My Family (Stephen Strange)

Chapter 4

"Hazel? Oh, you're alive. How are you alive," Wong asked.

"The snap didn't get me. It got Stephen. A lot of people went. Mostly the new Avengers. Stephen said till he comes back I'm now the Master of the Mystic Arts and owner of Levi. And I'm pregnant. And the father is Stephen," Hazel said.

"How long are you?"

"A month long. Just found out today after Bruce said I look like shit."

"Well, you kinda do."

Hazel brought Wong into a hug and sighed. This what she needs. Comfort from Stephens closest friend.

"You know he wanted to marry you," Wong said.

"In like two years maybe," Hazel laughed.

"No, he wanted to do it before everything happened."

"He had a ring too?"

"Yeah. Hold on."

Wong walked out of the room then came back with a video camera and a small blue box.

"Watch the video first. Then opened the box."

Hazel opened the screen to the camera and pressed play on the only file that was in there. It was labeled "For Hazel." The video started and it showed Stephen sitting on the couch.

"This thing on? Wong if the light on the camera is red does that mean it's recording," Stephen yelled.

"Yes it means it's recording," Wong yelled back.

"Shit. I'll just leave it in there since I don't want to start over. Hey Hazel. If you're watching this then something has happened and I'm gone. You weren't the only one getting premonitions. The Time Stone was showing me what was about to happen. I knew what was coming. And you did too. But enough of that. Hazel, we've been together for about nine almost ten months and I'm positive that I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I remember our first date. I took you to the carnival and saw your eyes light up and at that moment it looked like you never did the things HYDRA made you do. You just looked so innocent."

Hazel paused the video and wiped some of the tears falling from her eyes.

"Stupid hormones," Hazel laughed.

She pressed play and continued watching the video.

"You changed me, Hazel. Before we knew of each other I was an arrogant Mystic Arts user who thought he was the best and no one could top that. But then we started writing to each other and you showed me that it doesn't matter who's the best. As long as you do it right. You showed me something else. Something I haven't seen in a long time. Hope. When we started writing more you have no idea how much I loved seeing you write "Keep your head up. If you know you're right then do what you think should be done." That one I liked the most. I recorded this video today because I can feel like something is about to happen and I really want to ask you this question."

Stephen moved off the couch and got on one knee holding a blue box that was open showing a ring.

"Hazel Ava Marie Barnes will you make me the happiest man on earth and marry me?"

That's when Wong stopped the video and opened the same blue box in Hazel's hand showing the same exact ring. Hazel took the ring and slipped on to her ring finger whispering: "Yes. Yes, I will marry you."

"You changed him, Hazel," Wong said, "I'm glad he has you. You two complete each other."

"I guess we do Wong," Hazel laughed wiping tears from her eyes again.

"Do you have a plan to bring everyone back?"

"We're trying to come up with one. I don't know who all survived but I'm gonna start looking for superheroes that did. I came hoping that I would be able to find something and I guess I did. I found you, Wong."

"Stephen would ramble about you. Even after he met you."

"I guess I had an impact on him and him on me 'cause he left me with a child. Now besides Levi, I also have something else of Stephens. A child that's half him and half me."

"You should rest. Go back to the tower. I'll come by tomorrow to help look for surviving superheroes. Bye Hazel."

"See you tomorrow Wong."

Hazel opened a portal back to her room in the tower and stepped through it. When the portal closed she took off her shoes and had Levi go relax but didn't bother to change out of her clothes. She collapsed on to her bed drifting off when Levi flew over and covered her acting like a blanket.

(Next morning)

When Hazel woke up she gathered some clean clothes and went to the restroom to shower. Once she was done showering and changing Levi came to rest on her shoulders as she walked into the kitchen in her black flats.

"Morning Uncle Steve," Hazel said sitting at the island watching Steve cook.

"Morning Hazel. Seep well," Steve asked with a smirk.

"FRIDAY snitches get glitches in their coding!"

I am not a snitch. Steve merrily just looked at the security footage and saw you were gone.

"Same shit," Hazel mumbled.

Steve passed her a plate of pancakes when he noticed the ring on her finger.

"Um Hazel who gave you the ring," Steve asked.

"Huh? Oh, Wong did. It----" Hazel was cut off by Steve.

"Hazel I know you miss Stephen but you can't go and be with Wong just a month after the snap."

"Wait you think....? God no! When I went to the sanctum last night I was looking for one of Stephens Mystic Arts book that could help me bring the whole premonition Carol and I had last night to light! Instead, I found Wong! I told him what Stephen named me until he returns! Then I told him I was pregnant and that the father was Stephen!"

"That doesn't explain the ring."

Hazel took a deep breath and mumbled a "Thor help me."

"Wong told me that Stephen wanted to marry me but didn't cause of everything that happened. So Wong showed me a video of Stephen asking me to marry him. I took the ring and said yes. Wong gave me the ring because it's the engagement ring Stephen chose for me. Now if you'll excuse me I need to go meet Wong because he is going to help me find out which superheroes went and which ones didn't."

Hazel put her plate in the sink and walked into her room. She grabbed her laptop, phone, and opened a portal to the sanctum. Wong met her as soon as she stepped through it and it closed.

"Ready," Wong asked.

"Yeppers. You use Mystic Arts to find superheroes and I'll hack S.H.I..E.L.D to see files on superheroes," Hazel said.

"Let's get to work."

Hazel smiled and sat down opening her laptop and turning it on.