Brother America (A Captain America Story) WATTYS 2015

Chapter 2~End of the Line

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Mom and Dad had gone off on vacation in England, visiting an old friend. One of my dad's old friends was watching me. His name is Nick, but I call him by his last name- Mr. Fury.

I hear the phone ring, and I run to answer it. I see the caller ID and I squeal with excitment.

"Mom! Hi! When are you coming back? I miss you so much! How's Dad?" I answer, bombarding her with questions. I then notice that I can hear explosions in the backround. "Mom, what's going on?"

"Calliope," she always says my name with such grace. "You know I will always love you, right?" She pants. She sounds out of breath. My heart drops.

"Mom, are you ok?" I ask weakly. I hear Dad speak next as more people scream faintly in the backround.

"I love you honey. You know that. We both do," tears have began to form in my eyes.

"Daddy, please. No! You can't. Come home, please," I sob, hearing him start to cry too. I can't stand this, and I'm shaking so hard. This is not happening!

"You have to promise me something," he lectures. "Promise me you will stay safe and be smart," he orders. Mom's voice comes next, thick with saddness.

"Stay with Mr. Fury, ok? He'll look after you until we meet again," her voice shakes.

"But, Mom, Dad! I NEED YOU!" I cry out. I know just how much this was paining them.

"We're with you till the end of the line, baby. We love y-" but they were cut off from an explosion, and the line goes dead. I scream, causing Fury to rush into the room. I was on the floor, screaming, crying, anything to let out my anger. I am 8 years old. I have just lost the two people who care about me the most. Remember, I think hard. Strong, Steady, Brave, Proud. How can I keep my head held high at a time like this?

"Mr. Fury!" I cry, rushing over as fast as I can and forgetting my promise to myself. I don't care that I only know him slightly. I need someone, anyone, who will be able to comfort me. He opens his arms and I rush in, feeling them wrap around me, protecting me from what couldn't have just happened. I cry into his shirt, which is probably soaking wet.

After what feels like eternity, I suprisingly slow my crying down, a heavy weight still in my chest.

"I suppose," Fury starts slowly, "That we will have to take you home now," he says gently. I nod, another sob racking my body. We stand up, his arm around my shoulder, walking me out of the door to my small twin sized bed, sitting me on it.

"I-I thought we were a-already home," I sniff between sobs. He slowly and carefully packs up all of my belongings, which are scarce, and helps me off my bed.

"No, home is a bit, well, bigger than this, let's just say," he sounds very mysterious. I wipe my nose on my sleeve. I guess it is time to start a new life. This will be hard.

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A few hours later, we got on a jet and landed on a huge boat. No, really, it is immense. Four huge engines sit in each corner, and it looks very high tech.

Fury and I land and he shows me inside. He seems to be trying to get my mind off of my parents sudden deaths, but I can still feel my face was wet with tears. I am tired, and the sun going down in the distance doesn't help that. I yawn, my throat dry from coughing. I am a mess. My brown hair is tousled from sleeping on the jet, and my big brown eyes are probably bloodshot from crying.

We walk past tons of expensive-looking equipment, down long snaking hallways, past different rooms and labs, and we pass a ton of people in uniform. Finally, Nick opens the door to one of the rooms.

It has a slight tint of tan on the walls, a full bed in one corner, a nightstand, and a 50 inch TV. That makes me feel slightly better. He places my stuff down and gives me one last hug.

"Goodnight and feel better," Fury says, walking out and closing the door.

I dress and get into bed, popping in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. With the backround noise, I drift into  a restlesssleep to the sound of lightsaber duels clashing and the last words my parents said to me echoing in my head.
We'll be with you till the end of the line.

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A.N- This chapter made me so sad;( It's kind of a short one, oh well. The next chapter does take place 4 years after this day, just to clarify. I'll keep posting a chapter maybe once a day! Happy reading!