Hey, so I just got my wisdom teeth out. And I've been bored for a while so I decided to work on a couple of stories all at once. This one just came to me while I was watching the show. Enjoy!
The team all sat in the living room. Ava and Sam sitting on the couch, Peter in the single chair with Danny sitting at his feet. Luke was standing with his back towards the wall. They were all staring at the piece of machinery that sat on the coffee table in the middle of the room. They had gotten in a fight earlier that day with Doc Ock and S.H.E.I.L.D had confiscated what they assumed to be his weapon. A circular device that almost looked like a headband. During the fight, Ock had been boasting about his newest plan. To get into the minds of his enemies, to destroy them from the inside. Of course the teenage heroes had stopped Ock before he could put his plan into action. And now they were all silent. None of them knowing what to say or do. Aunt May had left two days ago to go on another camping trip with her friends, because she had twisted her ankle on the last one. She wouldn't be back for a couple more days.
"Why don't we just see what it does?" Sam asked, breaking the silence. "Are you crazy? It's a machine built by a mad man, for all we know, it could melt your brain like ice cream" Ava answered. "If he even has a brain to melt" Peter whispered. "Well, I can't be the only one who's curious to see what it does!" Sam said, ignoring Peter's comment. Sam stood up and reached out to lift the device up to look at it better, but Luke beat him to it. "Why would you even want to mess around with this thing?" He asked. "Perhaps it is best to leave some things in this world a mystery." Danny said, standing up. "Which is why we should figure out what it does" Sam said again. The room went silent for a minute before Peter spoke. "Maybe we should see what it does." Peter agreed. "What?" Ava yelled. "Think about it. If we knew what this did, we would know what Doctor creepy was after. We would figure out his plan, then we could defeat him more easily." Peter explained.
"I don't know about this." Luke started. "I agree. We should not be toying around with this." Danny replied. "I guess it kind of makes sense. I mean, it wouldn't hurt just to activate it for a little bit." Ava started. "Yes! Come on guys, don't you wanna see what this thing can do?" Sam asked, jumping up and taking it out of Luke's hands. "I still don't think this is such a great idea" Luke said, dropping his hands. "I will not add anymore to the conversation. Just know that the downfall of our wits will come with a price" Danny said. "Thanks for that, fortune cookie" Peter smirked. The whole team was now standing up, surrounding Sam as he fiddled with the mysterious machine.
It was silver. Made of metal. It had three little stones on it, two on the side and one in the front. The stones themselves were black, and the piece itself was a semi-circle. Turning it on it's side, Sam found words that had been engraved on the inside. They weren't English words.
总是害怕. 不要小心. 寻找恐惧. 由心分享
"Um. There's no chance anyone here can read this, is there?" Sam asked, tilting it so his team could see it. Danny said nothing, only took it from Sam's hands and started to read out loud.
"Zǒng shì hàipà. Bùyào xiǎoxīn. Xúnzhǎo kǒngjù. Yóu xīn fēnxiǎng"
"Um. Maybe English this time?" Ava said. Danny rolled his eyes and read it again, this time in a language his friends could understand.
"Always afraid. Never cautious. Finding fears. Shared by hearts." Danny repeated. "What does that mean?" Luke asked. "No idea. Always afraid but never cautious?" Ava repeated to herself. "Sounds like you Sam" Peter snickered. "Ha. Ha. Ha. Very funny. Why don't you try it first if you're not scared." Sam said, taking the device back from Danny and shoving it in Peter's hands. "We don't even know how it works. How are we supposed to use it?!" Peter asked. "Don't know, but if we can stop a giant octopus man with eight extra arms, then we can figure this out." Sam said. "It looks like a headband." Ava commented. "Wow. Great observation, Ava." Sam said, rolling his eyes. "What I mean is, it looks like you put it on your head." Ava said, taking it out of Peter's hands.
Pausing for only a brief second, Ava placed the device on her own head. The two side gems laid on her temples and the center one on her forehead. All of the sudden, the once black stones where now a bright, pearl white. Ava's eyes were open, but un-seeing. "Ava?" Sam asked, waiting for a response. "Ava?!" Peter repeated, getting worried. "Ava answer us!" Peter yelled, waving a hand in front of her face. "I don't think she can hear us." Luke pointed out. "Whoa, what's happening?!" Peter asked, looking around to see that the living room was disappearing. "Everyone stick together." Danny said, stepping closer to Ava. Aunt May's house was now completely gone. And in it's place was a warehouse. Steel walls with a wooden roof, one door and only a few scattered windows. "Guys, look" Luke whispered.