I have been flying for as long as I can. I end up landing in a park. I read some minds around me, and they say that this is Central Park. I find a tree, and I hide myself in the leaves. I feel the roughness of the tree bark, and marvel at the buildings around me.
"Hey kid, I'm pretty sure there is no climbing in Central Park." I voice calls up to me. I jump a bit, and look down. There is a man with a black hoodie on, even though it is pretty hot. He waves a hello, and I try to find out what his intentions are.
Huh, I wonder why there is a teenager in a tree. Hope she doesn't see my metal arm.
"Why are you worried about your arm?" I blurt, instantly regretting it.
"Huh? Okay, um can you please come down? I won't hurt you." He tries again.
I read his mind, and he is telling the truth. I cautiously climb down, and look at him. I am only a couple inches shorter than him.
"So, what's your name?" I ask.
"My name is Bucky Barnes. What's your name?"
"Allagy." I mumble.
"Interesting name. Is there reason behind it? It is very unique." He asks.
"I saw it in a newspaper. I named myself. It means 'Change'. My life needed a change for once." I look down, wondering why I trust him this much.
"Do have a home or a family?"
"No." I mumble even softer.
"I'm sorry. I can bring you to my friend's place. He can take care of you. I live there too." He offers to guide me somewhere.
"Okay."
We walk for a long time, getting to know each other. We stop in front of a large skyscraper.
"Hello Mr. Barnes. Who is this?" A voice suddenly asks. I jump a bit, and I get ready to fight.
"Woah, hold on. This is Allagy. I met her in the park. She is homeless, and doesn't have a family." Bucky stops me.
"I will alert Mr. Stark. Bring her to the kitchen." The voice then clicks off. We go to the kitchen, and I smell food. My stomach starts to grumble.
"Oh, hungry?" Bucky asks. I nod my head. He gets out a sandwich, and tosses it to me. It smells amazing. I wolf it down, and I sit.
"Bucky! What the hell dude!? We can't just take in anyone we find in Central Park!" A man steps into the kitchen.
"Tony, settle down. Can I tell you something, in private?" Bucky gestures to another room.
"Allagy, can you stay here? If you get hungry, find something in the fridge." Bucky tells me.
I nod, and they disappear. I listen in on their conversation. [For now, Bucky is in bold, and Tony is underlined]
She asked about my arm. I had it covered completely.
Okay, so is she like a metal detector?
No, I think she is an experiment.
Really Bucky?
Yes!
Okay. What can she do?
Read minds, and she has two scars on her back. Her shirt leaves her back open, making the scars visible.
Ok, what do you think that could mean?
When I helped her down from the tree, she was like, half the body weight that someone her age should be. What if she had wings?
Wings? Bucky. Really?
Oh come on! We have a girl with telekinesis and telepathy. I have a metal arm! If she's an experiment, god knows what they put on her!
Ok. Can you convince her to show her abilities?
Maybe. Wait, she may be listening to our conversation right now.
How?
We are thinking about what we are hearing and saying. She can read thoughts.
Yes. I can. I send my thoughts to them, then I try to decide if I am going to show them the wings.
"Allagy, did you hear everything?!" Tony calls from their conference room.
Yep! I tell them.
"Okay. I gotta ask you this: what are you?" Tony asks. I feel like I shouldn't be trusting them, but then his mind just says that he is so confused
"I am mostly human, part bird, chameleon, and some other things. I'm not sure." I reply.
"Okay, what are the extents of your abilities?" Bucky asks.
"Size changing, shapeshifter, I can change my appearance, super strength, speed, and stamina, and I am able to read minds." I answer, wanting to jump scare them when I fly.
"Okay. Umm, can you give us a demonstration?" Tony brings me to a training room.
I start to tense up, expecting the shocks.
"Hey, kid. Are you okay?" Bucky looks worried.
"Yea,yeah. I'm f, fine." I shakily reply.
I lift plates for the bar, and I place them on until there is no more room. I pick it up with one hand, and raise it over my head. Tony just stares at me.
"Allagy, even Bucky can't do that! He needs two hands and a bit more time!" Tony gapes.
They turn on the treadmill, and my face pales.
"I um, don't like treadmills." I stutter.
"Oh, that's fine. We can take you for a run tomorrow." Bucky turns off the treadmill.
"Can you show us how you change appearance?" Tony eagerly asks. I start to get the feeling that he just wants to study me.
"Um, yeah." I say. I close my eyes, and imagine my hair to turn into ringlets that go down to my thighs, with a blue ombre going down until it reaches a deep royal blue.
"Wow. What about your clothes?" Tony keeps going.
"I have something I would rather not show on. I just make it look like I have a backless shirt and shorts." I answer, hiding my wings and the 'rags' that the School gives us.
"Okay, and size changing." Tony just keeps going with his scientist questions.
I make myself as small as an ant, and I run behind them. I quickly unfurl my wings and fly up to Bucky's metal shoulder. I tuck in my wings, and I tap him.
"Woah! You are really tiny! Here, got off before you return to normal size." Bucky offers his hand, I climb on, and he puts me on the floor. I return to normal, and I ask what's next.
"So, Allagy, are you an experiment? Because we can take precautions to keep you from having memory flashes." Bucky whispers once Tony leaves.
"Y,y...yes." I mumble. "I avoid treadmills, small rooms, and," I shudder. "antiseptics and scientists."
"Okay, we can do that. I have to avoid things too. This metal arm I was given, was after my arm broke off after a train accident. I was captured, and I was turned into a super soldier thought a lot pf pain." Bucky responds. "You hungry?"
"Yeah. I'm not picky." I reply. He brings me back to the kitchen and gives me another sandwich. This one crunches.
"Lettuce." Bucky says as he watches my eyes widen at the crunch. I smile at him, and then Tony bursts in.
"Okay. Allagy, do you know your age?" He asks.
"No, but I think I am around 14." I respond, not liking where this is going.
"Any idea of your parents?" Tony continues.
"Hey, Tony. Stop. Okay? Just stop." Bucky cuts in.
"What? I'm curious!" He exclaims.
Bucky goes up to him, and whispers something in his ear.
"Oh." Tony looks very disappointed.
"Can I go get some fresh air? I haven't felt a breeze since I was in that tree." I change the subject.
"Oh yeah, the roof good?" Bucky asks.
"Sure." I follow him to the roof. I go sit on the fence surrounding the roof.
"Hey, you aren't scared of falling?" Bucky walks up to me.
"No, not really. If you're worried, I'll get down." I get down and turn around to face him.
"So, are you an experiment too?" I ask.
"Yeah. I only have super strength, speed, and stamina. You have much more." He replies.
I unlock the gate (Why is there a gate on the roof?). "I can actually do more than what I told you and Tony. I didn't want Tony to go full whitecoat." I say, then Bucky looks confused.
"So, what else can you do?" He ask.
I say nothing, but I push the gate open, and I fall. I let myself fall to scare him.
"ALLAGY!" He screams.
I turn over and unfurl my 16 foot wingspan, and glide. I turn around, and start to flap. The burn of my muscles feels so good! I flap up to the roof, and look at Bucky's back. I glide forward, and land quietly. I turn my feathers to metal, and I put them around Bucky.
"GAHH!" He screams has he falls forward. Okay. Gotta go get him.
I follow him down, and I keep my wings tucked against my back, and I get ready to catch him.
"ALLAGY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" He yells over the wind.
"SAVING YOUR BUTT!" I scream back as I grab arm and pull up. Man, he is heavy! I turn my wings into the strongest thing I have, which is four metal wings. I flap them, and I fly Bucky back to the roof.
"Allagy! That was amazing! Can I see them?" He asks once we land. I can tell he is curious, and isn't a scientist.
I open them again, but they are my natural wings.
"Can I..." He starts. I curl my wing towards him, and he strokes it.
"Wow. Sam has wings, but metal ones and a jetpack. Oh yeah, the team is going to be here in an hour. Wanna meet them?" Bucky says as he starts to walk to the door.
"Sure, as long as none of them are as intrusive as Tony." I follow him.
About an hour and two sandwiches later, some people come in.
"Hey Buc- who is that?" A blonde guy asks.
"This is Allagy. I found her in Central Park. She can do some things that will be very helpful for the team." Bucky answers.
"Oh, hi Allagy. I'm Steve Rogers." He puts out his hand for me to shake it. I wave hi, and go back to my seat.
"Rough past?" Steve asks Bucky. Bucky nods.
"Ok, so do you want to meet the team Allagy?" Steve asks me. I nod and follow him.
"Okay Avengers. We have a new resident with abilities, meet Allagy!" Steve tells the group of people. They all say hi, and ask what I can do.
"Follow me upstairs." I tell them. I read each of their minds on the way to the roof, and they all are trustworthy. I just don't trust Tony anymore.
"So. My name is Allagy. I named myself. It means 'Change'. I can shapeshift, change my size, change my appearance, read minds, and I have enhanced speed, strength, and stamina." I tell them. "Also..." I say as I run to the fence and leap straight over it I flip over, and I see all of them rush to the fence to look for me. I turn the color of the ground, and I extend my wings. I fly to the other side of the building. I fly behind them, and I scream, "HEY!"
They all jump, not over the fence luckily, and turn around. I am standing on the roof, with my brown, blue, and black wings extended.
"Are those real?" The redhead asks.
To answer, I flap them a couple times, and I rise up about 10 feet. I come back down, and I ask for their names. The redhead is Natasha, but I can call her Nat. The black guy is Sam Wilson, the guy with brown hair and a purple sweatshirt is Bruce, the guy in a black shirt and vest is Clint, the other redhead with a red jacket is Wanda, the guy whose skin is red is Vision, and the blonde with long hair is Thor.
It was at that moment, when Tony walks up. He drops his drink, and stares at my wings. He walks forward, and tries to touch them. I whap him in the face with my wings, and take off. I fly around for a bit, and find a tree to settle in. I search for Bucky's mind, and I find it. He is yelling at Tony. Then, a mind finds ME.
Hello? Allagy?
How? Who?
Oh, I'm an experiment too. Not from where you came from, but I am Wanda. One of the girls you just met.
Oh, ok. How is the situation going? I really don't want to be studied.
Oh Tony is being pushed down the stairs right now. I think you will be just fine. Come on back, Pepper has a room for you ready. It has fingerprint recognition, so that Tony can't enter. You can set it up for certain people to enter though.
Okay, sounds good. I'm coming.
I leap out of the tree, and start flying in the direction of Stark Tower.
