Back at Avengers HQ and everyone appears on the the Quantum platform and looks around to see all the recovered stones, "Did we get them all?" Bruce asks.
"You telling me this'll actually work?" Rhodey questions.
There's a pause as everyone starts to realise someone is missing, "Clint, where's Nat?"
The silence from Clint tells them all they need to know. The mission was completed but at a dire cost. Sadness overtakes everyone. Bruce falls to his knees and pounds the floor in grief.
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Outside HQ. Tony, Steve, Thor, Clint, and Bruce are mourning their fallen teammate and friend, "Do we know if she had family?"
"Yeah. Us" Steve responds.
"What?" Thor questions.
"I just asked him a question" Tony says.
"Yeah, you're acting like she's dead" Thor states, "Why are we acting like she's dead? We have the stones, right? As long as we have the stones, Cap, we can bring her back, isn't that right? So stop this shit. We're the Avengers, get it together."
"We can't get her back" Clint tells him.
"What?" Thor says.
"It can't be undone" Clint adds, "It can't."
Thor dryly laughs, "I'm sorry. No offense, but you're a very earthly being. Okay? We're talking about space magic. And can't seems very definitive don't you think?"
"Yeah, look, I know that I'm way outside my paygrade here. But she still isn't here, is she?" Clint says.
"No, that's my point" Thor responds.
"It can't be undone" Clint repeats, "Or that's at least what the red floating guy had to say. Maybe you wanna go talk to him, okay? GO GRAB YOUR HAMMER, AND YOU GO FLY AND TALK TO HIM!" Clint's anger is quickly replaced with grief, "It was supposed to be me. She sacrificed her life for that goddamn stone. She bet her life on it."
In a burst of anger, Bruce grabs a bench and hurls it clear across the lake. His anger spent, he turns to the others with a resigned look on his face, "She's not coming back. We have to make it worth it. We have to."
"We will" Steve promises.
Inside the Avenger's Lab. Tony carefully places the stones in the gauntlet he made while Bruce and Rocket watch. With nervous precision, Tony manipulates the machine and carefully places all six stones into the gauntlet, "Boom!"
Tony and Bruce jump a bit, and quickly groan at Rocket's joke.
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In another room everyone is gathered around the new gauntlet. "All right. The glove's ready" Rocket states, "Question is, who's gonna snap their freaking fingers?"
"I'll do it" Thor volunteers.
"Excuse me?" Scott says.
"It's okay" Thor smiles.
"No, no, no, whoa. Stop. Stop" everyone says, "Wait a sec. Hey, hey."
"Wait, wait, Thor, just wait" Steve orders, "We haven't decided who's gonna put that on yet."
"I'm sorry. What, we're just sitting around waiting for the right opportunity?" Thor asks.
"We should at least discuss it" Scott replies.
"No, no, sitting here staring at that thing is not gonna bring everybody back" Thor states, "I'm the strongest Avenger, okay? So this responsibility falls upon me. It's my duty."
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