"Haha, very funny. 'Aight, I promised Lila I'd give her some Archery lessons. Talk to you later, kid."
"See ya, Archer," Vic smiles, hanging up from her call with Clint.
He had been spending a lot of time with his family lately and Victoria hadn't seen him in a while. Same thing with Bucky, Thor and Bruce.
Bucky was still in Wakanda, Thor had some stuff to deal with back on Asgard, and Bruce went..somewhere.
So here the girl was, sitting in an empty compound. Sam and Steve had gone for a run, and Tony went to meet up with Pepper.
That's when something booms outside.
Running to the window, she looks confused at what seems to be a giant metal donut, sitting in the middle of the city.
She decides to call Tony.
Ring.. Ring.. Ring...
He wasn't answering.
She tries Peter.
Ring.. Ring.. Ring...
Same thing.
Finally, she calls Steve.
"Hello?"
"What the ffff... fiddlesticks, is going on out there??"
"I dunno. Me and Sam are gonna go check it out. Stay inside."
"..ugh, fine."
Click.
Rude.
With a heavy sigh, Vicky starts texting random people.
Vicky
Heyy
U busy ;)
Ned
Holy shit
There's a giant metal donut outside
Vicky
Ikr
I just have one thing to say
If the world was ending you'd come over, right?
Ned
Of course
Unfortunately we have big problems rn
Peter just spidered off to do spiderman stuff, but idk how he'll deal with that thing
Vicky
I'm a bit worried ngl
Tony wouldn't respond to my call
I now know why Peter didn't, but that means Tones probably went off as Iron Man
He has PTSD how is he gonna deal with whatever it is?
Ned
Oof
Gtg
The bus driver is evacuating the students
Thus might take a while cuz he's kinda old
Victoria sighs, texting the next person.
Stick
Yo
Wassup
Barney
Kinda in the middle of something
Stick
You're typing just fine
Barney
Ik but I'm really busy!
Stick
Fine
I'll call u
[Incoming call from Stick]
"Now is not a good time, kid!!!"
Blasts and explosions are heard in the background, random screams echoing through the phone.
"Noted. What's going on?"
"Aliens! I don't know, just- PUT THAT DOWN!!! NO YOU CANNOT YEET IT- sorry. Like, I said, really busy."
"AAAAAAAGHHHH"
"Are you okay?!?!"
"I'm fine. These Wakandan just like screaming battle cries is all. So-HOLY SHIT WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT!?!?!? WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT'S THE BOSS? HE LOOKS LIKE A FUCKIN' THUMB THAT LOST CIRCULATION WHILE SOAKING IN WATER!!!!- Call you later! We've got big problems!!"
Click.
Ugh. How rude.
[Incoming call from Stick]
"
I thought I said I was busy!!"
"Nope. You said, I really wanna talk to you, but my wifi is kinda shitty so I might disconnect on accident."
"I understand you're bored but- OH MY GOD- you can't just call while I'm in the middle of an alien war. So- DUCK PUNK YOU ALMOST GOT YOUR FUCKIN' HEAD CUT OFF YOU IDIOT- I will call you later!! Make sure you- YEAAH THOR KICK HIM IN THE BALLS- get to bed on time. I don't want to see you tired tomorrow- NONONONONOO FUUUUCCKKK!!! STEVE GET OUT OF THERE! GUYS BACK THE FUCK UP!! SHIT SHIT SHIT!!!!- talk later!!"
"But-"
"No butts. They're gross- WHAT THE FUCK?? WHAT'S GOING ON???-"
"BUCKY!! HOLY SHIT!!"
What was happening???
"Bucky, are you okay? Bucky? Answer the damn phone before I punch you through it!!"
"Who is this?"
"Steve? Where's Bucky?...Oh god.."
"..I'm sorry, kid."
Not again.
She lost her dad all over again.
Her dad?
Bucky isn't her dad.
Sure he is.
He hung out with her like her dad did.
He taught her things, like how to defeat Steve without the need for any super powers.
So she lost her dad again?
She lost her dad again.
Oh shit.
No.
She couldn't have.
She was just talking to him.
She was distracting him.
He couldn't fight well because she was distracting him.
If she hadn't kept calling him...
This was all her fault.
"You okay, kid?"
This was all her fault.