A Tale of Mischief and Mutants

Bode of Confidence

—-Sam—-

I wake up in confusion not remembering what happened or where I am. My confusion quickly turns to fear when I notice my unfamiliar surroundings reminiscent of the cell I used to be kept in and a chain around my ankle. I'm lying on a hard wooden board secured to the wall. I see a tall dark figure in the room and sit up. I let a small cry escape my lips.

"Sam it's ok."

Steve Rogers steps into the dim light in the dark decrepit room. Everything starts coming back. This confusion is a side effect of the sedative. Loki's plan worked. Nonetheless the panic has triggered an anxiety attack and I'm shaking. I somewhat regret coming along now. 'What was I thinking?' With my past this was a bad idea. Steve walks over to me his own chain clinking across the floor. He sits down next to me.

"Everything went as well as we could have hoped in these circumstances."

Steve is being purposefully vague in case anyone's listing. I nod getting the message Loki had convinced her. I'm still trembling. I find myself longing to be comforted by Loki but he can't help me right now. Steve knowing my past refrains from touching me as he sits there he seems unsure of how to help me. I feel a tear roll down my cheek. Another symptom of my anxiety attack. I quickly brush it away.

"I... I shouldn't be here."

I keep my words vague as well following his lead. Wanda comes over and sits down too putting her hand on my shoulder.

"It's alright we'll get through this."

I feel another tear roll down my cheek, again I brush it away quickly. I'm pathetic I'm supposed to be a superhero yet I always feel like I'm the one who needs saving. My frustration must show. Steve catches my gaze with his own.

"Sam it's ok if you're scared after everything you've been through no one could hold that against you."

I nod still full of fear and anxiety Steve continues.

"I think you should know, I have faith that our teammate will come through for us."

I smile slightly. Steve's bode of confidence in Loki is reassuring to hear. It was one thing for him to express this back on the helicarrier but another entirely to hear him express it now locked in a cell during the mission in question. I lean into Wanda's side a little bit as I focus on breathing and calming myself down.

She helps a lot by continuing to comfort me wrapping her arm around me. I finally calm down and my mind starts to wander. All that's left of the anxiety now is a different not as intense worry over whatever Loki's going to have to do to get Amora to give us the information we need to defeat her. I'm still a bit drowsy from the sedative so I fall asleep still leaning on Wanda.