Chapter 20 – Further than Friends.
The Next Day:
The Avengers, other than Thor who was back in Asgard, were relaxing in the penthouse of Avengers tower, discussing recent events. Steve and Natasha especially were happy with Catra's presence, as it appeared to help Adora relax for the first time since they met her.
"Gotta say, Little Miss kitten's taking to living here pretty well, all things considered." Toiny said, making himself a coffee. "Pretty sure Princess is glad she's here too."
"No shit, Tony. I've never seen Adora so happy." Clint replied, in complete deadpan.
"She's usually up by now actually, now that I'm thinking of it." Natasha commented, noting the time. As if on cue, Catra and Adora walked into the room….wearing each other's shirts and with Adora covered in what was clearly cat fur. There was an awkward silence as the two groups stared at each other, Adora flushing bright red and Catra slowly hiding behind her.
Tony merely sipped his coffee, leaning back in his chair, and grinned. "Fucking called it. Barton, Banner, you guys owe me Twenty bucks."
"So, this is a thing now." Steve commented, as Catra and Adora were sitting with the others, both embarrassed.
"Y-yeah. We kissed last night and it...well.." Adora said.
"Kinda spiraled from there." Catra finished.
Steve calmly finished his coffee and looked at the two. "Well, I'm happy for you." he finally said, to the surprise of both girls.
"Wait you are? But aren't you from like...the 40s?" Catra asked, wide-eyed. "I mean that wasn't a very accepting Decade."
Steve chuckled and smiled back. "I'm not exactly an average person, Miss Santos." he replied.
"So...you're okay with the two of us?" Adora asked her father. She was pleased when he gave a genuine nod. "Thank you, dad."
"Mind you," Steve added, smirking. "You both realize Stark isn't going to let you forget he predicted this."
Both girls just shared an exasperated look with each other. They knew Steve was right.
After lunch, the available Avengers were all happily talking and taking the time to get to know Catra. Catra was genuinely amazed at how friendly everyone was being, considering she had been their enemy not long prior, nut it was honestly a great feeling to be accepted. From what she was able to see, Tony was a bit of a pain in the ass, but otherwise pretty cool; Barton seemed neat, even if he didn't talk much; Natasha began acting almost motherly to her as well, she could definitely see why Adora was so happy under her; Steve was a complete dork, but all things considered she was happy that her girlfriend's father was so accepting. She was admittedly a little annoyed she hadn't had the chance to meet Thor, but apparently he was dealing with something back home.
For right now however, it would seem an impromptu session of trying to embarrass each other had sprung up between Catra and Adora.
"Hey Adora, you still punch your bed while you sleep?" Catra asked with her cat grin. "I mean I couldn't tell last night if that was you or just us going at it so hard."
Adora went bright red as everyone laughed, before getting a grin of her own. She knew the perfect way to get back at Catra. "Hey Catra is that a mouse?" She said quickly.
Catra leapt to her feet and scanned the floor as her fur stood on end and her tail frizzled. Then she went bright red realizing what Adora had done and sheepishly sat back down. "Adora… if you do that again I'm gonna claw the seat of your pants again." she said embarrassed.
"I think we need to hear this story." Clint chimed in.
Over Adora's protests, Catra gave the story. "Little miss Hairpoof here thought it'd be funny to surprise me in the hallways and swat me on the butt. I replied as any cat would with my claws, and tore open the back of her pants. Poor girl had to run back to the barracks with her underwear showing." She said with a laugh.
"You really didn't NEED to aim for my butt."Adora pouted.
Catra just shrugged. "It was fucking funny." she admitted purring.
"Oh yeah? How about I tell them about your obsession with Cardboard boxes." Adora said, prompting Catra's eyes to widen.
"Alright alright girls I think that's enough." Tony said, finally stopping laughing. "I think I can see why you two were such good friends. Glad to have you aboard Tabby." He patted Catra on the back.
"Tabby?" Catra questioned.
"Tony likes to nickname people." Adora explained deadpan. "Hey, wanna check out the training room? Tony did a lotta work on it, and it's much more advanced than what you're used to."
"Eh why not." Catra said with a shrug, following Adora.
The Avengers were shocked at the speed Catra and Adora were brawling and wrestling. It was very clear that the two knew each other amazingly and could match one another blow for blow. When Catra pinned Adora down, she broke the pin. When Adora got Catra into a grapple, Catra broke free. The team feel quiet, watching with baited breath to see who'd come out on top. After a near ten minute long brawl, Adora had Catra pinned down and she wasn't able to break free. The two blushed slightly at their position before standing up. Catra braced herself for what she believed would be the inevitable scolding. However…
"That was close Catra, better luck next time." Clint said, walking over.
"You almost had her." Natasha added.
"You did really good Tabby, good job." Tony said.
"You both are amazing to watch." Steve joined in. Catra was left stunned.
"You...you guys aren't gonna mock me?" She said with her eyes wide. "Wow...that's...Positive reinforcement? Does not compute."
Steve patted her on the back. "We're a team Catra, of course we're gonna give you positive reinforcement." he told her with a smile. Catra simply hugged him. "Man, The doctor must really have done a number on you."
"Yeah and speaking of which, you and I have our appointment with the SHIELD psychiatrist." Adora added, grabbing Catra by the hand and walking out with her.
A Few Days later…
Natasha had been called back to the Helicarrier by Nick Fury shortly after the battle with the Followers, he apparently had some new information from the labs for her regarding Adora. The fact only Natasha was being informed of this did confuse her, but she figured she could ask him herself.
She entered the command deck and saluted Fury. "Director Fury sir? You wanted to see me?" she asked him.
Fury approached her and calmly handed her a file. "The boys in the lab had run a few more tests on Adora's blood. Mostly in terms of genetics. We...made a shocking discovery." he said, clearly keeping his cool despite what he learned.
"Then why didn't you contact her sir? I imagine she'd want to know this more than me." Natasha asked as she began to open the file.
"Natasha, just read the goddamn file..." Fury deadpanned.
Natasha slowly scanned over the new results, and her eyes went wide. Yes, Adora's DNA primarily came from Steve Rogers. However the blood samples were badly degraded, so they required a secondary source to complete the genome. She scanned over the report several times to make sure what she was reading was right. And it was.
"Adora's second genetic donor….was me?"
TO BE CONTINUED…..
PLOT TWIST! Though Again I'm sure a few people saw this coming.
Also sorry for the short length of this chapter. Man I was not feeling this one for whatever reason. Hell I was terrified that I wouldn't get it out on time. But yeah, Natasha is Adora's biological mother. I'm looking forward to the future of the MCU now that I've gotten this revelation out of the way.
Now for a bit of teasing for the future, I AM going to be using a few more She-Ra charactyers for this story. Yes, I will be using Scorpia, I will also have a few other Horde characters making appearances, but I would just like to remind you when they appear to please keep spoilers to zero, since I'm gonna be writing a few characters that I have yet to encounter in the show.
Lastly, I have begun work on the next story in the "She-Ra Fits In Any Universe" Series. This time, Adora's adventures will take place in a galaxy far, far away...
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NEXT TIME: A Phantom Assassin with a Steel Arm.