New York, 2012.

In a secluded alley, there was no one except for the breeze carrying dust through it.

Suddenly, there was a small dot in the air, and it quickly grew larger and expanded, forming a spatial channel. In an instant, the passage vanished, revealing four figures in its place, dressed in strange spacesuits, their faces encased in masks with respirators and clear lenses.

The mask quickly retracts and disappears behind the neck, revealing four familiar faces, Captain America, Iron Man, Ant-Man and Professor Hulk. Striding forward, Steve walked out of the alley, and commanded:

"Everyone split up, two rough stones in the out-of-town suburbs, and one in the downtown area. Keep a low profile and be mindful of the time limit! ”

The other three followed him, and barely a few steps forward, saw Steve turn around suddenly, and the mask reappeared, covering his face, and walking back with his head down.

The three of them hurriedly raised their masks, and Tony asked alertly, "What happened?" Have you met an acquaintance? ”

Steve didn't remove the mask and whispered, "It's not right, we may have the wrong time." The streets are full of people, and you listen, there is no sound of gunfire! ”

The three of them were startled, and hurriedly looked up, and sure enough, they only saw a clear sky, which was completely different from the scene of alien flying machines in their memory. I can hear it very clearly in my ears, and the sound of people not far away is boiling, and the sound of busy traffic doesn't look like war.

"This is terrible!" Ant-Man Scott panicked first, "Pym particles are only enough for us to go back and forth once, and our margin for error is zero!" ”

"Don't panic yet!" It was still Captain America who was more steady, and first reassured Scott, "Maybe we're just a few dozen minutes early, maybe the space door will open in a while." ”

"That's right, I'm confident in my technology, and I can't be wrong!" Tony is also categorically vouching for his skills.

The trip had to be kept secret and not detected by the people of this era, and several people were sensitive and it was inconvenient to walk around the streets, so they had to wear helmets and hide in the corners. Even if someone sees it, they will only think that some cosplay enthusiast is partying.

A few people waited anxiously for Loki to open the door to the space and lure the Zitarians into the invasion so that they could do their thing. But all the luck psychology finally broke down after waiting for more than an hour.

"Shit!" Scott's city government is the shallowest and his psychological quality is the worst, and the first one couldn't help it and began to blame Tony.

"Aren't you guaranteeing that your bullshit skills are fine?"

"So what's going on now?"

"Wait any longer, it's getting dark!"

This operation has a lot to do with it, and in the current situation, even people with big hearts like Tony and Steve are still a little unbearable.

"Patience!" Steve glared at Scott, "We're already here, there's no point in complaining and blaming!" ”

"When it gets dark, we'll go out and check the time before we move on to the next step."

"Isn't Tony able to connect directly to the satellite?" Scott still felt impatient, and he couldn't wait so long.

"It's better not to!" Steve shook his head, "It's not a technical issue, it's a need for concealment. We try to keep a low profile until we get more information. ”

"And, if you can calm down, you'll find out that we're supposed to be early." Tony didn't have a good impression of a guy like Scott with a low education and poor psychological quality, and choked him.

"How do you tell?" Scott was confused.

"Because there aren't any collapsed buildings or alien spaceship wreckage out there." Professor Hulk interjected.

Scott suddenly realized that he put his heart back in his stomach, and he was not as nervous as before.

Finally staying up until dark, the four of them took off their space suits, got a few hats to cover their faces, and came to the street with their heads down.

"How do you find out the news? Hacked into S.H.I.E.L.D.'s network? ”

"No, we just need to find out if the Zetarians have ever invaded. As long as we set our timeline, it doesn't matter if we wait a few more months. Anyway, when we got back to the other side, it was only a minute. ”

Several people bowed their heads and walked towards a familiar bar nearby. However, halfway through, Scott stopped and looked at the TV in the street window without moving.

"Maybe, we don't need to find out."

Steve and the others stopped, turned their heads to look, and saw that the 40-inch TV in the store was clearly broadcasting the news. In the news, the video of the alien invasion a few days ago is being played repeatedly, and the person who led the charge looks like Captain America no matter how you look at it.

"Damn it!"

All four were stupid.

They stood stunned outside the window, staring through a thin layer of glass, staring at the news on the TV inside. Although the TV did not turn on the sound, just the subtitles scrolling at the bottom of the screen were enough for four people to figure out the basic information.

After a long time, Tony took a deep breath and rubbed a few handfuls of anxiety on his face.

"It's not a timeline problem, it's a worldline problem!"

Professor Hulk also said in frustration, "That's right, we didn't go back to the past, but to another parallel world!" ”

"I don't really understand!" Steve asked with a frown and turned his head.

Tony and Professor Hulk looked at each other, then alternately explained:

"To put it simply, our original plan was to go back in time through quantum space and take the six Infinity Stones without changing past events. When we're done with it, we'll return the six Infinity Stones. ”

"Because we haven't made any big moves at this point in time, it won't affect the future development of the world in the slightest. So when the time comes, the time of this world will continue to move forward, as if we never came, and there will be no deviation due to our arrival. ”

"Then Sanos in this timeline will continue to collect all six Infinity Stones, snap his fingers and wipe out half of the cosmic population, and then we will do the same thing in the future of this world as we do now."

"This creates a closed loop. This closed loop is embedded in our world timeline, giving us more options. ”

"We haven't changed the past, and what happened in the past will still happen."

"What we change is the future, so that the future will develop in the direction we need!"

"But according to the current situation, it seems that we have not returned to the past, we have come to another parallel world, and we will not worry about affecting our past when we do anything in this world."

Tony and Hulk alternated explanations, and finally Steve and the two got a rough idea of what was going on.

"I don't care much about these things, I just want to know, is this good or bad for us? Will we still be able to get what we want? ”

"Hmm......" Tony scratched his head in embarrassment, "that's not easy to say!" ”

"If it's a parallel world, we don't have to be as cautious as we planned. Because whatever we do in this world does not affect what has happened, whether it is in this world or our world. We can even rush directly into S.H.I.E.L.D. and snatch the Space Gem out. ”

Hearing this, Steve's spirits perked up, he was the best at using force, but Tony continued:

"But the downside is that in different parallel worlds, many things and characters have changed, and we don't have the advantage of foreknowledge at all. Among other things, it is very difficult to find out where the six Infinity Stones are. ”

Steve took a deep breath and cheered himself up, "Since Thanos can collect everything, then there's no reason why we can't!" It's a big deal that we spend more time, the two worlds have the advantage of different time ratios, and we might as well take advantage of it. ”

The previous few people were cautious, not worried that they would not be able to get the gem, but that they were afraid that the action would be too big and have too much impact on the past. Now that the movement has been liberated, they firmly believe that as long as they can find the location of the gem, they will be able to get it.

"But now there's a problem, after the Zetari invasion, the Spatial Gem was brought back to Asgard by Thor. Do any of you know where Asgard is? ”

The four of them looked at each other and shook their heads.

Steve sighed and said, "Then let's think about the Mind Gem and the Time Gem first!" ”

"It's clear where these two gems are going. The Mind Gem should have fallen into the hands of Hydra, and the Time Gem had always been in the hands of the Supreme Mage. ”

"I'm good at dealing with hydra!" Steve volunteered, "We'll have to get it back before it gets into Vision's head." ”

"As for the Time Stone, it's a bit difficult, how do we find the Supreme Mage?"

"I know the address of the New York Sanctuary, but I can't see it, I can't open it." Tony said stupidly: "Magic is not scientific at all!" ”

Professor Hulk raised his hand and said, "I have the phone number of the Mage King here, but he probably doesn't know me yet." ”

"Let him pass a message to the Supreme Mage and have a face-to-face chat, right?"

"Well, the Mage King's personality is very kind, there should be no problem."

"Then we'll split into two teams, Tony and I will go get the Mind Gem, and Professor Hulk and Scott will go find the Supreme Mage. What do you think? ”

"No problem!" x3

"Then we will go our separate ways, keep in touch, and communicate in a timely manner if there are any problems."

The four of them separated, left and right.

Professor Hulk first arrived at 177A Becker Street and called the Mage King. Although the Mage King was a little confused by the stranger's call, Professor Hulk told him the truth that he was a visitor from the parallel world.

As a great magician, Wang is no stranger to visitors from other worlds, but what he sees is often corpses. Those who are alive and have not been killed by the ancient one, I am afraid that there are only visitors from the same earth.

After Professor Hulk hung up the phone, a few minutes later, he saw a red spark appear in front of him, and on the other side of the door, a female bald head was sitting behind a coffee table, smiling at him.

The two of them had seen this kind of magic portal much earlier, and they hurriedly stepped in, and the portal went out behind them.

"Please be seated!" The Ancient One was polite, but after hearing Professor Hulk's intentions, she flatly refused.

Then Professor Hulk moved roughly, and was slapped by the ancient one for seconds, and was beaten out of his body. Scott quickly shrank and attacked, but was pinched by the ancient one, and he was pinched in his fingers.

The two superheroes, in the face of the bug of the ancient one, didn't even walk over a single face, and they were all wiped out.

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The two didn't expect that the strength of the ancient one was so much stronger than that of Dr. Strange. I had no choice but to coax and obediently explain everything clearly.

Gu Yi listened with a smile all the time, and after Professor Hulk finished speaking, he said to him with a smile: "You must not have collected information well when you came here this time, otherwise you would not be so reckless." ”

Instead of blaming anything, she simulated the animation with magic, introducing the two of them to the importance of the Infinity Stones and the consequences of the parallel space branches that would result from losing the Infinity Stones, and finally refused:

"Infinity Stones cannot leave this world, otherwise it will cause serious consequences."

Professor Hulk hurriedly explained, "As long as we use the Infinity Stones and return to this point in time, these six Infinity Stones are no different from this world as if they never left. ”

"When we travel between the two worlds, the proportions of time are not consistent. No matter how long we have been in this world, in another world, only a minute has passed. The reverse is also true. ”

"This involves ...... in the theory of quantum physics"

The Ancient One stretched out his hand to interrupt Professor Hulk's popular science lecture, "I don't know science, but I know magic. I am aware of the problem that the two realms have different rates of time. But even if I'm sure you'll send the six Infinity Stones back to the right point in time, there's a premise for that. ”

She stared deeply at Professor Hulk and said, "Well, you'll have to survive the final battle." ”

Professor Hulk was anxious, "I assure you that we will be able to achieve the final victory and send the Infinity Stones back!" ”

"Your guarantee is worthless! As a Supreme Mage, it is my duty to keep the Time Gem safe. ”

"Then why did Strange hand over the gem?" Professor Hulk was very angry, believing that the Ancient One was making excuses.

Gu Yi was stunned for a moment, and said incredulously: "What did you say?" Strange handed over the gem? ”

"That's right!" Professor Hulk couldn't understand Doctor Strange's approach, and there was a bit of resentment in his words, "He gave the Time Gem to Sanos!" ”

"Voluntary?"

"Yes!"

"Why?" Gu Yi thoughtfully.

"How do I know? Maybe he's doing something wrong! Professor Hulk grumbled.

Gu Yi took a deep breath and quickly figured out the truth contained in it.

"Strange will be the best Supreme Mage, you can't be wrong with that! Therefore, if he chooses to take the initiative to hand over the Time Stone, it means that he sees the way to win in the future in the long river of time. He should have seen that you brought back six Infinity Stones, rewriting the established facts created by Thanos. ”

Professor Hulk was stunned for a moment, but then he was ecstatic and said happily, "In that case, you should be willing to give me the Time Gem now, right?" ”

Gu Yi hesitated, but still shook his head, "No! ”

Now Professor Hulk is really anxious, "You said it, Strange has already seen the result of our victory, why can't it?" ”