AUTHOR'S NOTE: I didn't put a note on the first chapter, so you all were probably left in the dark! This story will be updated weekly or fortnightly depending on how much time I have, but always on a Saturday (In Australian EST time). This won't be exactly canon (if you've seen Thor: Ragnarok you'll know what I mean) but still follow quite closely to what happens in the MCU. Also, I'm sorry there hasn't been much Anastasia and Alexei action, but I'm setting up for something really funny to happen so get ready for the next chapter! Enjoy!
After she and Natasha had to convince Thor that no, Bucky had not lost his mind and killed his children in a game of paintball Sharon then had to put a stop to a crying fit from Sarah thinking that her two closest friends were dead. Luckily, her daughter had quickly figured out that the twins weren't dead and the threesome had been cleaned up and were now play-fighting in the living room, which their fathers were enjoying too much for Sharon's liking.
Right after Sarah had flipped Alexei over and had him in a choke hold, Sharon began to get more than a little paranoid about what Alexei, who was much, much stronger than Sarah would do next.
Luckily the tell-tale rumbling of the Wakandan Royal Jet outside ended the fight-turned-south and the children, accompanied by Steve and Bucky hurried to greet T'Challa and Nakia, who were already smiling widely and rushing up to the children.
'Well if it isn't our royal counterparts' Sharon puffed after following the group as fast as her six-inch heels let her. They had become a necessity after marrying Steve.
Nakia turned to Sharon,' Well I couldn't stand being away from the kids another week longer' she beamed, while giving Anastasia's hand a squeeze. Nakia did love their kids.
'Any idea when our good Doctor will be joining us?' T'Challa put in, standing next to his wife.
Of course, Sharon had forgotten completely about the reason why the twosome had arrived. About 24 hours ago they had received an alert from Fury about a newly formed HYDRA base which they would need to take down the following morning. She hadn't told Sarah yet, and she didn't think the twins had been told either, so she kept quiet.
'Yeah, well the party doesn't start till I walk in' Stephen Strange said sarcastically while Christine Palmer, his equally sarcastic girlfriend rolled her eyes. By now the entire Avengers had assembled on the landing pad, including Cassie Lang who just had been dropped off and was already being smothered by Wanda.
'Sarah, Anastasia, Alexei, go play with Cassie' Bucky suggested and the children scampered off.
Sharon eyed her daughter all the way until she reached the compound, and when she turned back to the group, the mood had significantly changed.
'So I presume no-one's told them shit about what's happening tomorrow morning' Tony questioned, referring to the kids. Everyone nodded.
' Outskirts of Kiev, there's an underground system' Steve had gone into mission-mode, 'Minimal damage, we don't have a lot of room to work with, in-and-out and remember those files we talked about'.
The files Steve had mentioned were those discussing a certain Sinthea Shmidt, someone who had cost SHIELD a lot of agents and ended Sharon's second pregnancy two months in after Sin, as she was called stabbed her in the stomach. Steve had been very cautious about Sharon's missions after that.
Tony ended Steve's speech prematurely, with a sigh and 'We'll talk about this later'.
' So where were those files ke-' Sharon started but was interrupted with a loud cry.
'MOMMY! DADDY! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU WERE GOING ON A MISSION!' cried Sarah, clearly distressed.
Steve and Sharon exchanged a look, and rushed back towards the compound, the rest of the team closely behind.
Sarah was staring at a collection of files, presumably information about their target while Anastasia and Alexei raided the pantry for chocolate, and if their brown-smeared faces were anything to go by, they had been sucessful.
'Why didn't you tell me?' pouted Sarah, regaining the attention of the room while Wanda telepathically took the twin's stolen treat.
'Well, Sarah, you see, we kind of wanted it to be a surprise' offered Steve.
'The last time you went on a mission Mommy got all stabbed up by the snake lady and I don't wanna see that again!' Sarah continued her rant.
'We'll take good care of your mother Sarah' Sam reassured with a smirk. God Wilson was infuriating sometimes.
Sarah wasn't convinced entirely but the fact that Scott brought pizza for dinner significantly improved her mood. By the end of the meal, all her playing and pouting over her parents 'doin superhero stuff' had caused her to fall asleep. Sharon thought it too good to be true, and she was correct. She had put off carrying her daughter to bed before she could wake-up (gossiping with Pepper was so much more interesting) and the minute she got up to take Sarah away, all the adults and still-awake children instantaneously perked up. The multicoloured ray, from Asgard was beaming directly onto the balcony and Sharon had a pretty good idea of who it was.
'Oh great, reindeer and alcohol-obsessed Aphrodite are here' groaned Bucky. Loki and Valkyrie had arrived.
Ooohhh! Valki shippers are going to love my next chapter, I just know it!