Grimm Beginnings

Before the Army, before S.H.I.E.L.D . . . there was Carter's Circus. This Is That Story.

So about three weeks ago, I took my four year old to the circus that was visiting San Antonio where we're from. And as I was watching the trapeze act, I literally texted my beta, Julorean, and declared that I NEEDED the Brothers Grimm as trapeze artists. Thus, this fic was born. I make no apologies. Okay, so this takes place in August of 1987 in Angel Grove, California (remember what I said about the MMPR crossover. You'll see mention of one character, but none of them make appearances.) This means that Will is about a month shy of 21, Barney is 18, Jason is almost 16, Aaron is 13 and Clint is four months from 11. Will has been in the Army with Spec Ops for almost three years; he's commanding his own unit and he's a Captain. His sergeant with the unit is one Owen Elliot; as established in the UALP, they've been friends for a loooooong time, not including the years Owen was with Division and Will & Marina both thought he was dead. In Chapter 181, Marina tells her son Sam Braddock and Gus Maitland a very abridged version of her love story with Will. This outtake takes place during the medical leave Marina was describing at that time. Ergo, Will starts this fic injured. This is two parts, and both are lengthy. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing this. Translations are at the end same as always.