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[lovesthecape]

[A dripping wet teenager emerges from the fountain, clutching the video. The feathers on the headband are drooping and his hair is plastered about his face but he seems more concerned about the red cape which he is trying to wring out with one hand.]

Hi whoever is out there. I'm Billy. Please tell me you missed that dramatic entrance via the fountain, because I'd like to go back and do it again with some added sparkles and billowing cape rather than drowned hobbit look. I'm not short enough to be a hobbit honestly!

[There is a pause in the babbling as he looks around.]

Okay, so this doesn't look like home, or Asgard...please tell me this is place that's heard of the Young Avengers? Or at least of a guy called Teddy, he's blonde and got really cool earrings.

Failing that the Avengers?

[This face is very hopeful because he can't picture a world without them. And if he has managed to land in a different world which would be really cool, he'd rather not do it alone.]

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[punchedhitler]

Yes?

[He heard Avengers]

Can I help you?

[lovesthecape]

[It takes a moment to recognise him but Billy's seen the trading cards. He even owns a more recent replica set....wait has been sent back in time? No the place didn't look old. Captain America looked young. This is exciting.

And he doesn't know him. Which might be a good thing in some ways.]

Hello Mr Rogers. I'm Billy. I'm one of the next generation of Avengers.

[Drop that on him quickly and get it out of the way!]

Where are we?

[punchedhitler]

Son, aren't you a bit young?

[He looks like he should be gathering scrap metal for the effort okay.]

This is the City.

[awildhulkling]

[ Well, he can certainly help Billy with one of those questions. It doesn't take him long, he doesn't even bother to respond on the video, just shifts immediately and flies to the fountain.

It's faster.

It's been days.

He lands with a thump just in front of his boyfriend, relief coursing through his veins and he doesn't even say anything until he's got him in his arms, water seeping into his clothes. ]

[lovesthecape]

[It's only been hours since Billy last saw Teddy but it's relief to see him. This new place can't be so bad of Teddy's here.

It doesn't seem fair though that Teddy was the dry one to begin with!]

Teddy! [Billy's arms tighten around his neck as he feels the tension in Teddy's body.] Hey it's okay. I'm here and there isn't a scratch on me.

Are you okay? Why weren't you in the fountain with me? We could both have been wet then.

[awildhulkling]

If you'd have turned up days ago, I would've been. [ He just squeezes tighter, because hey, strange happenings, new city. Eli had vanished and Teddy had no idea what to do about it. He'd missed him. So much. ]

It was totally a Limbo moment, only without the sand.

[ Video ]

[bettercallit]

[ The story of how Legolas meets Frodo. ]

Are you a fan, kid?

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[lovesthecape]

Yes! Most days... I mean I'm on an Avengers team but I am also a fan if that makes sense?

[ Video ]

[bettercallit]

[ Quietly amused, Clint's got a wavering smile in place, checking out the getup on this kid. ]

You've got imagination, I'll give you that. So what do you do on this team of yours?

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[doeswhathewants]

Oh look, more Avengers and yet we are all still trapped here.

Heroes, you are failing at your jobs. Tsk.

[lovesthecape]

Wait..hang on I haven't even tried to get people out of here yet.

[doeswhathewants]

If Thor, Iron Man and Hercules cannot do it, then unless you are hiding something unheard of under that tatty red blanket.....[Apologetic shrug.]

video; WHY HELLO 8D

[asofwar]

Billy. You are back.

Re: video; HELLO THERE

[lovesthecape]

You know me? [Billy peers down the video.]

I don't remember, sorry. I must have bumped my head really hard or something.

video; HELLO

[asofwar]

[Pause. :( Billy, you've seen her at breakfast in the morning, this breaks her heart.]

Or possibly you have forgotten of your time in this place. I had the honour of being invited into your home, when I first arrived.

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[killerthighs]

Young Avengers...?

[She sounds amused.]

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[lovesthecape]

The Avengers was taken as a name, and since we were younger it fitted!

voice

[killerthighs]

[That's... adorable even though Natasha wouldn't even say it aloud.]

Who's on your team?

video;

[yourbestguysgun]

Man, they let babies on Steve's team?

[ You are a tiny child thing. He's overly protective of kids. DEAL WITH IT. ]

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[lovesthecape]

I stopped being a baby years ago.

[It was important that people didn't get the wrong idea. They weren't that young okay.

And Billy's jaw is beginning to drop.]

You're Bucky.

[Give him a moment okay. He's realising he's talked back to a legend.]

video;

[yourbestguysgun]

You're still a kid, kid.

[ He does not approve. But he's also confused. ] Yep. Y'already meet Steve then?

[voice]

[had_not_lived]

...Oh my God, Billy? I didn't think you were coming back...

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[lovesthecape]

[Oh no, it's another person he doesn't know who knows him. He feels guilty again.]

Hi? Sorry I don't remember being here before. But if we were friends before I'd love to be friends again.

[debrief]

The Young Avengers? [ He needs more information on that, clearly. They only just barely got the Avengers together, now there's Young Avengers? ]

[lovesthecape]

Yup! [There is a grin.] We are younger than the original team and we can fight as well as they do.

[Well nearly as well but he's proud of his team.]