Words: 1132
Pairing: Avengers x (f)Reader
Characters: Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Other Avengers (mentioned)
Warnings: Probably Swearing
Story Summary: After the Battle of Ultron, world threats died down. Sure, there was the occasional villain, but they didn't leave a dent. With your amazing power of immortality, reactive evolution, and power mimicking, you are needed all over the world so you can help as many people as possible. However, your home is with the Avengers. There is a catch with your powers, though, like most things that are insanely powerful. This catch causes a lot of problems when a past lover comes back into your life, and the world is immediate danger.
Additional Explanation: No Civil War, Bucky returns much later than canon, everyone is friends, Pietro lives
Chapter Summary: Starting off the first day of the new month easy and with a new mission: work more with the twins. They may know some of what they're doing, but there is always more to learn.
Author's Note: Welcome to my new series! So, this is going to be a daily posted series! Posted every day, hopefully around the same time but things could differ depending on what I have going on. Feel free to send in questions about the series and I'd love to hear your feedback! This series will have its own masterlist, as it is 31 parts, and is linked below.
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Training the newer recruits in the program was one of the easiest tasks you had to work with. Granted, you only had to work with the enhanced members, but it was still easier than any other job you could have been given, and sure, they already know a bit of what they're doing. They've been with the Avengers for a while, but no one knew how to help them like you did. Plus, there are always things to learn, and Pietro and Wanda have barely cracked the code into their powers; which is where you come in. Sam had already worked with Steve, Vision is JARVIS reincarnated, and Rhodey has worked with Tony for longer than anyone knew- not to mention being in the military. That left you, arguably one of the most powerful members of the team, to beat Wanda and Pietro into shape.
With you being gone for so long, it was no surprise that the twins didn't know much about you. You had been around the world, helping other parts wherever you could. With everything you can do, it made sense for you to be the one to work with higher powers most days out of the year.
To be honest, the twins were surprised you were chosen to work with them. You had missed the battle of Sokovia due to working with the government on the other side of the world (where your powers were needed) but arrived as soon as Steve called asking for your help. Pietro was almost killed by Ultron, but miraculously survived. You know how that works, though, being immortal and all. He may not be immortal, but with the help of Doctor Cho's cradle and speedster healing, he was back on his feet in merely a few weeks. And ready to help defend the world, with his sister right by your side.
Neither of them wanted to mention it, but they were giving you the looks of confusion as you explained the training process. You stopped explaining and realized you should tell them about yourself, and why you're so important. "All right, Wanda, show me what you've got," You told her.
Wanda looked at you with a raised eyebrow. "W-what?" She said, her voice hoarse.
"I figured if I'm going to be training you, I should know the full extent of what I'm dealing with. Minus the nightmares, please, I've heard about those," You added with a small smile, hoping she wouldn't take it the wrong way.
She didn't, and Wanda shrugged as she started moving her hands around like one big magic act. She bit her lip in concentration and grunted when she threw a ball of energy at you. Right before the energy hit you, your whole body turned into stone to repel the energy, and it dissolved into the air. "Whew!" You screeched when you turned back into your normal body, only seeing the twins have their jaws dropped. "Oh, right, I should mention that I'm immortal- and have the power of reactive evolution. Which is basically Darwin's theory, if you know what I mean- I adapt to survive," You rambled on. Honestly, you forgot that they didn't know about your powers, and you haven't seen a reaction like they had to you ever since you met Tony Stark and showed him he was nothing up against you.
"All right, Speedy, show me what you got."
Pietro cracked his knuckles and shrugged, throwing a smirk at his sister before taking off running. You watched in awe as you saw how fast he was, fast enough to create a blue and silver blur. Your eyes followed him and waited for his attack. He slid on the floor at full speed and kicked your feet, knocking you down, but it was exactly what you expected. "Nice job," You complimented as you sat on the floor.
He stood with his arms on his hips and a smirk evident in the middle of his face. "Ha, I win-"
"I mean, it was a good try," You shrugged, and before Pietro had time to process what you said, your body turned into goo and you slide around him, reforming quickly and standing behind him. You kicked him in the back with the extra strength you gave yourself and sent him flying across the room. "You always have to be on your toes."
Pietro groaned and rolled his eyes as he pushed himself off the floor. "I'll give you this: I did not see that coming."
Wanda ran over and jumped next to you. "That's insane! I've never seen anyone with powers like yours before- If you don't mind me asking, how did you get your powers?"
You shrugged. "Honestly, I'm not very sure. Pretty sure I was born with them, but neither of my parents were like me- or that I know of," You explained. "It just happened."
"You're pretty badass, (Y/N)," Pietro complimented when he walked closer to you. "So, are you single?"
"Yes, and it's probably a good thing, honestly," You shrugged, getting a more confused look from the two. "Love is very complicated when it comes to me."
Pietro swiftly put his arm around you and smiled. "I'm sure it's not that complicated, I could help you out," He told you, tossing a wink in as well.
You smiled back. "I am about 1800 years old," You told him. "Do you really want to hit this?"
Pietro's jaw dropped and you stepped away from him. "You're- how have you survived this long? That many years?" He gasped, barely finding the right words, and hoping not to offend you.
Truly, nothing said about your life or powers really offended you anymore. Once people found out what you were, they had a million questions and said the strangest things. It all flew past you, especially in this moment when you believed Pietro has good intentions, just hard to talk about. "Well, for about half my life I actually lived in hiding because of all the shit this world was going through," You shrugged. "But I am immortal, I don't die, so that's how I'm still here," You tried to explain. Immortality was not the easiest thing to explain because there are so many ways it could be proven impossible. Your immortality probably comes hand-in-hand with the adapt to survive powers as well, but that was suspected.
"Well, is there a way for you to die?" Wanda asked, then covered her mouth in fear. "I'm sorry, that sounded rude! I don't want you to die, I don't, I'm just...curious."
You thought for a minute. "I mean...I guess there is a way," You said. You had only experienced it a few times, but enough to understand how it works. "It's all because of love."
Mortal Immortal (2/31) - August 2 - Avengers x Reader
Words: 1389
Pairing: Avengers x (f)Reader
Characters: Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Vision, Other Avengers (mentioned)
Warnings: Swearing probably
Chapter Summary: After yesterday's training session turned into learning more about you, it was time to actually work with the twins. Pietro was first, and by showing him another part of your power that is less awesome than it sounds, you show him how to work up to his full ability. Then, more friends join the mix, and more fun ensues!
Author's Note: First few parts are introducing this universe, so if it goes a bit slow right now, I promise it will pick up tomorrow. I just want to make sure this universe is established and understood, and by building this up right now will be worth it in the end!
Some "Sokovian" is spoken, but English translation follows it. (Romanian used for Sokovian)
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The rest of the Tuesday consisted of the Maximoff's asking a million questions about your life. Meaning: you got no training done. The only thing you learned about them was their powers and what they need to work on, and yet, they learned so much about you.
Today you were determined to get through all the things you didn't get accomplished yesterday. Starting with explaining what needs to be taught and things on your list.
"So, Pietro, have you noticed that when you run most times you create lightning?" You asked.
Pietro thought for a moment, then nodded. "Yeah, I guess," He shrugged.
You smiled and clapped your hands together. "All right. Have you ever tried throwing it?"
Pietro's eyebrows raised and he leaned forward a little. "What? Say again?"
You smiled, a small giggle followed. "Have you ever tried to throw the lightning your speed creates?"
"No?" Pietro laughed and turned back to Wanda. "E nebună?" (is she crazy?)
Wanda shrugged and made a "shoo" motion with her hands, going to speak Sokovian back to her brother. "Doar ascultă-o!" (Just listen to her.)
You laughed along with them. "Nebun? Doar putin." (Crazy? Only a little.)
Again, the twins look at you like you had three heads. "You speak Sokovian?" Wanda asked, sounding excited that someone on the team knew their language as well.
"Yeah, after being alive for so long, I know a ton of languages. I spent quite a few years in Sokovia and learned it. You'd be surprised by all the languages I know," You told them. "Now, Pietro, I'm going to teach you to throw lightning. And we are not getting distracted!" You pointed. "Wanda, you can go work with Vision, because it might take a while to work on this task," You nodded.
Wanda smiled and agreed. "I'll see you guys later, then," She walked out of the training room, leaving you with Pietro.
You turned to him. "All right, so a little secret comes along with my powers, yeah?" You asked, no response from Pietro. "I can use them to gain other powers for a limited time, you know, in addition to Darwin's theory," You told him.
"O-oh, cool!" He spat out. "Does that mean you're going to give yourself my speed?"
"Well, how else are you going to learn to do it? Learning from seeing someone else do it is a whole lot easier than me trying to tell you to do it and expect you to understand by just words," You said. "Now, watch."
In a second, a flash of yellow engulfed the room, showing that you now have the speedster powers. With a sigh, you quickly made a vacuum around the room with your new speed and harnessed the energy from the speed, grabbing the lightning, and tossing it at the dummy in the corner of the room. Slowing down, you took a deep breath and wiped your hands off. "That always gives me an adrenaline rush! Did you see that, Pietro? We're going to have you learn that."
Pietro tried to form words but all he could do was make sounds that sounded like a baby trying to speak for the first time. That, or the first meeting between you and Tony Stark. Either way, you found it extremely hilarious.
"Let's get started, shall we?" You asked as you walked closer to him. "You know how to make a vacuum, I'm positive. So after the vacuum is made, instead of letting the extra energy fall behind you into nothing, you need to focus to harness the power to be closer to you. Once enough is built up, you can grab the lightning your extra energy made and throw it right at the dummy," You explained. "But that's a lot, so let's just start with making the vacuum and focusing the energy elsewhere."
Pietro, still silent, nodded and began running. You watched as he created the vacuum, and could tell he had the energy closer to him, but he swore at himself and landed on his face when it all fell apart. It was going to be a long day.
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Finally, after three hours of failing and many broken things in the training room, Pietro was finally catching on. At first, he kept falling because of the energy being too close and uncontrolled, causing it all to disperse and him to start over again. Then, he was able to keep the lightning energy at the right distance, but when he would go to grab it, the timing would be off and the chance would be gone, or he would miss. After he finally got down grabbing the lightning, he kept missing the dummy. Many windows and lights were broken, but in the last half hour of working on this, he hit the dummy twice.
Of course, more work was going to be needed, but he was getting it. And that was enough for you for the first day of practice. Typically, the team would go into the kitchen and get food as needed, or use Tony's credit card to get take-out, but you were hoping that Steve and Natasha remembered about your plan to eat together. This "together" included you, Steve. Natasha, Pietro, Wanda, and Vision as a guest who does not eat. Since you sent Wanda to spend the day with Vision, it would have been rude to exclude him- but you didn't mind, he's always fun to have around.
And to your surprise, you and Pietro walked into the kitchen to find Wanda cooking with Steve and Natasha helping. Vision was sitting on the barstool across from them, watching with a satisfied smile on his face. "This all looks amazing! What are we making?" You asked.
"(Y/N)!" Natasha smiled to you, "Nice of you to join us!"
You laughed and rolled your eyes. "I was working on Pietro's powers, come on, don't give me that shit," You reminded her.
Natasha gave you a look that meant she was just messing with you, and it made Steve and Wanda chuckle. "I'm making a dish that I remember from Sokovia- perfect for a big meal with friends," Wanda nodded and continued cutting ingredients and directing the other two on what to do.
"I would help, but seeing as I never need to eat, I would be unsure if I was doing it correctly," Vision clarified.
You and Pietro quickly joined in to help the prep, making comments and conversation with the group. Everyone was excited to be having a sit-down meal for once, and to catch up with the people who have been away on missions. Natasha and Steve are insanely busy, you were lucky to have both of your best friends home at the same time to do this.
Telling the group about your day, listening to Wanda and Vision's day, and hearing about the missions Natasha and Steve were on, Steve cleared his throat to call attention to himself. "I hate to tell you this, (Y/N), especially since I just got back...but tomorrow I leave with Sam on another mission. Don't ask, please, it's one I can't talk about until it's done," Steve rambled on. "But, it should only be a few days, so it won't be long."
You pouted. "I can't believe you're leaving me again!"
Steve chuckled and looked around the table at his friends. "Well, I think we all deserve a break after this as well, let's all watch a movie together before we get back to work tomorrow," He offered his idea.
"I could use the break," Natasha said and took a bite of her food.
"I love movies!" Wanda smiled. "So, I will always relax enough to watch one."
Pietro and Vision also added that they had no plans and were ready for the movie as soon as it was wanted.
"I guess we're watching a movie!" You squealed. And after dinner, the six of you gathered around the TV to watch a few cartoons. You in between Steve and Natasha, happy to have your closest friends by you for a night. Who knows when something could change, you need to value everything while you have it. You've seen too many friends pass, you weren't going to waste the good things you have.
Mortal Immortal (3/31) - August 3 - Avengers x Reader
Words: 1262
Pairing: Avengers x (f)Reader
Characters: Sam Wilson, Natasha Romanoff, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Bruce Banner, Thor
Warnings: dudes there was probably swearing
Chapter Summary: Saying goodbye again to Steve and Sam makes for a tiring breakfast. Now it's Wanda's turn for some training. That is, until, FRIDAY calls everyone to the lab with an urgent announcement.
Author's Note: it's getting more action-y!!!
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Thursday's were the days that gave you hope about getting through the week, but also a day that made everything drag on because it wasn't the weekend yet. Yes, a superhero's job never stops, but you also work hand-in-hand with the government many months out of the year thanks to your powers. They trust you and you are the most powerful on the Avengers, so it is your job to create reports and report problems that could be going on, and the days off from that are the weekends.
But trudging out of the living room, from the previous movie night, in your best and most stylish pajamas and unbrushed hair, you met part of your team in the kitchen for breakfast. "Morning my most favorite people ever- and Sam," You smiled as you walked to the cupboard, receiving a joking punch from Sam when he went past you. "Love you," You whispered.
Looking to the group gathered around the table, you could tell Natasha slept terribly and Steve regretted not getting a good few hours of sleep in his own bed. Sam looked refreshed and happy that he was the one who took care of himself, and the twins and Vision were nowhere to be found. You grabbed the cereal you like and started preparing your food. "So, what's the mission?" You asked, quietly, hoping they would actually tell you.
Steve laughed. "Good try, (Y/N), but I've known you for far too long to let anything slip. It's confidential anyway, Natasha doesn't even know."
Natasha's head snapped up when she heard her name and looked with tired eyes. "I tried, he won't tell me anything," She sighed, standing up to grab a cup.
Breakfast went by quickly with barely any commentary from the group because of the tiredness. Your blinks were becoming longer and you desperately needed a nap, but you were forcing yourself to stay awake to send off Sam and Steve. After they finished eating, Steve came up behind you and patted your shoulders. "I'll be back in a few days, okay? Don't die without me!" Steve smiled and walked out with Sam, waving goodbye to you through the window.
The pair walked down to the quinjet hanger, meeting Tony and the agents to be ready for departure. Tony looked concerned, and there was no hiding it. "What's that look for?" Steve asked with a small laugh as he approached Tony.
Tony sighed and crossed his arms. "Are you sure you two want to go? I can just send some SHIELD agents to-"
"You know Steve is going to say no," Sam rolled his eyes. "Plus, we should really go, don't you want us out of your hair for a while?"
"We have to go," Steve deadpanned, not allowing Tony to get a word in. "We have a lead, and I am going to follow it. I'm not letting it get away this time. Keep the SHIELD agents here, Sam and I can handle this mission alone," Steve told him.
Tony's arms dropped to his side and he shook his head. "So be it, call if you need anything. Or find anything, for that matter," He said, watching the two board the quinjet and ensuring their gear was already on board. Steve quickly took off and they were headed to where the lead for their mission was from, leaving Tony hoping they made the right decision about this mission. "Well," He sighed to himself as the agents cleaned the hanger, "Guess I'll get back to my day job."
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Wanda knew a lot about her powers. She didn't necessarily have more powers than Pietro, just insanely different. While Pietro has speed, and she has the power of "telekinesis plus," it seems like Pietro got the short end of the stick. However, while Wanda may have different things she can do involving actual telekinesis and causing nightmares, Pietro has different functions for his running.
But today you were focusing on helping Wanda control her powers. Things can get out of hand if she is overwhelmed or not totally sure what she is doing, and you are making it a point that she learns to better control her powers. You know how that is, though, it can be very difficult to control something so powerful and big. But that's why you would be the best to help, you understand the hardships of controlling impossible power. You learned to control your reactive evolution powers after years, but with all that you know now, you could help Wanda much quicker.
"I know you know how to move things, that's the easiest part of your powers," You started, "But we need to make sure your powers don't go overboard. Without extreme concentration and focus, all that energy contained from your telekinesis could combust and explode, causing more harm than help," You explained to her. Wanda nodded as you talked, explaining ways to work on focusing and understand all of her power.
You instructed her to do a lot of tests to help both you and her understand what needed work. She listened to everything you had to say and tried her hardest but lost all concentration when FRIDAY chimed in on every speaker in the facility to alert everyone to come to the lab. And the code for "a big problem" followed, so you and Wanda rushed as fast as you two could.
"What's going on?" Natasha called. "I was in the middle of-"
"We've been hacked," Tony sighed and looked to Bruce, who was helping him. "All of it. Everyone. Someone has all of our information, all of our connections, our research, and codes. It's like what Ultron did, hacking and locking us out, but we aren't locked out- at least not yet."
Bruce walked over to Tony's computer. "They have the power to delete everything, see everything, and lock us out, though," Bruce chimed in. "And we don't even know who the source is."
"Not of this Earth, I assume," Thor boomed. "It seems I will not be returning to Asgard until we get to the bottom of this, correct?"
Bruce shrugged. "You can do whatever you want, but if this is something bigger than just a small hacker, we may need you to stick around."
"How do we tell who it is-" Wanda was cut off by a loud screech coming from all the screens in the lab.
"Nice to formally meet you, Avengers, I am Silver Shadow," You looked where the deep voice was coming from. The screen only showed a dark, hooded figure with a hint of silver on the outfit. "I'm unlike anything you've ever seen. I'm not the puny god with a self-destructive army, I'm not a robot with a self-destruct button, and I'm not an actor paid to pretend to be a self-destructor," He spoke. "I'm a hacker, who now, thanks to the immortal, has access to a large part of the government and the biggest protectors of the world. We should save the rest for a later time," You could practically hear this smirk. "I'll see you all around," He finished quickly and all the computers shut off, unable to be turned back on.
The Avengers looked around to each other. "Bruce and I will try to...hack back in..." Tony sighed.
"I'll try to contact Steve and Sam," Natasha added.
"I have to call my connections and let them know what's going on," You groaned at the situation and turned to the other's who hadn't signed up for anything. "Make sure you're geared and ready."
Mortal Immortal (5/31) - August 5 - Avengers x Reader
Words: 1081
Pairing: Avengers x (f)Reader
Characters: Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Thor Odinson, Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers
Warnings: hospital talk(?)
Chapter Summary: After you passed out, everyone was worried about you. A lot of talk, confusion, and explanations to come.
Author’s Note: hERE WE GOOOOO
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"Vitals are still good, her breathing is stable- everything seems to be fine," Bruce stressed. "The only thing I don't understand is how she turned a hundred years old," He sighed. "I mean, I can put together how her health is so good. Since she's immortal, this sudden aging isn't harming her. Or, at least, not yet. But things could start going downhill if-"
"She's waking up," Tony called from next to you. "(Y/N)? Can you hear me?"
Your eyes slowly blinked. "What's going on?" Your voice was hoarse and light. "Why do I feel so...weak?"
"We're unsure," Bruce said as he looked at the tablet. "One second, you're the age you chose to be with your immortal powers, but the next second you're a hundred years old and passed out on the floor."
Tony looked at you with sympathy in his eyes. He knew what was going on, but didn't know how to explain it, so he waited for you to talk. "It was Bucky, wasn't it?"
"That...that wasn't a dream? Bucky- he's actually alive?" You gasped. When Tony nodded, tears streamed down your cheeks uncontrollably. "I...I thought he died. Steve told me he watched him fall off the cliff."
Tony shook his head while Bruce looked at you with the most confused eyes you had seen in a while. "I didn't know what to tell him, you might need to explain."
You sat up, feeling fine if not a little weaker. "Bruce, you know I'm immortal with my extra powers. But when I fall in love, I lose all of those powers- including immortality, and turn the age of the person I love. I gain my power back when I fall out of love, or my significant other dies. In the 40s I was in love with Bucky, but then he died, and I gained my power back. I guess..." You paused. "I'm still in love with him."
Bruce nodded, trying to comprehend everything you were saying. Besides Steve, Tony knew the most about you. Bruce would just have to ask Tony to fill in the blanks later. "So, it seems you're still very healthy, but I should run some more tests. Those can wait until later, though, so you should get some rest," Bruce encouraged. "Tony, let's leave (Y/N) be for a while."
Tony sighed and stood up from the floor next to the bed. The two walked out of the room and Tony just knew that he was about to be bombarded by questions from Bruce. However, Tony stopped walking when he saw a familiar long-haired male standing against the wall, looking in the window. "Are you flattered or upset?" Tony asked.
"What?" Bucky replied, quietly.
"This means she still loves you, you know that, right?" Tony told Bucky.
Bucky shook his head. "What? No?"
"Did you not know about her immortality?"
"She's immortal?"
"Not anymore!" Tony laughed. "It looks like either I or Steve have a lot of explaining to do. I don't think (Y/N) wants to explain her powers again. Steve knows more, so you should go ask him. I should really work with Bruce..." Tony stalled away with Bruce, Bucky not moving an inch.
Steve walked up beside him. "How's she doing?" Bucky jumped at the question, then calmed down after seeing his friend. He was still on edge- being on the run for a while was hard and he was not fully back to being how he was before, and he never would be. But he was getting there, he was regaining his memories.
"Better...I think?" Bucky said quietly. "What's this about her being immortal?"
Steve nodded like he understood that this was coming. "I think we should go take a seat, it's a long story," Steve told Bucky. "She's around 1800 years old."
Bucky wasn't sure how to reply, but followed Steve without question. He was intrigued and wanted to find a way to get you back. He wouldn't let you die because of him returning. "I'm going to be honest, if I knew she still loved you, I wouldn't have brought you back here. But I thought she was over you, it's been over sixty-five years," Steve whispered. "But everything happens for a reason."
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Tony monitored your health throughout the rest of the day. Somehow, someway, everything looked just as it did before you turned old. But before long, he was sure it would climb down. You were asleep and Tony was worried about things that could come of this. They still hadn't figured anything out about this villain and there were no advancements in how to defeat him. Tony was pretty sure that the first battle was just a distraction, to get a feel for how they fight. There's no way a villain with the power and technology he has would make a fight that simple.
The computers were still down, there was no luck in trying to get them back on. Tony was lucky his tablets and phones were working, but he was sure something would have been able to take care of you.
Vision flew into the room. "She's having a nightmare."
"What? Is she all right?" Tony asked, looking down at your sleeping body, not even moving an inch. "Wait, how do you know she's having a nightmare? She looks fine?"
Vision tried not to look annoyed, but failed. "I have a mind stone. I can sense it."
Tony nodded, shaking his head after. "Sorry, Vision, it's been a long few days."
The two were startled when the door was thrown open by Thor and Bruce trailing behind. "Thor, don't- you went in there. I tried, Tony, he doesn't listen," Bruce mumbled, rubbing his tired eyes.
"It's okay," Tony shrugged. "What do you need?"
"I'm heading back to Asgard," Thor announced.
Tony's eyes widened in disbelief. "What? You can't leave. We're already down a member, what if we get attacked again and we need you?"
"You did fine without me before. Besides, it will only be a few days. I'm only going to see if anyone in Asgard has heard of this Silver Shadow and find any information on him. I'll be back soon, do not fear," Thor grabbed one of Tony's shoulders, shaking him with a big smile. "I'll see you soon!" Thor boomed and walked heavily out of the room.
Tony looked back down at you, a sad look taking over his face. "We'll get you back up and running in no time, (Y/N)."
Mortal Immortal (4/31) - August 4 - Avengers x Reader
Words: 1411
Pairing: Avengers x (f)Reader
Characters: Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Natasha Romanoff, Clint Barton, Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Thor Odinson, Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes
Warnings: there's probably swearing, fighting
Chapter Summary: After the ominous message was left the day before, it was time to meet the real deal. However, things are not as they seem. Also: Steve and Sam return!
Author’s Note: i a m s o e x c i t e d
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You were on alert all night. Technically, since you are immortal, you won't die from lack of sleep. Meaning, you were on guard of the lab most of the night while others got their rest or worked to get everything working again. It both benefitted and was useless- nothing struck, no fights and no more threatenings, but there was no luck getting back into the system. It was all getting too close for comfort, and you had a bad feeling that something would be upon the team before everyone was ready. So, naturally, you got them ready as soon as you felt something was off.
"What a way to end off a week," You sighed as you walked with Pietro and Wanda. "A new villain...Threatening the world...Again."
Pietro laughed and Wanda smiled. "Yeah, it's kind of getting out of hand. You'd think after so many failed attempts of taking over the world the villains would get the point that they aren't going to win," Pietro shrugged. "I mean, we even used to be like that...but switched sides. And boy, I am glad we did, because we would have lost."
Wanda felt bad. She is very powerful and every time she gets to fully use her powers, it was either for bad, or things turned out bad because of other issues. "Yeah, I know. The track record just happens to be a powerful trickster god, a supercomputer gone robot, and a bunch of smaller-" You were cut off by an explosion, all three of you jumping. "What was that?"
Running to the window, the Avengers Facility was surrounded by an army. "We need to get out there!" You shouted, running to the closest door, meeting the rest of the team outside. The army floated the ground, throwing explosives on the grass and near the base. The outfits they wore were laced with silver but also had black. "Watch out!" You shouted at Natasha and Clint who hadn't seen a bomb fall behind them. You rushed over and quickly transformed to protect the two of them. "What the hell is going on?" You asked.
Natasha pointed up. "The Silver Shadow has made his appearance," She groaned. You looked up to see a floating figure in the sky wearing a black hooded outfit, complemented by silver. All you could see of his face was a smirk in the middle of it, and his finger touching his temple.
"What are we waiting for? Let's kick some ass!" You shouted, grabbing a gun and aiming for the enemy (alien? You have no idea) closest to you. You were ready to see the enemy fall to the ground in defeat, but the bullet went straight through the enemy and it kept getting closer to you. In fact, the bullet and any punches thrown had not affected any of them and they were still fighting, getting closer, shooting and throwing explosives.
Pietro ran over to you. "What's going on? I can't land a hit and I know I've punched a lot!" Pietro expressed, breathing heavy.
You looked around in confusion, your eyes squinted, trying to figure it out. You looked at the Silver Shadow to see him still holding his temple and moving his other hand around. Then you looked back to his army; back to him, then to the army. "He's...controlling them?" You whispered. "But they're practically ghosts...but they can still hold things. We just can't touch them?" You spoke slowly, trying to work it out in your brain. "But how does he control them? And how do we stop them?"
"Wanda, can you put up a large forcefield?" Tony called as he flew over. "Maybe it will fend them off for a while!" He yelled.
"I can try," Wanda replied.
You walked closer to her. "Focus entirely on what you have to do. Let nothing distract you, focus on protecting," You told her, loud enough for her to hear but not loud enough to throw her off guard. Within a few seconds, you watched a large forcefield grow around the group and even the Avengers base. She had done it! "Yes!" You smiled, making Wanda smile. Then, everyone turned to Tony for instruction.
"What are these things?" Tony asked, standing on the ground now.
"Projections from his mind...kind of?" Your voice got higher towards the end of your sentence. "But they can still- you know, I have no idea. But he's controlling them," You decided on your ideas.
Rhodey groaned from next to Tony. "So you're telling me we have no way to fight against these alien things? We can't hit them, we can't shoot them, how do we stop them?" Rhodey exploded.
Everyone went quiet- the only thing they could hear was the explosions from the aliens/robots/ghosts destroying the ground. Then, the silence was cut off from a gasp from Wanda. "He's a hacker, right? They've got to be programmed into something he has," She started. "He keeps touching his temples, maybe it's glasses or a headband, but the aliens must be programmed in that. We just have to hack that!" Wanda said. She had no idea where this idea came from, but it sounded like a damn good plan.
"FRIDAY, let's hack into it," Tony said. He pulled out his phone and turned it sideways to project a larger screen and started typing as fast as he could, as the rest of the team waited for things to change.
"Wanda, I need you to really concentrate for me, okay?" You whispered to her and she nodded slowly. "I need to get out of the forcefield."
She didn't say anything, she trusts you, and closed her eyes in extreme concentration. Slowly but surely, a small opening appeared in the forcefield, just big enough for you to get out. With the power you have to mimic another's powers, like what you did with Pietro's speed, you stared at the villain and copied his flight. Floating up to him, you seemed to come unnoticed. "Hi, nice to meet you, I'm (Y/N)!" You startled him. Honestly, you didn't really know why you were doing this. A distraction? Trying to figure things out? Either way, it would be interesting.
Silver Shadow did not jump, he simply turned his head to where you were floating. "Ah, the immortal. It's a pleasure," He nodded.
"Got it!" You heard Tony from the ground, seeing all the holographic robots disappear and the weapons retreat to the source.
You smirked. "I think we just grounded you-"
"Yes, it seems you have," He sighed. "If I were actually here."
"Wh-" You swiped your hand to punch him, but it only went straight through with nothing changing. A second later, his body glitched away and you saw an orb floating a little higher up with a projector in it- what must have been projecting his body.
"This is only the beginning, Miss Immortal," His deep voice called as the orb flew away and disappeared.
You dropped to the ground and Wanda's forcefield went away. "What is this guy's deal?" You rolled your eyes. "We need to do more research."
Thor flew in and landed hard on the ground, leaving an indent. "I could not track anything down, wait, what happened here?"
"It's a long story, Thor," Bruce sighed as he walked out of the base. "Come with me."
Thor walked with Bruce and everyone else headed inside. "I don't understand," You said as you walked with the twins. "Everything was a hologram? But how were they causing destruction...even the Silver Shadow was a hologram?" You rambled on, hearing Tony's voice in the background, but you didn't listen to it. You just kept going.
"You're back already? That was quick," Tony shook his head.
Sam shrugged. "Yeah, well, as soon as we got there we wasted no time. Tracked down the lead, got him to comply, and then got Natasha's call and he was more than happy to come back with us," Sam explained to Tony.
Steve entered the room talking to Natasha about the things they saw. "(Y/N)?" The man's voice next to them called. You turned around quickly and your jaw dropped.
"Bucky?"
All of the sudden, you could feel your bones begin to stiffen up and everything become weaker. Your hair lost its volume and your eyes were tired and heavy. Looking down at your hands, they were much paler and you could see the veins and the new found wrinkles.
Mortal Immortal (8/31) - August 8 - Avengers x Reader
Words: 1055
Pairing: Avengers x (f)Reader
Characters: Bucky Barnes, mentions of Steve Rogers
Warnings: FLUUUUUFF
Chapter Summary: Even though Bucky has been back for a while now, the two of you have yet to talk at all. Today, that changes, as you finally speak through things that need to be discussed.
Author’s Note: This is one of my favorite chapters. It's alllll fluff, and it sets up for upcoming chapters. Enjoy the bucky fluff while it lasts :)
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You walked into the kitchen to get something small to eat. You may have aged, but that doesn't mean your love for food has changed. Normally, you'd expect to go into the kitchen, grab the food, and leave with no interruptions; but today was different.
Bucky stopped you before you walked out. "We really need to talk," Bucky said. His voice was shaking, only proving that he was visibly nervous. "I mean...do you have a minute to talk, maybe?" Bucky's voice got quieter and he scratched his neck. It had been extremely awkward ever since he arrived because as soon as you saw him, things went downhill. Then, you wouldn't even look at him, but Bucky couldn't blame you. He was nearly the same way, but he was too worried about you that he couldn't get you out of his head.
Admittedly, he was a little happy you still love him, because he still loves you. But he's upset, which is also understandable.
He never, ever forgot you. Through all the HYDRA brainwashing, all the fighting, all the heartbreak, he never forgot your face. Sure, he may not have been able to put a name to the face, but he was always seeing your face everywhere; you were obviously important to him, even if he couldn't remember all the details. But once he got out of HYDRA and began to remember all his old memories that HYDRA stripped away, he was heartbroken to know he left you behind.
That was, until, he arrived at the Avengers base.
"Yeah, sure, what do you want to talk about?" You took a seat at the table, waiting for Bucky to join you. He sat opposite of you, still anxious and worried about how this conversation would go.
"Well," Bucky started, "We just haven't talked. It's been over sixty years since we last saw each other...and I thought we should talk to each other?"
You shrugged slightly. "Have you talked to Steve as well? I'm sure he was happy to know you're still here." And frankly, you were insanely happy Bucky was still alive. You were heartbroken for years hearing your boyfriend died, then only to find out a few days later that your best friend died as well, it was hard to handle. But even if it was tough for you to show it, you were happy that Bucky's okay. Everything is okay.
"Yeah, I guess," Bucky shrugged. "(Y/N), honestly, Steve's known I've been alive for a few years. But it was when I was still under...HYDRA's control...and," Bucky stopped himself. "I'm just so happy you're here, I was so sad when I remembered your name," Bucky didn't make eye contact, which was the signal that he was nearing crying.
"Steve's known you've been alive?" You burst out. "Nevermind, it doesn't matter. All that matters is that you are here and alive." And it really didn't matter. Obviously, Steve was only looking out for the best outcomes and if that meant keeping Bucky a secret, he was probably doing it because he knew how Bucky was with HYDRA. But you put aside Steve not telling you to spend time with the man you still love, he was right; it's been far too long. "I'm glad you're alive."
"Me too!" Bucky agreed. "I wasn't sure I'd ever see you again...but here you are!" Bucky jumped a bit. When he's nervous, he goes from being really quiet and reserved to loud and excitable. "Hey, uh, why didn't you tell me you were immortal?"
You knew this was coming. You knew Steve told Bucky how you were still alive and so young, so the question was bound to be asked. Honestly, it was hard to come up with the answer you were looking for, but thinking back to all your past partners before Bucky, it all worked the same way. "When I was in love the few times before I met you, I always ended up having to force myself out of love so I could help the world when it was in danger. Especially before Steve was made, or the Avengers came together- I couldn't just sit back and watch everything fall. But the only way to get my powers back was for my partner to die, or for us to fall out of love. I always ended up having to force myself out of it- so I could help the world. I didn't tell you because I was afraid I was going to have to force myself out; And once Steve told me about Red Skull, the day was getting closer. Then you died, and that was the worst day of my life. I didn't tell you because it always happens, I knew I was going to have to force us out of love," You admitted. It hurt a lot more to say it than whatever you had thought before.
"But when you came back..." You stopped yourself, and Bucky didn't force you to talk anymore. He understood what you were saying, even if it was a jumbled mess thrown together. Bucky put his hand on your shoulder, letting you know it's okay to stop talking about it. He got what he wanted, and he's very happy that both of you are alive and okay.
"Bucky," You started, and for the first time during this conversation, you made eye contact. "I don't know what to do. I still love you," You sighed, "And I can't force myself out, I just know it won't work. I know, because I tried it when I first woke up and was alone," You admitted. "I'm not even making sense anymore, am I?" You had tears welling up in your eyes, not sure why, but also positive that you knew why. Your emotions were happy, yet also sad, making you insanely contradicted.
Bucky opened his arms, allowing you to grab him for a hug. He didn't force you to hug, he just offered it and you accepted happily. You cried into his chest as you wrapped your arms around each other, something you both needed. Bucky recognized your hugs, and even though you were a different age now, they felt the same way.
And Bucky's hugs were just like you remembered: The absolute best, warm, and loving. Something you hadn't realized you missed oh-so-dearly.
If anyone's curious how I planned Mortal Immortal, this is it. This isn't all of it, about half of it was written out in more detail on separate pages then I gave up with that and went with it. But yeah, there were quite a few changes and edits to the plan, and my notebook lost many pages just from opening it too much. It was so fun, though. And I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did.
