Author's Introduction: Hello all and welcome to the sequel of "To Catch A Ghost"! For those of you reading this, you may be confused at who Riley is! If that's the case then you may or may not have read the first installment to this series! I recommend reading it first or else this could get confusing!

For those of you returning! Hello lovelies! I'm exciting to continue this journey with you!

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Disclaimer: I don't own Marvel. I wish I did but, I sadly don't.


Clint Barton was not a happy camper. He never usually had too much of a problem leaving, he knew when he was needed. He knew and they knew the circumstances that came with the job. Yet, this time, it was much harder to leave them. He said he would be out of the game for a while. They just had the new baby almost two years ago now, he was watching his new son grow, and his little personality begin to develop. Now here he was, sitting in a meeting with the Avengers team. Surprisingly, almost a full Avengers team; minus Banner and the God of Thunder, of course. "Alright guys, what is this about?" He asked impatiently.

"By now I'm sure you've all seen the news." Stark was the first to speak, pulling up a video on his projection screen. The video was of a news broadcast gone wrong as an explosion took out an entire neighborhood. The newscaster began to explain how the cause of this so-called attack earlier in the day was the product of young mutants using their powers and everything had 'gone wrong'.

Barton raised a concerned eyebrow. "Kids fooling around?" He asked.

"Kids fooling around and killing six hundred civilians." Stark added. "This mutant thing is getting somewhat out of hand, this superhero thing is getting out of hand. So many people are afraid and for good reason."

Barton looked to Steve who seemed somewhat deflated as he sat at the table. "Public opinion of superheroes has plummeted, especially after today. However, I don't think the mutant population is getting out of control. These were kids who were fooling around; Xavier—"

"Xavier isn't doing a very good job at handling the problem, now is he?" Stark snapped back. "They're dangerous and there's a lot of them. Not even just mutants, forget the mutant issue here. There are others like us out there; who knows how many? How do we know the good from the bad?"

"The bad guys usually attack us." Barton sarcastically countered.

"And this wasn't an attack?" Tony replied incredulously.

"No, this was an accident. A horrible accident. Should we lock away all enhanced beings for the sake of preventing accidents?"

The room went silent before Sam finally asked. "So what does this mean for us now?"

"Something has to be done. I don't know what yet—" Stark said, his words promising. "But something, and I know I'm not the only one who feels this way." He wasn't wrong.


Final Thought: As with all my introductions, they're short and to the point! Next chapter will bring us into our favorite assassin duo so hold on, kids! Thank you for reading and remember to review!