Natasha Romanoff One Shots

Alternate Ending to Endgame

A/N- Hey everyone, this is my first time doing a one shot book, but ever since I watched Black Widow I've been dying to write about Natasha. So here's my go at it. I'll try to update weekly like I try with Where I Belong. I hope you all enjoy :)
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Steve looked down and swallowed harshly. This is where his fellow Avenger, his best friend, had sacrificed herself for the Soul Stone to bring everyone back. He swallowed down the guilt. He should've been a better friend. She became the new head of the Avengers while he just skulked around and moped about their loss to Thanos. This was his chance to make things right. He knew what had to be done. As much as he loved Peggy, he couldn't ruin the life she had built for herself after he had become frozen. He couldn't ruin her life as a wife, a mother, and a grandmother. Steve sighed and looked at the last of the stones that was emitting a bright orange light in his hand.

"You know what has to be done Steven Rogers," Red Skull told him.

"I do," Steve replied. He took one last look at his desolate surroundings and dropped the Stone. He watched as it fell, fell, fell, before he was blinded by a white light. He shut his eyes, only opening them when he felt himself land in water. He quickly stood up and scanned his surroundings. He was in a beautiful forest and he had landed in the pond. It was filled with flowers blossoming from every bush, the leaves falling softly to the ground from the warm breeze. There were all types of animals milling around and enjoying themselves. Deer, foxes, skunks, birds, frogs, wolves, squirrels, owls, snakes, rabbits, mice, etc. His eyes then landed on a cabin, seeing two people there.

"Nat?" he breathed, not quite trusting his eyes.

A red and blonde head quickly turned, those oh so familiar green eyes filling with tears as she saw her best friend. "Steve," she choked out, racing over and launching herself at him. She clung to him and she buried her face into his muscular chest, tears streaming down her face and soaking his shirt.

Steve didn't care. His arms engulfed her and he placed his head on top of hers, tears dripping into her hair as he closed his eyes. God he had missed her. He vowed in that moment that he was never going to let her do anything that stupid ever again. After what felt like hours but was only minutes, they pulled apart and smiled at each other through their tears. "Did it work? Is everyone back? Did we defeat him?" Natasha asked, searching Steve's eyes.

Steve chuckled wetly. Of course she would put everyone else above herself. It was one of the things he admired most about her, and one of the things that made her a true hero. "It worked. We did, and everyone was brought back." His face changed when he remembered Tony.

"Steve, what is it?" she asked worriedly.

"I don't think this is the right place."

"Steve, please just tell me. What happened?"

Steve brought a hand up to scratch the back of his neck before sighing in defeat. "When Bruce snapped, the Stones brought Thanos from 2014. He destroyed the compound and his army arrived. We were losing hope when Dr. Strange arrived with all of the people who had been dusted who fought with us in Wakanda and where Tony was in space. But the reason we were able to defeat Thanos was because of Tony. He managed to get the Stones away from Thanos and he snapped."

Natasha's eyes filled with tears again and she bowed her head as Steve continued. "The power from the Stones was too much for his body to handle. He sacrificed himself to save everyone by killing Thanos and his army. And who is that?"

"That's Gamora," Natasha said, nodding her head to the second figure he had noticed on the porch of the cabin.

"She can't come with us," Steve said.