This was going to be harder than Naomi thought. She hadn't exactly formed a plan when she decided that she needed to stop Thanos, but now that she was actually trying to figure a plan out, she drew a blank.

Perched on the edge of her bed, Naomi fingered her phone in her hand, trying to think up ways to save everyone. Of course, the internet had plenty of methods, including but not limited to; stopping Quill's meltdown, aiming for the head, and using sling rings properly. However all those methods only worked when the war had already been set in motion, and that wasn't going to work for Naomi. She needed to save everyone, including the dumbass God of Mischief who died in the first ten minutes. A butter knife, really? Not to mention Heimdall, Gamora, and Vision also died separately from the snap.

Naomi drew out a breath in frustration, massaging her temples when a knock sounded at her door. She paused for a moment, her mind still muddled from trying to prevent a mad titan from getting a rock collection.

"Kid, you still in there?" A muffled voice came from the other side, but Naomi instantly recognized it as Tonys.

"Yeah... uh, come in?" She called out, uncertain of what he wanted. She supposed that she did miss breakfast. After her response, the door swung open and Tony stood in the doorway, looking too concerned and skeptical for Naomi's liking. His brows furrowed when he took in her appearance, and it was only then that she remembered she had been crying just moments ago, and still had red eyes. She began thinking of how to explain herself, and her current situation to Tony when he began speaking.

"I got an alert from FRIDAY about uh, what happened in the hallway." Tony paused, seeming hesitant and awkward in his words. It was a new look on the retired playboy, refreshingly humble and comforting. "You good, Naomi?" He asked, and Naomi realized how her episode in the hallway must have appeared to FRIDAY. It would have been embarrassing if not for Tony's attitude about the subject. Smiling lightly, Naomi recalled that Tony had experience in the realm of collapsing in hallways and such, and was offering comfort to her. It was enough to calm her erratic mind a bit so she could figure out what to say.

"I'm okay. I just remembered something," Naomi paused for breath, steadying herself. "I need to talk to you."

Tony nodded once, leaning against the doorway in a manner that reminded Naomi of Steve comforting Natasha. It was almost enough to make her laugh, if not for the serious expression on Tony's face. His eyes were tired, and sad, but still warm. He still had hope and Naomi knew that she couldn't let it be crushed.

"Can we go back to the lounge? You need to sit down for this."

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The Avengers lounge was just as deserted as it had been yesterday, only brighter than before. The morning light shone straight through the window, warming up the room and casting a glow over both Tony and Naomi, seated comfortably on the couch. It would have been a beautiful morning if not for the grave topic Naomi had to discuss.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Naomi decided to start at the beginning, and turned to face Tony, seated at the opposite end just as he had been yesterday. However she found herself pausing, almost unwilling to speak. Tony Stark had seen much in his life, and he had fought hard to win his battles. It almost broke Naomi's heart to have to tell him of the failure of the future, how the Avengers hadn't been enough to save half the universe.

But if she didn't tell him, there would be no way of stopping Thanos.

"You already know that in my dimension, all of the Avengers battles are movies, pretty much for every major conflict. There are even heroes that you've never heard of that I've seen on screens, sharing your universe." Naomi began, launching into her explanation. Tony seemed shocked about the news of the other heroes, but he stayed silent and waited for her to explain.

"But what I realized this morning is that, this dimension- your dimension, hasn't caught up to mine..." Naomi trailed off, waiting for his reaction. Tony furrowed his brows, shifting on the couch as the gears turned in his head.

"So basically, you've seen movies from the future?" He questioned, raising and eyebrow skeptically. Naomi knew it was a lot to ask him to believe, but he had been pretty good about rolling with the punches so far, so she could only hope.

"Yeah, exactly. About a month into the future, to be exact. There's a, a big fight coming that I need to tell you about." Naomi bit her lip, dreading the moment she told Tony about Infinity War's outcome. For now he remained unaware, nodding along to what Naomi told him.

"You had some ah, footage, of me from a while back. Any of that for the future?" Tony shrugged innocently, and Naomi brightened at the prospect of evidence to back her up.

"Yeah, just gimme a sec." She chewed on her lip as she pulled her phone out, clicking on the youtube app. It would have to be a clip of Tony, since video of Thor: Ragnarok couldn't be proven to happen in the future, since it had no connection to Earth. Eventually, Naomi figured out the best clip to use of Tony from Infinity War without spoiling too much, even though she was about to tell him the outcome.

The footage was of Tony and Pepper's conversation in the park, namely Tony recounting his dream about having a kid with Pepper. The video was slightly blurred, and tended to jump around, but it was still undeniable that it was Tony and Pepper from the future. Naomi paused the video before Dr. Strange showed up with Bruce, figuring she should build up to introducing new characters and such. It was clear on Tony's face that he believed the clip was real, and much to Naomi's comfort, he seemed to receive it better than the first time he watched himself on her phone.

"You have a bad habit of telling the truth Hepburn." Tony cocked a grin, his mood elevated by the pleasant video of him and Pepper. Naomi smiled in response, though the statement would probably have a different meaning by the end of the conversation.

"So I've been told." Naomi's expression darkened. "Now, I need to tell you about infinity stones."

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Naomi sat at the glass table she and Tony had dinner on last night, fiddling with her fingers as she breathed deeply. After several hours, various movie clips, and had takeout delivered from off-site, Naomi had spilled her knowledge of the future. Tony remained on the couch, resting his elbows on his knees and clasping her hands against his mouth that eerily matched his pose from the end of infinity war. She hadn't told him everything, exactly.

She had given a rundown on all six infinity stones, their abilities and where they've been in the marvel movies. This of course included a basic synopsis of Dr. Strange and the Guardians of the Galaxy and several videos from their movies. Tony had already known of the strange power source that had given life to vision, and the abilities of the tesseract that SHEILD had attempted to exploit. Throughout her lecture, Naomi visibly saw how the knowledge began to wear on Tony, though he constantly insisted he was fine, and asked questions whenever they appeared to him. However Naomi declined to explain the events of Infinity War, and the only information she gave was,

"In a month, an alien named Thanos will come seeking the Infinity stones. He's called the mad titan, because he plans to use their power to... bring peace, as he sees it. He believes the universe and its resources to be finite, and in his mind the only way to stop the world of eventually starving itself... is to eliminate half the population. And when he collected all six stones, half the universe was gone."

Both Naomi and Tony had fallen silent after her grave news, and she moved to the table to give him some space. Once seated, Naomi began to mull over ways to stop Thanos, only with a much clearer mind now. She could see plainly that the only way to stop him was to prevent him from obtaining any of the stones, starting with the power stone. It was currently being kept on Xandar, however Naomi knew that Thanos destroyed the planet before the movie even began. So, she mused, I need to figure out a way to contact the Guardians so they can collect the Power stone, and also the Reality stone whilst they're at it. The next problem is the Space stone, which is in the tesseract, which is on Asgard, which is actually about to be destroyed...

Naomi was pulled from her thoughts when Tony spoke up, the first time he had said anything after receiving the news about half the universe.

"Tell me his name again." His words made Naomi flinch, staring over at him, Tony clearly not realizing he just quoted himself from the future. It threw Naomi for a moment, and she cleared her throat before answering.

"Thanos." She spoke, watching as Tony stood from the cushions with a groan, walking tiredly to the table.

"And the Avengers, everyone, we didn't stop him." It wasn't a question, as Tony sat down across from the brunette. She gazed at him sadly, his posture looked defeated even though the battle had yet to begin.

"The Avengers eventually defeat him... but not without serious cost." Naomi's posture matched Tony's, each slumping in their chairs.

"Then let's stop him now." Tony's words were final, and they left no room for questioning or hesitation. He may have looked tired, but his eyes were focused and determined, inspiring Naomi to remain optimistic.

"Okay." She smiled lightly, satisfied with his response and hopeful that they might actually pull it off.

"You said he wiped out half the universe. That means Earth too, right?" Tony asked, already knowing the answer but seeking confirmation. Naomi straightened, the faces of the fallen Avengers flashing in her mind once more. Her solemn expression gave Tony all the answers he needed, and he breathed deeply.

"I've got one rule, Naomi." Tony stared at her, dead-on. "Don't give me names. Never tell me who died."

Naomi looked back at him, her eyes softening.

Mr. Stark, I don't feel so good...

"I was never going to."