[ it should have been natasha — it should have been natasha and clint, actually. the two of them are actually trained as spies, whereas steph is just a soldier and peter is a scavenger and self-proclaimed star lord. natasha and clint would be suited for this kind of undercover work, whereas the only reason steph isn't already regretting this is that she knows it's necessary, and that there's no point.
the fate of the earth and the entire galaxy rests on them being able to sell the image of a newly-wed couple well enough to gain an audience with the queen of the aliens who have decided that blowing up planets is as great a pasttime as any and who yet somehow value new love and like to see it up close.
( they don't really need an audience with the queen, they just need to get on the main ship so that they can destroy it from the inside and thereby stop the fleet from blowing earth to bits.
killing on such a large scale doesn't sit right with steph, either, but it's the best plan they have. it's the only chance they've got. )
she still spares a moment to wishing that natasha wasn't sitting by clint's hospital bed, nursing a broken collarbone and several fractured ribs of her own. ]
Don't forget: you're supposed to be in love with me, not yourself.
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the fate of the earth and the entire galaxy rests on them being able to sell the image of a newly-wed couple well enough to gain an audience with the queen of the aliens who have decided that blowing up planets is as great a pasttime as any and who yet somehow value new love and like to see it up close.
( they don't really need an audience with the queen, they just need to get on the main ship so that they can destroy it from the inside and thereby stop the fleet from blowing earth to bits.
killing on such a large scale doesn't sit right with steph, either, but it's the best plan they have. it's the only chance they've got. )
she still spares a moment to wishing that natasha wasn't sitting by clint's hospital bed, nursing a broken collarbone and several fractured ribs of her own. ]
Don't forget: you're supposed to be in love with me, not yourself.