A/N: This chapter took longer than I thought it would… Damn you writers block! Anyways I hope you guys like this chapter!
Debrief
"What happened?!" Pepper all but shrieked.
"Clint was shot in the knee. As soon as the adrenaline wore out he couldn't walk anymore. Natasha dislocated her left shoulder pretty badly. Daisy's right arm is completely shattered and her left arm is fractured in one place… Jemma wants to ensure Clint and Natasha are stable and have no other injuries that were looked over before they come back here." Coulson explained.
"How did all that happen? What was the mission?" Steve asked
"Well, as you all know, we have been taking out HYDRA bases as we find them. We got word about a month ago about a base and training center in Peru." Coulson began explaining as he sat down on the couch. "We weren't expecting there to be more than maybe one hundred HYDRA agents to be there with more than half of them being trainees. I was comfortable sending only the four of them in knowing that Daisy can easily take out a large number of people with her powers at once, and May, Clint, and Natasha can all take out people in quick succession. But there ended up being two hundred and fifty HYDRA agents. Clint cannot pinpoint exactly when he got shot. Natasha had her left arm ripped out of its socket and it was at that point and time that Daisy went a bit overboard with her powers and her right arm ended up being completely shattered and left arm ended up broken despite her gauntlets."
"And why can they not come back to the tower?" Steve asked confused.
"When Clint was shot, the bullet not only went through his kneecap but it nicked an artery. He lost a significant amount of blood before he even realized he was injured. He is fine now, but Jemma just wants to keep him for observation until tomorrow before transferring him to Dr. Cho's care." Coulson explained.
"And what about Natasha?" Pepper asked a look of concern in her eyes.
"Natasha is perfectly fine. Jemma fixed her up and she is in a sling. Luckily for her there seems to be only some minor tears to her muscles. They should heal fine. She just doesn't want to leave Clint. Apparently he lost consciousness while Melinda was stopping the bleeding and Natasha had a bit of a moment." Coulson explained
"What about Daisy? How is she doing?" Bruce asked
"Well, her right arm was able to be simple set without surgery. But her left arm needed to be surgically fixated." A tone of concern entered Coulson's voice "Lincoln is by her side now."
"Can you have that Scientist duo of yours send me the schematics for Daisy's gauntlets? Maybe I can improve upon them so that this kind of thing doesn't happen again." Tony spoke up.
"Clint and Natasha wanted me to talk to you two." Coulson said pointing out Bucky and Steve "About Wanda and-"
"Sorry for interrupting Agent Coulson but The Young Romanoff-Barton's have both experienced a nightmare and are awake." JARVIS said.
"You will just have to talk to Steve. I am gonna go up there and make sure they are ok. This is Wanda's second nightmare since they left. And this is Pietro's first nightmare in I don't know how long." Bucky spoke as he walked towards the elevator.
Pepper got to her feet and began walking towards the elevator as well "I'll help you. It might be good to have two sets of hands to comfort them both."
As the elevator slid shut, Coulson turned too Steve "Natasha and Clint wanted me to talk to guys and ask if you both were willing to come to SHIELD base with the twins tomorrow. They were both hoping to see them tonight via video chat, but they knew that the likelihood that they would be asleep by the time I got here was high."
"We would be happy to bring them up to SHIELD base tomorrow. And since they are awake I think it would be great to have them video chat with them. It might just help comfort them more effectively after whatever nightmare they had. JARVIS can you have Bucky and Pepper bring the kids back down here?" Steve was smiling brightly.
"Of course Mr. Rogers" JARVIS replied
"Can you call them now so that-" Steve looked away from the ceiling to find Coulson already tapping away on a tablet. He handed the tablet over to Steve as it rang.
It only took a moment for the call to connect. An exhausted looking Natasha filled the screen. Steve could clearly see her left arm in a sling.
"Are they awake?" Natasha asked simply, forgoing a greeting.
"Yes. Bucky and Pepper are bringing them downstairs now. I should say they were asleep, but they both had a nightmare. JARVIS alerted us to them being awake not even five minutes ago." Steve explained.
"Pietro had a nightmare?" Natasha questioned softly. Steve saw her turn away with a look of worry on her face "It has been two months since his last nightmare."
Steve opened his mouth to respond but was interrupted by the elevator opening to reveal Bucky and Pepper both carrying one of the twins who were both still softly crying. "Wanda, Pietro, Uncle Phil has someone on his tablet that wants to talk to you."
They both looked up through their tears. Steve turned the tablet around and both the children screeched in delight when they saw Natasha on the screen.
"Hi you guys." Natasha said softly. Steve did not miss the distinct sound of tears within her voice as he handed the tablet over to Wanda once Bucky had set her down on the ground. The little girl immediately grabbed her brothers hand and they both walked and ended up curled onto the sofa looking at the tablet with rapt attention.
"We miss you and Papa, Mama." Wanda said her bottom lip wobbling with her held back tears "When are you coming home?"
"Soon, little one. And tomorrow Uncle Steve and Uncle Bucky are going to bring you to see Papa and I. We have to stay were Uncle Phil lives because Papa got hurt and Uncle Phil's friend? Jemma? The one who gave you guys' candy for your birthday?" The twins nodded in recognition "She is a doctor like Uncle Bruce and she is taking care of Papa." Natasha explained
"Ok, Mama." Wanda nodded as she sniffled.
"Can we talk to Papa?" Pietro asked as he wiped his nose with his arm and whimpered slightly.
Natasha smiled "Of course."
A moment later and some shuffling on her end and Clint joined Natasha on the screen rubbing sleep from his eyes. "Hi you two, how are you?"
Wanda looked on the verge of tears again. "The bad men showed up while I was sleepin' again. It was so real!"
"An' they took us away from you and Mama." Pietro added looking near tears as well at the mention of the nightmare.
Clint and Natasha looked at one another before Clint said in all seriousness "No one is ever going to take you away from us."
"We promise you that. You are always going to be with us. And we are always going to keep you safe." Natasha added
Both the twins nodded before they both let out long yawns.
Natasha smiled at them softly before she said "Ok you two, Mama and Papa are tired. How about you guys go to sleep too and we will see you tomorrow?"
"Ok Mama." Wanda said as Pietro nodded his agreement.
"We love you two." Clint said as Natasha gave a small wave to them both.
"Love you!" The twins responded before the tablet went dark.
"Ok you two! You ready to go to bed? We got a busy day tomorrow to go see your Mama and Papa!" Steve spoke up as Phil took back his tablet from Wanda.
Wanda nodded "Can I sleep with you an' Uncle Bucky, Uncle Steve?"
Steve smiled "Of course Wanda."
"What about me?" Pietro asked quietly as he approached Steve and Bucky.
"You can too kiddo." Bucky said as he reached down and ruffled Pietro's hair.
Next Day at SHIELD base
"I feel really bad that this is the first time that you two are here." Coulson spoke as they walked down the hallway towards the medical wing "While the twins are with Clint and Natasha, I would love to give you both a tour of the base and introduce you to some more agents."
"Sounds like a plan." Steve smiled as they finally entered the medial wing.
"I will wait out here for you." Coulson said as he stopped just outside the door. Steve and Bucky nodded their agreement.
The first person they saw was Daisy. She was sitting up in the bed with both arms resting on pillows, her right arm was in a cast while her left arm was covered in an external fixator. Lincoln was asleep in the armchair next to her bed.
"Daisy!" Wanda cried out happily.
"Hey you two!" Daisy smiled brightly "I heard about how great you guys did with Lincoln! I am so proud of you!"
"You got hurt!" Pietro looked said as he eyed her arms warily.
"Yea I did. But don't you worry, Jemma said my arms will be all healed in a little less than two months!" Daisy smiled at them.
"Will we still get to see you?" Wanda looked at her with wide eyes
"Of course. Lincoln will be helping you the most though." Daisy spoke softly.
The twins nodded their understanding as they quickly moved on through the medical wing.
"We are all glad you are ok Daisy. Tony is working on improving your gauntlets so this type of thing won't happen again." Steve said
Daisy looked surprised "Thank you." Steve simply smiled as he and Bucky began following the two children.
As they turned the corner Steve was unsurprised at what he saw. Wanda had crawled up onto the bed and was curled up onto Clint's lap carefully avoiding his leg. Pietro was on Natasha's lap and was carefully hugging her on her uninjured side.
Natasha looked up from Pietro's head and made eye contact with Steve "Thank you for bringing them."
"Of course." Steve smiled "We are going to go and get a tour of the place from Phil. Then I am going to talk to Dr. Simmons about getting you guys out of here and back home."
"Thanks Cap." Clint smiled at him.
A/N: I know kinda short. Next chapter we should be getting into the good stuff for this story arc! I am like super excited about it! I think it is going to be GREAT!