Whatever it Takes: Endgame

Chapter 1

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It had been six months since the snap.

Clint had kept his promise and stayed at the compound, so he didn't end up on a killing spree or go AWOL, much to Natasha's relief. He did get tattoos as reminders of his family, and he eventually got a mohawk as an act of impulsiveness.

Bruce checked in on Thor every month for a week, making sure that he didn't fall far into his depression. According to Bruce, Thor was healthy, both physically and mentally, and in shape. He had stopped blaming himself for the snap and was able to step up as ruler of New Asgaurd. Out of everyone, Thor had made the most progress.

Tony and Pepper had gotten married and were expecting a baby girl. Both Bruce and Natasha visited them every week, unless Bruce was visiting Thor. Tony had refused to mend things over with Steve, but still talked to everybody else.

Steve dropped by every now and then, mostly to do laundry. Rhodey checked in via hologram call, same with Carol, Rocket, Nebula and Okoye.

The most surprising change was Bruce, who didn't become Smart Hulk. What transpired instead was what Bruce called World War Hulk. Bruce and the Hulk had so much grief and anger, mixed with the added gamma radiation from over the years, making a bigger and stronger Hulk. Natasha had only seen the Big Guy in action only a few times, but he was impressive.

This Hulk was stronger, faster and more willing to use Bruce's mind at times. He glowed from his radiation, and was full of rage, making him stronger than Thor. The only drawback was that Bruce still had issues transforming back.

Bruce had tried to find the van Scott was trapped in but was still coming up short. With all of the trash, damaged houses and buildings, and other destructions that was cleaned up after the chaos, any lost and thing of significance had gotten lost. Scott never told Natasha where he was when he came back last time and for all she knew, this time he may have been snapped.

The scientist was close to fixing Vision, which he had done on his own. Unfortunately, Bruce was stumped trying to replace the infinity stone Vision once had with something else. According to Bruce, it couldn't be just anything and it had to have power.

Between World War Hulk, Vision, checking on Thor, visits to Tony's place and studying quantum physics, Bruce was always busy. He had so many projects in a short amount of time that he started making a list just to keep track of them all and without Tony's help it was more time consuming.

Most nights Natasha had to drag him out of the lab so he could sleep. In return, he made sure she ate.

One night while they were eating dinner, she asked if it was possible to make a medicine that would heal the burns of anyone who used the stones. Bruce thought for a few seconds before confirming that he could do it and had been working tirelessly on the project for the last six months.

Even though he was a hard worker, Bruce was the ideal fiancée in Natasha's eyes. When they weren't eating dinner or she wasn't crashing the lab to see him, he would take a few days off at least once a month to take a break and make sure they spent time together, and he always invited her if he was going somewhere. He sat in during team meetings, but sometimes he was too busy to attend. He and Clint kept each other company sometimes and became closer friends, which made Natasha happy.

A few months after the snap, Natasha noticed that Clint's hearing wasn't what it once was and took him to an audiologist, who told Clint that he needed hearing aids. The doctor said it was the result of too many crashes and explosions from over the years and warned him that another explosion near his ears could make him lose a significant portion of his hearing.