Maya Stark

Chapter 14: An Airport Fight & A Newcomer

The "one more stop" was a middle-aged man who slept the entire ride. I don't know what he could do, but didn't question it. He called himself the Ant-man. Apparently, we are against psycho-assassins and we need to get at least Steve and Bucky to the jet. Scott, aka Ant-man, was asleep in the back seat of the van and I was laying on the floor of the van. When we got to the parking garage of the airport, I sat up. I had changed into my suit before we picked up Scott, but my mask wasn't on. An old car pulled up next to us.

    Steve, Sam, and Bucky got out. Wanda and Clint got out of the van and I climb to get out on the passenger side, so we don't wake Scott just yet. He was extremely jet-lagged and new at this. I walk up next to Clint and cross my arms.

    'Cap,' Clint said.

    'You know I wouldn't have called if I had any other choice,' Steve said.

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

    Steve turned to Wanda and I. 'Thanks for having my back.'

    Wanda shrugged and said, 'It was time to get off my ass.'

    'How about our other recruit?' Steve asked.

    'He's raring to go,' I say. I open the van door and Scott jumps awake. 'Had to put a little coffee in him, but...he should be good.'

    'What time zone is this?' he asks, walking out of the van. He walks up to Steve in a type of daze and shakes his hand. 'Captain America.'

    'Mr. Lang,' Steve says.

    'It's an honor. I'm shaking your hand too long,' Scott says, letting go. 'Wow! This is awesome! Captain America.' He looks at Wanda. 'I know you, too. You're great!' He turns to me. 'You're Stark's kid, right?' I nod. 'Jeez. Ah, look, I wanna say, I know you know a lot of super people, so...thanks for thinking of me.' He turns to Sam. 'Hey, man!'

    'What's up, Tic Tack?' Sam says.

    'Uh, good to see you. Look, what happened last time when I—'

    'It was a great audition, but it'll...it'll never happen again,' Sam adds.

    I narrow my eyes. 'I want those details.' Sam rolls his eyes.

    'They tell you what we're up against?' Steve asks.

    'Something about some...psycho-assassins?' 

    'We're outside the law on this one,' Steve said. 'So, if you come with us, you're a wanted man.'

    Scott shrugs. 'Yeah, well, what else is new?'

    'We should get moving,' Bucky says.

    'We got a chopper lined up,' says Clint.

    All the sudden, a voice comes through the speakers. 'Dies ist eine Notsituation. Alle Passagiere mussen den flughafen sofort evakuieren.'

    'They're evacuating the airport,' Bucky translates.

    'Stark,' Sam said.

    'Stark?' Scott asked.

    Steve looked at me. 'Last chance, Maya. You don't have to fight, not with us. He is your dad. Are you sure?'

    I take a deep breath. 'I've come this far, haven't I? I'm not about to get all soft on you now.'

    Steve smirked. 'Alright. Suit up.'

    I pace behind the van, wringing my mask in my hands. I put my hair behind my ear repeatedly, getting more and more anxious. Steve comes up in his Captain America suit, Bucky, and Sam behind him.