What's Next To Come

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I opened my eyes to nothing but black

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I opened my eyes to nothing but black. Cold, empty silence.

"Hello?" My voice echoes back at me, small and uncertain.

"Lizzie?"

I turn fast. That voice- id know it anywhere. Standing there, older, taller, eyes bright with warmth- was Alexander.

"Alex?" My voice cracks.

Then another.
"Liz?"

"Pietro?" My heart stops, then speeds up all at once.

Before I can even take a breath, I hear another familiar voice- soft, steady, and kind.
"Elizabeth, what are you doing here so soon?"

"Nat?" Tears spill before I can stop them.

They're all here. Alexander, Pietro, nat.

"What are you doing here?" Pietro asked.

"I- We were fighting thanos." I start, my hands shaking.
"And I knew I had to snap for us to win and-" I start

"Well, did you?" Alex asks with a half-smile.

"Did I what?" I ask

"Win" he said

I can't help it- I laugh through the tears.
"Yeah. Yeah, we won" I said

"Good job, Lizzie" nat says, smiling that soft, proud smile.

But then her expression shifts.
"But you can't be here yet" she said

My smiles fades.
"What? What do you mean?" I ask

"It's not your time, Liz" Pietro says gently.

"You still have more to do" alex adds, his voice full of something like love.

"What? No, no" I whisper, my confusion turning into something else.
"What are you talking about?" I adk

"Elizabeth." Nat says, stepping closer.
"You need to go back. Go live your life" she said

"Wake up" alex tells me.

"Come on, Liz- you can do it" Pietro says, his voice growing distant.

"You got this, Elizabeth" nat adds softly, and it's the last thing I hear before the world goes silent.

A faint beep. Then another. Then another.

I blink awake, my eyes fluttering against the brightness. The light hurts. Everything hurts. I blink until the room comes into focus- a hospital. Machines. Monitors. Tubes.

Everyone's here. Wanda. Steve. Bruce. Sam. Peter. They all look exhausted, and like they are about to leave. I hold back a grin.

Then-
"I lived mother-truckers" I said

Every head in the room snaps towards me. Their faces are priceless.

"Lizzie!" Peter practically flies across the room, hugging me tight.

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