A/n - The timeline simply does not exist. I know it is all over the place, there are people here when they should not be here based on the events that have happened, which are all out of order as well. So just don't expect this to follow the timeline, just go with the flow and then it hopefully will not be confusing.

Basically, good luck trying to actually make sense of this :)

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When the elevator doors slide open I swear it is the gates of hell opening.

Before we even stepped out I could already hear the loud chaos that was occurring at the other end of the hall. There was a quick look shared between the three of us until Tony puts his arms around our shoulders, a gesture that still causes me to heavily flinch every time, and starts to push us out of the elevator and towards my death.

When we finally get to the entrance to the living area I have to pause to take in and mentally process the scene in front of me.

A very intense game of Mario Kart is taking place on the TV with many people gathered around. Clint Barton is leaning forward in his seat on the couch clutching his controller for his dear life, Sam Wilson is perched on the top of the couch, and Bucky Barns is standing in front of the couch while death glaring at the TV screen in front of him while exaggeratingly leaning as steering his character as if that will make a difference. All the while they are all shouting insults that even I have never heard in my life, and I didn't think that was possible.

Steve Rogers is sitting off to the side while looking at Bucky with the biggest and most elated heart eyes I have ever seen. I wonder how long they have been together.

Pietro Maximoff is sitting on the couch next to Steve, seeming to be trying to talk to him but then realizing that he is far too infatuated with Bucky to be paying any attention to him. He abruptly stops talking resulting in simply shaking his head at his completely whipped friend.

Natasha Romanoff is sitting on the edge of the couch watching the chaos with a pleased smirk on her face.

Scott Lang is loudly trying to pitch his 'newest and greatest idea.' From what I hear, it has something to do with convincing Tony to buy the entire Baskin Robbins franchise simply so he can keep the seasonal Ant-Man flavor as a year-round thing.

Bruce Banner and Pepper Potts are both trying to convince him of what a terrible idea that is. 

Dr. Strange is seeming to be held hostage in the kitchen by James Rhodes who is going on about how he crashed a tank through a window or something. I don't care to listen to the rest of that story, it seems quite boring.

Vision is sitting off in a dark corner cradling a toaster and looking at it like a mother would look at her newly born child for some reason. I'm not even going to question that one.

All the while Wanda Maximoff is using her red glowy magic stuff and pelting random objects across the room at Clint, trying to mess him up so Bucky and Sam actually have a chance at winning.

I blink several times, trying to allow my brain to catch up to what is happening in front of me, but it is struggling.

(A lot of this scene is actually stolen from my other book 'Blame Fate' which you should all definitely go check out *wink wink*)

Ms. Romanoff seems to be the only one that notices our presence as she looks over to us almost as soon as we enter the room. She squints her eyes slightly and gives us a questioning look then looks over to Tony.

Just as Tony starts to speak up to announce our presence he is interrupted by a deafening sound in the living room where clearly someone finally won the Mario Kart game that they were so enthralled in. There are shouts and cheers, most notably from Mr. Wilson and Mr. Barns, and a wail of pure agony from Mr. Barton. That wail is then followed by him angrily shouting excuses at anyone that would listen, but they are quickly ignored.

After allowing them their celebration for several moments, Tony finally tries to speak up.

"Guys, I would like you to- guys! GUYS!!" Tony says desperately trying to get the rowdy group's attention.

"AVENGERS!!!" several heads snap over to us and I suddenly feel like sinking into the floor and never emerging again. "I would like to introduce you to some people," Tony says concerningly sweetly.

As soon as Mr. Barton looks over to us he instantly groans. "Oh of course! Now their first impression of me is going to be the one time I lose at Mario Kart!" He wails as he buries his head in his hands.

"Oh, I am sure I can make sure that this isn't the last time that you lose Mr. Barton." The words automatically come out confidently from my mouth and as soon as they do my eyes go wide and I am now silently praying that Zeus will smite me down here and now. Where did that come from?!?!

"Oh I like them." Ms. Romanoff says with a light chuckle.

Apparently, this is something absolutely crazy to say since everyone's heads instantly snap towards Ms. Romanoff looking at her as if she is insane and also concerningly.

After a short pause, Mr. Wilson speaks up. "Well if Natasha likes them, then the rest of you have a death wish if you don't." He says good-naturedly. "So what is your name kid?"

"Oh, uh my name is Finnley."

"What about you other kid?" Mr. Wilson continues.

"uhh, I'm Peter Parker, Mr. Wilson Falcon Sir."

"Awwww he is a cinnamon roll!" Ms. Maximoff cues from across the room.

Peter goes extremely red and I nod in the direction of Ms. Maximoff, agreeing with her statement, as I am also fighting to hold in my laugh.  

"Well, as I was GOING to say, this is Finnley and Peter! They are my personal interns and I wanted to introduce you all and show them off; also so you don't kill them if you see them wandering around." Tony says while doing the signature Dad Clap™ as he talks.

"Wait, these are the Interns you were talking about? The ones that scored even higher than me on the test?" Dr. Banner cuts in excitedly, bouncing on his heels where he stands.

"The one and onlys." Tony says with a proud smirk.

"Oh god, they're nerds!!" Mr. Barton whines loudly, acting even more distressed.

"You will have to stop in my lab some time, I can't let Tony keep you all to himself."

"That sounds amazing Mr. Dr. Banner Sir!! Also, I just have to say I love your papers on The Effects and Implications of Gamma Radiation in Nuclear Physics!! I have done so many school papers on your books!!" Peter rants.

There are several "Awwwwws" sounded throughout the room which causes Peter to turn bright red again and I am concerned that he is going to pass out with all the blood rushing to his face.

"Anyways, Finnley was it? I doubt a NERD like yourself could beat ME in Mario Kart." Mr. Barton says cockily as he pretends to dramatically flip his hair over his shoulder.

"Oh, you are on Mr. Barton," I say smugly as I leap over the back of the couch and hold my hand out for a controller. I don't know where this confidence came from, but I take it in stride.

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"HOW ARE YOU DOING THAT?!?! WHAT KIND OF WITCHCRAFT IS THIS?!?!" Mr. Barton shouts after I beat him for the 8th time in a row a few hours later.

I simply give a small evil laugh in reply while shrugging my shoulders at the distressed assassin in front of me.

"HOW ARE YOU SO GOOD???! TEACH ME YOUR WAYS!!"

"I don't know, it's pretty much the only thing I did at one of my foster- I- I mean friend's houses. I and a group of kids would go there practically every day and we would bet on it. I got tired of losing money." I shrug my shoulders with a small smile as I try to sell my lie to cover my slip-up. However, based on her look that she is currently giving me, it seems it didn't slip by Ms. Romanoff.

"Just- let's just go one more time, I swear I will win this time!" Mr. Barton continues, but before we can start the next game where I would have no doubt absolutely destroyed him once again we are interrupted by the elevator ding.

I curiously turn my head towards the elevator as the doors open to see a very recognizable brute, who I now see is Thor, the literal god, seeming to be loudly and hastily whispering to someone behind him until he finally realizes that the elevator doors have opened.

"Ah! Fellow Avengers! Hello, I have returned! And I bring good news!" He shouts as he steps out with someone very clearly cowering behind him, but I decide not to mention it, at least until someone else does. 

"Hey, point break. Your good news better be better than last time when the 'good news' was that you bought an entire supply crate of pop tarts. The supply closet is still overflowing with them." Tony says without even looking up from what he was tinkering with on the kitchen table.

"Hahaha don't worry man of iron! It is even better than that! I have brought my brother here!"

He then grabs a hold of the raven-haired man's shoulders from behind him and roughly shoves him in front of himself. Thor is smiling wildly, but as soon as he says this everyone else's smiles drop. Many of them also stand up grabbing whatever weapon is the closest. Within seconds everyone is instantly shouting overtop of each other as chaos breaks loose.

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