OKAY GUYS! So I have finished writing this story (sad, but true). This is the second to last chapter. I'll try to get the other one up by tomorrow as a Christmas present for y'all.

sconesRtasty - Think it out logically. Elizabeth is only fifteen. Parker is a baby. Wesley doesn't know what to do. Loki is in the tower. Someone needs to stay. Sorry though. Did you like the plot twist? :)

NoodleFanatic - Indeed… :)

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Growing up, I had a very normal relationship with my brother and sister. But, over time, they became my best friends, and now I hang out with them all the time. I'm very close with them.

-Logan Lerman

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Days progressed on and occasionally the Avengers were called upon. Wesley had been staying at Avengers Tower ever since he came with Lily, watching over his – once again – little sister. Thor had gone back to Asgard and taken Loki with him, trying to find a way to age the two heroes and villain back to their normal state.

It had been a month since the great reveal of the Golden Trio's origins and Wesley was carrying Parker around as she ate Cheerios from a plastic Ziplock bag. He would occasionally bounce her up and down and make faces at her. He'd always liked children, but it was weird seeing his younger sister (who had turned into his older sister for a time) be this much younger than him. He shook his head. 'Our dimension was so much simpler,' he thought to himself.

He sat Parker down in the middle of the living room floor surrounded by toys. Wesley plopped down onto the couch and took out his phone. He's actually been contacted by SHIELD but no one except Natasha and Clint knew because they were actually agents. Wesley was a month off from being nineteen and was legally an adult. Because of his appearance at Avengers Tower – either Clint or Natasha had obviously informed SHIELD that he had powers – he got on SHIELD's radar and was asked to come in. He was interviewed and was tested mentally and on paper. Wesley wasn't quite sure why they were doing this, but he assumed they'd ask him to come in and test him physically.

Suddenly, lightning struck from outside. Wesley looked up and saw Thor heading in with Loki, looking a bit older – yet still young – by his side. "I have found a solution for Nightingale and Wonder," Thor said. "My brother as already taken it and it has proven to work."

Wesley looked down at his sister as she chewed on a toy. She looked up at him with big eyes. "Good," he said. "In that case…JARVIS?"

"Yes, Mr. Kiehof?" came the crisp, robotic, British tone.

"Can you get Elizabeth in here? We have a solution to the current predicament."

"Right away, Sir."

Wesley went over and picked up his little sister. She giggled in delight as she was lifted up from the ground. He smiled and threw her into the air ever so slightly. She squealed happily. He'd only been three years older than Parker so he never had an experience like this before. He'd babysat other children, but it wasn't quite the same. Parker was his sibling. Although he knew she was older than him in this dimension he couldn't help but feel responsible for her. Technically she was still his little sister and he would always be her older brother.

His thoughts were broken by the entry of – not only Elizabeth – but Lily and Tony as well. Lily raised an eyebrow when she saw Loki. "You look a bit older."

"A year in a physical human sense," he said.

Lily merely nodded. "Right."

"So what've you got for me, Thor?" Elizabeth asked. Thor reached into a pouch he had with him and retrieved to small vials filled with a maroon liquid. "That's suppose to change us back?" Liz asked.

"Indeed," said the god of thunder. "It will not happen all at once. You will age a year each day until you reach your proper age once more."

Liz took one of the vials into her hands and examined it. "Seems legit. So we just drink it?" Thor nodded. "Right…'kay." Elizabeth looked at it hesitantly before uncorking it. She glanced at Lily. "Well here goes nothing…" She drank it all in one big swallow.

"Well?" asked Tony after a moment. "What does it taste like?"

Elizabeth scrunched her face together. "Surprisingly…nothing. Kinda like the way water doesn't really have a taste. This just had no taste, even more tasteless than water. It's just…a liquid."

Wesley took the other vial from Thor. "Lily," he said, "would you mind getting a sippy-cup and filling it with juice? I'm gonna put the…" he shook the vial, "…whatever this is in it."

Lily nodded and hurried into the kitchen. After doing what she was instructed she held the cup out for Wesley. "Here," said Liz, "lemme take Parker." He handed over the young toddler and got to work putting the potion into the child's cup. He twisted the lid back on and took his sister back.

Wesley sat down on the couch and gave his sister the cup. She grabbed onto the handle and shoved the spout not-so-accurately into her mouth. Wesley looked up and saw the others looking at him. He felt his face turn hot. Tony noticed that he and Parker blushed in the same way. "Why're you all staring?" Wes asked.

Awkwardly, the others began leaving and it was soon just him and Parker in the room once more. Once the cup was empty he saw that his sister had fallen asleep, curled up in his arms. He smiled and walked down the hall towards his sister's bedroom. Wesley opened the door to reveal the nursery turned bedroom. If the potion were to work – and it seemed like it would – then the room would be turned back into Parker's normal bedroom. For now, though, it was – at Lily's constant insisting – a Doctor Who themed nursery for his transformed sibling.

He set Parker inside the playpen (or child cage as Tony liked to call it) for her nap. Wes stayed for a few moments, looking at his sister. He had yet to still get over the weirdness of the situation.

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Two days later, a just about four year old Parker was running around Stark Tower. Things were moving along nicely and smoothly. Elizabeth was just about back to normal age and Loki was nearly there. Four year old Parker was very energetic and would often wear herself out quickly and end up going to bed early only to wake up around six thirty in the morning. This bothered Clint, Tony, Elizabeth, and Lily who all often preferred to sleep in. The others, however, weren't all that fazed by it.

Tony – being the rich, just about money burning man he is – spoiled Parker rotten. Lily would often mock complain about her mini-friend getting better treatment than her but immediately stopped when Tony bought her a car, and a nice one at that.

Elizabeth and Lily sat at the table in the kitchen talking about what could do with the current situation. "Do you think if we got her to dress nicely everyday until she was back to normal it would effect her adult self?" Lily inquired.

Elizabeth's brow scrunched together in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"Would she dress in something other than SHIELD-issued clothes, jeans, and t-shirts? Would she actually wear a blouse or a dress willingly?"

Elizabeth perked up. "I see no harm in trying!"

Wesley walked into the kitchen and saw the two heroes. He looked around the room and he paled. "Where's Marie?" he asked.

Elizabeth and Lily both shrugged. "Why would we know?" Lily asked. "She was playing with you."

"Two hours ago, yeah! I had to go and I asked if you could watch her while I was gone!"

"What?" asked Lily in shock. "I don't remember that!"

Wesley sighed heavily. "You were sitting in the living room and I went over–"

"Well, I was reading a book," Crystal interrupted, "I'm sorry. I don't exactly pay attention to the real world while I'm reading a good book."

Wesley looked around frantically. "We need to find her," he said worriedly.

Elizabeth stood. "I'll help you find her. I can take the bedroom half of the building and you take the other half." Wesley nodded before rushing out to check the living room. Elizabeth walked briskly out of the kitchen, leaving Lily sitting there awkwardly.

Elizabeth started out by checking the nursery (which was more of a real room by this point) which was eerily empty. Her heart skipped a beat and she rushed quickly over to Wesley's room, finding it in the same position. She looked around hurriedly and went to Steve's room, thinking that maybe Parker's memories led her there subconsciously.

Liz knocked on the door and Steve opened it, looking down at the seventeen-turned year old. "Is something wrong?" he asked, reading her pretty easily.

"We can't find Parker," Elizabeth said, trying to remain calm. Steve instantly became a bit worried. He assured Liz that they would find her and he went off to search with Wesley.

Elizabeth walked quickly down the hallway and saw some people talking from inside of Loki's room. She paused and looked at the door for a moment, listening intently. She stepped forward and slowly and as quietly as she could, opened the door.

Loki was sitting on his bed, back up against the wall with Parker clearly bothering him. "But you can't be a god," the child said with a slight lisp, "there's only one."

Loki gave an annoyed groan. "How long does it take to get a simple fact through your thick, child skull?" he asked, mostly to himself.

Parker merely looked at him in confusion. "Your name's funny," she stated matter-of-factly.

Loki turned and sent the child a hard stare. "Well to me your name is the strange one."

Liz watched this in amusement from the doorway, unnoticed. "Liz says you're a bad guy, but only because you're hurt," the little hero said. "She says you aren't actually bad, but you were being…rash," said Parker, mimicking the word she had heard. Liz's face paled. Yes, she'd told Parker that, but that was before she was turned into the little child. Some of her memories must have resurfaced a bit. "Is that true? Were you just angry and upset?"

Liz watched intensely as Loki stared at the child, no real expression on his face, probably not sure what to think of this information. He opened and closed his mouth for a moment and Parker shrugged.

Elizabeth threw open the door, acting as if she hadn't heard any of the conversation. Loki and Parker turned to look at her. She sighed in relief. "Oh, thank goodness," she said, rushing towards Parker. Parker held up her arms and Elizabeth scooped her up into her arms. She glanced at Loki who merely looked at her blankly. Elizabeth quickly turned away and rushed out of the room.

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When Parker reached age six, she would do nothing but play with Wesley. He was glad to have the chance to be true friends with her again. Ages five through eleven were their "prime time" as he called it. They were best friends during this time. Once Wes went to high school things just weren't the same. He was going to take advantage of these few days when they could play together again.

Everyone played tag, hide-and-go-seek, and plenty of other fun, childish games. Elizabeth would even force Loki to join in on occasion.

When Parker first became ten, she recognized Tony. Elizabeth and Lily knew that it was at age ten when Parker watched her first pre-Avenger Marvel movie: Iron Man. They didn't really explain much to her and she didn't really bother to ask questions.

The few joyful days of fun and play soon passed and Parker was becoming more mature. It was also when she became more wary. When she was eleven she had watched Iron Man two. When she became twelve (nearly thirteen) she had watched Avengers, Thor, and Captain America. This made things very problematic and Lily and Elizabeth had to explain the situation to their shrunken friend.

Steve would try to talk to Parker, but Parker would stay silent, not saying a word. He didn't know why. Eventually, when Parker reached age fourteen, he confronted her.

Cap knocked on Parker's door. "Come in!" he heard her say. He opened the door and looked inside. Parker looked up from her laptop but quickly looked down once again. "Oh," she said quietly, "I thought you were Lily or Elizabeth…"

Steve came over to her bed. He gestured to the edge. "May I?" he asked politely. Parker nodded. He sat down on the edge of her bed, making the mattress sink under his weight. "I think you should know some things."

Parker glanced up at him but quickly back down at her laptop. "Alright, Spangles," Steve raised an eyebrow at the nickname, "shoot."

Steve cleared his throat. "Well…you know of situation."

"That I'm actually a twenty-five year old superhero and I switched dimensions, yeah."

Steve nodded. "And that's about all you know?" Parker confirmed that. "Right…well…since you are an adult, you've obviously been through and had things you probably haven't yet at your current age."

Parker raised an eyebrow at him before looking at her computer. "Meaning?"

"Meaning…relationships."

Parker looked up, slightly wide eyed but she soon hid it. "Yeah," she said with a nonchalant shrug, "of course. That is to be expected." She started squirming awkwardly. "Why do you bring it up?"

Steve cleared his throat once more, trying to make it as un-awkward as he could. "Well…you…and I…"

Parker's eyes got wide. "Oh…oh…uh…oh…" she said awkwardly. Steve nodded. "Oh…well…oh…"

Steve shook his head. "I probably shouldn't have–"

"No," Parker interrupted, "it's…it's fine…it's just…" she sighed. "It's weird. From my current point of view you aren't real. From my point of view, you're just a character my friends have a celebrity crush on. And I do too." Steve looked at Parker, listening to her story. Parker's cheeks went pink and she looked down at her lap. "I'm not sure if older me ever told you that, but you need to know. You need to know that. I don't know what future me is like, but as of right now I have a celebrity crush on the actor who plays you and you as a character, not you as a person because from my point of view you aren't a real person. None of you are. It's all just so surreal. Now, I don't know anything about the relationship between you and future me but I just thought you should know what kind of a background I'm coming from." Parker looked back up at Steve and twisted the edge of her comforter between her fingers.

Steve sat silently for a moment, trying to come up with a response. He took in a deep breath, breathing it out slowly. "Well…" he said, "…things are different. Most teens go through the celebrity crush stage–"

"And you'd know," Parker joked with a smirk.

Steve chuckled. "Even when I was a kid teens had celebrity crushes, yes. But that's not the point. My point is, people change. Everyone leaves the celebrity crush stage. Parker – I mean – you are different. The you I know and that I've known for a while had shown no signs of bandwagoning, and – trust me – I know what the signs are. It's not that at all. It's real and it always has been. Everyone was a bit more naïve when they were young. Nearly everyone grows out of it, and Parker – you–" he corrected himself, "–surely have."

Parker looked back at Steve with sad eyes. "It sounds like older me is much better than current me."

"Don't say that. You just matured, that's all. And if you don't like the way you are, then tough, because lots of others do. Besides, you have your future self to look forward to."

"Such comforting words of wisdom," Parker muttered.

Okay guys, the next chapter is the last. I'll see you then!