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A/N: Computer troubles yesterday and I could not update. I guess that is what when I used a really old word program to write. So I was very glad about what I read on the feedback form the last chapter and I am glad that everyone enjoyed. I enjoyed writing it and I was a lot of fun. I am looking forward that to having this book finished up. And I enjoyed writing this chapter with the fun team bonding.
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ArtemisBAMF1218- No more FINALS! Congrats! One more chapter each and an epilogue and then we move on to the next book (possibly after a small break). I am glad you enjoy Danny's chapters. I was talking with a friend and apparently she struggles with fight scenes and I am just like; "Ok…" I can imagine getting hit with Captain America's shield is anything less than a pleasant experience.
Ok, so Danny's predecessor; Orson Randall is a World War One Veteran. I was reading the comics to figure out what battle he was shown fighting in and it was dated "June 23rd, 1916 – Fort Souville, France." So he was fighting alongside the British and French troops. He is also shown to be able to speak French and German in these scenes. I also imagine he had his fair share of World War Two as well. So I just went with thinking that two super-powered heroes in a war, on the same side, meet up at least once. John Aman is also that age range according to the Marvel Wiki he was around during the 1910s.
TabbyCat- (1) Not a problem. (2) I made that part up because Danny's predecessor; Orson Randall is a World War One Veteran; I am also guessing he got wound up in World War Two. So I just went with thinking that two super-powered heroes in a war (Steve Rogers and Orson Randall), on the same side, meet up at least once. John Aman is also that age range according to the Marvel Wiki he was around during the 1910s. (3) Enjoy!
NyanWolf- I am glad you love the chapter as much as I loved writing it! I promise to write more fight scenes into the future! I also enjoyed the injury a little too much as well; Danny would have a higher pain tolerance due to his intense training. Anyway, enjoy!
Chapter 28: Luke
"You guys will never believe this!" Peter yelled, running into the living room. Today is our lazy day. And if he even thinks he can drag us into some crazy gimmick, he has another thing coming.
Ava looked up from her latest romance novel. She had gone to the library this morning and had five new books and was happily wrapped in a blanket. She glared at Peter. "Solve your own problems." She muttered.
Danny was lying on the long couch, stretched out. He had ear buds in and his phone was resting on his chest and one hand was behind his head. He opened his eyes and looked at Peter. "Judging by the tensed up body language and expression... Something is wrong. Correct?"
Sam walked over from the kitchen and placed a platter of fresh pretzels and cookies. He smiled, pleased with himself as everyone reached to take one. "Look webs, I am not taking off on my lazy day. And if Ava gets off the couch and sees the kitchen, she is going to kill me. So let's not say anything crazy."
That left me, I was bored and watching ESPN. I was sitting in the reclined with a Sprite on the table and the remote on the arm of the chair. "Alright, what's the problem?"
"Aunt May has a date tonight!" Peter yelled. "Also, since when could Sam cook?"
"A date?" Ava asked. "That's nice."
"I've been able to cook the entire time, Webs-For-Brains." Sam shot back.
"Why is this a concern of yours?" Danny asked. He sat up on the couch and stretched out his back.
"Because she is my Aunt!" Peter took a pretzel and jumped up to the ceiling to pace. "And you will never guess who she is going on a date with!" He goes on.
"Fury?" Sam laughs.
"Close," Peter replies.
Ava looks up. "It's Coulson, isn't it?"
"Yes!" Peter says with the pretzel in his mouth and throwing his hands to the… err… the floor, I guess. He was upside down. "This is good, Sam."
"Thank you," Sam says, crossing his arms and looking pleased with himself.
"That explains why Coulson gave us the night off." Danny points out.
"He did seem to be in a good mood this afternoon when we saw him," Ava adds on.
"You have a point, Ava. I've known him for what feels like forever. He's usually optimistic. But today was a lot different." I add on. "He also was talking about Lola again."
"Why are you all acting like this is so great!?" Peter asked. "It was a parent-teacher conference. And they were on a first name basis before it even started. And geez… you should have heard Coulson!"
"That sounds like a 'you' problem," Ava says from her cozy seat.
"Wait a second…" Peter trails off. "Who's Lola?" He jumped to the ground. "I swear… Coulson!"
"Chill out, Webs. 'Lola' is what Coulson calls his car. I mean it's a little crazy, but he really loves that thing. Wouldn't let me touch it…" Sam complains.
"That's because in the whole Dr. Doom crazy-mess-up she got scratched while you were trying to get us stabilized. He blames you for that." Ava says looking over her book.
"Oh well," Sam complains. Something starts to beep in the kitchen and Sam's face instantly lights up as she runs to the kitchen and starts turning things off and working again.
"Peter, Agent Coulson is a responsible and a very reasonable person. Do not worry about it." Danny speaks up.
"Dude's a black belt in Ju Jutsu, Karate, and Kung Fu." I pipe up. "He could easily go toe to toe with Danny and last longer than you could. So if you're worried about your aunt's safety, don't. "
"Look, as much as I would love to crash Coulson's date, I have other things to do, like reading these books," Ava says sarcastically.
"I would help you, but I do not want to face an angry Coulson when he finds out who was in on the plans of crashing his date," I add on.
"It is not my place to intervene." Danny agrees.
"Well, if you guys are not worried about if Coulson is going on a date, then I am going to have to stop it myself," Peter says. He takes another pretzel and starts to walk away.
It's quiet for a while before Danny speaks up. "What's a black belt?"
"Um, what?" Sam asks, walking over. "Dude, aren't you a black belt in everything?"
"I do not know." Danny replies.
"In modern day martial arts, you can identify a person by a special belt that they wear. It's not too special besides the fact that it is colored to identify rank. White Belt is the lowest and Black Belt is the highest." Ava explains.
"Oh, ok." Danny nods. "We never used that system." He places in the second ear bud and crosses his legs gently placing his hands on his lap.
"And my finest creation of this do-nothing afternoon!" Sam pronounces after three seconds of quiet. He walks back over to us and holds a pie in his hands. "Ava, guess what type."
Ava holds up a finger. She moves her bookmark and then closes her book. "What do you want bucket head?" She asked, annoyed by the fact she was distracted again.
"Well, you don't get any then," Sam says crossly.
Ava takes in a deep breath through her nose. "You didn't." She smiles her eyes wide.
"French Coconut, just the way you ordered it. Twice the amount of coconut the recipe called for." Sam announces happily. "And you said that I wouldn't do it. So challenge accepted!"
"She likely said that so she knew you would do it," I say looking at the pie. "It looks good."
"Thanks, it was really easy, I'll make it again," Sam smiles, proud of himself.
I look over the couch to the kitchen; it was covered in a mess. I have a feeling that dinner is going to be a sandwich or something.
"You know…" Ava says as she takes another cookie. "If you are ever trying to get a girl to date you, you should lead with the fact that you can cook."
"So since you already made a mess, what is for dinner?" I ask. "Sandwiches?"
"How about we scrape some money together and go out to eat?" Ava says. "We don't really do anything as a team."
"You know, besides live together." Sam rolls his eyes.
"No like normal people." Ava corrects. "We should go out to eat."
So that had led to an argument. Where to go. We started off with Chick-Ful-A. But since Danny doesn't eat meat Ava said we were not going.
So then Little Italy and China Town came up. We didn't really have enough money to go all the way down there. And Sam didn't want Chinese food. And Ava said if we wanted Pizza we were not going that far out of our way.
Danny stepped in and got Ava and Sam to calm down and agree on Domino's Pizza. It wasn't his idea to get pizza, but he really didn't care and it got everyone to agree.
Ava had called ahead to order. One cheese pizza; Danny didn't really know what kind of pizza he wanted so Ava just got him cheese. One meat lover's pizza; that was for me, Sam gagged saying there was enough grease on it to kill me. And the third was a pepperoni pizza for Ava and Sam to share.
We had picked up the pizzas and then walked to Central Park, which was really close, to eat for dinner. Ava had picked a place to eat and it was beautiful weather to be outside.
We all sat around the table and ate quietly.
My pizza was pretty good. I ate most of it. Ava and Sam had agreed to half their pizza and Danny said if either of them wanted more they could have some of his. Danny had eaten about half of his pizza and was just watching everything around him.
"This is nice," Ava spoke up. "Getting out."
"It is beautiful here," Danny adds on. "Much different from Times Square, where there is all the noise and pollution."
"Eh… it's too quiet. I would rather have the noise." Sam says, taking a drink from his water bottle.
"This is nice either way. Just getting to be a normal teenager." I smile. "We are far from normal, but you know… it's nice."
"Normal does not exist. It's an illusion so many choose to chase after, and when they come to understand that; they are very lost." Danny recites.
"Who said that?" Sam asks with a groan.
"I did," Danny smiles. "Who cares is we are not normal? I learned not to care a long time ago. It's just not worth the effort."
"Right…" I trail off. "No such thing as normal."
"Luke you grew up in the middle of SHIELD, Sam has been to space and back many times. Ava inherited the bloodline for the White Tiger Amulet, and I grew up in a separate dimension." Danny smirked to himself. "So this word; 'normal,' it holds no definition."
"You guys know… Peter should be hanging out with us instead of going off on his own thing." Ava says after a drink. "I mean… He's the leader. He should be here. If we are a team we should stick together. Not let him run off on his own."
"We had a chance to follow him today." Danny pointed out. "None of us chose to. He is not the only one to blame in this matter."
"But all he wanted to do was crash Coulson's date." Sam pointed out sourly.
"Sam's right on that. He may be the leader, but he should be more level headed. He seems to have a tendency to make rash decisions on occasion." Ava pipes up.
I think about it for a second. "Look, it's been a while. So we should be working as a team smoothly."
"Training is smooth," Sam says.
"But missions aren't always that way." Ava points out.
"Alright, knock it off. No more mission talk." I command. "No one wants to hear that stuff."
I get three murmurs in agreement.
"Because the way we're talking we are jinxing ourselves, something horrible will end up happening," I add on.
"Right; don't jinx it," Sam says as he downs some more water. "Although I think whatever is coming we can handle."
"An old proverb says; 'Arrogance invites ruin; humility receives benefits.'" Danny says looking down at the table. "Sam, be careful not to invite ruin."
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