Another meeting done and you were definitely exhausted. You took a look at your watch and saw that the quinjet you were expecting since this morning was about to land soon. You crossed several corridors, a lot of agents nodded at you.

« Director l/n ! The quinjet just landed ! But ... it is a bit damaged » Said your assistant.

« Send it to repair team. You know, I shouldn't have to tell you this, but you can deal with this kind of details on your own »

« Oh ... Okay I'm so sorry ! But then, what do I do with this ? » He asked, showing you a file.

You quickly read the file and thought that you will have to get a new assistant real soon. Like asap.

« Send this to Loki immediately ! Right now ! » You ordered but now without sending a message to the God of mischief.

Great, now you were mad. You were still trying to calm down when you reach the landing platform to welcome Sam and Bucky.

« I said, not a scratch » You said with a smile.

« Just a bit of paint and it'll be brand new ! I swear ! » Laughed Sam.

« I didn't know that paint could fix the left side of my quinjet and bring back the missing wing ! What in the world happened ?! »

« It's his fault ! » Whispered Bucky, taking you in his arm.

« Hey ! Don't go all whisper soldier to put me in trouble ! »

« He's so jealous » Laughed the Winter Soldier.

« Go and rest, the briefing can wait. We can deal with this in what ... three hours ?Good for you or you want to wait for tomorrow morning ? » You asked.

« I love you so much more than Fury ! » Said Sam, taking you in his arm for a quick hug.

« She's much more prettier than him for sure » Laughed Bucky after giving you a quick kiss.

« Oh come on ! Can 't you wait for me to be gone to be all ... Argh ! You both disgust me ! »

Laughing, you walked away. Ross was calling you, again. As if the man had nothing better to do than calling you ! He needed to get a life, like a private one. Your day had been quickly brightened with Bucky's arrival, but it was turning sour again. With a sigh, you took the call :

« Sir, what can I do for you this time ? »

« You can start by paying the millions of dollars your team just cost me ! You've said that this will be handled neatly and easily ! »

« From my point of view, the mission is a success. You got the technology you wanted and they didn't start any international conflicts. You should be happy, really. Just a tip, if the American government pays for the damage, it'll just prove that you had something to do with happened »

« What's your advice then ?! »

« Make it looks like a failed act of revenge from a different country »

« We'll talk about about this at our next monthly report »

« I can't wait for it ! » You said before hanging up. This man was really getting on your nerves.

You went back to your office and started to deal with all the paperworks. Your motivation was close to zero. You were honestly exhausted. Between the Sokovian accords that were annoying you, all the things you had to deal with since your friends and team put you in charge of the new SHIELD, Thanos' invasions that were happening every five minutes, all the alliances with alien planets you had to supervise (You were not supposed to due to the Sokovia Accords)... You needed a long vacation. You were sure Bucky would say yes to join you.

You must had been working for a few hours when Loki entered unannounced. When Thor decided to leave, you had asked Loki to join the team. At first he was more than hesitant but he finally agreed when you promised him that he will be treated as a family member. That his attack on New York was in the past if he was wiling to try and make up for what happened. Since then, he adopted you as his younger sibling and he was always looking after you. Between his paranoia and his way of thinking, nothing could go past him, especially when your safety was at stake.

Loki sat down on one of the chairs in front your desk and stretched his legs on the second one :

« How was it in the Bahamas ? » You asked without looking up.

« It was great, until I received your message. Are you seriously thinking of sending me with that rat ?! »

« Rocket is picking you up later this evening. There's no one more qualify than you to deal with the Frost giants ! Especially if they're trying to attack a planet with whom we have a deal »

« You're aware the situation must have gotten out of hand right ? I should have got this information sooner ! »

« My assistant is still in training »

« He is useless !»

« That's what I am saying ! He's still in training »

« You need a new one »

« I will, but not before the work on the new building is over »

« Are we getting new recruits ? »

« We are, two asgardians are supposed to join us, you will have to supervise them »

« Any other happy news to share ? » Asked Loki, sarcasm dripping.

« Ross is furious »

« He always is »

« Director l/n ? Your next appointment is in 45 minutes, you should leave now » Said your assistant.

« Who are you meeting ? » Asked Loki.

« Jimmy Woo from the FBI, I think he will great as the head of our new investigation section, he has what it takes to investigate the ... weird space ... things that are happening on Earth »

« You want your own X-files section ? »

« You're watching that show ?! »

« I don't need a lot of sleep, I have to find something to kill time. Do you want me to come with you ? »

« So you can scare him away ? No thank you ! »

You grabbed your coat and Loki walked with you to the base's garage. He told you all about his vacation and the progress on several organizations you were monitoring.

When you became the head of SHIELD, you had changed a few things. You gave more responsibilities to high ranked agents. You even went as far as to create a council so the decisions wouldn't be unilateral, like with Fury. The founding members of the new SHIELD were part of this council. Bucky, Sam, Pietro, Darcy and Loki. Peter would join you when he will be ready for the tasks that were waiting for him. Stephen Strange was an honorary member and could only participate if magical events happened, then he was put in charge. This SHIELD had two faces.

Officially, you were working with the countries from the Accords. Unofficially you were everywhere, monitoring every organizations like Hydra. You were also dealing with weapons control and scientific discoveries.

It all happened when some members of the Avengers had decided to go to a different univers to start over. Most of them had shown no hesitation before crossing the portal. Tony had left without looking back, Steve, Natasha, Thor, T'challa, Wanda and Vision as well. Those who stayed, you and the ones working for SHIELD, were beyond furious. You were mad at them for abandoning you. You all stayed and you everyday was a fight. Everyday you had to defend Earth against alien invasions when they, those who left you, were not even worried about you.

It's been over three years now since they had left and you could still not forget. SHIELD was finally working the way you wanted it to and more. Bucky was your roc, Sam was always there to listen you, Peter was your son, you were Pietro and Loki younger sibling. You all moved on, as much as you could, but the pain was still vivid and you were sure that the betrayal would never be washed away. Happily for you, your parents and your sister decided to stay, without them and Bucky, you wouldn't have make it.

You finally arrived at the meeting place, five minutes early. You were surprised to see that Jimmy was already there, waiting for you, and apparently he had ordered you a drink. Your love for the man was growing by the minute.

« Jimmy ? I hope I didn't make you wait too long ? »

« Oh ! Doctor l/n ! Should I call you doctor or director ? »

« y/n will do » You said with smile while sitting down.

« I ordered you a smoothie, I think you got this one last time »

« Good memory ! How is it going at the FBI ? »

« Same old, which is getting boring if I'm honest »

« I can imagine ! Then I hope I can brighten your day »

« Consider me intrigued »

« What would you say about working for me ? »

« Excuse-me ?! » Jimmy exclaimed, chocking on his drink.

« Oh, you were not expecting that, were you ? I am surprise ! »

« I can't become an avenger ! I am not ... I mean ... I don't have the capacities ! » Stammered Jimmy.

« I am not asking you to join the avengers but a new investigation team that you would lead. Loki calls it the X-files section. He's watching way too many series, it's al Peter and Pietro's fault I swear ! »

« Are ... are you serious ? You're not pulling my leg are you ? »

« Of course I am serious ! I saw you work with Darcy and I know you would be an incredible team ! Plus, you'd be helping me out. I have too many things to deal with, and I need new people to help »

« Everyone will be okay with that ? I am thinking of Scott, I was his probation agent of some sort »

« He's all for it ! Impatient even ! He wants someone with whom he can share his magic tricks »

« He's quite good at magic »

« Don't tell him that or he'll go all crazy again and this time, Sam will kill him »

« Sorry ?! »

« Nothing to worry about ! Anyway, I am not asking to take your decision right now, but ... think about it, just now that you're wanted »

« There's nothing to think about ! I am in ! I am so in ! »

« Oh ? God ! I didn't think you'll be that easy to convince ! I had even planned a visit of what would be your office just to make sure you'll say yes ! »

« My own office ?! »

« Well yes, Darcy will also need her own lab and you'll need space to recruit new agents, we have a lot of open cases that need to be taken care of. It is a ton of work especially with how far behind we are. It's not going to be easy, but the raise will make it worth it »

« Can I visit now ? »

« Can I finish my smoothie first ? First time this day I don't have to work »

« Oh ! Of course ! Sorry ! I'm just excited ! »

In the end, you spent over an hour with Jimmy. You needed him to calm down before taking him to new Avengers base. You didn't needed an overexcited agent among tired and overworked agents. They were all drinking too much coffee. The expanses for coffee were higher than those to take care of the lawn ! And Gods know that with Odin who refused to send simple messages, your lawn was suffering.

You drove Jimmy to the base, giving more details about what was expected of him. He wouldn't leave the FBI, he he would simply be transferred to the Avengers as director of the X-files section. Because of Loki, everyone was calling it that way. As soon as Jimmy had said yes, you had sent a message so his transfer would be immediate. You barely had time to park your car that your assistant was already there with Jimmy's accreditation badge.

« Collecting datas is really important, we're trying to reduce the risks caused by the appearance of new organizations »

« I thought that your agency was only working on the cases given by the government ? »

« At first it was the case. But then, with the council we quickly noticed that it was of no used if the governments refused to deal with the issue at its roots »

« So you play on both sides ? »

« Is that an issue for you ? »

« Not at all ! »

« Great ! »

The rest of the day went by quickly, you solved a few issues here and there. But as soon as you were done with one thing, then something else happened. Several time you thought : « it will never end ».

All the avengers were coming tonight for the monthly meeting. This meeting was a way to let everyone know what had been discovered, to change things if needed. It was also to plan new strategies, generally thought by Loki. This meeting was extremely important, it was a way to discuss strategies, to share thoughts on recent events. It was also a lot of gossip, Sam and Pietro were always aware of everything happening in the base. Always.

You had created several teams, no one had the right to go solo on missions. The rule was to come back alive. It was unthinkable for you to loose someone when there was another way to get what you needed.

« Evening everyone ! Sorry for being late but I'm bringing someone new. Everyone this Jimmy Woo, Jimmy this is everyone. » You smiled before sitting between Loki and Bucky.

« Oh ! The infamous new director of the X-files section ! » Said Loki.

« Oh come on ! We need to find a better name ! This sucks ! » Exclaimed Sam.

« Why ? This one's great ! » contradicted Hope with Scott's support.

« Okay ! Well, today's order ... It's time to change team, people ! It'd do some good to everyone here ! »

« Are we really going to change every month ? » Asked Bucky who had took your hand in his under the table.

« If we want to be a real team we need to get use to each other, I don't want you slacking off because you know your partner by heart, it'll make you less focus » You explained. « Is this a problem ? »

« Nope » Said Peter with a big smile.

« Before I announce the new teams, is there something I need to know ? »

« I think Hydra has a new base somewhere » Started Pietro « We found some documents about a new lab where they're trying to create new winter-soldiers »

« Okay, it's noted. Peter are you available for missions this month ? »

« I'm on holiday, so yep, I'm in ! »

« What in ... How come we let him study and fight whenever he wants while I'm stuck with the grumpy soldier ?! » Grumbled Sam, making everyone laugh but Bucky who looked at him as if he wanted to kick him ... hard.

« Thank you Sam, this way ... You know what ? Since you look so ready to share nothing and everything, you'll team up with Peter »

« Why me ?! »

« Why him ?! »

« Look at that ! Twins ! Sold ! »

« That's so unfair ! You know that right ?! »

« Take a cookie Sam, it'll help » Said Bucky, laughing at Sam.

« Hope you're with Bucky, Scott with Pietro, Loki you'll be mostly off-world so you'll be with Nebula and the guardians , if you need them. Oh ! Monica would you mind joining them ? »

« Why does she has the choice ?! » Cried Sam.

« I'd love to ! »

« Oh joy ... » Mumbled Loki.

« Darcy and Jimmy you have a lot coming on, so, I'll need a list of candidates to work with you for ... as soon as possible, I want everything to be settle quickly » You said « For those who want to upgrade their gear, I'll have time tomorrow. Except Scott and Hope, you'll have to see with Hank otherwise he'll have my head »

The meeting was over around midnight, everyone went back to their quarters for some well-deserved sleep. You were peacefully sleeping in Bucky's arms when you both woke up because of a deafening sound that made your ears ring. You took the gun that you keep in your nightstand and followed Bucky outside. Once in the corridors you saw that everyone was also awake :

« Where did that came from ? » Asked Peter.

« Labs » You said after checking the origin of the alarm « I sending some agents in stand-by »

« There's nothing on the cameras » Said Monica.

« Let's split into two groups, the usual ones. You take west, we take east » You ordered.

You found yourself surrounded by Bucky, Loki, Pietro and Peter, let's just say that you were more than protected, it was even too much. Loki used his magic to change himself into his armor while Peter used his webs to get his. Bucky who was an armor on his own decided to just get a gun and you just had activate yours. You checked every lab one by one until you reach Hank's at the same time as the other team. The lights were off and you could barely see with the backup lights that were red, orange.

« DAD ! » You cried at the same as Hope when you saw Hank on the floor.

« I'm alright! »

But before you could crunch down to check on him, you felt someone behind you, someone you didn't know. Then, Hell broke loose. Lasers were aimed at you that you had time to block with your own weapons. When you finally got to grab your opponent and pinned him into the nearest wall with Peter's help, the lights came back on and you let go of the man. It couldn't be true. Your team must have come to same conclusion because a deafening sound fell into the room. You couldn't breath and you were so mad that your hands had started to shake. You regained control of yourself after a while, you were still looking at this person when you asked your sister how your father was doing :

« He's always, he had his bulletproof jacket on , but just in case we should get a CT scan » Said Hope, just as shocked as you.

« Good »

The atmosphere was tense and it was Peter who broke it, he was about to burst into tears :

« Mister Stark ?! »

« What are you all doing here ?! » Asked Loki, forcing Thor to kneel « You came back to mock us ?! »

Bucky grabbed Peter's elbow and put himself in front of the young boy. Bucky knew that Peter was like a son for you, therefore, he had to protect him as, by extension, he was the father in law of that boy.

« I hope you've got a really good reason for coming back » Said Sam coldly, if looks could kill, Steve would be dead.

« I think we should just relax » Tried Tony, but before he could say anything else you grabbed him by the throat.

« Piet ... you're alive ?! » Said Wanda weakly, her too was about to cry.

« What ? You really thought I was going to let myself because you abandoned me to play bewitched with your robot ?! »

« It's us ! » Shouted Clint « What's wrong with you ?! »

« If I were you, I'll shut up ! » growled Scott.

« We're in the same team ! » Tried Natasha.

« I don't think so no » Said Bucky.

« I think there is a misunderstanding » Stated Vision.

« We're all going to calm down « You ordered « We're all going to drop our weapons and talk, but not here »

« Y/N ! You're not going to let them ... »

« No Pietro , I gave you my word and I won't come back on it. I just want to understand what the hell is going on and why there are back ! »

« I thought we didn't take back traitors ? » Argued Loki still observing his brother.

« Brother ! What are you talking about ?! I've never betrayed you ! You did and it was ... »

« I have no lesson to receive from you ! You are a traitor and you ran away from Asgard and your responsibilities just to elope with an insignificant midgarian ! »

« Hey dude ! The insignificant midgarians are part of your family ! » Said Sam with a nasty look on his face.

« We are a family » Added Peter weakly.

« Hey Parker ! It's me ! » Exclaimed Tony « Do you think you ask y/n to let me breathe ?

« No »

« y/n ! It' me ! Steve ! We mean no harms ! » Pleaded Steve who was still under the yoke of Sam and Monica.

« If I were you Captain, I'd keep my worthless words for myself. Let's move »

After a few minutes of uncertainty, everyone decided to drop their weapons and every member of your team escorted your visitors. You and Hope carried Hank to the infirmary and made sure he was alright. Then, it was time to deal with the situation. You took a seat between Peter and Bucky who were both shaking, overwhelmed with strong emotions. You took theirs hands in your to help them, to confort them a bit. Now that everyone was seated, you didn't know what to think as you had to face Tony, Steve, Wanda, Vision, Natasha, Clint and Thor.

« Rock of Ages is part of the team ?! Since When ?! » Wondered Tony, gobsmacked.

« Shut it Stark » barked Hope.

« He's family » You stated simply.

« But ... He attacked New-York and forced me to ... » Tried Clint.

« It's in the past, He's been forgiven and I trust him with my life » You cut.

« If I were you, I would start explaining myself » Growled Bucky.

« My last memory is that we all left to join you for a mission to check on a lab and ... here we are. There're some people I don't know » Explained Steve.

« Is that all you remember ? » Asked Peter.

« Which makes think ! Parker, I told you already ! You're too young to be an avenger ! »

« Your judgement and approval mean nothing to me Mister Stark ! You left me behind when I had no one ! You can't judge what I do ! You have no right ! »

« Peter, that's enough » You said calmly.

« Oh shit ... » Whispered Hank who came back from the infirmary.

« Is there something wrong Hank ? » Wondered Scott « Because I think we already enough troubles as it is »

« I don't think there are our avengers » Explained Hank.

« What do you mean ? »

« I was working on my quantum tunnel, I wanted to know if it was possible to use it to travel safely between worlds, away from Thanos' attack. I must have open a breach or something like that »

« In english please ! » Sighed Sam.

« There are not the avengers from our univers »

« I thought the multiverse was only a theory ! » Said Loki.

« It's not, it's real. With y/n, we discovered that it was possible to travel through the multiverse with the quantum realm »

« But we decided to stop and classified this because the implications were too unpredictable and dangerous » You added.

« It didn't come from my side » Certified Hank.

« So, you're telling me that you are not the « you » that we know ?! » Cried Clint « Then where are we ?! »

« Why is Pietro alive ? » Asked Natasha.

« I thought you had died during the battle against Ultron ! » Sobbed Wanda who couldn't look away from her brother. Pietro, him, looked daggers at Vision.

« In our version of this battle, it is Clint who sacrificed himself to save Pietro »

« My children ?! »

« They're safe, we made sure of it » Said Bucky.

« About your other questions, you're are in a SHIELD base that I am the head of » You explained, taking the new avengers by surprise « In our reality, all of you abandoned us to follow your ... selfishness ... Sorry, your personal's desires. You Tony, you left because according to you, this world was not safe enough for your family and that you wanted to give up. Steve you left to find Peggy, you gave your shield to sam. Natasha you left without a word, Wanda you had left Pietro behind because the governments refused your relationship with Bision. Thor you betrayed Loki and left him to deal with all the mess you created on Asgard. I'm sure your parents are going to be delighted to have you back, the prodigal son »

You were too tired and overwhelmed after your little speech, you needed air so you stood up and decided to leave, but Steve tried to grab your hand. This was a bad move. Bucky could only see red and ejected Steve by kicking him :

« Don't touch her ! » Threaten Bucky.

« Bucky ! It's me ! Not the one you left you but .. I ... You need to listen to me ! Y/n listen to me ! » Pleaded Steve.

« I don't have to listen to you for two reasons. One, you're not my Captain and two, I don't want to. Take them to the containment rooms and let Bruce and Stephen know what is going on » You said before dragging Peter out « Oh ! And loki ? »

« Yes my dear ? »

« Don't kill him ! »

« I can't promise that ! »

« Since when do you listen to y/n ?! » Asked Thor, astonished by this facet of Loki.

« Since she became my family »

Your head was about to burst. The medicine that Stephen brought was useless. You had spent over an hour with Burce and Stephen to explain what happened. The two men had no words to express what they were feeling.

« We told Valkyrie and the only reply we got was that could go f... himself with a dark-elf »

« Charming ...» Stated Stephen.

« You know how she is. I know you're not a surgeon anymore but could you make sure that my dad is actually okay ? »

« Of course »

« I suppose that you want me to start working on a solution to send them back home ? » Said Bruce.

« Yes. I don't want the medias, or Ross for that matter, to found out that they are here. I don't want to think of the paper load it would cause »

« You need sleep »

« You want me to sleep when I have people from another univers in my base ?! »

« He's right my love » Said Bucky, coming in « You're good for nothing in this state »

« Alright, but I want to know if something happens ! »

Bucky took you to your shared-bedroom and reassured you that your visitors were in a guarded place and under surveillance, that the only people who could access this part of the building were the avengers. Bucky helped you eased into bed and kiss the top your head :

« I'm going to talk to them, try to see what they know »

« Take Bruce with you and my father ... and Stephen ! They need all the details they can get ! »

« Okay, I'm also going to take Loki with. If I don't, I'm scared of what could happened »

« Good idea »

« Sleep, I'll come back in few hours to check on you »

As soon as Bucky had closed the door behind him, your eyes were stuck to the ceiling. The room was dark but sleep would not come. Thoughts were going round and round in your head, as well as theories and hypothesis. But you came back to reality when someone opened the door. It was Peter.

« I don't want to be alone »

« Come »

Peter lied down next to you, his head on your belly, his arms around your waist. You ran your hand through his hair :

« I was just starting to move on, to forgive them and ... This is so unfair mom ! » Cried Peter.

« I know Peter, we're going to do everything we can to send them back home as soon as possible »

« I can't even look at Mister Stark ! Every time I try to look into his eyes I can see Aunt May death all over again ! Had he not left she would be alive ! »

« Had they stay, our world would be much different »

« And I don't like the way Captain America is looking at you » Mumbled Peter.

« What do you mean ?! »

« He is looking at you the same way Bucky does, as if you were a Wonder of the world ! I already don't like the way Bucky looks at you but now there's Captain America ! »

« I don't have feelings for Steve, except anger, even if he's not the right Steve »

« What about Natasha ? She was your best friend right ? »

« Murder is still not legal »

It took you some time, but Peter and you finally fell asleep. Unfortunately you were woken up by your phone. You had a message from Bucky. Loki and him had fought with your visitors and his arm was doing weird things. With a growl, you rise up from your bed, doing your best no to wake up Peter. You found the two culprits in your lab. You checked Loki first, but he healed fast so you didn't have to worry. The god kissed your head and left, leaving you alone with Bucky.

« Go and sleep » you ordered the God.

« I can't promise anything » Was the reply.

Bucky was sat on the exam chair, he brought you close to him so he could hug you, he needed it. After a few minutes, you started working on his arm while flirting with him. Bucky just smiled and kissed you anytime he could.

« You're together ? » Asked a broken-hearted Steve.

« What are you doing here ?! » Said Bucky, putting you behind him.

« I've been send here, apparently we have an issue. Other ... us have arrived »