the pain
8 hours later at the Avengers' installation, being the safest place and having his own medical area, they were all transferred there, the avengers, the kids, Fury, Maria Hill and Coulson's team including the same Coulson who was furious with Skye.
Fury: I need an explanation of this. How come I have two children in surgery?
May: Sir, the boys believed they could save the avengers
Fury: why would they believe such a thing?
Scott: Because they are their children
Fury: they're just kids!
All those present were watching without knowing what to answer, it was at that moment that a cry was heard at the door for which entered Fitz carrying little Sammy
Fitz: sorry sir I've already tried everything
Sammy: Mom! Mom!
The girl screamed, stretching her arms in the direction of Hill, which was stunned and pale, Sam saw this and put a hand on her shoulder
Sam: I'll take care of her
Maria: I'm sorry, I've never been good with children
Sam: It's okay ...
And he approached Fitz who extended Sammy, who clung to Sam as if her life depended on it
Sam: Come on princess
And they both left the room, while Cho entered still wearing the surgical attire
Cho: The boys are now in intensive care
Steve: can I see them?
Cho: I'm afraid you'll have to see them from the window, I'm forbidding entry.
Steve: How are them?
Cho: I will not lie to you, we have done everything in our hands, but ...
Pepper: No, please
Cho: I'm sorry, I do not think they will make it.
Pepper clung to Tony who couldn’t stand the tears.
Cho: If you like to see them, you can follow me.
Tony, Pepper and Steve did it walking near her, when they got there what they saw shocked them, both children were connected to different machines, tubes coming from different parts of their bodies, they looked very pale no doubt life was going off heir bodies .
Cho: Liz, you should not be here.
They were so focused that they did not notice the girl sitting under one of the corners of the window, hugging her knees, her eyes red with tears.
Liz: You said I could not go in and I'm not doing it.
Cho shook his head, and approached Steve handing him a folder
Cho: Maybe it's not the best time, but I think you should check this out, I did some analysis when I discovered that Lexie had the serum, including a DNA test, she is not just Natasha's daughter, she's yours too.
Steve shivered at the news opening the folder, to confirm what the doctor had told him
Steve: Why did she not you say it?
He wondered, not realizing he'd said it out loud.
Liz: she did not want you to know.
answer the girl from the floor
Tony: Why not?
Liz: I think we'll never know
And she stars crying again without being able to control it, her friends were dying and she could not do anything about it. Pepper crouched and hugged fearing her rejection, but Liz just hugged her back, letting the tears fall more and more.
Pepper: Let's go
And she lift her along with her, pulling her out of there, leaving behind Tony, Steve and Cho
Tony: What can we do?
He said looking back at the guys
Cho: prepare, prepare the other children
Tony: No, not that.
Cho: Stark ...
Tony: No Cho, you do not understand they were my responsibility, I was supposed to take care of them
Cho: no one knew that Hydra would attack
Tony: No…
One of the nurses came to Cho
N: everything is ready for Mr. Stark
Tony: Ready? what is ready?
Cho: We must check the blow you got on your head
Tony: No, I'm fine.
Cho: Stark, I'd rather be sure, do it for the kids, I do not think they can stand anything else
After hearing the words of the doctor, Tony could not refuse and walked beside her, not before looking at the boys for the last time.
Meanwhile the tension in the room where the rest of the adults were was too much for Bobbi, so she decided to leave, he walks to the medical area, until he reached the room she was afraid to enter the moment their arrived, she opened the door and looked at the bed, a blond-haired boy was lying on the bed, his chest rising and falling to the rhythm of his breathing, his closed eyes telling her that he was sleep.
-they had to sedate him
Bobbi turned at the voice of a boy who came out of the bathroom
Bobbi: Tyler, right? The son of the witch
Tyler: Yes, and you, the mother of Francis
He said pointing to the boy on the bed
Bobbi: Will he be okay? Why did they sedate him?
Tyler: Yes, although he will not like to rest his arm
he sigh, sitting on one of the chairs beside Francis's bed, and inviting the blonde to do the same, when she did he continue
Tyler: Francis wanted to go and see them, but they are still in surgery so we were banned, which he didn’t take very well, he is very stubborn.
Bobbi: I'm sorry about your friends.
The boy looked down to prevent Bobbi from seeing his face as his eyes filled with tears
Tyler: Me too
Bobbi noticed his condition and tried to comfort him by putting a hand on his shoulder, Tyler knew that one more moment and he would begin to cry, so he composed himself the best that he could and ask a favor to Bobbi before leaving the room
Tyler: could you take care of him for a moment?
The woman nodded and he left. At his departure Bobbi stroked the boy's hair
Bobbi: I promise I will not let anything happen to you.
Meanwhile through a ventilation duct above the room Clint guarded Francis's dreams.
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Steve had not looked away from the glass that separated him from those who in another dimension were his children, tired of pretending that he did not know she was there, he called her
Steve: Natasha, you can stop hiding. I know you're there.
The redhead came out to meet him
Steve: How long have you been there?
Nat: enough
Steve: You heard everything the doctor said.
It was not a question, and yet Nat replied
Nat: yes
she placed her hand on the glass as if she could be closer to them.
Nat: I ignore her
Steve: Nat?
Nat: I met her only for a few moments and the only thing I did when I found out who she was, was ignore her and now she's going to ...
Steve: No, do not say it
Nat: and the only thing I can do is look at her behind this glass, and see how her beautiful face is paling more and more, she's beautiful, she's beautiful and she's dying
Without thinking, he took her in his arms, Nat tried to push him away, but he held her tight so she gave in and let Steve's tears wet her hair, the two boys, his children were dying a few feet from him, and he could not do anything.
They were a few moments like that when the beep of one of the cardiac monitors was heard in the room, the life of one of the kids was running out, desperate they shouted for help, which came immediately, Dr. Cho and her team entered the room while the two adults tried to look at the window their hands intertwined without realizing it.