The other part
Carols Part:
The earth has changed a lot since I was here last time. I have to stay here on the planet because I may have tried something that let me lose my Powers. Well, I still have Kree blood, meaning I'm still aging slowly. Slowly, I mean really slowly, I look like 26 for 30 years, and that will stay that way for a while.
Unfortunately I have relied too much on my strength in recent years, so I can not fight so well without them. Luckily, Natasha has offered to teach me Fighting, so I'm not useless at all, I have no idea how she managed to survive all that in recent years without any strength. I have my own two room apartment, in the same building as most of the others, since HQ will not be ready until next year. I'm on the same floor as Wanda, Pietro, Steve and Bucky, strictly speaking, I live next to Wanda and Pietro. I think I have to get used to this new life. Hopefully everything will be back to normal. When I go out for a moment I see a Flyer which says Bucky and Steve throw a house party today. I think it would be a good distraction, I will go. I still have enough time to prepare, because Natasha has canceled the training because she's going to the party herself. Thor may also come, I like him.
It's only 7 pm and the party starts at 8. I still have enough time to prepare. I go take a shower. When I get out of the shower, I ask myself what I should wear. I take a black, skinny Shirt, a blue denim skirt and black boots. I wear my hair as always and I wear a little makeup on. "Okay, that does not look like shit," I say to myself. Since I've lost my powers, everything is complicated because I've always relied on my powers, and somehow I no longer feel so strong and confident without them.
After I have motivated, I go over. The music is pretty loud. First, I go to Natasha, who is already pretty drunk, although the party has just begun. Maybe she was here before, because the other people that are here are quite a lot, but they are STILL NOT drunk. Maybe she has an alcohol problem, but if that were the case, Steve and Bucky would not have allowed her to drink it, right? The two are friends with her. I go to her and ask her.
(Conversation between Carol and Natasha)
Carol: Hey
Natasha: Hey, good that you're here after all.
Carol: What do you mean by "after all?"
Natasha: You know, there's this girl, I really like her and I asked her if she came here. She said she does not want to because her twin brother does not go and she does not want to go alone, since she knows basically nobody. Then I asked her if she wanted to go with me, but she refused. Don't tell anyone about this conversation!
Carol: Wait, do you mean Wanda?
Natasha: Yeah, how did you know that?
Carol: Well, she's my neighbor and she has a twin brother and she's not going to the party. I just guessed good.
Natasha: You're lucky, I would also like to live next to her, then I could always meet her "by chance" in the hallway. I live under her.
Carol: Wait, you have a crush Wanda?
Natasha: Yeah, I thought it was obvious?
Carol: Yes, you're right, now that you say it, it's pretty obvious. I'm sorry, I was just confused for a moment, the last time I was on earth, homosexuality wasn't forbidden, but no one really talked a lot about it.
Natasha: Right, when was the last time you were here?
Carol: 1990
Natasha: Seriously? How old are you?
Carol: 58, but I had an accident at 26 when I got my powers. The same day I was found by the Kree and taken to Hala. They gave me Kree blood and since then I have not aged. My life expectancy is about 3000 years, so I'll look like 26 for a while.
Natasha: Oh god, that's really cool.
Carol: Well, 3000 is only true if I'm not killed by then. Especially now, without my powers.
Natasha: Do you know what, do not talk about the sad things in life, let's have a drink!
(Conversation ends here)
Okay, so if Natasha is sad about anything, she drinks, I understand. We are drinking something and time is passing. I feel a little dizzy, so I stop drinking. I walk through the dancing, drunken crowd to get some air on the balcony. But when I arrive at the balcony, I notice some drunken policemen. "The cops from the 99th are the best!" Yells one guy. Wow, they are really cops, they have their brands with them. Apparently, they are all here in their free time. "I LOVE YOU ALL!" Cries one of them, What is OH MY GOD!
"CHARLES IS EVERYTHING OK WITH YOU?!?" shouts one of the cops. Oh, shit, he almost fell down the balcony. Fortunately, he still stuck with his foot, who knows what else would have happened. If they all work like that, Brooklyn has a problem. Maybe they are only in the drunken state just like that. I go to Natasha to tell her what happened. When she says she saw it anyway, I'll have another drink. When I drank, I go to the dance floor. There I notice Pietro. I thought he did not want to come. As I look around I realize that Wanda is not here. Poor Nat. Then I concentrate on dancing again. Just come down and dance. After a while I wanted to get another drink, but then I see Natasha talking to Wanda. Apparently she has come. I'm going to dance again, it's kind of fun.
Time flies, I've been dancing for a while. Now I notice Wanda, Natasha and Bucky playing a drinking game. There were other participants, but they are all eliminated. When I come to watch, Natasha is leaving. Wanda and Bucky are still drinking for a while. You can see that Wanda can barely stand, it looks like she's about to fall over. Bucky does not look finished yet, it looks like he could keep this up all the time. Bucky looks at Wanda and realizes that Wanda wants to win, she'll break over if she does not stop, but she wants to win. Suddenly Bucky stops, although he could easily have won. Wanda wins. The two get a glass of water and sit on the couch. Did he do it on purpose?
Apparently now a new Shot competition is made. I sign up for it. Natasha too, apparently she still has not enough. The cop, who almost fell out of the balcony, also wants to play along, luckily his colleagues can talk him out of it. There are a few other cops playing with it. Thor is also playing, I have not noticed that he is here at all. Somehow I'm happy about it, but somehow not. It begins. After 9 shots, a policewoman stops. I just notice how a woman screams "9 DRINKS AMY IS HERE!".
Then I concentrate on myself again. Nat is out after 12 shots, I can not blame her, she had a lot of it before. One of the cops gets out at Shot 15. Now only Thor, the other cop and me are left. I try to hold on, but then I realize how barely I can stand and stop. Without my powers, I do not want to take any chances. 23 shots, I had 23 shots. I go to the balcony to get some fresh air. Oh god, I'm so finished. After a while Thor comes to the balcony.
(Conversation between Thor and Carol)
Carol: Did you win?
Thor: No, let him win.
Carol: Why?
Thor: I noticed that he wants to prove something to his colleagues. I know that I actually won, I just do not have to prove anything.
Carol: That was really nice of you.
Thor: Thanks
Carol: In how many shots did you stop?
Thor: 35.
Carol: 35? Okay, wow, after 23 shots I felt like I was dying.
(End of conversation)
We laughed and talked for a while, until there was something going on inside. The cop got the Thor talking about something about a fire extinguisher desk chair race.