Upstate New York
2023

The three teams returned to the present with all 6 Infinity Stones.

Bruce: Did we get them all?

Rhodey: (smiles) Are you telling me this actually worked?

Pietro: Hell yeah, it did!

He went towards Aaron and dapped him up before pulling him into a brotherly hug. They both did the same with Gwen.

But everyone noticed something.

They were one person short.

They saw Clint on his knees with tears in his eyes.

Bruce: Clint, where's Nat?

Clint stayed silent as he looked at each of them, and that was all they needed to know.

Everyone was shocked to know this.

Natasha Romanoff is dead.

Aaron's knees buckled as he fell to the ground and began crying into his knees. Gwen sees this and hugs Aaron to console him, shedding tears of her own.

Bruce fell to his knees and punched the platform.

Short timeskip

The Avengers were on a dock in a lake just outside the compound, still processing Natasha's death

Aaron and Pietro looked at each other and they both had the same question...

How the fuck are they going to tell Yelena that her sister is dead? How the fuck are they going to tell Melina and Alexei that their daughter is dead?

Aaron, Pietro, Clint, and Gwen were the only Avengers that know about Natasha's family.

Bruce was standing on the edge of the docks.

Tony: Do we know if she had family?

Steve: Yeah, us.

Thor: What?

Everyone was baffled that Thor was asking that question.

Thor: What are you doing?

Tony: I'm just asking him a question.

Thor: No, you're acting like she's dead. Why are we acting like she's dead? We have the Stones, right? (turns to Steve) As long as we have the Stones, Cap, we can bring her back, isn't that right? So stop this shit, we're the Avengers, get it together!

Clint: We can't get her back.

Thor looked at Clint in disbelief.

Thor: W-W-What?

Clint: It can't be undone. It can't.

Thor: (chuckles) Yeah, I'm sorry, no offense, but you're a very Earthly being, okay? We're talking about space magic. And "can't" seems very definitive, don't you think?

Clint: Yeah, look, I know that I'm way outside my pay grade here, but she still isn't here, is she?

Thor: No, that's my point.

Clint: (tearfully) It can't...be undone. Or that's at least what the...red floating guy had to say. Maybe you wanna go talk to him, okay?! GO GRAB YOUR HAMMER, AND YOU GO FLY, AND YOU TALK TO HIM!

Thor looked down in shame.

Clint: (tearfully) It was supposed to be me!

Everyone stayed silent as Clint kept talking.

Clint: (tearfully) Sacrificed her life for that goddamn Stone. She bet her life on it!

In a fit of rage, Bruce grabbed a nearby bench and threw it as far as he could.

Bruce: She's not coming back. We have to make it worth it. We have to.

Steve gets up with a look of determination on his face.

Steve: We will.

Pietro: (sighs) Well, we have everything we need...Let's do this shit.

Short timeskip.

Bruce, Tony, Aaron, and Rocket had made a gauntlet of their own and carefully placed the 6 Infinity Stone on it.

Once they were placed...

Rocket: BOOM!

(A/N: Aaron is between Tony and Rocket)

Aaron, Tony, Bruce jumped as Rocket laughed, earning a glare from the three.

In retaliation, Aaron smacked Rocket upside the head.

Rocket: OW!

Aaron: That wasn't funny!

Rocket: It kinda is.

Aaron: Do you see any of us laughing?!

Rocket: Jeez, you humies can't take a joke.

Aaron: This isn't a...Okay, you know what? Forget it, let's just take the gauntlet.

Short timeskip

All of the remaining Avengers were in a room as Rocket and Tony set up the gauntlet.

Rocket: Alright, the glove's ready. Question is, who's gonna snap their frickin' fingers?

Thor: I'll do it.

Tony: Excuse me?

Thor: It's okay.

He walks toward the gauntlet, but everyone stopped him.

Aaron: Hey, hang on a sec.

Gwen: Thor, just wait. We haven't decided who's gonna put that on yet.

Thor: Oh, I'm sorry, we're all just sitting around, waiting for the right opportunity?

Scott: We should at least discuss it.

Thor: No, no, sitting here, staring at the thing is not gonna bring everybody back. I'm the strongest Avenger, okay? So this responsibility falls upon me...

Aaron: And usually, you'd be right, but this has nothing to do with that.

Thor: It is my duty...It's not that, it's...Shhhh, stop it! Just let me...Just let me do it. Just let me something good, something right.

Tony: Look, it's not just the fact that that glove is channeling enough energy to light up a continent, I'm telling you, you're in no condition.

Thor: What do you think is coursing through my veins right now?

Rhodey: Cheese Whiz?
Pietro: Heineken?

Thor: Lightning.

Aaron: So do I, but you don't see me trying to lunge at the damn thing. We're discussing it, end of.

Bruce: There's nothing to discuss.

Everyone's attention was directed at Bruce.

Bruce: Lightning won't help either of you. It's gotta be me.

Thor shakes his head as he backs away.

Bruce: You saw what those Stones did to Thanos. They almost killed him. None of you could survive.

Steve: How do we know you will?

Bruce: We don't, but the radiation is mostly gamma. It's like...I was made for this.

Bruce grabs the gauntlet and prepares to put it on.

Tony: Good to go, yeah?

Bruce: Let's do it.

Aaron: Okay, Bruce, remember. Everybody Thanos snapped away 5 years ago, just snap them back to now, today. Everything that happened in the last 5 years stays exactly the same.

Bruce: Got it.

Steve put his shield in front of him.

Scott activated his helmet, while Rhodey put his face plate down.

Rocket puts on his goggles as Thor gets in front of him.

Tony double-tapped his housing unit on his chest as his suit formed around. He then activated a holographic shield and positioned it in front of Clint.

Aaron double-tapped the emblem on his chest as his Flash suit formed around him. Gwen put on her mask and hood.

Orange sparks came out of Aaron's body as he prepared to get as many people out of the room as he can, and he signaled Pietro to be prepared as well, which he does.

Tony: FRIDAY, do me a favor and activate Barn Door protocol?

FRIDAY: Yes, boss.

Every window and opening was closed off by blast-proof screens.

Bruce: Everybody comes home.

He slowly inserts his hand into the gauntlet, which expands to accommodate Bruce's large hand.

As soon as he puts it on, he fell to his knees in pain as the energy from the Stones was eating at him.

Thor: TAKE IT OFF! TAKE IT OFF!

Steve: No, wait. (turns to Bruce) Bruce, are you okay?

Bruce groans in pain.

Tony: Talk to me, Banner.

Bruce still groans in pain, but he tanks through it.

Bruce: (nods) I'm good. I'm okay.

Thor gives Bruce a thumbs-up.

As soon as he is able to, Bruce lifts his right hands while screaming in pain.

He only had one thought in his head

Everybody comes home!

And then...

SNAP!

Bruce collapses onto the as the gauntlet slides off his scorched right arm.

Steve: BRUCE!
Aaron: DOC!

Clint kicks the gauntlet away as he and everyone else ran to check on Bruce, who was breathing heavily.

Tony: Don't move it!

He applied a healing solution on Bruce's arm as he recovers from the pain.

The blast-proof screens open.

Bruce: Did it work?

Thor: We're not sure, it's okay.

Reacting quickly, Aaron pulled out his phone and called a certain number.

The phone rang...

And rang...

And rang...

Mia: (on the phone) Hello?

Aaron sighs in relief as he heard his mother's voice for the first time in 5 years.

Aaron: (tearfully) Mom?

Mia: (on the phone) Aaron, you okay?

Aaron: (tearfully) Yeah, I'm okay. I just wanted to...to see if you're okay.

Mia: (on the phone) I'm fine. Why is my house covered in dust?

Aaron chuckled as he recalled inheriting Mia's house after the Snap. He kept it locked and never went inside, or even touched anything, in the very minuscule chance that his mother might come back.

And now she came back, and he couldn't be happier.

If his mother came back, then so did half the universe...

Including Bobbi.

He smiled at the thought of seeing her again after so long.

While this was happening, Bruce noticed something blocking the sun outside.

Gwen's Spider Sense blared like an air raid siren, causing her to widen her eyes.

Gwen: EVERYBODY GET-

A series of explosions caused the entire compound to collapse as everything went black.