Project Phoenix (MARVEL)

VII

The suit fitted perfectly, Tony was in the process of explaining the little details when he stopped and smiled. "You want to know the best part, for you, anyway"

Bella looked at Tony, who guided her to an array of weapons, he waved over them, "I know what you like, so I had a few of your favourites brought up and I've meddled with them"

"Meddled?" Bella asked, she raised her eyebrows at the man before her, before lifting up the Carbine, the gun she knew best. It felt lighter in her hands, she traced the outline of a bird on the side of the gun. "Larger magazine" she looked down the sight of the gun and spun it around to inspect, "better sights, sturdier" she pulled a face before grinning, "I love it"

Tony raised his eyebrows back, "Can't have my girl going without her best weapons, can I?" he pointed at a pair of knives. "These are made of Vibranium" he handed them over to the blonde, "you know, the same material that Cap's shield is made out of"

"And Black Panthers suit" Bella replied, "and Bucky's arm" she twirled the knives in her hands and flipped them. "Hm, Tony, I think you've outdone yourself" she placed the knives in the straps on her thighs and eyed the rest of the weapons, "are all of these my toys?"

"Toys?" Tony faked disappointment, "all my hard work and you call them toys" he pressed his hands to his chest, "you hurt me Gilbert"

Bella smiled, "you love it" she playfully pushed his shoulder before picking up, what seemed to be, USB sticks, yet they were completely smooth. "And these are?"

"Trackers" Bruce replied, as he walked into the lab, "they're a little smaller since you used them" a smile lit up his face as Bella walked forward to give the man a hug.

"Bruce!" Bella said, "Tony didn't tell me you were coming"

"Coming?" he replied, "I basically live here now, I get the lab and get to mess around with some experiments" he looked at Tony, "some are even used on missions"

Tony laughed, "everything Bruce makes, we end up using in our missions"

"How are you, Bella?" Banner asked, "last time I saw you, you were some big shot in MI6"

***

The team walked off the jet and shielded their eyes from the rare sun against the lake next to them. A soldier walked up to Bella and saluted, the blonde stood straight and saluted back, "Jensen, you don't have to do that, I'm not a soldier anymore"

"I disagree, Lieutenant" the soldier replied, "You never formally resigned from our squad"

Bella smirked, "like you'd let me" she turned to the other Avengers, "This is Officer Jensen Parks, one of the best soldiers in the Regiment" she turned back to Jensen, "and you know these guys"

"Good morning sirs and ma'am" Jensen saluted again, "I have cars and soldiers to accompany you to Brecon, if you'd like to follow me"

"Come on kid, you better not have forgotten my car" Bella grabbed his shoulder jokingly, "that's the only thing I asked for"

"Oh God" Tony rolled his eyes, "what have you wasted your money on now?"

Bella faked hurt, "a car, for my and your protection, good sir" she caught Natasha's eye and smirked, before turning towards the sound of a car approaching. "Ah, here she is now"

The black car came to a halt before the crowd and a soldier in the same uniform as Jensen got out and saluted the team before heading towards the guard station. "This, is my Mercedes G550, a little posher than the Land rovers and Range Rovers that you spot here, but this has a few modifications" she smiled, "plus a gorgeous V8"