HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

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" And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it, and its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there. They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. "



- Revelation 21:23-26


(DAY 14: NEW YORK HARBOR NEAR ELLIS ISLAND, 8:00 AM)


Chris Knightfall was on a ferryboat with the other tourists when he looked at the Statue of Liberty. He was pleased at the successful battle in saving the world from Thanos which it gave freedom to the entire planet. He carefully removed the red bandana on his head and threw it onto the sea as he smiled. " Well, I'm free now! I deserve a better life after this, " he thought. Just beside him, there were two couples wearing casual clothes who they smiled at him.


" Oh, hi! " the brunette man warmly greeted him as his Dark Angel wife stood beside him.

" You guys look familiar, " Knightfall replied and remembered. " Wait, you two are one of the Ten Heroes several hours ago! Wait, where's the masked blue man in a black and crimson battlesuit? "
" Oh yes! We are the Ten Infinity Dogs, " he grinned. " And you mean, Mr. Marvel the Kree Eternal or the Space Stone Dog. I believe he's off to somewhere. I'm Kai Izaleith the Soul Stone Dog. This is my wife, Skoúro or the Power Stone Dog. These are my friends, Amnon and Gourai Montmartre. "
" Hi! " Skoúro warmly greeted.

" It's nice to meet you, " the blonde man smiled and shook his hands.

" You must be? " the short haired blonde woman asked.


" I'm Chris Knightfall, " the dark haired man responded the four with a handshake. " It's a pleasure to meet you too. So, what are you guys up to? "


" We're here to tour around the city, " Amnon replied and carefully thought of not exposing his powerful alter-ego. " I heard the news from Kai and Skoúro about the invasion and the great battle. It was very scary at first but them, Mr. Marvel, and the other heroes saved the planet. Now, we're happy which we're living in freedom. " " Yes, that was indeed a very intense effort, " Skoúro added. " This world could have been in ruins. If we couldn't save it. " " Yes, indeed, " Gourai nodded. " At least, you guys can live in peace. " " Yeah, that's great. " Knightfall felt pleased. " But I have a question. " " What is it? " Kai asked.
" Now, the world has made its reset. Can you bring someone back to life from the dead? "


The four couldn't say a word which the question seemed impossible. It took them several minutes until the pyromancer's Soul Stone had glowed brightly. Amnon, Gourai, and Skoúro sensed the aura as they intently looked at him and Knightfall. Finally, Kai Izaleith knew the answer.


" I know, it's hard to lose someone in the war, " he calmly said and patted the Remnite's shoulders. " But, they are smiling on you. "


" Well, there's another person on this ferry boat who also looks for you. She just vanished but returned, " Amnon added and used his cosmic awareness which Knightfall was shocked to hear. Until, he saw a woman in her early sixties as she looked at him. She closely approached to the young man and hugged him. Knightfall recognized, hugged her back, and wept into tears of joy. " Mom! I'm so glad to see you! "


" Christopher! " his mother also wept. " Me too! I've been looking all over in Remnant and went to America in finding you! Now, we're here together! "
" I thought you're gone! "
" No, I'm here! Come, we have a lot of things to talk about. "


" Thanks, guys! " Knightfall made his thumbs-up to the four as they parted ways.

" Let's just let them talk in private, " the Dark Angel said.
" Then, we could have our sightseeing before attending the event. " the half-Kree cyborg reminded. " Oh right, " the Kree Eternal snapped his fingers.


" Great! " Kai felt excited.

(CENTRAL PARK, 8:20 AM)


" There ya, go bud! " the pink Kree Maverick Verne or Moragg-Vell led his companions on the trees. " Ya can make ya memorials on the trees! So, these Earth dudes here will remember what ya've done! "
" Sounds fun! " Chris Halsey beamed.


" Yeah! Cool! " Quill added.

" I hope these guys can see the word "lemon"! " Deke laughed.

" Well, they sure can, dude! " Cayde took his knife as the others joined him. The park goers and visitors curiously looked at the them carving on the tree. Agents Nora Valkyrie and Lie Ren saw writings.
" AWESOME CAYDE-6 IS HERE! "


" PRAISE THE STARLORD! "

" CHRIS-77 LOVES NYC! "

" LEMONS EVERYWHERE! - DEKE "

" Seriously?! " Nora raised her tone in shock.
" The cops and park security guards will find out, " Ren blandly spoke.


" Guys, this is our chance to make up for everything, " Deke grinned. " Since your timeline has altered. "

" It's like a special memento from us! " Cayde shrugged. " You guys deserve it since we helped you saved the planet. "

" Yeah, " Quill grinned. " Lucky that you guys enjoy this home sweet planet while we're away! "

" Okay, " the male Remnite SHIELD Agent sighed. " Well, if that's what you implied then. "

" I think I have no problem with that! " his girlfriend added.

" Well, it will be an honor to have our writings on! " Chris Halsey smiled.


(AVENGERS COMPOUND, UPSTATE NEW YORK, USA, PLANET EARTH, 6:00 PM)



The entire place was crowded with MIB, SHIELD, and other fighters. They found themselves in the large assembly hall where the event was held. Captain Steve Rogers cleared his throat when everyone paid attention to him.

" My fellow, brave fighters, " he calmly spoke. " This is a Day of Infinite Hope which the entire planet has surpassed the greatest tribulation. Now, we are here to reflect in what we have done in the past two weeks. Those challenges have given us our greatest success and failures: the lives we have saved and lost. No matter what the circumstances are, we are able to rise up. Thank you all for greatest efforts.Tonight, this calls for our remembrance and a celebration." Everyone applauded, whistled, and cheered at his speech as the music was played in the entire facility.
" Splendid! " Julius Shakespeare praised.


" I agree! " Jughead exclaimed.

" This is fun! " Hangfire clapped.

" At least, we have attained peace, " Gabriel Nebula sighed in relief.

" All right, Cap! " Agent CI happily beamed.


" This is gonna be a great evening! " Agent OJ added.


" Yeah! " Agent KH smiled and took her husband's hand. " The night is young! "

" Okay..." the blonde mutant MIB blandly nodded and smiled. " This is it, my friends, " Agent TO took his glass of champagne along with Agents J and K. " We've done it for two weeks! I'm glad to be here with you! " " Well, slicks. The war is over, " the elderly MIB replied. " But we lost people along the way, Agent D, the Australian MIB Chief, and the others. "
" That's why O decided to leave for Sydney for a while. " J added. " Before those guys find a new MIB Chief. "


" True, " Agent E nodded. " I'll be your temporary MIB chief, since the Earth Defense Task Force Commander has paved the way. "

" I see then, " Agent Mackenzie agreed. " That seems new. "

" Where's Coulson? " Daisy asked.


" He's over there talking with the Kree Space Stone Dog, his wife, and the Mind Stone Dog. " Agent NF pointed. " Oh yeah, then he's also with the Soul and Power Stone Dog. "

" They seem very interesting, monsieur. " Q the Azuran smiled as she saw Agents Leibowitz, Wukong, Lie, Arc, SO, and Vasillas dancing all with their girlfriends. The Fox Faunus MIB turned to her as she smiled. " You wanted to dance? " " Yep! " he sincerely replied and held her hands. Jack the Reaper and Blitz Arditi joined the other couples.


" Pyro-daddy, dance with me! " his wife Agent Y grabbed her husband's hands as he smiled.

" Okay, Sunshine! I'm coming! " Dr. P called.

" Lucky for them, " Locke kept eating near the buffet table as Deadpool took a large plate of Chimichanga. " Now, I realized the Death Stone Dog had a big appetite at this moment. "
" Hey, I deserve this big meal after this! " the red suited mutant beamed and chomping. " That's obvious, " Kingbreaker blandly spoke and kept eating.


" Yeah, do tell dude, " Rocket Racoon nodded in agreement and turned to Groot when he saw the creature playing at the plant. " Hey! Don't play with Earth plants! It's gonna kill you! "

" I am Groot? " Groot curiously raised his voice.
" Like, it's gonna blow you down for real! " Drax seriously spoke and gave him a grim stare which the being widened his eyes in fear. The muscular alien loudly laughed as everyone noticed him. " I'm just kidding! "


" He's such a weirdo, " Agent V sighed.

" Yep, he is. " ME the Mercurian muttered and took his glass of champagne. " This is for Earth and the cosmos! Especially to Agent UR, who became one of the Infinity Dogs! "

" To Agent UR the Ego Stone Dog! " the other Solar System aliens of MIB raised their glasses and toasted.


" The Uranian just became an instant hero! " NE the Neptunian added.



" Thanks, guys! " the Uranian MIB felt pleased to see his fellow MIBs and other people around him. " This two week invasion has brought us together for real! "


" Yeah, you did your best, kid! " the long-haired mutant named Gladius Fernal made his thumbs-up gesture. " Well, you're gonna have a new adventure with us someday. "

" Sure, but I wonder where's the Ego Gem? " he asked. " The nine of you got your stones. "

" Thanos claimed he gave it to Emperor Calus, " Commander Zavala answered.

" What?! Why did he do that? "

" As a gift perhaps, " Tengfei the Kree-Chinese man joined in the conversation. " Zavala, what do you think? "

" There will come a time that you will retrieve that stone from him. But for now, let's celebrate and remember this night. "

" Yeah, like we do deserve to relax, " Cayde-6 shrugged and turned his head to his new friends. " Right guys? "

" Yeah, that's really freakin' intense, man, " Quill grinned and took Gamora with him.

" The wild goose chase in Texas kept me tiring, " Deke chuckled.

" We deserve a big chill, guys. " Levi smiled and looked at his younger twin brother and sister-in-law. " They're lucky that they survived after this chaos. "

" I agree. I'm so glad that they surpassed their terrible fate. " Chris Halsey took his plate to eat. He turned around and kept looking for someone. Mantis the Insect lady approached and curiously looked at him.


" Excuse me, are you looking for someone? " she asked.


" How did you know? "

" Your face can tell you, " she answered. Then, a turquoise-haired lady smiled and hugged at him in surprise. Chris Halsey's face turned red and turned to her, then he gave her a kiss which everyone got surprised to see them.

" Haha! Boop! " Nora beamed.

" Yep, " Natasha Romanov added. " They are! "

" Right! " Carol Danvers the Mind Stone Dog chuckled and looked at the two. " I can sense they're made for each other! "

" This is so sweet! " Ilyana or Magik grinned.

" Yes, I agree! " Jemma smiled.

" Buena! " Yoyo laughed.

" Seriously?! " Pyrrha was shocked to see the lovebirds.

" Yep! " Jaune nodded.

" Like everyone says, love is in the air! " Agent R added and looked at the other couples.
" Awww, they're really sweet! "

" Winter, I was wondering if...." Knightfall nervously said and fidgeted his fingers.

" Come on, say it, " the Solitas governor looked at him when she got interested to hear the Remnite man's words. Suddenly, their Russian-Remnite friend pushed the two to kiss and laughed.

" Hey, why did you do that? " Dr. W asked.

" They are really meant for each other! " Pavel Pesnya beamed. " Look at them, they enjoyed kissing at each other! "

" Oh right! I guess the invasion made them together! "

At the corner, Detente the Reality Stone Dog watched the other heroes enjoying the evening and took his glass of fruit punch. He enjoyed at the joyful atmosphere and sighed in relief. He finished his entire drink and went to the table to take a second time. He never realized the three enhanced beings emptied the punch bowl. Ness, Xenon, and Colin Sana loudly burped as he got surprised.

" What the hell?! " he exclaimed. " Why did you finish the entire drink? "

" It was good! " Colin answered with a smile.

" I agree, " Xenon nodded.

" I want some more, " Ness blandly added.

" Hey, you've just want some more? " Adán asked.

" We're supposed to get one! " his half-sister Chloe added.

" Yes, it is tasty! " Moahn Vetranburg said.

" Well, there goes nothing, " F the Remnite MIB turned away and left. .

" Hay naku..." Nat glared at the three men.

" Great! You guys emptied the entire drink! " Daisy sarcastically shrugged. " There are lot of people falling in line! "

" Oh crap, " Brandon Clichè muttered. " These guys made it! "

" You said it, " Cherry Tomat nodded.

" Replace it! " Agent Frost or Morgan Stiller demanded.

" There's sea of crowd here! " Angel sighed.

" Oh come on, we're thirsty! " Hazle Morre whined.

" I need to talk to Mr. Stark..." her husband Agent Armanhammer paused which he saw Katean the Lunivian Time Stone Dog which she manipulated the time and returned the drink.

" Muy magnifico! " Agent Jackal felt awed in her ability.

" Woah! No way! " Agent Carnifex added.

" How did she do that? " Zenofall asked.

" She can reverse it using the Time Stone! " Chief said.

" That's correct, " Strange interrupted. " That alien is the new Bearer of the Eye of Agamoto. "

" I think, she's ready for more challenges, " Rey Rouge said.

" If she can use her powers wisely! " Cha-Der took another drink from a glass of water as Agent Omega and Kitty Pryde took their turn in taking another round for the fruit punch. Gladius Fernal and Qrow Branwen turned to them.

" So, you two are getting married soon? " the elderly Remnite Inhuman KNIGHT Judge asked.

" Yeah, after all the greatest rumble in Japan, Russia, Texas, and the rest of the world, " the blue-lipped MIB replied. " Kitty and I deserve something's special. "

" No matter the circumstances are, we're still together, " the brunette lady added.

" That's great! " Gladius smiled. " I'm planning to go home and be with my family first, before I settle for something new."

" I think I knew a person for you, Rhythm Stone Dog, " Qrow had an idea which he took out calling card as the mutant read it.

" Professor Charles Xavier? "

" Yep, he's a great one! " Kitty commented.

" So, you want to talk to him? " Omega asked.

" Yeah, I'm getting a gist of it. Thanks, guys! "

" Guys! " Spider Man interrupted as everyone paid their attention. " Someone's gonna get married too! I mean engaged! My spider senses are tingling!"

" Who? " Agent Jaune Arc and Dr. Bruce Banner said in unison.

" Like someone is wielding the Storm Breaker! " Agent Frost pointed at the Cat Faunus MIB Agent lifted the Asgardian's new hammer and smiled. Thor kissed his wife-to-be as she enjoyed it.

" It looks like Thor's getting a wife! " Tony laughed.

" True! " Pepper added.

" Nice one, Odinson! " Dr. P cheered.

" You guys look cute together! " the blonde Inhuman lady beamed.

" Thank you! " the dark haired woman with cat ears smiled and kissed the Asgardian prince's cheeks. " I'm so excited for getting married. "

" Of course, this is for the future! " Thor added. Agent R and Captain Rogers went from dancing as they saw the newly-engaged couple and exchanged glances.

" Now, we found a future for them! " the maroon-headed MIB felt pleased.

" You said it, red. " Captain Rogers replied. " I hope it goes the same with us. "

" Yeah! "

In the other side, Wang Tengfei was lonely sitting and watching the people rejoicing and enjoying the night. The pyrokinetic Soul Stone Dog finished talking with the crowd and sat beside the Kree widower. Tengfei curiously noticed him.

" I heard you lost your family, " Kai asked.

" Well, it's just the two week invasion made realized it's hard to lose a family, " he sadly answered. " I lost my wife and children in Hong Kong. Then, I just discovered from my fellow Kree soldiers that my father had passed away several weeks ago. Our enemies just abducted and killed him for the Soul Stone and brought it to Thanos. It's just it's too hard to celebrate even I mourn for them. I wish I never returned here. I could have stayed in my friends' home universe instead and kept fighting for our enemies as Warlock guardian. From there, I wouldn't see such pain in losing them. "

Kai Izaleith emphatized the man and patted his shoulders to comfort him. Tengfei wept and took his handerchief. Then, he sensed the orange glow from his body and the Infinity Stone. His eyes widened in shock to see the person beside him.

" You're one of the Infinity Dogs..." he said.

" Yeah, " the pyromancer sincerely and calmly replied. " Look, I'm sorry for those terrible things happened to you. It's hard to percieve for remembering them. Even my Kree Eternal friend lost his father and his best friend. Then, my friends were gone in the battle from my home dimension. But they are always in our hearts and be remembered. Just cherish those good memories with them and carry them like a flame on the torch. "

" Thank you for listening and enlightening me, " the Kree-Chinese man slightly smiled.

" That's at least what I can do to cheer you up. "

Meanwhile, Hawkeye, Falcon, and War Machine spent eating on the table and discussing things after the invasion. Agents Mackenzie and Rodriguez joined them which they got interested at the topic.

" So, you guys are talking

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