CHAPTER 4-TRAINING
After her demonstration with Clint, Daisy spent the next few weeks meeting each morning with Natasha for a training session regarding hand-to-hand combat. The former Russian assassin had many tips and fighting techniques to share with her new student and Daisy thrived in what the redhead had to teach her. It was almost like training with May and Bobbi, but on a more intense level as Romanoff clearly was the most highly trained operative that Daisy had ever fought.
In addition to hand-on-hand combat, Daisy spent time working on her firearms training. Daily she practiced with her Glock 19, but she also spent time practicing with a marksman and sniper rifles as she had when she was initially training with May. Natasha also got her working with dual wielding pistols-typically twin Glock 26s-as you never knew when you would need to fire at more than one opponent at once.
When Daisy was not training she was doing one of two things: (1) working on the network protocols for the Avengers facilities to keep unwanted hacks from Stark or other nosey agencies from occurring, or (2) getting to know the other members of her team. She soon grew close to Wanda and Natasha, primarily because they were the only females, but also she knew that under the surface, the three of them where not all that different from one another. All had lost someone they cared about at one point or another, all had been part of doing the wrong thing while being under another's influence, and all three would let nothing stand in their way of making their wrong doings right.
It was Daisy's third week at the Avengers compound when Steve came up to her to talk regarding her training with her powers.
"Daisy, I want to better understand the full extent of your powers, " Steve was saying. "Give me a rundown of what you can do and how you have used your powers to help others."
"Well, I can detect vibrations in the environment around me and amplify them or slow them down. I can also cause earthquakes and send out waves of vibrations from my hands. One time I revived a man whose heart had stopped by increasing the vibration in the hearts tissues, and another time I caught a lady who was falling from an extreme height by directing waves of vibrations at her and slowed her fall and gradually let her the rest of the way down."
"Impressive...so your powers appear to have a range of uses. I can't help but think of you being able to use your powers to help you detect hostile agents while out in the field. For example, Wanda uses her telepathy to hear the enemies thoughts and determine when she will be attacked. Have you ever tried using your vibrations to detect incoming hostiles?"
"You mean using my abilities to act as a sonar or a form of echolocation?"
"Exactly."
"No, I have never even thought about that," said Daisy thoughtfully.
"Well that is what I want you to work on. In about a week, I am going to have you tested against the team to see your progress with Natasha and if you have made any progress with this technique. Understood?"
"I like me a challenge."
Over the next week, Daisy continued working hard with Natasha with her combat training. When not working with Natasha, she worked on using her ability to act as a sonar with various items in her room, outside and when others came into rooms in the compound. She soon mastered the technique.
When her test came around, she was initially sparring with Clint again, but as the the other Avengers began joining in, she was able to detect them before they could land a blow with a quick vibration wave to send them flying back while still holding her own with Clint. Natasha and Steve were both very pleased with her progress.
