Who would have thought that your need to kill would come back so soon ? Stephen and Loki knew. They have been expecting it for a while now, they knew the signs. These two would not leave you alone. They were following you everywhere to make sure that you were keeping your calm and that your migraines were under control. They knew the risks if you were to let go of your control.

You didn't know what to focus on anymore. Hank and Darcy were overloaded with work because of the quantum tunnel. You tried to help, you really did try but you were overwhelmed. You were spending half of your day keeping the peace, making sure that no one would learn about the rest of the former avengers being back. That was not something you wanted people to know about. It would be utter chaos.

The agents working for you had sign a confidentiality agreement, so on this side, everything was okay. But who knew when Ross would pop in. Even with Rhodey playing the double agents to keep you posted, you were always ready for the worse. Not a day-off with this job. Ever !

Sat on your chair, the back to your desk, you were drinking your tea, Bucky had forbid you to drink coffee, apparently you were not easy to deal with if you had too much ... but heh ...

You were watching the sun, enjoying its warmth and the radiating peacefulness.

It had been three days now since your first visitors had arrived. You had thought that the ones who came in the middle of the night would have been the only ones ...Huge ... Mistake. The next day, in the afternoon, another group had arrived. A new Rhodey who was a tad bit ...aggressive, he had tried to punch Bucky ... A Stephen who was working for SHIELD as a surgeon, a Tony who was ... Tony. Another Clint, Peter and many others.

Two hours ago you had received a text from your dad, more avengers had arrived. What would happened next ? Would it ever end ?

« MOM ! » Peter screamed, entering your office with Bucky, Sam and Loki following him.

« We have an issue » Said Sam.

« Oh really ? » You said sarcastically « Who is it now ? Baby Thanos and teenager Odin ? »

« You wish » Said Bucy softly, kneeling in front of you.

Sam took your cup and put it away from you. Peter took your hands in his :

« You promise not to get mad ? » Asked Peter.

« Why are you acting as if I'm about to kill someone ?! Those years are behind me ! Jeez ! A little faith please ! »

« I know you y/n ... You almost knocked out the first Rogers who came back » Sighed Loki.

« It's them » Whispered Bucky while looking at you straight in the eyes.

You stayed silent for a while, you needed a moment to register and comprehend Bucky's words. He must be wrong. Why would they come back ? To brag about their shiny and wonderful new lives ?

« Oh. So ? »

« They want to talk to us » Answered Sam.

« I would rather jump from the Bifrost » You said « Is that all ? I have a lot of paperwork waiting for me »

« What do you want us to do ? » Asked Peter quietly.

« Locked them up, quarantine them, wathever. Until my dad finds a solution we'll have to welcome more ... tourists »

« y/n ... Would you be mad if I was to kill one them ? » Asked Loki suddenly.

« It depends who. Not Clint ... he died in our world. The others ... Do whatever you want »

« You're not planning on doing anything about them ? »

« Exactly Sam, I'm not going to do a thing. We're going to find a solution, send them back and live as if nothing ever happened. »

« How long have you been in your office ? » Asked Bucky, his question taking you by surprise.

« Since the second group came. Why ? »

« You need some fresh air. You need to go outside and breathe »

Bucky didn't really gave you a choice and dragged you to the garage. He grabbed a helmet that he gave you before he walking you to his bike. He sat down in front of you and smiled when he felt your arms around him.

You had no idea for how long you had been driving but you were finally feeling better. Much better, you could finally breathe.

Bucky finally stopped and parked in front of a lake. You sat down in silence and you ended lying down on your back, watching the sky. Bucky did the same thing after a few minutes :

« Did they apologize ? »

« Not really. They just ... gave excuses after excuses. They weren't as happy as I thought they would be. » Answered Bucky after a while.

« Does that makes me a bad person to say that I'm glad they're not happy ? »

« Honestly ? No. » Said Bucky, tenderly stroking your hair.

« Before they left, I was thinking of retiring »

« I thought you were hesitating ? »

« I wanted to leave with you. I wanted us to leave far away from all the troubles. I thought we could have a normal life. But one hour before I was supposed to tell you, I met with Fury who told me he was leaving, leaving Steve in charge. So then, I went to see Steve and he told me that this job was not for him, that he wanted to go and have a third chance to a normal life ! That he deserved it »

« He said that ?! »

« I punched him. Hard. Well no, I didn't punch him, I crushed him. He had tried to stop me but I was just so mad. I only had one thought in mind, hurting him. He was taking my chance for happiness away and was not even sorry ! He told me that after helping you recover, he deserved to have a normal life. A FREAKING NORMAL LIFE ! That he deserved to retire that I should be the one in charge, that it was time for me to do more, to step up. I broke his right arm ... or was it his left one ? I hurt him with his own shield. »

« How come I didn't know about it ?! » Exclaimed Bucky, enraged, he wanted to hurst his former best friend, his mind and body were ready to avenge you.

« Because Pietro and Peter stopped me. I almost killed him , I wanted to ! I felt this ... rage racing through my veins it was ... I was in such a rage ! I could only see red » You explained « I never had a moment to breathe since the avengers were created ! I went from orphan to Hank Pym's adoptive daughter, to genius with several PhDs, to agent of Shield, to Avengers. I never went on vacations. I only travelled for ... missions »

« So ... Steve forced you to take the job ? »

« Yes. Before he left I took his shield away. I told him that he was worthy of his tittle, that he was a shame for all the people who considered him a hero. For Tony ... Let's just say that I received a nice message from Ross, forcing me to take over Stark Industry. »

« Did you beat him up ? » Laughed Bucky, stroking your hair to appease you.

« Didn't get the time »

« Natasha ? »

« She looked at me before crossing the portal. I didn't say goodbye to Wanda and Vision, mostly because I was restraining Pietro from getting Vision's head. The others ... well ... »

« Steve left me a letter, saying that he needed to move on, that I didn't need him anymore, that he was tired. Bullshits »

« I'm not surprised. What do we do now ? »

« We leave this place forever ? »

« Don't tempt me ! »

You looked at Bucky before laughing. It did you both some good. You stayed close to the water for one more hour, just talking and laughing. Bucky drove you back to the compound where later on, you found Pietro and Peter training in the gym :

« Mom ! I don't want to ! » Whined Peter.

« I'm not really in te mood » Added Pietro.

« Why ? Because they're back ? You're not going to turn into lazy ... worms because of them right ?! RIGHT ?! We moved on a long time ago so get a grip for the Odin's sake ! Plus, this is just for warm-up. We're leaving in two hours for Prague »

« We're going on a mission with you ?! » They said together.

« Yep, but only if you get your asses moving »

« WE'LL BE THERE !!!! »

A few hours laters, the three of you landed in Prague. The mission was simple, clearing an underground base. A small group of terrorists had gotten hold of some alien technologies and were using them to create chaos everywhere in Europe. Everything was going according to the plan. You had found some datas, weapons, and many other interesting things, like a lead on the head of their little group.

You were resting before leaving the place when you received a message from your sister :

« they're about to kill each other !! Come ASAP !!!! »

You took a deep breath, and for a short moment you thought of not doing a thing. You just wanted to stay where you were, doing nothing. After all, was it really a bad thing if they wanted to kill each other ? The problem would be solved right ?

Between the Steve who left you in charge of everything, the other Steve who was in love with you, the two Tony that you wanted to kill, Natasha who was trying to get a rise out of you, Thor who was incapable to respect a single thing, Wanda and Vision who kept on complaining about the fact that they « never had a choice ! », the new Strange whom you wanted to lobotomize and the others ...

« We have to go and quickly » You said.

« Understood » Said Pietro, getting the quinjet started.

« Are you okay ? » Asked Peter, taking your hand in his.

« As okay as I can be. Can you take care of the datas ? »

« I can take care of those ? For real ?! I thought I was too young to get access to all of our datas, plans and the cool plans ?! »

« You deserve it and you need an occupation. Don't believe I'm not aware of your little ... one on one with Tony »

« I didn't tell her ! » Said Pietro, raising his arms in a I'm-not-guilty pose.

« Bruce told me » You said « If you want to hurt someone, don't do it in front of Bruce, you know how he gets when he's stressed »

« Sorry » Said Peter looking at the floor, it was a very nice floor.

« So ... As a punishment, you'll have to train with Loki »

« WHAT ?! No ! Last time he told me that he loved eating spiders for break-fast !! He almost did it last time !! »

« Loki won't hurt you ... intentionally. Just ... don't annoy him »

The travel was quiet, you fell asleep and had really nice two-hours nap. You woke up when the quinjet landed. You took a deep breath, your doctor insisted on it, and when you doctor was Stephen Strange well ... you'd better listen. When you got out of the quinjet, you saw your assistant who was as white as snow and shaking like a leaf :

« It's my fault ! I messed up the schedules and they all came at the same time for lunch and ... »

« It doesn't matter. It was bound to happened, with or without your mistake. What did they destroy this time ? »

« The refectory is a war zone, Hank, Darcy and the others are in their labs and have turn their safety protocols on. I closed the refectory and sent some people to calm them down » Said Hope, taking over your assistant.

« Maybe I should hire you instead of him » You said after briefing looking at your, oh so competent assistant.

« You wish you could afford me » Laughed your sister « There's your armor »

« Thanks »

« You should wear it every time you go on a mission ! Not just the one you consider to be dangerous ! If Hank learns that you don't wear it, he's going to beat your ass up...again »

« I'll survive »

Your father had decided to create you an armor similar to your sister's. The only differences were that yours was blue and you could throw electrical charges, a detail that made Hope jealous, which in return, made you smile every single time.

« Is there a way to stop this mess ? » You asked.

« We need to close that damn portal, that's the way »

« But then we'll have to open it again to send those leeches back to where they come from »

« But that would give us more time to understand what's happening »

« And how much time are we talking about ? »

« With Hank ? No way to know »

« What should I expect ? » You said, referring to the refectory.

« Bucky has knocked Cap out, our Cap. The other two tried to stop him but then, the Tony's got involved. Clint and Natasha exploded some air ducts, Thor has fried the whole place so we're using the spare generators and ... »

« Okay, stop, don't tell me or you'll assist to a genocide »

Hope was looking at you and thought of the ten year-old you who had refused to go to school because it was « boring », you had to be dragged there. She tried not to laugh. It was true that those last few days have been particularly difficult, especially for you as you were the head of everything. How many times had Hope thanks every superior beings that she was not in your shoes ? So many times.

« You're okay ? »

« Why is everyone asking me this ?! » You mumbled while gearing up.

« Because you look like you're about to burst »

« I think I won the right to »

« I agree, I'd love if you'd take some time for yourself »

« If only I could ... »

« You know that I'm here for you right ? » Said Hope once you had reached the doors.

« I know »

Then you activated your armor and entered the room. When the door opened and everyone saw you, all the discussions stopped at once, as well as the fights. Even the Arctic was more welcoming.

« Loki, could you be nice enough to not kill him ? » You asked after looking at Thor's face which was becoming redder by the second.

Loki did not reply but obeyed nonetheless. He knew that he was not fighting his real brother, but still, he was happy to unwind on this version of Thor anyway. It was good enough for now.

You saw Stephen ready to use the time stone to put everything back to place :

« Stephen, don't »

« You're sure ? »

« I am. You don't need to use your magic because they're going to fix everything themselves » You explained.

« What ?! » Exclaimed the Tonys all together.

« You have an issue with that Stark ? » Asked Bucky, moving in a way that made him look taller, stronger and bigger.

« I'm not a janitor ! »

« My compound, my rules » You said calmly.

« y/n are you ... » Started Steve.

« Which Steve are you already ? »

« The one from this reality »

« That crack in my window ... Is it because of you ? »

« I didn't ... »

Steve did not have the time to finish his sentence that you had already send him flying through the said window which completely broke because of his weight.

« He didn't have his shield or armor ! » Worried Wanda.

« I know » You said « Who do you think you are ? »

« Oh boy ... » mumbled every single member of your team. They knew that tone, the less they heard it, the better they felt. They took a step back and waited for the show to start.

« I know that this situation isn't pleasant , and believe me I'm the first one to admit that I'm pissed off because of it, truly. But, what gives you the right to come to our home and wreck it ?! » You started, coldly.

« Listen... Y/N ... » Tried Thor with a smile.

« Oh boy ... » whispered Scott.

« You're going to get that smile off your smile. You have no right to call me by my name, none of you do ! To you, it's director l/n and nothing else ! You think you have the right to do as you please ?! If it was only up to me, I'd kill one-third of you all because of what you did to us ! And I would send the rest of you to fight Thanos, just to make your presence useful ! »

« You're not going to let her talk to us like that right ?! » shouted Natasha.

« Why would we do something ? We elected her, she's the best » Refuted Sam with a mocking smile.

« Personally, I don't see an issue with the way she's talking to you » Added Bucky « Right ? »

« You're all here because we're permitting it » Said Peter who had just arrived with Pietro.

« We still deserve some respect ! » Stated Vision calmly, which made your blood boiled.

« Respect ?! » You spat « You want to talk about respect Vision ? Then start by telling me why the shape of your body is in my wall ! Why are there traces of lasers on my ceiling ! And you, Natasha, I can see that you have hurt Scott, I know those types of bruises too well, so don't push my limits »

« We're sorry » Said one of the Wanda, she was tearing up and shaking all at once.

« Great ! It changes everything ! I'm not worried about the fact that, thanks to you, the protective field around the compound if off, I'm not scared by the fact that Thanos now knows that we are weak, and I'm definitely not terrified that he can whip us all out because of the damage you made ! »

« Thanos is after you ? » Asked your Steve when he came, pressing on a part of his back to soothe the pain.

« What, you didn't know that when you ... went away, you had left us to Thanos' mercy ? » Spat Loki, he was absolutely furious, he was also worried because of the state you were in. Just like him, when you were too calm it was never a good sign.

« Hey Reindeer games ! Mind I remind you that you tried to destroy New-York ?! » Exploded Tony.

« Mister Stark you'd better not say a thing ! » Cut Peter « Loki had helped me more than you ever did ! If I had to follow someone's exemple, it wouldn't be yours ! He helped us while protecting Asgard ! His world was in danger but he still was there for us ! »

« Thank you little spider, I shall spare you tomorrow » Smirked Loki.

« Brother, Have you really changed ?! » Ask a Thor, while the other versions were also looking at him strangely.

« I haven't changed » Corrected Loki « I was given a chance, an honest and truthful one »

« We'll help » Promised Steve.

« Captain, be nice and keep your promises to yourself » Rebuffed Sam.

« I'd shut up if I were you » Confirmed Bucky.

« You're mad at them ! » Burst the teary Wanda « Not us ! We did nothing wrong ! »

« Wanda, please don't. I can see that Monica has been a victim of your powers so shut it ! » you threatened « Anyway, you're going to put this place back together. All the Tonys, you take care of the electrical system, I want my shield back in one hour top. And if I ever hear one criticism, one complain, I'd put you in the same state as Steve when he left me with all this shit to deal with, I'm sure he'd love to tell you more about it »

You indicated to your team to leave the room after you. You called Jimmy to keep an eye on your visitors. Monica asked to stay to help him, she wanted to make sure that Wanda was staying in line.

« You've beaten up Steve ? » Exclaimed Sam.

« That's why you had marks on your fingers ! » Understood Stephe,.

« I was mad and tired, and hurt ... but mostly mad »

« Honestly, I don't know how the situation could get even worse » breathed Hope.

« With her » Said Scott, pointing a finger at someone.

« Why didn't you tell me ?! » Asked the newcomer.

« Not now ! »

« I have the right to know what's going on ! »

« Sorry Danvers, I'm not your midgarian secretary ! You want to know what is going on on Earth, you stay on Earth and you help.»

« Many planets need my help ! Not just Earth ! I'm the strongest of us all so I need to be informed of everything that is happening ! »

« The strongest of us all ? » You repeated, you were about to loose it. You started laughing uncontrollably.

« Carole, we don't have time for this » Said Hope you knew that nothing good would come out this.

« You chose the wrong leader ! Admit it ! I'm clearly the best choice to lead us ! »

« You know what Ma'am I'm the strongest ? Fuck you... Ah yes, no sorry, for that someone should want you and ... no one does » You spat, Loki was bitting his tongue to not laugh, even Bucky was not far from it.

« y/n ! Calm done ! Breathe ! »

« Mom !! » Shouted Peter, shocked by your behavior, he had never saw you like this.

« If you're not here to help, then go back to your kree or whoever you want, because if it's adoration you're looking for, you won't get it here ! »

« OKAY ! WE'RE GOING TO MEDITATE ! »Shouted Stephen before he dragged you behind him, followed by Bucky.

« GET HER OUT OF HERE !! »

« We're on it ! » Said Sam and Scott.

Stephen dragged you to the room you gave him for his research, for the rare few moments he spent here. He forced you to sit down on the floor. Bucky decided to stay by the door so he could keep an eye on what was happening outside but also to check the security cameras :

« I'm going to kill that freaking peroxyde alien then I'll take care of the others ! I'll get their heads one by one ! »

« Enough ! » Said Stephen before pressing a finger on your forehead to send your spirit somewhere else .

« I hate when he does this » Grumbled Bucky watching your body slowly arching backwards .

It felt like your were floating ... in space, then you were falling, you turned your head on one side and saw hundreds of suns. You were not suffocating, quite the contrary, the suns were comforting you with their warmth. Then, you fell again, you were in a sort of bubble, you had the impression that your migraine was floating away from you to finally disappear. Suddenly, you were going up, higher and higher at top speed. You adrenaline was rising, you pulse was beating like crazy and then nothing. Complete silence. You could finally breathe and think clearly.

When you came back to yourself, Stephen was reading in front you :

« I won't apologize to Carole » You said while standing up.

« I'd be disappointed if you did » Said Stephen.

« Why does it always feel like I have pins and needles in my legs whenever I do your meditation thing ?! » You grumbled, provoking a laugh from Bucky « What ?! »

« Nothing » He smiled.

« Hum ... if you say so. Thank you Stephen ! »

« Even if what happened was ... entertaining, be careful, if they decided to go against you ... » Said the doctor.

« I'll send the « strongest avenger » to take care of them » You laughed.

« You won't let it go ? »

« We'd loved her less if she did » Said Bucky before he took you out of the room.

« Why is everyone always dragging or walking me somewhere ?! I have a nice couch where we can talk, no need to be always moving ! »

« You're so busy so that's the only way to talk to you. If we don't walk with you, we can't talk »

« Do you think I should put Carole in charge ? »

« What ?! No ! If you do that, we'll quit and start with you as a leader somewhere else ! We put you in charge for a reason. The way Carole thinks and acts is based on what she can do, there's no unity or team work. And she's not a big fan of us. Men I mean...»

« Oh really ? I do like them ... » You smiled, changing the mood in half a second.

« Yeah ? Really ? » He smiled, softly kissing your neck.

« There're some interesting ... specimens » You said, while Bucky was softly pushing you against the nearest wall, his whole body glued to yours.

« Like who ? » He whispered, focusing again on your neck.

« Wouldn't you like to know »You laughed before kissing him.

You were so lost in each other that you jumped when you heard someone clearing his throat :

« Not I that want to interrupt you Barnes, but if you could not put your tongue in my daugther's throat when I'm here, I'll appreciate » Said Hank.

« Dad ! »

« What ?! I have the right to be disgusted ! »

« I thought you were in your lab ? » Said Bucky.

« I've looked at what happened on the cameras when the first generator came back » He said « I wanted to make sure you were okay »

« As good as possible » You answered.

« You have the face of someone who has find something »

« I did find something Barnes, that's also why I'm here » Hank answered before asking you to follow him.

You walked through a lot of corridors and went done two levels to finally arrived at Hank's lab. He entered the password and scanned his right eye to get the door to open.

« Are you going to eat this ? » You asked when you saw a sandwich, your favorite, you were actually starving.

« Go for it »

You sat on a stool, Bucky did the same and kept close to you by wrapping his metal arm around your waist :

« What did you find ? »

« Watch »

Hank showed you a graphic showing every single peak of energy created by the quantum tunnel, for every time the tunnel brought someone to you, you see some very small waves of energy a few minutes before :

« It's showing us when they entered the tunnel » You said.

« No, you didn't look enough. The third group has forced the tunnel opened » Explained Hank, pointing at something.

« What ?! »

« I think the third group, our avengers, have forced their way here but by doing this, they opened some ... doors, on their way »

« But how ?! »

« I'm pretty sure that when you use the quantum tunnel to travel between univers, we force some doors to open »

« Okay, let's say you're right » You said after a while « Why are they here ? »

« Because that's what they wanted » Explained your father, turning a small robot bigger « I found that after closing the tunnel, it's used as a marker »

« Wait ! Let me get this straight ! You're saying that our avengers have send a robot, which looks like something you could have created, to find our univers, and on their way here, they've have forced open other univers ? Talk about crazy ! »

« But possible » Pointed out Bucky.

« What do they want ?! It was their choice to leave us ! »

« I don't know, but I do know is that them coming here was not a mistake or a wrong spell. It was planned »