This is kind of a tag to my other story, Letting Go but you don't have to read it to understand this one. I had a dream in where I went sky-diving with the Avengers but it didn't turn out so pretty. Thus, I'm not in this. Anyways, I do not own the characters, just the crazy plot and the mistakes. Let me know what you all think, please? Oh! Thanks to my reviewers from Letting Go, I will take your words and keep them in mind for other stories. Thanks!
"I still don't think this is such a good idea."
After a week long discussion, the Avengers had agreed to visit Tony's private island while the last repairs were made to Stark Tower. It sounded great to Steve until Clint mentioned getting there by jumping from the plane. No landing, just sky-diving. Of course, Steve had voiced his concerns but had been outvoted by the rest of his peers. After a couple months of being contained to one place, they all felt a bit restless; what better way to release some stress than jumping out of a plane from an altitude of 90,000 feet?
"Will you please calm down, Captain, this is seriously the easiest thing you could ever do." Not one for comforting, Natasha was beginning to lose her patience with their brave leader. She had done this before but never for fun. Most of the times it was under severe duress from a mission so she never took the time to experience the thrill of free falling through the sky. "Not to mention, you're a super soldier. It's not like you're in actual danger of dying or anything."
Bruce looked over at Natasha as a thought hit him; the only one in actual danger apart from her, was Clint. This was suppose to be some kind of thrill ride but nobody would actually experience said thrill if they weren't in any real danger. Steve was an experienced soldier with amazing strength, he probably wouldn't get too hurt in the event of an accident. Tony, well, Tony would just call upon his suit and be done with it. Him, all he had to do was let the other guy take over and everything would be fine. Unless he landed on someone, then it wouldn't be so fine. Natasha and Clint would be the only ones to feel the rush of heading to their potential doom before deploying the parachute. Not thinking about any potential consequences, he voiced his thoughts.
Steve gave him an incredulous look. Apparently the captain had already figured that one out but thought it wise not to mention it.
"He's right. If we want to do this right and make it fair for everyone, we need to make some adjustments." Tony replied standing from his seat and heading towards the front of the plane.
"Bruce, what were you thinking?" Steve asked with a deep sigh, already knowing he was not going to like the outcome of whatever Tony was planning.
A couple minutes later, Tony returned with several items. He had a grin which only served to make Steve more uncomfortable.
"Ok, so here's what we're going to do. Steve, you're going to be blindfolded-"
"What? Why? Look, this isn't what we had originally agreed on. Not to mention it's completely dangerous." This was definitely not going to end well...
"It's the same thing Cap, the only difference is you won't know where you're landing which will make it thrilling. We all have the comms up and working so we'll tell you when to deploy your parachute and when you're about to hit the ground. You can take it off after you land."
"That sounds fun, can I have a blindfold too?" Clint asked standing up and heading for Tony.
"Clint! This is suppose to be an activity to release stress, not add more to it!" Steve was beginning to lose control of his team but he would not give in to their crazy ideas.
"No can do Legolas. This is just for him so we can make this fair for everyone."
"Fair how? This isn't a competition, this is suppose to be fun!" This was beginning to sound like the nightmare he'd had when Clint had brought up the whole sky-diving idea. This was not good, not good at all.
"Oh, right. Sorry, Steve but I forgot to tell you about our other part of the plan. Once we land, we'll be racing to get to my mansion on the other side of the island and the winner gets to decide his or her own prize."
Steve glared at him while trying to hold back his temper. Tony was always doing things behind his back, how the hell was he suppose to trust him if he kept pulling stunts like this?
"Maybe we should just stick to the sky-diving and forget the extra challenges, Tony." Bruce said quietly, trying to side with Steve. He really shouldn't have said anything.
"I like this idea better. Now, you will be blindfolded even if we have to force you. I will not have my suit with me and Bruce here...well, there really isn't much we can do to keep him from hulking out so... he won't get a parachute."
The only noise in the plane was its own engines. Even Natasha raised an eyebrow at Tony. The blindfold was a good idea, no Iron Man was also good but no parachute for Bruce? This was starting to sound more like a suicide mission than an actual game.
"Have you lost your mind? What do you mean no parachute for Bruce? If he doesn't hulk out then he'll die and you will follow him after I deal with you!" This was the reason he hadn't agreed with sky-diving. They were going to die.
"Fifteen minutes to drop-off." The pilot announced through the speaker.
"Fine. He can have a parachute but you're still going blindfolded Steve. Let's get this on, nice and tight. We can't have you peeking, now can we? And don't worry, it's a simple game. Nobody's going to get hurt. If you'd like, you can consider this a training exercise."
Steve let out another heavy sigh as he looked out the window. He still couldn't believe Tony had his own private island, still couldn't believe they'd be spending a few days there after literally dropping in. Maybe some exercise would be good for them. He figured this was as good as it was going to get so he might as well play along. What could possibly go wrong? He put on his parachute and made sure everything was good before allowing Tony to put the blindfold on him, then the goggles over it.
The rest of the team made sure to do the same but didn't say anything when Bruce set his parachute aside. "This will be fun, right?"
Natasha, Clint and Steve smirked at the good doctor. Their amount of respect for him increasing at his sense of adventure and his defiance towards the captain's wish. It was a good thing they were going to land in a private island, nobody to get stepped on; besides a few squirrels.
The hatch began to open as Steve felt his way towards it. Somehow, he knew this would only end with getting chewed up by Fury. He felt someone steer him forward, telling him he was first so they could keep an eye on him. Just in case, of course. Clint did not make him feel at ease, not one bit.
"Here we go Captain. GO!" Clint let him go and Steve was free falling from 90,000 feet.
"How mad do you think he'll be when he finds out we're landing in mud?" Asked Bruce after Clint and Steve had gone.
"We had no idea until after we landed. You can keep a secret, right doctor?" Natasha asked indifferently before jumping out herself.
"Let's go Banner, this will be fun!" Shouted Tony as he too jumped out.
Bruce's last thought as he jumped out was that he didn't have an extra pair of pants on him.
I'm thinking just one more chapter since I'm still getting the hang of this whole publishing thing. Feedback is greatly and always appreciated. Thanks!
