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For a while you had managed to forget. You had slept, listened to music and nothing had happened. You were still processing what you father had told you, Bucky had left to do some phone calls and to let everyone know.
Then, this peaceful moment was over when Pietro arrived at full speed, as usual. He wasn’t even out of breath ! You will be forever jealous of that.
« We have an issue » He said.
« A big one » Added Scott and Hope who arrived right after Pietro.
« What’s new … We only had issues for days now » You said, trying to control your anxiety that was spiking.
« No, you don’t get it. You’re going to be pissed, like really pissed » Stated Scott.
« Before we tell you what’s going on, just know that we came to you straight away » Said Hope.
« Spit it out ! »
« After you told us to keep a closer eye on our … avengers, they must have had doubts about us or felt it coming because they did something ! » Explained Pietro. Â
« Pietro, go to the point PLEASE »
« A Stark missile just blew up our warehouse in Washington »
Your brain went blank. This warehouse was extremely important, more important than what people believed. Where governments only see artefacts you had to protect, you could see a way to improve. Your workshop and lab were there. All your work was there. All of it ! You would use alien artefacts to improve your team and agents’ armors and weapons. You needed them to be capable to stand their ground against Thanos’ minions. Someone just blew up your life work.
The grip you had on your chair tightened, your phalanges turning whiter. This could not have happened ! You had made sure that none of Stark’s weapons could be used, they were all demilitarized ! Stark Industry’s focus was now the development of new energies !
You pressed the button underneath your desk which then opened in two. The suit that your dad had made especially for you appeared. You could faintly hear your friends and sister telling you to calm down but it was too late. You were enraged and you wanted some Tony Stark for dinner.
The three avengers were hot on your feet when you left for the refectory that your tourists had just finished to fix. When you came in, you saw that Bucky and the others were already there, interrogating your visitors.
« What’s up ? » Asked Sam.
« Mom ? »
« Y/N ! » Shouted Bucky when he saw you go for Tony’s throat.
You had quickly found a way to identify them all, by using their order of arrival they became Tony 1 or Steve 3. When your Tony saw you coming towards him with a murderous glare and your suit on, he took a step back, but it was too late. You shrank and aimed at his chest which made him crash against the nearest wall. You came back to your full size and started punching him, over and over and over again. When his nose was in the same state as his jaw and he had trouble breathing, you stopped.
« Y/N ! STOP !! » Commanded Steve, your Steve, grabbing your shoulder.
« You want a second round ? I swear I won’t use your shield this time ! » You barked at him.
« What’s happenings ? » Whispered the avengers from the different universes.
« Put them all in cells, I want them under constant surveillance ! » You directed « Loki, take Stark to the medical wing, unfortunately for him, because he blew up our warehouse and all of our resources, he can’t have painkillers »
« HE WHAT ?! »
« Search his belongings for his suit and the other Tonys as well ! I don’t want any more surprises ! »
« Y/N ! Listen to me ! It’s not Tony ! We would never do that to you ! Not after … We wouldn’t dare »
« Let me tell you something Rogers, you word means nothing »
« They’ve betrayed us ?! Again ?! » Gasped Peter.
« You can’t people’s natures Peter » Answered Bucky.
You left the room calmly before getting into a job. You needed fresh air. You couldn’t breathe. How … Why did they hate you so much ?! It was their choice to go ! No one had forced them to !
When the air finally reached your lungs and you could think clearly, you picked up your computer and sat down on the couch in the gigantic living room. You removed your suit but kept it close. You started sending emails, asking Hank to lock himself up in his safe lab which was not in the compound. You emailed Jimmy and Darcy to escort him there and to keep him safe. You also asked for the recruits to go home and ordered to all the agents to be careful and to be ready to fight if needed.
Then, you tried to figure out how Tony had found out about the warehouse, only a selected number of people knew about it. You saw that he had accessed a file which, without the secret code would only give you a false list of what was inside. A security that had been proven useful many times. For instance you could read on the « fake » list that the Tesseract was there. Tony and the others were after the stones.
You closed your laptop and went to the kitchen. You grabbed a wine bottle, actually two bottles and two glasses and went to sit back on the couch. You did not how much time you spent, watching the ceiling while drinking, but it felt like a « déjà -vu ». When your team came in, this feeling became stronger.
                    -Three years ago-
Sat down on what was left of the couch of the living room, your eyes were fixated on the outside. An old and depressing movie was playing in the background. You did not know if you wanted to cry because you felt crushed by the weight of your new responsibilities or, if you wanted to cry at how grotesque the situation was.
« Mind sharing ? » Asked Sam, coming in.
« You look like shit » You said.
« Wait to see Barnes » He laughed while filling his glass before sitting down next to you.
« You’re organizing a pity party and I’m not invited ?! » Exclaimed Pietro.
« Do not worry, I am sure there will be enough space for everyone » Said Loki.
« What he is doing here ?! » Asked Bucky, coming in while nursing his whisky.
« Quill brought him here two days ago, half dead » You explained.
« I tried to kill my … I almost killed Thor but he escaped through a portal after provoking a massive attack on Asgard » Answered Loki truthfully, too tired to be his cold and sarcastic self.
« Thor left ?! » Gawked Hope
« He left with his midgarian girlfriend » Confirmed Loki « I really appreciated the gift he left me to deal with, it is oh so easy to stop the destructor, the dark elves and some other disgusting creatures at the same time »
« Did you give him a full make over ? » Wondered Bruce.
« A true … Picasso ? It is him who made those awful paintings right ? »
« Yep »
« So … What do we do now ? » Asked Scott.
« We drink » Replied Stephen. »
« What happened ?! Where is the other half of the building ?! Where are the others ?!! » yelled a panicked Peter.
« We got our asses handed to us. Stark, Rogers and the others have left for a different dimension, we don’t have enough booze, we almost lost to Thanos, it’s a temporary victory and … Oh yeah my body hurts, everything hurts actually. About the compound, well it doesn’t matter anymore, Fury is gone as well » You explained.
« What ?! What do you mean gone ?! »
« Have some juice, it’ll help » Said Sam before he threw him an orange juice.
« They … They left us ? »
« Yep » Said Bucky.
« Can’t I have something stronger ? » Wondered the teenager while sitting on the floor.
« TOO YOUNG ! » Screamed everyone.
« But ! Unfair ! »
« Hey little spider, drink your juice and give us some time to digest what happened okay ? » Stated Stephen.
The evening went on well with the help of a few bottles and good company. Loki and Bucky found the asgardian liquor, which had brought a huge smile on their faces.
When you woke up, your head was on Bucky’s shoulder, your thighs on Sam’s and your feet on Loki’s legs. Your couch was made of human beings. You went to grab your phone and grunted because of the light in your eyes. You saw that you many messages and calls from Ross. What now ?!
You got up and went to the kitchen. Not one glass left alive, you had drink wine in mugs and cups. Letting another growl out, you grabbed a cup who had miraculously survived the attack and went to fill it at the tap … no water . You closed your eyes and took a deep breath in. No need to get mad. You went to check the fridge and saw that the only things left were some coconut water and some milk. You went for the coconut water.
You removed your watch from your wrist and put it on the kitchen counter  before activating it. All your plans for armors, suits and buildings were still there. Taken by a moment of inspiration you started imagining and planning a brand new building. Your moment was broken by a call from Ross who asked you who was the head of SHIELD now that Fury was gone. You jumped when everyone said your name :
« We trust you. You are the only original avenger left with Bruce » Explained Bucky.
« I have too many anxiety issues to take care of that » Added Bruce with a smile.
The rest was History. In the following months you all got to work. You gave new plans for the buildings and everyone had helped you to make it happened. While your team was making sure the work was going well, you were signing treaties with several governments. That part was easy since they were all desperate for the help of the Avengers with Thanos lurking. So many countries helped by giving money to help rebuild. Many people also decided to enroll into SHIELD, wanting to help secure Earth.
You hired as many scientists as possible, as well as your father who was now the head of his own department. He agreed to work with you because he trusted you and you had promised to let him work the way he wanted. You also got Darcy and Selveig to come back. Former SHIELD agents came back, ready to give a last chance to SHIELD. You had destroyed everything to build anew.
Very quickly, you had build defense systems that you had put all around Earth. You had taken Tony’s idea and improved it. The only way for this shield, which was also a weapon, to not attack a ship from a different civilization, was to have that organization registered as friendly. You got that system installed after an asgardian almost crashed in the Hudson River. Rapidly, with Loki’s help, Midgard and Asgard became allies. Some of your heroes went to Asgard to help and in exchange, the asgardians would help them perfect Earth’s protection.
You had also decided to share responsibilities. Loki and Bucky was in charge of the strategic and tactic division. Sam and Pietro became instructors. Bruce agreed to join the scientific team after he became a « reservist ». Scott was in charge of the compound’s safety, sometimes helped by Hope who was the head of public relationship. Everyone had something to do.
SHIELD went from International agency to an agency also working behind the backs of the governments, swiftly. Everyone had agreed to this. Especially Sam and Pietro who were tired to always fight the same people. Bucky had pointed out how important it was to take care of an issue at its roots.
On your side, it took you a while to get over Steve’s departure. For a long time you had been each other’s rock. Your relationship had almost become a romantic one, you had waited for Steve to be ready, but he had troubles to accept that he had to move on. You were not Peggy. When he had left, you had pushed everyone away. Especially Bucky who had decided to never leave you. He made it very clear that if I had tried nothing was by respect for Steve and you. But now, it was a whole new situation. You had pushed him away, over and over. You were not ready for him, for a relationship. Your heart was not ready.
« Dad ? »
« Hmm ? » Said Hank who was fixing some details on the wings of your suit.
« Can you tell me why you are making me a suit ? »
« What ?! You don’t like it ?! »
« It’s not what I said ! I’m just surprised ! »
« I did it because you never make anything for yourself ! I noticed all the improvements you made for the others when your suit is still … You still have your old SHIELD suit for God sake ! »
« My suit is more than fine thank you very much ! »
« Outdated and … It’s a pile of rubbish ! » Said Bucky, coming in with Sam.
« You finally tied the knot ? » You asked, watching them with an arched eyebrow.
« You’re okay ? » Wondered Bucky before he took your face in his hands, gently stroking your cheeks.
« Yes » You answered, quite troubled by his behavior. It was getting more and more difficult to resist him, especially when he was always so attentive to your needs and well-being. You had never been the center of someone’s world before.
« How should we call you now ? » Asked Sam who was looking at the new suit.
« Excuse me ? »
« I’m talking about your suit. What’s your code name now ? Bumblebee ? »
« Sam ? »
« Yes my lovely director ? »
« I’m going to kill you »
« Okay, I’m leaving ! »
Your first date with Bucky had been brutally stopped by a phone call from the police station. Peter had been arrested. You had left the restaurant after asking Bucky to go back to compound to investigate what happened.
When you arrived at the police station, you had been welcome by a long silence. The Avengers were still considered as heroes. For the first in years you had a positive reputation. You were well-seen because you were « back on tracks ». If only they knew …
About Peter … He had been arrested for destroying public belongings after starting a fight.
« I didn’t meant to ! It wasn’t on purpose I swear ! » Pleaded Peter when you drove him back to the compound.
« In your room ! Not another word ! You told me you were capable to be on your own ! Look where we are now ! »
« But … »
« IN YOUR ROOM ! »
Two hours later you were in Hell’s Kitchen, in Matt Murdock’s office :
« If my memory is good, I did say I wanted nothing to do with the Avengers’ business ! »
« Listen to what she has to say at least !! » Pleaded Foggy « We can’t really refuse clients ! »
« He knows about your nightly activities ? » You asked while watching your messages.
« Foggy, could you leave us please ? » Asked Matt.
« What is she talking about ?! »
« I’ll explain later » Promised Matt, he then turned to you when Foggy had left « How do you know ? »
« I’m the head of an intelligence agency, do you really think I ignore who is playing vigilante by jumping from roof to roof at night ? I was glad to notice that you’ve stopped spending your nights in trash bins »
« What do you want ? »
« I need a good lawyer »
« For SHIELD ? »
« You’re not there yet. Maybe in a few years. »
« What do you think you’ll get from me by being so nice ? » Asked Matt sarcastically.
« Oh please. Let’s be honest for a minute here. Your office is barely standing, I’m ready to bet that if you’re not moving is because your chair is about to … let you fall gracefully on the floor »
« I’m not use to repeat myself but, what do you want ? »
« For you to take care of Peter Parker’s case. He’s about to be sentenced for destruction of public properties » You told him, giving him Peter’s file.
« You do know that I’m blind right ? »
« What do you think I got everything translated in braille ? »
« Why does the teenager matters so much to you ? »
« He’s great and I owe him »
« Listen … »
« If you take his file, you won’t have to worry about the rent of your office for the rest of the year. And, if you also take care of our « defamation » case, you will also have enough to change the furniture of this … lovely place and won’t have to worry about the rent of your flat for the next six months »
« I’ll do it »
« Good ! I love doing business with you » You smiled.
You were there to watch Peter’s trial. Everything ended well enough for him, just a few hours of community services. Matt was talented enough that nothing got written on Peter’s record.
« However » Said the judge when she saw you ready to leave « This decision will only happen when the young mister Parker will have a legal guardian »
« You want to send him to a minor detention center ?! » Asked Matt.
« We cannot leave a teenager without surveillance » Confirmed the Judge « Doesn’t he has a family ? »
« Doctor Y/N Pym could be a suitable legal guardian, she feels really concerned about my client » Said Matt.
« Excuse-me ?! » You shouted, you couldn’t stop yourself.
« Are you doctor Pym ? » Asked the judge « I can see that the young Peter has choose you as his emergency contact. Can I ask what your relationship is ? After all, I do not really understand why an avenger would be so involved with a high-schooler. »
« Your Honor, Doctor Pym has been mister Parker’s tutor during his stay at Stark Industry. She then has been like a teacher to him by helping with a few school projects »
You were going to murder him. You were going to kill him with your bare hands and without your suit. You were not ready to be a … to be a mom ! You were not capable to take care of a teenager ! Even if the said teenager is adorable and helpful and you liked him very much.
« Mister Parker, would you like to have Doctor Pym as your legal guardian ? »
« Yes your Honor » Answered Peter, looking at the floor, his face as red as a tomato.
« Doctor Pym, what do you say ? » Asked you the judge.
« What do I need to sign ? » You replied with a fake enthusiastic smile.
« Congratulations Doctor Pym, it’s a boy ! » Smile the judge.
« I am not that kind of doctor ! » Was the only thing you could say.
Once outside, you were deadly silent, Peter was chatty enough for two. You turned towards Matt :
« Do you mind telling me what the hell was that ?! Do I look like someone who has the time and energy to raise a teenager ?! It’s not against you Peter, you know I love you, but still ! »
« You want him in a detention center ? »
« I hope you’ll do better than that for the defamation thingy ! » You threatened.
« I’m still waiting to be paid for this »
« I already wired you the money. We’ll send you more cases »
« I am not your lawyer ! »
« Now you are ! No way I’m the only one with more responsibilities ! »
« You’re good … » Noticed Matt.
« You’ve only got it figured now ? »
« Why is Sergeant Barnes here ? » Asked Peter, seeing the said Sergent a bit further away.
« Because he is in love with your new mom »Said Matt before leaving.
« I’m going to murder him and he won’t see it coming ! » Your seethed.
« Sergent Barnes is in love you ? » Wondered Peter.
« Yes he is » Confirmed Bucky, joining the two of you.
« What are you doing here ? »
« I’m taking the two of you to lunch » he said.
« I should go really … » Tried Peter.
« No way, you’re coming with ! It’s to celebrate the end of this and you becoming an avenger ! »
« Sorry ?! » Yelled Peter.
« After what you did, I decided that you would join us, just so you can get some real training done. » You told him.
Bucky took your hand in his and started to lead you and Peter towards a restaurant.
« Who’s going to train me ? » Asked the teenager.
« Loki »
« What ?! NO ! Why ?! I mean ! He is … and I … » Stammered Peter.
« You will also assist my dad every week-ends, you will have to find a job to pay back everything that you broke, we’ll also have to talk about college applications »
« She’s not serious right ? » Gasped Peter, looking at Bucky.
« You pissed her off and you went too far » Replied Bucky.
« That’s for you, they’re looking for a photographer at the Daily Bugle »  You said, giving a paper with all the contact information of the said newspaper.
« Is it too late to apologize ? »
« You haven’t work with her father yet … »
The following weeks went quite well. You still had too much work but everything was going into the right direction. You had secured many places in several countries, missions were successful. Concerning Bucky … He was not giving up.
« Why don’t you trust me ?! » He exploded one day.
« Because all the people I have ever loved, in a romantic way, have left me ! Every single one of them ! So excuse-me if I’m not ready ! » You yelled.
You had tried to leave the room but without success because Bucky had grabbed your arm. He would not let go this time. He would not let you escape once again. He had to make you understand that he was the one for you ! You had to accept it and stop being scared.
« I know you think that this come out of nowhere but it’s not the case ! From the moment I’ve seen you … I knew. But Steve was there. I could see how you were looking at each other, and every time my heart was breaking a little bit more. But it wasn’t the worse ! The worse was to see you waiting for him, if you knew how many times I have thought of killing him ! He didn’t know how lucky he was, to be loved by you … It’s everything. »
« Bucky … I have to much work. I work all the time ! Every thing is in movement at the moment, I’ve just become Peter’s guardian … sorry, his mom since that’s how he calls me. I am the mom of a freaking teenager ! »
« So ? I don’t really mind being a dad or step-dad. »
« Bucky, after everything that happened to you, you deserve someone who can bring you some lightness, not someone who like me has so many responsibilities ! Look at everything that is happening to me ! »
« Then let me help ! I was there when you were crying every night because of their betrayal ! I was there when Ross was burying you alive with all his demands ! I was there when you were sick ! I didn’t run away ! I had the choice y/n … I could have go with Steve » Admitted Bucky.
« You didn’t cross the portal ?! »
« Of course not ! »
« Why didn’t you do it ?! »
« Because I couldn’t leave you »
                         -Present day-
A smile crept onto your face after thinking of all of this. You smile got bigger when your family joined you. Because this was what they were to you. Family.
« Why do we drink ? » Asked Pietro while filling his glass.
« Because we need it ? » Said Monica.
« We need a reason ? » Laughed lightly Bucky before making you sit on his lap.
« Hey Sam ! I can drink now ! » Smiled Peter.
« What ?! He’s really old enough now ?! » Exclaimed Hope.
« We celebrated his twenty-first birthday last month » Reminded Scott « Party of the year »
« I forgot about that » Admitted Loki while sitting on his favorite chair.
« What have I missed ? » Asked Stephen.
« Peter’s first glass of wine » You replied.
« He’s old enough ?! »
« YES I AM ! » Shouted Peter « I prefer white »
« And he’s difficult ! »
« He has the same tastes as his mom » Easily explained Bucky before kissing you quickly.
« You make me sick » mumbled Sam.
« They’re cute ! » Defended Monica.
« OH ?! REALLY ?! You never came for movie night right ? » Grumbled Sam, everyone had a disgusted look on their faces.
« Oh come on ! » You laughed.
« They spent the all night kissing each other, it was disgusting » Added Peter.
« Should we talk about MJ an you ? » Wondered Bucky, making you laugh.
« It’s not what you think ! » Said Peter, trying to defend himself.
« As if ! »
You talked about anything and everything. It was exactly what you needed. But you had to talk about your tourists :
« Why does Tony wants the tesseract ? »
« Perhaps they want to use it against Thanos ? » Proposed Monica.
« No idea. I added some spells to the time stone to protect it » Declared Stephen.
« Who do you think, among all of them, would be the first one to crack ? »
« Not Tony, he’s out » Reminded you Bucky.
« Not Vision, Wanda maybe if we can get her away from robot man long enough » Said Hope.
« We can try Rogers » Finally said Loki, watching you straight in the eyes.
« You think we can do it ? » You said, surprised.
« He went against a lot of his beliefs » Confirmed Sam.
« He’s strong-headed, violence won’t work on him, even when we was still young, stupid and sick it was impossible, so now … » Added Bucky.
« Too bad that Wanda is on the other side » Started Pietro « If that robot hadn’t change her maybe she could have helped »
« You could try to talk him » Suggested Scott  « You’re her brother and after seeing her reactions … She would do a lot for you »
« Okay so … Monica, Sam and Pietro go and see what you can get from Wanda. Pietro I want you to be the one to talk to her, only you, Sam and Monica. Scott and Hope I want you to check the others’ reactions. The rest of you, with me. We have a date with Captain America » You ordered before taking Steve’s SHIELD from the wall.
« It was there all along ?! » Exclaimed Peter.
« After the mess you made with Beck, I used his tech. What could be better to hide Cap’s shield than a holographic picture of our beloved secretary of state Ross ? » You replied.
« Have I told how fantastic you are lately ? » Smiled widely Bucky.
« Several times » You said, getting your suit on.
« I need to go to the Sanctum. Just, for my peace of minde, is the tesseract safe ? » Asked Stephen.
Everyone turned to Loki who had a little smile on his face :
« Oh yes » Â
Your team and you went to the vibranium cell that was holding your Steve. Loki, Bucky and you were the only one to come in. Peter and Bruce were ordered to keep watch at the door. They were also ordered to be ready if you needed them.
Steve was sat down. His eyes were observing you with an apologetic face. His wrists were locked by vibranium cuffs :
« I thought you got rid of it » He whispered, watching his shield.
« Don’t worry,  it’s a relic of the past now »
« I didn’t know that Tony was … »
« Liar » Said Loki simply.
« Steve, a little reminded » Started Bucky « Y/N has bit you to a pulp more than once and Loki is the god of lie … just saying »
« What do you want ? » You asked him.
« To fix our mistakes »
« Half-truth, so half a lie » Said Loki.
« Okay, let’s try that again shall we ? Why do you want the tesseract ? »
« When we arrived in the other univers, after leaving you, we discovered that the other us were dead. We were considered heroes. I couldn’t go back to my time »
« Truth »
« Keep going »
« However, that world was completely different. They were small changed but finding … a place was hard, much harder than when I woke up from the ice »
« Trust »
« Why did you come back ? »
« We want our lives back ! »
« Lie »
« We want to make it up to you ! »
« Lie »
« WE DON’T HAVE THE CHOICE ! »  Yelled Steve, his face becoming crimson red, the veins on his neck were more prominent than ever before.
« Oh » Started Loki, thinking about what Steve had just said  « I think I understand. You have been forced to come back here, to come back to where you belong »
« How did Natasha got Clint back after the tesseract … incident ? » You asked.
« Something about punching it out of him » Smiled cruelly Bucky.
« We’re going to try that. Loki, you confirm that he’s under someone’s influence and will ? »
« Yes my dear »
You came closer to Steve before smashing his head against the table in front of him. Steve had to hold back a scream of pain. You grabbed his neck and did it again. But nothing. The situation got worse when the alarm rang, someone had escaped its cell. You quickly turned to look at Bucky :
« I’m not leaving you here alone » He said.
« Look at him » Sneered Steve, catching everyone’s attention.
« Steve ? »
« You think we are here for you ? » Started Steve, looking at you.
His eyes were shinning the same way the tesseract shined. He broke his cuffs, pushed violently the table towards Bucky and Loki, cutting their respiration. Then Steve grabbed your neck, lifting you a few centimes off the floor
« Where are the stones ? »
« I… I … I don’t … know » You lied.
« Oh my angel, don’t lie to your captain. You think that because I left you get the right to treat me like this ? Oh no my precious dove. I’m going to ask you again, don’t force me to hurt you okay ? Where are the stones ? »
« Wh…Why ? » You panted, trying to catch your breath despite Steve’s hold on your throat. You tried to not let your fear show. It was not Steve in front of you. It was a monster.
« Because Thanos needs them, and just like me, you’re going to finally serve him » Explained Steve with a smile that shook you to your core.
« Let her go ! » Yelled Bucky, charging towards him.
The impact had forced Steve to release the hold he had on you. You fell on the floor, you were still trying to catch your breath and did your best to not go into chock. Loki cast a protective spell around you before helping Bucky against Steve. Your heart was beating too fast, breathing was too difficult and painful. Sounds were muted, the room was moving. Then, everything went black.
