Chapter 6 : First Job In A New Enviroment And Hostility

I enter the compound after a few laps , I see Steve already awake at this time of the day . "You're awfully early, Rogers " I scoff as I walk past him , not minding his gaze on me . " Do you even sleep, Chris?" he queries with curiosity "You're the one who's always up at the weirdest hour of the day . I'm just awake by chance." . I scan him as I stop in my tracks , "Well, just by looking at you , I can tell that you sleep like a log , Mr. Fossil ." I comment as I turn to face towards the hallway . "See you later ?" He shouts at me . "Yeah , good that . " I say as I give him a wave with my back facing him .

As I exit my room , I am greeted by Maria Hill and the Russian sisters . "How's your sleep ?" I look at them both as I brush invisible dusts off my shoulders . "Thanks , for uh , carrying us to our room ." Natasha says cheekily as she looks at me . "You didn't hear anything , no?" she then adds on with embarrassment written all over her face . "Nah, just you two mumbling nonsense and you snoring like a log . " I shrug my shoulders as I close the door behind me . "Hah! You snore like a log !" Yelena slaps her shoulder, bursting out with laughter . Natasha shoots her a glare and we all make our way to the living room .

"Hey, look who's finally awake ." Pepper , Tony's wife , brightly announces as we set foot into the room. " Morning , Pepper . " Maria brightly chirps as we join her as she escorts us to a large section of the Tower, where meetings , comms , planners and surveillance are stationed , I see all those high tech gadgets and I could not help but get glued to the spot by fascination and a tad bit of fear . "Welcome , Chris , to where all tasks and managements are." Tony proudly announces as he extends his arms . My expression must have meant admiration to him as he laughs . Yelena senses what I am thinking and with a light tug , she gives me a reassuring smile . "Don't think too much , it's safe here ." she whispers in my ear as I am being led into a meeting room . The glass walls blur themselves the moment the door is shut behind me , anxious , I take a seat between Natasha and Yelena .

"Alright," Tony clears his throat as he turns the slideshow on , the pictures caught my attention immediately . " Those are-" I cut him off , " Immortal agents , failed replicas of me ." I whisper under my breath , my gaze wavering ." Excuse me , what? Immortal agents ? Failed replicas ?" Sam jumps from his seat , looking at me , confused. " They are half successful or failed test subjects , given only one tenth of the actual amount of the substances they gave me , totally loyal , seemingly immortal . " I explain to them all as I get up from my seat . "One thing they did not go through is Gracefield and Lambda . " I say as I expose the numbers on my neck and the logo on my chest to them . "I broke a few of them peeps out before , I wonder how they're doing now ." I mumble as I tidy up my outfit , receiving a few gasps across the room.

"You'll get to see them later ." Tony says .

"Don't tell me , people I broke out always land here with you ."

"For some reason yes , I think there are still some that you might recall ." He shrugs his shoulder .

I face him , looking at him straight in the eye . "Let me go , alone . " I say as I look back at the slides , " I've taken them by the thousands before , this will mean nothing ." I look around the room , expecting an objection . " You're totally nuts !" Sam yells " You can't just take them on yourself , you just said they're immortal -"

"Seemingly immortal , meaning to say they can die ." I correct him while rolling my eyes . "And Tony, this ain't a request for permission , I mean it . "

"But , Sam's right , you can't take them on like that ."

"I ain't going to put your lives at risk for the things I created , they are made from my blood , let me finish what I started , Sir." I growl at him , veins popping on my neck . He looks surprised ay my sudden outburst that they have my blood sample within them . "Sorry ," I mutter as I relax my stiffened shoulders , "But this is serious ."

"Take us with you, " He says

"You know damn well -" I snap and is cut off by Natasha

"You don't have to carry the weight alone , Chris , let us help you " she is already standing , her hand grips onto mine .

With a sigh , I say " Fine , if you insist , but leave him to me if , by any chance , he is here as well ." I lay out my request as I scan the slides , hoping he is not with them shuck faces ."Who is he ?" Bucky queries with a tilted head . "You'll know by then , special grade soldier , not top tier like me but special , those like him stand out , dressed differently . " I explain with my eyes still glued to the screen .

Meeting is dismissed to let us prepare for the upcoming mission . I got on a light garment with straps , two daggers and hop onto a quinjet and we fly to where we are supposed to be . On the way , I am constantly looking out the window, for any signs of the agents . "Hey, you nervous ?" Natasha sits down next to me , planting her hand on my hip. "No, it's the same feeling back when I was still with them ." I mutter as I turn to look at her . I jolt upwards as I sense him , " Crap ." I mutter under my breath as I look towards the cockpit where Tony is , eating his donuts . "Hey, I'll get down first . " I shout at him as I motion for the trapdoor underneath to be opened . He gives me a thumbs up sign and Natasha embraces me as the trapdoor opens . "Be careful ." she gives me a caring stare . "Good that ." I pat her head as I dive downwards to the horde of Immortal Agents .

I land with a dip on the front of the horde , "Can you hear me ?" Tony speaks through the earpiece . "Yeah , loud and clear , Sir ." I brace myself as I hear a groan from the earpiece . " Don't call me that , remember ?" he scoffs . "Sorry , a habit hard to change . " I mutter as I take down the first Agent rushing at me .

"Come at me , you slags . " I growl as I rush towards them . I spot Clint at a high vantage point , "See ya , buddy." He snickers through the earpiece . "Focus , damn it ." I groan through the earpiece as I slash through the horde of Agents who are hellbent on finishing their orders " Although we all have never seen you in action before but damn , you got moves ." Tony commends as he blasts the Agents on the right . "How else is he ranked the top tier killer without any moves ?" Pietro sniggers as he flashes through the horde , flipping them into the air . I smell intense gunpowder heading towards Natasha and Yelena , "Get out of there !" I yell as I rush to them , pushing them out of the way as a launcher comes into contact . Everything goes white , the scent of blood , gunpowder and sweat invade my nostrils , my ears are ringing .

"Bloody hell ." I groan as I stand up , scanning around for the redhead and blonde . I hear them in a distance , I run over to them and check for any injuries . Thank the heavens they are fine , as I get up , intense pain shot through my body and I groan as I slump right back down . I look down to see a large piece of sharpnel penetrate into me and I am bleeding profusely . "Ah crap .' I groan in frustration as I pull the sharpnel out , losing even more blood in the process . " What are you doing ?" Natasha yelps as she applies pressure to my wound . "Nothing fatal , lady. " I mutter as I stand up . "Wanda." I call through the earpiece ."Chris , are you alright ? We heard an explosion ." Wanda's voice quivers as she replies . "I'm fine , take Romanoff and Belova out of here ." I stammer as I stagger for a bit . " No he's not fine ." Natasha berates me through the earpiece although she is right next to me . " Don't listen to her , take them out of here ." I command into the earpiece as I look around .

Steve and Wanda are coming in my line of vision as the horde starts clearing up . "Woah , you sure you good, man?" Steve asks as he looks at my wound . "I'm fine , shuck face ." I cough blood up as I reply him , " Ain't nothing big , now get them both out of here. " . As they are all retreating , I hear a loud clanging in a distance behind me . "Is that him ?" Tony asks with a tone of disbelief . "Yeah ." I mutter , "Get ready to evacuate ,all of you ." I usher him as a fist comes in contact with me , sending me flying a good distance . Natasha and the others look at me ,confused , then behind them . I zoom past them and get a good hit on the Agent's face , sending him flying as well . "Raven ." he calls out my codename as he gets up , seemingly unfazed .

"Don't you dare call me by that name , you have no bloody right to do so ." I growl at him as I ready myself for the clash .

We both start dashing into each other , as our bodies collide , we are determined to keep on going until one of us plop dead . "Go." I mutter into the earpiece as I give him blow after blow . "Terminator , you have no right to call me by my codename , know your place , fool ." I taunt him as I back away . Terminator , that is his codename , his actual name is Matias . " Or should I call you Matias , boy?" I scoff as he lunges into me , stabbing into my abdomen with his knives . I let out a yell that everyone through the earpiece can hear me . " How dare you call me by that name ?" He gnarls at me , seemingly upset , which is what I have planned to do , to affect his performance .

"Chris ?" Natasha's voice echoes through the earpiece .

I am too focused to be listening to anyone , with a ear deafening roar , I run up towards Matias , who is built to be humongous as a result of the serum injected into him . It all passes with a blur until I straddle Matias , strangling him and stabbing him multiple times on the chest as he stabs me all over the place in a frantic attempt to escape my grasp .

"Chris !" Natasha's voice pierces through my ear at this point , but I ignore her yelling .

"Stop , do not kill him !" A voice shot through my head , making me stop , giving Matias time to get out from under me . " Get out of my head , you fat wanker . " I growl as I stumble backwards. The voice sniggers as it disappears and the next thing I know , a large knife penetrates me , lifting me upwards . With a groan , I huff as I pull myself out and drop to the ground with a groan . I use one of the weapons which is injected in my genes , I extend my claw like nails and pierce through his chest , grabbing his heart . "No." He pleads as a terrified look shoots through his face . "Know your place , peasant . " I growl as I crumple his heart . Like a failing machine , he drops to the ground , dead .

I stumble backwards , blood dripping from my wounds and mouth . "All done and dandy ." I breathlessly announce through the earpiece as I kneel onto the ground and eventually drop onto the ground . " Stay with me , Chris! Don't you dare close your eyes ." Clint yells as the quinjet can be heard landing in front of me . " I'm fine ... " I trail off as my blurry eyes catch sight of them running towards me . Steve and Tony push me up and I slump at the seat as we take off back to the compound . " Heh , talk about first missions always go smoothly , that is a load of crap ." I wheeze as I look at my own body full of wounds . I see a knife sinking deep into my abdomen and hip . "This is going to sting . " I sigh as I grab one of them , groaning as I pull them out one at a time .

"The hell are you doing ?" Yelena rushes over and tries to patch up the wounds that are patchable , "Oh please , I've got worse comparing to this ." I scoff as I start to get lightheaded . " Stay with me , we're almost there ." Natasha cups my face as my eyes starts to involuntarily close and open slowly . "Don't you dare fall asleep , we just got you . Don't you dare leave us !" She yells into my face as I blackout .

A blinding ray of light hit my eyes as I come to , making me squint . With a groan , I help myself up , look at the wounds which are bandaged . Natasha barges in , with tears in her eyes , she calls for the others and pulls me into a hug . I let out a sharp gasp and she pulls away , "Sorry , I hug you too tightly . " she mutters apologetically . I pull her in and she tightens her embrace and I despite how painful it can be , I let her do so because she needs some comforting .

As the others come pile into the room , gasps can be heard . Teresa and Wanda drop to the ground in tears, Tony's eyes widen , Thomas and Newt stare at me in astonishment . "It's a miracle you survive this , as fatal as it seems , you should've been dead once you lose consciousness ." Maria mutters with tears filling up the brim of her eyes . "They don't call those half assed idiots Immortal Agents if I , the original copy isn't ." I look at them , a sense of relief washing over me .

"Oh and if you don't mind me asking ." Hange , a nerdy looking woman butts in . " I saw all those tatts and scars but what are the big cross and the two on the sides for ?" . "Oh, I think it's still not time to tell you all yet . I will when the time is right, I promise . ". She nods in agreement .

"Are you injected with the titan serum ?" she looks at me straight in the eyes .

"Yes , but I don't transform into one unless if I am commanded to ."

"What type ?"

"Type? I'm the Founder , for God's sake . "

"You're the what?" A brunette bursts into the room . "If it isn't Eren Jeager , the Attack Titan ." I scan him as he stands up . " I was the first to be injected the serum , and they part the titan abilities and gave them to different people , who were all then taken by you , Scout Regiments and with me here , they basically only have the parts like you shifters." I explain in annoyance as I look around the room . " I am injected with the genes of a wolf and other predatory animals . This is what makes me different from the rest and I am their precious prize because I am born from a rather superior and different bloodline which are extinct , leaving me , the only successor ." I look at them again , expecting a burst of anger or something . With a sigh , Eren leaves the room , escorted by Hange saying " I'll leave you for your business ." . I close my eyes and heave a heavy sigh as their scent disappears .

"You must've been suffering ." Steve says in pity as he sits down ." I don't need your pity, Fossil . I've been through this a lot , I'm used to it . " I gnarl at him as I lock my gaze at him , making him shiver . " How can you be used to being .... all alone ?" Yelena sniffles at my remarks . " I'm just used to it . " I utter . "When can I get off this bed , Stark ?" I demand as I look at my bandage covered body . ' That's an unusual burst of energy , dude. " He chuckles , " By your recovery rate , I'll say within a week." .

"Okay" I mumble .

"Oh where did that energy burst go ?" He teases me as I slump back onto the bed .

"I don't know , hell?" I sarcastically reply .

"You're as sarcastic as ever , buddy ." Sam says , eyeing me .

My gaze is set onto Natasha , who is drawing circles on my hand . "What's wrong ?" I ask worriedly as I grasp her hand . "You're an idiot , you know that right ?" she snaps at me , " You could've died , I might lose you . We....I don't wanna lose you , I just got you back ." her shoulders jolting as she sobs . "I'm sorry , if it weren't for me and Yelena , you would not have sustain such injuries in the first place . " she continues . "It's okay, my instinct is to protect you two from harm and I just went with it . I'll do so no matter how dire the situation is . Sorry for letting you worry , Nat." I softly mutter as she looks up at me . I look at the time , "Well , it's gettin' late , you guys must be tired . " I look at them ,tilting my head . Yawning , Tony nods and leaves ,dragging Steve to their rooms . "G'night guys" Sam groggily goes out into the hallway, bumping into a wall and waltz away , mumbling . Bucky yawns as he gets up , " Gotta check up on Sam , he is always clumsy . He jogs out , trying to keep up with Sam . " Alright , Newt and I are gonna head back to our rooms ,let's go Teresa ." He stands up , shaking Newt awake as he does . " I think I'm just gonna stay here" Teresa mutters as she looks at me . I nod for them to leave her and the door closes , leaving me with the Russian sisters, Teresa , Wanda ,Carol and Maria .

"What's wrong?" I confusedly ask as I look at them , wondering what did I do wrong . "Nothing, just fascinated by how you are willing to risk your life for us ." Carol says with sparkles of admiration in her eyes. "Good that ." I reply to her , raising an eyebrow . "Actually , we just want to take a closer look at you . " Maria mutter ," We rarely see you for a period as long as this , after seeing you in action , we're basically just become even more curious . " .I just stare at my hands in silence as a response , I basically have no words, just a terrifying feeling gripping at me . Wanda reads my mind and probably knows something . "What happened there ?" she asks after seeing flashes of the experiments , me howling in agony , full of blood . I hum as a response , not sure where to start . "You can't keep it all bottled up , man ." Maria walks towards me with a stern look across her face . " Just all these thoughts running through my head . Nothing to worry about " I shrug as I take a swig of water .

"If you say so , " Wanda tilts her head and as if a light bulb has lighted in her head , " Let's watch a movie . Now that most of the girls and Chris is here!" she jumps in delight . " So, what do you wanna watch, Chris?" Natasha grabs my hand as she asks . "Whichever you guys choose , I don't actually know . All the time I spent is in solitary confinement ." I mumble as I look at her emerald eyes , taking in the beauty of the hue of the color. After a few minutes of debate between them , we finally come up with a conclusion to watch " Titanic " . As the show progresses , Wanda and Carol clutch onto each other , sniffling and talking about how sad the scenes are. I look at the door, ready for whatever that may burst through , not so focused on the bright screen in front of me . Natasha , feeling my body tensing up under her arms , looks up at my face , worry are expressed across her face. Sensing some movement from her , I look down , meeting her eyes . " Relax , we're safe here. " she whispers as she leans on the crook of my neck, I can feel her breath on my neck as she snuggles in closer . Trying not to wince , I release all the tension building up within my and try to focus on the google box in front of me . I end up getting flashbacks but I do not want them to worry so I just try to keep my act up although I am pretty sure it is not convincing enough.

It is 1: 43 A.M. , they are all sound asleep . I get up , place Natasha and Yelena on the bed and pull the cover over them . I get out into the hallway and into my room , "Finally, a set of clothing that I am not exposed of ." I mutter as I exit my room and head towards the balcony . The chilly breeze hits my face as I step onto the balcony . " It is early for you to be awake in your current situation , Chris." a mechanical voice startles me , making me flinch and face behind me with my combat stance ready." I apologize for my sudden appearance ." the voice calls out again . "Aren't you the Artificial Intelligence that Tony uses ?" I query as I slightly lean against the balcony . "What's your name?" I demand as I look at the view before me . " Jarvis . " the A.I. replies. " Well , Jarvis , you should be quiet , we don't plan to wake the others, no ?" I usher . " Very well then, as you say so , Chris ." . Then , there is silence .

The sound of birds chirping indicates that it is now 5:34 A.M. , with a shrug , I walk back into the compound. I am greeted by Natasha and Yelena walking out of the hallway , groggily . "You should be resting , dude. " Yelena rubs her eyes as they prepare to lecture me . " Thank you for letting us take the bed though . " she adds , looking at me . "No prob, I'm not a heavy sleeper anyways ." I say with my hands up . I head towards the living room where they both are going to , trying to clear my head .

Something that I always have after a mission pops up , my ears starts ringing and my head starts throbbing . This sometimes happens when I am under intense stress. I stand by the corner , my hands over my ears and my head held low . "Crap " I think as I frown . Natasha turns around and walks to me placing her hand on my back as she looks at my face worriedly . I see her mouthing something but her voice is muffled . "What ?" I query as I look at her , light headed and lean against the wall . After a minute , I can hear her voice crystal clear, "Hey ! Can you hear me ?" she traces her finger on my jawline with a worried tone . " Yes, Ma'am ." I say standing still , looking at her . " What happened ?" she demands as she shakes me . " Your voice was muffled ." I reply , shrugging my shoulders . I still have a feeling that I should not tell them what was that just yet . " Probably I did not wake up the right way ." I mumble it to change the subject . As I make my way to the living room , accompanied by the redhead, I am greeted by a burst of confetti . Alarmed , I jump back and whip out my dagger , pushing Natasha behind me .

" Hey , relax , boy!" Steve shouts as the confetti slowly drop to the ground . Expecting an attack , I still have my daggers at bay , as the last few times I had confetti thrown at my face , I was attacked from all sides. "Relax , there is no sneak attacks here . " Natasha hold my arm with an assuring smile on her face . Sighing , I slip back my daggers and relax myself a little . "What's with this nonsense , Rogers ?" I snarl at him as I scan the room . "Thought you might like a little surprise ." He happily sniggers .

"Surprise? The only surprises I get all the time is ambushes and attacks. " I snort as I look at the ground . "Traumatized , eh. " he snickers as he walk towards me . " That's a lame thing to have for a murderer . " he adds , scoffing at my face . "Murderer " , one of the words that forces me to endure all the burning rage within me . I snap the moment he finishes his sentence , slamming him against the wall with an immense amount of strength . "Murderer , eh. " I snarl at him , baring my canine fangs , " I'm not traumatized , it's called instinct, dipshit, learn the difference . Also, that's a rude word to say to someone who saved your precious ass , Fossil ." I can feel tugs at my arms , letting out a sigh of annoyance , I drop him on the ground , leaving him gasping for air . " My apologies , Rogers . I should not have let my anger get in the way , it won't happen again ." I sigh with my eyes still fixated on him . "It's alright , bud , my fault with my choice of words ." he stands up stretching his arms and flexing his neck. "No, I've been called a murderer for so long and I should be used to it by now . " I sigh , staring at the walls of the living room . "Guess it gives you a little change of impact after what happened . " Tony suggest .

"Don't you dare , Stark ." I glare at him intensely . "Okay, okay, man , you don't have to look at me like that" he says with a gulp . We then sit around the living room , enjoying each others company, I am staring out the windows , being alert to the surroundings . "So, Chris ." Steve calls out to me , I hum as a reply as I turn to look at him . "How come you never told us about your past , who're your parents ?" He queries with a spark of curiosity in his eyes. Everyone turn to look at me , also curious at what I am about to say . "Although we have worked with him , we never actually know about it either . So, I'm weirded out as well ." Yelena butts in , scratching her neck . Tony looks at me with a concerning gaze . My eyes widen at the question asked , my body tensing up . Guilt and anger start to consume me bit by bit , "C'mon , keep it steady" I whisper to myself in my brain as I release a heavy sigh . "Chris ?" Natasha worriedly call out my name as she gently fondles with my fingers . I stare blankly without a reply .

"You good, dude?" Sam queries with his head tilted . Wanda starts to read my mind but just as she is getting to the part , I cut her off as I sense her reading my mind like a book . "Не думайте об этом" I say to her and she immediately starts to open her mouth . "What happened ?" she asks ,her eyes burning holes into my skull. I shake my head as a response , "I'll tell you all when the time is right , ain't that right, Tony?" I eye him as a solution to change the topic . Knowing what I meant , he goes along with it "R-right , yeah." he laughs . "Wait , Tony knows ?" Bucky snap at him with a confused look on his face . "Nah . He is just as clueless as you guys ." I shrug with a sigh .

The day goes on with me observing them in silence . Tony drags me to make some inventions on his workbench , we discuss which way and attachments is better for a suit and we make blueprints and data analysis . This is the first time I am actually involved in something as casual as this instead of going into a dark cell after every mission , training and being summoned to the Main Hall. Like the saying goes , "not everything goes well for the first time . " , this applies to my first mission with them .