A Broken Crown

Chapter Four- Shopping Trip

This chapter will have more humor in it. Alex will get to experience Earth culture for the first time. At this point Cap knows more about Earth culture than Alex does. So it will be fun to get to write a humorous chapter.

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My eyes opened to a different room. I groggily got up. I was in a queen sized bed with dark blue sheets. Luxurious wouldn't even come close to describing the room I was in. This room would be fit for royalty. 

"Good morning Alex." A voice said startling me.

In my panic I sent a blast of energy at the door destroying it. The commotion brought the Avengers rushing to my door. They were all in their pajamas, but were armed to the teeth. It looked quite amusing to be honest.

Steve said, "What's going on? Are you ok?"

I said, "Yeah I'm fine. I heard this voice and it startled me."

"I am sorry Mr.Stark I think I-" the voice began.

Once again I was startled. I sent another blast of energy towards the door. This accidently hit the Avengers. Which sent them all flying. I blushed in embarrassment. They all gathered themselves and stood back up.

I said, "Sorry. I'm still not in full control of my powers. Which means they are still tied to my emotions. Things like this tend to happen when I get frightened or angry or any strong emotion really."

Bruce said, "Trust me I can relate."

I said, "So what is that thing?"

Tony said, "That is Jarvis my AI. He pretty much runs this place."

I said, "I apologize for the scare. Six years of being on the run afraid for your life tends to make you jumpy."

Steve said, "That's alright. We're all fine right guys?"

Everybody nodded.

Steve said, "You're safe here. You don't have to be afraid anymore."

I said, "I don't know if I am yet. I believe that you think I am safe, but I am not sure myself. I still don't know what you all are capable of. Still I will trust that you can keep me safe until I am ready."

Tony said, "Ready for what?"

I said, "Ready to take my throne back or die trying. I owe it to my people to fight for them once I am ready. I would never forgive myself if I hide and did nothing while my people were suffering."

Thor said, "The throne is a huge responsibility."

Tony said, "Well that got depressing fast. So how about you show us what you can do?"

I said, "Do you have a place that can take a lot of damage in case I loose control?"

Tony said, "Yeah course we do. We do have the jolly green giant after all."

I said, "Ok, but what am I going to wear? I don't have any clothes of my own."

Natasha said, "This is awful. Tony give me one of your cards.There is only one thing that can fix this. A shopping trip."

I said, "What is a shopping trip?"

Natasha said, "You don't know what a shopping trip is?"

I said, "No. On my planet our parents take care of choosing our clothes."

Natasha said, "So you have never gotten to choose what you want to wear."

I said, "No it's always been chosen for me."

Natasha said, "Tony card now."

Tony pulled out his wallet. He pulled out a plastic card and handed it to Natasha. The rest of the team took that as their cue to leave, leaving only me and Natasha in the room.

I said, "What is that?"

Natasha said, "This is a credit card. You have much to learn my young apprentice. Follow me and I will introduce you to the wonders of human culture."

I said, "I still need something to wear on this shopping trip."

Natasha said, "Of course. I'll let you borrow some more of my clothes."

Natasha left the room. A few minutes later she came back with a clean set of clothes that were identical to the ones I had worn yesterday.

Natasha said, "I'll wait outside. When you are done come out and we'll leave."

She left the room again. I changed into the provided clothes. Once I was dressed I walked over and opened the door. Natasha was waiting for me. She put her arm around my shoulder and started chatting away as we walked to the garage. After a few minutes we reached the garage. She opened the door. I was amazed by how many cars there were.

Natasha said, "Which one strikes your fancy?"

I said, "What?" confused by her statement.

Natasha said, "Sorry forgot you don't know slang yet. Which car would you like to ride in on the way to the mall?"

I looked at the wide array of cars before me. Two cars in particular caught my attention. One was a sleek blue car that looked slim but powerful. The other was a jet black jeep that looked capable of climbing a mounain. After a moment's thought I decided on the blue car.

I pointed to the blue car and said, "That one strikes my fancy." awkwardly stumbling over the unfamiliar phrase. Natasha laughed at my awkward attempt at slang.

Natasha said, "Alright that's a start. You'll get better. Now let's go."

We walked over to the blue car. I was startled when the doors rose up. Then I got into the car. The ride was amazing. Along the way Natasha began educating me on human culture. By the time we reached the mall I had received a Natasha crash course on culture. When we arrived Natasha parked the car and put on a hat and sunglasses.

Natasha said, "Don't want anybody recognizing me. That might put a damper on our trip."

Then we got out of the car and headed into the mall. The mall was amazing. There were so many things to see. Natasha lead me to a clothing store she called Macys. We spent the next hour trying to determine my style. Apparently according to Natasha I looked best in a tomboy style look. Then we spent another hour honing in on what I liked to wear. In the end we decided on graphic print shirts, jeans, and chuck taylor tennis shoes.I was quite happy with my new look. We ended up getting four outfits. Natasha wanted a lot more, but I decided on only four. I ended up wearing my favorite outfit out of the store. Somehow Natasha convinced the store clerk to let me. My favorite outfit was a shirt that said "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good", blue jeans, a denim ball cap, a black leather jacket, a plain blue watch, a black and red ring, and black chuck taylor's. The other three outfits were pretty similar each consisting of the same shoes, a pair of blue jeans, and a shirt with a funny saying on it. Natasha insisted on carrying all the bags to the car. Once all the bags were put in the car Natasha got in the car. She started the car and started the drive back to the tower.

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