Serpent | The Avengers [1]

Chapter 10

Instead of going to the bus, my method of getting home had changed to walking. I got my bassoon from the band room and walked back to my dumpster after making sure no one was watching. I hopped into my dumpster, flinging my bag in with me. I then lifted my bassoon case into the container, and set it in its normal spot. I settled in for a nap but was stopped by a knocking on the top of the dumpster.

I pushed the lid open and laid back down. "Go find another dumpster!" I called from my bed. "I'm not here for your real estate," A woman's voice said, and I sat up, propping myself up on my hands. "Come out, I need to talk to you," She said, and I popped my head up. "What do you want?" I asked.

"Are you Eleanor Peyton Scotch?" She asked, and I stood up. "Yeah. What's it to you?" I asked. "Records are that you were given abilities after surviving a bite from a radioactive King Cobra," She said. "I don't know about radioactive, but I did survive a King Cobra bite," I said. "S.H.I.E.L.D. has been monitoring your movement," She said.

"And why is that?" I asked, leaning on the side of the dumpster. "You're a potential threat to citizens," She said. "The only threat I am is if you're worried about losing food," I said. "Have you experienced any unnatural behaviors?" She asked. "Yeah. I turned invisible once. Now, unless you're going to be useful, pack it up and get outta here. I've got work to do," I said, pulling my bassoon case out of the dumpster and hopping out myself.

"What kind of work?" She asked. "The money-earning kind. If you won't drill me about my past, I'll let you watch," I said, walking out of the alley after closing the dumpster. I picked a street corner, and set my case down, popping up the latches. I put my bassoon together, strung my seat strap through my belt loops, and held the instrument up. I played a different song than what I had been playing, my case open at my feet for tips.

As I played, the woman walked away.

a/n As there were no votes, I used a random number generator and the winner is...Redback Widow! It will be published every Monday in the afternoon between 1-9. The summary is below.

Redback, known by many monikers, is a member of the army and is one of their counterintelligence agents. But after being discharged, she was approached by a man in a suit with the offer to join their little group. Under the moniker Lauren Bailey, she joins the group and decides that she might be able to continue putting her training to use.