The Soldier

Amends

                  Scott had arrived to the Avengers Compound, he was explaining how he wasn't affected in the snap cause he was in a place called the Quantam Realm. Alex was chewing on her thumb nail watching Scott try to explain while he devoured a peanut butter sandwich.
                  "Okay Scott slow down! Your telling us, while its been five years here...it's been five hours where you were?!" Alex was trying to wrap this story around her head. She was trying to piece it together.
                  "Exactly! I've been inside this realm! It's time travel!" He exclaimed, crumbs of the bread flying out of his face. Alex immediately ran over over to the computer, she tried to type in her fathers password and failed. She closed her eyes and inhaled, trying to remember her fathers password. She grew irritated at the commotion going behind her. She slammed her hands down on the glass. It cracked slightly. Making Scott jump and go silent.
                   "We gotta go for a ride." Alex sighed dropping her arms to her hips. Steve frowned and glanced over at her.
                   "Alex what do you mean we need to go for a ride?" Natasha spoke finally. Alex turned and shook her head.
                   "We gotta go talk to my Dad." Alex let out almost painfully.

                   Alex, Steve, Natasha and Scott drove out to Stark cabin. It was peaceful and quiet out there. Steve stopped the car and watched Tony walking past them holding a little girl.
                  "Whoa, wait! You have a sister?!" Scott asked, completely confused looking at Alex. She sighed and unclipped her seatbelt and pulled on the door handle, kicking it open.
                   "Hey! Is there a pain in the ass billionare around here?!" Alex called out, Tony turned still holding Morgan. His eyebrows burrowed. Alex placed her hands in her jacket pockets and walked up to the cabin. Steve, Natasha and Scott exited the car. Alex slowly made her way up the stairs and stopped a couple of feet from Tony.
                    "Honestly, I think that pain in the butt billionare is on vacation somewhere. All that is here has been a very concerned father, that misses his daughter." Tony replied back. Morgan hid her face shyly from Alex. Alex smirked and looked at the little girl.
                    "I'll take it this is Morgan?" Alex nodded her head to the child in his arms.
                    "Oh so you have been getting my messages, thought you racked up a hell of a phone bill again and it got cut off." Tony replied back harshly. Alex rolled her eyes.
                    "Yeah, yeah. Good to see you too Dad. Look, something came up. Can we talk?" Alex ignored his stuborness. Tony sighed and slowly crouched down to place Morgan on the ground. He whispered something in the childs ear. Alex watched as the little girl ran up to her. She motioned for Alex to bend down. Alex was very hesitant over this child's actions. She slowly leaned down and the little girl wrapped her arms around her sisters shoulders. Alex blinked fast, as tears formed in her eyes. Tony smiled at the hug. Alex slowly wrapped her arms around the small child.
                     "Daddy missed you Al." Morgan whispered in her ear. Alex inhaled sharply trying to keep her tears at bay. She looked up at Tony who had tears forming in his own eyes.
                     "That is just unfair." Alex spoke directly to him. Tony tsked at his daughter.
                     "Oh wait! There's more." Tony waved his finger at her. Alex was about to ask him what he meant when Morgan suddenly let go of Alex and gave her a hard kick in the shin. Alex stared in stun as this little girl ran back to her fathers side.
                     "That's for being a A-hole!" She stuck her tongue out at Alex before she took off inside the cabin. Alex rubbed her shin and rolled her eyes and rose from her crouch.
                     "Okay, I definitely deserved that." Alex agreed with whatever just transpired. Tony chuckled as he wrapped his arms around his daughter once again. Tears formed in his brown eyes again.
                     "Alex, I'm so sorry you lost Barnes." Tony finally apologized. Alex felt that name hit her hard, she fought hard to keep the tears at bay.
                     "And I'm sorry I turned my back on you." Alex replied apologizing herself. Tony shook his head and pulled away from her. He held her face with his hands and gave her a kiss on the forehead.
                     "Alex, I remember back in the day you couldn't stand to be near Pepper cause you thought she was evil. Look, even though what happened was wrong. I can't blame him. You were right, it wasn't his fault. I wish there was a way I could tell him." Tony looked into his daughter tear filled blue eyes. She was at a loss of words. Tears started to fall down her face. Tony brushed the tears away with his thumbs.
                      "If you really do love him, then I support it. I'm glad you found the good in him and helped him." Tony spoked to her softly. He pulled Alex into another hug as she sobbed into his chest.
                      "Thank you Dad." Alex thanked her father. Tony inhaled deeply and let it out.
                      "I love you Kid." Tony rubbed his daughters back. Alex closed her eyes and exhaled with relief.
                      "Now, what did you want to speak about?" Tony pulled himself away from his daughter. Alex looked up at her father and inhaled sharply.
                       "There may be a way to fix this. All of it Dad. We might be able to change everything." Alex replied. Tony's eyebrows burrowed once again.
                       "How? What is there a time machine or something like that?" Tony questioned. He looked behind her and realized that Steve, Natasha and Scott were standing behind her. Alex smiled and turned around to face the group she had brought with her. Scott waved innocently.
                        "Uh, hi there again Mr. Stark. As for the something like that, I got it." Scott chuckled nervously. Tony made a face and crossed his arms.
                        "And what exactly is that thing you have Mr. Lang?" Tony asked. Scott smiled and cleared his throat.
                        "You ever hear of the Quantam Realm?" Scott asked Tony, Tony's brows turned into a complicated frown.
                        "Yes, yes I have actually. What of it?" Tony replied pressing on for more information. Alex leaned against the wooden framing of the porch as the group met with Tony while Scott explained the process. Tony sat down in his chair and started to understand the process. Some time passed and Tony sat there in silence.
                        "Well, what do you think?" Steve looked over at Tony, Alex watched her father sigh heavily. She played with the dog tags around her neck. She knew that look on her fathers face.
                        "You dont think it can be done do you?" Alex questioned.
                        "I believe the most likely outcome will be our collective demise." Tony begun to speak, Scott interupted him.
                        "Not if we strictly follow the rules of time travel! That means no speaking to our past selves, no betting on sporting events-" Tony fired back.
                        "I'm gonna stop you right there Scott. Are you seriously telling me that your plan to save the universe is based on Back to the Future?" Scott chuckled nervously.
                        "Uhm, no." He replied, tugging at the collar of his shirt. Alex huffed and rubbed her eyes.
                        "I can't believe we are having this ridiclous converstation!" Alex groaned in irritation. Tony sighed and looked at his daughter.
                        "Look Al, I know you are willing to try anything. Hell so am I. I just don't think it's going to work." Tony threw his hands up in defeat. Alex bit her lip and chuckled.
                        "I think I know someone who can, cmon guys lets go." Alex sighed as she started to walk away. Tony rose fast.
                        "Alex, I really think you should stay here. Spend some time with your family." Tony called over to her. Alex stopped at the last step. She looked up at the sky.
                        "Sorry Dad, the thing is. I'm missing all of my family." Alex turned her body to face Tony.
                        "And I refuse to leave anyone behind" She added.