Steve wasn't very happy after getting the call from Rachel, she told him that Addy was in trouble. A man named Victor von Doom was the man her friends were planning to rob. SHIELD found this out and dispatched himself and a team that dealt with this Doom person before. "Your girlfriend goes for a simple job and ends up with a super villain after her." Clint snickered.
"She doesn't have much luck," Steve sighed. "What can you tell me about this team that's going down with us?"
"They're called the Fantastic Four. You got Doctor Reed Richards or Mister Fantastic. He's the leader of the team has a PHD in physics, he can stretch any part of his body. His wife Susan Storm Richards is the Invisible Woman. She can create barriers and if the title doesn't help you understand she can also turn invisible. Her little brother is also part of the team. Johnny Storm or the human torch, he can fly and manipulate fire, especially all over his body with out getting hurt. Then Ben Grimm, he's called the thing. He's kinda like a hulk but orange and rock like. They ended up like that because of radiation from a trip into space."
"Why are they coming?"
"They've fought Doom before. They'll know what to do. You just have to convince Addy to have her friends lay off."
"That's harder to do," he sighed. "I bet they're already robbing the place."
Clint laughed, "I could see that. She was always proving that she could anything."
"You've worked with her before?"
"Yeah, she was 18 when I caught up to her and her friends. They were fleeing from CITIZEN, I met up with her after she came out of the tunnel."
"What happened?"
"Her and a team member were traveling to a safe house, Viv blew up the tunnel trapping over fifty people, killing around 80. Her team mate died, she almost did too. I was ordered to protect her until she woke up."
Clint sat across from the sleeping girl. He had been waiting for her to wake up for seven days. Director Fury ordered him to watch over her till she had woken up. She looked so frail as she slept. A large gash on her forehead, dark circles underneath her eyes, and chapped dry lips; he knew it must have been hell those few days. Doctors said it was a miracle that she was still alive. Her body was running on empty as she gave her food and water to the smaller children than herself. Not many others were that charitable. He remembered two of the children coming to visit her.
"Is she your girlfriend?" The nurse asked in French.
He shook his head, "No, my sister." He replied flawlessly.
"She is lucky to have a brother like you. She must have fought to stay alive for you and your family." She flirted a bit.
He gave her a grim smile. "Do you know when she'll wake up?"
"It is up to her." The nurse left afterwards.
"You know kid I'm not going to leave you until you wake up and we chat." He said coldly.
Addison sighed and slowly opened her eyes. He didn't think she could move as fast as she could as the IV from her arm was pulled out and pressed against his jugular. Her eyes were cold, "Who are you?" Her voice filled with venom.
"Whoa there," Clint smirked. "I'm Hawkeye from SHEILD. Director Fury gave me orders to watch over you."
She looked at him for a moment and snickered. "They sent an old man to watch me?" She pulled away and walked over to the closet where her clothes were.
"Who are you calling old? I'm a few years older than you."
Addison didn't pay attention as she pulled the curtain to change, "Which means you're slower, wiser, and think you know everything." She came out with her dirty clothes. "Now big brother," she said in a sarcastic tone. "Thank Uncle Nick for me, I have some unfinished work to do." Her voice was dead serious as she walked out with bag in hand.
"She never told me about that, but I guess that's what dreams she's been having." Steve sighed, he knew she'd been through a lot. However he didn't know how much she went through.
Clint took him out of his thoughts, "She seems to do better with you. Her friends can see the difference, she seems genuinely happier with you than they've seen her. I have to agree with them. When we first met she had me pinned down and almost stabbed me in the throat with her IV needle."
"She's not that vicious."
"She was before she met you, actually she's been more genuine with you."
"What do you mean?" Steve never noticed anything different when he was with Addison.
Clint laughed, "You're that oblivious? She seems like a normal girl with you."
The team quickly went to their places. It was show time and Addison stood in a warehouse alone. She cocked the gun with Rachel's explosive bullets. "You know for how smart your friends are, I wouldn't expect some one like you waiting alone." A smooth unfamiliar voice spoke.
Addison turned to look over her shoulder to see a man in a dark green cloak. She pointed her gun at him. "Perhaps that was the plan." She tilted her head to the side.
He laughed, "Addison Smith, the girl with many skills. I could use you," his eyes roamed her body. "In more ways than one."
She gave him a disguested look. "Right," she pulled the trigger. He stood confidently as the bullet reached him.
"You think-," but before he finished the explosive combusted blowing him away.
"A friend of mine made these." She said with pride, she quickly looked at her watch. "Now I opened up enough of a window." She said to the walkie talkie. "See you guys on the other side." She began to sprint away, but as soon as she was close to the exit a lighting bolt hit the wall. She slowed her speed and looked at Doom who was getting up.
"Impressive," her eyes widened. "Care to try again?"
"Shoot," she muttered as she sprinted as fast as she could out of the area. She looked around and made her way to the alley ways. She kept on looking back to make sure there was enough distance between her and Doom.
She didn't know how long she was running or how fast, but all she knew was her lungs were burning and she didn't know where Doom was. She looked behind her back once more, but she ran into a soft wall. "Whoa babe. I know I'm pretty hot, but no need to run into me." He teased.
She looked up to see a random stranger. "I don't do cocky boys." She snickered and tried to side step him.
"Whoa, you're Addison Smith right?" He asked as he grabbed her arm. She quickly moved out of his grip and twisted his arm behind his back. Shoving him roughly into the wall he began to talk, "Easy I'm with you. I'm Johnny Storm, you know the human torch."
"Right," she growled as she let him go and ran off. Suddenly she felt something wrapped around her waist and pulled her back.
"Easy now kiddo." Another voice spoke from behind. "We're here for doom, not trouble."
"Right," she sighed. "Can you let go now?"
"Are you going to run?" Johnny stood in front of her.
"Show me your flame." She shot back. He snapped his fingers and a flame ignited. "Okay I won't." She said unsurely. Once she was free she looked at the two men. "Where did Doom go?"
Speak of the devil as a lighting bolt blasted through the wall. "There's our answer." Mr. Fantastic spoke.
Addison grabbed her gun and began running to the warehouse. "Where are you going?" Johnny followed her.
"Somewhere safe." She yelled as lightening flew past them.
"You're running at a time like this?"
"No, I'm setting up a plan." She turned a quick corner.
"Addy, we got it." Riley said over the walkie talkie.
"Okay, I won't be able to meet up with you guys. You know where to send it."
"Understood."
"Your friends?"
"Yeah," she climbed over the fence.
"So what's your plan?" He asked as she slowed down and began to talk into the building.
She shrugged and sighed. "He'll come after me and not my friends."
