What if? {HIATUS}

Chapter 3

5 years later (10 years post Blip)

Lila's POV

I was putting AJ to sleep as I heard the alarm ring. A couple of second later my brother Cooper appeared in the doorway. The door slid shut behind him. Now only one of the people who lived here could open it. "Peter and Wanda are checking what this is about. I swear if it was caused by more idiot reporters who want pictures of us, I will throttle them." I chuckled rocking my son back and forth. CJ, Cooper's son, began to wake up. Cooper picked him up and began to pat his back. While we were waiting CJ fell asleep on Cooper's shoulder.

10 minutes later the door was opened by Harley. "Come check this out." We followed him to the kitchen where we saw Peter, Wanda, Emma, Evan, Liam and Cass with her arm around a middle-aged man. Cooper immediately narrowed his eyes." Who is that and why are you hugging him?" "Cooper meet Scott Lang." Peter said in a bemused tone. "Wait a minute." I started. "Scott Lang as in Cass's dad? Aren't you one of the dusted?" "No. I was in the quantum realm when the Blip? Yeah, the Blip happened. Hope was supposed to pull me out but she dusted. So, I was stuck there." "Wow! Must've been a long ten years." At this Scott sighed.

"No. For me it was ten hours. Time works differently in the quantum realm. I keep thinking... What if it's possible to enter the quantum realm at one point in time and exit it at another?" "You mean time travel" Evan asks. "yes. Like if we enter the quantum realm now travel back in time, get the stones and snap our own fingers." "No" Both Peter and Harley say together.

"Quantum fluctuation messes with the Planck scale, which then triggers the Deutsch Proposition." Peter starts off. "Basically, in layman's terms it means you aren't coming home." Harley finishes. "I did." "a billion to one cosmic fluke. There's no way we can safely replicate that. I won't put the only remaining family I have in danger and I don't think anyone else here is anymore eager." Scott looks at Harley angrily," I lost someone very important to me. A lot of people did. And now we have a chance to bring her back. To bring them all back you're telling me you wont even...?" "I'm sorry Scott. None of us is ready to take that risk." I say. Suddenly I hear a small voice behind me, "Mommy? Who's that?" I turn around. My four-year-old  daughter Layla stood in the doorway. "That is Aunt Cass's dad, Scott. Your cousin CJ's grandpa." "Oh! Hi Uncle Scott! I'm Layla Auwowa Stawk."

"Wait what do you mean I'm someone's grandpa? Cassie?" "I'll be right back dad." She comes back two minutes later with CJ in her arms. "Meet your grandson: Clinton Scott Barton. We call him CJ short for Clint Jr." Scott looks at CJ with wonder. "Can... can I hold him?" Cass hands him over. "Who's the father?" Cooper nervously raises his hand. "Scott looks at Cooper and says "Treat my daughter and grandson well." To Cass he says "I'm so so sorry I wasn't there. How can I make it up to you?" "Be there for our second" she says, her hand moving to her slightly rounded belly. "I'm at 14 weeks." Scott grins, teary eyed and hugs Cass.

"Alright everyone!" Peter says picking Layla up. "We'll talk more tomorrow morning. Off to bed Star." He says, using Layla's nickname. "Cooper can you show Scott the guest room?"

That night Peter didn't come to bed. I got up and started looking for him. I found him staring at a hologram. I walked to him and he sighs and leans against me. We both stared at the blue glow of the hologram for a while. "I don't know!" He finally says. "What if Scott is right. What if we can do this, if we can bring everybody back. I don't want to put you guys in danger but if we can do it? If we can bring half the Universe back?" he slumped into an armchair. "I miss Tony. He would have known what to do."

I rub his back soothingly. "I don't think so. I think he would have been just as confused. Being a hero is hard but I also know you have what it takes. If you want to be a hero you have to pay the price. I know you will make the right decision. Just remember, the Avengers were formed to protect the world and if not protect it then live up to their name and avenge it." I straightened up and kissed his forehead. "Now let's sleep. Time travel can wait till tomorrow. It's been way too long since I've had you all to myself thanks to AJ, Layla, Avenging or Stark Industries business."

Peter's POV

I woke up next morning . After getting dressed I headed to the kitchen Cass and Scott were sitting there, Scott bouncing CJ on his knee. "I'll do it" I announced. "Do what?" "Time travel." 

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