Ch 5: Barbie

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Clint and Delia were lying in gurneries next to each other. Her eyes fluttered open and she heard Thor ranting about who knows what.

"Hey Banner, Dr. Cho is on her way from Seoul, do you mind if she sets up in your lab?" Tony asked.

"Yeah, she knows her way around," Banner responded.

Delia groaned. Steve rushed over to her.

"Hey, how are you doing?"

"Been better, grandpa," Delia let out a breath.

"Tell her to prep everything Lady and Lord Barton are going to need the full treatment," Tony said to Jarvis before he asked Jarvis to take over the jet.

"Yes sir."

"Del, you should come to the party," Steve smiled.

"Party?"

"Yeah. Revels."

Delia cocked her head in confusion before sitting up.

"Woah now there. Don't go over exhilarating yourself."

"I'm sitting up."

Steve pushed her back.

"Not anymore."

...

As the jet landed, Delia and Clint were wheeled into the tower on their gurneys. Dr. Cho spoke to her nurses in Korean and neither Delia or Clint understood what was happening.

Bruce walked to the room they were taken to.

"How are they?"

"Unfortunately, he's still Barton and so is she," Tony responded.

"That's terrible," Bruce responded sarcastically.

"Fine, just thirsty."

"Are you sure they're going to be ok?" Natasha was watching the cells rejuvenate on Clint's body, "pretending to need this guy really brings the team together."

Delia rolled her eyes and watched the skin on her hip reconstruct.

Then Dr. Cho said a bunch of words she didn't know and she zoned out.

Her mind drifted to the guy that knocked her off her feet when she got hit. The one who distracted her uncle and he was almost killed. The speedster.

"Oh he's flatlining. Call it. Time?"

Tony's sarcasm snapped Delia out of her daze.

"No no I'm gonna live forever," Clint laughs, "I'm gonna be made of plastic."

"Yeah and so is barbie over here," Tony hands her a green drink.

"Watch it Stark," Delia snaps taking a sip.

"You'll be made of you, Mr. Barton," Dr. Cho smiles, "your own girlfriend won't be able to tell the difference."

Delia gives Clint a knowing look.

"I don't have a girlfriend."

"That I can't fix for you."

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