Hullo, everyone! I apologize for missing… two weeks? of posts. BUT… it’s a good thing I did, otherwise, well… this wouldn’t have come. I was planning a completely different plot twist, BUT THIS HAS ME SQUEALING AND SUFFOCATING WITH HAPPINESS. (*wink wink*) Just remember this is an alternate universe, so have of the first Avengers movie hasn’t happened, and neither have Thor 2, Cap 2, and Avengers 2. Just a reminder… Carry on, now. New? Read past posts here.
A moan escaped Natasha as she opened her eyes slowly. Her vision came into focus, and her breath caught in her throat. Clint. He stood with two others in the center of the clearing. She was pretty sure that the guy with the red skull was Red Skull, and the other guy looked familiar, although she couldn’t place him. She closed her eyes and did a mental assessment. No broken bones, but her right temple was throbbing and she felt a little woozy. She could feel some dried blood caked on the right side of her face, probably from when she fell. She was tied to a tree, judging from the rough bark.
“Glad you’re awake, Romanoff,” Fury’s voice came from nearby. Natasha opened her eyes and saw that he was tied to a tree near her, Banner on his other side. She turned her head to the right and saw Thor, who was grumbling to himself and tugging on his ropes.
“Barton brought you in,” Banner said, shifting a little in his ropes. “We’re weaponless and outnumbered.”
“And Hulkless?” Natasha asked, lifting an eyebrow. Banner nodded. “This seems like quite a predicament.”
A noise close behind her tree made Natasha try to turn her head unsuccessfully. Something flew into the clearing, straight into Red Skull, knocking him back into a tree. His head hit the bark and he crumpled. Clint leapt into action, an arrow on his bow as his eyes scanned the forest. Natasha gasped as she saw what had hit Red Skull. Roger’s shield. He’s alive.
“I believe you said it would come back to us,” a voice whispered harshly behind her tree.
“I don’t know how he does it!” another voice growled back.
Natasha moaned. Tony and Loki. How had they gotten ahold of Cap’s shield? Barton crept slowly towards them, but with a sudden “oomph” he stumbled to the ground. Bucky stood behind him and relaxed his metal arm, then pulled out a knife and made his way over to Natasha. “He’ll be okay in a minute,” Bucky said. “Cognitive recalibration.”
“Don’t you dare,” Tony said, stepping out and trying to look angry as Bucky approached, but he really looked freaked out. Bucky rolled his eyes and used the knife to start sawing at the ropes.
“You could untie your other friends,” Bucky suggested casually.
Tony looked at him in surprise, then looked behind him. Loki moved into view and shrugged. Natasha frowned at them. “Where’d you get the shield?”
“We found it buried in the sand close to the water,” Tony said, moving over to work on Fury’s ropes with a knife Bucky gave him. “We used it to fight off the walking trees.” He shuddered.
“The what?” Banner said, frowning.
“Mechanical,” Bucky said. “And I put the shield there. You guys really should have left a guard, you know.”
Fury looked just as surprised as Natasha felt. “Why are you helping us?” Fury asked suspiciously.
Bucky straightened as Natasha’ ropes fell away. “SHIELD Agent James Buchanan Barnes, at your service,” he said, bowing.
Yay for the fifteenth Avengers’ Isle post!!! *throws confetti* You know the drill! Like if you want a piece of Avengers’ Isle birthday cake, comment to see Bucky’s SHIELD badge…
Note: I posted this early on accident and figured I might as well leave it up. 😉
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I just made the connection between Natasha’s name… Does she have any relation to the last tsar of Russia?
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I have no clue. 😛 It seems like it would be a pretty common last name in Russia, but idk.
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Huh. I’ll look it up.
Wow. Apparently there’s around only about 0.001% percent of the world’s population with the Surname Romanoff (or Romanov). It’s not in a list of 1065 most common Russian surnames… I suppose, since the tsar’s family was killed in 1918, and they were the Romanovs, the name wouldn’t be very popular as a surname now, since his children never had a chance to have kids.
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That… makes quite a bit of sense. 😉 She was (at least, the comic book version of her) was born in 1928, created in 1964. So I’m guessing she didn’t have any connection.
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Apparently in the comics it’s rumored that Natasha MIGHT be related to the former ruling family. IDK… In the movies, she’s actually thirty. Or at least, that’s if you believe Dr. Zola. (Spoilers!)
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She may have been intended to be the daughter of someone (Alexi or Anastasia most likely, since those were the most famously thought to be alive)… It wasn’t until 2007 that people finally discovered that none of the Romanov family had survived the shooting. If that was originally the intention, I don’t expect it to ever be mentioned now that researchers are sure. :p
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That’s true! 😀
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Hey whoa… What?! He’s shield? How can he be shield? How can Fury not know this?
Everything is actually looking pretty optimistic at this point. Except… *looks around* where’s Steve? He had a plan, I thought. And he still thinks he and Thor are the only ones on this island.
*snicker* You’ve got some catching up to do, Captain…
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I have a reason in mind, and it’s amazing, and makes me suffocate with happiness, but I’m not telling. 😉
😀 Yep, poor Steve. I have a feeling he’ll roll with it when he gets caught up. Funny how Bucky knows the most about what’s going on. XD
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Okay, I’m glad you do. I want to know who hired Bucky! 😀
Yeah, he probably will. He won’t care as long as Bucky’s on his side. 😉
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😀 We’ll probably find out next time!
Of course. 😉
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Aaah! *headdesk* *deep breath* Okay. I’m better. I’ll just be fine until… *wince* next time. 😉
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Fun! I haven’t managed to keep up with the story so far, but even popping in like this is fun. XD *huggles all the characters*
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I can’t believe how far it’s come already! XD
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YESYESYESYESYES. The title made me happy already, but . . . YES BUCKY IS GOOD AND AWESOME AND YES.
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*hands you slice of Avengers’ Isle birthday cake*
I KNOW I’M SO EXCITED!!! I love how he actually gets to know what’s going on. He’s the only one. Him and me. *hugs Bucky*
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*munches birthday cake* Maybe he could give me a hint? *hopeful puppy eyes at Bucky*
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Bucky: *frowns* *looks at me*
Me: Maybe a small one…
Bucky: …I may or may not have been the one to give Steve some of Fury’s trail mix.
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Yay, thanks!
So . . . the question is, was Bucky trying to signal to Steve that there are others on the island? Or is he trying to make sure Steve doesn’t starve? Or both?
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At least trying to make sure he doesn’t starve… but who knows.
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Oh, right. I’ve got to like if I want cake. 😉
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XD Of course! 😉
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*hands over cake*
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*takes cake* Thank you. 🙂 Did you make it?
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Of course! 😀 With Nat’s help.
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Good job! it’s good. 🙂 I didn’t know Nat was much of a baker…. 😉
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She’s not. She was just checking to make sure no one switched out the flour for baking soda or the sugar for salt. Not that anyone would try to sabotage cake-making. 😛
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Ah… so she was the cake-security-guard?
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Yup, pretty much. Although she may have done something to the second one I made for tomorrow.
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Oh, goody. Tell me what everyone thinks of the explosion. XD
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Haha, I don’t think she did anything that drastic. But it’s for Tony’s birthday, so I wouldn’t be surprised…
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Oh! That’s tomorrow? *slaps head* I forgot to get him a present. 😛
Maybe Nat implanted some weird, heatproof device that’ll activate when the cake gets cut into. 😉
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Or she put extra salt in. *shudder*
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Eww… *cringe*
Actually, one of the first recipes I put up on my blog was for chocolate cake and I… um… had a typo up for a few days without knowing it. Baking soda instead of cocoa powder.
And my friend actually made the cake like that for her homeschool co-op.
Man, did I feel stupid. XP
Nat’d have to be pretty mad at Tony to do something that bad. 😉
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XD Awww! Well, I don’t know, it might just be part of the prank war.
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True, he’ll probably get her back. 😉
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Or try. It’s hard to compete with her.
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I bet. X)
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Let the prank wars begin! I gave Steve sunglasses. So Tony is mad at me. B-) Also a hat. Because Steve sunburns really easily. Poor kid.
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Of course. 😛
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*fills a water gun with sunscreen, begins chasing Tony* MWAHAHAHA! SAFETY FIRST!!! X-P
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Don’t get sunscreen on the– *Thor comes running through* *slips* *faceplants* –tile floors…
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Huh, I thought we were outside… *pokes the Doctor* Hey, is the teleporter malfunctioning?!
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😛
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Oh, great. Loki teleported us all into his freaky mansion. Don’t worry, I have extra sunscreen to nail a pasty Norse god with! 😛
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I officially love Bucky now, I mean I already did, but now he’s 1 million times better. AND he’s dreamy…. :3
Congrats on your 15th post!
(Now let me see his badge…. lol)
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XD I know, he’s wonderful! 😀
https://www.goodreads.com/photo/user/41747361-c-b-cook?photo=1187906
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*stuffs fingers in mouth to stop giggling*
*whispers* Ask him to dance! Ask him to dance!!!! 😛
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NO. *grabs Bucky* HE’S MINE!
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*grabs Bucky’s gun* *shoots the floor under our feet* GOING DOWN!!! X-D
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Squealing and suffocating with happiness is completely healthy for a writer. 🙂
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Oh yes. And a fangirl. 😛
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Wait, what?! *walks into a tree and bangs my head* Owwwww….
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XD
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*stares at sky, rubbing head* Ouch.
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