Who's the Real Monster (Avengers Fanfiction)

SHIELD's Compromised? Let's Learn About Elements!

I stayed at the tower for weeks, building up my strength.

Everyone was off doing their own thing, Natasha was with Steve in DC I think it was, Clint was out on a mission, Thor was in Asgard with Loki, and Bruce and Tony were in their lab.

I still wasn't allowed in the lab without supervision, which did not include JARVIS.

I stretched out on the common room floor's couch reading a book Bruce had loaned me. It was about elements on the periodic table.

I was halfway through when the phone Tony had given me went off.

I glanced at it, it was from Natasha, I put my finger in the book to hold my place and opened the message.

It was a group message between all of the Avengers. It read, 'FURY DEAD, SHIELD COMPROMISED'. I got up quickly and darted to the lab, taking the book with me.
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"Don't look at me! I didn't do it," I heard Bruce say to Tony, who was holding an empty coffee mug upside down, obviously displeased with the nonexistent coffee.

"Then who-oh hey Sammy, what are you doing in here?" Tony cut himself off.

I held up my phone, "Did you get Nat's message?"

Bruce picked up his phone to check it, Tony just took a few steps closer to mine. "Well shit," was the first thing Tony said.

The first thing Bruce said was, "Oh fuck,".

Tony darted over to his holographic computer thing, "J initiate all defenses and keep your focus on the firewall. And no SHIELD personnel enter this building unless they are in the Avengers. Tell Pepper to get back here ASAP,".

I moved and stood behind Bruce, "Of course sir," came from the ceiling.

"The tower is on lockdown as of now, no one will be getting in unless it's Pepp, Happy, or another Avenger. So what do you guys want to do now?" Tony asked turning to face us.

"You seem... oddly calm about this Tony..." I said. He focused on me.

"Well we're completely safe and Widow wants to keep us out of it, and I'm internally screaming. I would prefer to keep my mind off SHIELD being destroyed wouldn't you?"

I made a 'fair-enough' face, "What am I going to do?"

Tony shrugged, "You have a book, read I guess,".

I looked at Tony unamused, "I've read this book four times already, and I've nearly memorized all of the elements of the periodic table,".

Bruce looked up at me, "I gave you that book yesterday..."

I shrugged my shoulders, "I'm not human Bruce.  I'm almost done reading it for the fifth time," I told him, being careful to keep my tone neutral.

Tony looked at the thickness of the book, and then at Bruce, who did the same.

"How fast do you read?" Bruce asked sounding curious and slightly amazed, the book had around five hundred pages of elements and facts, including strengths and weaknesses.

I shrugged again, "I don't know?" I sounded confused.

"Is the element I made in here?" Tony asked, taking and opening the book to skim the pages.

I shook my head, "No, but I figured you could tell me about it if I wanted to know about it,".

Tony closed the book and put it on a nearby table, "Do you?"

I looked at him confused, so did Bruce, "Learn about the element," he continued after taking in our facial expressions.

I shrugged, "Yes," I said with little thought.

Bruce went back to his project, and I had a feeling I was going to know everything there was to know about Tony's element. Whether I wanted to or not.