I needed to clear my head, I ran outside of the building and reached into my bag, taking out my mask. Just that moment I heard someone yell,
"Help me"
Down the street. I tied the bandanna around my face, threw my bag on and started to run toward the victims direction. Once I got to the spot where the cry had come I looked around, only to see nothing. Then i felt a hand on my back and a person saying,
"We can do this the hard way or the easy way"
I swung my leg around and kicked my attacker in the face.
"How about neither" I replied
"Sorry I don't negotiate"
Something about his voice sounds familiar, but I brush it off. The blond haired man continues to walk toward me, my kick not even seaming do affect him.I throw three more punches at him, he dodges two, the other hits him in the shoulder. Suddenly he hits me with one of his own, a blow right to the gut. "That will certainly leave a mark" I thought in my head. I saw my opening and bolted. I made it about 50 feet before a round spinning object almost like a shield hit my ankles and knocked me over. I looked back and could not believe what I had just witnessed,
"Holy Shit! It's Captain America and the Avengers"
"Captain America does not like your language" he replies
I turn around back around to see a red haired girl standing over. Ohh My God It's Black Widow. I quickly jump to my feet and get in a ready stance. I send one punch to her left shoulder and one to her right, but she sends one to my gut. Not Again I thought to myself. I kick her in the gut, and then in the chin. Suddenly, I feel a sharp pain in my calf. It hurts more than any punch I have ever felt before. I cower over and curl in a ball on the ground but that only seems to make it hurt worse. Then I feel the two strong hands of the girl pull me up to my feet. I look down at the ground as Captain America walks over to me. He grabs my chin so that I am looking at his face. With his other hand he reaches up and pulls of my bandana, and then looks at me strangely
"You're young," he finally says.
"And your Hot" I reply
After this comment everyone looks at me with a face that looks like they will explode in laughter.
"What? I was just trying to lighten the mood"
"Well you certainly changed it" says a man whom I can't see
"I am Tony Stark, Millionaire…."
"Yes, yes I know who you are"
"Cap get her in the car, I'll call Colson" he says to Captain America
The Captain grabs my arm firmly, I try to move but I stand no chance. Then the guy who shot me with the arrow bends down and pulls the arrow out of my calf,
"Oww" I exclaim "That hurt almost as bad as when I was shot"
"I know, the arrow head has sharp latches that hook onto the muscle in your leg, the arrow head also has a serum on it that makes your leg feel like it is burning. You'll need a few stitches but you will be fine" he replies.
And with that Captain steers me toward the car. The car is a black bulletproof Land Rover that has been modified for Stark's purposes. There are the front two seats, then two rows facing each other. In the driver seat is the private driver, in the passenger seat is Tony Stark. The Captain pushes me through into the back forward facing row, and sits down next to me. In front of me Black Widow sits down, and next to her the arrow guy whose name I don't know. I look down at my blood dripping calf and my ruined shoe as Black Widow stares at me. Breaking the silence she says,
"You try to escape and we will pound you"
"I don't even stand a chance," I say.
"You don't," says the Cap.
And after that we were silent for the rest of the ride. Finally we pull up at the Avenges tower. As soon as I step out of the car my freedom is gone. The Cap raps his strong hand around my arm, and steers me towards the door.
"You know I can walk?" I say to him.
"Yep and you also can run" he replies.
He leads me inside and we all step into the elevator. Suddenly, a voice that comes from no one in the elevator and makes me says,
"Hello Avengers and Mr. Stark, where would you like to go"
"Avengers lounge" Tony replies " Scared? That's JARVIS he's my AI" he says to me
"Ohh" I reply
The elevator dings, the doors open and JARVIS says,
"Here you are"
I look around the floor and it's amazing. One wall is completely covered by windows, there is a large kitchen with a bar seating area, there is a large dining area, and there is a large couch seating area with a large flat screen TV. The Captain steers me toward the dining area and sits me down on one of the chairs. I don't even dare to move. Black Widow comes over and rips off my leather jacket and slams it down on the table.
"Please be careful with that" I tell her
"Why should I?"she replies
"I was my Dad's from before he died.
At that moment the Cap looks down at my shirt,
"Look, I have a fan" he says
"It was my dad's shirt" I say back
"Sir, If I may, Interrupt Agent Colson will be here in 31 seconds" JARVIS says.
"Thank you JARVIS" Mr. Stark Replies
Just then a man in a suit walks out of the elevator and walks over to the seating area.
"What do we have here?" he asks the Avengers
"A the girl you were looking for, she is fawning over Captain America" Mr. Stark replies.
"It was a joke," I say.
"Okay, you guys can stay, you just have to be quiet and not interrupt" the man says to the Avengers
They all look at each other then nod as if in agreement, then look back at me. The man in the suit, grabs a chair, pulls it up across from me and sits down.
"Hi, I am Agent Colson with SHIELD," he says.
"SHwhat" I reply.
"SHIELD, Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division" He says, " I will start with some simple questions and I want you to answer them" he then says "What is your name and your superhero name?" he asks
"Victoria Clarkson and I wouldn't say I am no superhero but it is the masked hero" I reply
"How old are you?" Colson asks
"Round up two months and I'll be 15"
Just then I hear whispers coming from the avengers,
"What?" I say to them.
"Nothing" the Arrow guy says.
"Okay, let's get back to work. Why did you decide to become the Masked Hero?" he asks me
"About a year ago, a burglar broke into my house. My dad was home and my mom was at work. My Dad told me to go hide in the closet, which I did. I watched them come in and kill my dad in cold blood. After that, I realized how much crime there really was in the city. Now I go out every night to make sure that some child's Mom or Dad doesn't get killed like mine did" I Tell him
"While I love your motive and what you are doing, you will not be patrolling the streets anymore until you get proper training" He says.
"What, where will you send me to, a prison?" I respond
"No"
"A SHIELD facility?"
"No"
"Are you going to make me live here?" I joke.
"Yep"