Chapter 10
Why do aliens have to exist? And why do they always attack New York first?
With a giant leap off of the roof, I spread my wings wide and started soaring. Soaring towards the Avenger's Compound where I knew Rhodey would already be on a conference call with the UN discussing what the best course of action was. But that's the thing with fighting aliens, you have no clue what the best course of action is until you're fighting them. And even then it's hard to tell.
After a solid 37 minutes flying towards the memorable plot of land and buildings of the avengers compound I was finally there asI landed a few agents who hadn't seen me before were shocked but most just continued as if nothing had happened at all as I walked up to the big doors that took me into my semi home. I turned right and took the quickest route that stopped by a kettle and a coffee machine , towards the conference room stopping to grab some coffee, tea and a hot white chocolate for Nat because she always wants her coffee as bitter as her soul and that takes a lot of sugar and this is healthier for her. I knew they were currently 7 minutes out, flying in from the northeast, most likely Scotland, and would need something after that journey.
Walking Thru the automatic door of the conference room well keeping my focus on balancing all of the drinks in the air I only just heard the quinjet winding nodding at Rhodey to tell him they were here and handing it is coffee setting it down the rest of the cups waiting for my sister Time make it all better I hoped.
Until I was dragged into the debate by general tablet then things got hit until I felt one day and that's energies and to the room period then I just found them needing a hug and call Vision a toaster or some other kind of electronic.
I try to float the drinks over to them as Steve gave his little speech about not caring anymore. it was short and sweet and to the point but paid me long enough to inspect visions words and realise exactly where we needed to go.
Wakanda.
"All over it. that's the court-martial. It's great to see you, cap."
Steve moved forward to hug Rhodey and I started to help Sam with Vision. Making sure he could stand just long enough to get them over to the sofa. placing him down carefully.
"You too, Rhodey," he said before Rhodey went over to hug Natasha.
"Well, you guys look like crap. Must've been a rough couple of years," he said picking up his stuff cup of coffee.
Sam thought this was the right time to give a joke to lighten the mood as I mentally a lift at the last remaining cup of tea towards the next room and guest I had picked up on my way here.
"Hi, Bruce," I think I was the only one to notice the microscopic change in Natasha's voice as she greeted Bruce.
"Nat."
After a minute of silence, I decided to suggest we moved into the other room so we could get Vision more comfortable than standing in the doorway with me Sam and Wanda. Who were all saying this is awkward.
"We've got to assume the coming back right?"
"And they can obviously find us," Wanda responded to Rhodey statement only making the pit in my stomach deeper making me question if I should tell them what HYDRA and the Wizards now.
"We need all hands on deck. Where's Clint?" Bruce questioned hopefully.
While Nat and Steve explained the past two years to Bruce I felt the wave of death hit me again. So I decided to tell them.
While they're all squabble about Vision laying down his life to save everyone I questioned how I would tell them what I knew because you can't just go, 'oh by the way, there is a way to save everyone the 7th Infinity Stone that just so happens to be within three people in this room will have the power to stop then as when combined with dead US Air Force officer from the nineties whose actually alive in space.'
"I know someone," Steve said.
"Wakanda or The Rockies are your best bet," I said with a smirk Natasha was proud of.
"Although I'm curious to know who it is in the Rockies I think we should prep the quinjet for Wakanda," Steve decided before we all went and moved towards the door within the room.
Allowing Rhodey time to grab his suit and me to explain I had left my suit at the HYDRA base in England period all that was like ID never had a suit because no-one ever suspects a child and one person here knows that but wouldn't say it. It was An unspoken agreement between us. I don't tell them about the Red Room. She doesn't snitch about HYDRA. Or the fact I'm still in contact with Ruby. If anyone knew that that haven't had and I'm not sure if that's figurative or a literal with The Avengers. But I think if you more understanding then hydro but who knows they could be just as bad as I was always taught they were.
My thoughts wandered like this for about 5 minutes while the adults talk logistics about how to get there until I got bored and ask to be excused earning a shocked look from Steve, he was most likely wondering where my manners had come from. Answer: a very scary French woman called the madame. As I got up my spine shook at the thought of her lessons and how they always ended with at least one crying girl whether it was me or Katarina or Ruby, one of us would always be crying by the end.
I don't miss those lessons for sure some of the other yes. Her, no.
When I work for my thoughts of HYDRA I realised I was in the shooting range. So, naturally, I decided to practice my shooting. when I finally ran out of bullets in my gun and noticed that all of the others were in the room either looking horrified at my aim or proud of me. Only two faces were proud, others not so much.
"Where'd you learn that?" Sam asked the terror creeping into his voice with a slack jaw trying to distract all of us from the fact I beat Natasha's highest score that had been recorded.
"Russia, 8 years ago. From someone, you all know before they saw the light and no it wasn't Natasha."
"He was always a good teacher wasn't he?" Nat asked knowing who I meant.
"Apparently that wasn't all he taught you," I said watching as Natasha glared and everyone else realised what I meant expressions priceless on their faces.
"Did you just say what I think you said? About Natasha? Do you have a deathwish?" Wanda said very clearly concerned about me.
"No, I was talking about the piano. Also, Natasha can't help me if she tried."
"Why?" Steve are genuinely wanting answers.
"Yelena-"
"Don't say her name." Nat snapped.
"And why is that? She shares your name and past," I sat back truly questioning why she doesn't want them to know about her ex-friend and my ex-boss.
"Because of what happened. Now go get your bag of weapons and gloves and not teleported to another dimension or I will make you spend summer at girl scout camp," she ordered me her eyes glowing evilly.
As I left the room saying a few choice words in Russian I heard Sam say, " Why the Girl Scouts?"
By the time we touch down in Wakanda 5 hours later Evo 9 the person with little wings was sick of flying in such close quarters.
From outside the cold metal doors, I heard the familiar African accent of general Okoye saying " when you said we're going to open up Wakanda to the rest of the world... this is not what I imagined."
"And what did you imagine, general?"
"Starbucks maybe the Olympics."
"What about a Sokovian fugitive with angel wings and parent issues instead?" I say my accent thick as I weep towards Okoye as the door was still sliding open. "Who also bought cinnamon rolls?"