Natasha and Yelena decided to go into the lane pools and race. As predicted, Yelena won. And then Kate joined them. And...she beat both Black Widow sisters. They may have been the better fighters, but Kate was the far superior athlete. Meanwhile, Lila and Cooper went back to their family, and upon seeing this, Natasha, Yelena, and Kate joined them. Clint told his two oldest, "I'm so proud of you two. Lila, you didn't hesitate to fight back against that creepy bozo. And Cooper, seeing you throw his ass out...I raised a great boy. I love you two." Lila smiled, "Cooper has always been caring like that." Cooper replied, "Of course, but you did most of it. It's nice to have a badass little sister. It must be nice to be the badass of the kids." Lila laughed, "Me? Dude, you're just as much if not more than me. You've saved my ass a couple of times."
"That's a-" "Like that time where that one guy tried to throw the ball at me on the basketball court, and you beat him up and were sent to the office?" Cooper laughed, "And then dad got that scrapped from my record. But you're a badass yourself. Like when that girl in your grade pushed Nathaniel and you gave her the beating she deserved. You're the badass of the family." Lila decided to pull out the big guns. "Did you forget about that time you literally carried me out of the pool when I had that stomach cramp?" Kate suddenly asked, "Stomach cramp? Why were you swimming when you were on your-" Lila laughed and quickly told her, "Not that kind of stomach cramp. We had some sodas, and I, unfortunately, drank a passion fruit drink because I thought it sounded cool. It made my stomach act up, and after Cooper got me out of the pool, we quickly changed back, which was very difficult for me to do." Cooper finished the story, "I called my dad and we met at the clinic. We found out that Lila had that reaction because she was allergic to passion fruit. I was glad my baby sister was safe, and that it wasn't worse than it could've been." Lila rolled her eyes jovially. "Okay Cooper, now you're pushing it. Baby sister? Boy, I'm only two years younger than you." Yelena laughed. "Yeah, you two don't have a big age gap. Unlike me and Natasha, or you two and Nathaniel." Nathaniel laughed, "Yeah, I was happy Lila ended up being okay." Laura added, "He loves his big sister. He was crying the whole way when we were driving to the medical center!" Nathaniel covered his face in embarrassment, causing Lila to smile and hug him. "It's alright lil bro, no one is judging you for it." Cooper hugged from the other side, "Yeah, this just shows that you care about your sister. And that makes you a great brother." Natasha shed a little tear. Kate asked, "You good, Nat?" She said, "Yeah. It just really makes me happy to see these kids and how much they love each other."
Lila noticed Kate only eating a small salad. "Kate? Why are you only eating a small salad? These nachos are so good." Kate smiled, "Force of habit, being an athlete and all. I try to stay lean, and not bulk up too much. Your metabolism won't be as fast as it used to be when you hit college." Lila said, "Well, glad I've got one more year left. And besides, I'm not a boy, so I don't have to worry about overeating. I'll hopefully be able to maintain this flat stomach for a while." Nathaniel asked Lila for some, so she let him finish the other half of her nachos. Clint said, "Yeah, for sure. My Lila does not eat as much as my boys. This one, Cooper, he especially eats a whole lot."
"Dad, I have to bulk up! And it's not my fault you buy so much good meat! Oh wait, it actually kind of is." Laura asked, "Yelena, Natasha, Kate, do you guys like hot dogs?" Natasha talked, "Me and 'Lena do, Kate not so much."
"Well, my husband and I make really good ones. All three of our kids like different condiments on it." Simultaneously, the three kids stated their favorites. Cooper's was ketchup, Lila's was mustard, and little Nathaniel liked mayo. Natasha and Yelena looked at each other surprised. Kate chuckled, "kids." Kate looked at Nathaniel. "Little Nate, I know your sister and brother have their favorite sports. What about you? You doing any sport yet?" He said, "Baseball. Cooper is really nice and even though he doesn't play he still helps me with my pitching." Kate smiled, "Yeah, sounds like Cooper. He seems like a good older brother." Lila quickly responded, "Hell yeah he is. Even if he can't cook." Clint teased, "Damn right he can't." Lila said, "I'm gonna go off the diving board now. Cooper, get a video of it." She walked towards the board, and climbed up. She was doing the 10 foot dive. She passionately screamed for joy as she flipped off it and landed feet-first into the pool. She swam back to her brother and saw the video. "Aw yeah, this one's good." Cooper said, "Now you get me." He went backwards and did a backflip off the board. He swam back to Lila and she said, "Man, yours looks so much cooler." He said, "it's alright, sis. Sometimes I have to be the more badass one. So, what do you say? Wanna play some family water basketball?" Lila smiled, "I'd love that. Let's get everyone except for mom." They called them over, and they all got up to join them. Natasha said, "Make sure not to hurt each other with sibling rivalries!" Nathaniel told her, "Don't worry, auntie Nat. Cooper and Lila are way too caring. Cooper is a better fighter than Lila, so once when he was training her, her accidentally hit her right here." He tapped on his ribs. "Cooper felt so bad about it, he was almost crying." Lila added, "He's a strong guy, but I kept telling him that it was okay. I knew it was on accident. It was my fault for blocking the wrong way. He shouldn't be blamed for being the better fighter." Cooper teased, "And Lila is a tough cookie herself. Like that time she gave me that bloody nose!" Lila quickly responded, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hit that hard!"
"Heh, don't be. I should've been able to block it, you were just too quick for me." Cooper then pulled Lila aside, "Lila, just to make sure, you're feeling good, right? Didn't eat anything you're not supposed to?"
"I'm at 100%, big bro. And also, I only ate like three or four. I was wanting to ask you to play for a while so I made sure not to eat too much." They were suddenly interrupted by a weird growling noise. Cooper, knowing too well, said, "Aunt Nat? Is that you?" She said, "Sorry, kids. I just had to listen. But my tummy decided to give me away. It let you guys know that I had some beer here." Nathaniel, having no filter said, "Well, tell your beer belly to be quiet when we play." Natasha looked down at her belly sadly, and Cooper said, "Shut up, Nathaniel. You can't say things like that." Lila said, "Yeah little bro. I'll beat you up if you make fun of auntie Nat again!" He quickly walked away, next to Yelena. Natasha said, "Kids really don't hold back..." And once she was the right distance away, Lila pulled her brother back and said, "man, I feel really bad but that was funny. I had to try not to laugh." Cooper responded, "I'm glad you've gotten better at that. But at the same time, I am surprised. Aunt Nat has definitely gained some weight." She agreed, "Yeah, glad you can actually say it in a good way. If I ever gain too much, will you tell me?" Cooper laughed, "Please, lil sis. You're fine, and very good about your health. I'm proud of you for that." She said, "Thanks. Part of it is that I'm good about health, but I won't lie. My body image is another thing. I don't want to look fat or too skinny. I wanna be just right. Sorry if this is too much information." Cooper assured her, "It's not, don't worry. It actually makes me feel good that you're okay with talking to me about this. I love you, Lila." "Love you too, Cooper. Last one to the pool is the loser!" They both dashed towards the pool, with Cooper outrunning her. However, as Cooper jumped in, Lila did a forward leaping dive and landed in the water at the same time as him. Volleyball definitely helped her learn that. Clint laughed, "I think it's a tie. So what do we say? Me, Nat, and Yelena vs. you four?"
"It's on." Cooper told them, "We've got Kate on our team, I think we're safe." Kate told them that she'd guard Yelena, and Cooper said, "I'll guard my dad, since I'm taller so it'd be best for me to do it." "I'll guard aunt Na-" Nathaniel quickly cut his sister off, "I'll guard auntie Nat." She asked why he wanted to do it. He said, "You're a better passer and shooter than me. I can guard auntie Nat to leave you open. It'll be hard for me though." Lila pulled him aside, "You're still a little kid, so you know it'll be hard, right?" He nodded. "Just...don't tell ANYONE I told you this, but remember her weakness." And she quickly went back to the others, and Nathaniel realized what she meant. Kate asked, "What were you saying?" "She told...uh...said that...I...um she-"
"I told him that it will be hard so he should always check his surroundings." She gave him a big sister glare, making him keep his mouth shut. They all got in the water, and Lila threw the ball in the air. Cooper used his reach advantage over his dad, and took it. Kate tricked Yelena by splashing on her left side, but being on her right. Cooper passed to Kate, and she scored for them. Next, it was the grown-ups' turn. Yelena passed to Clint, who barely caught it with his son guarding him. Nathaniel was behind Nat, and knew what to do. Clint passed to Nat. She noticed Nathaniel down in the water and slowly walked over to him, fully standing in the pool. "Nate, are you okAY-" And he poked Natasha in the navel very hard, causing her to drop the ball. He took it, and threw it to Lila with all of his might. She threw it to Kate, who passed it to Cooper, who made the shot with relative ease. Cooper called a time out, and bent down to whisper to Lila, "Did you tell him to do that?" She nodded while laughing. He shook his head and said with a chuckle, "You're such a bad influence." She said, "I mean, she told us herself. And it's an easy target, so he can know to help us win."
"Easy target?" "I mean yeah. I love her but it's true that she has a bit of a potbelly. Man, I feel this pain inside even saying that." Cooper looked confused and asked why. She said, "She's my auntie Nat. Saying that about her makes me feel bad." He sighed. "Will a hug make you feel better?" "Sure. Thanks big bro, you know me well." He gave her a nice hug, and after the hug said, "Alright, ready to keep kicking ass?" and lightly hit her in the stomach. She punched him in the stomach and said, "Ready." Cooper slightly reacted and said "Damn, you really are getting stronger." She shook her fist and said, "I couldn't tell, you work out too much. But yeah, let's go." And they continued embarrassing their dad the sisters. Eventually, they'd lost count of how many times the kids had scored, when Clint said, "Alright, kids win." As they all climbed out of the pool, Lila lightly groaned in pain. Cooper, noticing where her arm was freaked out. Lila said, "My stomach...it really hurts..." Cooper cried, "Was it the nachos? The only drink you had was a lemonade this time!" She got up and said, "Got you!" while laughing. Cooper pushed her into the pool. When she got out, she said while laughing, "I had that coming, don't worry guys." Cooper said, somewhat annoyed, "Lila, you're my little sister. And my best friend. I love you a lot, so please don't scare me like that." She said, "Fine, I'm sorry. Love you too, Coop." Clint and Laura looked at each other and shook their heads while smiling. Natasha said, "Actually though, my stomach isn't feeling too great." Yelena sighed, "Tried to warn you." They all laughed and enjoyed the rest of their time at the park.