Chapter 239 – Come Back?
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Primo stroked Natasha's hair, sitting on the bed, her head resting on his thigh.

"Won't say anything?"

"What should I say?" Primo gazed at Natasha, cupping her cheek, stroking it with his thumb.

"Say anything..."

Primo raised his palm, wanting to hold hers, making Natasha put her palm in his, "I didn't know I could get scared."

Natasha turned around, raising her body, nuzzling his neck, "Mm, were you worried?"

"I wanted to lose control," Primo caressed her hair, "I trust you that you can take care of yourself. But when you can't...that where I can allow myself to interfere."

Natasha chuckled, lying in his arms, "I would like to see you lose control for once."

"I would too," Primo kissed her cheek, her head.

"Jay..."

"Hmm?"

"Cassandra Nova. From what you told me about her, that amount of Power...why did I even regain control?"

Primo let out a sigh, "It's a bit embarrassing. But it's actually all the sex..."

Natasha laughed, looking up, "Seriously? Sex?"

"That's what I could come up with," Primo kissed her head.

"Elaborate," Natasha let out an intrigued smile, caressing his hair.

"Mm, let's see. You remember how my powers, X-Gene worked, right? Even to the likes of Emma Frost and Jean Grey, it drained their willpower until there was nothing left. Until they were just a hollow shell of what they were."

"Right."

"Now, my powers that were shared was only a part of itself...if too much of something could crush you. Then just the right amount might act like training gear, and it was just enough to train your willpower. And that is when yours was already ample."

"Huh," Natasha turned around, "That's what you came up with?"

"Yes," Primo kissed the nape of her neck, "That was the only thing I could come up with. In all manners possible, there was nothing you could have done against the powers of someone like Cassandra Nova."

"Is that why Echo was supposed to control the watch in the first place? In case that owner gets taken over?"

"Yes."

"You could have explained."

"Why bother? Would it have made a difference?"

"Probably?"

"I don't think so," Primo kissed her head, "You would have gone more along the lines of me making an excuse."

"You promised that you'd start sharing more."

"Am I not?"

"Not enough."

Primo rested his head back, taking a deep breath, "What do you want to know."

"To start with, where is your main body?"

Earth 1815,

"A world where every super-powered person is locked up," Jay sat on top of the Empire State Building, gazing down at the City.

"You almost seem...regretful here?" Echo stood behind him, enjoying the fresh morning breeze.

"We have traveled a few Universes, but none seem to hold my Essence or were all that interesting. This, however, is a Treasure Trove."

"Treasure Trove?"

"Yes," Jay chuckled, "This one is a world that rejects Superpowers so Absolutely. It has developed technology to keep them locked but has decided to shut them. Now all these Powered People, only locked up because they have Power. If I take them away, they could have their freedom back."

"But you can't?"

"No, I can't," Jay raised his finger, cracking the space apart, poking a hole in it, "As powerful as I might be...it's brute force. It lacks the sophistication of being able to take their powers away. Destroy them? Maybe, but take them. That's a different story."

Echo looked towards the Ring of One, "Can I take their powers away?"

"Maybe store them in the Ring. It does have that capacity, the ability to absorb powers."

"And yet, you are regretful?"

Jay chuckled, "Keen, aren't you?"

"So?"

"Hm," Jay sighed, "The Heart needs more. Even Two Infinity Stones, Lavena's Powers, Limbo, Takeo, Celestial. Even the powers of these levels are not enough to make Heart reach the stage that I want to. No, it's nowhere near enough. But...there is something that a world like this gave me an idea."

"What?"

Jay smiled, crossing his legs, closing his eyes, "A Cosmology of this Universe. With so many Superpowers, I might be able to construct a single complete Cosmology."

"Hmm," Echo gazed into the distance, "Does that mean this already long trip will become even longer?"

"Yes."

"Can we have some friends along the way?"

Jay opened his eyes, caressing Echo's head, "Yes, sweety. We can bring a few people. But for that, we need to find people we could bring."

"Isn't Multiverse a big place?"

"Not that big," Jay pressed his lips, "Not that big."

Earth - 199999,

"Hmm," Natasha closed her eyes, comfortably lying in his arms, "I want you to come back home."

"I am already-"

"No," Natasha sat up, "It's different. I play along with you because it might be fun, and I know it's you. But it's still different. I don't want to think before I call your name. What I say, when I say. Lavena...Illyana, even Billy, is roaming somewhere in the Universe, and there is trouble at home. Jay...I want you beside me...I want you back home. Come back?"

Primo caressed her hair, kissing her head, "Ok, ok, I'll come home...ok? I'll be home soon."

Natasha nibbled on her lip, hugging him tightly, keeping her eyes shut, taking in a shuddering breath. She slowly started breathing evenly, falling asleep in his arms.

He sat there, frowning, closing his eyes, opening them to look at Wanda standing at the door.

"She didn't come out unscathed, did she?" Wanda leaned against the door, watching Natasha.

"No, she didn't," Primo caressed Natasha's hair, lovingly kissing her head.

Wanda let out a breath, narrowing her eyes, "You might be able to hold back, but I am going to hunt down whoever did this. Even if that means attacking Dark Earth."

Primo gently tucked back Natasha's hair, caressing her cheek, "No need. Let me handle this."

"Why? Why would you when even the ones close to you are hurt?"

Primo looked up, "No, I am telling you. I'll handle this. It was my mistake, to begin with. We have a few new players on board..."

Wanda sat down beside them, cupping Primo's cheek, "She's right, you know. You divided your lives...this is not where you belong, and you can't stay here either. You should be in Outer Space; keep an eye on the developments there in both Universes. On our children. But we need you here."

"Wanda, I have to-"

"No, you don't," Wanda put her head on his shoulder, closing her eyes, "You want to because you want to put an early end to all this. But that doesn't mean you have to. We...No, I never asked you for much, and I never cared who you sleep with or how many. I couldn't care less for anything else, but I want you to protect our family, Natasha, our children, everyone. So be here with us. For more than just a little while...be here?"

"Ok," Primo raised her chin, wiping her tears, pressing his lips, "Ok, I get it. Give me a day, and I'll deal with it, ok?"

"Just a day?"

"Yeah. I'll be done in a day."

"Mm, thank you."

Primo gently smiled, "No, you are right. You never asked me for anything...it's about time I start putting you before everything else, and I have time."

Wanda closed her eyes, "I know that you are worried that stopping might mean that the threat might become too big, and you might not be strong enough to deal with it. But there is me...and Jean. Now Billy and Lavena. We each can reach the highest tier...so we can fight when the time comes."

"I'll try stopping."

"You better."

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