Imagine If… Quicksilver Didn't Save Hawkeye? PART ONE
Hello all! Apologies for not updating sooner. I'm currently writing a TV series with my friend which kinda took up most of my time hehe. Don't worry, I have not forgotten about you guys and I know how FRUSTRATING it is when writers don't update. I will try and update as often as I can but I am quite busy at the moment. Alright, here we go! Just so you all know, this will be a mini series of about 3-4 stories focusing on this one topic. Each story will be from one movie which has been altered. E.g, this chapter is from Age of Ultron, next will be Civil War etc. Enjoy!
Thick smoke hung in the thick air coating Sokovia. Screams could be heard ringing across the city as civilians were evacuated by the Avengers. Quicksilver dashed through the streets looking for more citizens to save. He dashed through dark alleyways and into the houses Tony indicated to him. When he could find no others, Quicksilver ran back to the centre of the city where chaos was ensuing.
"We've gotta move out! Even I can tell the air is getting thin. You guys get to the boats. I'll sweep for stragglers, I'll be right behind you" Steve panted as he ran off. "What about the core?!" Clint called after him. "I'll protect it. It's my job" Wanda smiled at Clint. "Get the people to the ships" she commanded and everyone left except for Pietro. "I'm not going to leave you here" he protested. "I can handle this. Come back for me when everyone is off, not before" she blasted away an approaching robot before turning towards him again. "Do you understand?" She asked him. "You know, I'm twelve minutes older than you" he smirked. Wanda chuckled lightly. "Go!" She shooed him away and he ran off, still grinning. Meanwhile at the ship, Clint boarded as a dog bounded towards safety. Suddenly, he heard a mother calling out to her son. Scanning the area, Clint spotted a small child trapped in a hole. He contemplated his options for a second before Clint ran over to the child and helped him out of the crevice he was trapped in.
He picked up the boy and turned around, stepping towards the jet again. A glance upwards caused him to stop in his tracks. Ultron had hacked a jet and was flying it straight towards him, bullets at full blast. Eyes wide, he used his body to shield the boy as Ultron came closer. He pushed the boy away from him into a swift breeze which ripped him from his hands right before the bullets hit… Clint opened his eyes, dimly registering the pain rocketing across his body. He fell to his knees, legs buckling from beneath him as a scream of despair sounding eerily like Natasha's echoed throughout the air before Clint smiled, tasting blood and collapsed on the ground.
PIETRO'S POV
Seemingly in slow motion, he watched as the bullets came closer to Clint and the child. With only a second to think, Pietro dashed towards the pair, aiming to grab the both of them. Instead he felt the child being pushed at him and instinctively grabbed him, eyes opening in shock as he registered what his teammate had done. He watched a tear trail down Clint's cheek as he ran away from him, carrying the boy towards the jet. Suddenly, everything sped up again. The red haired assassin beside him screamed in despair and ran towards Clint as he watched his teammate- no, friend collapse on the ground. Pushing the child into his mothers arms, Quicksilver followed Natasha towards Clint. Thoughts pulsed through his mind faster than he could run, one sticking at the front of his mind like glue. It should have been me.
Natasha sank, her knees trembling and unable to hold her weight any longer. Pietro gulped as he fully registered what had just happened and a tear slipped down his cheek. He barely remembered what happened next but was told that he simply picked up Clint's body and took him to the helicarrier. They found him asleep on a few chairs next to their teammates body which was lying on the ground several hours later. Only one thing was sure, everything was about to change. For better or for worse, he didn't know but he hoped it would all turn out in the end.
Sorry it's short but THIS IS NOT ALL. I will be continuing this story in a few more chapters but that's all I can do today. I'll try to update next week but no promises! See ya!