AN: First chapter now up, bit of a shorter one as I confess not to having written Captain Marvel and Wasp before, but hopefully I got their thoughts down just right in an adaption of their first meeting. Enjoy!
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Janet Van Dyne remembers first properly meeting Carol Danvers at an early morning Avengers meeting, the blonde haired super heroine having assisted a number of her party with the latest incursion of villainy, she's long forgotten what it was by today. Janet remembers seeing that impassive expression at she glances about, a guest for the day, and realising with her well-developed intuition regarding people – an ability she values as highly as any size changing and insect communication powers – that the woman is still nervous. An Air Force Colonel and she still clearly a little awed to being in the presence of Captain America, Thor, Iron Man and the rest. It makes Janet smile. Despite that determined attempt to keep a mask of total security, knowing that Carol probably feels that way makes her very… human. Kree powers or not.
So she smiles at her politely from across the Mansion's dining room.
Carol Danvers remembers first properly meeting Janet Van Dyne at an early morning Avengers meeting, their guest for the day after some super threat she's since forgotten after all those assumed personas, and her here in her first, Ms Marvel. She's still getting used to these powers of hers and for all her training as an air force pilot, and those solo battles with villains like Mystique, Super Skrull and MODOK, being here in the presence of the Avengers, the cream of the crop… well, who wouldn't feel a bit nervous? Even if she does technically outrank Captain Rogers and manages to deal with Stark's evident charisma professionally when he flirts with her. Then her eyes turn to Janet and she realises the woman is smiling at her politely. Once she might have found the idea that a fashion designer was worthy to stand next to a war legend, armoured genius, god of thunder and hulking monster to be a strange one, but she has intuition too. She knows that Janet is as good as any of them.
So she smiles back.
With that polite smile in return Janet heads over to the young woman, glass of juice from Jarvis in hand as he stops to stand next to her by the table, flashing Tony a quick, testing look which makes him cough and glance to either of them. "Oh, right, sorry. Ms Marvel… Carol… met Janet Van Dyne, my fellow founding member."
They shake each other by the hand, Jan noting the firm but friendly grip of her fellow super heroine as they do so. "Nice to meet you Carol."
"Likewise, Janet."
It's a simple introduction between two women who are quite different in nature, but who also share a very special occupation. And through all the times since – resting up by the poolside of Avenger Mansion, defending each other from shapeshifting aliens and armoured despots, trying to console when the greatest intrusion and betrayal takes its course, going on fashion trips and secret tours of government facilities… they become very good friends. Fellow heros. Comrades in arms.
Avengers.
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