Chemistry

03

Peter was recording on his camera as a car drove down the highway. Alessa was staring out the window, listening to music on her earphones.

Peter said in a gravelly voice, "New York, Queens. It's a rough borough, but hey, it's home."

Alessa glanced at Peter with an odd expression. "You're so weird."

"Who are you talking to?" Happy asked from the driver's seat.

Peter spoke in a normal voice. "No one. Just making a little video of the trip."

"You can't show it to anyone."

"Yeah, I know."

"Then why are you narrating in that voice?"

"Uh... Because it's fun."

"And weird," Alessa added.

"Fun," Happy repeated in a blank tone. He put on his sunglasses and solemnly looked out the windshield.

Alessa leaned forward and said, "So, uh, why do they call you Happy? 'Cause you don't seem very happy."

Happy raised the limo's partition. Peter held up his phone and filmed.

Alessa slouched in her seat. "Well he's a buzzkill. Why'd Mr. Stark have him drive us?"

Peter shrugged. "I don't know." He turned the camera on Alessa and she waved at it.

Soon, they got out of the car to find a small private plane waiting for them.

"Come on," Happy said. "I'm not carrying either of your bags."

"Hey, should Lessa and I go to the bathroom before?" Peter asked.

"There's a bathroom on it."

Inside the plane, Alessa noticed that the pilot and copilot seats were empty.

"Whoa," Peter said. "No pilot? That's awesome."

Alessa frowned. "No, it's very not awesome."

Peter shrugged and sat across from Happy, directly facing him. Alessa sat next to Peter.

"Is that where you're both gonna sit?" Happy asked.

Peter glanced at Alessa and nodded before saying, "Yeah."

"This is both your first time on a private plane?"

"My first time on any plane."

"Mine too," Alessa said, glancing around with a wary expression.

Happy moved to another seat.

As the plane started, Peter asked nervously, "Should it...? Should it be...? Should it be making that noise?"

Alessa gripped her hand rests tightly as she closed her eyes.

Later, Peter put a finger to his lips and made a shushing sound. "Shh."

Happy was snoring. At the sound of Peter's chuckle, Happy jerked awake, causing the frame to shake.

Peter turned to a sleeping Alessa and smiled.

Inside Berlin Brandenburg Airport, there were German signs. Happy dragged his luggage behind him. Peter and Alessa looked around.

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Peter and Alessa were sightseeing in Berlin.

"No one has actually told me and Lessa why we're in Berlin or what we're doing," Peter said. "Something about Captain America going crazy."

Alessa whistled and made a circle around her ear as she said, "Muy loco."

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Happy, Peter and Alessa entered a hotel.