Morning came late and it wasn't until the sun stretched far into the sky Matt woke up. The bed across the room was empty, meaning the Cap was out and about. With a slow start Matt stood. It was only 24 hours after the Avengers had taken him back onto the team, and so much had happened. He found out he was dying, and that he was actually able to see the future with the stone. Speaking of that, Matt looked into the Orange rock and watched the same events take place again. Who was the girl that could send pulses out of her hands? What was the robot that would cause so much damage? Many questions ran through Matt's head. So, so many questions.
Always curse the man that can see the future, he'll win all the bets. When Matt first saw the future he was scared, but now he was curious. Still scared, but even more curious.
The doors to the new Avengers break room were blue, navy blue. They sat slightly open with Steve, Clint, and Natasha inside. The trio held coffee cups in their hands and were laughing at whatever someone had said.
"Matt! I thought you'd sleep the whole day." Steve said noticing his entrance. Matt gave him a smirk before sitting by them. There was a news broadcast showing hazy video from the crater in Russia.
"It would seem someone new has come to the playing field. This video was emailed to us from inside S.H.I.E.L.D with the caption 'Introducing the Force'. The Avengers have been rumored to have recruited a new member starting last year. This video is poor quality, but this reporter can see this person is highly skilled."
"Oh god, here it comes." Clint said looking away from the broadcast.
"What?" Matt asked. He was actually kinda happy to be seen in a good light on the news, rather than a bad one.
"Not one of us has a secret identity, you know that. It's only so long before the new council comes out with yours. And while the government and us forgave the misunderstanding in Seattle, are the citizens?" Clint asked.
"They won't really come out with my name will they?" Matt asked looking at Steve.
"I can't make any promises. Best bet would be to ask the new director when he gets here tomorrow. Now, what do you say we hit the gym."
"I'm down." Clint said standing. "I've wanted to shoot this kid for over a year." As he walked out of the room, Clint smacked his shoulder hard. Okay, it was fair for the archer to be mad at him. Matt had knocked him out to try and escape. Sure he had died and had many other things happen since then, but the Hawk held grudges.
"Paintballs." Steve corrected. Clint merely rolled his eyes.
Twenty minutes later and Steve was running toward Matt in the open gym. He let a volley of paintballs out of the small gun but Matt caught all of them. Suspending them in the air. Matt grinned but felt a thump on the back of his head. Turning he saw Clint quickly hide behind one of the many poles that appeared randomly. Matt moved the paintballs behind him. He fused them together and sent a massive wave at the archer. Clint was expecting it though and climbed the pole and dove into the air. Hawkeye sailed over Matt and landed one direct shot on his forehead. Matt momentarily lost concentration and his own wave of paint landed on him.
Steve and Clint's howling laughter filled the room. With a glare Matt closed his fist and the two were stuck together. Matt slowly walked forward and enveloped both in what appeared to be a kind hug. In actuality, he was covering them in the paint. When all was said and done the three began to laugh uncontrollably.
"If you kids are done, I think we should do sometime actually productive." Natasha said across the room.
"What do you mean, Nat?" Clint said standing. The trio walked closer to her. In a flash she pulled his pistol and shot all three in the chest. Pink paint trailing down their body.
"Like learn to never trust an assassin." She said putting the pistol down. She smiled.
"Good one." Matt said lifting himself off the ground and floating a little before standing.
"See kid, it's not always serious here." Steve said. He was telling the truth. Being an Avenger was kinda fun.
If only it could always be like that...
Hey guys! Thank loads for reading. I've gotten a lot of follows lately on both this story and it's prequel. I'm happy you guys are liking this! I'm probably going to update more often as the summer draws to a close. Only thing getting in my way is work and a college visit. But most definitely ready to make Matt and the rest of the Avengers face *spoilers* the Twins! But first, it's time for Matt to meet Phil Coulson.