Black Widow's Origins

Even if Happy barely counted as a friend, that still didn't make sense.

There were so many good friends at S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain America included, yet Apocalypse had never helped set any of them up.

Setting Happy up was one thing, but personally playing wingman for a nobody?!

Never mind Pepper Potts, Black Widow, Daisy, Wanda, Helen, and the other women—even Nick Fury and Captain America didn't believe it.

Maybe Happy was the wingman instead.

His job was to lure away the third wheel beside Apocalypse's target, giving Apocalypse an opening.

When Happy video-called Iron Man, Pepper Potts and Black Widow had both seen May.

The two women discussed it. Could the Apocalypse King have a taste for mature women, especially those who still had their charms?

How else could they explain him ignoring all the stunning beauties at S.H.I.E.L.D. to go after someone else's aunt?

Black Widow couldn't stomach it and insisted on coming to see for herself.

As for Captain America, Daisy, and Quicksilver, they had come on Nick Fury's orders.

With Nick Fury's methods, even a bit of snooping had to be airtight.

A quick check of the files revealed a guy calling himself Spider-Man, bouncing around near Queens. He would do nicely.

Using that as a pretext, Nick Fury sent Captain America over to investigate.

Only after the door opened did they discover that May was the only woman in the house.

And May held Happy's hand tightly the entire time.

Only then did everyone realize they had made another huge blunder.

Afraid Apocalypse would start asking questions, they hurriedly changed the subject.

They showered their hostess, May, with compliments.

From the decor to May's looks, her work, and the difficulties of being a guardian, they praised it all.

The six of them took turns complimenting her,