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Chapter Twenty-One

It was eerily quiet around Atlantis once the quinjets returned. It was clear to everyone that Thanos now had one gem. Tony tried to make people realized that they had three gems and Thanos only had one, but Loki reminded them all that Thanos had the Gauntlet and all of Tony's efforts went to waste.

Gwen spent most of her time with Steve. She would sit on the side of the gym when he used punching bags and he would listen to her as she explained The Hunger Games to him as they watched the movie the night after the gem went missing.

"So they have to kill each other?" asked Steve, his eyes wide.

Gwen turned her attention to him as they laid on her bed and away from the television which had the scene in which Katniss volunteered.

"You're going to have to read the books," she said with an eye roll. The Hunger Games was far too hard to explain out loud.

"But they kill each other?"

"Yes! That's the whole point!"

She snuggled up close to him, her head resting in the crook of his neck.

"I love you," she said quietly, feeling very comfortable and content.

"I love you, too," he answered, putting an arm around her and pulling her in close and planting a kiss on the top of her head.

"What did Tony say to you?" Gwen asked as she was curious. "I mean, I know he talked to you after we argued."

"Well, he looked very angry."

"I asked you about what he said not how he looked."

"Basically he asked what I thought I was doing and that I needed to apologize to you. I can't tell you how bad I feel about that."

"What did I say about beating yourself up over things?"

"I believe you threatened to hurt me."

"That threat is still valid."

Steve laughed. "Stark would be there cheering you on. He's very protective."

"You should've seen him after this guy named Obediah tried to kill him."

"What?"

"Obadiah basically ran Stark Industries. He wasn't too happy when Tony hired me because I was just out of college and young. But I proved myself to be very useful. So useful, in fact, that Obadiah tried to use me to hide some of his files mainly because I was constantly updating security. I got suspicious and started digging around. He caught me one day, but Pepper called and I was able to get out of there before he got in his own suit and attacked Tony."

"Wow. Then what happened after that?"

"Phil recruited me for SHIELD after a press conference in which Tony admitted to being Iron Man. Natahsa trained me and we went on a spy mission together before I got transferred to Chicago around the same time Thor arrived on Earth for the first time."

"How long did you work for Stark, again?"

"A couple of years. He actually had me work part time in his own home. I had been cleaning through his private server to get rid of some potential viruses when I came across the plans for the suit. I helped him, actually."

Steve laughed again. "That sounds like something you would do."

Gwen smiled. "I couldn't help myself! Pepper wasn't too happy about the whole thing, but I thought it was kinda cool."

"So what was this spy mission you went on?"

"Oh, Tony was acting like an idiot and Natasha took on the persona of Natalie Rushman and pretended to be his secretary because he had just made Pepper CEO. I was sent with her and preteneded that I was taking a leave of absence and decided to visit him. He wasn't too pleased when he found out."

"I can't imagine he would be."

"But both Tony and Rhodey saved the day, Phil got sent to New Mexico and I got sent to Chicago."

"It seems you've had a pretty interesting life."

Gwen finally sat up and looked down at him. "So have you."

"Nah, not really. At least not until the serum."

He looked like he was going to say more, but Gwen leaned down and kissed him. Steve stopped his attempt at talking and kissed her back.

"Y'know," said Steve, looking at the screen of the television, "that Gale character sort of looks like Thor."

Gwen entered the weapons training room and found Natasha shooting a target. The blonde quietly took a gun out of its spot on a nearby wall and went to stand next to the redhead. Natasha shot, looking very angry while doing so.

"What's bothering you?" asked Gwen as she shot the gun, hitting the target in the chest.

Natasha shook her head. "Nothing."

"Natasha, I've never seen you upset. I've seen you kick ass like when we took out those security guards when Hammer's drones attacked Stark Expo, and right now I see the face you had when we did that and also sadness. And you're never sad. Actually, you never really show emotion in general."

"It's not your problem."

Gwen put down the gun and walked up close to Natasha. She hated seeing her friend this way.

"You have feelings for Clint, don't you?"

Natasha remained silent as she shot another bullet.

"Y'know, I'm not the most observant person, but I've seen your face when you see him with Doctor Morse."

Still no response.

"If it means anything," added Gwen with a shrug, "I think Clint should be with you."

Natasha cracked a smile. "Thanks, I guess."

"Don't mention it."

"Just don't tell anyone," said Natasha seriously. "I may have feelings for Clint, but I want him to be happy. And if being with Bobbi makes him happy...then so be it."

"You got it, Widow."

Gwen was just putting her gun back in its spot after Natasha left when her keycard went off. She slipped it out and saw the regular command on it. She quickly made her way to the briefing room, taking a seat next to Steve. All of the usuals were at the front of the room again.

"We've found another one," announced Bruce, not waiting for Fury to introduce the reason they were there. He made the holograms raise and Gwen's jaw unhinged as she looked at a Sphinx.

"Egypt?" asked Natasha.

"Or is it Las Vegas?" asked Tony seeming very hopeful.

The ones in the front shook their heads.

"We believe it's under the Sphinx," added Jane.

"Wouldn't that figure," muttered Steve.

"You all know what to do," said Fury.

It was true, they did. Gwen went back to her room for her suit and then to the armory for her gun. Everyone was moving fast this time, not wanting to miss another gem.

Gwen was in the quinjet in no time and held onto her seat as they rose into the air and flew to Egypt.