Avengers Special

Chapter 1 - Introductions

It's been a month since Sokovia; she was tired – tired of all the super-heroing, tired of training the newbies, and tired of having to be near … him … Steve Rogers.

She pushed him away after SHEILD fell. She went off to other places to work on her life. She came back and had to face him again. So, she let herself believe she liked someone else, Bruce. And she did believe it for a while; but when he left, she fell back to reality very hard. Bruce couldn't commit; he was too fearful, and she understood, absolutely understood. But it didn't suck any less for her. She liked to play off that she didn't have feelings, that she was strong. But she knew the truth. She never learned emotions, so they were weak and fragile, like a bird with a broken wing, silent acting painless.

Of course she still stares at walls … thinking, trying to understand all that had happened, all that was happening. But Steve, she cared for him, maybe even loved him; but he didn't feel that way, so she could not let herself feel the pain that Bruce left her with, again. She couldn't … so, she kept her distance; she didn't ignore Steve, but she kept him at arm's length, never getting too close unless they were sparring. She only had to make small talk or brief conversations with him about the team. And that was fine; it was easy. She could still be near him, enjoy his presence silently, but not let it get any farther than that.

She was just so tired, not physically, but mentally. Tired of all the drama and the evil in the world and the madness of her life, tired of all that, maybe even depressed. Natasha sat on her bed in the Avengers facility quietly staring at the wall, thinking about everything as her thoughts raced as she tried to sort things out.

The team was good; Wanda was improving but she had many nightmares of her brother's death. When they happened, her power took over the whole facility and its inhabitants, sending everyone into their worst memories and or worst fear. So Natasha saw her past often…

Vision was doing well, unsurprisingly. Sam was perfectly fine and … and Rhodey was doing great.

Everything was generally fine. So god only knows why she felt the way she did. Natasha sighed, finally breaking her attention from the wall, when a knock on the door sounded. She stood and walked to the door opening it to find Wanda standing there in her favorite red Jacket with one of her many black dresses, wearing her jewelry.

"Yes?" Natasha asked quietly and pleasantly.

"Fury wants to see the team," she answered quietly

"Did he say why?" Natasha asked with concern evident on her face.

"He said everything was fine but he wanted to see us right away."

"Why didn't Friday contact me?"

"…Cap's Frisbee went haywire…"

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Conference Room – Avenger's

The conference room was large, with an oval table in the middle of the room. All of the Avengers sat at the table and faced the giant screen at the front of the room. Steve sat at the other end of the table, Natasha and Wanda closest to the screen, Sam and Vision in between Steve and Wanda and Nat. Rhodey remained standing at the door with his arms crossed over his chest. Fury appeared on the screen at the front of the room, "Avengers, as you may well know, you have had very bad publicity since Sokovia. It's brought in to question your effectiveness along with the safety of others."

"Fury, get on with it," Natasha said impatiently.

"After the alien invasion on New York, a news channel somehow tracked SHIELD down and requested a reality TV show – a documentary of sorts – about the Avengers. They were never answered, but now that the Avengers as well as SHIELD was completely out in the open, the Avengers need some good publicity. Therefore, I've decided to let this move ahead. So, as of tomorrow," the Avengers looked horrified, "You will be followed around by a 'reporter of sorts' and camera crew for the next month. My hope is that people can see what it's like to be an Avenger and sympathize with your sorry asses."

Steve spoke up, "Fury this is insane! You can't just…"

"I can and I will. There are a few terms to this. No classified information can be shared and no acting. Just go with your daily life and do what you normally do," Fury said.

"Director Fury, I really must air my speculations and doubts…" Vision was cut off by Fury.

"End of discussion." The screen went black and they all groaned.

"Steve there's gotta be something you can do to stop this," Wanda said stressfully, "Not just for our sanity but for those civilian camera men. What if I have a nightmare and accidentally kill one of them?"

"I'll try to talk to Fury, but there's only so much I can do."

Natasha sighed, "This can only end badly."

Well welcome to the beginning of Avenger's Special!

I know the categories say humor and drama, but its a little bit of those two plus romance and maybe angst, with me you never know. I hope you enjoyed this introduction, expect more soon.