Cause and Effect

Chapter Four

Chapter Four

Sam's P.O.V

I'd been walking to my Math class, which was by the way one of my least favorite subjects of all time, when I'd gotten a call from...Gamora of all people, saying that she needed my help.

Apparently she'd been on a solo mission in this sector when her ship had been damaged and she'd crashed here. And using the 'useless piece of primitive Terran technology' that I'd given her for her birthday had called me. A chance to skip math?

I flew at it. Literally.

When I got to the place her ship had crashed, which just ironically happened to be the North pole, I'd gone looking for her reactor core which she'd transported off her ship in case of a meltdown. When I found it however....It wasn't the average glowing blue white thing I was used to, instead it was a swirling portal of energy. And when I got too close....

I was dragged in.

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Next thing I know, I'm falling. First I was falling through some sort of vortex, and then I was falling from the sky, with the concrete buildings of New York City looming below me.

I pulled up just in time, another second and I'd be a goner. I looked around, I was back in New York....but it seemed a buy different. I flew through the city, yup, definitely not the same place. And then, I got the scare of my life when I nearly crashed into.....ME!? "Woah! What the hell?" we both said at the same time. "y...your me!!!" I stuttered more than a bit dumfounded. Why was I talking to....me? He looked older, and less scrawny, but it was definitely me...

"What's your name!?" older me demanded. "S...Sam Alexander..." I replied. He sighed and then spoke into his wrist communicator. "Nova to director Fury....we have a problem...

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"Wait, so I'm supposed to be from the past?" I asked, I was sitting inside the briefing room with older me and director Fury. "Doctor Conners scans will tell us if you are. And if you are we need to find a way to get you home, as clueless as possible....." Fury said. "We can't have him learning too much about then future." Well that was a bit disappointing. What was the use of winding up in the future if you don't get to learn anything?

The door to the room opened and Danny walked in, he looked older, about the same age as older me (30) but it was definitely Iron Fist. He stopped dead in his tracks and looked confusedly from me, to my older self then to director Fury and back again. "Is this a bad time?" he asked. "No," both Nova's said in unison. "Yes." Fury said at the same time. Ignoring me and me, he gave a respectful nod to Director Fury and then left. "Okay so how do I get home?"

An hour later....

After trying to figure out how to get me back to my time, we'd called a break and I'd managed to slip away from my older self. I was hungry, wonder if that vending machine is still around.

I rounded the corner and yelped at what I saw.

Ava and Danny. Both now in casual clothing, together. And by together I mean together together....they were kissing! They spun around when they heard me yelp. I think I've finally lost it because no way in any time is that real, Ava and Danny are......actually a real good looking couple, but still not happening. I mean, it didn't seem likely to happen, I teased them about it sure but...it was just somehow freaky! The two got along, but sometimes they drove each other nuts!

"Sam?" Ava said waving her hand in front of me, I looked down at her, I was flying so I finally came down and her eyes widened a bit. "What...h-" "You shouldn't be here, knowing too much about the future could mess with the timeline. Danny standing beside Ava. "He's from the where now?" she asked eyebrows raised. "Past..." Danny said, not taking his intense green gaze off me. "He looks like around the time we were in high school..." she said. "I told you to stay put! Arghh! Now I know how you guys must have felt like!" Older me said flying over to us. "When did I become such a stiff?!" I asked in expiration, making tiger and iron fist snicker. I whirled around to face them. "And when did the two of you become an item!!?" I demanded. They looked at each other, then at older me, that, is when I noticed something. This slightly dazzling golden band on Ava's ring finger. Oh no way Danny that-