As they were nearing the Bermuda Triangle, the Helicarrier stopped moving hovering a couple thousand feet in the air. The cloaking device had been deployed since they were somewhere over the vicinity of Florida. Fury had everyone called up to the main deck of the helicarrier for a briefing. Once they had all gotten up to the main flight deck, Fury finally decided to turn around. He had been staring at the clouds as they went passed. There was always something relaxing about watching them. Maybe it was where they looked so fluffy. It brought a decent amount of relaxation to everyone on board and that was important since this upcoming mission was about as much a mystery as Jack the Ripper.
"Can you see Disneyland from here?" Tony asked looking out of the observation glass. He tried looking down, but there was way too many clouds in the way.
"What is Disneyland?" Thor wondered out loud. "Is it a restaurant?"
"Not exactly," Clint piped up. "It's an amusement park filled with cartoon characters." This statement ran through Thor for a moment as he imagined actual cartoon characters running through a fenced in area like a zoo.
"I thought cartoon characters only existed in the television sets." Everyone did a mixture of sighs and rolling of their eyes.
"It's people dressed up like cartoon characters," Bruce stated easing Thor's confusion. Tony draped his arm over Bruce's shoulder.
"Could you just see Thor on the Tower of Terror?" he whispered. First, everyone thought it would be very amusing seeing Thor scared out of his wits dropping down so fast so sudden, then they thought about how Thor would destroy it because it scared him so bad. They really didn't think taking Thor to Disneyland was a very good idea. But Tony thought something very different.
"It's settled then, after we get back, we're going to Disneyland!" Fury had finally had enough of the banter then decided to cut in and ruin the whole mood.
"You guys are going to take a helicopter into the Bermuda Triangle and figure out what's going on in there. You're going to find Amanda and you're going to bring her back, dead or alive." Tony glared at Fury. Then a sudden idea hit him like ton of bricks. He was so blinded by the excitement of finding out his sister could possibly still be alive, he didn't think about it.
"Why are you so keen on helping me get my sister back?" he asked. Everyone stared at Fury suddenly wondering the same thing. It was a very good question. What could S.H.E.I.L.D possibly gain from a mission like this? She was just Tony's missing sister. She had no connection with S.H.E.I.L.D. whatsoever.
"Curiosity mostly. Someone disappears within the Bermuda Triangle and just pops back up after ten years? Besides, no one is well equipped to handle a situation like you all are. Which is why we're sending you in."
"Something is telling me there's more to it than that," Steve said crossing his arms eying Fury. Fury crossing his arms glaring back at Steve.
"That is all you need to know, Rogers." Everyone exchanged looks with each other. And yet again, Fury was hiding something from the team.
"What did you find, Fury?" Bruce asked quietly. Fury stood his ground.
"Fury," Tony growled. Fury sighed shaking his head.
"We picked up a short transmission from you sister. It was faint and short, but it sounds like she's in trouble." Tony's heart fell to his feet in an instant.
Tony stepped forward. "Let's hear it!" he screamed. A S.H.E.I.L.D. agent turned around and looked at Fury waiting for an okay. When he finally got it, he pulled it up. At first it was just static. There was nothing there. Tony strained his ears to listen, but he couldn't make anything out. Then something came over the recording. There was rumbles. Almost like thunder. Then he heard his sister's voice.
"What the hell is that?" she screamed. Then there was a loud roar and a loud crash then it went to static again. Everyone looked to Tony. He looked like he was about he was about to have a mental meltdown right where he stood. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
"We need to go now," he said towards the door. He stopped at the door and turned around and looked at everyone. "Well come on!" he yelled at them. Everyone looked to Fury and followed after. Fury stood there staring out at the clouds hoping for some kind of comfort from then, but nothing ever came. Whatever it was on the transmission, it was big. Very big. He wasn't wanting to let Tony listen to it for the sake of keeping him level minded, but that was no longer the case. He was driven by fear now. His sister was in danger and he wasn't going to stop until it was over with.
They boarded the helicopter and Nastasha took control of it. Clint sat next to her as co-pilot. No one said anything as they started the engines. They were too scared to say anything for fear of Tony snapping and yelling at everyone. They knew he was scared for his sister. They didn't like that sound as much as he did. They were worried for his sister. She had to face whatever it was alone. None of them could wish that on anyone. Silently, they were thankful for being apart of a team. They knew that their battles couldn't be won alone. They realized that they would have been dead if it wasn't for each other.
Tony stared out of the window across the ocean as they neared their destination. He prayed with all of his might that she was okay. He wasn't sure who he was praying to at the moment, but he was praying to whoever would listen. He needed his sister back. He would fall apart without her. He was ready for her to come home.
Author's note: I do believe the next chapter is where I shall introduce Amanda into the story. I'm not really sure though. I may wait a little longer before I do. I'd love if you guys would review and give me some feedback! Thank you readers! Much love! Aven91
