Ch 56
Hey everyone, everyone enjoy the Secret Avengers? This is a super short chapter. I apologize ahead for the French. I have no idea if it is right or not, the last time I used French was four years ago and I wasn't that good at it then. So I googled then edited.
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Jimmy and me are wandering the city while Clint and Natasha are doing their thing. Considering we left the USA so fast, Jimmy and I have never been happier for credit cards. Jimmy had ducked into some store to look at something and I said I would meet him at the café on the end of the block. I took to my Stark pad to research something for Natasha.
I should have known better than looking at a tablet instead of where one is going. I ran into someone very quickly.
"Je suis tellement désolé." I apologize immediately in French.
"C'est bon, C'est de ma faute." The man apologized in French as well. His voice sounded familiar. I looked up.
"Steve?"
"Alyssa? What are you doing here?" he asked.
"Helping Clintasha with some stuff. You speak French?" I asked.
"Two of the Howling Commandos spoke French. I picked it up fairly quickly. When did you learn French?"
"As a teenager. Had some spare time. Is Bucky supposed to be here or something?"
"Supposedly. What are Clint and Natasha doing that they need your help?" Steve asked curiously.
"Taking in a Hydra agent. They needed Jimmy and me to help find her."
"That's nice of you guys."
"They didn't really give us a choice." I shake my head. "They took us to a secret base and told us what to do."
"A secret base?"
"The Nest. Clint calls it that." I laugh.
"Of course he does." Steve laughs as well.
"He also calls us the secret avengers. Much to Natasha's discontent."
"Of course. The secret avengers. Makes perfect sense." Steve rolled his eyes.
"I have to take responsibility for that one. I really shouldn't have said it. Barton just ran with it. I swear he might be creating a logo for it and everything."
"Tony did that for the avengers, so this doesn't surprise me."
"Looks like we aren't the only one seeking out Elsie Carson." Natasha says as she enters the safe house. She is typing furiously on her phone.
"Who else is looking for her?" Jimmy asks.
"Take a guess." Clint suggests. He looks like he believes we won't guess it correctly.
"The Winter Soldier." I state.
"Are you psychic or something kid? That's right." Clint look amazed. "How'd you know that?"
"Guess who I ran into today?" I suggest in return.
"The Winter Soldier?" Clint asked stupidly.
"No." I glare at the archer. Even he should know that's not the answer.
"Cap's here?" Natasha looked towards me.
"Bingo my favorite scary assassin." I point to her.
"When did that happen? I was with you all day." Jimmy asked.
"Not for a block. Remember?"
"Alright, but you didn't tell me that."
"I didn't think it mattered." I shrug.
"Well now it does. We are teaming up with him and Sam. They want icicle 2.0 and we want who the Soviet Snowflake wants." Clint informs us.
"Soviet Snowflake. That's brilliant." I laugh.
"I know. King of the nicknames." Clint declares.
"More like the apprentice. The only people Tony actually calls by their name is Pepper, Alyssa and Lily. And even they have a nickname." Natasha points out.
"Point, but I don't know if he would have come up with that."
"He calls me Jimmy Neutron. How does he even know what that is?" Jimmy asked rhetorically.
"That was me. We were having a conversation about kids programs. It came up." I let him know.
"So… Jimmy Neutron." Jimmy pointed.
"At least it has your name in it. I get archer jokes and bird jokes."
"Stark knows better to say any to my face. But I know he has them."
"I get called my name. Or on occasion the second Stark."
"What is with Tony and nicknames?" Clint asked.
"Who knows?" I shrug. "So… the mission?" I re-direct.
They wouldn't let Jimmy and me go on the mission with them. Meanies.
Jimmy doesn't mind. Especially after needing help up to the safe house almost every time, Jimmy knows he couldn't be in the field. But I am cleared for combat, so I should be allowed. I tried to reason with Natasha, as she sometimes lets me go in with the rest of them. Even she told me to stay.
So, I'll run the communications with Jimmy. At least I can make sure everyone is safe.
Sam got his Falcon wings fixed. Tony and me made them twenty times better.
Jimmy hacked into the security and we are watching the feed. They are doing well. Clint didn't leave his bow on the roof again. That's good.
Jimmy was having the time of his life as his head whizzed from screen to screen. He said it was like watching a personal spy film. I'm just hoping Steve and everyone else get's the mission done without any injuries. Or at least without serious injuries.
There was no sign of the Winter Solider, so there was that. I don't know if that was a good thing or not.
And just as I thought that, I see a masked man with a metal arm.
"Guys, the Winter Solider is there. Repeat Bucky is in the building." I said into their communicators.
The response was immediate. They quickly made plans over the coms and asked us to keep updates. Steve was obviously going after Bucky.
Jimmy quickly took over watching everyone else, as I seemed to gravitate to watching Cap and the Soldier fight. It was getting ugly.
"C'mon Cap…" I whispered to myself. Jimmy gave me a side-glance.
"What? This is intense stuff." I shrugged.
"Cap is doing fine Alyssa. You can stop staring at the screen." He looked at me.
"Shut it. I'm watching them fight."
Jimmy stifled a laugh.
Then the Winter Soldier got the upper hand and threw Cap across the room.
I cursed to myself. "Steve, you okay?" I said into the coms.
"I'm good." Steve struggled.
"You don't sound good." I noted.
"Alyssa…" he said through his teeth. "I'm fine."
"Fine? You got thrown into a wall!" I said raising my voice. Is this how Pepper feels when Tony and me say were fine when we do stupid things?
"I'm aware Alyssa." Steve said as I watched him get up. Bucky was making his way towards him. He looked pissed.
Then the Winter Soldier took out a gun and shot the security camera and we lost signal on all the coms…
