NO ONE'S POV:

(Jack's still holding a sword to Clint's throat.)

Jack: Stay exactly where you are.

(Y/N): If you know what's good for you, bub, you'll put down the sword.

Jack: And if I don't?

(Kate runs up to them before anything can happen.)

Kate: Jack, no!

(Eleanor turns on the lights.)

Eleanor: What the hell is going on?

(She looks at the situation.)

Eleanor: And why is there a pair of Avengers in my dining room?

Clint: Hi.

(Y/N): Hello.

(Jack lowers his sword.)

Jack: Oh, my God. You're...You're Archer. And Wolverine.

Kate: Hawkeye.

Clint: Clint.

(Y/N): *retracts his claws*

Kate: It's the branding issue, I'm telling you.

Clint: Yeah, sure.

(Y/N): She may have a point. I mean, he got my name right.

Clint: Shut up, please.

Jack: [chuckles]

(Cut to Eleanor & Jack sitting at a table, across from Kate, Clint, & Y/N.)

Kate: Hawkeye, Wolverine, and I are working a case, and we needed to use the bathroom. He did. So, we were by the house, we dropped in. No big deal.

Eleanor: Working on a case together?

Jack: How terrific.

Kate: They're my partners.

Clint: We're not her partners.

(Y/N): We're more like her associates.

Clint: We're not that either.

Kate: Well, we're friends-slash-partners.

Clint: I wouldn't really describe us as friends.

(Eleanor gets a notification from her phone.)

Eleanor: Someone used my laptop to sign onto my work account ten minutes ago. Any thoughts, Kate? Hawkeye? Wolverine?

Kate: You'll never get anything outta them. See, CB-One has trouble opening up.

Clint: Nobody calls me CB-One.

Kate: I'm just tryin' it out for a second. Probably some early childhood thing. He thinks he doesn't tell me much, but he ends up telling me all of it.

Clint: I virtually tell her nothing.

Kate: I think it's 'cause I'm generally pretty chill. Old Weapon X here has really made me feel comfortable. It's probably because I remind him of his sister.

(Y/N): That's a stretch.

Kate: Ah. I'm not like, "Oh, my God, Hawkeye!" or "It's the Wolverine!" [chuckles]

Clint: Definitely not chill.

(Y/N): The complete opposite of chill.

Jack: By the way, thank you...for saving the world.

(Y/N): Anytime.

Clint: Don't mention it.

Eleanor: I would like my daughter to start telling me the truth.

Kate: I logged into your account because I needed information on an actual case with actual people who are in actual danger.

Eleanor: So, Kate is helping you with an Avengers-level threat?

Clint: Well, not exactly.

(Y/N): It's not that serious.

Eleanor: But you are working together?

Clint: Yes. It sounds weird, 'cause it is.

(Y/N): *shrugs his shoulders*

Eleanor: Okay. Well, I guess I'm just gonna have to trust everyone at this table to do what's right.

(Clint notices his Ronin sword.)

Clint: Hmm.

Kate: Cool. It was great bumpin' into you guys. We should get...

Eleanor: Please stay.

(She looks at Clint & Y/N.)

Eleanor: Can I see you out?

Clint: I'll get my coat. Jack.

(Y/N): I'm sure this'll be painful.

(Cut to Eleanor, Clint, & Y/N waiting for the elevator to arrive.)

Eleanor: Let me clarify.

Clint: Yeah.

(Y/N): Please do.

Eleanor: She is not a Super Hero.

Clint: Oh, yeah. Come on, we already knew that.

(Y/N): Pretty obvious.

Clint: She's pretty good at all this, but...

Eleanor: Natasha Romanoff was pretty damn good at it.

(This catches Clint & Y/N's attention.)

Eleanor: Being good isn't always enough to keep you alive.

Clint: I see.

Eleanor: And we're not lucky enough to have a power that allows you to come back from anything. I bet you wish your brother had that power.

(Y/N): *grits teeth* Okay.

(The elevator door opens as it arrives.)

Eleanor: Clint? (Y/N)?

Clint: Yeah?

(Y/N): What?

Eleanor: Do either of you have kids? Yeah, I'm gonna assume that you do. It's been a rough week for my family. But I am letting you know that I cannot lose Kate. I've lost people before. I know in your line of work, both of you have, too.

Clint: We understand. Okay.

(Y/N): Hear you loud and clear.

(They walk into the elevator.)

Eleanor: So, you'll forget this case?

Clint: We can't do that. But what we can do is ensure that your daughter stays safe. Okay?

(Y/N): Sound good?

(Cut to inside of the elevator where we see Clint with his Ronin sword & he texts his wife, Laura, to run "Sloan LTD" for him. We see Eleanor call someone but she leaves a voicemail saying it's urgent & to call her back. Cut to Clint & Y/N walking down a sidewalk, talking to their wives over their phones.)

(Y/N): So, it's looking like we're gonna need one more day.

Natasha: That's unfortunate.

(Y/N): Yeah, this kid we're helping is stuck in the middle of it, so we can't leave until we know she's safe.

Natasha: Killer.

(Y/N): Yeah?

Natasha: Your daughter would really like to talk to you.

(Y/N): Put her on then!

(Natasha puts Laura on the phone.)

Laura: Hey, dad.

(Y/N): Hey, little lady. I miss you.

Laura: I miss you, too.

(Y/N): Be sure to tell your brother that I miss him too.

Laura: I will. Oh! I showed Nathaniel my claws yesterday.

(Y/N): Really? How'd he react?

Laura: He thought they were cool!

(Y/N): [chuckles] Of course he did.

Laura: I tried convincing Daken to show him his but he didn't.

(Y/N): One day, little lady.

Laura: Yeah.

(Y/N): He didn't touch your claws, did he?

Laura: No.

(Y/N): That's good.

Laura: Why is that good?

(Y/N): Well, your claws are bone and if anyone other than yourself, your brother, mother, or myself were to touch them; just make sure their hands are sanitized.

Laura: Okay?

(Y/N): Good.

Laura: You know that I can't get sick, right?

(Y/N): True but I am still your father. So...

Laura: Want to talk to mom?

(Y/N): Yeah. Tell your brother that I miss him.

Laura: I will. Bye, dad.

(Y/N): Bye, Laura.

(Laura hands the phone back to her mother.)

(Y/N): Thanks.

Natasha: Come on, killer. You don't have to thank me for letting you talk to your daughter.

(Y/N): Good point. Anyway, I'm sure you're enjoying your time with Laura. Clint's wife.

Natasha: I know who you meant. And I am.

(Y/N): I'm sure you two are having plenty of "motherly" conversations.
Natasha: Just like how you and Clint are having "fatherly" conversations?

(Y/N) & Natasha: [chuckles]

Natasha: She's really enjoying what I've been telling her about you.

(Y/N): What have you been telling her?

Natasha: Oh. Nothing you should be concerned about.

(Y/N): Just don't tell her too much.

Natasha: No promises, killer.

(Y/N): Yeah.

(Y/N hangs up. Kate spends some time with her mother & Jack. Cut to Y/N & Clint in Kate's aunt's apartment where Y/N is sitting across from Clint who has frozen margaritas taped to his wrists & joints.)

Clint: [sighs in relief]

(Y/N): Getting old sucks, huh?

Clint: Yes. Yes, it does.

(They get a buzz downstairs so Clint finds out who it is & it's Kate.)

Kate: It's me. I come bearing pizza and holiday cheer. Let me in.

Clint: Mmm.

(Y/N): She had me at pizza.

(Clint lets her in. She enters with her dog, carrying a bunch of stuff & pizza.)

Kate: Hey!

Clint & (Y/N): Hey.

Kate: All right, this is the classic Hawkeye costume we've been waitin' for.

Clint: What is all this?

(She places the stuff she's holding down.)

Kate: This is me saving the holidays.

Clint: Is that right?

(Y/N): It's a miracle.

Kate: I'll get you both home in time for the big day. Figured in the meantime, we could celebrate.

(She sits next to Y/N.)

Kate: It's movie marathon night, right? Check this out. I got movies.

(Y/N): Do you have Die Hard?

Kate: Do I have Die Hard? The best Christmas movie ever? Do I have Die Hard? Of course I have Die Hard!

(Y/N): With each passing day, I like you more and more.

Clint: That's very thoughtful of you. Thanks.

(Y/N): Appreciate it. Truly.

Clint: But yeah, can we put a pause on that and talk about Sword Boy for a minute? You got instincts, kid.

(Y/N): You definitely have a knack for this.

Kate: What do you mean?

Clint: So, I did a little digging and turns out, Sloan's a shell company that launders money for the Tracksuits. And Jack Duquesne is the CEO.

Kate: You sure?

Clint: Mmm.

Kate: Okay, well, we're just gonna have to come up with a plan to take him down my mom's fiancé's organized crime ring while simultaneously having a heartwarming holiday celebration.

(They begin to plan...among other things.)

Kate: Okay, cops. We need to get the cops off my back. TSM, we need to get them to leave us alone. And we need to figure out why and how Jack is connected to it all.

Clint: Yeah, right.

(Y/N): Cool.

Kate: This is the part where either of you, preferably both of you finish my sentence with a plan.

Clint: Planning's not really my thing.

(Y/N): I'm a fighter. Not a planner.

Clint: Are sure that's dry erase?

(She tries to erase what she's written but it doesn't come off. Cut to them on the couch.)

Kate: How do we get more trick arrows?

Clint: Well, there's no more trick arrows.

Kate: Like in the world?

Clint: Basically.

(Y/N): Bummer.

Clint: I have a few more trick arrowheads. But you can't put 'em on any shaft.

Kate: So, we really have to get these back.

(Cut to Clint & Y/N going through the movies Kate brought.)

Clint: What're you doing?

(Kate's put a Christmas tree that's covering the poster she wrote on.)

Kate: See? Tree covers the parts that won't come off.

Clint: Well, now you're problem-solving.

(Y/N): You're assuming that your aunt is just going to keep that tree for the rest of her life?

(Cut to the trio back on the couch.)

Kate: Have you ever heard of boomerang arrows?

Clint: What? Why would I ever want to use a boomerang arrow?

Kate: Because they come back.

Clint: Exactly.

(Y/N): Wouldn't it just be easier for him to just use boomerangs?

Clint: I'm never using boomerangs.

Kate: Yeah, well, if all trick arrows were boomerangs, then we'd have them all.

Clint: Coming back at us.

Kate: You'd have to...You'd have to dodge. Or just stand behind (Y/N).

Clint: [chuckles]

(Y/N): [chuckles] Not happening.

(They put lights & ornaments on the Christmas tree & Clint shows Kate how to knock someone out from 20 feet away. On the third attempt she gets it.)

Kate: That was crazy.

Clint: Nat bad, kid.

(Y/N): Very nice.

Kate: Not bad. All right. Best shot you ever took?

Clint: Uh, the one I didn't take.

Kate: What does that mean?

Clint: Uh, it means...Never mind, shouldn't have said it.

Kate: Oh, come on, you can't do that. (Y/N), tell him he can't do that.

(Y/N): It's his story.

Clint: Never mind. It's nothin'.

Kate: What? Come on, consider it my Christmas present.

Clint: No, it's not the right time.

Kate: Yes. Look, it'll be a good story, I'm sure...

(Y/N): Natasha Romanoff.

Kate: What? Your wife?

(Clint looks at Y/N.)

(Y/N): Now, I know I said it's your story but I just thought I'd chime in since it's about my wife.

Clint: [sighs] It's about the time I met her. I was sent to take her out. And when I got there, when it was time...Um...I couldn't do it. I just had this feeling she wanted out. Turns out, I was right. She was the best there was.

(Y/N): Amen to that.

Kate: Was? As in, past tense?

(Y/N): Yeah, she's retired. There isn't really time to be heroing around when you're a mother to two kids.

Kate: What about you?

(Y/N): Oh, I'm retired too. But I "unretire" from time to time on special occasions.

Kate: Like this one?

(Y/N): Bingo.

(They look over at the TV & It's a Wonderful Life is on.)

Kate: You lost your family in the Blip?

Clint: Yeah. Like half the world.

Kate: God, that must have been devastating.

Clint: Yeah, there are no words.

(Y/N): Natasha and I should've been there for you.

Clint: And have me be the reason why you two didn't get married? No thank you.

Kate: Is that where you met the Ronin?

Clint: ...

Kate: It's you, isn't it?

Clint: Everybody dealt with the Blip in their own way. I continued to do what I was trained to do.

Kate: Protecting people.

Clint: Hurting people. Investigating first, but in the end, my job has always been to hurt people.

Kate: You were a hero.

Clint: I was a weapon. I was aimed by the right people at the right targets, so...

(Y/N): I kinda know what you were feeling because I've felt the same way when my brother was killed, Natasha was in hiding, my sister and I...I'll just say we weren't on speaking terms. I was in so much pain, alone, and the only thing I could do was inflict that pain onto others. So, I looked for the trash andI  took it out. It was bloody...I made it bloody. I needed it to be bloody. I can't take back what I did during that time. All I can do is try to be better. For Wanda. For Natasha and my kids.

Kate: Look, you made some mistakes, but those are behind you.

Clint: No, it's tied to me. Tied to my family. That's why I'm here. And I can't go home till I fix it.

Kate: ...

Clint: I really appreciate what you did tonight. It means a lot. You know, you should get some rest. You got a big day tomorrow.

Kate: Yes, boss. Good night.

Clint: 'Night.

(Kate walks to her room.)

Clint: You can sleep on the couch, (Y/N).

(Y/N): Thanks. I don't feel like walking back to my hotel anyway.

Clint: Thanks for telling me that. I know it must have been hard for you to tell me that.

(Y/N): Don't mention it.

(He gets comfortable on the couch as Clint takes out his hearing aid & turns off the lamp. Cut to the trio in the morning.)

Clint: Okay, this morning, I'm gonna have a talk with our friend, Kazi. What I want you to do is track down the trick arrows with (Y/N) from our friends, the LARPers.

Kate: [chuckles] Wait, what?

(Y/N): You heard him.

Clint: My tracer arrow stopped moving, and it's over by an NYPD facility down by the bridge. And now the LARPers, they're mostly first responders, one's a cop. See, if they can get access to that NYPD facility.

Kate: LARPer friends?

Clint: Yeah, they're...They're colorful. You're gonna love 'em.

(Y/N): Colorful is the right word to describe them.

Kate: You know, I like to think of them more as our arrows.

Clint: Okay. Go with (Y/N) to get our arrows.

Kate: Hmm.

(Cut to Y/N alongside Kate who's walking her dog. On their way to the LARPers.)

Kate: So, you and Clint LARPed?

(Y/N): I know. It's hard to believe. But I dressed up as a viking. [sighs] It was so badass.

Kate: (Y/N). You're the Wolverine. You're always a badass.

(Y/N): Geez, Kate. Stop buttering me up. I already said I liked you.

(They walk up to the LARPers.)

Kate: Hey, I, uh...We don't mean to interrupt...

(The LARPers continue to practice.)

(Y/N): You're scaring the dog.

Kate: Wow. You guys are...Dedicated.

(Y/N): Among other things.

Missy: Who are you?

Kate: Uh, Hawkeye sent me here with Wolverine on official Avengers business.

(Y/N): Yo.

Kate: I'm his partner-slash-best-friend, Kate.

(Y/N): A girl can dream.

Kate: He said you guys could help us out. One of you is a cop?

Wendy: That's me, Officer Wendy Conrad. Better known as Els-Bath of Deepdale.

(Y/N): Okay.

Kate: Officer. Basically, all we need is some casual, run-of-the-mill evidence tampering. Hawkeye's trick arrows are in an NYPD facility near the Manhattan Bridge.

(They agree to help them if Kate makes it worth their while which she agrees.)

Kate: All in? Okay. This is gonna be great. You guys are awesome, outfits, the...It's just really awesome.

(Y/N): Can't wait.

(Clint has a talk with Kazi. Cut to him entering an apartment to see the LARPers inside & Grills offers him some freshly baked Snickerdoodle cookies.)

Kate: Hey, Clint. How'd your day go?

MIssy: Hi.

(Y/N): [sniffs] Grills. Give me the tray.

Grills: Are you sure? It's still pretty hot-

(Y/N): Give. Me. The. Tray.

Clint: My, uh...My day's been fine. How are you doing?

(She tells him that his gear is on the way while she tries on LARPing clothes.)

Kate: Great, yeah. Better than yours, I'd say. Right, (Y/N)?

(Y/N): *eating cookies*

(She looks at herself in a mirror, wearing a viking vest.)

Kate: Not gonna lie, I look pretty good as a viking.

(Y/N): [muffled] Badass.

Kate: Happy to hear you say that but please don't choke.

(Missy reveals that she made this by hand.)

Kate: Maybe I could hire you to make my next one?

Missy: Oh, yeah. I would love to.

Grills: Hey, wait a second. What if that's our deal?

Clint: What deal?

Grills: We get you the arrows and info, and you get us materials for a new costume.

Kate: Okay, how about enough materials to make your costumes plus three more?

(Y/N): [muffled] No!

Kate: Fine. Two more? I know a certain someone who needs a little help with theirs.

(Missy agrees. Clint gets a text from his wife about the location of the rolex.)

Clint: Okay. I gotta go. (Y/N), finish eating your cookies. You're coming with me.

(Y/N): *swallows as he stands up*

Kate: We gotta go. We're in this together, right?

Clint: You're gonna have to change.

(After a quick talk with Wendy over her bag we cut to the trio on a building rooftop opposite of...)

3715 Goodfrey RD

Kate: You wanna tell me what we're doing here?

Clint: Something very important to me is pinging inside that apartment. It was stolen from a black market auction. I need it back.

(Y/N): Sounds easy enough.

Clint: No lights, no movement.

Kate: [sighs]

Clint: This is our chance.

Kate: This would be a lot easier if we were on a higher rooftop.

(Y/N): Would it?

Clint: That's you think.

Kate: Yeah, exactly. That's why I said it.

Clint: Kate, you always wanna prioritize a quick exit over a quick entrance so when things go sideways, and they usually do, you have an exit strategy. That's why I chose this spot. It's got good sightlines for all my exits. Entry should be easy. Think it should take (Y/N) and I about three and half minutes to get in. So, if you see anything out here, just give me or (Y/N) a signal, Kate. All right?

(He looks around to see Kate nowhere.)

Clint: Where is she?

(Y/N): I don't know.

Clint: You weren't watching her?

(Y/N): I was too busy listening to the plan.

(They a car horn & look down to see Kate walking to the building so they call her.)

Clint & (Y/N): Kate?

Kate: There you are.

Clint: I told you you're supposed to be lookout.

Kate: Yeah, but of the three of us, who do you trust up there not to get distracted?

(Y/N): That's not a good reason.

Clint: That's not fair, that your inability to act like a grown-up helps you get your way.

Kate: [scoffs] No, it's not. But it is what it is.

(Y/N): So spoiled.

Kate: Want to become my fourth favorite Avenger?

Clint: Look, I need you to use your grappling hook arrow to anchor yourself in. Propel down the side of the building to the window. If it's locked, break in quietly.

(Kate does none of that & instead helps an old man who lives with his groceries & follows him into the building. Cut to her & the old man in an elevator.)

Kate: Can I tell you a secret?

Clint: Please don't do this.

(Y/N): Here she goes.

Kate: I was talking to some Avengers. They're in my ear.

Clint: Maybe you should stop talking.

(Y/N): Shut it.

Kate:Yeah, I'm their partner.

(The old man takes the grocery bag Kate's holding & walks out of the elevator.)

Kate: Okay, are you sure? It's really no problem.

(Y/N): He doesn't want to die, Kate.

Kate: All right, you take care now.

(Kate enters the apartment where she covers some flashing lights & finds the rolex. She also finds a small notebook with a page open with Clint' name along with his families' names.)

Kate: Clint, somebody is taking notes on your family.

Clint: What?

Kate: "Clint Barton, wife, Laura, daughter, Lila, age 14,  son, Cooper, age 16, Nate." What...

Clint: Kate, get out of there now.

Kate: What? Why?

(Y/N): For once, can you just do what you're told?

Clint: That light's an alarm. It's a silent alarm for people who can't hear.

(She notices a picture of Maya & her dad.)

Kate: Oh, my God.

Clint: It's Maya's apartment.

(Y/N): All right. We're coming-

*STAB*

(Several small knives are thrown into Y/N's chest causing him to drop to his knees.)

(Y/N): [coughs blood] Come on...

Clint: Who-

(The person who threw the knives into Y/N charges Clint & the two begin to fight as Y/N slowly begins to pull the knives out of his chest.)

(Y/N): [winces]

(All Kate hears on her end is muffled grunting.)

Kate: Clint, what's going on? (Y/N)? Clint?

(She turns around to be smacked in the face by Maya.)

Kate: Maya's here.

(Y/N): *while pulling out a knife* No shit, Sherlock.

Clint: Yeah, I can see that
.
Kate: Then why didn't either of you tell me?

(She's nearly evading Maya.)

Clint: I did. Maya's on the roof with us.
Kate: No, Maya is definitely here.

(She throws dishes at Maya who easily dodges them as Clint puts the person he's fighting into a headlock.)

Clint: Then who the hell am I and (Y/N) fighting?

(Y/N): *pulls out the last knife in his chest* [groans] Let's find out!

(He rises to feet & charges towards Clint & the assailant.)

Kate: [breathing heavily] A little help?

(Maya kicks Kate over her couch.)

Clint: Give me a second.

*THUD*

(Y/N charges in, tackles the assailant to the ground, places his hand around their throat, & kneels over them.)

(Y/N): [sniffs] Oh? You smell familiar. Who are you?

(Rather than answer his question, the assailant shoves both of their thumbs into his eyes.)

(Y/N): [shouts]

(He releases his grab on their throat giving them the chance to kick him off, get up, & go after Clint again.)

Clint: Incoming.

(He fires a zip lane arrow to Kate.)

Clint: Get on the zip lane.

(Y/N stands up with bloodshot eyes &...)

*SKINT*

(Pops his claws. Kate slides across the zip lane but gets stuck in the middle.)

Kate: Oh, this is great. [breathing heavily]

(She starts trying to slide herself across. Y/N aids Clint in the fight. He's even able to slash across the assailant's stomach with the tips of his claws.)

Assailant: [winces]

(In their attempt to dodge one of Y/N's slashes, they pull down the zip lane bringing Kate towards them. Once she's close enough, the assailant grabs her out of the air & throws her into Y/N.)

Kate: [groans] That hurt.

(Y/N): I need you to get off me.

(The assailant is about to shoot Kate but Clint stands between them. Maya appears kicking both of them. Kate's able to disarm the assailant. Maya kicks Y/N in the head with the metal part of her leg.)

*TING*

(Y/N): [groggy growls]

(Maya then kicks Kate away from her. The assailant shocks Maya, sending her to the next building. The electricity happens to be red. They even throw Kate off the building prompting Clint to run over there. Leaving Y/N to deal with the assailant. They duck Y/N's wild swings. The assailant's even able to cross Y/N's wrists together & flip him onto his back.)

(Y/N): Ack!

(Once standing over him, the assailant shocks Y/N in the face.)

(Y/N): *electricity cracking* Damn it...

(Clint cuts Kate down but she adamantly walks back up the building. Once she reaches the top she sees the assailant & Maya double teaming Clint so she fires a flashbang arrow, getting them away from Clint. She shoots an arrow into Maya's shoulder & is about to shoot another one but this causes Maya to begrudgingly flee the fight. The assailant & Clint fight once more, he's able to pull their mask off as the assailant shocks him in the neck.)

Clint: [groans]

(He backs away as Y/N charges at the assailant with arm arched back & about to stab his claws into the assailant's head. As his claws are about to go through the assailant's eyes, he stops & immediately recognizes who they've been fighting.)

(Y/N): [panting, softly] Yelena?

(Y/N & his sister-in-law lock eyes as Kate aims an arrow at her. He retracts his claws as Yelena turns to Kate.)

(Kate lowers the arrow aimed at her.)

Kate: [exhales sharply] Who the hell was that?

Clint: You don't want to know, Kate.

(Y/N): No, really, You don't.

Kate: I cannot be your partner if you don't tell me what's going on.

Clint: You're not my partner. Do you understand that? You never were.

(This breaks her heart.)

Clint: Someone has hired a Black Widow assassin. This has gotten very real, very quickly. So I'm only doing this with (Y/N).

Kate: No, you're not.

(Y/N): Kate...

Kate: Look, I know that tonight didn't go as planned, but I chose to be here. I understand the risk. I understand all of that.

Clint: I'm not gonna do it. Do you hear me? Do you hear me?

Kate: [sniffles]

(Clint walks past Kate and she turns him around.)

Clint: Go home, Kate. It's over.

(Kate walks away as Clint turns his head.)

(Y/N): Fuck.