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You hadn’t been able to rest ever since the blip that had exterminated more than half of the universe. Your mommy Wanda had been one of the many people the blip had taken. Your other mom Natasha, had promised you that she was going to do whatever necessary to get Wanda back.
“Mama, how are you going to get mommy back?” You asked your mama who was packing a bag.
Natasha did her best to reassure you, but she was unsure herself. She was a part of the Avengers and they had always found a way to save the world. “Come here baby.” She said as she opened her arms and stood waiting for you to enter her embrace.
“I don’t know, baby. Sometimes, it’s okay to not know what to do. Right now I need to go to the Avengers compound and get together with the team. We’re probably not the only ones who have lost someone.” Nat said as she held you securely in her arms. She could feel your fear and sadness radiating off of you, and she just wanted to have her family safe and happy again.
“Mama, can I come with you? I… I don’t want to be alone. I promise to be good and stay out of the way.” You looked up at her with tears shining in your eyes and the best puppy dog eyes you could muster up.
At first Nat shook her head. It was clear that she didn’t like any option. She didn’t want you to be left at home alone even though you were now fifteen and able to care for yourself. “Okay, go pack yourself a bag. I need you to stay in either mine or mommy’s room at the compound. There’s no telling what I’ll need to do in order to get mommy and everyone else back, and I don’t want you to get hurt.” Losing Wanda was one thing. To be honest she still hadn’t dealt with the pain of losing her wife, she hadn’t processed it. She needed to stay focused on the mission and keep you safe.
“Thank you mama.” You said as you hugged her tightly before running to your room to pack your bag. You made sure to pack your favorite stuffie. It was the first stuffie that you had ever gotten and your moms had gifted it to you when you were adopted.
Walking into the Avengers compound always amazed you and you ran to Tony and hugged him when you saw him. “Uncle Tony!”
Tony let out a surprised breath as you had practically knocked the breath out of him. “Hey kiddo, what are you doing here?” He asked as he hugged you back. He took one look at Natasha and he understood.
You looked up at him sadly, “we came to help get mommy back and everyone else.”
“I came to help. Y/n, is going to stay here and stay out of trouble.” Natasha said as she gave you a firm knowing look. “Y/n, here are the keys to our rooms. Remember what I told you. Stay out of trouble.”
You sighed as you pulled away from Tony. You looked at your mama, “are you sure there isn’t anything that I can help you with?” You felt helpless and you didn’t want anything to happen to anyone else you loved.
“Y/n, I need you to stay here and be good. I don’t want anything to happen to you. I couldn’t live with myself if I knew that something happened to you. I promise to do everything to get your mommy back. Please. Please just trust me.” Natasha said as she tried to pull you into her arms. She was doing her best to get you to listen to her.
You felt a surge of emotions as your fears of abandonment and loss were surfacing, frustrated tears fell down your face as you backed away from her open arms, “I want to help. I’m not a kid anymore! I don’t want to lose you. You always get hurt and I don’t want to lose you too.” You took your bag and the keys and ran towards the room. You knew that you were acting childish; but you didn’t want anyone else to see your outburst of emotions.
“Y/n! Y/n, come back.” Natasha called out to you. She felt her own emotions surfacing and she wanted to chase after you, but they didn’t have time. They needed to find a way to get everyone back and defeat Thanos.
“Nat, come on. Y/n, will be okay. They just need some time to calm down.” Tony said as he placed a comforting hand on Natasha’s shoulder.
Everyone sat around the table at the Avengers compound throwing around ideas. Tony felt frustrated with the idea of time travel that Scott Lang and the rest of the team was proposing to him. It seemed crazy and ludacris to even attempt.
“So you’re calling it a plan. To me, it sounds like an exotic suicide method. Not to mention, it’s impossible.” Tony said as he ran his hand through his hair.
Steve piped in, “Tony, the Stones exist in the past. We could get them and bring them here.” Cap was always the one who had the most optimism. Nothing was ever impossible, especially in times like these where it all seemed impossible.
Natasha gave a pleading look to Tony, she knew that the plan sounded crazy. But she would attempt anything to get everyone back. “We can snap our own fingers. We can bring everybody back.”
Tony shook his head, “or screw it up worse.” Has everyone lost their minds? Were they really proposing to listen to this Scott guy and travel through time?
“I don’t believe that we would make things worse.” Steve said as he crossed his arms. He never understood how Tony the man who literally invents some of the best gadgets was often so close minded.
“Gotta say it. Sometimes I’ve missed that giddy optimism. Sadly, all your high hopes won’t help me if there’s no logical, tangible way for me to safely execute said “time heist.” I believe the most likely outcome would be our collective demise.”
Scott argued back as he tried to get everyone on board, especially Tony Stark, “Not if we strictly follow the rules of time travel. No talking to our past selves. No betting on sporting events…”
Tony could not believe this guy. “Stop, Scott. Stop. Are you telling me that your plan to save the universe is more than loosely based on Back to the Future?”
Scott clenched his jaw before giving a very uncertain, “no…” He knew that his theory sounded crazy, I mean Tony was right about him taking notes on one of his favorite movies; but no one needed to know that.
Tony could see right through the man in front of him. He could see the literal BS and he wasn’t having it. He wasn’t going to be a part of this absurd plan. “Good. Because that would be horseshit. Scientifically speaking, your brother’s picture doesn’t disappear just ‘cause you went to the dance with your mom. That’s not how quantum physics works.”
Natasha slammed her fist onto the table breaking some of the tension between Scott and Tony. She knew that Scott’s theory seemed off the wall crazy, but why couldn’t Tony see that they needed to take action. They needed to at least try. “We have to take a stand.”
Tony felt his shoulders drop as he looked sadly at his friend Natasha. He knew how she was feeling, but he didn’t want to take a chance on something that could make things worse and cause more harm. He couldn’t watch anymore of the people he cared about get hurt. “We did stand. And yet here we are.”