After a long flight to the States, which had a lot of chattering and sleeping so that John could get adjusted to the time difference, they finally landed and John immediately got out of the jet to look around the place, he noticed that there were no crowds.
"One of the private landing facilities we have John. Its not far off from the tower. Do you think I need to give Clint a heads up?" Phil asked. "Well... I'll call him up and just say to expect a surprise visit. That way he wouldn't guess its you but it is a fair warning." John said, wanting to see Clint's face when he sees Phil.
John was very nervous on the way to the tower, his hand started shaking a little but managed to cover it up easily by curling his hand into a fist. "Nervous John?" Phil asked. "A little bit. I mean, it is the team that fought aliens Phil!" John exclaimed.
"And you are the one who survived a lightning and a dark alien substance and got powers from it. You are the one who ran around with a sociopath detective. You are the one who was a field surgeon and a Captain at the same time John. You will get along very well. You already know two members of your team." Phil assured.
"Hope you are right." John said as he looked out as the looming tower came closer.
Meanwhile at the conference room, Avengers Tower
"Why is this urgent meeting called for Fury?" Tony demanded from his seat. "I assure you it is for an important reason Tony." said Thor. Just then a message alert came from one of the phones and everyone looked around to see whose it was, only to find out it was Clint's, who furrowed his brows at the message.
"What is it Clint?" Steve asked. "Nothing much Cap, just something that I will look out for later." Clint replied. The others left it with that, not wanting to pry into his life. They all waited quietly for Fury to speak up, who was surely taking his own time.
Suddenly, JARVIS spoke up. "Sir, there seems to be two people who wants access to come up here and one of them looks a little familiar." he said. "Send them up J. I think they are who we are waiting for." Tony replied immediately.
A few minutes later, the door opens and a short blonde man walks in, a little nervous. "Where is he?" Fury asked him immediately as Clint was open mouthed while Tony had a look that said 'I think I know him from somewhere'
"He wants to wait out Fury, something about being nervous to meet them and all." he said, rolling his eyes. "Scared to meet them brother? Afraid on how they will react?" he taunted. Immediately they heard a shuffling before the doors opened again and in stepped Phil.
"You had to do this." Phil said with an exasperated sigh as many cries of "Is that Agent?" "Phil is alive" rang around, even from Fury. Only Thor seemed to remain calm. "What to say? Revenge is sweet." John said cheekily. The first one to react was Clint, who hugged John and punched Phil hard.
"That was for you to fake your death. And may I ask why John is here?" Clint asked. The others had chosen to sit down and have a nice chat with him later. "You know him?" Natasha asked. "Well... met him in one of my missions with Phil. That was one damn mission. John helped to roughly patch up Phil." Clint said in a way to explain.
"That doesn't still explain why he is here though." Bruce said. "All surprises aside, this is Doctor John Watson and is going to be a part of the team." Fury said.
"But he is still a civilian Fury." Natasha said. "A very powerful civilian who can lift Thor's hammer." Fury said as if it explained everything and conveniently forgetting to mention the powers he had. It did leave everyone with open mouths though.
"No way in hell you could lift up Thor's hammer!" Tony exclaimed as the rest of the team exchanged bewildered looks. Thor just looked at them smugly before gesturing John to catch his hammer, who caught it with ease.
"That is.. Damn that is cool man!" Clint said as he looked at John with awe as Tony and Natasha eyed him, each of them for their own reasons. Tony for the familiarity and Natasha for his worth. Bruce and Captain were curious to get to know more about him while Thor was already comfortable with John.
"I guess I will leave you all to get acquainted. Coulson, your team is scheduled to leave tomorrow." Fury said and left, leaving John and Coulson at the team's mercy. "So... how long have you been alive Agent? And... do I know you form somewhere John?" Tony asked.
"Honestly speaking, only for about 7 months I guess. 3 months in coma, two months in recovery and the rest with my new team." Coulson replied. "And yes you know me from somewhere. I think you were a little out of commission at that time, so it might be hard to remember me." John said with a grin.
"And when did you know that Coulson is alive John? As the last I saw you was yesterday and you were still like grieving over him." Clint said. "I got to know that he was alive after you had left. He followed me around everywhere on Fury's orders. Didn't even have the courtesy to inform me that he was alive." John said.
"I won't be surprised if he will also come back from the grave." Clint muttered. "What is your field of study Dr. Watson?" Bruce asked. "Well... I was initially surgeon but an injury made me shift to an ordinary doctor. How about you Mr...?" John asked.
"Bruce Banner. Good to have a real doctor here then. It will be a relief to have one. Medicine is not my expertise, I just know that basics on a few things from my experience on the run. I more into gamma radiation though." Bruce said.
"Nice to meet you Ms. Romanoff. Finally got a chance to meet you after hearing the great things Phil and Clint have said about you." John said. Natasha just gave an unimpressed stare and returned a nice to meet you.
"Steve Rogers. Nice to meet you Dr. Watson." Steve said with all formality. "Nice to meet you too Captain. Phil never stops talking about you whenever we meet." John said with a smirk, causing everyone to snicker while Phil and Steve blush.
"He has always been a Captain America fan since childhood John. What did you expect?" Clint asked. "Honestly, I expected this. But I think you have controlled your obsession... or not?" John asked.
"Says the guy who had an alien thing flowing through his blood." Phil retorted. "Alien thing flowing through the blood? What happened?" Tony asked. "Well, it happened during the elf conflict. I was hit by Thor's lightning and... Aether was it? Yeah Aether and Jane suspects that it has merged with my body." John said.
"Oh. Ok. Hey! Why are you staring at me Dr. Watson? Find something interesting?" Tony asked with a smirk as he caught John staring at his arc reactor. "No. Just that your the thing in the middle of your chest looks a little different... Never mind." John said.
"The reactor? It kinda keeps me alive even though I have removed the shrapnel as if I remove it, my chest will be exposed to air and all. You must know what will happen right doc?" Tony asked.
It may also mean that you had met me after I had it implanted. That immensely reduces the number of people I have to look through." Tony muttered sarcastically with a groan. "Can you please tell me where I have met you?" Tony pleaded.
"Nope. I am going to wait until you guess. It is fun watching you get this frustrated." John said. "You said that an injury left you unable to be a surgeon. What happened?" Steve asked. "Was at the wrong place in the wrong time." John said, not wanting to talk about it. The others sensed this and left the topic alone.
John suddenly started feeling a little tired from the flight and all that happened in the past two days catching up with him. "Would you mind if I go to my room right now? I am a little exhausted right now, a long journey and I really need to unpack." John said.
"Oh alright, I'll show you to your floor and give you a tour later on. Your floor is just above Bruce and below Clint's. I haven't personalised your room yet as we didn't know much about you. No one can access any of the other's rooms without their permission, the only exception being when you are in danger or in distress or something like that." Tony rambled on the way to John's floor and show around.
"So... you have your own floor with a mini kitchen, a living room, a few guest rooms if you are having someone over, your own bedroom and all your essentials I believe. Please enjoy your stay." Tony said as he exited John's floor to let him get his much needed rest.
After Tony left him, John looked around in slight awe. The room was the largest he had stayed in as of yet, expensive but comfortable. 'Tony definitely could choose something apt for others.' John thought as shouldered his bag and went into his room.
"Need any assistance Dr. Watson?" a voice asked out of nowhere, making John jump at the sudden voice. "Sorry for startling you Dr. Watson. I am JARVIS and I look after the tower." it said.
'Definitely not a human security behind the screen as Tony wasn't really the type to trust anyone to let someone behind the screens to look into private areas so it must be robot... but judging the slight emotions displayed, he would think it was something more.
"What are you Jarvis? Definitely not a human behind the screens but not also a robot. A sentient program created by Tony?" John asked curiously. "Somewhat like that Sir. I am an AI created by Mr. Stark and as I said, I look after the tower so you could ask me anything you want if you require assistance Sir" Jarvis said.
"Thank you JARVIS, but I am quite well for now. I just require some rest. Can you wake me up if anyone is calling me?" John asked as he placed the skull and the photo on the nightstand after staring at it for a while.
"Certainly Sir. Anything else Sir?" JARVIS asked. "Nothing JARVIS. Thank you. One small doubt... why dis he create you with a British accent? Oh, please do call me John though." he requested. "Sure John. I don't know the exact reasons but I believe it is for a sentimental purpose." Jarvis replied as John laid down.
Two hours later, he was woken up by insistent knocking at the door and JARVIS announcing that Mr. Coulson and Mr. Barton were there to check upon him. John groaned and lifted himself off the bed, trying to tame down his bed hair as he went to open the door.
"What do you want?" he asked groggily, rubbing his eyes. "Sorry John, but we wanted to check on how you are settling in and wondering whether you would like to have some lunch with us downstairs as its 1 in the afternoon." Coulson said.
"Wait here then. I will freshen up and come in a minute." John said and went towards the bathroom to wash his face and tame his hair before coming out. "Ready to face them again?" Clint asked.
"Maybe, maybe not. It might be a few days before I trust them with everything but for now, I don't want to tell much about Sherlock and that life." John said with a sigh. "They were all discussing about you for a while after you went out you know?" Coulson said.
"I don't mind that Phil. We all have trust issues and it might take a while to get used to a new member you know nothing about." John said in understanding. "Do you still want to tell them that we are related?" Phil asked. "I say why not as you obviously know them and all." John said.
"Then that is going to be the talk of the table." Phil said as they reached the communal kitchen. "Seems like they have ordered takeout today, Chinese I believe." Clint said, knowing that John liked Chinese.
"Great. As I am kind of starving right now." John said as they entered the room filled with a lot of chattering. The moment they stepped through though, all conversations stopped. The three empty seats were occupied and plates were filled before the conversations began again.
"Where did you first meet Agent, Dr. Watson?" Tony said. John, wanting to pull his leg, just said "When I first met Clint." "And when was that?" Natasha asked. "Well... about roughly two to three years back." John replied.
"Clint said about you patching him up. Any interesting story for us to know?" Bruce asked. "Well... aside from the fact that Phil had a minor concussion, a bullet near the collarbone and was knocked out when I met him, yeah." John said.
"Don't forget the fact that you patched him up in a tailor shop John. A freaking tailor shop." Clint said. "I am going to never live that down." Phil muttered as the team was not sure whether to laugh or stare at John in amazement. "Not a big deal." John said.
"Well it is a big deal considering you did it only a few months after the accident that got you retired as a surgeon." Phil stated and the team stared at John in wonder. "So I believe that your injury was in your hand?" Bruce asked, seeing the tremor in his left hand.
John, who noticed the line of sight, curled his fist to prevent it from shaking much. "Yeah." John said, not much comfortable with the questions. Sensing the discomfort, Steve decided to change the topic. "So... Phil, Clint and you seem very close to each other..." he asked.
"Well, they are brother so of course they are close." Clint exclaimed. "Brothers!" the others chorused. "Twin brothers at that." Clint added, leading to more outrageous cries. "How long have you known this?" Tony asked.
"Don't worry, just a few months after the tailor shop incident. Turns out I was adopted and all that shit, went in search of him and found him accidentally." John said.
"You seem to be adapted to treat anyone anywhere." Natasha asked, eyeing John, military cut, the stance was also a little similar... as much as Natasha wanted to voice out the suspicion, she wanted to give John sometime to adjust as everyone entitled to have secrets.
"What are your plans John?" Phil asked. "Well... maybe some training might help if I am going to be in the team, Thor had proposed to teach me Asgardian culture and all... other than that, nothing else to do." John said.
"And you have yet to see America dude. So keep in sight seeing definitely on that list." Clint said. "And shopping. You really need a room décor." Tony added. "Along with the movie nights and team bonding exercises." Bruce popped in. "Wow, I am going to be busy then." John said.
"Right, we can make up a schedule if you want later. Now that you have finished, I am going to take you on a tour through the tower. You can ask JARVIS if you need assistance with anything." Tony said and gave John a tour of the tower.
"I can't place it but you feel very very familiar. At least tell me the time period we met!" Tony whined suddenly in the middle of showing John through the training area, which had a few punching bags, various guns, targets, a ring in the middle and a lot of free space.
"No Nope Nada. Not gonna tell you. Figure it out yourself." John said, thoroughly having fun messing with Tony. He reminded him a lot of Sherlock and it was partly a welcome relief. Finally, Tony left John back at his room, who immediately went to bed to sleep, thoroughly exhausted by the events of the day. Though it was a welcome change for him at the same time.
A/N: So... John has come and is living with the Avengers. Please tell me if you seem that this is going in a fast pace or very slow or something. Hope you all liked it! All comments and criticisms accepted and appreciated. And also open to suggestions. It is confirm JohnXTony. Any other pairings for the others is open.
Thank you all for reading!
Rasi10 signing off
Published on 17 September 2018