Widow's Shield

Axel Barton

Cooper was standing on Elaine's bedside, as Elaine had the baby in her arms.

Cooper smiled at his son then looked up, "I'd like to introduce Anton Barton the newest person in the family."

Morgan looks up, "Please tell me you didn't name him after dad."

"No, we named him after," Cooper looks at Ana and smirks, "Ana."

As laughter erupted, Ana asked, "Why?"

"Cause we want him to grow up like you." Ana glared at him. "Okay." Cooper grins, "His name is Axel Barton... We just wanted to see how'd you react."

Ana continues to glare at him, as Elaine hands the baby to Laura.

Morgan chuckled at Ana, "They want us to be Axel's god mother..."

"Awesome." Ana sighs, "Why?"

"Because, I love you." Cooper embraces Ana.

"Uhuh." Ana unconvinced.

Cooper admits, "Fine, we are all afraid of you and I was hoping that we could send Axel to you if needed."

"I am appalled!" Ana gasped, "You see me as the bad cop!"

"Don't feel bad, Ana." Lila chimed in, "We all had that aunt that we knew would kill us if we misbehave."

"Yeah." Ana turns to Lila, "I think you all referred to her as Auntie but I refer to her as mother, while you people get to go home, I didn't..."

"What is wrong witnh you, Anastasia?!" Steve growled, "You've been acting distant... ever since we got here to the hospital."

Ana shrugs. She couldn't say why she was acting this way because the reason is Morgan. "She told you." Bruce sighs, shoving Ana back to reality.

Ana nods.

Bruce sighs, "Can I talk to you, two, alone?"

Ana and Morgan nodded, "Um... sure."

As soon as the three went in the elevator, Bruce sighs, "Morgan, I am so sorry, for what happened earlier."

Morgan clenched her teeth, "It wasn't your fault, it was the other guy's fault."

"I am the Hulk." Bruce explained, "So whatever the 'other guy' did also happen because of me."

Ana leaned against the elevator wall, "Mr. Hyde?"

Morgan stared at Ana, "Don't."

Bruce looked at Ana shocked, "What?!"

"It's like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Ana explains, "classic case. The Hulk is Mr. Hyde as you, Uncle Bruce, are Dr. Jekyll. You cannot blame Dr. Jekyll for what Mr. Hyde has done, much like we cannot blame you for what Hulk has done."

"Did she tell you, or did you figure it out?" Bruce asked.

"I found out," Ana sighs, "much like my mother did."

"Wait, Natasha knows?"

"Um... yeah..." Morgan nodded.

"So when are you gonna tell everyone?" Bruce asked.

"When we get back to New York." Morgan decided, "In the meantime, I really need to borrow a huge sweatshirt..."