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━︎━︎━︎━︎𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐀 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐖𝐀𝐒 spinning at all this new information. A headache was beginning to form, pulsating erratically in her brain like it was thing trying to break out. Bruce had summed it up for her. There was a purple titan that wanted to destroy half of the world, in order to do that he had to collect all of the infinity stones which were all scattered and they had one of them in their grasp. The stone inside Vision's head. The Aliens, Thanos' lackies, had taken Doctor Strange with them on their ship, the same ship Tony had flown after and was probably on as they spoke.

Olivia didn't quite understand why Thanos wanted to wipe out half the population, but a part of her quite honestly didn't want to know. They'd face an alien army once before, they could do it again. Except, it was different this time. Half of their people were missing. Thor was MIA, Tony was somewhere in outer space. Olivia took a deep breath, calming her racing mind. They'd been through this before, they would get through it again.

     "So, we have to assume they're coming back, right?" Rhodey's voice pulled Olivia from her thoughts.

     "And they can clearly find us." Wanda added.

     "We need all hands on deck. Where's Clint?" Bruce asked, his eyes instantly going to Natasha and Olivia.

     Olivia shook her head. "After the whole Accords situation, he and Scott took a deal. It was too tough on their families. They're on house arrest. So, he's out of the question. Plus, the twins are with him so personally I'd like to keep him out of this. You know, worse case scenario."

     Bruce furrowed his brows. "Who's Scott?"

     "Ant-Man," Steve answered.

     Bruce grew even more confused. "There's an Ant-Man and a Spider-Man?" He shook off the confusion, going back to the topic at hand. "Okay, look, Thanos has the biggest army in the universe and he is not gonna stop until he gets. . . Vision's stone."

     "Then we have to protect it," Natasha decided.

     "No, we have to destroy it." Vision argued. They all turned to him. "I've been giving a good deal of thought to this entity in my head. About its nature. But also its composition." He turned to Wanda, slowly approaching her. "I think if it were exposed to a sufficiently powerful energy source. . . something very similar to it's own signature, perhaps. . . it's molecular integrity could fail."

     Wanda looked up at him with disbelief shining in her eyes. She knew what he was asking him and she simply wouldn't stand for it. "And you with it. We're not having this conversation."

     Vision placed his hands on her shoulders. "Eliminating the stone is the only way to be certain that Thanos can't get it."

     Wanda shook her head. "That's too high a price."

     Vision cupped her face with his hands, speaking gently. "Only you have the power to pay it." Wanda face contorted with grief at the mere thought. She shook her head, pulling away from him and walking away. Vision addressed the rest of them. "Thanos threatens half the universe. One life cannot stand in the way of defeating him."

     "But it should." Steve claimed. Vision turned to look at him. "We don't trade lives, Vision."

     "Captain, 70 years ago you laid down your life to save how many millions of people? Tell me, why is this any different."

     "Because you might have a choice." Bruce looked at Vision with the realization. "Your mind is made up of a complex construct of overlays. Jarvis, Ultron, Tony, me, the stone. All of them mixed together, all of them learning from one another."

     A spark of hope flashed across Wanda's face. "You're saying Vision isn't just the stone?"

     "I'm saying that if we take out the stone there's still a whole lot of Vision left. Perhaps the best parts."

     Natasha furrowed her brows. "Can we do that?"

     Bruce shook his head. "Not me, not here."

     Olivia looked up, her eyes instantly meeting Steve's as they had the same thought while Rhodey said, "Well, you better find someone and somewhere fast. Ross isn't just gonna let you guys have your old rooms back."

     "I know somewhere," Olivia said. "Let me make a call." She stood up, walking out of the room. Instantly, she dialed her sister's number.

     Allison answered on the third ring. "What? Miss me already?"

     "Where's T'Challa?"

     Allison paused. "Uh. . . he's somewhere."

     "Okay, I need you to give him a message."

     Olivia walked back into the room and looked at Steve. "They're waiting for us."

     Steve nodded. "Get what you need. We leave in ten."

     Olivia turned to Natasha and grabbed her hand. "Come with me." Natasha furrowed her brows, a small smile pulling to her lips before letting Olivia lead her away. The walked the halls before making it to their old room. Olivia pushed open the door, telling Natasha to wait there before entering the bedroom. She pushed through her things before smiling and snatching the box.

     She walked over to Natasha, hands hidden behind her back. Natasha narrowed her eyes. "What's that behind your back?"

     "Something I've been waiting to give you for a long time." She removed her hands from behind her back, opening the box to reveal a ring. "It's not much, but the girls helped me pick it out." Natasha gently to the ring out of the box, her eyes slightly widening.

     "How long have you had this?"

     Olivia shrugged nonchalantly. "Only a few years. I wanted to propose a lot sooner, but then the whole Accords thing happened and it just never felt like the right time." She watched as Natasha slid the ring on, a small smile pulling to her lips. "I love you, Natasha. So much. And when this is all over with, I plan to spend the rest of my life with you."

     "I love you too." The couple exchanged a soft kiss before Natasha pulled away. "You know, this could all go sideways very fast."

     Olivia nodded. "I know. But, you made a promise to me many years ago. I expect you to uphold that. You do remember what you said, I hope?"

     Natasha softly chuckled. "How could I forget. I said that I wouldn't leave you. Not now, not ever. I meant it then, and I mean it now."

     Olivia beamed. "Good." They shared another kiss, taking a moment to relish in it before Olivia hummed. "We should probably go before Steve yells at us." Natasha laughed, nodding in agreement before taking Olivia's hand and interlacing their fingers, making their way back to the others before leaving for Wakanda.