"Where's Fury?" Carol Danvers bluntly said to Steve and Natasha as they looked back at the stranger with confusion. They looked at Bruce who is himself trying to figure out who the hell is she. As every second of silence passed, Carol got more and more impatient. Rhodey broke that silence with his footsteps as he walked up behind her with slight hesitation.
"Uh...how exactly did you get inside of here?" Rhodey asked but was responded with a photon blast that shot him into the wall. By the look of Carol's face and body language, talking was the last thing she wanted to do right now. As she turned back to Natasha, the barrel of a pistol was pointed between her eyes.
"Make another move and I will not hesitate to shoot you." Natasha said as she held the gun at Carol with a stern look on her face. She is in a foul mood right now with all the events that happened thanks to Thanos and Carol isnt helping at all with her sudden entry. Despite this, Carol remained unphased and stared at Natasha past the barrel. Things was gonna get bloody until Steve stepped in and moved the gun away from Carol.
"Natasha wait!...look at the insignia on her chest. She's gotta be the one Fury was paging." Steve said as he stepped closer to Carol. "Who the hell are you people?" Carol said as she looked around joining in the confusion. Bruce, who is still on the side, walked towards where Rhodey's body layed and turned him around on his back. Bruce examined his body and took a deep breath of relief. Not a fatal shot. He's gonna be ok but he's unconcious.
"He's still alive..it wasnt a killing blow" Bruce said out loud to Steve and Natasha. He wish he could help with this situation but without the Hulk, he cant do much. Staying there with Rhodey is probably the best option. It's not much but its something at least. Carol looked back at Bruce with a smirk on her face. A smirk that rubbed Natasha the wrong way in fact. "Dont worry. I held back...this time. My emotion control gotten better I see. Now answer...my question. Who the hell are you people and where is Fury?" Carol said now focusing her attention on Steve is unphased with her intimidation.
"In short, we are the Avengers. Part of Fury's secret initiative project...although it's not really secret anymore. We protect this city and anywhere that needs our help from intergalactic threats. In the case of Fury well...its a long story. He disappeared from our world." Steve said as calmly as he can but got interrupted by Carol who is shocked by this news.
"How?!? Tell me who did this and I will put a end to this now!" Carol said clenching her fists. This response was met with shaking heads from both Steve and Natasha. If it only was that easy. Natasha calmed down a bit as she puts up her pistol and crosses her arms.
"Its complicated..." Natasha said as she looked at Steve's face. She can see the sadness in his eyes and its understandable. They took a beating from Thanos. On top of that, they lost a lot of their teammates...their friends...their family. "Thanos...Thanos is the man responsible for Fury's disappearance along with half of the universe. We tried to stop him with all we had at our disposal but we couldn't finish the job. After his accomplishment, Thanos disappeared as well and we have no idea how to track him. Most of our team has disappeared as well. At this point, we are lost like you are..I'm sorry I cant give you more than that." Steve said to Carol who is taking all this information in one go and its overwhelming. Skrulls was one thing but this is...a different level. She looks off to the side, lowering her eyes. She humbles herself and reaches our her hand towards Steve for a handshake.
"Carol...Carol Danvers. Captain Marvel." Carol said with a stern look on her face. She is still hesitant with them but she can see they are not bad guys. If there is a way to get Fury back, cooperating with them is the best option. "Ahhh another Captain huh? Thats kinda suprising. Steve...Steve Rodgers.. Captain America." Steve said as he responds back to her with a firm handshake. A smile from both of them showed a sign of respect for each other. As soilders, both of them could get along well. Not that bad for a first impression.
It was a bad impression in Natasha's head though as she reluctantly reaches her hand out for a handshake. "Natasha Romanoff...Black Widow." Natasha said with a fake smile on her face. Carol seemed to noticed this fake smile and gave a fake smile of her own while giving her a firm handshake as well. She pointed a gun at her literally minutes ago. Its gonna take a while for them to warm up to each other. As they got done with their handshake, Natasha went back to crossing her arms and Carol gave her a teasing yet sarcastic smirk. Carol thought she was cute. Maybe it wouldn't be horrible working side by side with her.
"Oh and i apologize about what I did to your friend. I promise no more friendly fire. Somehow I'll make it up to yall. Soooooo...do we have clues on where to look first?" Carol said as she walked towards a nearby wall and leans her shoulder on it. Steve shakes his head and rests his hands on her hips. "No...not a single clue yet. Since we got you here now, I think it's safe to say we made some type of progress now. For the moment, we're gonna take a break. Get some ideas going and come back later. In the meantime, we have a extra room for you to rest in. Natasha could escort you there." Steve said as he looked at Natasha who rolled her eyes for a second and walks past Carol to lead her there.
"Follow me" Natasha said as she walked down the hallway, her hips swaying back and forth. Carol follows behind her keeping up with her walking speed. "When you had that gun pointed at me, was you really gonna shot me or was that a bluff?" Carol said with her daring curiosity getting the best of her. Natasha responded with the biggest smile she gave all day. "Wanna try it again and find out?" Natasha said with a sassy tone in her voice. Carol smirks and gives a head nod of approval. "I might like you after all." Carol said as both of them takes a elevator to the resting quarters for the team.