A/N: Back with the second chapter and let me just say it now that its so much fun writing for Darcy...
WARNING: THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS A TERRAPIN
As the usual occupants of the tower seemed to be about their own business a certain dark-haired woman was left alone to entertain herself. Bored out of her mind, Darcy had played a total of nine chess games with dummy, however to her surprise the robot wasn't exactly the best opponent.
Deciding she needed to do something before she reached insanity Darcy flicked the television from the infomercial over to HBO where she was instantly greeted with the familiar Game of Thrones. Sadly her usual GoT buddy, Clint was out on a mission leaving Darcy to watch the season one marathon alone. Then suddenly it clicked.
Her new friend, Winter, she had be bored out of her mind. After all Darcy didn't think there was anything more boring than having to fix broken down cars all day.
She knew that Winter worked in Queens but just not where, but she knew how to find out "Hey, JARVIS can you give me a map of the auto shops in Queens?" Darcy asked the AI.
Almost instantly a holographic screen appeared in front of her, showing a map of Queens along with seven auto shops marked with white arrows. And that was when Darcy decided that JARVIS was way. Way better than Siri.
"Miss Lewis there are currently seven auto shops in Queens" The AI answered.
Darcy nodded "Okay…can you show me the ones where a person named, Winter works?" Darcy asked how she hoped that this would actually work.
Suddenly six of the arrows disappeared leaving one which represented an auto shop in what seemed to be western Queens.
"There is one auto shop in western Queens, where a woman named Winter Snow is currently working" JARVIS said.
Darcy was barely able to contain her grin, not only was her new friend named after a season, but her last name was Snow…like John Snow….the heart throb from GoT.
"JARVIS can you give me the address?" Darcy asked and instantly the address appeared next to the holographic map, allowing Darcy to type it into her phone. "Thanks JARVIS" Darcy called out to the AI as she walked towards the elevator. From the looks of Google Maps the journey from Manhattan to Queens didn't look as long on the bus, however as a newbie to New York, Darcy wasn't going to trust the subways.
"Miss Lewis, should I inform sir of your departure?" JARVIS asked however Darcy was gone.
Once again her colleuege had failed to show up to work, which once again left the silver-haired woman alone in the auto shop. 'American Idiot' (The whole album) was blaring at the highest volume throughout the shop via the portable speakers that Winter always had on hand.
The old Audi 100 that she had worked on since the morning was still in the same broken down condition, it was almost as if no matter what Winter did the car just refused all attempts to get fixed.
Sighing Winter placed herself on the counter top and pulled a cigarette from her overall pocket, they were only reserved for times of extreme stress. Which Winter often argued happened every day.
However as she started to inhale the familiar taste of the tobacco the doorbell suddenly sounded, thus alerting her that someone had just walked into the shop. The sight of the familiar dark haired woman with the SHIT bike - as Winter had called it, surprised her.
Winter tilted her head to the side in confusion "Darcy…what are you doing here?" Winter asked.
Darcy frowned before dramatically placing her palm flat against her chest "Nice to see you too, Winnie" She said, adding the last part with an emphasised grin.
Winter visibly cringed at the use of the nickname; there wasn't much that her name could be shortened to. But that Darcy had chosen the name of the overweight yellow bear with a serious honey addiction (that help should be sought for...I mean what was in that honey) slightly irritated her.
"Winter" She said "And you still didn't answer the question" She stated before drawing in and then releasing a puff of smoke.
"To get you to take me out" Darcy stated as if it were obvious.
Winter frowned "I'm working…" She stated, using the hand with her cigarette to gesture to the old Audi in the middle of the room.
Darcy sneered at the car before turning back to face Winter "Honey, we both know that, that car is fucked…so just take a break and lest get some subway" Darcy said happily.
Winter groaned, she was kind of hungry and Subway didn't sound too bad "Only if you stop calling me Winnie" Winter said dryly.
Darcy nodded "Of course, Winter" She said with a grin, unknown to the silver-haired woman that she had her fingers crossed.
Straight to voicemail yet again this was when Pepper Potts officially started to worry. For the seventh time in the space of nearly an hour, Darcy's phone had gone straight to voicemail. As soon as Pepper had walked through the living room and saw Game of Thrones playing on the large screen, with no one actually watching she started to worry. The tower was also quieter than usual and dummy was cleaning up stray chess pieces…why the robot was playing chess she didn't know and she assumed that she would never find out.
"JARVIS has Darcy left the tower?" Pepper asked the AI
"Miss Lewis left the tower around fifty-eight minutes ago" The AI answered.
Pepper frowned, Darcy had been alone in Manhattan for fifty-eight minutes…God was the city doomed. She didn't even know if it were possible but Pepper was certain that at times, the dark-haired woman was worse than Tony. With her array of dirty jokes, nicknames and very foul language, Darcy had defiantly given the word 'sarky' a whole new meaning.
"Tony…Darcy's left the tower" Pepper stated as she walked into the lab.
Tony nodded however Pepper guessed he didn't actually hear what she had just said "Hm…that's right honey" He said which earned himself an eye roll.
"Tony" Bruce said before he lightly nudged him, the science bros had become inseparable ever since Bruce had moved into the tower "Did you hear what she said…Darcy's gone" Bruce said, worry slightly clear in his voice.
Tony nodded, never taking his eyes from the screen in front of him "Just put out a plate of Oreos and I'm sure she'll come right back" he said dryly.
Pepper shook her head slightly "Somehow I don't think that will work"
Tony frowned "Its fool-proof" He said with a shrug.
Pepper just blinked at Tony, sometimes for a genius and one of the earth's mightiest heroes he could be a little childish. "She's gone to Queens" Pepper stated, she had asked JARVIS earlier on the last thing Darcy had looked at before she left.
"What's in Queens?" Bruce asked confused.
"Subway.." Tony offered.
Pepper frowned "JARVIS show Tony what Darcy last accessed" She asked the AI and instantly multiple holographic screens appeared.
"Miss Lewis asked for information on the auto shops in Queens, along with the information of a woman named Winter Snow" JARVIS answered
"SHIELD girl?" Tony asked a brow raised.
"SHIELD girl?" Bruce asked confused, even he didn't understand this nickname.
"SHIELD's been following Darcy's friend and it looks as if she went to pay her a visit" Tony concluded as he looked over the information on the screen.
"So she's fine?" Pepper asked slightly relived
Tony nodded "Better than fine…she has Subway"
Darcy just stared at the reptile in her hands, never had she even heard of a terrapin she had heard of tortoises and turtles but just not terrapins. Yet here she was feeding terrapin food to Michelangelo…yes that was his name…like the ninja turtle.
"Hey Winnie, got any beer?" Darcy asked as she placed the terrapin back in his glass tank.
Winter shook her head, it seemed that she had gotten used to the nickname…or at least was tolerating it "No…allergic to the sulphites…so don't drink it or have any" She answered
Darcy's eyes widened "Holy shit that sucks…got any soda…please tell me you aren't allergic to soda" Darcy added with wide eyes.
Winter smiled "Yeah, I have soda…I'm not sure if anyone can be allergic to that" She said before getting up.
"I'll google it" Darcy called out from the space on the couch before the sound of the television alerted Winter that she had given up.
Winter pulled out to coke's from her fridge and then proceeded to close it with a loud thud; she shivered as a cold wind blew through the kitchen window prompting her to close it. However that was when she froze. She never opened the kitchen window…which meant someone else did.
Swiftly turning around she stiffened once she came face to face with the woman who she assumed had opened her window to let herself in. The woman clad in a black jumpsuit appeared in her early thirties', her blonde hair was tied back into a way too tight ponytail, which Winter assumed must have given her some form of a head ache.
"It's rude to let yourself in other people's homes…" Winter said, feigning confidence.
The woman smiled, and it looked like it hurt "I thought using the front door was a bit cliché" She answered her voice like ice.
Winter didn't even bother asking why she was there, she didn't have an IQ over two hundred and fifty for nothing…this woman was here for her. Winter wasn't even going to try stalling like she had seen in the movies…right now she just wanted to stay alive. So without even thinking she tossed the coke can right at the woman's temple. The shock was enough to get her stumbling back and allowed Winter to make a dash for the living area.
"Darcy get the fuck up!" She shouted grabbing at the dark-haired woman's arm
Darcy stared shock at the silver-haired woman, clutching the terrapin in her arms and her eyes wide and full of surprise "What the fuck, Winnie!" She exclaimed before she sound of bullets hitting the wall caused her to yell out in surprise.
Winter started to usher Darcy towards the front door, ignoring the dark-haired woman's string of curses "Move!" Winter shouted before another round of bullets was fired once again causing both women to yell.
"Holy shit, there's a woman with a gun in your apartment!" Darcy exclaimed as they stood in the middle of Winter's road both gasping for breath. Winter nodded, the earlier adrenaline starting to subside and slowly starting to turn into a throbbing pain in her left hand.
"Holy fuck your hand!" Darcy screamed almost dropping Michelangelo in the process.
Slowly lifting her arm, Winter suddenly noticed the bullet wound in the back of her palm which was undoubtedly the cause of the pain. "I have a fucking hole in my hand…" Winter gasped as she stared at the wound, the blood starting to coat her entire hand.
"We need to get you to a hospital" Darcy stated before the sound of shattering glass caught both of their attention.
"That's a nasty bullet wound there" The attacker hissed as she advanced towards the women and Winter instantly pushed Darcy behind her.
"Winnie, what the fuck?" Darcy hissed from her space behind Winter.
Winter kept her eyes narrowed on the blonde attacker, her uninjured hand buzzing with the familiar silver spark "Just keep quiet for now…I have a plan" Winter whispered back to Darcy.
Darcy frowned "To get killed?!" She whispered loudly
Winter smiled "Hopefully not" She stated before sending the spark through a vacant car, causing it to slowly advance towards the blonde.
"You seem pretty confident…dealt with us before?" The blonde asked, her gun held firmly in her right hand in case any of them dared to move.
Winter shook her head "I don't even know who you are" She sated
The woman smiled "Then I'll give you clue…cut off one head and we grow two more" She stated and before Darcy could even say 'what the fuck' Winter caused the car to rev with life and sent it with such speed towards the woman, who once it collided caused her to fall motionless to the ground.
Darcy stared shocked at the woman; a small pool of blood had formed around her head.
"Hey, Winnie you think she's dead?" She whispered to the silver-haired woman.
"I have a hole in my hand" Winter said drowsily before she collapsed on the ground.
Darcy quickly placed the terrapin on the ground as she went to check on Winter, she seemed to have fainted from blood loss thanks to the hole in her hand and using the energy to activate the car.
"Guess I better call 911.." Darcy muttered as she pulled out her cell, eyes widening at the seven missed calls from Pepper. "How do I explain this over the phone…" she sighed as she stared at the scene around her, a possibly dead woman in the middle of the road, an un-conscious one and a terrapin named after a ninja turtle…looks like the SHIELD-y people were going to have a field day.
So what did you think of that?
I really would love to have a terrapin and I'm actually in love with TMNT (especially Mikey) so I thought why not make Winter have a pet terrapin name Michelangelo.
A friend of mine has an allergy to sulphites, they are in all beer, wines and ciders; potatoes (when cut, peeled or sliced ) even jam...he cant consume any of those products or he goes into anaphylactic shock and has to get stabbed with an epi-pen...my poor friend doesn't know the taste of jam...so I kind of stole that for Winter. and the whole Snow thing is because I love GoT and Snow *wink wink...nudge nudge*
The next chapter will have the SHIELD-y people clean up the mess and who exactly was the mysterious blonde agent working for?
Stay tuned for the next chapter
JustAnotherFairy :)
