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Lydia returned home after their talk with Tony and Bruce. She fed her dog, Bear, and then fed her cat, Magic, before pouring herself a glass of wine and sitting on her couch. She didn't feel like food, she barely sipped her wine for that matter. She flipped through the tv channels, thinking aloud as she did.
"It just, it feels like we're so close to something you know? We're almost to that point and yet we can't reach it. You know I told everyone I hung up my hope last year, obviously not but. I mean, if Scott could come back, there's gotta be a way right? If I could kill Thanos now I would, I so would." She ranted to no one but herself. Both Bear and Magic exchanging a wide eyed look with their mom. Magic hopped up onto the couch, resting near Lydia's head as Bear plopped his head onto her lap.
She pet them both before finding something to watch and turning the light off.
"I will get Sam back, I have too" she whispered. Soon, falling asleep, while her favorite show played, the animals slept, and on the table her glass sat, untouched. ———————————————————————
She rushed into the building after nearly oversleeping again. She calmed herself as she saw Steve and Bruce still setting things up for Scott, taking a moment to gather her thoughts.
"I don't wanna lose tiny here in the 1950s" Bruce mumbled , making Lydia's eyes widen.
"Excuse me?" Scott questioned
"He's kidding..." Natasha laughed awkwardly, "You cant say things like that"
"It was a bad joke" Bruce said
"Good luck Scott" Lydia said, taking his attention off Bruce.
"Scott i'm gonna send you back a week. Walk around for an hour and I will bring you back in ten seconds" Bruce explained
"Perfectly not confusing" Scott answered
"Good Luck Scott" Steve said as well, "You got this"
"You're right. I do, Captain America" Scott said before being transported.
They brought him back, only it was a child of Scott.
"Is that Scott ??" Lydia asked
"Yes it's Scott!!" He answered
Then they got old-Scott. Steve, Nat and Lydia all panicking. Then came baby-Scott.
"It's a baby" Steve said
"We should call you Captain Obvious from now on" Lydia said, making Nat crack a small smile
"It's Scott!" Bruce said
"As a baby!" Steve argued
"He'll grow!" Bruce stated
"Bring Scott Back" Steve said simply
"When I say kill the power, kill the power" Bruce explained, receiving an "Oh my God" from Nat. Then Scott was back.
"Somebody peed my pants" Scott announced. "But I don't know if it was baby me... or old me.. or me- me"
"Time Travel!" Bruce announced happily, "I see this as an absolute win"
"Lord help us" Lydia muttered ————————————————————————
A team was being put together. Poor Scott lost his food... twice due to the landings of the team. Their next goal was getting Thor, which Bruce and Rocket went to take care of. Lydia hung back, catching up with Tony and Rhodes. Natasha traveled to get Clint.
"Oh shit here we go" Lydia smiled, seeing Thor arrive and crack open a beer. Everyone was helping to work on suits and building what was needed.
"Hey Clint" Lydia approached, the man immediately hugging the girl.
"How you been Lydia?" He asked
"I should be asking you that" Lydia said as they broke apart and walked to where Scott and Bruce were.
"Eh don't worry about it, I'll be okay" He said simply
Rhodey made the suggestion that, if they can time travel, to just find baby Thanos.
"First of all, that's horrible" Bruce exclaimed
"It's Thanos" Rhodey defended
"And secondly, time doesn't work that way" changing the past doesn't change the future." Bruce explained
"Wait so Back To The Future is a bunch of bullshit?" Scott asked
"Don't- don't say that" Lydia said ———————————————————————
Everyone sat around a table, explaining what they needed to do to get the stones, and learning about them. Lydia sat back with a notebook, writing down anything possible to help. She wasn't sure she would be one of the members traveling, but she needed to know the most.
"Six stones. Three teams. One shot" Steve announced. "Five Years ago we lost, all of us. we lost friends. we lost family. we lost a part of ourselves. today we have a change to take it all back. you know your teams, you know your missions. get the stones. one round each, no mistakes, no do overs. most of us are going somewhere we know. that doesn't mean we should know what to expect. be careful, lookout for each other. this is the fight of our lives.. and we're gonna win. whatever it takes"
"Good luck guys, be careful and come back...all of you." Lydia spoke, smiling at them all.
"See ya in a minute" Natasha smirked at her, making her nod.
And just like that, they were gone, and even sooner, back. ————————————————————————
Word Count: 835 Written: May 24, 2022 Published: May 24, 2022
