"Stark!" CR's voice roused Beca out of her sleep. "Wake up. Fat Amy made breakfast."
"I'm not hungry," Beca stated, curling up further into the arm of the couch where she had fallen asleep.
"Stark!" Amy squawked, raising her voice to be heard over all the commotion of people settling at the kitchen table. "Get up. I made you a Bloody Mary and I'm not above giving it to Stacie!" At this Beca shot up off of the couch and hurried for the only open seat at the table, which happened to be next to Chloe. She looked around expectantly for the promised drink but she didn't see anything that looked remotely close to the delicious red liquid. Moments later, Amy was reaching over Beca's shoulder, setting down a plate stacked high with pancakes and a platter full of bacon. There was already eggs and toast on the table.
"Amy where did you get all of this?" Chloe asked what everyone was thinking.
"I've got my ways Red," Amy answered, pouring everyone at the table a cup of coffee, "I never leave home without the necessities."
"Uh, Fat Amy where's that Bloody Mary?" Beca questioned once the blond came around to fill her coffee mug.
"Oh, about that," Amy answered, "I lied. Here have some coffee." Amy took her place next to Fury who sat at the head of the table. "Alright! So what are you twig bitches going to eat?" Everyone stopped and stared at Amy, not doubting her ability to put away all of this food for a moment. "Kidding! Dig in!"
"So," Fury began around a mouthful of bacon, "We can't be sure, but I think I think we figured out how the Il Popolo found us."
"Yeah?" Aubrey prompted her to continue.
"Someone check us in on Facebook," CR stated. The entire table erupted into loud groans of annoyance, everyone displaying their displeasure in different ways. Aubrey slammed her fist down on the table causing coffee to slop over the edge of several cups.
"Jesus Aubrey," Beca scolded, "Watch it!" Beca's shout seemed to focus the rest of the group and they fell quiet, waiting for Fury to continue.
"The post said: O-M-G. It's freezing out here. Turn up the heat CR."
"Stacie!" everyone shouted at once.
"Oops," the brunette practically whispered.
"How?" Chloe questioned, "Fury took all our cell phones."
"My iPad," Stacie explained, "I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking."
"Dumbest spy ever," Beca whispered under her breath, which earned her a heel to her big toe from Chloe and a "be nice" glare.
"Well I for one, am grateful," Aubrey spoke up. Everyone looked at her in confusion. "Am I the only one who would rather face these guys head on than run from them for the rest of our lives."
"Your life," Beca corrected. "Ow!" Another heel to the toe. "Will you knock it off?"
"Then stop being mean," Chloe ordered.
"She's not wrong," Aubrey sided with Beca, "They have no interest in anyone else."
"If you ask me we've got more of an interest in them now," Beca said, "Or has everyone forgotten about the good Captain? We might have to start thinking offensively."
"I concur," Fat Amy mumbled with a mouth full of pancakes. Lilly, who sat next to Amy, whispered something that most took as agreement, but when Fat Amy looked at her with a raised eye brow, and then suddenly laughed they all decided it was better not to know.
"Jessica knew what she was getting into," CR argued.
"Are you saying we just leave her?" Chloe joined the argument.
"I'm saying we have a mission," Fury replied, raising her voice, "I need to get Banner to the safe house and then I can worry about the Captain."
"I say let's worry about it now," Stacie voiced her disagreement.
"Never leave a man behind," Chloe continued, "Isn't that the American way?"
"Geez you're really pulling out all the stops to get her back aren't ya?" Beca commented, unable to hide the surprise she was feeling over Chloe's seemingly instant commitment to Captain America.
"Guys I don't want to leave her," CR pleaded her case, "But we have to. If the Il Popolo get a hold of Aubrey it'll be the end of the world as we know it."
"Heard that one before," Beca scoffed.
"Imagine what those people could do if they could harness a power like Aubrey's," CR continued, ignoring Beca, "We are pushing on. Those are my orders. And now I'm ordering you."
The table fell silent once again. No one knew what to say next. Slowly the all returned to eating, all of them wanting to defy Fury's orders, but no one was sure exactly how to do that. Stacie was the only one who hadn't gone back to eating. She was staring at Aubrey, deep in thought. Finally, she caught Aubrey's eye. The blond quirked an eyebrow at her, silently challenging her to carry out her thoughts. Suddenly, Stacie stood up, slamming her fork down on the table and commanding everyone's attention.
"Cynthia Rose Fury," Stacie declared, "Consider this my official resignation from the Avengers." Everyone was shocked. Could she do that? Why was Stacie, of all people, so quick to abandon Aubrey? Beca looked to Aubrey to gage her reaction. She was surprised to see the girl had a satisfied smirk firmly in place. That's when it hit Beca. She knew what was going on here.
"I resign as well," she said, also jumping to her feet. Chloe caught on moments later, rising to her feet and stating her resignation.
"My sexy fat ass wants out too," Amy claimed. Lily stood next to her and mumbled something.
"I think that was her quitting," Stacie clarified.
"Well look at that," Aubrey said, heaving a dramatic sighed as she leaned forward in her seat, "It looks like the Avengers no longer have enough personnel to support this mission. Since you can't live up to the original contract written up by the USofA government, which states the entire team will be transporting Aubrey Banner... That would be me... to a secure location, I think that means the Avengers are herby released from their mission."
Fury smiled. She loved knowing she could count on her team. They had just provided her with a much needed loophole. "Well it seems I've been fired. I guess I'm out of a job."
"Don't worry CR," Beca chimed in, "I know this superhero team of incredibly sexy ladies that is currently looking for one bodacious black beauty to lead them on a victorious rescue mission."
"And who is that?" Fury questioned.
"The Randoms."
A/N: More Bechloe moments in the next chapter guys. I promise! But I had to keep the super hero side moving forward. Keep reading and reviewing!