RICOCHET (Captain Marvel//The Avengers) [FINISH]

Chapter 2

I stand by the doorway and watch Steve Rogers punch the shit out of a punching bag. His hands move flexibly and in a perfect rhythm. He's wearing a tight white shirt and khaki pants. His biceps are all sweaty from punching so much. Damn, he has huge biceps. I suddenly realize what I am thinking about and push my thoughts away. He finally punches the bag so hard that the sand comes out from it and it goes flying to the other side of the room. He walks over to the other punching bags and hangs one up. Just when he starts punching it, I step forward and speak.

"Trouble sleeping?", I ask

"I slept for 70 years, ma'am. I think I've had my fill", he replies, holding the bag with both hands.

"Then you should be out, celebrating, seeing the world" I reply. He pauses and looks at me with inquiring eyes. "Oh, I am Carol Danvers, by the way. An agent in S.H.I.E.L.D" I say, walking towards him.

Steve stops punching and walks over to the bench, unraveling the tape off his hand, "I went under, the world was at war, I wake up, they say we won. They didn't say what we lost".

"We've made some mistakes along the way, some very recently".

"You here with a mission, ma'am?"

"I am"

"Trying to get me back in the world?"

"Trying to save it", I reply and hand him the file that Fury gave me. It has information about the Tesseract and other HYDRA projects. He studies the file carefully.

"HYDRA's secret weapon", he breathes.

"Howard Stark fished that out of the ocean when he was looking for you. He thought what we think, the Tesseract could be the key to unlimited sustainable energy. That's something the world sorely needs".

"Who took it from you?"

"He's called Loki. He's not from around here. There's a lot we'll have to bring you up to speed on if you're in. The world has gotten even stranger than you already know".

"At this point, I doubt anything would surprise me".

"Ten bucks says you're wrong", I smile. "There's a debriefing package waiting for you back at your apartment.

Steve packs his bag and begins to walk away. Not an expression on his face.

"Is there anything you can tell us about the Tesseract that we ought know?" I call out to him.

"You should have left it in the ocean", he replies and walks out of the gym, leaving me standing alone. I cross my hand over my chest and replay our encounter in my head. Captain America, everyone's favorite super hero, doesn't seem to be bright. He's probably in pain cause he is literally in the future and lost everyone he cared about. I don't blame him, I would've been the same. These thoughts lead me back to my tragic past and I feel myself getting caught up. I shake my head and pull my phone out of my pocket. I call Fury but Maria picks it up instead.

"The job's done, Maria. Tell the Director. Captain America will be joining us shortly." I say and cut the connection, walking out of the gym.

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