Another Romanoff [Original]

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Ana was sitting on the Benatar watching Tony and Nebula play paper football. He had been trying to teach her how to play for a while now. She would have joined in, but she still barely had any energy. She thought back to what had happened when they first got on the ship.

"  Ana are you alright?" Tony asked.

" How could you not tell me," Ana replied.

" Ana-"

" You knew! Why didn't you tell me! Why did you let me come with you? You brought us straight to him Tony! I could have been prepared!"

Suddenly, Ana was headed for the ground. Tony caught her before she could fall.

" You need to rest. I'm sorry we never told you. We wanted to protect you and in the end, we failed," Tony apologized.

" Ana, you alright?" Tony asked.

Ana snapped back to reality. It looked like they had finished their game recently.

" Yeah, I'm fine. Just thinking," Ana said.

" Well I'm recording another message if you want to join," Tony replied.

" Yeah,"

They went to his helmet and sat down. It was still damaged from the battle but it worked sometimes. Tony had been using it to record messages to Pepper.

" This thing on?" Tony asked," Hey, Miss Potts... Pep. If you find this recording don't post it on social media. It's gonna be a real tear-jerker. I don't know if you're ever going to see these. I don't even know if you're... if you're still... Oh god, I hope so. Today is day 21, uh 22. You know, if it wasn't for the terror of staring into a void of space, I'd say I'm feeling better today. The infections run its course, thanks to blue meanie back there. You'd love her. Very practical. A little sarcastic. Just like Ana."

" Hey!" Ana whined.

" She's doing well too. You were right when you tried to tell us to warn her about the stone. We screwed up big time. Anyway, some fuel cells cracked during battle, but we managed to reverse the ion charge to buy ourselves about 48 hours of time. But it's now dead in the water. We're 1000 lightyears away from the nearest 7-11. Oxygen will run out tomorrow. And that'll be it. And Pep... I know I said no more surprises, but I was really hoping to pull this one-off. But it looks like... well you know what it looks like. Don't feel bad about this. I mean, if you grovel for a couple of weeks, and then move on with enormous guilt. We should probably lie down. Please know that, when I drift off, I'll think of you. Because it's always you,"

" Also, before we go, tell Natty I love her and tell her it's not her fault. I made this decision myself. I promise to take care of Tony until the very end,"

With that Stark turns off the helmet and they lay down. When Nebula notices them on the floor she moves them into the front seats of the ship. Ana wakes up when she sees a bright light. After a while it clicks in her mind they're being rescued and they get to see their family again.

When the ship lands Nebula helps Ana and Tony, the best she can, out of the ship. Steve and Natasha are the first ones at the ship and take them from Nebula.

" Everyone's gone, Natty," Ana sobbed.

" I know. I'm sorry,"

" I-it's m-my fault. I-I ran s-str-raight to-towards him,"

" You didn't know, Ana. Come on let's get you inside. You look like shit,"

Everyone was sitting in what looked like a meeting room. Ana and Tony were in a wheelchair and had IV's to keep them hydrated. Ana's hand and leg were taken away but she couldn't have used them if she wanted to. Her hand stopped working a few days after they got on the ship and her leg was dented and gashed. Tony wanted to make her new ones but she knew they didn't have the resources. She was more focused on getting home. All they could do now was sit there and watch the screen that showed all of their companions that got snapped.

" It's been 23 days since Thanos came to Earth," Rhodey said.

" World governments are in pieces. The parts that are still working are trying to take a census. And it looks like he did... he did exactly what he said he was going to do. Thanos wiped out 50% of all living creatures," Natasha explained.

" Where is he now? Where?" Tony asked.

" We don't know," Steve replied.