Okay, can we talk? Great. Even if Steve returns to the MCU, Sam will still be Captain America! For goodness sake, in the comics, both Steve and Sam are Captain America at the same time. Do you really think that just because Chris Evans is supposedly coming back they're going to get rid of Sam, right haters?
So, what do you think? Or better yet, read the damn comics! Even Steve himself has said that Sam is Captain America.
So you racist hater, do you think either of them can be Captain America without you demanding Sam be eliminated! 😠
entry for @samsseptember day 2: avian telepathy | bnha & mcu crossover because i need keigo and sam to be besties |
(this is just a self-indulgent short fic of hawks and sam in a joint mission wherein sam had to use his avian telepathy ability on keigo also hawks' agency would love to have sam as a hero.)
the joint mission was supposed to be easy. hawks' agency provided enough intel on the villain for sam to read through -- they didn't count on the translation quirk they're using to not last as long.
sam's knowledge in japanese leans on basic ones, just enough for courteous exchange with coworkers or for assuring civilians they were safe.
this situation calls for more than that, him and hawks needed to communicate with precision in order to finish this mission as quickly and have less damage as they can.
sam looked at the quirk symbol on his arm after tugging his sleeve, his name in japanese that dried like a tattoo, that was now slowly fading.
instead of understanding the words hawks was saying through comms, sam was hearing rapid japanese.
sam looks at hawks tugging at his sleeve to reveal his own quirk symbol, his name in english, that must be like sam's, slowly fading.
they looked at each other in panic, then at the villain slowly getting up. the villain cut through the red primaries hawks used to wrap it up and he heard hawks hiss in pain. in quick successions, sam also used his own wings' metal primaries to trap the villain again.
"we need to-" sam started and only heard a confused inflection from hawks. shit, right. they can't understand each other anymore.
he tugged at his sleeve to see that the quirk symbol had fully faded away.
hawks shouted at his sidekicks on the ground and sam saw them nod before charging at the villain with their own quirks in hopes to finally get the villain tired and finally stand down.
that gave sam and hawks a few seconds to strategize.
hawks tried to sign with his hands but sam shook his head, the japanese and american sign language differs.
sam thought of using his HUD but remembered hawks' goggles were not like sam's.
hawks pointed at his feathers, sam knew hawks could feel vibrations with it but failed to see how hawks could interpret it when english and japanese sound different.
that's when sam thought of it. yes, of course, hawks was part, well, hawks. a bird.
now, sam had mostly used his avian telepathy skills with common birds in america and with redwing, and bird language has to be at least the same in some way around the world, right?
no time to overthink it.
sam held up one finger to ask hawks to pause then used it to tap at his temple twice. hawks nodded and sam closed his eyes, tried to find the avian predator inside hawks.
the moment sam found him, he immediately reigned it back to only be able to communicate with him instead of fully controlling the other hero.
"can you understand me?" sam asked in his mind. he heard a sharp intake of breath and then a hesitant answer of "yes."
"good. i will apologize later, for now, we need to defeat it first." sam opened his eyes
"understood."
their teamwork was seamless after that. when sam backed off as the villain swings its arm, hawks dive down to hit it.
when hawks said, "nape's the weakest point," sam swooped up until the villain is blinded by the sun behind him as hawks moved quickly to elbow the villain on its nape.
when it didnt work the first time, sam asked hawks, "is it strong enough to withstand another hit?"
"yes, probably a few times more," hawks answered.
they took turns in hitting the villain's nape; one would distract the villain while the other hits it, all the while exchanging information and statistics of the damage.
it's considerably low given the way they lead the villain to a large park and had hawks' sidekicks evacuate people within a mile or two.
with hawks' final hit on the nape that sam followed in succession, the villain had finally lost consciousness.
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back at hawks' agency, hawks' secretary used her translation quirk again. on both their arms were their name in the language they want their mother tongue to be translated to.
"when you said apologize earlier? what did you mean by that?" hawks asked when he and sam were left alone hawks' office.
sam removed his wingpack and rotated his shoulder. "i only use that ability to birds, any kinds of birds, so it's my first time using it on a human."
"really?"
"yes, that's why i want to apologize if it made you not in control of your mind and body for a moment there. i tried to reel it in but, again, it's my first time using it like this so i'm not sure if i did it as quickly as i like to," sam explained.
"gotcha. it didn't really feel like that, it's just a weird feeling having another presence in my head talking in another language, bird language," hawks answered. "it felt a lot different than my secretary's so it took me a while to adapt." he smiled, reassurring sam.
"that's good. i'm glad i didn't hurt you." sam is indeed relieved.
"so," hawks started, "that's your quirk, huh?"
"quirk?" it took sam a few seconds to realize what hawks meant, then he laughed. "yes, yes! i guess that is my quirk."
"wanna join my agency, captain america? i am proud to say my agency houses a variety of heroes with avian quirks, you are already fitting!"
sam laughed more. it was his first time seeing so many people with avian characteristics like him and that fact was enough to make him like the place.
but he has his own team to lead back at home.
"i'm gonna have to decline, hawks. your team is already well-polished while my team still has a lot of room to grow," sam said as an idea popped in his head. "what do you say about coming with me and helping me train my team? they could use a mentor that prioritizes civilian safety and getting the job done as quickly as possible?"
"my, my, who am i to decline this offer?" hawks grinned. "i will happily help you, sam."
"i'm counting on it, keigo."
(i love my pretty birds so much i need them to interact. crossposted on my twitter as well)
This was my attempt at a funny comic. I couldn't get over the fact that Sam can speak Spanish, and I also couldn't resist adding a little Sambucky Core.
Ok, I think something strange is happening that won't let me upload anything to my account, so I'm going to upload something random to see if it just won't let me upload what I want or if it's the algorithm.
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