Am I Going Crazy?
"Dude... This sucks", Clint said to Bucky. "I'm right there with you, brother", Bucky said as they were looking at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. "I mean, think about it. If we were Civil War veterans with what we were diagnosed after being discharged, we would've been sent here", Clint continued to say. "Yeah, unfortunately", Bucky agreed, "Well... Let's get this over with." Both of them then went to go join everyone at base.
"Ok, everyone. Considering how large this place is, we will be investigating in pairs. So I put pieces of paper in a cup with half of the team on them. And that is Natasha, Darcy, Jane, Happy and Rhodey. I will be at base looking over the monitors. With that said, gentlemen chose your partner", Tony said.
Steve went first and got Rhodey. Bucky then went and got Jane. Sam got Natasha. Thor got Darcy. And Clint got Happy. Once the pairs got their equipment, they then spread throughout the property.
"I'm getting a really weird feeling about this place, Steve. And I'm not just talking about what it use to be", Rhodey said. "Trust me, I get it. I can't really pinpoint it, but I kinda feel like we're being followed", Steve said. Rhodey looked over at Steve. "Don't be saying that man. Seriously, my nerves are already so high", Rhodey said as he nervously looked around. As soon as Rhodey stopped talking, they heard footsteps running away from them. Steve motioned for Rhodey to follow him. Rhodey shook his head and reluctantly followed.
"Just think of what they did to people here, man", Happy whispered. "I try not to", Clint murmured. Happy stopped walking and looked over to Clint, who looked a little gray. "Hey, man. I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that", he said. Clint waved him off, "It's alright, man. Let's just get this shit done." Happy nodded and continued to walk.
"Thor... Are you seeing what I'm seeing?", Darcy asked. "Yes, I see it, Darcy", Thor said looking down the hall at the tall black shadow. Suddenly the shadow rushed towards them. "Run!", Darcy yelled. Thor immediately tossed Darcy over his shoulder and sprinted down the hall as Darcy continued to film the experience.
"Did you hear something?", Sam asked Natasha. She just shrugged, "Could be anything." Sam shook his head and continued to film as Natasha tried to contact the spirits. "There's a nurse. And she keeps repeating herself... 'I tried to do my best. I tried to do my best.' She came here to help. But it was a lost cause. It was too corrupt and she didn't matter", Natasha said. Sam raised an eyebrow at what she was saying. "She tried to be there for her patients at the end. They appreciated it", she finished before walking down the hall with Sam following.
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"I'm really impressed with what we found. I mean sure, some of it was really scary", Tony said. Bucky pulled Darcy closer to him, especially after that video evidence of her being chased. "Let's hope that we get just as much evidence at Waverly Hills", Tony then said. Clint and Bucky looked at each other and gave each other a look of 'oh hell'. "Sounds good. Let's get going", Steve said.
With that, everyone stood up from their seats and started to pack up the two vans and truck. Once everybody was ready to go, they headed for Louisville, Kentucky.
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Everyone except Steve, Thor, Tony and Natasha was looking at the Waverly Hills with either a look of intimidation or fear. Even with it being during the day, the building looked very menacing. Tony had Steve, Natasha and Darcy go with him as everyone else got everything ready.
"With everything good to go, we are going to do the same thing as at Trans-Allegheny. However, Happy is staying at base this time. So Steve, Bucky, Sam, Thor and Clint pick your partner", Tony said. The guys nodded before proceeding. Steve paired up with Tony. Bucky happily paired up with Darcy. Sam got paired up with Jane. Thor paired with Natasha. And Clint paired up with Rhodey.
"Are you able to get anything?", Thor asked Natasha. "Oh yeah. I'm getting a lot of 'get outs'. Well that's not nice. Why am I always the one getting the negative attention?", Natasha said. "Because you're the only one who can talk to the spirits", he said. "I get that. But I don't need to be constantly called a 'bitch'", she complained. "It's because you are one", Thor murmured so she wouldn't her him.
"This is Bucky and Darcy. We are entering where they kept the children", Bucky said. "I get that the parents were sick and couldn't take care of their children. But even so, the treatment that they had to go through at such a young age", Darcy said. Bucky softly smiled at her, "I absolutely love hoe your 'mom' instincts come out during these types of investigations. It just confirms that you're going to make such a great mom." Darcy blushed and was about to say something when they heard 'mommy'. They looked at each other and nodded before continuing their investigation.
"Man, this is really creepy", Rhodey said to Clint. "You ain't kidding", Clint said as both men looked down the 'chute'. For a few minutes they asked questions, but didn't get anything. They were about to leave when they heard 'help me'. "Tell me you heard that", Rhodey said. "Uh yep", Clint replied. Waiting a little bit longer, they didn't get anything. As they turned to leave, 'why aren't you helping me?'. Rhodey and Clint looked at each other before looking down the 'chute'. "Because you dead", Rhodey said before he and Clint ran out of there.
After a long hard night of investigating, everyone was ready to call it quits. What was even better was that they didn't have another case lined up. So they were all able to go back home and rest.