Hope Found

Visions and Training

Hope POV

The next day I wake up early, get dressed, and go out to the kitchen. I would have made it but I turn the corner and run into a wall....that moves and talks.

"Hey, what are you doing up this early?" Bruce asks me. I look sheepishly at the floor.

I like to watch the sun rise.

"I was just headed out on the balcony myself. I like to meditate in the morning," he explains. "It helps me control my emotions." My head shoots up as he begins to walk away. I quickly step forward and grab his sleeve. He seems startled and looks at me.

Do you think it would help me? I ask my voice no louder than a whisper in his head.

"You're welcome to join me." I smile and follow him out onto the dark balcony. He rolls out a purple foam mat and sits down on one side –cross-legged. I follow suit and sit down on the other side. Our hands rest lightly on the tops of our knees. "I usually just breathe and relax and let all my worries go as the sunrises." I nod and close my eyes focusing on breathing deep. I think about everything I am worried about and slowly let them drift away. I feel completely calm and at peace. Suddenly I feel the connection to my powers. I open my eyes and glance down at my hands. Violet energy is building up. Bruce must have heard it and looks at me. His eyes widen as he takes in the purple energy.

"Are you okay, Hope?" he asks a twinge of fear in his voice. I nod. I have control but this is a new emotion. I don't know what it is capable of. I let instinct take over as my hands slowly rose to touch my head. Suddenly I am no longer sitting with Bruce. I am running around somewhere I don't recognize. I am noticeably older and laughing as someone chases me. I have never seen myself that happy. I have never felt such happiness before. Just as suddenly as it came I am pulled out of the vision and back to Bruce who is looking at me his eyes filled with worry. "Hope, are you okay?"

I-I think so. The purple energy is gone.

"What happened?"

I saw something.

"Want to talk about it?" I go to shake my head but I decide I need to talk about it, to make sense of it. I explain what I had seen in detail to Bruce who listens silently. "I think you may have had a vision of the future." I am shocked. I had no idea I could do that. "What emotion did you connect with?"

I don't know. I was just feeling very content and calm.

"That's probably it then. Are you okay?" he asks again. I nod but I feel a little dazed still. Then it sunk in. One day I will be that girl who is running around laughing. That girl who is so happy her face hurt from smiling. I feel a large grin grow across my face as a warm liquid ran down my cheek. "Hey," Bruce starts wiping the tears away, "What's wrong?" I shake my head and leap at him. I hug him tightly as joy flows through me.

One day I'm going to be happy. Really, really happy.

"Of course you will kid," he tells me as he pats my head. In that moment I feel completely content.

We head back into the tower after the sun had risen refreshed and ready to start the day. I wander into the kitchen and see that Steve is up as well.

Good morning! I greet him cheerfully.

"Good morning, Hope. I didn't expect you to be up this early," he replies. He bends down and pulls a pan out of a lower cabinet. "Have you eaten yet?"

I shake my head no just as my stomach growls. I feel my face heat up slightly. He chuckles. "How about some scrambled eggs, bacon, and toast?" I nod my head and smile as him. Taking a seat at the counter I watch him work his cooking magic. Bruce comes in a little later followed by Clint and Nat. They sit down on the stools by me.