𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 ➣ [𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖎𝖋 𝖝 𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖊𝖗]

. ˚◞♡ ⃗ 🕊*ೃ༄ 𝟸 : ‎ᗢ : 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚝 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚜

╰• 2023 •╯

"Five years have gone by. Five years since the snap. Five years since half the population was wiped out from the universe."

"Scott Lang finally returned from his long stayover at Quantum Realm to 2023 and made it to the Avengers compound. There, he met Natasha Romanoff, Wanda Maximoff, Sam Wilson, and Steve Rogers, who were the only Avengers in the compound and explained his theory of Time Travel through the Quantum Realm."

"The four of them managed to gather the others who had drifted apart in the span of five years. Bruce Banner and Tony Stark, with the help of Rocket Rocket Raccoon were able to build a fully functioning Quantum Time Travel Machine and the first test run was performed by Sam Wilson."

"After it turning out to be a success, the Avengers were split into respective groups to go back in time and get the Infinity Stones."

"Wanda Maximoff, Natasha Romanoff, and Clint Barton were assigned to fetch the Soul Stone from Vormir (2014). While the rest of the remaining Avengers were sent to different parts of the timeline to retrieve the other Stones."

"You guys remember I can move things with my mind, right?" Wanda scoffed, crossing her arms in front of her chest, "I can easily throw you off and sacrifice my life instead."

"Not always," Clint commented. Before she could ask him what he meant by that, she was electrocuted with the taser at the end of his bow. He tackled Natasha to the ground, holding her down by the shoulders, "Tell my family I love them."

Natasha caught his shoulders and rolled on top of him to the ground, getting to her feet and held out her fists at Wanda and Clint, "You tell them yourself," she told Clint and shot an electrocuting chip at Clint, and Wanda too; just when she had managed to regain herself.

Natasha turned around and jogged towards the end of the cliff, but was knocked aside by Clint's explosive arrows. Clint threw his bow aside and started to sprint towards the edge of the cliff. Levitating herself, Wanda jumped after him and caught onto him, followed by Natasha. 

The three went plummeting towards the ground until Wanda activated the grappling hooks of their suits. The string of the grappling hook tugged sharply and they swayed to the tall wall of the cliff. The effect made the trio's loose grip on each other. But Natasha caught Wanda's hand before she could fall.

"No, no, no," Anxiety set deep within Natasha and a pit formed at the bottom of her stomach.  Guilt began to twist her insides and bile rose to the back of her throat. Unlike in the past, she made no attempt in hiding her emotions, digging her fingers into Wanda's arm to hold on desperately, while her eyes filled with helpless tears.

"Damn you," Clint grumbled, tugging the grappling hook that held him and Natasha up.

Heart hammering against her chest, Wanda glanced at the bottom of the cliff and looked back up at the archers and ex-assassin with a meaningful, stubborn expression, "Let me go."

"No!" Natasha shook her head vigorously with wide eyes, "I can't. I won't. Please, Wanda."

"Wanda, No!" Clint yelled, trying to reach for her other hand, "Please no. God no."

"It's alright," Wanda assured, repeating the last words of her deceased lover, Vision. 

Wanda thought that if she sacrificed her life, she would be able to see Vision again. And with the Soul Stone, Y/N could be brought back and she could be with Bucky. Both of them would get to be with their lovers, only the two best friends won't be together side by side, like they had promised each other they would from a young age.

But seeing that she was adamant, Wanda used her powers to free herself from Natasha's grip.

"No!"

Natasha shut her eyes tightly when she heard her body hit the bottom of the cliff with a thud and let a whimper escape her lips. Clint banged his fist on the stone of the cliff, burst into sobs, letting tears stream down his cheeks.

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"After Bruce Banner snapped his fingers, the disintegrated half of the population returned to Earth. Nebula (from 2014) managed to sneak under the Avengers noses and aided in bringing Thanos (from 2014) to 2023."

"After the Final Battle commenced, Y/N was reunited with Sam and Bucky. She was heartbroken when she was told that Wanda had sacrificed her life for the Soul Stone."

"I don't even know who you are," Thanos gripped the sword and charged forward towards T'Challa with the Glove with all the six Infinity Stone as Y/N blocked his way defiantly.

"You will," Y/N snarled and twisted her hands full of green energy at her sides. 

She rose into the air, levitating two large blocks of debris at her sides with bright, glowing green eyes. Sparks of lightning passed over and through the debris and clouds gathered in the sky above her.

"Y/N fought the Mad Titan. Twice," the Watcher emphasised, "Letting her emotions take over her and her power, lashing it out on him and got exposed to an Infinity Stone in the process for the second time in her life."

"Tony Stark, widely known as Ironman, snapped his fingers after winning the Stones from the Thanos and saved the universe."

"But in this universe, Sargeant James Bucky Barnes, snapped his fingers instead of Ironman, hoping to make up for the crimes he had committed and live HYDRA had taken under the control of him. He already deprived Tony of his family in 1991, and didn't want to repeat it again."

Wiping her bleeding nose, Y/N stumbled down the battlefield towards where everyone was gathered. She pushed past Steve, Natasha, and Sam, who were obscuring her from seeing Bucky.

She stopped dead when it finally dawned on her, what had happened. Her eyes welled up with tears at Bucky's near-death state. She crouched in front of him and brought him in a soft hug, trying to blink back her tears and let him rest his chin on her shoulder.

"Y/N?" Bucky uttered raspily, not having the strength to embrace her back.

"Hi, it's just me, Shh," Y/N cradled his body in her arms and pressed her lips against his temple, whispering words of nothingness and comfort, "It's okay. It's okay." She ignored the way her heart ached and her stomach twisted, trying to hold onto him as long as possible.

"I-I love you," he managed to whisper his last words into her hair.

Before she could respond, Y/N felt his body fall limp in her arms and froze abruptly. She closed her eyes, and broke into silent sobs, burying her head into his shoulder. She didn't even notice Natasha walk over to her and rub her back soothingly with tear-stained cheeks.

Y/N was too overwhelmed in her emotions. All she felt at the moment was empty. A cold, numb feeling just chilled her to the bone.

"Fate might have ripped Y/N away from the love of her life," the Watcher stated, "But destiny had other plans."

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