I know I said that Bucky would be staying behind, but I changed my mind. XD
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   I tried my best to ignore the pain in my ribs. It was considerably less than it had been earlier. Buck walked next to me as we followed Steve. He kept looking at my tablet as we walked. He looked over enough that I started gradually walking toward the right wall, making him walk in that direction too. After several steps, he bumped into the wall with his shoulder.

   He looked up at my face. I smirked at him and he grinned. "What are you trying to tell me?"

   I chuckled. "Nothing."

   "And by 'nothing' you mean 'stop trying to see what I'm doing'?"

   I smirked at him. "Maybe."

   Steve glanced over his shoulder at the two of us. He smiled. "Skye, if you would be so kind as to open the cells before we get there?" 

   I grinned and drew a circle around a padlock symbol on my tablet. Nice of them to make the system so easy to use. Really, it's amazing nobody's hacked into this before me. It's so easy! There was a hissing sound as doors ahead of us opened up.

   Steve gestured for me to pass him. "You go first."

   I glanced over at him in surprise. "You're letting me... go first?"

   Bucky and Steve shared a look. They both grinned at me. I grinned back, taking that as a yes, and walked passed them. I entered the round room with cells on all sides. Clint, Scott, Sam, and Sheen were already out of the cells and walking toward me.

   "Hey! It's the hacker!" Scott said with a crooked smile.

   I couldn't help but grin myself. "Remember my name is Skye," I said.

   I quickly found myself in the center of a group hug, pushed up against Bucky and Steve. Pain flared through my chest. "Ah, the ribs guys! The ribs!" I gasped, blowing the moment as everyone backed up.

   "How're your ribs doing, Skye?" Sam asked, ignoring the conversation that had started between Steve, Scott, Clint, Sheen, and Bucky.

   I grimaced. "Not healed yet, but getting there. Shooting a shotgun probably didn't help."

   Sam raised an eyebrow. "Shooting a shotgun?"

   "How about I explain why I did that some other time? You probably want to know what they're talking about. You're an Avenger too."

   Sam chuckled. "And you're not? After all this, I think you deserve to join a conversation. I can't make you an Avenger outright, but you can know our plans."

   I grinned. "I suppose you're right."

   Sam and I both turned to the others and stepped closer to hear what they were talking about. This was almost a dream come true. I was part of a superhero team and I didn't even have powers.

   A message popped up on my tablet. Everyone turned to me when it made a loud ding.

   "Hang on," I said, reading through the message. My surprise grew with each sentence. "It's... It's from T'Challa." I looked up. "He's offering us sanctuary at his palace in Wakanda."

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I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. I know it was really short, but I don't really have anything else to add. I have one more chapter that I wrote a while ago. Lucky for you guys!

May the speed force be with you! Stay determined.