a simple encounter

back to the past

Not soon after everything was put together, Clint and Nat walked in. Nat had eyes kept on Clint after the snap, she always knew where he was no matter how far he got. Clint lost his whole family in the snap. He lost his wife Laura and his three children. He was left entirely alone which caused him to go a bit rouge. The last update on him I heard was something in Mexico, He took down some cartel guys. All the work Clint did always had a reason, he killed off the bad guys. Clint looked different when he walked in, I hadn't actually seen him since all of our little disagreement. I remember hearing that Clint took the plea deal along with Scott so he got to go home to his family while the rest of the team was on the run. Clint looked tired, his hair was messy and his under eyes were darker than I had ever seen him. He now had a tattoo sleeve coving his forearm, giving him a more grungy look. I could tell he was in pain. I walked over to Clint and Nat and greeted them with a smile. 

"I missed you, Clint," I smile as I pull him into a tight hug 

"I missed you too. I just wish we were reconnecting under better circumstances," he replies as he hugs me tightly 

"I like the tattoo," I chuckle as I pull away, looking down at his tanned forearm 

"Thank you, It was slightly spur of the moment," he chuckles 

"All right! We're gonna need a volunteer here. We gotta test if this thing even works," Tony yells, catching everyone's attention pulling them from their own conversations 

"I'll do it," I say while walking over to Tony 

"Oh, I don't know about that one kiddo. What if this thing doesn't work," he replies 

"It will. I trust your crazy mind," I chuckle 

"All right, let's get you suited up then," Tony replies

Banner and Nebula begin to help me suit up, patching up and attaching everything that would only be done from the outside. Rhodes walked in with a chuckle.

"Time travel suit, not bad," he chuckled

Banner delicately placed the Pym particles in the side of the suit. Since Hank Pym was snapped away with most of the population, we didn't have many particles to work with. With the amount we had, there was only enough for one test run. 

"Alright, you're gonna feel slightly discombobulated from the chronoshift. Don't worry about it too much," Banner states 

I simply nod before Rhodes cuts in

"Wait a second, Let me ask you something. If we can do this, you know... go back in time. Why don't we just find baby Thanos? You know, and..." Rhodes then makes a spinning motion indicating that we strangle baby Thanos

"First of all, that's horrible," Banner states 

I can't help but laugh at the two.

"It's Thanos," Rhodes states 

"And secondly, time doesn't work that way. Changing the past does not change the future," Banner continues 

"Look, we go back, we get the stones before Thanos gets them. Thanos doesn't have the stones, problem solved," Scott replies 

"That's not how it works," Nebula whispers 

"Think about it okay, if you travel to the past, that past becomes your future, and your former present self becomes the past which can't now be changed by your future," Banner states 

"Exactly," Nebula continues 

"I was a science major and I'm even confused by what you just said," I chuckle