Strange took a deep breath in, "Yeah, I know where to find him." He looked at Wanda, he nodded at her, "We'll be back soon." Then he lifted his hands to draw the fiery circle in front of them. 
                              
"Wait, what?" Wanda suddenly felt a chill come over her, it had been years since she'd seen Tony Stark. She didn't want to have to explain herself, she was a better person now. 
                              
"Be back in a sec!" Stephen called, circling his arms until bright orange sparks appeared, the portal opened in the middle of the Sanctum. Through it they could see greenery, two people stood next to each other on a pathway, looking into the gaping hole that was tearing into the background. Stephen walked through briskly, "Tony Stark! I'm Doctor Stephen Strange, I need you to come with me. Oh, uh, congratulations on the wedding, by the way."
                              
His mouth hung open, "I'm sorry, are you giving out tickets or something?"
                              
"We need your help. Look, it's not overselling it to say the fate of the universe is at stake."

                              
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WANDA GATHERED THAT it was lucky Tony never acknowledged her presence much, he gave her small looks of befuddlement every once in a while but she imagined that he was too busy trying to process the wonderful abnormalities he was seeing. 
                              
"From the dawn of the universe, there was nothing. Then boom!" Wong narrated — an explosion of light and burning circles twirled down from mid-air, "Big bang sent six elemental crystals hurtling across the virgin universe. These infinity stones each control an essential aspect of existence."
                              
Wong was casting a light show, his hands swirled, stars and purple mist formed around them. In the centre of the ephemeral universe, five glowing beads danced around — each different colours.
                              
"Space," the stones shone brighter as Strange named them, "Reality, Power, Soul, Mind...and Time." He crossed his hands, unlocking the Eye of Agamotto, revealing the green gem sitting inside.
                              
"Tell me his name again," Tony asked from the couch.
                              
"Thanos," Bruce answered, "he's a plague, Tony. He invades planets, he takes what he wants, he wipes out half the population. He sent Loki — the attack on New York, that's him."
                              
Tony mumbled to himself, "This is it...what's our timeline?" 
                              
"No telling. He has the Power and Space Stones, that already makes him the strongest creature in the whole universe if he gets his hands on all six stones, Tony..."
                              
The Iron Man was moving along the room, he grabbed the edge of a dark metal pot, using it to get a proper stretch. He was still maxed out from his run.  
                              
Strange added, "He could destroy life on a scale, hitherto undreamt of."
                              
"Did you seriously just say hitherto undreamt of?" Tony scoffed, stretching his left leg.  
                              
"Are you seriously leaning on the Cauldron Of The Cosmos?" 
                              
"Is that was this is?"
                              
The red cloak raised, smacking Tony on the arm. 
                              
"I'm..." Tony looked the man up and down, they were locked in a deafening gaze, his tone gave away that he was offended, "going to allow that." He moved back to the stones, "If Thanos wants all six, why don't we just stick this one down the garbage disposal?"
                              
"No can do," Strange answered. 
                              
"We swore an oath to protect the time stone with our lives," Wong elaborated.