Author's Notes: I own nothing except my OC. So this will probably be the last chapter referencing to other dimensions for now. But if you like hearing about the other worlds I'm going to start on them soon. Due to time limits and what not there will only be a few fandoms that will have actual stories however in stories where the characters travel through dimensions there will be more characters. Tomorrow I'll put a list of the fandoms I'll write for in the author's notes.
I silently fumed at school the next day. Danny was also upset at having failed a test today. My anger increased when I saw Alondra walking our way seeming to be distracted by notebooks and binders in her arms. They however did not seem to be from school.
"Hey," I heard Danny say, "Alondra over here."
"Alondra looked up at us with wild eyes and nodded in acknowledgement walking over. She looked back at the load in her arms with one binder open muttering to herself.
"You okay," Tucker asked concerned as was I no matter how much I wanted to be mad at her. "Peachy," she answered absently. Tucker swallowed and started, "I know this must be hard but-" "Don't," Alondra cut him off looking up for a second to stare him down before returning to her work. "Alright then," Tucker said awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck.
"So," Danny tried to start up another conversation, "whatcha got there?"
Alondra looked up seeming unamused "A flower catalogue," she seemed to lose some tension, "actually I would really appreciate some help. Making these preparations is stressing me out."
"Oh okay what are you making preparations for," Tucker asked.
"Howard's funeral," she sighed, "no one else will do it. Maria died in the car crash with him and Tony wouldn't want to this." No one dared ask who Tony was.
"Well okay then," Danny said, "what do you need help with?"
Alondra looked grateful and asked Tucker to hold the binders and gave Danny the notebooks although I know they couldn't have really been causing her much strain.
"I can't decide if I should have sunflowers or not," she said, "I mean they signify affection and it would really mean a lot since they were one of his favorite flowers. He said they reminded him of their lullaby but I mean they're sunflowers and it's a funeral. It's not exactly a sunny event."/
"Maybe you could have it as like a bouquet he holds you know," Tucker offered as a solution, "I doubt many people will pay attention to it they'll probably be looking at him."
"Yeah okay. I could have some stephanotis' added in as well," she pulled a pen out of her hair and started to scribble a note down next to the sunflower.
"What's a stephanotis mean," I asked.
"Good luck," she answered, "you know with whatever happens to him from here. For Maria I think I'll get a bouquet of orchids and magnolias."
"Which mean," I prompted seeing that in a strange way this was calming her down.
"Well," she explained, "orchids mean delicate beauty and magnolias mean dignity. That's really all I knew about her. She wasn't around much," she continued, "and she didn't really like me. Anyway I think that I'll get some white carnations which mean remembrance and have some forget-me-nots hung around which mean remember me forever. And some cyclamen."
"What do those mean," I asked curious as to why she hadn't given a meaning for the last one
"Goodbye," she whispered looking down. We all startled as a phone started to ring shattering the silence and causing many people to look over. Alondra sighed and handed me the binder in her hands rummaging through her bag in search of her phone.
"Hello," she said putting the phone to her ear, "Peggy is there a problem?"
Another voice responded sounding hesitant and frantic at the same time. "No I haven't been told anything. What does the Colonel want now? Does he realize that I'm trying to plan a funeral which you all chose not to help with?" A pause, "No Peggy, I'm not mad at you. Hey, while we're on subject has anyone gone to check up on Tony you know I can't do it. Okay thanks make sure you go as much as you can please. What did you want to tell me?" This pause was longer and teachers seemed to have noticed. Mr. Lancer was coming our way seeming surprised that Alondra was disobeying a rule. I was about to interrupt her when she suddenly yelled, "What?!" Mr. Lancer flinched away as did everyone else in the hall surprised that such a small person could have such a big voice. I grew nervous as she grew angry. I'd never really seen her use her powers but I could guess that it wouldn't be pretty if she was mad.
"Calm down! How am I supposed to calm down? Is the Colonel mad! He can't do any of this. It's not right! Peggy you have to help me do something!"
"How is it not in your power? Look Peggy you know this isn't fair okay. He can't take me off the search team-"
"He said I was emotionally unstable?! No okay no. I have gone through this twice already and that's only currently. I've gone through a lot of death and I haven't broken yet so he can't do this. Okay I may not have been completely focused on the search but I'm planning a funeral." This time the pause was the longest it had been and at the end of it Alondra seemed conflicted as to cry or scream. In the end she took a deep breath and said in a rather deadly tone that I'm sure made us all shiver, "He can't stop the search for Steve. Tell him that he will regret this. Steve was a good guy and I already have one who can't have a funeral with a body."
She hung up the phone grabbed her stuff from us and walked off quickly. That was the last we saw of her all day. Not even when Technus attacked did she show up.
