"THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM !"
"WELL I DON'T KNOW THE FACT THAT WE JUST GOT OUR ASSES KICKED BY SOME NEWBIES IN HALLOWEENS COSTUMES REALLY TAKES THE CAKE !"
Walking into the Armory everyone started to hunker down on their weaponry and suits but the fight among one another was still brewing and it was going strong
"WE WEREN'T A TEAM OUT THERE HELL WE WEREN'T EVEN HEROES !" Pym yelled
"IF SOMEONE WASN'T SUCH A PUSHOVER ALL THE TIME AND ACTUALLY WENT BIG WHEN HIS EMOTIONS WEREN'T IN THE WAY MAYBE WE WOULD WIN MORE FIGHTS !" Azari yelled back this time only rilling Pym up more as with an angered groan he took off his suit and put on a normal shirt
Torunn had submitted a subtle laugh at Azari only grabbing his attention flaring him up
"Oh please Azari, you talk as if you were the greatest warrior out there. But just like all of us you had fallen flat on your foot"
His hair began to flare up in a mix of anger
"Ohh right because Ms Thunder god was kicking ass out there right. Don't think we didn't see the Torunn sized crater that stronghold slammed you into"
Back and forth everyone went arguing and bickering among one another
Everyone expect for James who said nothing throughout the whole altercation
All he did was take off his jacket leaving him in his plain black shirt and suit pants and soon grabbed his shield and jacket and left needing to escape from the arguing amongst his team
But he should've know it wouldn't be that easy as right when he made it to the sliding door everyone noticed him trying to slip out
"Oh great leader. Where the hell do you think you're going ?" Francis commented
James didn't even look back
"We all fought sloppy and poorly today, there's no buts about it. Tomorrow everyone hit the training room"
Usually if they had a bad fight everyone would just spend hours in the training room together until they worked it out but by the looks on Azari, Torunn, Francis and Pym's face. It looked like it would take a lot more than just that
"Oh no no no. your not just gonna Captain America your way out of this one" Pym stated as he began to march towards James
"Your head wasn't in the game either James-"
"Yeah but I wasn't the one on the fucking floor coughing for my life now was I Pym !" James snapped
His voice was strong and wieldy. As if a lion had just roared in the armory as his face gave off a serious glare that gave everyone chills down their spine
Sam had made his way into the Armory ready to talk but immediately shut his mouth when he heard James saying the same thing he was gonna refer to
"We fucked up, case closed. We were uncoordinated, we were sloppy and most of all we weren't a team out there. We were teenagers. Teenagers with superpowers. So as Captain and most importantly leader of this team My call goes and what my call right now is tomorrow morning we all run training simulations until our body aches got it"
It was the command of a Leader. One Sam thought would get everyone back in line as a glint of hope sparked and a small smile plastered
But the Hope immediately shriveled out when Francis scoffed and the rest of the team had annoyed and crossed looks on their face
Grabbing his jacket Francis began to match out the armory as he crossed James
"You may be the Leader. But no one's tells me what to do" he said before walking right past James ignoring his orders
Soon enough everyone else made their leave Pym had shrunk down and flown away while both Azari and Torunn split up in opposite directions leaving James alone in the armory with a non reactive glare
Hesitantly Sam walked into the Armory frightened to say something
Because like always a Serious James Rogers is one you don't want to mess with
"James…" Sam began but Immediately the red head just made his leave not saying anything
With a sigh Sam's expression dropped and he looked around the Armory's lockers looking at everyone gear From Torunn's sword to Francis's bow all the gear was there expect James's shield that he always kept in his room or office
But most importantly Sam went over to look at the pictures photo
It was unlike any other photo they took because it was their very first one
The one they took together after they stopped Ultron when they were 14
Everyone was so bright and happy and small that it made Sam smile when he compared them from the and now
"What happend guys. Your such a great team, Please don't break up over a mishap" Sam begged
He begged whatever was happening now between the team was just a misstep but he also knew they wouldn't get past it on his own
If the Anarchist attacked again the world would need the Avengers. And Sam was determined to get them back
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Franklin had failed time and time again over and over that the blaring Sound of the screens alarm going off became something he was used too
He just couldn't believe it couldn't understand why it kept happening why it kept appearing
The big bold words shown across the screen saying MATCH NOT FOUND
Valeria couldn't be gone she couldn't have gone missing she had to be here somewhere out there
Growing up Valeria was always crafty. Always the one to find ways out of tight situations. There was no way in hell Ultron would've been able to get to her. Franklin just wouldn't let himself come to that conclusion
Again Franklin hopelessly ran the search again praying that the last 30 searches were just failures and that this would be the real one but yet again he was proven wrong as the same words appeared again making him sigh
"I won't give up Val. I promise Im gonna find you" he muttered to himself before looking up at the screen again
Beginning his search upon the list Franklin held a serious glare as he began to think
'Out of all the powers I have being able to track around the globe for a singular person is unfortunately not one of them' Franklin thought as he began to scroll the list
'But out of every hero kid here. There has to be one person who is the right man for the job'
Coming to a halt a glimmer of hope flashed within Franklin's mind as he smiled
"And I think I just found them" he murmured as he immediately opened up a holographic map of the known universe and pinpointed a location
ATTILAN
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Francis was the first on Sam's list
If he had a goal of getting everyone back on track he knew Francis would have to be the one he tackled first
Francis was the heart and soul of the team. Nothing gets past him and if he's not agreeing with you he can be a real pain in the ass to have against you so it's just better if he's on your side
Sharpening the end of his arrow Franics smiled brightly
"What do you think old man ? Passable" the platinum blonde stated as he showed his newfound arrow to the picture of his mother and father on his table
All his arrows were laid as his bow was also on the table split in two on either side of the line up of arrows. It was sort of a tradition of his while he made new arrows he would always do it infront of his parents
Putting the arrow down Francis picked up the 3rd picture he had hidden behind his parents photos
Immediately a grin formed on Francis's face
Francis sighed with a small smile as he had no words needed to be said. All he did was smile while he looked at the photo of Kate just wishing she could see the young man he had become
"She's very pretty" Torunn said immediately making Francis jump
"AHH ! TORUNN !" he shouted immediately fumbling with the photo within his hands before subtlety he smacked it on the table below
Torunn lightly chuckled as she began to step into his room
"Who is she ?" she asked as she had joined his side
Scratching the back of his head Francis was more or less on the hesitant side of answering granted he found this awkward but he just threw all caution to the wind and picked up the picture again immediately making his smile come back when he saw Kate
"Katherine Elizabeth most amazing girl I've ever known" Francis stated he couldn't even say her first name without smiling from ear to ear
And Torunn definitely noticed
Because Francis did have a nice smile
She just never truly saw it that much
"She must be of the utmost importance if she has you smiling like the gods are blessing you"
A small laugh escaped Francis's lips
"Yeah…..yeah she is"
Taking his eyes off the picture Franics turned to Torunn
"Hey with everything that happened I just want you to know I'm sorry about what happened on Asgard. That must've been rough and I wish it didn't go down like that"
With a look of sadness Torunn nodded in agreement
"I too wish it was different. I….I know I should have this rage and pain and anger for Magni but everytime I close my eyes and imagine what happened that day I only think about how he must be feeling….."
Francis could tell this was something she was holding in for a while as she felt the heaviness in her voice
"Francis, he's like one of us now…..and….." Torunn's voice flared
"And by Odin's beard it's my fault"
Immediately discarding the picture on the table Francis went to immediately hug Torunn as she began to softly cry
Her face planted into his purple shirt and all Francis did was embrace her as he stroked her back
"No….No no Torunn don't say that. Don't ever say that" he cooed
"What happened to Enchantress wasn't your fault. Hell it wasn't even Franklin's fault" Taking her face in his hands Torunn lightly chuckled as he wiped her tears with his thumbs
"What happened to her had nothing to do with you. Hell you're stronger than most. You know how many people would've folded if they were in your position. Your the most badass chick I've ever met so don't for a second think your anything else"
Nodding her head in lightly agreement Torunn sniffled and then laughed
"Francis, how is it that you do it ?"
"Do what ?"
"This" she exclaimed
"You are comfortable enough to show me the picture of your love and now you find yourself flirting with me like always. What's the reason ?"
Francis just chuckled
"What are you saying you hate it ?"
Immediately Torunn's cheeks went red
"I'm not saying I dislike of it in any way" she stated crossing the line between the two
Taking his hands in hers Francis's expression completely changed as his body suddenly flared up
Torunn would never let Franics remotely even touch her so this was definitely strange
"Francis, you are one of the most strong willed people I know. You face down the mightiest of dangers with nothing but a stick and arrows. And we all love you for it"
'Wait did she just say she loved me ?'
"So please. Stop with this mask around us. Were your friends….no were your family and we care about you. So if you ever need to say anything around us just say it…..like right now"
Francis was truly at a leave for words as he was completely confused
Was this happening ? the smile she was giving him ? the way their hands touched one another ? the feeling and tension ?
He really needed to ask James what girls were like because obviously it came easy to him
Swallowing the lump within his throat Francis spoke
"Torunn I L-"
Francis saw the way her eyes lit up and the smile that appeared on her face. Francis easily threw all caution to the wind and let it go
"Hey Francis is this a bad time-" Sam began barging into the room
Immediately the two let each others hand go snapping themselves back to reality as they turned to find Sam's shocked face
"Ohh….sorry is this"
If looks could kill Samual Wilson Jr would be a deadman right now
"OH NO !" Torunn shouted as she began to make her way to the door
"I was just….LEAVING ! RIGHT LEAVING ! GOODBYE MY FRIENDS !"
With that the Asgardian princess made her leave leaving Sam who nervously looked at Francis's glaring face and laughed
"Ha Ha Ha Ha….funny right"
Not amused in the slightest Francis annoyed grabbed his bow and quiver
Without saying anything Francis walked past Sam like he was nothing leaving the young black man to only sigh as he found out he already screwed up with one member of the team
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"I'm losing them" James spoke
Whenever James needed a place to think he would always find himself back in the Hero's Memorial
He would look at the giant statues and tributes of the Original Avengers and paid attention to the tribute of his mother and father always looking up in determination hoping he made them proud
"I'm losing my team" he said honestly because it was the truth
"Franklin's reveal hit us hard. Probably the hardest we've ever been. Learning about Nova and how they've corrupted the Galaxy wasn't any better. And more and more I can feel each and everyone of us drifting off into different things"
With a heavy sigh James ran a hand through his hair
"This Job's never been easy, you guys know that better than anyone but it should at least give you some clearance in something…..right ?"
For a while James closed his eyes and sighed dropping his head
He hoped maybe if he waited he would get a response back but ultimately there was nothing
"...I found him, Dad. I know where he is and I just wanna tell you I don't hate you for keeping it a secret. Honestly you probably didn't even know he was alive but if you did and you willingly decided to not tell me or Mom. I want you to know I don't hate you for it. And I never will"
Looking back up at the memorial James caught wind of the tribute to his parents. Looking at the torn and ripped suits that belonged to Captain America and Black Widow
"I have this feeling that War is coming and when the dust clears and it's all over something big will happen that will change things forever. But before that happens I need my team. Probably more than ever. But most importantly I need to know where I stand with my Brother"
Brother it felt weird coming out of James's mouth. He almost wanted to wash his mouth out saying it
"Sam needs to know also. about Ian. I can't keep it a secret anymore"
Again this would be perfect timing for some Steve Rogers wisdom right now
But ultimately all he got was dead silence
"A fight's coming and just like you both I can't look away when things are going south. I truly can't heh It just must be the Rogers in me right"
Looking one last time at the memorial James gripped the map that was within his hand tightly
"First my team. Then my brother. Because if I'm right and were about to be in the fight of our lives I rather have the people I trust most by side for when it happens"
"always"