Cayde-6: a new avenger

Chapter 10: Good as New

Song: In My Room by Chance Peña

'Eramis found it-
                                             Orbital status-
                   -Welcome home...
-Standby                                               Humanoi-
                       Clarity contr-
-ol breached                       Status: Disadterous-'

I shoot up out of bed.

Take a breath. Just a dream. It was just a dream. It's okay. I lie back down breathing heavily and look around.

"Cassini? Where are we?"

He materialises in front of me, he must've been shut down for a while.

"Oh good you're awake. We're in the medical wing in the tower. We brought you here after you were shot."

"Yeah not my finest moment."

"Are you okay? Your heartbeat and breathing are elevated."

"Yeah just a dream."

"You still having nightmares about-"

The door opens suddenly,

"Oh sorry hello, I didn't realise anyone was in here, I don't think we've met yet I'm Bruce."

He seemed surprised to find me in here, probably hadn't caught up with the team then,

"Hey I'm Cayde and this is Cassini."

"Yes I read your file and I have to say your ghost is it called? Is fascinating. Anyway is there anything I can help you with why are you in the medical wing?"

"Oh no that's okay Caz healed me up I'll get out your way."

I stand up and give him a polite goodbye and leave, I once again struggle my way round this maze of glass and white walls but eventually Cassini gets me headed the right way towards the briefing room which is apparently where we need to go.

I walk in and see everyone already sat and looking at the screen at the end of the large glass table covered in papers and maps.

"Huh not so different from the tower after all. Anyway hey guys sorry I'm late to the meeting."

Caz looks at me "Since when did you care about being late?"

I ignore him and sit down next to Steve who gives me a smile. I sit through this painfully slow and boring meeting but eventually it's over. Everyone gets up to go and heads off in their own directions and I ask Steve where the training rooms are,

"Me and Buck are headed there now if you wanna come with us?" I glance at a stoic and quite honestly pissed off Bucky who doesn't seem thrilled at the idea of me tagging along which is exactly the reason I say,

"Absolutely that'd be great."

Bucky scoffs and walks off in the direction I assume we're headed in.

Steve turns to me and starts walking while excusing his friend,

"Don't mind Bucky, he gets so grumpy around new people."