Torunn: James, you're losing a lot of training. It is your job or your parents are making you miss the trainings? I can talk to Maria and she will invents something else to them.
J: N-no, Torunn, is not it. It's… because I've been busy.
T: Well, but we need you, remember that we are close to getting our first real mission.
Torunn and James chatted as they walked out of the school. James was looking at the trees across the street while listening to Torunn's speech. Torunn frowned and looked at where James was looking.
T: Are you waiting for someone?
J: Kind of… I don't know.
T: You don't know? Your parents?
J: No...
James didn't look Torunn in the eye, he was searching for Lina, who always hiding in the trees, waiting for him to leave school, there's been a few days they've been spent the whole afternoon together. James was not more going to work or going to training anymore because of that. Today it seems that Lina didn't come to see him, James was disappointed in a certain way.
T James? James?
J: What?
T: God! It seems like I'm talking to a wall! I hate to being ignored! And look at me when I talk to you.
James looked Torunn, who was indignant, those beautiful blue eyes that stared at him angrily. Yes, James still feels an enormous attraction to Torunn, but he's tired of running after her and he likes the fact that with Lina, he doesn't have to struggle to please her.
J: Sorry.
T: Let's go train or not?
J: Yes.
Francis passed by James and Torunn, in his skateboard. He waited for them to reach him next to SHIELD's car.
F: Hey, James, will finally train?
J: I will.
F: What a pity, it was so good without you.
A: That's a lie, we miss you, J.
Azari approached the car with Pym. Azari, Pym and Francis entered the car. When James was about to go he heard a whistle. He looked around and across the sidewalk he saw Lina in his school uniform, waving to him. James grinned and waved back.
T: James? Who are you waving at?
Torunn looked over James's shoulder and saw the brown haired girl, Lina stared at Torunn and they both frowned at each other.
T: Who is she?
J: A friend.
T: A friend? You didn't tell me about a friend who studied in a expensive private school.
J: I forgot to say.
T: Um... Well, get in the car.
J: Is that...
James looked at Lina, who was calling him out to go for a walk with her.
T: You said you would train, James Rogers!
F: What is this delay?
Pym: Let's go!
J: I'm coming.
James shrugged, and glanced at Lina, as if lamenting for not go out with her today. Lina broke her smile, observing Torunn lay a hand on James's shoulder and making him get into the car.
James sat at the window and waved to Lina, saying goodbye as the car took them away. Lina didn't wave back, she looked at her feet and then walked down the sidewalk to leave. James was wondering why she looked so sad.
Upon arriving at the training center, the boys went to the locker room and Torunn to her. James looked at the uniform they were wearing.
J: Hey, what is that clothes?
Pym: Oh you missed it, we have clothes now. Check it out what my does.
Pym pressed two buttons on his uniform that shrank him immediately, but SHIELD failed to make him reduce to the size of an ant as the armor of his father. Pym could get to the size of a butterfly, approximately.
James was surprised by the technology.
A: Oh that's nothing compared to what I learned to do. Watch!
Azari smiled and parts of his skin lightened up as a LED lamp with neon colors, including part of his hair.
J: Wow, Azari! Oh my God. I missed a lot.
A: And I can control my power way better. Check it out.
Azari pointed his finger at Francis's butt, who was distracted by placing arrows on the stock, a surge of electricity ran through Azari's arm and James could see a ray hit Francis' but who jumped and screamed.
F: I'll kill you!
Francis took an arrow, placed on the bow and pointed to Azari, who hid behind James.
J: What about me? I don't get anything? Not even a uniform?
Hill entered the locker room with Coulson at her side. James was only in underwear, like Francis, both died of shame and tried to hid their parts.
H: Don't worry, I've seen you all naked already when you were little and you are still little, believe me.
Francis was offended.
F: Are you sure? You better take a good look, then.
J: Stop, Francis.
Pym returned to normal size.
A: Have more respect, Francis.
H: James, good you finally decided to join us.
J: Sorry, it is that I had some problems.
Coulson: Can I give to him? Can I? Please, let me give to him.
H: Coulson…
Hill sighed and rolled her eyes.
J: Give me what?
Coulson took a device he carried in a bag, he approached James and placed it on his arm. The boys approached with curiosity.
J: But what is it? A bracelet?
H: A shield.
J: Shield? Doesn't look like.
C: Squeeze the blue button! Do it! Do it!
Coulson was more excited than anyone. James pressed the button and a hologram of a shield formed, in the same size of his dad's shield.
J: Hey, it's just a hologram! What can I do with that?
Hill arched an eyebrow, she took her gun and shot James, who put his arm in front to protect himself, the bullet hit the shield and rebounded.
James and the boys froze with what Hill did, and even more by the shield function.
J: That is….. AWESOME! My dad would love it.
H: Yeah, but he can't know about it.
J: I know... I know…
H: Well, the first mission of you is coming, James has a lot to train. Move. Bobbi and Hunter await.
C: James, your uniform.
Coulson throw the uniform and James picked and dressed. They all went to training.
Hill and Coulson watched the training from another room, they never missed a training of them, they watched even the recorded ones, to study the abilities of each one.
After training, Francis took a quick shower and waited Torunn finish hers, hoping to be able to spend time together. When Torunn left the bathroom, she saw Francis and she didn't smile.
F: Torunn, do you wanna do something?
T: Francis, isn't James acting strange?
F: I don't know. You are his friend.
T: He is!
F: Do you want to go or not?
H: She can't, we will go home because Torunn has not woken up early. She has arrived late every day at school and I keep hearing the director's complaint.
Hill said approaching the two and Hill took Torunn with her. Francis had to wait for someone else to go out with him, unfortunately it was James. The two left SHIELD's building and walked to the car, but Lina appeared out of nowhere on the sidewalk. James looked at her, surprised.
L: So that's your French course?
J: Lina... What are you doing here? You followed me?
L: I don't need to follow you. You are in good company with your friends, you don't need me.
F: Jeez, who is this goddess?
L: I am no goddess, my name is Lina Maximoff.
F:The witch's daughter? You're so beautiful as your mother.
J: Francis, shut up. Respect her.
L: He just made me a compliment and I liked it.
Lina looked at James with a raised eyebrow.
L: Where's your friend? The blonde one. Thor's daughter.
J: Lina... Why are you talking like that?
L: Like what?
J: Like... Like… So strangely, as if you are angry. What did I do?
L: Nothing.
J: So speak nicely to me.
L: I speak as I want, I know what you're doing and I want to participate.
F: No way, rich girl.
L: If I don't, then I'll tell your parents.
J: Lina, look, I don't think...
L: You don't have to think anything. Tell your boss that I want to participate.
F: Hill is not our boss. Or is she? Is she?
J: Lina, listen to me, your parents...
L: Stop, James! I answer for myself, they are not going to know. Go worry about your dear Torunn. You like her, don't you?
James didn't answer, because he knows Lina's skills and she would know the truth anyway.
The SHIELD's driver honked, rushing James and Francis.
J: We have to go.
L: Go, no one is stopping you.
J: What about you?
L: What about it?
J: Are you gonna stay here alone?
L: And you care?
J: Of course I care!
L: It didn't look like that when you dumped me earlier today.
F: Geez, I'm out.
James didn't know what to say to Lina, she was so defensive that he thought it was better not say anything to her now. He got in the car and watched as Lina walked to leave.
While the boys were in the car, Natasha and Steve received another visit. Wanda again, alone this time.
W: Lina's here?
N: Excuse me?
S: She disappeared again?
W: We found out that she's been skipping school several days.
N: So you assume that she is with my son, that he is making her skip classes?
W: I prefer to ask directly to him. Where is he?
N: Not in here.
S: Why don't you wait a little? He's probably arriving soon.
Natasha turned slowly to face Steve, wanting to kill him. Steve looked at Natasha, without understanding. Wanda sat on the couch to wait.
S: Would you like some water or juice?
Wanda smiled at Steve and made positive with her head.
W: Water is fine for me.
Steve went to get water in the kitchen and Natasha followed him to complaint that he shouldn't have invited Wanda to stay.
Wanda stared at the couch and frowned.
W: You can come here, I will not hurt you.
It was Maggie who was behind the couch, hiding. Only Maggie's appeared above the couch. She looked at Wanda. Wanda looked at her and understood why Maggie was hidden, Sarah appeared in the living room and seemed to be looking for her. Sarah saw Wanda and approached her.
Sarah: Hello.
W: Hi.
Sarah: You're a witch, right?
W: You can say that.
Wanda smiled.
Sarah: You can turn someone into a frog?
Wanda laughed at the question.
W: I've never tried that. Who do you want to turn into a frog?
Sarah: My friends from school.
W: Oh really? I'll think about it.
Sarah: Have you seen Mag?
W: Uh No... I don't think so.
Sarah: I'll look for her in the kitchen.
Sarah went to the kitchen, Mag stood up and gave a small smile to Wanda to thank her. Wanda watched her carefully and touched Maggie's hand.
Maggie approached Wanda and Wanda hugged her very tight, she stroked Maggie's hair.
W: I am so sorry for the pain you are feeling, everything is gonna be fine. You're safe here.
Sarah: I GOTCHA YA!
Sarah came back into the living room and touched Maggie's shoulder.
Sarah: It's with you now!
The two ran up the stairs.
S: Sarah, I told you to not run!
Steve returned with a glass of water and delivered to Wanda. James came home at last. James froze to see Wanda at his house. Wanda stood up and walked toward James, who couldn't even move, Wanda narrowed her eyes, staring at James, she was preparing to read his mind, but Natasha stepped in front of James.
N: Do you really want to do this?
W: What?
N: Oh c'mon, Wanda.
W: I wonder when you got so boring.
N: And I wonder when you got so controlling.
W: I'm just worried about my daughter. She has not gone to school, I don't know where she's been or with whom and doing what.
Wanda spoke and looked at James who looked down.
S: You know something about that, James?
James didn't answer.
N: James? Tell me you didn't helped Lina skip class?
J: She said she had no class, I didn't know.
N: GOD!
Natasha closed her eyes and sighed. She stared at James again and James was shaking.
N: What about your course? Have you been skipping classes too?
J: Just a few mom, is that...
Natasha pointed to the stairs.
N: You better disappear of my face, James Rogers, I don't even know what to do with you, right now!
J: Mom...
S: James, obey. Go.
W: James... you're the only friend of Lina, and she will hear you, I gave up on moving from the city, after she fled, but we got an agreement and it has to behave and go to school, otherwise I will to move away with her again. We don't want that, right?
J: No, ma'am.
W: Do not help her to skip classes anymore. I don't want to separate you two, I know how much you like her.
James made positive with his head a little flushed and went upstairs, already aware of his long punishment.
During the night, while everyone was asleep, Sarah was turning over in bed, unable to sleep because of the nightmares she was having. She got up with the intention of going to her parents' bedroom, but when she went there the door was locked, Sarah decided to go back to her bedroom.
When Sarah came in the bedroom again, she was startled and frowned. After a few seconds, she recognized the woman in her bedroom.
Esther: Hi, daughter.
Sarah smiled at her teacher from school, and wasn't surprised by the way she called her, because she was calling her of daughter there's been a few days.
E: You can't sleep?
Sarah made negative with her head.
E: Aw, it's okay, Honey. I'll help you. Come with me.
Yelena reached for Sarah and Sarah climbed on her lap.
Yelena stroked Sarah's hair, as she left the bedroom with her.