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"Whoa.." Carol's eyes widened as Wanda finished speaking. Billy, having taken a liking to the woman known as Captain Marvel, now happily sat in Carol's lap, after Vision had emerged with him at around the halfway point of the story. "That.. that is a long story."
"It is" Wanda nodded. Tommy still squirmed in her grasp.
"So, let me see if I've got this all straight.." Carol began, "You and your twin brother were the only survivors of a HYDRA experiment involving an Infinity Stone.. The Mind Stone, the same one..
"That is in my head" Vision confirmed.
".. And that's how you got your powers.. Then there was the Ultron incident, and your brother died, then the whole Civil War, you two playing Romeo & Juliet, the Thanos incident.. Which must have been pretty bad for Fury to call me."
"It was looking pretty bad for a while" said Wanda.
"But it doesn't matter because you won.. Yay Mama and Daddy!" Carol bounced Billy a little, smiling when he giggled, and Wanda made a mental note to ask her how she'd gotten so good with kids. "Only now it seems like Billy might have inherited your powers, and Tommy got your brother's.. And you're a little worried."
"We are.." Wanda confirmed.
"Maybe more than a little" Vision admitted. He liked Carol well enough, and she was already aware of Billy's fledgling abilities after their little adventure in the Dress Store, but it was always a bit nerve-wracking revealing the specifics of their story to new people. "So.. what are your thoughts on the situation?"
"Mostly? I'm just feeling even luckier to be alive after having an Infinity Stone powered engine blow up in my face. I mean, if a controlled experiment with those things only had two survivors, I'd hate to think what the odds were against me.."
"I think Vision meant to ask what you thought about the boys" Wanda clarified.
"What about them?" Carol frowned. She held Billy a little closer, and he cooed happily. He was quite a snuggly baby. "They're just babies. It's not their fault they were born with these powers."
Vision smiled, relaxing quite a bit.
"It's just that.. well, me being what I am, people know that the path to the twins existence is not the most traditional.. There have been questions asked, in the past."
"By who?" Carol's frown deepened.
"You've probably heard Secretary Ross mentioned?" Wanda asked, and Carol nodded. "Him. But.."
"Do you need me to talk to him?" Carol stood, and Billy's little hands grasped at her jacket. "I'll find this Ross guy right now and.."
"No need for that, Danvers" Natasha smirked as she emerged from her room, immediately heading for the kitchen to pour herself a cup of coffee. "I already had some very, uh.. graphic words with him."
"Well, good" Carol sat back down. "But if you ever decide he needs a reminder, my offer still stands."
"We'll keep that in mind" Wanda chuckled, shifting to rest her head on Vision's shoulder, and smiling when he pressed a kiss into her hair.
"We will" Vision smiled. Their non-traditional family seemed to be gaining new members by the day. "Thank you, Carol."
"No problem" Carol grinned. "Whoa.. you know, having a couple of super powered babies around could make this wedding very interesting."
They heard Nat curse in Russian from the Kitchen. Only Vision knew what word she had actually said, but he wouldn't repeat it with the twins present. He and Wanda shared a slightly nervous look.
"With everything that's been going on" Vision frowned, "We'd almost forgotten about the wedding.."
"Aww, don't stress about it. I'll help you keep an eye on the little guys." Billy remained happily settled in Carol's lap.
"Well, Billy definitely seems to like you" said Wanda with a smile.
"Well, I do have a bit of experience with kids. My friend Maria is a single Mom, and I lived with her and helped look after her daughter, Monica, when she was little. She's all grown up now, though.. We took this picture.. " Carol fished in her pocket for her new phone, a gift paid for by Fury, and brought up a photo of herself with a woman who looked maybe a little older than her, but in reality was a lot younger. "She said it was called a selfie?"
"She's beautiful" Wanda did not comment on the apparent age discrepancy. She knew that Carol's history, like her own, was more than a little complicated.
"She is.." Carol seemed a little sad. "I missed a lot of her growing up in the end, though. She understands, and her Mom does too, but.."
"It's hard" Vision, who had been separated from Wanda for large chunks of her pregnancy, perfectly understood Carol's sadness. "Missing things."
"It is."
"Well," said Wanda, bouncing Tommy a little in her lap, "Tommy and Billy have plenty of growing up left to be watched. And they could always use an extra Auntie."
"Really?" Carol's eyes lit up.
"Well, as long as their other favorite Auntie doesn't mind sharing.." Wanda chuckled.
"I don't see any reason why not" Nat shrugged as she emerged from The Kitchen, sipping her coffee. "I mean, this family already has a giant green rage monster, a Thunder God, and two hundred-year old super soldiers.. And that's not even everybody. I think we've got room a chick with a few kick-ass alien superpowers."
"Yes.. The more the merrier" Vision smiled.
"Mmmhm.. toti sunt bine veniti" Wanda kissed Vision's cheek.
"As long as everyone understands that I'll always be their favorite" said Natasha, only half-joking.
"Isn't it really up to the boys who their favorite Auntie is?" Carol teased. Nat frowned, setting her coffee aside so she could take Billy and have a cuddle with him herself.
"Danvers, I held their Mom's hair out of the toilet, and I think I've changed my fair share of diapers. Once you've dealt with an equal share of spew and poop, maybe then we can evaluate who gets to choose favorites."
Wanda and Vision shared another slightly nervous look, but Carol shrugged. She couldn't fault Nat's logic.
"I see your point.. I can deal with second favorite."
"That's fair" Nat grinned.
Translation:
toti sunt bine veniti: all are welcome