They land the quinjet in New York and Dr Cho collects Clint, taking him to the medbay with Natasha and Dahlia following her. Dahlia stops and holds Natasha's hand "I'm going to change, I'll meet you there after." she tells her. "I'll come with and do the same." Natasha smiles. "Okay." Dahlia nods with a smile, taking her hand and leading her to their room.
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After showering and changing Natasha and Dahila head to the medbay where Dr Cho uses her technology to heal Clint "You sure he's going to be okay? Pretending to need this guy really brings the team together." Dahlia asks. "There's no possibility of deterioration. The nano-molecular functionality is instantaneous. His cells don't know they're bonding with simulacrum." Dr Cho responds. "She's creating tissue." Bruce explains. "If you brought him to my lab, the regeneration Cradle could do this in twenty minutes." Cho tells them. Tony walks in holding a drink "Oh, he's flatlining. Call it. Time?" he jokes. "No, no, no. I'm going to live forever. I'm gonna be made of plastic." Clint jokes. "Here's your beverage." Tony tells him handing him the drink. "You'll be made of you, Mr. Barton. Your own girlfriend won't be able to tell the difference." Cho tells him."Well, I don't have a girlfriend." Clint responds as he, Natasha and Dahlia share a look. "That I can't fix. This is the next thing, Tony. Your clunky metal suits are going to be left in the dust." Cho tells Tony. "Well, that is exactly the plan. And Helen, I expect to see you at the party on Saturday." Tony responds. "Unlike you, I don't have a lot of time for parties... Will Thor be there?" Cho asks. "Yes, he will." Dahlia smirks.
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Saturday evening Dahlia walks into the main gathering area to find the party in full swing, Steve walks over to her with a smile "I was wondering where you had got to." he tells her. "Wanted to make an entrance. You know where Nat is?" Dahlia asks with a smile. "Last I saw she was at the bar." Steve tells her. "Thanks, I'll see you later." Dahlia smiles. Dahlia walks over to the bar to find Natasha making a drink "How'd a nice girl like you wind up working in a dump like this?" she asks. "Fella done me wrong." Natasha responds. "You got a lousy taste in men." Dahlia tells her. "Which is why I tend to go for women." Natasha tells her with a smile, handing her a drink. "Hm, I like the sound of that." Dahlia smiles taking a drink. "Have I told you how amazing you look tonight?" Natasha asks her. "Not yet." Dahlia smirks. "Well you do. Absolutely amazingly beautiful." Natasha smiles, walking round the bar so she's next to Dahlia. "Don't look to bad yourself." Dahlia responds before gently kissing her.
After most of the guests have left, the Avengers, Dr. Cho, Rhodey and Maria Hill sit round Thor's hammer on table in front of them "But, it's a trick!" Clint exclaims from next to Dahlia, playing with a couple of drumsticks he's found. "Oh, no. It's much more than that." Thor responds. "Uh, "Whosoever be he worthy shall haveth the power!" Whatever man! It's a trick." Clint tells him. "Well please, be my guest." Thor says motioning to his hammer. "Come on." Tony encourages. "Really?" Clint asks. "Yeah!" Thor nods. Clint stands up making Dahlia shake her head and lean into Natasha "Oh this is gonna be beautiful." Rhodey remarks. "Clint, you've had a tough week, we won't hold it against you if you can't get it up." Tony teases making the others laugh. "You know I've seen this before, right?" Clint tells Thor trying to lift it. Dahlia grins as her brother fails to lift it "I still don't know how you do it." he tells Thor. "Smell the silent judgment?" Tony asks. "Please, Stark, by all means." Clint tells him. Tony stands up "Oh, here we go." Natasha remarks. "Okay." Maria smiles. "Uh-oh." Rhodey comments. "Never one to shrink from an honest challenge." Tony tells them. "Get after it." Clint tells him. "Here we go." Dahlia grins. "It's physics." Tony says. "Physics!" Bruce exclaims. "Right, so, if I lift it, I...I then rule Asgard?" Tony asks putting his hand round the hammer. "Yes, of course." Thor nods. "I will be re-instituting Prima Nocta." Tony tells him before failing "I'll be right back." he says walking off.
A minute later Tony comes back wearing his armoured hand, walking forward he tries to lift the hammer again and fails. Sighing he looks at Rhodey who sighs and goes and puts his armoured hand, going to help Tony try and lift the hammer "Are you even pulling?" Rhodey asks. "Are you on my team?" Tony questions. "Just represent! Pull!" Rhodey tells him. "Alright, let's go!" Tony nods as they both pull as hard as they can. Bruce goes next and tries to lift the hammer and then roars as he pretends to Hulk out, Dahlia chuckling slightly shakes her head. Steve stands up next and walks over to the hammer "Let's go, Steve, no pressure." Tony tells him. "Come on, Cap." Rhodey encourages. Steve starts pulling on the hammer and manages to budge it a little making Thor look a little alarmed; after a second Steve fails making Thor laugh in relief "Widow?" Bruce asks. "Oh, no no. That's not a question I need answered." Natasha responds. "Dahlia?" Steve questions. "I'm good thanks." Dahlia shakes her head. "All deference to the man who wouldn't be king, but it's rigged." Tony says. "You bet your ass." Clint agrees. "Steve, he said a bad language word." Maria points out. "Did you tell everyone about that?" Steve asks Tony. "The handle's imprinted, right? Like a security code. "Whosoever is carrying Thor's fingerprints" is, I think, the literal translation?" Tony asks. "Yes, well that's, uh, that's a very, very interesting theory. I have a simpler one." Thor says as he gets up and lifts his hammer, flipping it "You're all not worthy." he comments.
