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Five years

(Third POV)

It's been five years. Five years since the team had failed bringing everyone back. Five years since Sage or Pietro had seen any of the team. And five years and three weeks since they had lost Nova and Wanda.

After their failed attempt at saving the other half of the population, the Avengers have fully broke up. Everyone has left the compound, the only ones remaining being Nat and Steve.

Sage and Pietro had left the same day the team came back from Thanos's 'retirement home', opting to go back to their house in Norway by the Northern Lights.

It was the only thing that felt remotely safe and comforting to them, having had good memories when they loved their for two years when they were on the run.

But now it's been five years of living there and they were getting kinda bored of their walks up around the Lights.

The only good thing was them remembering the proposal they had there, but even the Lights seemed to have dulled after The Blip.

Sage and Pietro during the five years have also not gotten married, despite him proposing years back.

But it didn't feel right for either of them to not have Wanda or Nova there to be there on their special day.

They held on to hope for five years of that and waiting to get married, still not telling anyone, wanting it to be a happy moment to share with everyone.

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(Timeskip)

It was around six o'clock and Sage and Pietro were starting to make dinner together, today making a steak and salad on the side.

Pietro was putting all the spices and salt on the meat, putting it into the oven to cook and then going over to Sage.

Sage was chopping up vegetables and throwing them into a big mixing bowl. Pietro getting an extra knife from the drawer and starting to help cut them up.

They did this every time the cooked, instead of one of them just doing it they both liked to do it together as they felt like it really bonded people when you do stuff together and not alone.

The only time they cooked alone is if they wanted to try make something out of boredom or if they wanted to surprise the other person.

They also didn't speak much, not having to because it was calming. Cooking stuff with the person you loved with music playing in the background.

Some days when a really good song came on they might even stop cooking for a second to have a little dance.

Today was gonna be the same but before they could really get into the dancey mood as the finished making the salad and had a few minutes on the steak, the doorbell rang.

Both looked at each other in alarm, as none had rang or knocked at all since they've been here. Because none was really looking to go for a walk to the Northern Lights when they were depressed with missing family members.

They didn't tell anyone where they were going, but they didn't really have to seeming as the only people who would look for them were smart and had the equipment.

They didn't know if the wanted to answer it or not but knowing the people outside they were just being nice ringing the doorbell, because Sage knew if they didn't answer they'd come in either way.

Sage sighed and started walking towards the door, Pietro following behind her, and taking in a breath before opening the door.

All four stood there just looking at each other taking in all the changes all went through and being happy to see them after so long.

"I missed you", Nat said first, walking up and wrapping Sage in a big hug. "Both of you", she then walked up and gave Pietro a hug.

"Missed you too, Nat", Sage laughed.

"What about me", Steve joked.

"Of course I missed you, the one and only man in stripes", she joked back, hugging Steve.

"So what are ye here for?", Pietro asked. "I'm guessing it's not just to catch up after so long."

"We have a plan", Steve said.

"Dinners nearly ready, come in", Sage said, nodding behind her letting Steve and Nat in.

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Nat and Steve were sitting at the counter in the kitchen as Sage and Pietro dishes up the steak and salad onto four plates.

They placed them on the counter two in front of Steve and Nat and the two in front of them.

"So, the plan?", Sage asked, sitting down.

"It's not the best, but it's all we've got", Steve said at first. "Scott's back an-"

"Scott was gone?", Pietro asked.

"Yes, he was stuck in a place which for him felt like a few minutes, came back and a years had gone by", Nat told them.

"A Quantum realm?", Sage asked, and Steve nodded that she was right.

"So what exactly is the plan?", Pietro then asked.

"We go back in time and get the stones before Thanos does", Steve said simply.

"That doesn't make sense", Sage said.

"Well, it's the only shot we got, so are you in", Nat asked them.

Sage and Pietro both looked at each other and made a silent agreement in their heads with just a look into each other's eyes.

"Yes", they said at the same time, turning back to Steve and Nat.

"Good, because with you two it should be a lot easier", Steve said.

"Easier for what?", Sage tilted her head.

"You both were the first we came to, we still need to get the others", Nat said, standing up.

"Okay", Sage nodded.

"So, let's go", Steve also stood up.

"Ehm, hold on a minute", Sage stayed sitting.

"What we don't have a lot of time?", Nat said.

"Got to do the dishes, can't have the place stinking like a, what you Americans would call, a pigsty", Pietro told her.

"Seriously", Nat raised an eyebrow.

"Uh, yeah", Sage nodded. "Last time ye came we left the food out, came back bugs all over the place, it was gross."

"Disgusting", Pietro nodded.

"We'll be quick", Steve turned, walking t the front door.

When they had cleaned up Nat and Steve were in the jet and Sage told Pietro she'd be right there and he joined them.

Sage silently put her hands up in prayer and prayed for the first time in five years for this plan to work.

All she wanted was her family back and she would stop at nothing until she did.