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"Tony, I get it. And I'm happy for you, I really am. But this is a second chance," Steve states

"I've got my second chance right here, Cap. Not gonna roll the dice on it. If you don't talk shop, you can stay for lunch" Tony states as he holds Morgan in his arms, she peacefully rests there.

Tony turns and heads inside, bringing Morgan in for lunch. As much as we all wanted to stay and catch up, we had to find someone to help us. Steve walks side by side with me and sighs.

"He's scared," I state

"He's not wrong," Steve replies

"Yeah, but I mean what are we gonna do? We need him. What're we gonna do? Stop?" Scott asks from behind us

"No, I wanna do it right," Steve states as he stands by the car

"We're gonna need a really big brain," Nat adds

"Bigger than his?" Scott asks as he opened the door to the back seat

"Do you even know where he is?" I ask Nat

"I have an idea," Nat replies

We all get in the car and Steve drives towards the destination typed into the GPS by Nat. Nat had texted Banner ahead of time to meet us at a nearby diner. He was hesitant but soon gave in and waited for us. As we parked, my eyes widened as I saw Banner through the window. He was Hulk, but also Banner. It was like a strange fusion between the two and I didn't know how to feel about it. He was eating on his own as we walked in, he greeted us with a huge smile and very tight hugs... Hulk strength type hugs. We all sat down and Scott explained everything to him. Steve, Nat and I just looked at Banner in such confusion as Scott talked. Banner soon went off-topic and began talking about how good the food was here.

"I'm so confused," Scott replies

"These are confusing times," Banner chuckles

"Right, no, no. That's not what I meant," Scott states

"Nah, I get it. I'm kidding!" Banner replies

"How'd you do it, Bruce?" I ask

"Five years ago we got our asses beat. Except it was worse for me cause' I lost twice. First Hulk lost then Banner lost and then, we all lost," Banner replies

"No one blamed you, Bruce," Nat states as she shoots him a sympathetic smile

"I did. For years i've been treating the Hulk like he's some kind of disease, something to get rid of. But then, I started looking at him as the cure. Eighteen months in the gamma lab, I put the brains and the brawn together, and now look at me. Best of both worlds," Banner explains

"Bruce. About what we were saying," Steve states, bringing us back to the original topic

"Right. The whole time travel do-over? Eh, guys, it's outisde of my area of expertise," Banner states

"Well, you pulled this off. I remember a time when that seemed pretty impossible too," I remind him

Banner leans back in his chair and stares in silence. He looks each of us in the eyes before he lets out sigh.

"It's worth a try then," he mutters

I smile at him and stand up from my seat in the booth and wrap my arms around him as best I can. He chuckles and hugs me back. I sit back down and we all smile at eachother.

"Are we really doing this?" Steve smiles

"Yes, we are," Nat replies

Banner planned to meet us back at the Facility tomorrow around 12pm. Scott, Nat, Steve and I all drove back in silence and made it back by around 6pm. We all headed inside, each of us tired and ready for bed.