Title: [dys]Connections
Fandom: NEXTWAVE (Marvel)
AN: Some of the formatting is off in this fic, due to the limitations of . If you're looking to see the original, please check my livejounal (linked in my profile). Just click the "nextwave" tag.
H.A.T.E. is good to you. Life is just so amazing when you're working for Nextwave. Dirk Anger's a little strange, maybe, and you never really thought you'd be working for a government organization, but really it's not so bad to be running around America and fighting for the people and against terror. [I don't know about you, but I'm the one who's terrified right now.]
You've got a team now too [but you had one before, didn't you?] and it's fantastic! There's Monica, your fearless leader. She's a little snarky sometimes, but she's got experience and in the end she watches out for all of you [remind you of someone?]. It was a good choice to set her up as the leader. You're glad H.A.T.E. is good to you.
After Monica is Elsa, who you sometimes feel closest to of all your teammates. You're not quite sure why because she's a bit of a bitch sometimes, but hey, it's not like you don't bitch back or anything. Plus, the snarky lady with the accent [it's not the right one] and the long red hair is always there when you need her to be. She's someone to talk to, in any case, so that might be it [it's not]. Plus, the two of you rag on the Captain together and that's always fun because he's such a guy. H.A.T.E. is good to you, but sometimes you wonder what they were thinking.
The Cap's the heavy hitter and he does his job well enough [not as well as others you've known] but he's a little slow sometimes and he really does stink [almost as much as this situation]. Still, it's not like he doesn't have his moments or niceness now and then because, really, he's just a big teddy bear when you get to know him. Plus, he saved you from smashing through the wall that time [because that's not your scene, that's someone else's, remember?] and he carries you around when you've forgotten your flight gear on the ship. Flying is so much fun! [it's better when the arms around you smell like hay and sunlight] H.A.T.E. is good to you.
And, okay, Aaron might be a little lechy sometimes but it's not as if you have to like everyone you work with. To be honest, you'd probably be a little weirded out if you did like everyone around [you aren't already weirded out by this whole thing?]. Teams are like families after all. They squabble sometimes. And H.A.T.E. is good to you.
But it's probably time to focus on the here and now because, hey, you're on a mission. Even if it's an easy training thing. You can tell that this is another virtual reality test because, after all, the edges of your vision are filled with whirling bubbles and rainbow tinged iridescence. Still, why not just go with the flow and hit the target? You're so happy right now, it's crazy [no, you're crazy]. It's like you're floating on clouds, bounding off of fluffy cushions of air and up into the sky above [and you think this is normal?]. Giggling wildly, you aim at the target and shoot bursts of glorious light from your hands [be careful with those!]. The pinata bursts, sprinkling the earth with bright flecks of glittering red and silver [glitter doesn't smell like copper and soot an-].
You wipe your face off and stare blankly at the dampness on your fingers. You don't know why you're crying. It must be happy tears. Because H.A.T.E. is good to you.
[Liar.]