Hi!
Well, here is my first avengers story. I just nedded to write it down because the idea had been stuck in my mind and I couldn't think about anything else.
Hope you like it and if you see mistakes please tell me so I can fix them.
Enjoy :)
Nell Haywood woke up in the middle of the night with the overwhelming need to go out of her tiny flat.
She got out of her king size bed and calmly walked to her living room without even bothering to switch the lights on. For a split moment she felt lost and confused, unable to remember why she was there in the first place. But it quickly faded and was replaced again the need of going out.
Picking up the keys from the table she began to move towards the door ready to exit but then, something inside her that she couldn't quite understand made her stop cold.
It was like she was lacking of something very important that she couldn't quite identify. She turned around on her place and scouted through the dark room feeling incomplete but again her brain ordered her to leave at once.
She walked out of the flat and entered into the elevator as though she was some kind of puppet and her limbs no longer obeyed her. Once she reached the ground floor, she opened the door and stepped outside in the dark and cloudless night.
She let out a surprised gasp when her bare feet touched the cold pavement and a gentle breeze played with the curled locks of her hair. Slowly, the chill of the night air began to clear up the haze that had taken over her head.
Suddenly aware of her surroundings, she blinked several times until a bundle of red strings appeared in front of her eyes.
"What the hell?" she mumbled right before the floating thing crashed against her forehead.
After that, she was only able to hear someone say "Time for a nap" as she slowly fell backwards against something warm and firm.
Then, everything went dark.
"And she lives" Nell heard someone say. Slowly, she focused her sight and found herself staring at a strikingly white ceiling. She tried to straighten on her elbows but a couple of strong hands prevented her from doing so.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you. You might still feel a bit dizzy" said that same person. Nell sifted her eyes towards him and saw a man with dirty blond hair, broad shoulders and blue eyes seated next to her.
Frowning she asked "Who the hell are you? And where am I?"
The man sent her an apologetic look which didn't make anything to calm her raising nervousness. Not everyday you wake up in a strange room next to a complete stranger. Thank God.
"My name is Steve Rogers. And you've been brought to the headquarters of S.H.I.E.L.D" he replied.
"You mean kidnapped" Nell shot back to which he had the decency to at least look guilty.
"Yeah well, sorry about that. It was necessary." Nell couldn't help but snort at that "We were worried that HYDRA's followers might try to take you if we approached you in broad daylight" he explained under Nell's skeptic gaze.
"Look Steve, can I call you Steve? Spear me your bullshit, I have no idea what you've just said but I'm pretty sure I'd be last candidate for a kidnapping. I'm nearly broke and I've got no relatives to pay for any kind of ransom." she said shifting into a sitting position before pointing to herself and add mockingly "Not worthy."
"You are wrong about that last part. And I must say you're handling this situation strangely good" he said with a sided smile and crossing his strong arms before his chest.
"Well first of, if you wanted to harm me you would've done it by now. Which doesn't mean that I'm comfortable with all this being kidnapped thing." She got out of the bed under his watchful eyes, and began to wander around the room "Secondly, judging from your expression I'd say that you already knew about my nonexistent economy. And I'd dare to say that a room as big as this one means that you're not looking for money" she slowed her pace when she reached the door.
"Impressive." he said with a raised brow and seemingly relaxed.
"Thanks, I watch Sherlock." resting as she was against the door, she gave the handle a subtle try and inwardly shouted Yes! When it worked. "But you know what's even more impressive? That you left the door unlocked" and with that, she opened it and left the room running as fast as she was physically able.
Through the corridors, she saw several people dressed in uniforms looking at her like she was demented or something. She didn't dare to stop for help as she couldn't tell if they were also implicated. Turning around a corner and nearly sliding in the process, she spotted a big crystal door that showed the outside.
She raced towards it and right when she was inches away from it, she stumbled against a solid and warm wall that nearly knocked her down if it was for the strong arms that caught her in mid-fall.
"Whoa, not so fast." said the man with a strong accent. Nell didn't even look up as she struggled against his grip "Where do you think you're going?" the barely hidden laughter in his words only fired up Nell's rage.
"Wherever I damn please!" she replied before stepping with everything she had on his foot. He let out something in another language that sounded dangerously close to a curse. However, she wasn't planning on sticking around to find out as she dodged him and exited the place.
The bright light of the sun blinded her for a second but she didn't stop. Around her, all she could see were trees and more trees. No sign of civilization whatsoever.
Suddenly, she saw a blue blur pass her until it stopped and she was able to distinguish the guy from the gate.
"I know this is confusing and scary but you need to trust me. You're here for your own safety." said the guy with a coaxing tone that distracted her nearly as much as his accent.
"Out of my way, speedy. Or next time it won't be your foot what I'll step on" she threatened. In vain, as she was pretty sure he could take her. The man was two good heads taller than her, and she didn't even want to think about how broad his chest and arms were.
He took a couple of steps towards her, his hands up in surrender but she wasn't gonna fall for it. Instead, she ran in the opposite direction heading to the woods. However, the blue blur overran her and he appeared again before her, this time closer.
"Okay, I don't know how you do that, but you need to stop. It's annoying the crap out of me" she said between sights as she tried to catch her breath. Running had never been her thing.
"Look I just want to talk"
"And I want to fly but we can't always have what we want" she shot back while she searched for other scape rout.
"Well, actually..." he began, but was quickly cut by the throbbing sound of engines. Suddenly, a shadow appeared in the sky and a wild wind rose up between them. She looked up and saw something that she never thought she would.
"Iron man?" she mumbled beneath her breath.
The newcomer landed between her and speedy and she fought the urge to make a victory dance. Who knew, maybe her boss had worried about her when she didn't turn up in the morning and had called the police or something. Although, why Iron Man would bother to look for someone as insignificant as her was a complete mystery. Not that she complained though.
"Morning, Nell right?" asked the man in armor. She just nodded like a squirrel high on caffeine. "I believe there's been some sort of misunderstanding. You're supposed to be inside, were there are no evil minions and such." she suddenly wasn't so happy about his presence as she noticed he was talking to her.
"Oh no, not you too" she groaned with her hands covering her eyes.
"Listen, why don't you come with me inside so I can explain everything to you. Since it's pretty obvious that Capsicle didn't." she weighted her chances to scape the two men. It was bad enough with Lighting McQueen but with Iron Man in the equation it was downright impossible.
And so she agreed, deciding to play along and wait for her chance. She followed them back inside praying that that wasn't her stupidest idea ever.
And here it ends. Thanks for reading!
Please leave a comment so that I know if it's crap or if it's at least acceptable.
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C.A.C