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AN: Thanks to those who have followed, favorited, and reviewed this story. twilightgirl00000001: the flashback of Lottie in South Africa is in chapter 4, so you'll just have to imagine what she has done. Enjoy chapter 2!

Pietro gazed into the mirror, examining the parts of his body that Helen Cho's machine fixed. His hand grazed the new skin; it felt foreign to him. Pietro sighed and shook his head, turning away from the mirror. He should be dead. He was dead for a few minutes, but because of Barton's quick thinking he was quickly revived. It's not that he didn't appreciate being revived; it just felt wrong that man had that much power to bring someone back from the dead. Pulling his shirt over his head, Pietro made his way to the door. He had been stuck in the same room for a few hours after he woke up, stretching his muscles and gathering his thoughts. He hesitated opening the door, knowing that his sister was probably waiting eagerly outside of the door. Everything seemed so slow to him. Pietro was used to swiftness and speed, but everything was sluggish. Sighing, he opened the door, but did not see his sister.

"Wanda?" He asked, looking around the hallway. He didn't see her anywhere, which worried him. He walked into the hallway, looking through the various doors to find his sister. Every room he stopped in was empty. Suddenly, Pietro heard soft voices and walked in the direction they were coming from. He could make out Wanda's voice, as well as Clint Barton's. Pietro also heard Tony Stark's voice emerge from the rest, which caused Pietro to roll his eyes. After everything that happened, and they still all were "buddy-buddy" with Stark. He was the one that caused everything to happen. Stepping into the room, the voices suddenly stopped.

"What?" Pietro asked, "Surprised to see me up?" Before he could get a response, he felt the rush of Wanda as she wrapped her arms around him tightly in a hug. He flinched slightly, expecting pain but none came. He felt air rush out of him, as he breathed. Pietro didn't notice that he had been holding his breath. He wrapped his arms around Wanda, returning the hug.

"I thought you were gone," She mumbled to him. Pulling away, Pietro could see the worry etched on Wanda's face.

"I'm fine." He whispered to her. But, was he really? He felt fine on the outside, but inside he felt like something was missing. He still felt the sting of the bullets and the feeling of being dead. However, he chose to keep this from Wanda.

"Good to have you back, kid." Pietro looked up to see Captain America holding out his hand. Hesitantly, Pietro grabbed his hand, shaking it.

"Well, you did say to walk it off," Pietro commented, smirking a little. He needed to make it seem like everything was okay. Pietro looked past the solider to Clint Barton. Stepping around Captain America, he walked over to the archer.

"You look alright," Barton said to him.

"I feel alright," He responded. "Thank you," Pietro said after a few seconds of silence. Barton shrugged, standing straighter.

"It was the only thing to do. You saved my life and the boys, might as well save your ass." The two smiled at one another.

"Well," Tony Stark said, "Time to return home."

"Home?" Pietro asked, looking at Wanda.

"They offered positions in the Avengers team for us, if we want them." Pietro didn't respond. Wanda could see his uncertainty. After all, they had been made to believe the Avengers were terrible. However, after fighting alongside the group, Pietro understood what the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D were about: saving people. And that was something Pietro could agree to doing. He was still unsure, though. He didn't trust Stark and he hardly trusted anyone else in the Avengers.

"We'll think about it." He said, earning a nod from his twin. Pietro turned away from the group and walked out of the room.

Could he really be apart of the Avengers? Was he still able to run fast? Pietro was sure with some training, he would make a good member of the team, but his loyalty to Wanda would always be higher than that of those on the team. He decided then that wherever Wanda chose to go, so would he.

The others watched as Pietro walked out. They didn't want to push him too much, he was just dead. Wanda turned to the group, reassuring them that they shouldn't worry about him and that she would talk to him more about joining. Wanda knew that joining the Avengers, she would be able to make a difference in the world. She believed when she joined sides with Ultron that that was what she would do. But, she was mistaken and felt guilty about it.

"Come on everyone, we better hurry home. Don't know how much of my wine Lottie drank." Tony commented, ready to head back to New York.

"Lottie?" Wanda asked, looking confused at the other people in the room. They all started to walk out of the room, ready to get their things and head to the plane that would take them back to New York.

"Lottie is a friend." Natasha told her. "She works for Stark Industries." Wanda tried not to make a face. She wondered if this Lottie had anything to do with the bombs that hit her apartment all those years ago.

"She is also Pepper's younger sister." Tony said. Wanda had heard all about Pepper Potts. She relaxed a bit, knowing that the girl had nothing to do with her parent's murder.

"And she knows about the Avengers?" Wanda asked. She noticed Pietro join the group again as they boarded the plane.

"She was able to hack into S.H.I.E.L.D databases to find out about the Avengers." Clint Barton told her. Wanda was impressed that someone could break into the government programs files. "Almost got herself killed because of it." Clint continued.

"How?"

"We thought that she was with Hydra, so I was sent to find out and terminate whoever hacked the system. I found her in her room in Stark Towers, streaming unreleased movies onto her computer."

"She isn't that good at covering her tracks." Tony said. Wanda nodded and sat next to Pietro on the plane. At least there would be someone around that seemed closer in age to her. Wanda closed her eyes, her hand subconsciously going to Pietro's. She felt his hand tense up slightly at the contact, but it soon relaxed and he gave her a gentle squeeze. Wanda smiled to herself; they were still together and nothing could change that.

The plane ride was quiet. Everyone seemed to be keeping to themselves, except for Natasha and Clint, who were busy discussing family issues. Clint was starting to get ideas for another renovation, but Natasha was trying to tell him he had done enough. But, Clint wanted the best for his family. Looking over at the twins, Clint swallowed hard. They both had their eyes closed and for some reason, Clint thought that they were dead. He blinked the image of Pietro lying dead on the floor away from his mind. His grip on the armrest tightened slightly. He looked at Pietro once again; this time he saw blood pouring out of the younger man's chest. Clint stood up abruptly, clearing his throat. The Maximoff's opened their eyes and looked at the man standing up. He was clearly disturbed by something. As soon as Clint noticed everyone looking at him, he excused himself from that area of the plane, and walked into a different room. Clint stayed in the separate room the rest of the ride home, trying to get the images of what happened in Sokovia out of his head.

The plane landed just as the sun was peaking out from the skyline in New York City. Everyone was working on a few hours of sleep, except for Pietro Maximoff, who pretended to be asleep. Truth was, no matter how hard he tried, Pietro just could not fall asleep. He felt tired, and he was sure he looked tired, but something caused him to stay awake. The group silently walked off of the plane. Tony sighed as he saw the body of Lottie sleeping in an uncomfortable position on the couch. Next to her was two bottles of wine, clearly empty. Pepper was also there, but the elder Potts sister was awake. She rushed over to Tony, kissing him quickly as she welcomed everyone home.

"She drank herself to sleep after she found out what happened. I had to pry out a third bottle out of her hands before she calmed down."

"We're all fine, she had nothing to be worried about." Tony told Pepper, looking over at the young girl.

"I know that, but when she heard about Barton," Pepper's eyes went to the archer, who went to sit next to Lottie's sleeping form. "When she heard what happened, I had to stop her from trying to catch a plane to Seoul." Pepper continued to talk to Tony, adding what her sister told her about South Africa.

Meanwhile, Clint tried to wake up Lottie. He knew that was probably a bad idea, but he also wanted her to know he was okay. As he gently shook her body, he peered over at Steve and Natasha, who were briefing the Maximoff twins on where they would be staying.

"Why are you trying to wake me up, Pep?" Lottie mumbled. Clint looked over at Lottie, whose eyes were still shut.

"Sorry, kid." He whispered. Lottie's eyes opened quickly and she sat up, ignoring the headache that came with the swift movement. She wrapped her arms tightly around Clint, who was bracing himself for the action.

"Holy shit," Lottie said. "I thought you were hurt or dead or…"

"Just shut up, Lot." Lottie laughed and continued to hug the older man tightly. She had been worried all night for him. She even called his wife, Laura, to ask if she knew anything. She stayed on the phone with the older woman as long as she could, and the rest of the night she spent drinking. Pulling away, Lottie sat up more, trying to fix her hair as she noticed new people.

"Oh god," She started, her headache really starting to hit, "I probably have wine breathe." She said to herself, getting Clint to laugh. Glaring at him, Lottie stood up, straightening out her dress and stretching her bones into place.

"Where's Thor?" She asked Clint, her voice strained from stretching. "And Banner?"

"Thor went to Asgard to learn more about...well just to learn." Clint didn't want to tell her more than she needed to know. "And we don't know where Banner is." He told her, causing Lottie to frown. They didn't know where Banner was? "But we will once he turns into the green guy again."

"If he turns into the green guy again." She responded, walking away from the couch. Lottie had never seen Bruce turn into the Hulk, but Natasha told her what happened on the helicarrier. Lottie had, much like Tony, tried to provoke Bruce to see the green giant, but with no success. Every time Lottie attempted to get Bruce angry, the team got 10 times more on edge than normal.

As she started to walk, she only heard one clack of a heel and looked down. Somehow, she was only wearing one shoe. Annoyed, she took the other heel off, tossing it to the side. She approached Steve, Natasha, and the two strangers. They all looked tired, but the man with white hair looked as if he was about to fall over.

"Lottie, this is Wanda and Pietro Maximoff," Natasha started, "they are new recruits."

Lottie put her hand out, which Wanda took eagerly. Wanda had been wondering about this young girl the whole ride home. The only people Wanda had been friends with back at home were other rioters and her brother. It was nice to see a new face and start a new relationship. Pietro, on the other hand, did not want to meet anyone new. He could care less about the red head in front of him. But, he shook her hand nonetheless.

"As Natasha said, I'm Lottie. Do you guys need anything? Coffee? A shower?" She mentally kicked herself. "Not that you guys smell or anything, it's just…um…I'm gonna stop digging my head further into a hole." Pietro smirked slightly. Lottie noticed his reaction to her short babble and blushed slightly.

"Lottie is one of the best at what she does," Steve told the twins. He noticed how Wanda seemed to be more interested in the young girl than Pietro was. He was glad about that. The last thing he needed was protecting Lottie against punks.

"Yeah yeah." Lottie said, blushing again at Steve's compliment. Steve always tried to make Lottie feel like she was apart of the team, even though she knew she wasn't. Looking around, she noticed three other people. Well, she wouldn't consider one of them a person due to his purplish skin tone. "Who are they?" She asked.

"Oh," Steve looked over and waved the three over, she quickly recognized Lt. Col. James Rhodes, but the other two were a mystery. "You know Rhodes," Lottie smiled at the familiar faces and then turned to the other two as Steve introduced them. "This is Sam Wilson and Vision."

Lottie shook Sam's hand, noticing a metal contraption on his back. "Vision?" Lottie questioningly said. "You're like Ultron."

"You can say I'm like him, but I find myself slightly different." Lottie was taken aback by Vision's voice and circled around him.

"Why does he sound like J.A.R.V.I.S?" She asked, her eyes furrowed as she looked in Tony's direction.

"It's a…long story." Vision responded, earning a hesitated nod from the shorter woman.

"And you!" She turned around, pointing to Sam, who jumped up in surprise. "What's on your back?"

"They're wings-"

"Wings?!" Lottie exclaimed, cutting off Wilson. "So…if I, lets say, jump off some place really high, you'll catch me."

"Yes, he could but you're not going to jump off some place really high." Pepper interjected.

Lottie though, already had her plan set. The way she was facing would give her easy access to run through the glass doors and off the tower. Everyone, seemed to be tensed up, ready for if Lottie tried anything. She only smiled sweetly, causing even more uneasiness in the likes of Steve and Clint. The Maximoff twins though, seemed to know what she was planning and looked on, smirking. It appeared that this girl had the entire team on alert 24/7.

"Well," Lottie started, slowly backing up even more towards the glass. "Let's test that theory, shall we?" And with that she burst through the glass doors, hearing Steve and other mixed voices call after her. She could hear the footsteps and the voices follow her, but with her head start, she was out of their reach. Any other day, Lottie would think of herself as crazy to do this, but with all the flying machinery that surrounded her in the room she was just in, she felt safe. With a giant leap and a loud scream from Pepper echoing in her ear, Lottie jumped from the edge of the building.

She felt free as she fell forward. She hadn't realized that her eyes were closed in the first couple of seconds, but as soon as she opened them, Lottie let out a laugh. She wondered if birds felt like this whenever they flew; free and unstoppable. Lottie watched as the tiny cars started to get slightly bigger, causing a small jolt of panic to run through her. They would catch her right? Suddenly, she could hear a wooshing sound and wasn't exactly sure if it was her body gaining speed, or someone flying after her. Lottie felt someone grab her and crush her smaller body against theirs. Expecting the hard metal of the Iron Man suit, Lottie was surprised to feel clothes and skin. Looking up, she saw Sam grimacing down at her.

"You are really stupid, you know!" He said loudly, over the sound of wind rushing by them as he started to fly back up to the top of the building.

"Yeah, but it wouldn't be a fun life without doing stupid things!" She said back to him. Lottie could hear him chuckling and soon she found her feet back on the roof. Sam let her go and Lottie could feel herself lurch forward slightly at the sudden change of atmosphere, but was caught by Pepper, who hugged the smaller girl's body tightly.

"What were you thinking?" Pepper sternly said, pulling away from her little sister.

"I was thinking that I would be caught." Lottie looked from Pepper to Sam and then back to Pepper, "and I was."

"But what if he didn't catch you." Clint asked.

"Then I would be like a fly on a windshield." Lottie said with a laugh.

"You could have died and you are laughing?" Pepper was exasperated.

"Wouldn't be the first time." Lottie responded, causing Pepper to close her mouth. "Besides, now we know my theory is right."

"You are something else, kid." Tony said, wrapping an arm around Lottie's shoulder. Everyone was still a little shaken at the stunt she pulled.

"Honestly, you guys should have seen it coming." Lottie said to the group. "I tend to do things like this." She mentioned to the four new people she had just met today. She admitted it may have been stupid for her to pull a stunt like that only minutes after meeting someone new, but once she started on a path it was hard to stop her.

"Are we going to have to babysit her or something?" Wanda asked. Lottie looked over to the Maximoff twins. Wanda seemed genuinely concerned for the girl's safety, while Pietro looked at her with an unreadable expression. It made Lottie slightly insecure, but she shook off the feeling and answered the question.

"Babysit? No. Occasionally save me from myself and the evils that you guys seem to always run into? Big time." Lottie laughed, walking past everyone. "Welcome to the club." She said before walking back into the tower and to her room.

"She's crazy." Sam said, after the quiet of what happened.

"She's family." Steve responded. "And we watch out for family…crazy or not."