Beyond Reason, Space & Time

𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝟒: 𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝑮𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑴𝒆 𝑯𝒐𝒑𝒆

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Both Clint and Natasha continued to stare at each other in awe while trying to figure out the grief that they both have been feeling for each other. Wanda continues to read their emotions just to make sure that it won't be too much for them. After a moment of silence, Clint finally turned to Wanda, more tears flowing out of his eyes. Fully compromising his brave persona that he has been putting on since he lost her.

"W-Wanda, w-what is this? A-are you playing with me?" Clint questions, doubting the existence of his best friend who he lost for quite some time.

"I didn't do this, Clint. I know what you think of me because I bet everything that I've done probably reached your radar. But she just came to me too. I thought you deserve to see her again." Wanda explains, remembering the brief moment she shared with him right after Tony Stark's funeral which was also the last time she saw the skilled archer.

Clint glances at Natasha again, the Russian spy is unable to make any movements because she barely started processing her grief on losing him in her world. Now here he is, alive and well. 

"L-listen," Natasha trembles, "I am not the Natasha that you exactly know in this world of yours. I am from a different universe. One that has collapsed with zero life to be seen. But I am the same person that you know from here. I just lost you and I never thought I would see you again."

"Ditto." Clint mutters, unable to get more words out of his mouth. Not wanting to fully let his guard down, he shook his head before saying, "So, what are you guys doing here?"

"Well, we don't have anywhere else to go and the one safe place I have has now been invaded by the ex-Director of S.W.O.R.D., Tyler Hayward and his team." the Sokovian explains.

"Hayward? I thought he's in prison?" Clint probes.

"That's what I thought but he's back and he's looking for me for some reason. I guess what we need is... a safehouse."

"You sure did come to the right place. I just want to make sure that my family would stay safe." Hawkeye cautions.

"I'll take care of them." Wanda responds.

Clint nodded before leading them both inside his home where the only person who's there is his wife since their children are in school. Natasha and Wanda walks in and were both greeted by Laura with her jaw hanging mid-air.

"N-Nat?"

"Laura." the widow responded with a nod and a warm smile.

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Clint and Laura carefully listened to everything Nat had to say about who she exactly is and telling them proof by constantly reminding them about what she believes in because she's aware that she still needs to gain their trust.

The stories and the explanation she told them as well as comprehending that a different version of her from a different universe should be too much for them to handle but after everything that happened in the last few years, including the fact that the Avengers had the ability to travel through space and time, everything the Russian spy said somehow made sense to them. Plus, she has enough information for her to prove them that she's real and that she's the same Natasha Romanoff they know but like she said, the same person just alive.

"I'm just glad we have the chance to finally see you again." Clint muttered as soon as the widow wrapped up her storytelling.

"Me too." the Russian spy responds.

"But for how long will you be staying?" Laura then asked.

"I don't have an answer for that because of everything that happened. And since I have literally nothing and no one to return to, I don't really have any plans. Besides, I don't know how to travel from one universe to another." she replied.