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It was a few weeks after the battle of New York.
The city was slowly recovering and the now so called Avengers were trying to figure out their place with one another. Director Nick Fury kept in contact with the heroes and was aiming for a more long term deal with them.
For now the man was aiming for residence in the tower for all of them so that all the heroes were nearby when they were needed again. Right now the heroes would come and go, but nothing had been arranged so far.
So that’s why Fury had called on a meeting at the tower at the crack of dawn. Great.
After Tony, Cap was the first to arrive. “Ah Capsicle, good to see you again!” Tony called, faking excitement.
“Hey Tony” The man replied casually. God, how that man was able to function at this hour was beyond him.
“How is life in the twenty first century treating you?” Tony asked.
“Well, it’s a lot of adjusting but I’m learning new things everyday” He said happily. Always the enthusiasm and positivity, no wonder his father liked him so much…
The man had grown on him a bit since the whole aliens attacking New York thing, but it was difficult from time to time to deal with his never ceasing optimism.
They sat down at long glass table, overlooking the city. The silence was… not even that awkward. It wasn’t long before the others arrived as well. Clint and Natasha of course arriving at once and on the dot. Bruce following two minutes later. Thor was, probably saving the Universe somewhere, and wasn’t able to come but that would be a problem for a different time.
Of course, Mr. Pirate was taking his sweet time so Tony stood up from the table and walked over to the ceiling-high windows avoiding the gazes from his fellow Avengers.
Around ten minutes after their agreed time, Nick Fury walked in, while also holding a strange colorful object.
He walked directly over to Tony without addressing the others. They all looked a bit confused and were trying to get a glance at what he was holding.
“I believe you lost this Stark. Please try not to let your things lie around next time.” Fury said while holding up, what looked to be a almost rainbow colored… Giraffe plushie?
“You found him!” Tony said a little excited and what could be seen as relief. Fury then pushed the object in his hands before walking over to the head of the table. The other Avengers however were still looking towards Tony to try and figure out what he had to do with a stuffed animal.
The man in question didn’t even look at them, although you couldn’t really see his eyes through his purple colored glasses anyway, and pocketed the thing. The head of the plushie was still sticking out of his pocket but the man was paying no further attention to it.
He had looked a bit tired earlier, but now he just looked happy and more relaxed.
Before anyone could put more thought into it, Fury addressed them and started their meeting.
"Good morning Avengers. I have summoned you all here today to discuss some new arrangements to the whole Avenger deal.
Just three weeks ago you have successfully managed to stop an Alien attack on New York. The damage that has been done during this battle has caused concern with a lot of people and that is why I would like to discuss some new terms with you.
As of now Stark will be providing you with your own living quarters at the tower. By doing this you will not only be together might you be needed again but it could also gain us some trust with the people. Stark and I have been discussing this matter and he has arranged some places for you to live in this tower.
You will all get your own floor but you will also have access to a common room area. Agreeing to this will also include access to training areas and some of the technology used at the tower. Yes Captain that also includes this thing called Internet. If you do not agree on this you will have to give us the locations to where you live so that we know where to find you"
The room was silent as everyone let the new information settle for a minute.
Stark stood up and walked over to the head of the table, grabbing his phone and starting a hologram in the middle of the table. Steve immediately sat forward, admiring this new technology.
“So, now that Mr. Pirate has done his part, here is mine.” Tony gestured to the tower that appeared in front of them.
"Stark tower. Or now soon to be the official Avengers tower. As you can see here the tower consists of many different floors. Right at the top is the penthouse. You are not allowed up there unless JARVIS approves.
Right here we have the laboratories, here people work on creating some of your weapons and other things that I won’t bother explaining to you right now. Then we have the party deck, but on that same floor you can also find the common room area. Then we have some other floors, but you can figure that out yourselves. Right here we have the private quarters. There, each of you will be getting your own floor and elevator. To those who like to be active, yes we also have a staircase.
Like Nick described, you also have access to training areas and other activities which you can find right here.
In case you haven’t noticed, this tower is mostly run by JARVIS. Say hi JARVIS”
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“Hello Sir, and welcome other Avengers, it is nice seeing you again”
“Yeah, yeah thank you JARVIS. In case you have any questions, want to make purchases online, call someone or whatever, you ask him. He also manages most security so if you want to lock your room for the night, ask him. Are there any questions so far?”
“Can we also disagree on these terms or…?” Clint asked, raising an eyebrow.
“No. Not really anyway. If you want to decline my humble offer you can resign.” Tony replied smugly.
Nick Fury sighed “No Agent Barton, you agree on these terms or agree to work on your own, but then you will no longer take part in the Avengers initiative.”
“But if we do agree, what happens then? Are we stuck on any rules? This all sounds very promising, but…” Steve commented hesitantly.
“Well Captain, I understand your concern. If you agree on these terms you will get to live here and make use of everything this tower has to offer. Other than a few public appearances here and there, there is no real catch to the deal. It is meant to offer the people here a sense of safety knowing that their heroes are nearby but won’t just go rogue either.” Fury assured the captain calmly.
Tony was looking at his phone, before straightning up and adressing the room.
"Well, I'll give you guys a few hours to decide. Just give me or my secretary a call when you have decided to move in. I need to go, but I'm hoping to see you guys here soon." Tony said before stepping out of the room not much later
The other Avengers hadn't missed the fact however that the man kept a protective hand over the plushie, which he tried to play of as casually pocketing his hands.
"Is it just me or was Stark in more of a hurry than normal?" Clint commented after the man had left.
"No, you weren't Clint but Stark is probably just going to his own lab or something." Natasha said.
Meanwhile Fury just looked on and Steve was admiring the hologram.
"It's called an hologram, Captain" Fury said, startling the man out of his thoughts. "Well, just like Stark, I would like to know as well when you have made your decisions. You will hear from me when you are needed again. You are dismissed" Fury said before also leaving the room.
"Wow, I really got some high-school vibes from that statement." Clint laughed while resting his feet on the table.
"You never even finished highschool, Barton" Natasha said with an evil grin.
"Yeah that's true." Clint replied, leaning back in his chair.
Bruce was also staring at the hologram, seemingly lost in thought.
A comfortable silence rested over the room for a few minutes, where everyone gathered their thoughts and made up their minds.
"Well, I think it's great" Clint interrupted the silence. "JARVIS was it right?" "Yes Mr.Barton, how can I assist you?" "Let Tony know that I agree on these new terms and that I will be using his training area"
"Certainly, Mr. Barton" the stoic voice answered.
"Well, I have been using the labs for quite a while so I think I'll get back to that" Bruce agreed camly and stepping out of the room moments later.
Steve was still looking a bit conflicted. "What's on your mind Steve?" Natasha asked crossing her arms.
"It's just... Everything is still new to me and... I mean New York apartments aren't really cheap, so it seems like a great deal, but it's still a lot to take in"
"Well I guess you better start packing" Natasha smiled, already knowing his decision.
"I guess I will" Steve said.
He looked out of the large windows, watching as the sun painted the sky in beautiful colors before also leaving the room. Ready to start a new chapter in life.
And so the Avengers initiative was officially born.