The aftermath
Chapter 2
Universe 1
Tessa POV
What does a person usually expect in the morning when sitting in the coffee shop? Normally, it would be someone spilling coffee, or a barista being yelled at, but this was new. I was sitting in my favorite chair (it looks like a cloud and its orange, it just has a great personality really) and was drinking my latte when suddenly a car came right through the front of the shop almost hitting a few people and absolutely wrecking the place. Shouts and cries were heard and some people swearing but the weirdest thing was not that it was a cop car (That was still weird though) it was that there was no one inside the car.
“What the hell” I yell, I jump up out of my chair, taking a quick glance around to make sure no one is seriously injured, I see around me people are also freaking out and running out of the shop to safety. Deciding to also follow their lead, I exit the shop pushing my sunglasses back onto my face as I make my way out the semi there door ( the other half of it was taken when the car came through the shop) to see if anything else has happened.
I move farther down the street watching as People literally dust away before my eyes What the hell? Then the screaming starts. A lot of people start disappearing into thin air and suddenly I'm joining them. I watch as my hands start to fall away and as I take my last breath I speak “Fuc-” then I'm gone.
Universe 2
Tessa’s POV
When one turns to dust, one would assume they're never coming back and that's it. Instead, I find myself opening my eyes and standing just outside of the coffee shop I was just inside of and a quick glance around confirmed some of the people who were in the shop with me were also there, how strange. I stand there numbly really confused about what just happened.
Did I hallucinate? Or did I pass out? I move away from the shop noticing that there is no longer a large hole in the front of the building where the car drove through, instead in its place is the store windows and doors clean and intact, with no police car in sight.
Well then….. I take the 20-minute walk to my apartment in silence, walking up the steps and heading inside turning on the light I go to take a shower. As I exit my bathroom I notice someone is looking out my window. I slowly grab my gun that is taped to the back of the door. I silently cock it and point it at the silhouette of the person
“There’s no need for that Tessa,” the person says as they turn to face me. “Well well well, look what the eagle dragged in” I mutter lowering my gun “Why are you here Nick? I don’t want to work for you, we've been over this.” He sighs and sits down in the nearby chair. “I'm not here to ask you to work for me I'm here because of what has and still is happening,” he says looking at me waiting for my reaction but to my surprise, I show none.
“What do you mean the glitch?” he shakes his head “No not that I mean the fact that we're not on Earth.” I sink into a chair confused but slowly putting two and two together. “We faded to another earth?” he nods “but why?” I ask confused as more and more questions form that need to be answered. “We don’t know yet but right now we need to know who of my team are here so we can help other people.” I nod “But why are you here” “I need your help and that is to get off this world” I blink slightly shocked “I can’t help you, I only can shoot that's it.” I try to hide my abilities from everyone more so from Fury. SHIELD does not need to know what or who I am, and no matter how hard he tries, Fury will never know, it's simple.
“You and I both know you can do more than that Mrs.Virtue don’t lie to me.” I still try to deny it “No I can only shoot.” he sighs and throws a knife at me which I catch with no effort at all “Well what do you call that then?” he asks raising his eyebrow. “Reflexes?” I ask hesitantly. He sighs “Do us both a favor and stop lying to me now let's get going.” I begrudgingly nod and walk towards my room stopping suddenly I turn “Where exactly are we going?” “Stark Towers” I nod again and disappear into my room.