bang Clank...*

As the portal closed behind him, Peter could hear the loud sounds of metal being struck over and over coming from Tony's workshop.

Giving in to his curiosity, Peter made his way into the workshop and witnessed Tony, standing over the lifeless Destroyer. He wore a metal welding mask and wielded a sledgehammer, which he was using to forcibly take the Giant thing apart, piece by piece.

"...up.....hey.....ake up..." Loki Odinson groaned in pain as he heard a voice calling out to him.

It was a female voice, laced with a rude annoyance, which reminded him of his usual tone.

"...I said wake up!"

*slap!*

The voice yelled as his jaw almost cracked and a fierce stinging feeling was left on his right cheek.

"Huh?" Loki grunted as he opened his eyes to find a beautiful black-haired woman with a scowl plastered on her face. "Mortal?"

"What did you just call me?" She asked threateningly.

"Where am I?" Loki ignores her menacing figure and looked around, finding that he was laying nude in a heap of broken wood near a broken window.

He even had a few splinters and bruises on his back, which hurt quite a bit.

"My office, now get your a*s up and to the bank. You owe me money for all the damage that you've caused." She says, doing her best to look away from his unclothed lower half.

"Bank?" Loki muttered as the memories of his father casting him out suddenly filled his addled mind.

Instantly, Loki became quiet as a simmering rage filled his every being.

'How dare they banish me!' Loki thought as he raged in his own mind.

"Don't glare at me you pervert!" The unknown woman above him gets pissed, as Loki began to glare in her direction "You're responsible for every bit of damage to my business, and you'll pay or else..."

Snapping out his anger-fueled thoughts, Loki stood up and scoffed at the weak mortal before him. How could a god such as him allow a mere mortal to speak to him like this?

"Or what?" Loki says as he glares down at her intimidatingly.

"I'll post these pictures online..." She says, showing her smartphone screen to him, which had countless pictures of him laying naked in her office.

His little Loki was bare for all to see. What would his mother think?

"Give me that!" Loki tries to snatch the phone from her hand, but she saw that coming and grabbed his wrist with her other hand, crushing it in her superhuman grip.

*Crack crack...*

"Ahhhhh!" Loki yelled as his wrist was broken in an instant.

"You will pay or else..." She says as she gives Loki's wrist a final squeeze before letting go. "Do I make myself clear?"

"..." Loki eyes her warily and cradles his broken wrist. 'This isn't some ordinary mortal...'

A/N: 1526 words :)

[DONT FORGET MY STONES! Pls&thnx????]