Chapter Two: The Red Barrier
Natasha walked into the kitchen to fix herself a snack. This was the time where she really wanted some comfort food. Clint walked in just a few moments after Natasha did.
"Let's talk, Nat." Clint mentioned.
Natasha grabbed an apple from the pantry and ate it.
"There's nothing to talk about." Natasha said bluntly.
"Nat, you know that I'm good for this. Let me come." Clint stated.
Natasha looked at Clint sadly. Clint felt like he knew how Natasha was feeling just from that one look.
"I just don't want to lose you like I lost Steve."
Clint walked over to Natasha and offered a hug which Natasha accepted.
"Steve made a choice on Vormir. He wanted for you to live. He wanted for you to lead us."
"It should've been me." Natasha said.
"It was an impossible choice and an impossible struggle. There was no outcome that would have been perfect. The sacrifice was needed to save 3.5 billion people. Steve made that choice." Clint replied.
Natasha turned away from Clint and said nothing.
"We don't know what kind of threats are out there but we have to be ready. We need Wanda. I know her and I can really help."
"We have no idea what happened to Wanda or what kind of state she must be in right now. We only know that she lost Vision and every family that she's ever known."
"Not us. She still has us. We just need to remind her of that." Clint said.
Natasha nodded. She couldn't disagree with Clint's points as much as she wanted to.
"You're in." She said.
Natasha and Clint walked back to the main conference room where they were having their meeting. Everyone was still there as before. Clint took a seat next to Tony while Natasha stood up in the front of the room.
"Clint, Bruce and I are going to go to Westview. The rest of you I'd like to ask for you to stay here and watch over the compound. We will keep you updated and may require more assistance if more things happen." Natasha said.
"Sounds good." Maria commented.
"So you don't need me then?" Sam asked.
"For right now, but that will likely change." Natasha replied.
"So when do we go?" Bruce asked.
"As soon as you're ready." Natasha answered.
"I can be ready tomorrow morning." Bruce commented.
"Me too." Clint added.
"We'll leave tomorrow morning early. Only bring what is absolutely essential. I'm gonna end the meeting for today and get some rest. Thank you all for coming. It means a lot." Natasha said.
Natasha then walked out of the room. Maria decided to leave the facility which left the men alone.
"Do you boys want to go for a swim?" Tony asked.
"I'm down." Bruce said.
"I gotta get back to my sister. She needs my help. Another time." Sam said.
Sam left the compound. Clint followed Tony and Bruce to the men's locker room. Clint and Tony stripped naked while Bruce put on a swimsuit.
"What are you doing?" Tony asked.
"Huh?" Bruce asked.
"Tony doesn't allow suits in his pool." Clint said.
"The lint gets in the filter. It's how they did it when I was younger. No suits for men." Tony commented.
"Oh. Well I guess it's okay. It's just us guys right?" Bruce asked.
Clint and Tony both nodded. Bruce removed his swimsuit revealing his naked body. Tony felt excited to see Bruce naked. It had been a while.
"Okay. Pool time." Tony said.
Tony, Clint and Bruce all walked outside of the locker room which connected to a nice sized pool. Tony jumped into the pool which splashed Clint and Bruce. Bruce gently got into the pool while Clint dipped his feet in but did not get into the pool.
"I have to say this feels liberating." Bruce said.
"There's nothing like it. Men should always swim naked." Tony commented.
Bruce felt a surge of arousal as he couldn't help but check out Clint's muscular body and large penis. Bruce also felt excited to see Tony who had the best ass Bruce had ever seen in his entire lifetime.
"Are you turned on?" Tony asked.
"Yeah. I'm a little shy about this but I am gay." Bruce said.
"Why are you shy about that?" Clint asked.
"Well, I just feel like it could make things awkward." Bruce said.
Tony walked over closer to Bruce and wrapped his hands around Bruce's back. Their bodies were pressed up against each other.
"What's awkward? I mean, I'm bi and very proud of it." Tony said.
"And I could care less. It's flattering to be noticed by anyone of any gender. I don't know if I'd do anything with a dude or not but I'm very appreciative of being noticed." Clint commented.
Bruce felt his erection harder as he felt Tony's body pressed up against his. Bruce let out a gasp as Tony's erection pressed up against Bruce's.
"Oh, fuck. That's good." Bruce said.
"What are you boys doing under there?" Clint asked.
"Just some guy stuff." Tony commented.
Clint then got into the water and swam right next to Tony and Bruce.
"Can I give you a hug?" Bruce asked.
Clint smirked and allowed for Bruce to hug him. Clint felt Bruce's erection which only made Clint laugh. Clint wasn't hard himself as he usually would only get an erection in the company of women. However, the affection felt very nice for Clint.
"I'm a little worried about you guys." Tony shared.
Clint and Bruce pulled away from one another.
"You mean about Wanda?" Bruce asked.
"Just the whole thing. We don't entirely know what were are up against here." Tony said.
"We will be fine. We'll call if we need you. But we need Wanda on our team, just like we need Stephen." Clint said.
"Plus there's a Sword agent trapped too. She's innocent and needs our help." Bruce added.
"I know. I trust you guys. I just really care, you know?" Tony asked.
Clint jumped on top of Tony and playfully rough housed with him. Tony felt aroused by the closeness with Clint. Bruce felt excited to see Tony and Clint's naked bodies wrestle so closely with one another.
"If I wasn't gay before, I definitely am now. God damn." Bruce said.
At around 7am or so in the morning, Natasha left the compound along with Bruce and Clint. Natasha brought a pair of her batons while Clint brought his arrows and bow. Bruce brought his laptop. Other than that, they had nothing but the clothes on their backs. It would take several hours to get to Westview from upstate New York. Natasha drove the car and mostly tuned out the conversations with Bruce and Clint.
"Have you been with lot of women?" Bruce asked.
"I've done alright. Why do you ask?" Clint asked.
"It's just a turn on." Bruce said shyly.
"Before I met my wife, I would have some fun with the ladies. After we decided to call it quits, I've been having more fun. Tony really likes to watch." Clint said.
"Can I also watch sometime?" Bruce asked.
Bruce looked away from Clint and blushed.
"You can watch anytime you want." Clint answered.
"You're just so hot." Bruce commented.
"You're gonna make me blush." Clint said.
"I'm sorry, Natasha. Is this bothering you?" Bruce asked.
"I wasn't listening." Natasha replied.
"Bruce wants to bang me." Clint said jokingly.
Bruce blushed again.
"He doesn't need even more of an ego, Bruce." Natasha joked.
"I just can't help it. He's so sexy." Bruce said.
"Get a room, you two." Natasha joked.
The remaining hours of the trip went by quickly. Before Natasha knew it, she made it to Westview. She took the exit and then pulled up to a large campsite. She parked the car and walked along with Clint and Bruce to the largest tent at the center of the campsite.
"Black Widow? Hulk? Hawkeye? What are you all doing here?"
Clint and Bruce said nothing. Natasha walked up to the man and grimaced.
"Are you Tyler Hayward?" Natasha asked.
Tyler nodded.
"Yes. Now I'll ask again. What are you all doing here?"
"Fury asked for our help so that's why we're here." Natasha said.
Natasha looked around and noticed that there were several different versions of televisions all on a ledge to her left. Natasha noticed several different SWORD agents with clipboards, pencils and pens.
"Well we have everything under control here." Tyler said.
"Really? Have you been able to save Wanda, Stephen and Monica?" Natasha asked.
"We have everything under control."
"Clearly you don't." Clint said.
Clint walked over to one of the television monitors and was blown away by what he saw.
"Guys, look." Clint added.
Natasha and Bruce walked over to the monitor. They saw Wanda and Vision acting like it was a 1950's sitcom complete with black and white visuals and with Wanda doing the dishes and Vision looking like a 1950's businessman.
"What is this?" Natasha asked.
"This is a classified investigation. I will share no details with you about what's going on." Tyler replied.
"Let's see more outside." Bruce said.
Bruce, Clint and Natasha ignored Tyler and went outside. They all noticed several other tents with similar layouts to the one they were just in. As they walked closer to the Westview sign, they noticed a bright red barrier preventing anyone from going inside.
"Why isn't there anyone out here investigating this barrier?" Natasha asked.
Natasha, Clint and Bruce walked right up to the barrier. Suddenly, all three of them felt lightheaded and tired.
"I feel like I need to get some water." Bruce said.
Bruce walked away from the barrier. Clint found himself very disoriented and looked away from the barrier which helped Clint feel better. The effect didn't bother Natasha as much as Clint and Bruce.
"Wanda has to be in here." Natasha said.
Natasha kept walking closer to the barrier. Natasha looked behind her and found that Bruce and Clint were gone. Natasha then felt a pulling sensation. She found that all she could do was walk closer and closer to the barrier. As Natasha placed her hands right on the red barrier, she was pulled inside of it leaving no trace of her.