Endgame rewrite

A/N:

Hey guys It's ya girl Ethel back with a new fic ( bec she totes does not owe updates for her other books :') ). Okay just a warning before you read this, this contains Avengers Endgame spoilers so if you haven't watched Endgame, please go ahead and watch it first Anyway, the Russo's ruined our favourite characters for us so I'm here to bring you your happy ending with all our favourite characters alive and happy in the end. Please do share this story with all your other Marvel stans 3 Now, onto the story :D

Prologue

Thanos had indeed done what he said he would, he wiped out 50% of the population on earth; regardless whether they were children, infants, adults, elderly or babies. Thanos had succeeded in retrieving all six infinity stones and with the snap of his fingers, billions of people were turning to dust and disappearing into thin air. Many people lost their families, loved ones and friends. Most people were left emotionally traumatized by what had happened and were in shock and had no idea on what they should do next. Natasha was partially emotionally heartbroken and partially confused on what she could do to bring back all her friends.

Natasha was sitting at a desk at the Avengers headquarters while eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. She was trying her very best to stay strong and not break down; she was keeping all her feelings to herself. However, in truth she was dying inside. The family that she had found, was broken apart because of Thanos. Nearly almost everyone had disappeared and vanished; Peter Parker, Peter Quill, Groot, Dr Stephen Strange, Nick Fury, Wanda, T'Challa, Shuri, and so many more. Natasha made sure that she was alone in the room before biting into her sandwich harshly and letting her tears roll down her cheeks. She was holding all her emotions within her as she had to be strong among everyone else. She did not want anyone to see her break down and cry and think that she is weak. Natasha was truly broken by the events that had happened, she lost almost her whole family; normally she wouldn't be so emotionally disturbed by events, but she never really had a family who loved and accepted her like the avengers had. Natasha always saw herself as an orphan, growing up she never really knew what it was like to have a loving family who cared for you and loves you for who you are, no matter what. Natasha remembered how jealous she would get whenever she passed by families walking by the sidewalk or at the mall. Nat was so deep in her thoughts that she did not realise Steve walking in, Steve cleared his throat and looked at Natasha understandingly.

"You know, I was going to offer to cook you dinner; but seeing that you're already miserable enough, "Steve chuckled softly.

Natasha looked up from her sandwich and at Steve.

"Here to do laundry?" Natasha asked, trying her best to put on her brave face.

Steve shook his head and smiled.

"I came here to see a friend, "Steve replied.

Nat sighed before forcing a smile.

"Clearly your friend is fine. If you're going to tell me to look on the bright side, I'm about to hit you with a half a peanut butter sandwich, "Natasha warned Steve.

Natasha was close to breaking down, her eyes were trying their best to hold back her tears.

"I used to have nothing, and then I got this. This job, this family; and I was better because of it. And even though they're gone, I'm still trying to be better, "Natasha continued as her voice cracked.

Steve nodded understandingly as he gave Natasha a reassuring nod.

"I know Nat… Me too, I promise we'll find a way to bring all of them back. They mean everything to me too, without them I don't think I would be who I am today. I used to be just an underage teenage boy who got chosen and then fought against bullies; then I was frozen for 70 years and for the longest time I've been questioning my purpose of even being alive in this century. But then, I found this job and family; one I wouldn't trade a single thing for. "Steve replied, putting his hand on Natasha's shoulder.

Suddenly, they heard a voice from the security cameras' screen. It was Scott Lang, calling for them to let him in.

"Hey guys? It's Scott Lang, you know, Ant Man?" He exclaimed through the cameras.

Steve looked at the screen and frowned before turning to Natasha.

"Is this a pre-recorded video?" Steve asked as he tried to figure out if this was really happening.

"It's the front door, "Natasha exclaimed before her and Steve rushed to let Scott in.

Meanwhile at the Starks house…

Tony was in the living room thinking to himself. He kind of missed being Iron Man and saving the universe along with the other Avengers, but he especially missed Steve. Tony felt kind of guilty yelling at Steve after he came back from space and taking it all out on him. I mean, it wasn't entirely Steve's fault; Tony knew that Steve had no control over what happened during their battle with Thanos. Tony sighed to himself. He knew he was being headstrong and stubborn by holding this pointless grudge at Steve, well both of them were since none of them would humble themselves put their pride aside to apologise to one another and talk to each other again. It was killing Tony inside and eating him up because his conscience was making him feel guilty. Tony in truth really did want to find a way to bring the rest of the people back, especially Peter. He held the photo frame of Peter and looked at the happy moment, when he was 'interning' at Stark Industries. Tony then looked at all the photos of him and Steve, those fond good memories of which he missed dearly. Tony did not know how long he's been looking at them as Pepper then sat next to him at the dining table.

"Tony… What's on your mind?" Pepper asked softly, brushing her hand against his which made him look up at her.

"Nothing…It's nothing…" Tony lied as he closed the photo album.

Pepper chuckled softly while shaking her head.

"You miss them, "Pepper pointed out knowingly.

"Darn… I married a smart lady didn't I," Tony chuckled.

"Well, you do need someone to balance you out, "Pepper grinned.

"And yes. I miss them. More than I thought I did, "Tony finally admitted.

"Then what's stopping you, Tony? They're family too and equally as in pain as you were, "Pepper asked looking into Tony's eyes.

Tony sighed and put his hands on his face before removing them.

"I don't know Peps. I was pretty hard on Steve, what if he doesn't forgive me or doesn't want to talk to me at all?" Tony exclaimed, frustrated with himself.

Pepper chuckled to herself while shaking her head disapprovingly.

"Does that sound like Steve to you at all? "Pepper asked.

Tony paused for awhile before replying.

"Well… We were not talking to each other for months after Civil War but other than that, no it doesn't sound like something Steve would do, "Tony confessed.

Pepper gave Tony a small smile and put her hand on his shoulder to assure him.

"Tony, what you're feeling about all this; I'm 100% sure that Steve feels the exact same way. Just go to him and apologize and this all done with. Grudges aren't good for the soul, better to get it out of your system, "Pepper advised.

Tony nodded and held Pepper's hand in his, smiling ear to ear.

"How did I ever get so lucky to have someone like you to call my wife, "Tony whispered into Pepper's ear.

Pepper blushed and simply answered him by kissing his cheek.

"We should head to bed soon, honey." Pepper whispered as Tony nodded.

Both Pepper and Tony then got up from the table and switched off the lights. Before heading up to their room, Tony called Friday.

"Friday?" Tony called the AI.

"Yes, sir?" The AI responded.

"Please set a reminder for first thing tomorrow morning for me to see Steve, "Tony instructed as he walked towards his room.

"Done, sir. "The AI replied.

Tony nodded as he slipped into his room and under the warm sheets of his bed next to Pepper and slowly drifted off into sleep.

At the Avengers headquarters…

As Steve and Natasha let Scott in and called the rest of their team back to the headquarters, many questions were bombarding inside their heads.

"So… Where were you for the past 5 years again?" Steve asked, still confused.

"Have any of you guys studied quantum physics?" Scott asked.

"Only in conversation, "Natasha replied.

"Alright, five years ago, right before Thanos, I was in a place called the Quantum realm. The Quantum realm is like its own microscopic universe. To get in there, you have to be incredibly small. Hope, she is my ah… she was my ah… she was supposed to pull me out and then Thanos happened and I got stuck there, "Scott explained.

"I'm sorry, that must have been a very long five years, "Natasha sympathised.

Scott shook his head before replying.

"It wasn't. For me, it was five hours. See, the rules of the Quantum realm aren't like they are up here. Everything is unpredictable. "Scott explained further.

Steve furrowed his brow and was confused to how that was even possible.

"Scott, what are you talking about?" Steve asked, confused.

"What I am saying is… Time works differently in the Quantum realm. I can't stop thinking about what if we could control the chaos and we could navigate it. What if there was a way, we could enter the Quantum realm at a certain point in time, but then exit the Quantum realm at another point in time, like before Thanos?" Scott exclaimed.

Steve looked at Scott before replying.

"Wait… Are you talking about a time machine?"

Scott shook his head.

"No, of course not, not a time machine. This more like a…" He tried to think of another word to describe it.

"Yeah, like a time machine. I know it seems crazy, but I can't stop thinking about it. There is got to be some… It's crazy, "Scott exclaims excitedly.

Natasha chuckled to herself.

"Scott, I get emails from a racoon, so nothing sounds crazy anymore,"

Scott nodded before turning to Steve.

"So, who do we talk about this? "Scott asked.

Steve thought about who they should consult first and seeing that it was getting late he decided that they should get some rest first.

"Let's all get some rest first. We can sort this out in the morning tomorrow, "Steve replied before a yawn escaped his lips.

Natasha agreed before yawning as well.

"It's been a long week for all of us, we'll show you to your room, Scott, "

Scott nodded before following Natasha to an empty room.

As everyone went to their rooms and said their goodnights, Steve sat up on his bed and thought to himself. He took out the picture frame of him and Tony and looked at it sadly. He missed Tony, his best friend dearly. He blamed himself for not following Tony to chase Thanos in Space. He regretted it the moment he found out Tony was stuck up there and every night he was praying for his safe return. He felt part of him missing without Tony and felt lost. He wanted to just hug Tony and cry out "Thank God you're safe and alright, I missed you SO MUCH,"; but his pride got in the way. Steve sighed and hugged the photo frame, he decided what to do tomorrow.

"Goodnight, Tony. I'll see you and apologise to you tomorrow. "Steve grinned determinedly before putting the photo frame back on his bedside table and switching off the lights and slowly drifting off to sleep.