The school is closed for Spring Break.
It's time to relax and have fun until classes start.
Or at least, that was the intention.
DATE: APRIL 5, 2015, 3rd DAY OF THE SPRING BREAK, LOUD TOWER
After Luan's stink bombs, the family had to start an emergency cleanup, so they ended up camping on the mini-golf course. Everyone was sleeping soundly as the first rays of sunlight illuminated the day. Except, of course, of the patriarch of the family, who had more important matters to deal with.
In his private lab, Lynn Sr. review all the information he has about Henry Pym, also known as Ant-Man.
Since being introduced by SHIELD, he has never trusted the scientist. Pym seemed to be younger and smarter than he was, which made him jealous. After the millionaire contract with the government and the helicarrier project, Lynn thought he had finally gotten rid of Pym. But now that Pym was doing a secret project, Lynn wanted to find out what it was, at any cost.
Normally, he would only have to have a private conversation with his old friend Roberto Santiago, and he would know everything. However, Pym's project was so secret, that not even the SHIELD director knew. The only people with access to this information would be Pym himself, the President, or the Avengers.
It was hard to imagine how Pym had come to the conclusion that young people were a good choice for a group of superhumans, but more disturbing was the fact that he had been allowed to start a project in a school where there were several superhuman kids. It was almost obvious that Pym wanted to use this as a smokescreen to recruit more kids for the Avengers.
"That's it!"
Lynn smirked, imagining his course of action. If Pym wanted young heroes, all he had to do was infiltrate one of his children in the group. Having his spy in the Avengers, Lynn would know everything Pym was up to.
But what child would he send?
Leni is too naive, and can not keep secrets. Luan is not serious enough to be a spy. Lucy and the twins are very young, as well as not controlling their powers. Lincoln has no power beyond his superhuman stamina, as well as being practically a comic book addicted. Luna would be the perfect choice if it were not for focusing almost exclusively on music. So there was only one option.
He picked up his cell phone, and kept calling until his daughter answered.
"Lynn Jr., can you come to my lab? It's very important."
Although sleepy, the fourteen year old girl took the stairs and arrived at the lab in a few seconds.
"(Yawn) What do you want so early, Dad?" The girl raged, still sleepy.
"Sorry for waking you up so early kiddo, but I need to discuss a very serious matter with you. I'm sure you'll find it interesting."
Lynn Jr. sat in her father's chair and folded her arms, looking at him curiously.
"I'm listening."
"Lynn, as you all know, Dr. Pym and I worked together at SHIELD, until we went on different careers. I want to find out what he's working on, but even Roberto does not know what he's doing in his private helicarrier. And that's where you come in."
"Wait, how do you expect me to find out what he's doing, if not even Mr. Santiago knows?"
"I'll be honest. I want you to be my spy. I want you to infiltrate the Avengers."
Lynn was shocked.
Even though her father had made some dubious choices in recent years, this seemed to be very drastic.
"Are you serious!?"
"I know it sounds strange, but yes, I'm 100% sure that this is the best choice. Besides, among all your siblings, you are the only one capable of doing your best and even more."
The girl had her own motives for considering join in her father's plan, but she was curious to know what he had in mind.
"What do I get from that?"
"I'm going to increase your curfew at 10:00 PM, and I do not do any testing in the lab for the next few years. I just need you to keep this between the two of us. If anyone finds out, it must seem that this was your idea."
"Deal!" The girl rose, already enthusiastic about her mission. Until she realized something important. "But how do I get accepted into the Avengers?"
"That should not be difficult. You just need to find the pen they gave your brother and tell some compelling story about wanting to join them. The rest Pym himself will do."
She just nodded and dashed off into the house. Although her father asked to keep it between them, there was someone she had to talk to.
The day was a little uncomfortable for the Family, as they waited for the house to be cleansed of the stench of Luan's bombs. By dinner time they were able to go back inside, and they were preparing to eat pizza.
Lincoln went to his room, happy to be in his private space after spending the day waiting for the stench to go away. He threw himself on the bed and closed his eyes, until he heard the sound of the door opening and closing very fast. Without even opening his eyes, he already knew exactly who was.
"What do you want, Lynn?"
She locked the door and walked slowly to her brother, embarrassed.
She lay down next to him, looking nervously at the ceiling.
"Linc, if I tell you something, will you promise not to tell anyone?"
Lincoln was intrigued by Lynn's tone and sat, staring at her. He had never seen Lynn so vulnerable. Whatever she wanted to tell him, it must be something very serious.
"We're siblings, Lynn. Of course I can keep a secret."
Lynn closed her eyes and sighed for a moment, searching for the right words.
"Early this morning, while you guys were asleep, Dad called me in the lab. He wants me to join the Avengers, to spy on them."
"What?" Lincoln was indignant, but tried to remain calm. "And what did you say?"
"I accepted." She was even more embarrassed, but went on. "He offered me a greater curfew and promised to keep me out of his research. But that's not why I accepted it."
"So... why did you accept it, then?"
"(Sigh) You know that day, when Hugh attacked us?"
"Well, according to SHIELD, that might not even be his name, but of course I remember."
"After you called the Avengers and stayed at their base, Marvel Boy came to help us, and loosened the handcuffs of some of us. When he was going to take off my handcuffs, somehow he realized that Hugh was going to shoot, and he pushed me. He not only helped us that day, he saved my life. He literally took a shot for me."
"I do not think he even realized what he was doing." Lincoln blushed, slightly embarrassed. "I mean, he certainly was very heroic, but that's his job, is not it?"
"I know, but the way he pushed me... I've felt like he really cared about me. As if he was willing to give his life for mine."
"So you want to return the favor?"
"It is not that simple. When the Avengers came to dinner at home, I spent most of the time staring at him." She sat up and looked directly into the eyes of her little brother. "(Sigh) Lincoln, I think I have a crush on Marvel Boy."
Lincoln froze.
He kept looking at Lynn, totally shocked as she revealed it.
"I know Dad wants me to spy on the Avengers, but the truth is the only thing I want to do is spend some time with him. Who knows? Maybe, over time, I can make he interested in me. I want to talk to Dr. Pym as soon as classes come back, and ask him to give me a chance to join the team. What do you think?"
Lincoln did not know what to say. It was bad enough that Leni had joined the Avengers, but if Lynn had a crush on Marvel Boy, then he had to do something. The only problem was that he did not know how Lynn would react if she knew she had a crush on her own brother.
"Kids, the pizza's here!" Rita shouted, warning the whole family.
As if he had been saved, Lincoln stood up, pulling Lynn's hand.
"How about we eat pizza now and discuss your love life later? It's a little embarrassing to talk about it, but if you really need it, I'll be here to help you."
"Thank you, Lincoln!" Lynn hugged him tightly, smiling happily. "I knew I could count on you. Now hurry up, or we will run out of pizza."
Lynn buzzed out of the room, leaving a stunned Lincoln in the room.
He took out his wallet, then took out his Avenger card, and sent a message to his leader.
"Dr., we need to talk as soon as you get back."