Runaway

Chapter 24

We park in the parking garage at the airport. Steve parks beside a grey van and gets out, the rest of us following. Clint and Wanda get out of the van as I walk around the back of the car, leaning back against the driver's side of it with crossed arms.

"Cap." Clint greets.

"You know I wouldn't have called if I had any other choice." Steve tells him.

"Hey man, you're doing me a favor." Clint says. "Besides, I owe a debt."

"Thanks for having my back." Steve says to Wanda. She shrugs slightly.

"It was time to get off my ass." She says, her accent thick.

"How about our other recruit?"

"He's rarin' to go." Clint says, pulling open the back door of the van, waking up a man, Scott Lang, who was sleeping across the backseat. "Had to put a little coffee in him, but he should be good."

"What timezone is this?" He asks the archer.

"Come on." He says. "Come on." Scott gets out of the car and shakes Steve's hand with an amazed look on his face.

"Captain America." He says.

"Mr. Lang." Steve greets.

"It's an honor." He says, still shaking Steve's hand. "I'm shaking your hand too long. Wow! This is awesome! Captain America." He looks at me next and I instinctively tense up slightly. "My daughter loves you! You think I could get a picture with you for her?" I raise a brow slightly and look at Sam over my shoulder before looking back at Scott.

"If we survive this, sure." I say with a shrug.

"Ah, look, I wanna say, I know you know a lot of super people, so thanks for thinking of me." He says to Steve. He looks over Steve's shoulder to Sam. "Hey, man!"

"What's up, Tic Tac?"

After quickly explaining the situation to Scott and finding out that they were evacuating the airport, we all begin to suit up. I stand on the other side of the van as I change from my jeans and tank top to my catsuit, walking back around to the car as I tie off my signature braid. I open the trunk and pull my guns and knives from my book bag, stashing them in their places in my suit.

"You ready for this?" Rider asks me as I stand beside him, leaning against the car. I nod.

"I'm always ready for a fight." I tell him.

"Yeah, but these are your friends. This is your family." He says. "Are you sure you're ready?" I nod once again.

"This isn't about me, Rider. This is about setting things straight and helping clear Bucky's name by proving he's innocent." I tell him.

"Ready, kid?" Sam asks, he and Bucky approaching. I nod and look back at Rider.

"See you on the flip side." I say with a smirk. He smirks as well before placing his hands on either side of my face and leaning in, pressing his lips to mine. He pulls away after a minute and I look at him, stunned. He smirks again and shrugs.

"I had to do it. At least once." He says, backing away. "Besides, we could die today. I couldn't let you die without ever being kissed." He turns around and walks away and I turn around, still stunned, to see Bucky and Sam looking at me with a smirk.

"Not a word." I say as I walk between them, passing them and walking into the airport.

We walk through the airport, coming to a stop at the large window in the terminal. We crouch down, trying to avoid being seen the best we can. I look around the area below, seeing Steve and Rider talking to Tony, Rhodey, Natasha, T'Challa, and someone in a red suit with a spider on the chest.