Author's Note: This will be the last chapter for this fic, but I am planning a sequel/continuation. Please let me know if you are interested.

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Chapter 10: The New Avenger

Clint was performing some standard maintenance checks on his equipment while watching TV in the lounge. He glanced up at the clock. Right about now, Nat should be meeting up with Cap and Sam to hand off the file she had gone to 'procure' for them earlier. It was also about time for the press conference to begin.

"So, what are you planning on calling yourself, anyway?" Tony asked Alex as they entered the room, following Pepper out. "Are we going with 'Super Intern'?"

"Well, technically I'm not an intern anymore, so how about something that has more to do with my powers instead." Alex suggested. She didn't want to be labeled as an intern for the rest of her life.

"Like what? 'Gravity Girl'?"

"What 'girl'? I'm already 24." Alex reminded him with a dubious expression. "How about 'G' instead? It's short, catchy, and easy to remember."

"Sounds gangster." Tony commented.

"Well, it's short for 'Gravity', but if we just call me 'Gravity', then people might confuse me for either the natural force of gravity or that Sandra Bullock movie." Alex pointed out with a shrug.

"Point taken." Tony said. "All right, 'G' it is, then." He said decisively as they stepped into the elevator, and the doors closed behind them.

Clint waited a few minutes to give them time to reach the first floor before switching the TV over to one of the local news channels, which was broadcasting live, right outside the tower. He watched Pepper come out and step up onto the podium they had set up. She briefly outlined the purpose of the conference and introduced Tony, who hopped up on the stage with his usual flare and began explaining the events leading up to their confrontation with Hall from their perspective. Clint went back to fine-tuning his gear while he listened. Tony never mentioned Alex by name out of respect for the remaining shreds of privacy she had left after having her face plastered all over the internet.

"In light of her role in assisting us with taking down a very dangerous criminal, we have invited the 'Super Intern', as she's become known on the net, to join the Avengers. And she has graciously accepted." Tony concluded. "So, any questions?"

As expected, hands flew up all around. The reporters Pepper and Tony called on asked the usual questions, that is, until they reached Christine Everhart.

"Mr. Stark, I have information from a certain source that this mysterious new addition to the Avengers team is none other than Alexandra Starr, a graduate from Louisiana Tech. Is there any truth to this allegation?" The intrepid reporter asked.

Clint paused and glanced up at the screen again just in time to see Tony's eyebrows fly up in surprise.

"Wow, really?" Tony asked sardonically. "All that time I spent carefully avoiding her name, did it never occur to you that maybe I was doing it for a reason?"

"It's all right, Tony." Alex said, finally coming out and stepping into view, joining Tony by the podium. This was why she had come down with them. She knew this was bound to happen sooner or later. "Nothing stays secret for long once it hits the internet." She explained, pausing for a moment. 'I am Alex Starr. I had been hoping to prolong completely exposing myself as long as possible in order to protect my family's safety and privacy, but I can see now that's just not going to happen, so let me say this: mess with me or any of the people I care about, and I will mess you up." She promised firmly looking the camera dead in the eye .

Clint raised an eyebrow. A wry smile played upon his lips.

Look out New York, there's a new hero in town.

He watched as her expression softened and she straightened up a little.

"So, in conclusion, my name is Alex Starr, and I'm an Avenger." Alex finished confidently with a slight smirk on her lips. "Call me G."