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Coulette:
"CYN- dang it." I am so lonely. Grounded for a week. No CYNTHIA, no books, no TV, no friends, no Piper, and no life. Mom was so pissed off when she saw my hair. Dad didn't like it, but he thought it was his fault because he didn't spend enough time with me. Suddenly, there's a small beeping in my ear. "Hello?" I whisper.
"Hey, Coul. It's Pipes. I hacked CYNTHIA. Do you think you could get over here? I have a plan that will be so cool and will get you out of trouble. Will you come?" Piper is whispering and she sounds really excited. I'm hesitant at first, but then I remember my argument with my mother over my hair.
"No problem. Be there soon." The earwig turns off and I rush down stairs. "Hey, Mom? I need some bread for tomorrow's lunch. I'm running to the store alright?" She nods her head and I grab my keys and rush out the door. When I pull up to Piper's house, I notice that her parents aren't home. This isn't odd as her to the fact that her mom runs Stark Industries and her dad is always off on business, but why was she whispering and why isn't the gatekeeper at the gate? The door opens before I can knock. Piper's excited face is hidden partially behind the door.
"Come on!" We rush upstairs to Piper's computer lab. The Lab always takes my breath away. Thousands of dollars of computer equipment and photography cameras fill the small room. "I'm going to shut off JARVIS! It will most definitely get my dad's attention!" I just stare at her, cursing her father inwardly for being such an ignorant idiot.
"Piper, maybe that's not a good idea. What if it, like, shuts down all of Stark Industries?" She just laughs.
"It won't, trust me. I've got it all worked out. I'm not shutting JARVIS completely off, just the part that physically speaks and does what my dad says. It will get my dad's attention and he will have to stay home to fix it. It's going to be really simple. Trust me." I do, but I still don't think it's a good idea.
"Okay, fine, but let me get a drink of water first." I run downstairs and get a glass of water. There's a black sedan parked outside of her house, but that's not odd. It could be anything. I run back upstairs to see Piper already at her computer and working. She's muttering to herself, her fingers flying across the keyboard. JARVIS begins speaking rapidly, something about trying to stop her, but she just types faster and soon enough, his voice cuts off. She sits back with a sigh, and wipe sweat off her brow.
"Whew, that was easier than I thought." She smiles. Suddenly, a door crashes downstairs and we jump to our feet.
"What was that?!" I yelp.
"I-I have no clue. I made sure that nothing was running when I turned JARVIS off. Let's go see." She is visibly shaken. We creep out to the stairs and peek down. Men in black suits are sneaking around with guns, clearly expecting something. Piper gasps and this causes the men to run up the stairs. The last thing I remember is hearing a crash and Piper's dad yelling before the butt of the gun connects with my head.
************************************************** **********************************I wake up to a painfully bright light shining overhead, cold cuffs pressed around my wrists and ankles, and a hard table beneath me. Then I hear the buzz of a saw.
Piper:
Slowly peeking around the edge of the hall I sneak down the hall on silent cat's feet. I hold my breath as I slowly open my parents door a crack to make sure my parents are gone for sure. The coast is finally clear and I've come up with a foolproof way to get my dad's attention and make sure he stays home a little more.
I decided that I am going to shut down JARVIS. My dad can't function without him! Of course neither can his company so I'm only shutting down the parts that affect him and talk to him. The process is simple enough and I have his computer base at my disposal so it should be a piece of cake.
Hacking is my specialty and I've dealt with JARVIS long enough to know his system well enough. My dad is a genius and has made a system more complex in just a few years than most scientists could dream of doing in several lifetimes. Shutting off JARVIS for most people would be impossible but let's not forget I am a Stark...
I know doing this is really reckless, but honestly everything else I've tried has failed and he hasn't taken any hints that I don't know, maybe his only child, his only daughter, wants to spend some time with her father!
I might as well not have a father at all for all of the attention he gives me! JARVIS is his pride and joy and he spends more time with him than me so shutting him off will be perfect!
Going into the lab I find CYNTHIA's folder and data information and my fingers naturally fly over the keyboard. A pleasant little ding lets me know that I was successful and I call Coul. I wish her parents didn't bust her for me convincing her to dye her hair, but at least her dad decided to spend more time with her and my plan worked for one of us...
Coul answers and I tell her to hurry over to witness my great victory. I have a feeling that this is the one, this is the plan that will work and my dad will do more than come home ruffle my hair and walk out. This time he'll be staying home for weeks trying to get JARVIS back.
I know my dad is working closeby at a convention not far from my house so I need to do this fast before he decides to come home early or something. Once I start working on JARVIS my dad will be home in a flash.
I look out the window excitedly and watch as Coul's car pulls up. Right when she gets to the door I open it before she can knock and pull her inside and whisper my plan to her. Yes, I know nobody is home, but JARVIS is and if he catches my plan he'll tell my dad and my brilliant plan will be crushed before it even had a chance.
I can tell Coul isn't very happy with my plan and I can see how to her I might seem completely insane, but she doesn't know my parents like I do. Her parents are amazing compared to mine, Mine are always working and gone and I spend most of my time alone, but Coul's mom is always home and her dad tries to be there for her, but it seems like everytime I think of a plan to get my parents closer to me it only makes her family closer together. Don't get me wrong I'm really glad I can help her but just once I would like plans to help me too.
I bring Coul into the Lab and quickly hack into JARVIS's system. He starts talking immediately and tries to get me to stop and I know for a fact that he's telling my dad as we speak. This whole thing seems too easy and JARVIS shuts off immediately. What I didn't see was the firewall that starts eating away at some of the files and completely turns off all of JARVIS including the part that runs Stark Industries.
I kept a calm face as not to tip off Coul that something was wrong and then I hurry to try to stop the damage from spreading any further. Okay I got everything under control... Mostly. I sigh in relief as I stop the virus from spreading any further and wipe the sweat that had started to form on my head from the extra stress and tell Coul that it was a piece of cake. That's all she needs to know for now...
Just as everything seems fine we hear a door downstairs crash. Coul gasps and quickly asks me what it is. I have absolutely no idea. Shutting down JARVIS should have turned off everything so there couldn't be something from him.
We go down to investigate and I couldn't help but gasp at the site of these people invading my home and I'm still really shaky because of that surprise firewall. This is all my fault! If I hadn't shut off JARVIS the security system would still be up and I'd be safe at home knowing that my dad's tech would keep me safe, but no I had to shut off JARVIS and not even think about the stupid security system.
There were men in black carrying huge guns and other weapons and I let them in and now not only my own, but Coul's life is in danger!
The men had heard me gasp and quickly run upstairs heading straight towards me and Coul. There's another huge crash and I turn to see my dad with a look of utter surprise on his face. He starts yelling but I can't understand what he says. I look over just in time to see Coul get hit in the head with the butt of a gun and I move towards her instinctively not seeing the gun heading for my own head.
My sudden move makes the gun hit the edge of my head causing my to collapse as the pain ripples through my body. Just as I make a move to get up again I feel the butt of the gun come back and hit my temple. Everything went dark and the sound of my dad's yelling kept sounding more and more distant before it fades completely.
************************************************** ********************************** My eyes slowly open, but I quickly shut them again as to shield them from the bright light that's shining in my face. I slowly become aware of the coppery taste of blood in my mouth and the feeling of cold and tight metal wrapped around my wrists and the cool stiffness of a metal table underneath me. My head aches and I feel a thick, warm drop of my own blood slowly and teasingly roll down my face before I pass out again.
Alex:
"Hey, you're not supposed to be up there! Get down before you hurt yourself or do something silly." A voice calls from below me, an adult voice. Sighing, I glance down. It's the new teacher, figures. No other teacher would tell me to get down, heck; no other teacher would be here this early. I merely roll my eyes, forgetting that I have my shades on. Nate was too lazy to get is - out of bed this morning, so I'm sitting on the school roof at 5 am, bored out of my mind. I decide to have some fun. Putting my finger on my lips thoughtfully, I pretend to think about his suggestion.
"You know, that is quite the thoughtful suggestion! But I think I will stay up here. Life is so much more interesting above the world, rather than on the ground, don't ya think?" I smile inside at the surprised look on the teacher's face. Students don't talk back and they don't mock teachers, but hey, who said I was normal?
"Young lady, get down from there this instant! What is your name?" He yells, his dark eyes angry and his brown face contorted in fury. I snort, teachers are so dumb, especially this one. Like I'm gonna tell him my actual name.
"Oh dear, I seem to have forgotten my name. Let me think, is it Hannah? No that doesn't sound right. Hmm, maybe it's Tiffany. Nope, that's not it either. Natalie? That's closer, but not quite." I sing out in my perfect British accent. Playing with this teacher is fun. Nate appears in the doorway to the school and assess the situation in an instant. His eyes dance with laughter.
"Mr. Litterini, you do not want to antagonize my sister, she is quite deadly and she is allowed up on the roof, just so you know. No one denies my sister or I anything." The man, Mr. Litterini, whips around, staring at Nate. His head flips back and forth between the two of us, before getting even angrier.
"So you're just a couple of spoiled kids, thinking they can get away with anything, huh? Well, I got news for you, I am not letting your idiotic sister, sit on that roof and break school policy."
Nate scoffs, "Spoiled? Hardly. Do you know where we live, Mr. L? I didn't think so. We live in the Inner City. Does that sound spoiled to you? No, we get what we want because we earned the privilege and we earn what we want. I highly suggest you never tell my sister or I what to do because you have no power over us. The principle doesn't even control us. Now my sister and I are very good kids and we don't do anything too bad, but if you start pissing us of, you are going to have a bad time." Mr. Litt's mouth is opening and closing like a fish and his eyes are astonished. I can't help it, the look on the teacher's face and Nate's words, make me crack up. I'm laughing hysterically. The teacher throws one more hate-filled glance my way before stalking away. Grabbing my bow, I swing down from my nest onto the window ledge before carefully climbing down the wall. Lucky for me I wear grippy shoes and the walls are rough, otherwise I'd never get to the roof.
"Nice. Seriously inner city? We're not that poor." We both laugh. "So what do you want to do for the next two hours?"
"I don't know, maybe we could go pull a prank in the teachers' lounge?" I shake my head and laugh, Nate and I run the same line of thought all the time. After rigging the teachers' lounge to explode with streamers and cake the second the teachers' open the door for lunch, Nate and I wait for the other students to arrive. They come in straggles, but by 15 to, most kids are there.
Nate:
Scanning the crowd of kids in the cafeteria, I notice someone's missing. Piper's soft, curly dark brown hair is missing. This isn't that unusual, but since she met Coulette, her best friend, she rarely misses school. That's when I notice that Coul's blonde ponytail is missing as well. Nudging Alex, I tell her what I've observed.
"It's not unusual for Stark to miss school, but Rogers? She hasn't missed a day in her life. I wonder where she's gotten too?" I nod, strangely worried. The fact that both of them are missing is worrying. I have had a crush on Piper for as long as I can remember and her missing scares me. Suddenly, my earpiece crackles.
"Nathaniel Barton, Alexandra Barton. This is Maria Hill, Fury's second in command. We just received word from Mr. Stark that suspected HYDRA agents have kidnapped Piper Toni Stark and Coulette Miranda Rogers. Mr. Stark is concerned that his daughter is in mortal danger. You two are assigned with finding and rescuing them. You may ask your parents for help, they will instruct you on what to do. You have been excused from classes for the day. Do you copy?" The woman's voice is confidant and Alex and I nod before realizing she can't see that.
"Yes, ma'am." We say at once. My heart is somewhere in my stomach. Picturing Piper injured is making me physically sick. What did she mean by asking our parents?
The bell rings and Alex and I begin to walk out of the cafeteria. However, instead of going to our regular classes, we swerve towards the exit. But Mr. Litt seems to have it out for us and stops us at the door.
"What do you two think you're doing? Ditching? Really?" He glares at us. Alex puts on her best panicked face.
"Sir, we just heard that our parents got into a car accident and are at the hospital. We are going to see them." But Mr. Litt sees through it in a second.
"Yeah right. You're the troublemaker from this morning. Get to class before I get Security over here." He shoves Alex and I away from the door. Bad move. Alex has a really short temper and she hates it when people push her. She grabs his hand, flips him over her shoulder and slams him into the ground. He cries out in surprise and pain before she punches him in the temple and knocks him unconscious. I watch her attack silently. When she's done I whistle. "Did he really deserve that?" She just glares at me
"We don't have time for him and he's pissed me off enough already" I burst into laughter and laugh all the way to our brand-new motorcycles.
"What do you think Hill meant when she said ask your parents? Mom works for Stark Industries and Dad is a federal agent. Maybe they meant talk to Mom for information about Piper and Coul and Dad on how to rescue them?" I wonder out loud while Alex and I drive. Our helmets allow us to look and speak with one another while driving. She just shrugs as we pull into our driveway. Rushing inside hoping to a) catch them off guard and b) to make sure that they are there at all, Alex and I are startled to see Dad wearing the weirdest uniform I have ever seen. He is wearing black pants and army boots with a gun strapped to one thigh. His shirt is a black vest with red going down the middle. Slung over his back is a black quiver full of arrows and a fancy, dangerous bow is in his hand. He whips around in surprise, one hand reaching back towards the quiver before he registers who it is. Then anger clouds his face.
"What the heck are you two doing home?"
"Dad, this lady named Hill called us and told us that two of our, um, friends are kidnapped, and we have to rescue them. She said to ask you for help." Alex is scared out of her mind, I can tell. He starts swearing some pretty nasty words under his breath, several sounding like they were in another language. He sprints into the other room and we hear rapid conversation in the other room in what sounds like Russian. Alex and I exchange glances. What on earth is going on? Suddenly Mom and Dad walk out of the bedroom. Mom is in a blue dress, her red hair waving down her back. "Alex, Nate, you may want to sit down. What I am about to tell you is highly classified information and you do not tell a soul, do you understand? Good. Your father and I work for a top secret organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. We do top secret intelligence work and that puts people we care about in danger. That is why we have been training you to be able to defend yourself. When you turned 18, Director Fury wanted to bring you and have you become full-fledged agents. It was your decision, but it seems that you are being brought in anyway." Dad jumps in on the conversation now.
"Agent Hill has just informed me that the place where Stark and Rogers are being kept is an old warehouse in the south district. Go to 562 Heath Court and your handler will give you the supplies you need and further instructions. After that, you're on your own. Best of luck kids." Mom and Dad give us two brief hugs before leaving. Alex and I just stare at eachother not quite able to comprehend what is happening. Our parents are...spies? Alex is the first to recover. I can see it. Determination shows in her eyes and she stands up.
"Well, we've got a job to do and that's that. Now come on. We're taking your car."
Alex:
Nate is driving down the road at a break neck speed. We're dressed in the weirdest suits ever. Nate is wearing tight black kevlar pants with multiple straps that hide an assortment of his favorite weapons. His 'shirt' is a black t-shirt with a dark blue vest over the top that is also made of kevlar and gloves. Black combat boots and dark sunglasses complete his ensemble. Our handler tried his hardest to darken Nate's bright red hair, but failed rather miserably. Its dark brown with random tufts are red. And my clothes, don't even get me started. I am wearing a black leather cat suit with kevlar probably mixed in. It has purple accents and specially made archer gloves with black combat boots. There are several knife holders and a perfect groove for my black and purple quiver. The arrows are specially made with different types of tips depending on my needs. The bow is a simple compound bow with laser sights and perfect balance. It has a little trigger on it so that I can switch arrow tips. My gray-green eyes are covered in black shades as well.
"Nate slow down, no use killing us going 135 miles an hour. Then what use will we be?" Nate nods at the speedometer noses down to 115. Well it's something at least. We crest another hill and the warehouses are sprawled out before us. I quickly count them and find number 17. Right in the middle, the least suspecting place you would look. There is a light on inside, but it's dim suggesting either layers of grime on the windows or its a low light. My vote is grime, judging by the condition of the other warehouses. Nate pulls into a dark secluded area and we get ready to take down the bad guys. Strapping a gun to his thigh and place all his gadgets into their proper places Nate is ready. I grab the bow, a gun, and my knives before we quietly take off. Climbing up to the top of the warehouse is easy and we slip in through a skylight. Landing on the rafters, we see several cages set up in the main room. Inside two of them are Piper and Coul. Nate tenses visibly and his jaw clenches. They are in bad condition. Bloody and bruised they look like they have been through one awful time. But instead of sticking to the plan and quietly taking out the guards from the safety of the rafters, Nate leaps to the ground and starts attacking. I have no choice but to fire from the rafters as well. What is he thinking? He's going to get himself killed. Suddenly there is a loud crack and Nate falls to the floor, blood seeping out of his side where he was hit by a bullet. I see his eyes flutter close and his breathing slow significantly. I am frozen in shock.
"Come out, come out little birdie. Your partner is dying and he needs your help. SHIELD should know better than to send a teenager after me. They make silly mistakes. Come out of your nest, Hawkeye. We know you're up there. You gave yourself away with the arrows. Come down and talk with us little Hawk." a man's chilling voice breaks my frozen state and with a rush of anger I leap from the ceiling and run to attack him. But the cold metal barrel of a gun connects with my skull before I make it four feet. I fall to the ground next to my dying brother and look up dizzily at the man that killed us. I see his pale face shining in the moonlight with a wicked grin before falling into the unending blackness that will only end in mine and my brother's death.