Scenes 20-21

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*Natasha is pouring a drink behind the bar when Banner walks up to her*

Bruce Banner: How'd a nice girl like you wind up working in a dump like this?

Natasha Romanoff: Fella did me wrong.

Bruce Banner: You got a lousy taste in men, kid.

Natasha Romanoff: He's not so bad. Well, he has a temper. Deep down he's all fluff. Fact is, he's not like anybody I've ever known. All my friends are fighters. And here comes this guy, spends his life avoiding the fight because he knows he'll win.

Bruce Banner: Sounds amazing.

Natasha Romanoff: He's also a huge dork. *Banner looks embarrassed* Chicks dig that. So what do you think? Should I fight this, or run with it?

Bruce Banner: Run with it, right? Or, did he... Was he...? What did he do that was so wrong to you?

Natasha Romanoff: Not a damn thing. But never say never. *Natasha walks away, and Steve approaches*

Steve Rogers: It's nice.

Bruce Banner: What, what, what is?

Steve Rogers: You and Romanoff.

Bruce Banner: No, we haven't. That wasn't...

Steve Rogers: It's okay. Nobody's breaking any by-laws. It's just, she's not the most... open person in the world. But with you she seems very relaxed.

Bruce Banner: No, Natasha, she... she likes to flirt.

Steve Rogers: I've seen her flirt, up close. This ain't that. Look, as maybe the world's leading authority on "waiting too long;" don't. You both deserve a win. *Steve walks off*

Bruce Banner: Wait, what do you mean, "up close"?

*Later, most of the guests have left and it's just the Avengers plus Dr. Cho and Maria Hill sitting around; Thor's hammer sits on the table between them.*

Clint Barton: *referring to Thor's hammer* But, it's a trick!

Thor: Oh, no. It's much more than that.

Clint Barton: Uh, "Whosoever be he worthy shall haveth the power!" Whatever man! It's a trick.

Thor: Well please, be my guest.

Tony Stark: Come on.

Clint Barton: Really?

Thor: Yeah!

*Barton gets up*

James Rhodes: Oh this is gonna be beautiful.

Tony Stark: Clint, you've had a tough week, we won't hold it against you if you can't get it up. *the others laugh*

Clint Barton: You know I've seen this before, right? *Barton grabs Thor's hammer and can't lift it; to Thor after he fails to lift the hammer* I still don't know how you do it.

Tony Stark: Smell the silent judgment?

Clint Barton: Please, Stark, by all means.

[Stark gets up]

Natasha Romanoff: Oh, here we go.

Maria Hill: Okay.

James Rhodes: Uh-oh.

Clint Barton: Um-hmm.

Tony Stark: Never one to shrink from an honest challenge.

Clint Barton: Get after it.

Natasha Romanoff: Here we go.

Tony Stark: It's physics.

Bruce Banner: Physics!

*Stark grasps Thor's hammer*

Tony Stark: Right, so, if I lift it, I...I then rule Asgard?

Thor: Yes, of course.

Tony Stark: I will be reinstituting Prima Nocta. *Stark tries to lift the hammer but fails* I'll be right back. *wearing his armored hand, Stark tries to lift the hammer again and fails*

*Both wearing their armored hands, Stark and Rhodes both try to lift Thor's hammer*

James Rhodes: Are you even pulling?

Tony Stark: Are you on my team?

James Rhodes: Just represent! Pull!

Tony Stark: Alright, let's go! [they both pull as hard as they can]

*Banner tries to lift the hammer, he roars as though pretending to change into the Hulk, and everyone either looks at him warily or grins.*

Bruce Banner: Huh?

*next Steve gets up to try*

Tony Stark: Let's go, Steve, no pressure.

James Rhodes: Come on, Cap.

*Steve starts pulling on the hammer and manages to budge it a little; Thor looks a little alarmed. Steve still fails to lift it; Thor laughs with relief*

Thor: Nothing.

Tony Stark: And?

Bruce Banner: Widow?

~Natasha Romanoff: you know what fine let's see. *Natasha gets up and walks up to the hammer and lifts it easily; everybody looks at her with shock, but Natasha didn't seem shocked at all.*

Thor: You're worthy !!!*Thor says with a giant smile on his face*

Natasha Romanoff: uh yea I can see that.

Tony Stark: Does that mean you're the new ruler of Asgard?

Natasha Romanoff: Well I don't want to be so Thor can keep his title as king of Asgard.

Thor: Well that's great. * Thor says relieved*

Clint Barton: Nat beated your ass!

Maria Hill: Steve, he said a bad language word.

Steve Rogers: [to Stark] Did you tell everyone about that?

Tony Stark: The handle's imprinted, right? Like a security code. "Whosoever is carrying Thor's fingerprints" is, I think, the literal translation?

Thor: Yes, well that's, uh, that's a very, very interesting theory. I have a simpler one. [he gets up, then lifts his hammer and flips it] You're all not worthy, except Ms. Romanoff for some reason. *there's a chorus of disagreement from the others*

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