Beautiful Chaos

{part three | chapter six}

"Hey, Cap," Clint greeted as they walked back towards the van.

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

"It's fine, you're doing me a favor... Besides," Lilith didn't miss the man's remorseful glance towards Wanda, "I owe a debt."

Steve looked to Wanda and Lilith, who were now standing next to each other, "Thanks for having my back."

Wanda smirked, "It was time we got off our asses," She nudged Lilith playfully, "Wouldn't you agree?"

"Mm, yeah. Robot-Nanny almost worse than War-Stories-Nanny," Lilith joked, thinking of Rhodey, "James Rhodes, does not know how to entertain an eight-year-old girl."

"How's our other recruit?" Steve asked, surpressing a smile.

"Oh, he's rarin' to go," said Clint, sliding the van door open roughly. When it was fully open, it made a banging noise that startled Scott into consciousness, "We had to put some coffee in him, but, he should be good."

"What time zome is this," Scott asked tiredly, climbling awkwardly out of the van.

"Come on," Clint pat his back encouragingly and closing the van door.

"Cap-Captain America!" Scott said excitedly, seeing the patriot and taking his outstretched hand to shake it.

"Mr. Lang," Steve smiled.

"It's an honor," Scott said, "I'm shaking your hand too long," He added, still shaking Steve's hand, "Wow! This is awesome!" He finally let go and Steve looked slightly relieved. Lilith giggled as he continued to ramble on in amazement.

"Captain America..." He turned and pointed at Wanda, "I know you too, you're great! Jeez... Ah, look I wanna say, I know you know a lot of super-people, so... thinks for thanking of me. Hey man!"

Sam rolled his eyes at the greeting, "What's up, Tic-Tac?"

"Hey, what happened last time-"

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

Lilith's brow creased and she leaned towards Clint, "What happened last time?" She whispered.

"I'll tell you later."

"Did they tell you what we're up against?" Steve asked Scott, pulling Lilith's attention back.

"Something about some asshole super-people... and teaming up with... that one," Scott smiled and waved at Bucky who stood by the car. Bucky hesitantly waved back, a little confused about all of the positive attention he was recieving. 

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

"Yeah, well, what else is new?"

"We should get moving," Bucky called from beside the Beetle.

"We've got a chopper lined up," Lilith called back. A man speaking German over the loudspeakers and an unsettling alarm startled them all slightly. Bucky translated.

"Their evacuating the airport."

"Shit," Lilith mumbled, "It's my dad."

"Stark?" Scott asked. Lilith nodded.

"Suit up."

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After pulling on their suits, the team made their way to the tarmac where their chopper was waiting. Steve ran out first to make sure the coast was clear and to start the helicopter, but when he was twenty feet away from the helicopter, something hit it and the aircraft's mechanisms were fried by an electric current. They looked up to see Tony hovering a few feet away in his suit, his palm outstreatched.