Snakebite | Avengers: Endgame [8]

Chapter 20

I sighed, drumming my fingers on the wheel as I waited for the light to switch. I had been sent to track down a handful of people who we were gonna bring in for the test while the others were rounded up. My first stop was an apartment just outside the city, housing two War Heroes I learned about in school. It took about fifteen minutes just to find the damn place, then I had to get in and up to the apartment. I knocked on the door, leaning against the frame as I waited.

A tall Latino woman appeared, looking up at me slightly. "Hello?" She asked. "Is this the Scott/Owens residence?" I asked. "Yeah, why?" She asked. "Can I come in?" I asked, and she stepped aside to let me in.

A small blonde was sat on the couch, reminding me of the old pictures of Steve I had seen. "Care to explain why you're here?" The Latino woman asked. "I'm here on behalf of the Avengers," the blonde's jaw dropped. "The Avengers?" She asked. "How are you with the Avengers? I don't remember seeing your face on the news," the Latino woman said suspiciously.

"My name is Ellie Barton, or as you would better know me, Snakebite," I said. "What do the Avengers want with us?" Latino asked. "Don't think we haven't heard of the women that, against all odds, made it into the war and fought in the front lines," the two flushed. "We're trying to pull something off. If it works, everyone that vanished will come home," I explained. "And you want our help?" Blondie asked, and I nodded.

"I'm down for it. My name's Ginny. The small blonde is Alice," Alice scowled at the name. "I'm not that short! You're are just tall," Alice objected. "Well, if you could, I still have two other people I need to pick up,"

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I pulled into the base, my five passengers anxiously awaiting the time when they could get out. I could see Steve standing outside, waiting for us. "Y'all wait here. I'll go check with Cap," I said, climbing out. "You've got 'em?" He asked, and I nodded. "Well, they can come out," he said, and I went over to the car.

"Coast is clear," I said, and they all clambered out. "Wait, I know you. You're the girl Bucky and I helped out of that HYDRA prison camp," Ginny rubbed the back of her neck. "You remember that?" She asked meekly. "Wait, you never told me you were a POW," Alive piped up. "Never felt the need to mention it. How is Bucky?" Steve looked down, upset about the mention of his closest friend.

"Oh, I'm sorry," Ginny said. "We should get inside," I suggested, seeing the Benetar approaching. "What is that?" Isabel, or Isa, asked. "Something that will send us launching across the field if we don't go inside," I said, ushering the group in. The War Heroes marveled at the surrounding building, Addison-Rae, or Addi, seemed uncomfortable and Isa wasn't that impressed.

"Where did you get these people, El?" Tasha asked, walking over. "Their homes. It was Steve's idea," I defended. "Y'all, this is Natasha Romanoff. Tasha, this is Ginny, Alice, Addi, and Isa," I said, waving between the group. "Go explore, guys," I said, waving them off. "How does Steve know all these people?" She asked, and I shrugged.

"'M gonna go train. Call me when we start,"

a/n ...Yeah, I have a lot of characters. Okay, whew, um, their names are Virginia Alice 'Ginny' Scott, Alice Ruth Owens, Addison-Rae 'Addi' Fox-Wood, and Isabel Madeline 'Isa' Albacete. This is just the tip of the iceberg, y'all. Ginny and Alice are two of the protags of my Land, Sea, and Air fic, Addi is the protag of my Devil's Sin fic, and Isa is the protag of my Blackwing fic.