The Avengers Next

Chapter 5: Camp. Kind of.

Emily bolted inside, a grin spread across her face from ear to ear, "Dad! DAD! Guess what, guess what, guess what?!" "Woah," Steve said with a chuckle as he set his newspaper down and looked up at his daughter, "Slow down, Sunshine. What is it?" "Look," Emily giggled excitedly as she whipped a freshly printed Shield badge from her pocket. One with her name and picture, with the label 'initiative leader'. Steve's eyes widened. He felt a mix of pride of his daughter's accomplishments, and fear. Fear for many things, but mostly for Shield taking his daughter away from him, taking her innocents, and getting her hurt. He didn't need to say anything, though, Emily kept going, "They want us all to go to training camp all of next week! It's in Wheaton, New Jersey! It'll be so much fun!" Steve felt a pang in his chest. Wheaton? That's where he trained... It was all too real. She could get herself hurt, or worse. He couldn't lose his Sunshine. But she was so excited, he just had to let her go. He tried to smile, "When I said go to summer camp, this isn't what I meant." Emily rolled her eyes, "This is better than summer camp." The blonde realized her dad looked upset, and instantly felt guilty for being so excited. She hugged him tightly, surprising him a little, "It's only for a week, but I'll miss you, Dad." "I'll miss you too, Sunshine." He said, holding onto her and trying to convince himself that he wouldn't have to let go. But he would.