Sorry, sorry, sorry, it's late, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry! Sorry sounds weird now. Anyway, HAPPY MAMAS DAY!

The title of this chapter is from Imagine Dragons 'Monster'

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Chapter Five

If I told you what I was, would you turn your back on me?

Pain

That's what I feel

Not physically, but it hurts none the less. There's a sharp pain in my heart, and I fear that it's breaking. And I want the man who caused this pain to hurt like I do.

I make sure that he's watching me, and then look back down at his friend. I bare my teeth, saliva running down my long fangs, and poise to strike. Everybody's tense, and the sound of metal clicking tells me that they have their guns out.

But I don't care.

And I don't care if Madison sees me do this. It's not like she would treat me the same way if I didn't. She's already seen me as the beast I can be, and now I'm showing her what I can really do. It still hurts, though.

I'm about to bite down on Hawkeye's throat, when Madison cries, "Wait! Zoey, stop!"

I glance up and see her slowly walking towards me.

"What are you doing?" Her voice sounds tight, as if she's holding back tears.

I let out a groan and step off of Hawkeye. With my head bowed, I trudge over to her. We both stop a foot away from each other. She looks me right in the eye and stretches her hand out.

I feel a spark as her skin touches my muzzle. Something happens then. It just becomes too much. My heart clenches and my hind legs collapse underneath me. I stiffly lay down in front of her, and then rest my head on my paws in a submissive form.

"Oh, Zoey." I hear her whisper and let out a whine.

Suddenly, the agents start closing in around me and I jump to my feet, hackles raised and growling. They stop, and before they can do anything else, I barge through the crowd and run away.

Ten minutes later….

I find myself a nice shadowy area underneath a jet. Curled up, eyes closed, tail over snout, I'm willing with all my might for this day to just be a nightmare. A nightmare that's about to get worse.

My ears perk as footsteps approach me. I open my amber eye and see Madison standing in front of me. She kneels down and asks cautiously, "Zoey?"

Sighing, I sit back on my haunches and morph back into a human. My step-sister silently sits next to me.

Silence

I wait anxiously for her to say something. Inwardly, my stomach is knotting up in nervousness. Is she going to yell at me? Is she going to be totally pissed off? Is she going to, like, disown me as her sister? And where the heck is Mom?

"How come you get to be a wolf?"

I blink at her in surprise. Then crack a smile. Which goes away quickly.

"I'm sorry."

Madison gives me a sidelong look. Her face is full of mixed emotions, but sorrow stands out, "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because…" I pause. Why does this have to be so hard? "Because I didn't want you to see me as different. I just wanted to be your normal sister, not your friend who's a freak. I just- I don't know what to do now."

I don't tell her that her dad also made me promise not to tell her. I don't want to make things more complicated than they already are.

Madison puts her hand on my shoulder. "Zoey," she says seriously, "I don't care if you're a mutant. We'd be friends even if you were a dog, or a cat, or a horse. I care about who you are, not what you are. Except if you were a snake," I raise an eyebrow and she shudders, "I hate snakes. Anyway, believe me when I say this," she looks directly into my eyes, "YOU ARE THE FRIGGIN BEST SISTER AND FRIEND EVER!"

I yelp in surprise and fall onto my back. Madison falls onto her own back, laughing her ass off. I lift myself up with my hands and let out a laugh, my eyes wide.

"Okay, okay!" I laugh, "Apparently I'm an awesome person!"

"Hell yeah!"

We both collapse into a fit of laughs and giggles. Madison is laughing so hard that she has tears running down her cheeks.

I know what you're thinking. It wasn't that funny. But the mood ten seconds ago was so freaking depressing that anything good is worth laughing at.

When we finally calm down, I'm gasping for breath and Madison has dry salty cheeks.

"Alright," I gasp, and then spazz my hands, "Okay, shut up Zoey! We gotta figure out where we are, and why the hell we're here!"

"Ooh! I know!" Madison raises her hand like a school girl. I grin and say with a British accent, "Yes, Miss Colt, what is the answer?"

"Ooh, ooh! So, apparently they found out you were the wolf, and then, like, this government group called SHIELD wanted to get you because you are an illegal mutant or something-"

"WHAT?" I interrupt, "How is being me illegal? I can understand emos, or, like, Miley Cyrus, but moi? That's not fair! Being an awesome person like me should be an honor!"

I crack my knuckles, "Alright, that Director Whatever guy and I are going to have some words. No one says something like that and gets away with it!" Madison rolls her eyes, laughs, and then leads the way.

"SHIELD stands for Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division." My head thunks on the table. Next to me, Madison groans, "I blame myself for asking."

"Sounds like someone really wanted their initials to spell shield." I snort rudely. We're sitting at a big table with the Avengers- minus Thor and Hawkeye. Apparently we're in main area of the 'Helicarrier' called the bridge. Or something like that. They all stare at us and I lift my head, "So, again, why am I here?"

Director Fury (who's name I laughed at earlier) stops pacing and replies, "We need to know how you got your powers and if you are an ally or a threat."

I raise my eyebrows, "If I say I'm an ally, can you get these handcuffs off me?"

"Can't you just break them off?"

"...that is so true."

This time it's a bit harder, but I manage to break them. Madison looks at me with wide eyes and I offer the broken handcuffs to her, which she takes and starts doing this and that to it. Yeah, they put them on me a while ago. A bit roughly if you ask me.

"There goes another pair." Fury mutters under his breath. Fortunately, with my super hearing, I'm able to hear him. "Hey, you asked!" I retort.

Suddenly, the door swings open and Hawkeye walks in with a cast on his leg, a gauze on his shoulder, and to top it all off, a limp. Wow, talk about a dramatic entrance.

He takes a seat and gazes at me with cold eyes. I grin boldly and give him a wink. Tony Stark laughs and another guy, who I think is the Hulk, smiles. Finally, Hawkeye turns to Fury and asks, "Is she a threat or not?"

"Hopefully not."

A woman with a brunette bun and a serious expression puts a few papers in front of me. "Everything will be explained as you read through." Fury says, "If you sign it and agree with the policy, we'll let you go. If not...well, we'll get to that later. If you have any questions, just ask."

I glance at the papers, and then say, "I have a question."

"Yes?"

"...Do I have to read this?"

He looks completely unamused and growls (metaphorically), "Yes."

Taking a deep, dramatic breath, I lift the papers. Immediately, I slap them back down and groan, "Ugh, too many words! Madison," I push them towards her and put my head on my arms, "read."

A few people laugh and Madison rolls her eyes, "What's the magic word?"

"Umm….bacon?"

"No."

"Hmm….Angus?"

"No."

"Angus Beef?"

"It's not food."

"Oh, um...SHIELD? Avengers?"

"Yup, okay I'll read." People laugh again and I catch the sight of Hawkeye smiling a bit. Good, no hard feelings.

Madison begins to read, but then is interrupted by Hawkeye. "Wait a minute," he says, "Why does her dad want you to protect her? I mean, there are a lot of people with military dads, but I'm pretty sure they don't have a wolf mutant protecting them."

I spoke too soon.

For a moment, I stay silent, and then attempt to lie, "Er...I guess he just really cares about her? Not that other military dads don't care about their children! But...um...I guess he's overprotective?" I end slowly.

Hawkeye's gaze hardens again and he crosses his arms, "I don't believe you." All eyes are on me, now, including Madison's.

"Er...um…"

"Zoey," Madison says tiredly, "No more secrets. Please?"

I sigh, giving in, "Alright, but you guys better swear not to tell her dad." They all put their hands over their hearts and swear not to tell, and then I start explaining, "Well, first of all, Madison and I are very close."

"Obviously." Tony snorts and I shake my head, "No, like, weirdly close. We can, like, feel each other's feelings if they're strong enough. Madison, apparently, can learn really quickly. Like, faster than most people. Also, she's kinda like a Jabberjay. That's why Mason wanted me to protect her."

"A Jabberjay?" Madison echoes, "Wow, really? That's awesome! I could be, like, a superspy! Hey, hey, can we, like, read each other's minds if we're so close?"

I tilt my head, "I don't think so. I mean, if we could, then I would've guessed the magic word right-"

Hey, wolfy, can ya hear me?

"WHOA!"

"What?" everyone asks and I put two fingers to my temple.

Madison, is that you?

Omg, no freaking way!

This is AWESOME!

"I can hear you in my mind!" Madison exclaims out loud. Everyone looks confused and a few agents next to the bridge glance over at us.

"What do you mean?" Fury asks, "And what's a Jabberjay?"

"Hunger Games thing, shh!" I say quickly and then think, Dude, do you realize how much awesome stuff we can do with these powers?

Madison replies, Hell yeah! Forget what dad says, this is great!

"What's happening in there?" Tony asks warily.

"Zoey! Madison!" Fury barks (again, metaphorically) and we both snap to attention, "Please explain what a Jabberjay is. And how you can hear each other in your minds."

"Ooh!" Tony suddenly raises his hand like a school boy, "I know what a Jabberjay is!"

"Yeeea, Hungah Gaeumes!" I woot and we fist pump.

Which earns us a few strange looks.

"A Jabberjay is basically a bird that can record entire human conversations and mimic things." Madison explains and I add, "And you are not going to use her powers for anything. It's my job to make sure that doesn't happen."

Fury raises his hands, "I never said we were going to. You guys are too young, anyway."

"Uh huh." I say, "You better- ACHOO!"

I suddenly sneeze. Originally, my head was aiming for my elbow. But the table is higher than normal tables, given that only grown-ups use it. So, my forehead collides with the edge of the table so hard that the impact causes the table to shake.

Of course, Madison bursts out laughing, along with Tony and some of the others *cough-Hawkeye-cough*. I get a warm, fuzzy feeling and I assume that it's Madison's feeling.

I hope she can feel my pain.

Thankfully, kind Captain America checks to see if I'm okay, which I am. I guess.

"Thanks, Mr…?"

"Steve Rogers, ma'-"

Suddenly there's a loud snap and Madison, who was still laughing, falls backwards as her chair breaks. Still, she keeps laughing and now everybody is.

"Fury!" Tony gasps, "We've gotta have these kids come over more often!"

Director Fury quickly regains his 'serious adult' look and settles us down.

Madison doesn't get up, though. "Just toss the papers down here." she says and I forcefully throw them at her face.

"Ow! Really, Zoey, a papercut on my nose?"

"Yeah."

Gee, thanks, Zoey.

You're never gonna leave me alone now, are you?

Nope. You can never get rid of me. I'm your worst nightmare, MWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Just read the stupid papers

Fine

A few minutes later, while I press an ice pack on my head, Madison exclaims, "Oh my God, Zoey, you are so lucky!"

Guess what?

I am now an Avenger! Woo hoo!

Yeah, all I had to do was sign this contract that said blah, blah, blah, whatever. I learned all of the Avengers' names, also. Clint, Steve, Natasha, Tony, Bruce (Madison and I both squealed 'BRUCE THE SHARK!' when he introduced himself. Finding Nemo!) and Thor, even though he wasn't even there and I already knew his name 'cause, you know, he's a GOD.

Fury never told me his first name, though. Makes me think it's 'top secret'. Or just really lame, embarrassing, or stupid for a serious guy like him.

Anyway, when Madison found out I was joining the team, she became really jealous. And since I can feel her feelings, and nobody likes the feeling of jealousy, I convinced them to let her tag along on missions. Only when I'm there, though. And hey, a human recorder that can also learn fast and climb like a squirrel could come in handy, hm?

So now we are on our way back to California…..where Mom is freaking out. Yeah, apparently Natasha just knocked her out and left her there….

Wish me luck!

End of Part One

Yay, part 1 is over! Now we can have some real fun! Part 2 will be WAY longer than part 1 was. Anyway...

WHY NO REVIEWS LAST CHAPTER?! U PEOPLE MAKE ME CRY! IT WAS A CLIFFIE AND EVERYTHING! NO QUESTIONS, NO BASHING, NADA?!

*takes a deep breath and controls myself* Sorry about that. I like reviews. Reviews make me happy.

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That's about it. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

-Flaming Crow