Author; Do not even get me started on the new trailer for Civil War. I almost started crying while watching it, and it's not going to be much easier when I'm actually going to see it in theaters. Also, I do not live in Mystic, Connecticut, but I have visited there before, so I thought it would be a fitting place for my OC character you're about to meet.
The Avengers stood outside of an old, abandoned building in the middle of Connecticut.
Tony pushed the metal fence that went all the way around slightly. It fell to the ground. "Are you sure this is where she's at? I mean, geniuses shouldn't live in places like this." Tony said.
"Believe me, this is her home base." Clint answered. Lila stood next to him, holding onto his hand tightly.
"Okay, how should we go in?" Steve asked.
"We have to go through reception. Otherwise, she won't deal with us." Natasha said.
"She probably won't deal with us anyways." Clint muttered.
"Well then. Let's go inside and meet this wonderful person I'm sure everyone will hate." Bruce said.
The inside of the building was much different from the outside. The walls were painted a deep blue, there was red carpeting on the floor, and the ceiling had a fancy chandelier hanging down. And that was only the waiting room.
Clint walked up to the receptionist desk. "We want to see her." He told the receptionist.
She looked up at him, then looked back to her computer. "She doesn't like you guys. No." She said.
"It's an emergency." Natasha said.
"I still don't care. She doesn't like anyone from S.H.E.I.L.D, and especially not you two." She said, pointing at Clint and Natasha. "If I let you in, then I'll get fired for sure. And I'm barely holding onto this job in the first place."
Tony walked up to the desk. He had been looking around the room while everyone else had been talking to the receptionist. "What if someone dropped a check in front of you, that just so happened to have your name on it?" Tony asked, pulling out a checkbook.
"I can't be bribed by-" The receptionist didn't finish her sentence because Tony showed her the check he was writing. "I'm pretty sure the price for going in has another zero in it." She said.
Tony quickly wrote something else on the check, then handed it to her. "Go down the hall, the first door on the left is wear she normally stays at." The receptionist said, taking the check and tucking it into her purse.
Tony put his checkbook away, then turned and faced everyone. "Shall we?" He asked.
Natasha rolled her eyes, then led everyone down the hall.
"Is it just me, or is there a real lack of security here?" Bruce asked.
"She prefers to keep the security detail near her. That way, if she feels threatened, she can easily call them to help." Clint said.
"Well, it makes since. But still, I'm surprised she doesn't have more security." Bruce said.
"We should be glad she doesn't. Otherwise, they would've taken us out by now." Steve stated.
They stopped in front of the door. Natasha carefully touched the door handle. There was no shock or explosions anywhere.
"I think the door is safe." Natasha said. She turned the door handle and opened the door. They all walked inside.
This room was by far the most impressive room in the building. The walls were green, and there was a hardwood floor beneath them.
But that wasn't the impressive part.
There were probably around a hundred people in the room, and this was just the first room they had been in. And almost all of the people were sitting at computers, typing or doing something.
"And suddenly, I feel right at home." Tony said.
"You have a bunch of people at your house working on computers all day?" Natasha asked.
"No. I meant all of the technology around us, just like at home." Tony said.
"Well, don't get used to it. I want to get out of here as soon as possible." Clint said.
"There she is." Natasha said, pointing at someone.
A young woman was talking to a group of people holding computers. The woman had red hair, was tall, and was wearing a tank top, cargo pants, and, strangely enough, combat boots.
"That's the genius I've been hearing about?" Tony asked, obviously not buying it.
They walked over to her. Now that they were getting closer, they could hear what she was saying.
"What am I supposed to do about a computer that freezes up? Just buy a new one." She told one man. He walked away quickly, carrying a computer that was clearly outdated.
The woman glanced over, and finally noticed the Avengers. "Get out." She said, pointing to the door behind them. Then she walked away.
"Great to see you too Coral." Clint muttered under his breath.
"Wait, her name is Coral?" Tony asked.
"You got a problem with that?" Coral called out.
"Look, we need to talk to you." Natasha said. They walked across the room to where Coral was talking to more people.
"Well, I don't want to talk to you. So goodbye." Coral said. She grabbed someone who was walking by. "Go escort Mrs. Bradford off the premises please." She instructed them. She let go of them and they quickly walked away.
"Stop following me, and leave." Coral said.
"We aren't leaving until you talk with us." Steve said.
"Well Popsicle, I'm not talking to you, so you have to leave." Coral said.
"Can't you just talk to us for a few minutes?" Bruce asked.
Coral turned and faced them. "Talk to the people who got me fired? No way. Especially not when this one would kill me if he had the chance." Coral said, pointing at Clint.
"I thought you guys said she was fired because she was stealing government information." Steve said.
"She was. We were the ones who reported her with the evidence." Natasha said.
"And that's the reason why I'm not helping you." Coral said.
"You were doing illegal things. What were we supposed to do?" Clint asked.
"From the looks of things, she's still doing illegal work now." Tony whispered to Bruce, who laughed.
"How about not turn me in?" Coral said, ignoring Tony's remark.
"Daddy, this place is scaring me." Lila said to Clint.
Clint picked her up. "I know sweetie. Don't worry, we'll leave soon." He promised her.
"Hold on a second. You have a family?" Coral asked. She started laughing.
"What's so funny about me having a family?" Clint asked her angrily.
"Just, I don't really imagine you as a 'family person'." Coral said.
"Well obviously I do have a family." Clint said.
"Okay then." Coral thought for a minute. "I guess I could take a couple minutes off of work and hear you guys out." Coral said.
"Really?" Natasha asked.
"Why the sudden change of heart?" Steve asked.
Coral shrugged. "Probably because I don't like any of you guys and I want you to be out of here as soon as possible." Coral said. She started walking away.
"Where are you going?" Tony asked.
"WE are going somewhere a little more... Secure, I guess you could say." Coral said. "Come on."
The Avengers looked at each other, then followed Coral to where ever they were going.