Heroes in every timeline. -Avengers firefighter AU-

Origins.

18 Years Ago.

Kates not sure what to do when the fire spreads to her, all she can see is the thick smog that enters her mouth and tears into her lungs. She can feel the fire, she just can't see it.

She doesn't know how it happened she was too busy playing in with her new teddy her father had gotten her.

Her had just got back from his business trip today, she had been so excited that after 2 weeks she could finally see him again.

Hug is large torso, smell his earthy beard, and plant a small kiss to his plump red cheeks.

He gave Mr Teddy to her and shooed her off so he could kiss her mother under the faded sunlight, Kate took it to herself to got to her room and introduce her bear to the rest of her animal crew.

That's when it happened, the loud boom that shook the house and made mommy's scream echo through the house.

As a 7 year old Kates only thoughts were that mommy had maybe fallen, and that daddy would help her like always did when mommy hurt herself.

It's then when the fire hits her room.

She's not sure how long she's been digesting the black smoke, but she thinks it's enough to make her lungs turn to ash.

Her hand was severely burned from trying to open her door, it hurt so bad that the only thing she could do was let out choke sobs. Wrecking her body completely she crawled on the floor avoiding anymore smoke from entering her lungs.

She crawled to the only exit she could think of, the window.

She stood and tried to pry at the glass, but it wouldn't budge.

More smoke entered her room, her vision now completely cut off. The smoke seeped into every part to her, she taste it, smell it, feel it, and hear it.

As her room starts to heat up with what Kate only assumes now is to be flames she pulls harder on the window shaking it even.

She not sure what makes it fall because before she can realize it's open her vision goes dark and her breathing comes to a slow.

The world spun, Kates feeling in all of her body goes numb. For a second she thinks she's floating, because her body is moving but her legs aren't going.

She wants to open her eyes but can't, she can't feel what has her, all she can hear is the soft words, "Stay awake Kate." She tries she really tries but her body denies her and she falls into a deep slumber.

****

PRESENT DAY

"Alright Probie, you ready for your big day."

Clint Barton, firefighter for FNDY of station 12, her hero, and also her best friend, nudges at her.

Kates nerves swirl in her stomach, and possibly about to spill all over as they pull into the station for the first time together.

Kate finished top of her class for her first step training, now, was a different world though. She was no longer on top, she was now on the bottom known as a 'Probie'. Her position, Probationary firefighter, practically screamed unqualified.

She would undergo another 6 months to a year of training, just this time at an actual station.

Which just so happened to be Clint's. She knows strings were pulled, however they were in desperate needs young new people since most of them would soon be passing their 40s.

"You're sure they're gonna like me?" Kate swallows a lump in her throat looking down at her uniform subconsciously hating herself for not ironing her shirt now.