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Can we get a crossover with The Old Guard? And Clint is one of them, just undercover within SHIELD to keep them away from the team? And yes, he's old enough to be Robin Hood!!

Nile looked up from her cereals when Andy folded the newspaper with a smile and threw it onto the table. Since they had left Booker behind she had demanded to buy the “Daily Mail” every day and every day she read it and seemed frustrated.

“He’s finally seen it,” she said.

“Where do we meet?” Joe asked, who just came in, too. He took a sip from his mug and reached for the newspaper.

“Hamburg, Germany,” Andy said and Nicky snorted.

“He still refuses to come back to the UK?” he asked.

“You know him and his grudge. He said he wouldn’t set foot on British soil as long as the Windsors are sitting on the Throne,” Andy shrugged and Nile followed the dialogue without the slightest clue whom they were talking about.

“Who are we talking about?” she finally wanted to know. It wasn’t Booker. Booker was banished for a hundred years and he has set foot on British soil just a few weeks ago.

“Remember when you told us about your dreams, sorellina?” Nicky asked. “The woman who drowned…”

“Quynh,” Nile nodded and Nicky continued.

“... and the man with the bow. We’re meeting him. He’s our brother and it’s about time you get to know him.”

“And… does he have a name?” Nile asked now and looked at the three other immortals.

“Robert,” Joe said. “Earl of Locksley.”

“Former Earl of Locksley,” Nicky said and one of his tiny smiles appeared on his face. She had heard that name before but…

“We leave tomorrow,” Andy said. “Get your stuff packed.”

***

They left the cars behind, just packed their stuff and went on the train. They used the chunnel to Calais and from there a train to Hamburg and - of course - they had a safe house there.

Andy was the first to enter, Nile followed close behind and Joe and Nicky just checked the area. She could smell coffee and Andy turned, a smile on her lips.

“He’s here already,” she said and right on cue a man came out of a door, a mug in his hand.

“Andy!” he grinned, put his mug aside and hugged her so tight, he literally swept her off of her feet and whirled her around.

“Bobby, stop!” Andy laughed and Nile loved how carefree and happy she sounded. When he let go of her he turned to Nile now and she could take him in properly. He was tall, very tall. At least two or three inches taller than Booker.

“Hi,” he said and smiled and the next moment he hugged Nile, too. “I’m Robert,” he said when he put her down. Nile was flushed and straightened her clothes.

“Nile,” she said. “My name is Nile.”

“Nice to meet you in person,” the man - Robert - said with a smile.

“I… I know you,” Nile blurted when he turned around to take his mug.

“Yeah,” he nodded. “That’s quite possible. Unfortunately I’ve been on TV a lot lately.”

“Bobby,” Andy sighed and the man shrugged.

“Stark insisted,” he said and went to the kitchen to fill two more mugs. “Where are Booker, Joe and Nicky?”

“Joe and Nicky are checking the perimeter,” Andy said.

“I already did that,” the guy said.

“You know how they are,” Andy sighed. “And Booker… we have a lot to talk about. For now I wanted to introduce the two of you, you know.”

That moment the door went open and Joe and Nicky came in.

“Bobby!” Joe exclaimed and went to the man to hug him, just like he hugged Andy before. “Or do I have to call you Clint nowadays?”

“No,” the man laughed. “Bobby is still okay. As long as you don’t use that other name.”

“Which one?” Nicky asked innocently. “Robin?”

The man groaned and slapped his hands over his face.

“Wait!” Nile blurted. “Ro… Robert of Locksley? You… you’re Robin Hood?”

The man winced.

“But I thought you’re just a legend?”

“Thank you, Nicky,” Robert sighed and Nicky winked and went to sit beside Joe.

“Bobby always has a tendency to become famous,” Andy said. “Back then as the archer who stole from the rich and gave to the poor, nowadays he’s an Avenger.”

“Fortunately we live long enough to turn his fame into legends,” Nicky said. “And one day the Avenger Hawkeye will be just a legend, too.”

Robert nodded slowly.

“Why are you with the Avengers?” Nile asked and Robert turned to her.

“To keep them off of the team’s tracks,” he said. “We saw it as a chance when SHIELD took notice of me years ago. I just can’t keep it up much longer. They will get suspicious when I don’t age.”

“I guess Hawkeye will have to die a hero's death soon,” Joe said.

“Yeah,” Robert said. “According to their files I’m 44 and I look still 29,” he sighed.

“And they won’t believe the ‘good genes’ excuse much longer?” Joe grinned.

“Shut up, Yusuf,” Robert grumbled. “They already wondered if I’m a mutant.”

Joe raised both his hands and Robert smiled at him.

“But that’s not why we’re here, right? You wanted to tell me about Nile and why Booker’s not here.”

“Right,” Andy nodded slowly. “How much time do you have?”

“I took a week off,” he said.

“Good,” Andy said. “Then we can talk tomorrow. Tonight we’re going out!”

“Sounds like a plan,” Robert agreed.

“I want to hear everything about the Avengers!” Nile said. “I’m a huge fan and now I want the first-hand stuff!”

Robert laughed and patted her shoulder. “Everything you want to know.”

“Good,” Nile nodded and smiled.

“But not tonight,” Robert said. “Not tonight. Tonight we celebrate.”

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