Honey, I opened I quantum tunnel P3
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 wasnât 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.
« Whatâs new ⊠We only had issues for days now » You said, trying to control your anxiety that was spiking.
« No, you donât get it. Youâre going to be pissed, like really pissed » Stated Scott.
« Before we tell you whatâs 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 agentsâ armors and weapons. You needed them to be capable to stand their ground against Thanosâ 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 Starkâs weapons could be used, they were all demilitarized ! Stark Industryâs 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.
« Whatâs up ? » Asked Sam.
« Mom ? »
« Y/N ! » Shouted Bucky when he saw you go for Tonyâs 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 wonât use your shield this time ! » You barked at him.
« Whatâs 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 canât have painkillers »
« HE WHAT ?! »
« Search his belongings for his suit and the other Tonys as well ! I donât want any more surprises ! »
« Y/N ! Listen to me ! Itâs not Tony ! We would never do that to you ! Not after ⊠We wouldnât dare »
« Let me tell you something Rogers, you word means nothing »
« Theyâve betrayed us ?! Again ?! » Gasped Peter.
« You canât peopleâs natures Peter » Answered Bucky.
You left the room calmly before getting into a job. You needed fresh air. You couldnât 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.
« Youâre organizing a pity party and Iâm 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 donât have enough booze, we almost lost to Thanos, itâs a temporary victory and ⊠Oh yeah my body hurts, everything hurts actually. About the compound, well it doesnât matter anymore, Fury is gone as well » You explained.
« What ?! What do you mean gone ?! »
« Have some juice, itâll help » Said Sam before he threw him an orange juice.
« They ⊠They left us ? »
« Yep » Said Bucky.
« Canât 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 Buckyâs shoulder, your thighs on Samâs and your feet on Lokiâs 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 Tonyâs 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 Lokiâs help, Midgard and Asgard became allies. Some of your heroes went to Asgard to help and in exchange, the asgardians would help them perfect Earthâs 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 compoundâs 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 Steveâs departure. For a long time you had been each otherâs 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 donât like it ?! »
« Itâs not what I said ! Iâm 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 ⊠Itâs a pile of rubbish ! » Said Bucky, coming in with Sam.
« You finally tied the knot ? » You asked, watching them with an arched eyebrow.
« Youâre 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 someoneâs world before.
« How should we call you now ? » Asked Sam who was looking at the new suit.
« Excuse me ? »
« Iâm talking about your suit. Whatâs your code name now ? Bumblebee ? »
« Sam ? »
« Yes my lovely director ? »
« Iâm going to kill you »
« Okay, Iâm 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 âŠ
About Peter ⊠He had been arrested for destroying public belongings after starting a fight.
« I didnât meant to ! It wasnât 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 Hellâs Kitchen, in Matt Murdockâs office :
« If my memory is good, I did say I wanted nothing to do with the Avengersâ business ! »
« Listen to what she has to say at least !! » Pleaded Foggy « We canât 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 ?! »
« Iâll explain later » Promised Matt, he then turned to you when Foggy had left « How do you know ? »
« Iâm 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 youâve stopped spending your nights in trash bins »
« What do you want ? »
« I need a good lawyer »
« For SHIELD ? »
« Youâre not there yet. Maybe in a few years. »
« What do you think youâll get from me by being so nice ? » Asked Matt sarcastically.
« Oh please. Letâs be honest for a minute here. Your office is barely standing, Iâm ready to bet that if youâre not moving is because your chair is about to ⊠let you fall gracefully on the floor »
« Iâm not use to repeat myself but, what do you want ? »
« For you to take care of Peter Parkerâs case. Heâs about to be sentenced for destruction of public properties » You told him, giving him Peterâs file.
« You do know that Iâm blind right ? »
« What do you think I got everything translated in braille ? »
« Why does the teenager matters so much to you ? »
« Heâs great and I owe him »
« Listen ⊠»
« If you take his file, you wonât 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 wonât have to worry about the rent of your flat for the next six months »
« Iâll do it »
« Good ! I love doing business with you » You smiled.
You were there to watch Peterâs trial. Everything ended well enough for him, just a few hours of community services. Matt was talented enough that nothing got written on Peterâs 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 « Doesnât 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 couldnât 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 Parkerâs 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, itâs 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 ?! Itâs not against you Peter, you know I love you, but still ! »
« You want him in a detention center ? »
« I hope youâll do better than that for the defamation thingy ! » You threatened.
« Iâm still waiting to be paid for this »
« I already wired you the money. Weâll send you more cases »
« I am not your lawyer ! »
« Now you are ! No way Iâm the only one with more responsibilities ! »
« Youâre good ⊠» Noticed Matt.
« Youâve 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.
« Iâm going to murder him and he wonât 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 ? »
« Iâm taking the two of you to lunch » he said.
« I should go really ⊠» Tried Peter.
« No way, youâre coming with ! Itâs 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.
« Whoâs 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, weâll also have to talk about college applications »
« Sheâs not serious right ? » Gasped Peter, looking at Bucky.
« You pissed her off and you went too far » Replied Bucky.
« Thatâs for you, theyâre 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 havenât 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 donât 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 Iâm 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 itâs not the case ! From the moment Iâve 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 wasnât the worse ! The worse was to see you waiting for him, if you knew how many times I have thought of killing him ! He didnât know how lucky he was, to be loved by you ⊠Itâs everything. »
« Bucky ⊠I have to much work. I work all the time ! Every thing is in movement at the moment, Iâve just become Peterâs guardian ⊠sorry, his mom since thatâs how he calls me. I am the mom of a freaking teenager ! »
« So ? I donât 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 didnât run away ! I had the choice y/n ⊠I could have go with Steve » Admitted Bucky.
« You didnât cross the portal ?! »
« Of course not ! »
« Why didnât you do it ?! »
« Because I couldnât 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 ?! Heâs 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.
« Peterâs first glass of wine » You replied.
« Heâs old enough ?! »
« YES I AM ! » Shouted Peter « I prefer white »
« And heâs difficult ! »
« He has the same tastes as his mom » Easily explained Bucky before kissing you quickly.
« You make me sick » mumbled Sam.
« Theyâre 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.
« Itâs 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, heâs 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.
« Heâs strong-headed, violence wonât 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 hadnât change her maybe she could have helped »
« You could try to talk him » Suggested Scott  « Youâre 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 othersâ reactions. The rest of you, with me. We have a date with Captain America » You ordered before taking Steveâs 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 Capâs 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.
« Donât worry,  itâs a relic of the past now »
« I didnât 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, letâs 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 couldnât 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 DONâT 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.
« Weâre going to try that. Loki, you confirm that heâs under someoneâs 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 :
« Iâm not leaving you here alone » He said.
« Look at him » Sneered Steve, catching everyoneâs 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 donât ⊠know » You lied.
« Oh my angel, donât lie to your captain. You think that because I left you get the right to treat me like this ? Oh no my precious dove. Iâm going to ask you again, donât force me to hurt you okay ? Where are the stones ? »
« WhâŠWhy ? » You panted, trying to catch your breath despite Steveâs 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, youâre 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.
