Who Needs Powers?

Chapter 1: Hello, James

Just before Christmas, Scott and Jean had welcomed their twins into the world, so instead of going out to the cabin for as long as they usually did, Clint and his family had stuck around to meet little Nate and Lizzie Summers... and then gone to the cabin after Christmas.

They wanted to go before K was too close to her due date, because Hank knew for a fact that K was a flight risk the closer the time came for what was going to have to be a surgery... but on the other hand, K had to get out in the fresh air.

And it ended up being perfect anyway, because Katie's birthday was on New Year's Eve, so they kicked off their stay at the cabin with birthday cake for Katie instead of Clint (since Clint had his at Avengers Tower, which was almost as awesome as having it at the cabin) and then stuck around for a few weeks until it was pretty clear K had to go back if she wanted to have access to Hank and a dampener that would let her have painkillers and put her out for the whole thing.

Susie was totally fascinated by that part of things, too. She'd thought it was so cool how Hank had made Jean go all loopy when he had to perform a C-section to get the twins, and she was kinda looking forward to seeing if K got loopy too.

But unlike with Jean, Hank asked Susie to please wait outside and take care of her sister while he went to work — especially since K had gone into an honest panic when things really started to get rolling.

Which meant that the Barton boys and the Bishop girls were all waiting outside the room trying to figure out what to do with themselves... until, finally, Hank said that they could come in.

K was clearly exhausted as she held on to the little bundle, and she looked as if she was really only then catching her breath, which was a big switch from when Jean had the twins. Logan had sat down with her so she could lean on him, and K was absolutely taking advantage. "Hi, guys," she said quietly. "Come and meet James."

Susie was actually the fastest of all four of the kids — since Clint and Barney had suddenly turned a little uncertain, and Katie had shorter legs. But Katie made it there shortly after, and both girls climbed up with wide eyes.

"He looks like Nate and Lizzie," Susie says. "All babies look all pink and wrinkly — and they've got big heads."

"He's got a lot more hair than Nate or Lizzie," Hank said with a smirk.

"Yeah, and Lizzie's all red and Nate's all brown. But they all look like babies, not like Logan or Scott or Jean or K..." Susie shrugged. "I guess they're just still too little."

"I think he's still pretty cool," Clint said softly, inching around to the other side of the bed with Barney to peek over at the little guy.

"I think he's got his father's nose," K said, tipping James so the boys could see him better. "What say you, sweethearts?"

"I think..." Barney looked between James and Logan. "Yeah. It's kinda shaped the same."

"Can I hold him?" Clint asked, glancing up at K hesitantly. "Is... is that okay?"

"Of course it is," K said, moving over to make room for him to join her. "He is your little brother."

"Yeah, but he's so little," Clint said as he came to sit with her. And just like that, K started to hand James over to Clint, and Logan gave him a few easy pointers, and before Clint knew it, he was holding James all on his own.

Katie giggled when she saw Clint and James. "You're gonna break your face!" she called out. "That's what Jean says if you smile that big!"

"He's not going to break his face," K said, shaking her head.