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𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔭𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔱𝔴𝔬
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trigger warnings- drug material, blood, smoking and tobacco references
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THE ALARM drummed along their ears as The Avengers sprinted towards Freddie who held his breath in.
"WE'RE MISSING A TRAINEE!" His voice roared along the hollow walls, the sound of footsteps in rhythm echoed.

Athena raised an eyebrow and stopped in her tracks towards Freddie, "does it happen to be some idiot with a blue shirt?" She chuckled softly as Apollo sprinted past them- his shoulder bucking against Athena's who hissed in pain.
"Idiot!"

Freddie briefly turned towards Athena, "her name's Francesca Parker. Peter and Roman's sister."
Roman perked an eyebrow up as his eyes darted across the room, 'how the hell did I not notice that my sister was gone?'

Sydney nodded firmly, "got it!" She hollered, jogging as Taylor caught up towards her; her braids bouncing within each step.

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Apollo made his way around the building, hollering the girl's name as he heard a thundering 'BANG!'

His eyebrows perked up, holding his breath in as he carefully treaded his way towards the noise.
"What the hell..." his voice scratched as he scrunched his nose at the sight of a figure dig through the trash can.

The figure turned around, revealing a distressed blonde girl who held a tiny packet of what seemed like weed in the air; waving it around. "FOUND IT!"

Apollo lowered his arm, sighing as he placed a hand on his hip.
"Francesca?"
Francesca gave him a brief grin before making her way past him, "shit the meeting!"

Apollo scoffed as he held the communication devices button and muttered, "found her...."

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The wind blew gently against the trees which rustles as leaves rained from them. The sunsets washed of shades of tender orange and strawberry pink.

Luka faintly swung himself, the swing hanging tightly from the thick branch up far, the smell of sharp rain and damp grass intoxicated him into a satisfying state.

His fingers flipped through the smooth pages of poetry, emotions flowing through the book as he hummed to himself. A hand clutching to the rope of the swing as he held the lollipop stick between his teeth.

He shifted his gaze up at the sound of leaves cracking, a faint smile slipping onto his lips at the sight of Lilianna who held a pink bucket with craft materials.

"Hi!" She greeted as she dropped her bucket, flattening her blanket out onto the grass as Luka raised an eyebrow.

"What...what are you doing?" He questioned, placing his hand between the papers so he wouldn't loose his page.
Lilianna plopped down onto the blanket, separating her belongings as she glanced up.

"Scrapbooking," she whispered as she pulled out what seemed to be a notebook with the color of pink thrown up on it. Her fingers intertwined with the scissors as Luka squinted his eyes.
"Of course you are."

A stifled laugh from Lilianna let Luka grin a bit, opening his book back up.

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The Stark siblings enjoyed a moment of peace while the meeting for the news trainees was being held. Taking advantage of no sign of annoyance.

Athena raised a stern eyebrow at Elijah who sunk into the couch sighing deeply, glancing at Athena.
Athena kept staring, squinting her eyes as Elijah scoffed- turning towards her.

"What!"

Athena clicked her tongue, "you're hiding something." Elijah gulped, scratching the back of his neck as he scoffed lightly. His heartbeat pounding heavily against his rib cage as he felt his hands let out a pond of sweat loose:

"Wha-What, no! What..." he licked his lip, "what do you think I'm hiding?"

Athena chuckled, "you seem to only flirt with the boys." Elijah's eyes widened, sitting up as she chuckled. "I knew it!"

"Kn...Knew what?" He cleared his throat, bouncing his leg as Athena leaned her elbows on her thighs.
"You're gay as fuck lil' bro."

Elijah choked on his spit, his words choppy as he immediately stood up in front of Athena who sipped from her sparkling water that nipped at her tongue.
"WAS IT THAT OBVIOUS?"

Athena raised an eyebrow, "what, are you stupid?"

Elijah fell into the seat besides Athena, his face falling as she sat up; turning towards him.
"Hey, being gay as fuck doesn't matter. Besides, more than half of us in this building is gay."

Elijah chuckled, looking up at Athena who held her hands up. "Thank you..."
Athena chuckled, "there's gonna' be a pride para-"

"No." Elijah rolled his eyes as he let a muffled scoff leave his lips, sighing deeply.

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Sebastian clicked his tongue as he sat down at the kitchen counter, swinging his legs to cross them. Flipping through the magazine of science and advanced technology, which he took such strange admiration to.

"Why'd you keep reading that shit over, and over again?" Pheonix chuckled as they held the apple, taking a large chomp out of it as Sebastian flickered his eyes onto his dearest brother.

"Why do you care?" He smirked as Pheonix clenched their jaw, letting out a strained hum.
"Smart-ass."

"Hmph," Sebastian cooed, "no I just like minding my own damn business my dearest brother." Pheonix chewed harshly, the bitter sweet taste of the apple melted intoxicatingly onto his tongue.
"Whatever," he muttered as Sebastian flipped a page; straightening his posture.

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"You all have to understand that this is no game," Freddie' voice turned sternly bitter as the trainees sat in pure silence, entirely intimated by him.

His footsteps 'thumped' against the floor as he clicked his tongue, "we protect thousands of lives everyday. And we will continue doing so." He sighed, "from generations on."

The sound of the door creaking brought everyone's attention, the small reflection of light lightly making the room dim. Elijah peeked his head through the door.
Freddie gulped as he made his way towards the door, cursing under his breath.
"What?"

Elijah shifted, almost anxious as he cleared his throat.
"I need you to please....please check on James." Freddie raised an eyebrow, "no I'm in the middle o-"

"I need you to do it." Elijah's voice grew firm as he held a deathly tight grip onto the door, clenching his jaw as Freddie sighed.
"Alright, take over for me and just follow along the presentation."

Freddie shoved past Elijah who squeezed through the door, his eyes lingering on the trainees as he let a strained sigh escape his lips.

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Sydney scrubbed the sponge softly against her damp skin, the icy water struck through her body likes icicles.
Humming to herself as the soap soaked away from her shoulder, her breath hitching.

Her fingers massaged her scalp as the shampoo soap flushed through her red which shimmered underneath the dark light, closing her eyes shut.

A sharp pain struck through her head, letting out a strained groan as she dropped her hands; her breathing growing heavier.
'No, no, no, not again.'

Her body slammed against the wall, her legs bucking numb as a frightened sensation took over.

' Outbursts of fire sprouted as it overpowered of what seemed like a city, the sky the shade of space black as roaring erupted from the depths. Screaming echoed as a spaceship twice the size of the city floated above it, sharply bright lights shutting on-'

Sydney landed brutally, slipping as her ankle folded; snatching the towel. Wrapping it around herself as she groaned, her hair damply pulled back as she opened the door.

Apollo made his way past the bathroom door, stepping back once he found Sydney who leaned against the door frame. "Syd?"

Her eyes sunk as blood trailed down from her nose and the edges of her ear, her legs giving out. Falling forward onto Apollo who caught her, "oh god."

Holding her up as he gently held her waist, leading her towards her room. 'What the hell happened?'

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"Uh so yeah, any words?" Elijah gave the trainees an awkward thumbs up and chuckled nervously. He side-eyed Athena who side-eyed Taylor.

"Be good Avengers, I guess?" Athena slapped her forehead at Taylor's statement, sighing to herself as Elijah clapped his hands.

"Amen." Athena muttered, "wrong prayer." Elijah tilted his head as Helena raised an eyebrow, turning towards Raiden who flared his nostrils.

"You guys really do suck at this," Diana crossed her legs as Tommy chuckled, "do we clap now?"
Athena glared sharply at him, titling her chin up as he crossed his arms. "No."

"Considering that you like being praised I'm surprised," Tommy teased as Elijah's eyes twitched, turning towards Athena with an awkward smile as she clenched her jaw.

"Damn," Tobias whispered as Francesca rubbed her eyes; bolted red as he snorted at the high looking girl.
"Y'know what!-"

"That's enough!" Ace snapped, gaining everyone's silent attention, she shrugged simply. "Lets just...go on."

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Freddie felt his hand rest on the door, letting out one last sigh before opening the door. "James...?"
His eyes softened at the sight of his enemy lay limp in his own misery, clearing his throat as James slightly moved his head.
"What."

"I-I just wanted to, check on you." Freddie scratched the back of his neck, shifting onto the other foot as James cradled himself.
"I'm fine."

Freddie closed his eyes shut tightly before crossing his arms, opening them up again.
"The team needs you, I need y-"

"Get out." James snapped suddenly, sending Freddie to a puzzled state. "Please, leave-"

A sudden ear-wrenching alarm buzzed through each room, sending Freddie into panic. 'What the hell is happening now?'

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Luka laid on his stomach on the blanket along with Lilianna, turning towards her, "glue-stick?"

Lilianna frowned and tilted her head as Luka's face dropped. "Oh, I meant...can I please have the glue-stick?" Lilianna placed the glue-stick into his hand, reading the label as he chuckled to himself; 'Unicorn Combust Glue.'

"Luka?" She swung her legs back and forth as Luka slid the glue across the yellow piece of paper. "Hm?"
"Why'd you stop blowing the stick?"

Luka furrowed his eyebrows as he glanced down at her, "you mean smoke?" He laughed as she shrugged, her curled hair bouncing along her shoulders.
"Well, I stopped ever since you told me you didn't like it."

Lilianna held a bubble in her mouth as Luka studied her, "that's good, Luka, I'm proud of you!" Luka gulped the tight knot in his throat, "thanks..."

'BOOM!'

The sound of an explosion drummed throughout the place, sending the two into a state of perplex-ion and helplessness.

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not edited im sorry :,)