“You changed things.”

Harry Potter nodded as he looked around the Nexus of the Universe, although part of it had moved to a location on Mars.

“More like putting things back on track, although I believe you are still pleased with the results.”

The Watcher stood silently, then replied, “True, and thank you. I felt that the Timekeepers had lost their way.”

“You weren’t the only one, Uatu. They managed to annoy quite a few powerful entities, including a good friend of mine.”

“And you also left the Moirae in charge of the organization,” the Watcher pointed out in amusement.

When Harry left, the three sisters, Skuld, Urd, and Verdandi, were in rare form. Although they still planned to make their home on the World Tree, the three Norns would now have a better handle on issues before they arose to endanger the multiverse.

“Seemed appropriate,” he said with a grin. “Plus, it will end up less paperwork for me.”

“Indeed.”

Taking one last look around, the Master of Death commented, “You know, for one of the multiverses voyeurs who isn’t a voyeur, you’re a stand-up guy.”

Uatu, the Watcher, didn’t look amused as the aspect of death vanished from view.

Wendell Vaughn yawned as he stood in line, waiting his turn at his favorite coffee shop. For a being of energy, it had been a rather long day working for S.H.I.E.L.D. As for his other job, things seemed strangely quiet, but he didn’t want to jinx it as he looked forward to the weekend.

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That wish seemed to crash and burn when he noticed two men and a woman sitting in the corner of the coffee shop. One was an older gentleman he had recently met, the Aspect of Time, calling himself Eon; the second was a young man with messy black hair and bright green eyes, someone he didn’t know but felt as if he should. He spoke quietly to the third member of their party, whose outfit appeared centuries out of place, but no one seemed to notice. In fact, everyone was looking everywhere but that corner of the store.

As Eon took a sip of coffee, Harry took a forkful of chocolate cake after introducing himself and his companion, nodding approvingly. Wendell, however, sat there dumbfounded that his weekend would start with coffee with both the Aspect of Time and Death and a Norse goddess out of mythology. Someone who, like himself, was an agent for one of the Cosmic entities.

“I do not expect that the two of us will often interact, as our responsibilities vary, but when Lord Eon mentioned he had made you one of the Protectors of the Universe, I wanted to meet you, Marvel Man.”

“I prefer, Quasar or Wendell, your Majesty,” he replied to the ruler of Helheim.

“Splendid, then you must call me Hel. As Lord Eon said, we will be working together.”

“I will also tell you, Wendell, “Eon explained, “That I will be more involved with your duties which I would not have until recently. Harry has unexpectedly helped me with issues that, because of their nature, kept me blind to the problem.”

“The Moirae are terribly fond of you, my friend. You had shackles that you weren’t even aware of,” Harry pointed out with a warm smile.

“I see,” Wendell said but really didn’t. “If it wouldn’t be an imposition, can I ask you, err, Lord Harry, about Loki and the Tesseract?”

The Aspect of Death nodded, “You can tell him from me that both are no longer an issue, at least for S.H.I.E.L.D.”

“Rest assured, Wendell; my father will still have to explain his actions to grandfather. He will not go unpunished,” Hel added regally. “The cube, however, is in my betrothed possession, so your director should rejoice that mortals will longer be required to keep it safe.”

“I think that your uncle, I mean Thor, might have mentioned the same thing.”

Death and his betrothed quietly stood up, “Well, I think we have taken up enough of your time, Quasar. I know Eon has some things to talk to you about.”

“Thank you once again for your help, Harry.”

“Anytime, Eon,” the Aspect of Death replied with a grin. “Oh, Wendell, Uatu wanted me to thank you for your help or something that you will help with. I wasn’t sure, but still, it was good to meet you.”