Brothers are Protectors
Rhodey is not a happy man.
The rogues are coming back, and they are still unrepentant from all of what they did. Rogers still thinks he is right for all what he did.
They don't have to deal with them alone. They have their new members, Matt Murdock, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Danny Rand. There is also Vision of course.
But the council is worried that they need more back up. What happened in Hong Kong for example has them really worried, or the sight of the flaming skull man in L.A.
Tony didn't want to do this, but they had to.....that was until he went missing.
He just vanished, like out of thin air, it was very strange. He had to calm down Peter when his Dad didn't show up.
Peter is with Pepper at the moment, she and Happy are taking care of him, because there is no way in hell they are allowing the rouges to see him.
Vision however, told him that the stone is sending him a message, that Tony is safe, and that he will return soon, adding that Vision must protect Peter at all costs, something the android would do anyway.
Vision's stone messages have yet to fail them, so he is willing to trust them.
The stone sent a little message that Tony is not alone, but he didn't say who, just that it's an ally.
"They are 5 minutes from landing Colonel."
"Let's get this done with."
Steve smiled as he saw the plane touching down.
They were finally home, after a year of sitting in Wakanda, they can finally be Avengers again.
"Happy to be back home Cap ?" Sam asked.
"Of course Sam."
"I want a big juicy apology for this year." Clint said.
"Me too, and I want all of my things un touched." Wanda said.
"Don't worry guys, once we see Tony, I will talk to him. We will get our very deserved apology, and then we will return to normal."
"Just ignore him when he gets petty that he lost, he will fall back in line soon." Natasha said.
Steve nodded at her words and stood up.
"Let's go Avengers."
When they got out however, they were greeted by Rhodes, and two people he didn't know. A man with glasses and a woman.
Where was Tony ?
"Rhodes."
"Rogers."
Steve went to shake his hand, but the man stoped him with his cane.
"Sorry, we like to keep personal bounds."
"I was just..."
BANG !
Steve felt the cane hit him in the balls.
He fell to his knees in pain.
"Dude what the hell, are you fucking blind ?" Clint screamed.
"Actually, I am blind Mr. Barton."
Clint didn't respond at that, feeling a bit of shame.
Steve decided to end the issue, if the man is blind, then he can't be blamed for hitting him.
"Its fine Mr..."
"Mr. Matt Murdock, I am here to explain you the accords and your pardons."
Wait what ?
"What do you mean explain the accords to us ?"
"What do you mean the accords, they are over right ?"
"You, you didn't read your contracts ?" The woman said.
"What was there to read, we were pardoned right ?" Scott said shakily. "I just want to see Hank and Hope please, I really don't want to be an Avenger anymore."
"Mr. Lang, are you aware that Pym Tech went bankrupt ?"
"W...What ?"
"Hank Pym's ego was finally enough for the world. After he blamed Tony and I for the airport, the world didn't respond kindly, the stocks fell, people thought of them as a terrorist company, and look where that got them." Rhodey said. He is not happy that many people lost their jobs, but he is happy the Pym family finally get what they deserve for their one sided rivalry with the Starks. Seriously he met Howard, he forgot Hank Pym's name, literally. However, is this part the one that he loves the most. "Now, they were absorbed by Stark Industries. Everything Hank Pym and Hope Van Dyne lead, is now lead by Pepper Potts."
"W...What ?"
"You should have thought twice before helping Rogers honey. Pym should have thought twice before starting his short lived anti Stark campaign, I mean everyone knows when a company goes against Stark, they end falling from grace. It happened to Oscorp, it happened to Hammer Industries, and now Pym Tech." The woman said shaking her head. "Only a fool dares to go against Tony Stark."
Scott was in shock, he can't believe that after all their sacrifices to stop Cross, Hank and Hope lost everything, now taken by a woman that is frankly terrifying. The woman is right, only a fool would go against Tony Stark, and he went against him like a fool, and look where that got him.
"I'm sorry, why are you here ?" Natasha demanded.
"Jessica Jones, Avenger, and Private Investigator."
Natasha immediately shut her mouth, if a P.I was here, then any word they use can be used against them.
"Hey, what do you mean the accords are still here ?" Sam asked.
"What else, you have to sign the accords to be an Avenger, just like the rest of us did."
"WHAT ?"
"What do you mean you are an Avenger, I didn't approve that." Steve said. As the leader, it is Steve's job to approve the new recruits, he can't allow none worthy people to join the team.
"Good. Because we don't want you're approval. Rhodey here approved us, as the leader is his vote that counts."
WHAT ?
"What do you mean....Steve is the leader !" Wanda said.
"No he isn't. If you had read your contracts, it clearly said Colonel Rhodes is the leader. With Dr. Stark as the second in command, and the Vision as the third. None of the original Avengers, the one exception being Dr. Banner, are allowed in any form of leader ship within the team." Matt said.
Steve can't believe this, he was sure things were back to normal, they had to be, or else why...
"Where is Tony ?"
"Busy."
"I need to talk to him."
"You got his phone number right ?"
"He changed it."
"Well that's too bad. Tony has a company to take care off, with the absorption of Pym Tech, he doesn't want to leave people on the streets. So he will be busy for the upcoming days. The council knows this."
"But..."
"Also, Tony doesn't have to speak to you. You might have to work together, and that's an if, but all other communication is not required. Specially after Siberia, and trust me Rogers, Vision and I are having words with you and Barnes."
Bucky flinched at that.
"I am sure the people want to see Captain America and Iron Man reunited." Natasha said.
"No they don't. The public wants to see Captain America in prison. Just look it up honey. Even Quake has more approval than you." Jessica said.
"Quake's numbers are quite high, even the Ghost Rider is above them." Matt said.
Steve has no idea who this people are, but he knows things can't be that bad.
"Well, there is no point of standing outside, let's go in, so we can go home."
"Home, but don't the Avengers live in the compound ?"
"Why would we, we have our own homes, we aren't just going to leave them." Jessica said as she walked inside with the other two.
Steve looked at his team.
"Steve. This isn't what we thought, what do we do ?" Wanda asked.
"Don't worry Wanda, we will fix this. Now that we are back, we can finally get things back in track."
Steve is sure this is just a step. He will be leader again soon enough, he will get rid of this accords, and things will be back to the way they were.
He is very sure of that, he just has to wait.
"FITZ !"
Fitz, Jemma, and Elena just returned from their mission. They knew Mack was not going to be happy, but they can calm him down right ?
Mack wasn't angry, he is furious.
He grabbed Fitz and slammed him into the wall.
"MACK !" Elena yelled.
"MACK PUT HIM DOWN !" Jemma yelled.
"WHERE'S DAISY ?"
They stood frozen.
"I know what you did to her before, how you operated her despite her pleas, did it work yeah, but we could have found another way, ask her nicely, you could have at least sedated her ! WHERE IS SHE ?"
"I don't know, I swear I don't."
"Yeah right. You know she is constantly betrayed, and you do this, what the hell Fitz, hasn't she been threw enough !"
"Mack, put him down, I bet she is with Coulson."
"She isn't. Phil is begging to see her, but we can't find her." May said, she is angry as well. She just learned what happened, and she knows this will affect Daisy's already fragile emotional state, can't she get a fucking break ?
"We don't know how much time he has left, and you strip him from who he wants to see more."
"Mack..."
"Shut up Simmons ! This is your fault too, you're her supposed best friend, but you barely flinched when you saw her begging Fitz to stop !"
"Love is a wonderful thing, but you crossed a line Simmons, the line Steve Rogers crossed with James Barnes. Just because you love him, doesn't mean the others don't count."
Mack still remembers when he was looking for her in the cameras, how she had a breakdown in the last place she was seen, he should have been there, holding her and telling her she wasn't alone, that she has him.
"Coulson ordered for you to be locked again, he is not happy, and if he had the strength, he would drag you to the cell himself."
"Mack no !"
"You to Simmons. After that stunt, no one trust you, I'll see you two later."
May took their arms, and dragged them to the cells.
Mack turned to Elena.
"I am not holding you under arrest. You are not as guilty as them, but I trusted you Elena, and my best friend payed the price, she always pays the price."
"Mack I...."
"Shut up. I have a friend to find."
Phil laid in the bed, barley conscious.
He use his strength to write Daisy a letter, so in case he can't make it, she knows how proud he is of her. He has regrets, but taking her in, might be the best choice he did since Tony trusted him with Peter's existence.
He wonders how the kid is doing, how is the billionaire doing after the Civil War, he would like to see them one last time.
Phil placed the letter on his side, and went to take a little nap, to get forces to help find her, and have a talk with FitzSimmons.
He silently asked for her to know about the letter, that he loves her. and he went to sleep.
What Phil doesn't know, is that the Space Stone saw this. Knowing the letter will help the new Lady Purple, he teleported it to the ship, so it can be at her side when she wakes up. She deserves to know how much her father figures loves her.