Chapter 6
Tony spluttered over his words as he tried to figure out what to say. He couldn't speak. He tried putting words together in his head, but they all failed. He looked at everyone else and saw the similar situation with Steve and Bruce. Tracey had a somewhat surprised and confused look on her face as if she wasn't entirely certain who the man in front of them was. Then there was Bucky. He just looked confused. The billionaire turned back to the man and opened his mouth. He closed it. Open. Close. Open. Close. It continued like that and he glared as the man had an amused smile on his face.
"You're supposed to be dead!" he yelled, finally finding his voice. "What the hell Coulson!"
Coulson smirked and tried to cover his chuckles up. "Yeah, that's one took a while to figure out for me as well."
"How are you alive, Coulson?" Steve asked, just as flabbergasted as the two scientists next to him. "Loki stabbed you."
"He did, but long story short, S.H.I.E.L.D. had a project they wanted to test. It was a success," the agent said with a shrug and a small smile.
"I can't believe this…" Bruce said, still staring at the agent. "So you've been with S.H.I.E.L.D. this whole time?"
"Yes, I've been laying low so those who knew me as dead wouldn't know I was actually alive," he answered.
"Like us…" Tony said, a glare set on his face.
"Calm, Tony," Steve warned. He turned back to Phil. "So what are you doing now that S.H.I.E.L.D. is gone?"
A smile grew on the man's face as he nodded his head with a chuckle. "I'm actually rebuilding it. You're looking at the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D."
"No shit!" Tony said with a laugh. "Actually I don't think Nick would have trusted anyone else, but you."
"Congrats," Bruce said with a smile.
"So, you are Coulson?" Tracey spoke up.
Phil turned to her and smiled, extending his hand. "That's right. Phil Coulson. Nice to meet you Miss Madison."
"Barry?" Tracey asked, a smirk on her face as she shook his hand.
"Yeah, he talked a lot about you back when he was still an agent with S.H.I.E.L.D. He spoke very fondly of you. But we also knew about you before he spoke of you."
Tracey blinked, taken aback by the comment. "What?"
"S.H.I.E.L.D.'s had tabs on you since we first heard of your abilities. Basically when you moved to New York and hacked into Tony's database," he said, his eyes flickering to the billionaire as the amused smile graced his features again.
"Of course," the scientist mumbled.
Tracey grinned at the bearded man before turning back to Coulson. "Well glad to know that I'm noticed by such a big organization." She paused and raised a brow. "It wasn't because I was seen as an enemy was it?" she asked, a grin on her face. "Because let's face it. I'm far from threatening."
"She has a point," Tony called out, laughing.
Coulson chuckled. "No, we kept watch on you to make sure that no one got a hold of you and in case we ever needed someone with your skills. I actually have someone on my team who you would get along with pretty well. You'll meet her and the rest of the team later. They're currently getting things organized on the bus," he said, nodding his head to the jet behind him. He turned to Bucky and a large smile was on his face as he extended his hand. "Sergeant Barnes. It's an honor to meet you."
Bucky chuckled at the enthusiasm from the man and took his hand, shaking it. "Uh, thank you. It's an honor to meet you as well. Steve and the rest have told me a lot about you and what you did during the New York attack."
"I was really just a sidelines guy," Phil said with a chuckle. "Nothing much."
"Oh come on, Coulson!" Tony said, patting the man's back. "You did so much more than what you're giving yourself credit for."
"Thanks, Tony," Phil said, a genuine smile on his face. The smile fell a minute later, his face growing somber. "But I'm here because of important business. Based on what I've heard has been happening here I had to come and see for myself," he stated. "My team and I can help."
"How so?" Steve asked, raising a brow.
"I'll explain. Why don't we get inside and you can call in the rest of the Avengers. My team will follow shortly," Coulson said.
"Right this way, Director," Tony said, a smirk on his face as he led the new S.H.I.E.L.D. director to the elevator.
"What was the Sergeant Barnes thing about?" Bucky whispered to Steve.
Steve chuckled, grinning. "Phil's a Captain America fan. A big one. He was pretty excited to meet me before the Chitauri attack."
"Really?" Bucky grinned, laughing as he and the rest followed the billionaire and director to the elevator. "Well how 'bout that. Did you ask you to sign anything?"
"He asked me to sign trading cards," Steve said, smiling at the memory.
"There are trading cards of you? No way!" Bucky said, a large smile on his face. "I need to talk to Coulson about those."
"I'm going to regret mentioning those," Steve mumbled, running a hand through his hair.
ooOOoo
"I cannot believe we are in the Avengers' tower!" Jemma exclaimed, a large smile on her face as she turned around where she stood, gazing at everything around her in the room. "Oh this is a dream come true." She gasped. "I wonder what the labs look like!"
Trip chuckled as he walked into the room with the rest of the team. "Calm down, girl. One step at a time. We still need to meet the Avengers."
"I gotta say, this is a lot cooler than it looks on the outside," Skye commented as her eyes roamed the room.
"I'll admit," Lance said, nodding his head as he too looked around the room. "This is probably one of the nicest places I have seen."
"This is nothing compared to my place in Malibu," Tony spoke out as he walked onto the floor with the rest of the Avengers. "Tony Stark, but you probably already know that," the billionaire said as he held out his hand.
"Lance Hunter, pleasure to meet the man in the suit," the agent said, shaking his hand as he smiled at him. "And you built all this?"
"Designed, built. You got it," Tony said, a proud smirk forming on his lips.
"Please, don't get his ego going," Tracey said, rolling her eyes, trying her best to conceal her smile. She stepped forward, holding out her hand just as Tony had done. "Hi, I'm Tracey Madison."
"Oh!" Jemma exclaimed, a bright smile growing on her face. "You're Barry's twin sister! It's so wonderful to finally meet you. Barry told me so much about you. I'm Jemma Simmons."
Tracey turned around, giving her brother a knowing look as he stepped forward. "Who have you not told about me?"
"What?" Barry grinned. "I can't praise my twin?" He smiled at Jemma and pulled her into a hug. "Jemma! It's great to see you again!"
"Barry! It's not the same without you at S.H.I.E.L.D.," the scientist stated, smiling up at the ex-agent.
"Fitz!" Barry exclaimed, pulling the other scientist into a hug. "How have you been?"
"I-I've been good um it's um…" Fitz said, snapping his fingers he looked for the word. "Strange. It's been strange not having you pulling pranks on everyone around um…um…headquarters."
Barry blinked at the stammer from his friend, unused to it, but he kept a smile on his face either way. "I bet. I remember you tried pulling a few pranks on me. Have you tried on anyone else?"
"I tried on some of them once," Fitz said with a small chuckle.
The rest of the team and the Avengers greeted each other, one after the other. Friends reunited after a couple years of being away, in cases such as Clint, Natasha, Sharon, and Barry with the new S.H.I.E.L.D. director and two scientists. Then there were those who were meeting for the first time. Such as Tony, Bruce, Steve, and the rest of the Avengers meeting Coulson's team. Thor was rather enthusiastic at reuniting with Coulson, grabbing him a large hug and smiling brightly. And Tracey and Skye were hitting it off right away, talking about their experiences with missions and being the ones called upon for computer assistance. Then there was the interesting meeting with Steve, Bucky, and Trip.
"It's an honor to meet you both," Trip said, smiling genuinely at the two super soldiers. "My grandpa told me all about you two," he said as he shook their hands.
"Your grandpa?" Steve said, raising a brow.
Bucky snapped his fingers, a large smile spreading across his face. "I knew you looked familiar! You're Gabe Jones' grandson aren't you?"
"The one and only," Trip beamed.
"Really?" Steve said, a smile growing. "Well it's an honor to meet Gabe's grandson. I'm glad to have you on the team for the mission, which is what I'm assuming is why you're here."
Trip smiled, shaking his head a little. "Yeah, but that's Coulson's job to explain."
"Wait you're here?" Clint's voice sounded throughout the room.
Everyone turned to see him staring at a blonde woman who was walking off the elevator with a dark haired woman at her side. A smirk was on the blonde's face as she walked up to the archer. She placed her hands on her hips as she continued to smirk at the aghast Avenger.
"Good to see you too, Clint," the woman said. "Hey, Natasha!" she greeted, turning her attention from the archer to the red haired woman next to him. "Long time no see!"
"Nice to see you again, Bobbi," Nat greeted, smiling at the woman and smirking at her partner next to her as he was still in a shocked state. "Close your mouth, Clint. The fish look is definitely not for you."
"You two know each other?" Skye asked, raising a brow.
"Clint and I had dated for a while back, before he was an Avenger of course," the blonde woman, Bobbi, said.
"Wait you dated the Hawkeye?" Lance exclaimed, pointing from Clint then to Bobbi.
"Small world. I'm also sensing a little jealousy from Lance," Mack whispered to Fitz, who let out a short chuckle in response.
"I forgot you two were together for a while," Natasha said, grinning at Clint as he held his head in one of his hands, shaking it.
"And knowing you two you'll spend time talking about me," the archer sighed, looking from one woman to the next.
Bobbi looked between the two assassins, a large smile growing on her face. "Are you two together now?" she asked, pointing from one to the other. "Yes! I knew it." She turned to the dark haired woman next to her. "You owe me twenty bucks, May."
The dark haired woman let out a single laugh, a small smile on her face for a few seconds. "I swore it was going to be him and that girl from labs."
"You made a bet to see who I would end up with? Seriously?" Clint nearly yelled. "Good God!"
"Well this meet up is getting more and more interesting," Tracey said to Barry with a light laugh.
"Oh yeah," Barry laughed. "This is getting better and better. I didn't know about Clint and Bobbi though. You learn something new every day."
"I'm learning secrets about Hunger Games," Tony grinned, rubbing his hands together as he watched the two women and archer talk. "I'm going to learn every secret on him from Blondie."
"You're going to have to wait a while, Mr. Stark," Coulson spoke up, bringing everyone's attention to him. "I'm glad to see everyone's getting along, but we are here because of what you guys have been dealing with this past few weeks."
"Alright," Tony said, raising a brow. "Tell us what you know, Fanboy."
Coulson rolled his eyes. "Fanboy, really? I think you can come up with better nicknames than that."
"Oh!" Barry laughed, his mouth in a wide smile. "Man! I missed you Coulson!"
Coulson smiled, chuckling lightly. "Alright, everyone better find a seat."
So here's chapter 6! I'm actually happy that I was able to come out with this a lot faster than last time with chapter 5. Sorry if this is a bit shorter.
I kept getting reviews saying "I bet its Coulson, but my head says no" or something along those lines. I kept giggling and smiling when I read them. I can't wait to read the reactions from you guys to this chapter. Next chapter will have an explanation as to why the team from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is here.
Again sorry that this chapter is a bit shorter than the last. I'm having a really hard time coming up with what to write next for each chapter. That's why I saved the explanation for next chapter. I'm not entirely sure how long this story will be, most likely a lot shorter than Winter is Ending. Also each chapter might not be as long as the chapters from Winter. Those ranged from about 2500-3000 words. These are starting to range from 1500-2500. I'm sorry if they are going to shorter, but I'm having a harder time writing this story and I want to get it done by a certain time. Reasons being for that will be revealed in the last chapter of this story, which I have written out and finished. Now I just have to write the rest of the story. I have a lot of ideas, but the problem is writing them out. I hope you can bear with me.
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