Inside Out

Steve woke up in a large room. Next to him was Robin, across from him were Will and Dustin. Max and El were nowhere to be seen. Just then, a man dressed in an expensive looking suit walked in. "Hi, my name is Tony Stark. Your gonna have questions, and I will answer them. But first let me explain; there was a portal created that rips through the fabric of the universe, leading to another universe. You guys were sucked in, and landed here," he looked slightly uncomfortable as he said the next part, "Unfortunately... we cant get you back. The portal was created by something that cant be repeated without killing half the universe, maybe more. I'm sorry."
Steve let this sink in. He looked around. Robin didn't seem too phased; she just wasnt that kind of person. Will looked like he was in shock, and Dustin looked sad. 

"W-wherr are Max and El?"

"They your friends? The two kids?"

"Yeah."

"They needed medical attention- nothing major, dont worry," he added, seeing Steve's expression, "Is there anything we should know? Medical problems, anything?"

"Oh, yeah. El has PTSD. Doesnt like bright lights or doctors. Max doesn't like men. She's fine with woman, just men she doesn't like. She has ADHD. You have that here?" Steve said.

"We do. Noted, I'll let our medical team know. Which ones which?"

"Max, red hair. El, short brown hair."

"Okay. Cool. Before I go, we'll be taking you to The Compound- my teams living space- to monitor you. Your case is unique, so we dont know the side effects. Someone will arrive shortly to take you"

"Thank you." 

Tony left, and Steve looked around. Robin seemed fine. She was playing with their hair and looking into the distance. 

He walked over to comfort Will, who was crying. He had had the most in their own world, so he had just lost the most. 

Dustin was slightly sad, rubbing Will's back as the other boy sobbed.

Steve didn't know how to feel. Of course, he loved his home in Hawkins- his tiny apartment he shared with Robin. Having Max and Dustin over when they had finished school. Max slept over sometimes to avoid Neil. Dustin slept over sometimes to avoid nightmares. However, the only people he loved were with him in this new world. Home isnt about a place, it's about people. 

He was cut off from his thoughts by the door opening, and a woman wearing black walked in briskly.

"Hey, I'm Agent Hill. I'm sure most of you are still in shock, but we should leave for The Compound now. You should arrive just in time for dinner and to meet everyone."

They stood up, and followed her through identical corridors. She lead them into a jet, and told them to put seatbelts on. 

"Woah, is this a jet? That's so cool." Dustin looked amazed, and gushed to Steve for almost the entire flight.

Max and El were there when they arrived, and Steve engulfed them both in a hug. Max had a brace on her wrist- sprained wrist- and El had a band on her knee- sprained knee. They had a few cuts and bruises but otherwise looked fine. 

They were taken to a living room by Maria, who said they were going to "Meet the others". Steve wondered what "the others" meant. 

There were eight people in the room when Maria led us in. They were sitting down, but stood up as soon as they entered. "Right, introductions? Tell us your name and pronouns," Maria smiled, "Maria Hill, They/She."

"Tony Stark, he/him"

"Pepper Potts," the woman smiled at them in a motherly way, "she/her."

"Natasha Romanoff. She/her," said a gorgeous woman with deep red hair, and a terrifyingly beautiful face.

"Sam Wilson, he/they," a man with a kind, brotherly look said.

"Bucky Barnes. They/he," A man with long, dark hair and a ruggedly handsome face spoke.

"Steve Rodgers," the man had blonde hair, contrasting with Bucky, "He/him."

"Peter Parker! He/they, and can I say that that portal thing was super cool it was ju-" the boy- he looked like a puppy- was cut off by Tony, "Okay, we can chat later, Pete."

The last person rolled their eyes, and Steve heard Robin's breathe hitch at the gorgeous person. They were very good looking, Steve conceded. Long brown hair with blue eyes, wearing a red leather jacket. "Wanda Maximoff. She/They." 

Steve was pretty sure Robin was about to die, so he spoke, "Hey. I'm Steve Harrington. He/him."

"Dustin Henderson, They/them!"

"Will Byers. He/him"

"Max, and this is Eleven, or El. I'm they/she, she's she/they." Max always did the talking for El- the other hated speaking, especially in front of people. 

There was an awkward silence, and Steve nudged Robin, who jumped, "Right, yeah, sorry. Robin Buckley, she/they." 

Tony smiled, evidently waiting for someone to say something. When nobody did, he sighed, "Right, you guys must be tired, and Peter has school tomorrow so why dont we turn in straight after dinner?"

"Sounds good," Steve answered, looking to the others for guidance. They all nodded. 

They sat in the living room while Steve R. and Bucky Prepared dinner. 

Steve hated awkward silences, he'd had enough of them growing up. "So, what do you guys... umm... do?"

Natasha smiled, "Earths first protectors. Against itself and others."

"Cool. So can you guys... do stuff?"

"Some of us can," Natasha answered, "Clint and I are trained assassins, Tony's rich-" 

She was interrupted by Tony, "Genius, billionaire."

"-yeah, yeah, he's smart too. Bucky and Steve are super soldiers. Sam- he just met Steve on a run, and saved our lives, so..." Sam gave a smug grin, "Peter... got bit by a weird spider, now he's sticky and strong."

"What?" Dustin looked confused

"So, basically there was this radioactive spider and it bit me, and I got like all my senses dialed up, and got like sticky and strong like a spider. I can also shoot webs and stuff." Peter's eyes shone

"Wow, so how does that-" Dustin was cut off by Steve. "Okay, later, maybe Dusty Bun."

Dustin scowled at the nickname, and flipped Steve off. 

Natasha snorted at the interaction, "Anyway, yeah that's it. Oh yeah, Wanda had cool red telekinesis and mind stuff." Wanda rolled her eyes at the vague explanation, but didn't seem too phased. 

"How old are you guys?" Pepper asked them.

"Robin and I are 17, and the others are 15. I turn 18 soon, though."

"Oh, Peter's 15 and Wanda's 17. That's good. Now, we have time to talk about this in the morning, I think it's better if you sleep on it, but how would you feel about school?"

Dustin and Will looked happy at the idea, Robin just shrugged. Max and El looked unhappy about it, and he felt the smae way. "What's school like here?"

"Oh, it's so cool. You guys will probably come to my school. It's a STEM school, so loads of science."

"Or," Wanda added, "you could come to mine, which is more art and literature based."

Max and El brightened at that, "really?"

Wand nodded. "That sounds cool."

Before they could continue the conversation, Steve called them to dinner. They ate quietly, and Steve realized how tired he was. Will was slipping over his plate, Dustin's eyes were drooping. El was leaning on Max's shoulder, and even Max was struggling to stay awake. Robin tapped him on the shoulder, gesturing to the others. "Do you mind if we turn in," Steve asked

"Of course, lemme show you your rooms," Maria stood up. Max helped El up, and Dustin helped Will. They all made their way to the two rooms they had been given. "We figured you wouldn't want to be alone, but if you would prefer your own space, just ask."

"No, this is perfect." Steve smiled. Maria nodded, and left to get some clothes for them. The rooms were both very large, and were connected by a door. Each room had three single beds, and a small living space. They also had a bathroom to share between the six of them. 

When Maria came back with the clothes, they all hastily changed and fell into beds, falling asleep almost at once. Steve's last thought before giving into the peaceful darkness was, "tomorrow is gonna be a long day."