Assemble | Avengers | Second Part

Kapittel/Chapter/Captiolo (45) ~ (...)interlude

~Alex~

Loki's POV~

"Dad, do you think Auntie Oliv could come and visit Asgard one day?" Frig asked as we ate lunch on my studies balcony.

"I don't see why not. I'm sure she would love to see all of the tech we have. Perhaps she could even lend a hand." I shrugged.

"Yey! Has she ever been before, or would it be her first time?"

I paused as a strange memory popped into my head, though it was faint and went away just as fast as it came.

"I don't believe she's ever been to Asgard, no. We'll have to give her the grand tour."

~Olivia~

"Did we get 'em all?" Bruce asked as soon as we got back, our suits retracting off our bodies, and I gave a questioning look to Tony and Steve, who were in different clothes than the ones they originally left in.

"Are you telling me this actually worked?" Rhodey smiled, right as Clint fell to his knees.

"Clint?" I furrowed my brows, looking beside him only to see someone missing.

"Clint, where's Nat?" Bruce asked as I slowly walked toward the man.

"Clint. Where is Natasha?" I asked again, placing my hand on his cheek as he stayed silent, looking up at me with lost eyes.

I let out a shaky breath as my eyes began to water, shaking my head as my mind overworked itself, making it so I couldn't even decipher what was running through it. My knees gave out, and Clint held onto my arms as I knelt in front of him. My breath started getting faster the more my brain worked, everything becoming too much. It was all too much. I couldn't stand the feeling of everyone's eyes on us, Clint's hands on me, my hand on him. The fucking light coming from the fucking ceiling.

It was all too much.

I stood back up on shaky legs, taking a step back before rushing out of the room.

I didn't stop till I made it outside, finding myself at the dock just outside of the compound. I paced up and down the floating wood a few times, before screaming out in frustration.

We were supposed to bring people back. Not lose more.

It didn't take long for some of the others to join. Bruce stood behind me as I sat on the dock, my feet skimming the water, while Steve, Tony, Clint, and Thor were spread out behind us.

"Do we know if she had any family?" Tony asked, his voice quiet and rough.

"Yeah. Us." I mumbled.

"What?" Thor asked.

"Huh?"

"What are you doing?"

"Just asking a question," Tony told him.

"Yeah, no, you're acting like she's dead. Why are we acting like she's dead? We have the stones, right? As long as we have the stones... Cap, we can bring her back. Isn't that right? So stop this shit. We're the Avengers. Get it together."

My eyes furrowed at Thor's words, and I could feel my mind clear a bit– just a bit– allowing me to just barely start to understand what was going through it.

"Can't get her back,"

"What's he...? What?" Thor asked Clint.

"It can't be undone. It can't."