Chapter 3
When they've landed, exactly three things happened.
Peggy pinned Jarvis to the wall, Daniel pinned Howard to the wall, and they heard a british voice, very similiar to Jarvis'.
"15 minutes to the UN conference about the Avengers, Sir. You should be on the stage already."
"I know, it's just-" Peggy peered, only managing to see the backs of the strange pair as they walked out of the restroom.
Wait, restroom?
She pushed herself inside and closed the door, just when a tall person with a tie of Britain flag entered the place. "Hey, Peggs? I think you should look at it." Daniel whispered and pointed at a paper, which was attached to the door. The four of them looked instantly. The note was filled with words in a small font.
"Look for the Avengers. They should be in fifteen minutes." She told them. Nobody questioned and surprisingly Howard didn't argue. Jarvis was the first one to identify the event.
"Here. Avengers conference. 12:45, 20.11.18." "Bloody hell, Howard." she said, and Howard suddenly grinned.
"I am in restroom with Peggy Carter, in the future!" he declared happily, and earned a not-very-nice kick from Daniel. Howard protested for a little bit, and after Peggy has threatned to make him shut up by putting red ants in his underwear, the four of them read the information which was attached about the Avengers conference.
After the fight between Tony Stark (also known as Iron Man) ("You see? That's my boy!") and Steve Rogers (also known as Captain America) ("What the fuck?! Steve is alive and here?!") at Leipzig airport and Siberia about the Sokovia Accords (supported by 117 countries) ("My son is breaking the law?" "That's because you never-" "QUIET!"), the UN decided to give the ex-Avengers a second chance. Debate will be arranged between Tony Stark and 'Team Captain America' (including Captain America, Ant-Man, Scarlet Witch, the Falcon and Hawkeye).
Peggy hushed everyone before Howard even managed to open his mouth. "We need to get out of here." she whispered. Jarvis nodded and opened the door. Luckily, no one was outside. The four of them slipped out of the room before anyone noticed them. "Good." Daniel said.
"Actually, I would've prefer-" Daniel kicked Howard (again), and Peggy kissed Daniel on the top of his lips. "I deserved it." Howard mumbled, and Jarvis nodded in agreement. They caught each others eyes.
"I'm sorry." both of the men said together, and Jarvis, always the British gentleman, signed Howard to keep talking, but the genius just pulled the taller man into a hug.
"We have to get inside, now." Peggy ordered, looking at the digital watch in front of them. Given that all of the people who were present at the moment went towards the same direction, it wasn't hard to slip inside. Howard bragged in front of the Albanian representative about how easy are the Italian women to get, which earned him a slap from the Italian representive. Meanwhile, Jarvis has proved himself as a very useful spy, getting some more information about the Avengers.
"The Avengers was an intiative by organization named SHIELD, which you-" He gestured at Howard and at her "-established. Tony Stark and Steve Rogers, who was found alive in an iceberg in 2012, were part of it. I didn't quiet understand, but I guess that the speech will make everything clear."
The four of them entered the conference, following the red arrows until they managed to get to the guests section. Jarvis was the first to sit, next to a woman with strawberry blonde hair who held hands with a man with very strange facial hair. On his right sat Howard, Daniel, and Peggy caught the last sit, between Daniel and the aisle.
"The United Nations would like to begin the meeting." a tall, asian man declared, and the hall became quiet. "I would like to welcome to the stage Mr. Steve Rogers, Mr. Sam Willson, Mr. Scott Lang, Mr. Clint Barton and Miss Wanda Maximoff." Peggy's heart missed a bit when Steve entered the stage. However, she didn't miss the protective look of Daniel. She took his hand, pressing it a little, and moved her thumb in circles. "I chose you because I love you, and even if Steve would've stayed, my choice still was the same." she whispered to him, and it seemed to help a little, even if Daniel looked a little bit doubtful.
After Steve came Willson, a tall, black man. When Lang entered the stage, she noticed that he was the only one who was smiling. Barton, a short and buff man, and Maximoff, which was the only woman, didn't smile either. Steve glared at the other - empty - end of the stage, worried. Barton winked- for a second, she thought it was meant for her, but a woman that sat in the other side of the aisle waved at him. She scanned the room, happy to see that almost half of the present people are women. As much as the new world looked strange, this one small thing looked right.
"I would like to invite Mr. Tony Stark to the stage." this time, loud applouse were heard from all over the room. The man who was two sits away from Jarvis stood up, waving at everyone. He kissed the cheek of the blonde woman, and winked at the four of them as he passed. She stared at Anthony - Tony, the little boy who was celebrating his sixth year on Earth only a few minutes ago, getting the strange feeling that he knew who are they and how they got here. And she didn't like it.
"I don't really know why, but I'm getting the idea that they like him more than Steve." Howard whispered loud enough for half of the crowd to hear, and she rolled her eyes. "I guess that's why they're calling you a genius." She shot back. Tony exchanged a few words with the asian, and took the microphone.
"As much as I'd like to stay here for a while, this debate will end soon, as Capsicle and his friends-" Steve stiffened at the nickname, while Howard and Daniel laughed "Will give up from their free will, and sign the accords."
Barton made a hollow laugh. "What makes you think we would?" he challenged.
"Because of them." Tony answered, smirking as wide as a shark who just caught a juicy fish. "I would like to call to the stage the following people- Mrs Laura Barton, Miss Cassandra Lang, Miss Natasha Romanoff-"
Steve's bitter laugh interrupted him. "Alright, I get it, you call the people that we care about the most. Unfortunately, the only person that I care about- besides my team, of course- is Bucky Barnes, and right now he is in cryogenic institute." A collective gasp was heard (from the four travelers espacially- Bucky was alive?) made Peggy understand that they weren't the only ones in the audience whose knowledge was lacking in this subject. Tony, however, didn't seem surprised to hear that.
"Yeah, I know." his smile became even wider, and every single person could tell that Steve fell into his trap. "Good thing that my dearest father took care of it for me. I am proud to invite to the stage Peggy Carter, Edwin Jarvis, Daniel Sousa and the one and the only, ladies and gentlemen, Howard Stark!"