Coffee and cake
You were sat at a table outside a trendy London restaurant. It was a pleasant summer’s day and you could feel the sun warming you cheeks. You had arrived 5 minutes for your meeting, despite only leaving you home in Wales 2 minutes previous. That was the advantages of teleportation. As long as you’re not late you are going to be on time.
“You’re early” you heard a familiar voice say as a red head took a seat opposite you, with a latte in hand. “It’s a pleasure to see you again Natasha” you said greeting the Avenger. “Well parts of our last meeting was pleasurable” she smirked remembering the mission the two of you had been on a 3 years previous. “I’m guessing that after 3 years this isn’t a social call” You said as you poured tea into your cup.
“Unfortunately no” Natasha said, “I’m here to talk to you about the Avengers initiative.”
You smirked slightly, “I’m not sure I would fit in there Natasha” you said as you stirred the milk into your tea.
“What do you mean?” she asked as she bit into the cupcake she had bought.
“I mean that I’m used to something very different to you guys Natasha, I’m more effective that way, I don’t fight open battles” you said as you thought of everything you had been through at MI6 you had saved the world more times than the rest of the Avengers combined.
“If I didn’t already know, I would have believed you” she said before she sipped her coffee. “You’ve undoubtedly heard of the Red Coat, the British super hero who saved the world when the Avengers were fighting each other.”
You knew where this was going, “The only reason the Red Coat works is because they are like a separate entity from Operative 084, if people find out I’m the Red Coat no one would trust me anymore.” You explained before taking a bite out of your scone.
“Why would you think that” Natasha asked, “you know what I’ve done in the past (y/n), the public still trust me”. Natasha eyed you as you tried to find the words.
“Before MI6 I worked for S.P.E.C.T.A.R.E” You took a deep intake of breath “I am responsible for the deaths of 147 innocent people who got in there way”. Natasha looked down, how come this was not in her intel. “I killed a hospital full of innocent people” she whispered, “Me and you were kids used by organisations far bigger and more powerful than us” she looked up at you. “If you joined us, you would join me, Barton and Hill in the Avengers Intelligence branch, you can continue being a spy, and you can do what you do as the Red Coat, the world needs that”. You looked up at her and were struck by the understanding look in her eyes.
Spy’s spoke a secret language which not even they knew the code to, but you could tell she was telling the truth. You sighed in defeat, “I’ll have to work through my notice at MI6” you said. Natasha smirked it would be good to have you as an Avenger.