nextgen_citizen (nextgen_citizen) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-11-28 23:16:00

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I was minding my own business when....
The shoot for his latest movie, The J-Team, brought him back to Boston for the next two weeks and Austin Caine found himself excited at the prospect. He'd get to hang out with Anya again, if her schedule allowed, and they could go out for burgers again or just hang out and talk cars or motorcycles. She was a fun girl to be around and Austin liked when she'd call him up to chat or ask about things like going to the Stark Charity Ball.

Maybe he'd take the time out to get fitted for a new tuxedo today after filming wrapped.

Right now, he was on set working with Christian Bale, who played the leader of the J-Team, Julian Jameson. Austin played Jarrod Jennings, the technical support guy of the group.

"The good news is that I can have the zero-watt generator built in two days, J. The bad news is that it'll have to be stationary unless I can call a friend of mine to help with the work. She's tough to track down, but she's worth every penny in the brains department." Jarrod says, and Austin smiles inwardly at sneaking a shout out to Anya into the movie.

"Make the call, J." Julian says.

Less than thirty feet away, a catering truck explodes and everyone is thrown to the ground, knocked senseless from the blast.

Austin is pretty sure /that/ isn't part of the script.

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	anyastark 2010-11-29 09:25 pm UTC (link)
	"Do you want to bet your life on that?" The voice coming through the mask was a half growl. Anya had done worse as Lady Mandarin and she was the Black Widow's daughter. "Tell me!" The light in her palm grew brighter. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_misc
2010-11-29 09:38 pm UTC (link)

"I DON'T KNOW!" he screams, throwing his hands up in a futile effort to block what he thinks is an incoming incineration blast. He's heard that Iron Man incinerates people all the time. Why wouldn't Iron Girl?

"I swear, I got a call on the phone sayin' I could make some quick cash if I put a scare in that Caine guy! I don't know who it was. The voice sounded all metallic like yours! That's all I know! Don't kill me!" the man says, busting into wracking sobs.

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	anyastark 2010-11-29 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	"Your cell phone?" she asked. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_misc 2010-11-29 09:48 pm UTC (link)
	"It's a pre-pay." the man says, fishing the phone out of his pocket and handing to Iron Girl with a quaking arm. "Look, just let me go and you'll never see me again. I'll be out of Boston in two hours, tops." he says, hoping to cut deal. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-11-29 09:51 pm UTC (link)
	She took the phone. It would be almost impossible to trace the call, but she had to give it a shot. "You have an hour to get out of Boston. Otherwise I am going to find you. Are we clear?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_misc 2010-11-30 05:54 am UTC (link)
	The man nods vigorously. He'd be out of Boston in an hour even if he had to run to the City Limits. As soon as Iron Girl lets him go, he does just that. He runs, looking for a cab. He'll worry about picking up his stuff later. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-11-30 05:58 am UTC (link)
	Iron Girl went back to the scene of the explosion and looked for Austin. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_citizen
2010-11-30 06:05 am UTC (link)

A fire truck is on the scene to put out the burning vehicles as Austin gets a blanket and some water. He's got the start of a headache coming on, but right now, he's just glad he's alive.

A couple of the special effects guys are hurt pretty bad and they're the first ones to go when the EMT's show up.

Austin just looks around at the damage and wonders why it happened, sitting in a chair.

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	anyastark 2010-11-30 06:06 am UTC (link)
	Iron Girl landed next to Austin. "Are you okay, Mr. Cain?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_citizen 2010-11-30 06:12 am UTC (link)
	"I'm still breathin', thanks to you." Austin nods. "I don't know how you super-types do it, but I'm glad you do. Did you find the guy that did this?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	anyastark 2010-11-30 06:14 am UTC (link)
	"He was just a hired lackey. He didn't know who hired him." Iron Girl needed to talk to him and needed it to not be here. She held out a hand. "Come with me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_citizen
2010-11-30 06:25 am UTC (link)

"Uh, sure? I just need to make sure my director is okay with it." he says, getting up slowly.

After clearing it with his director, Austin walks back over to Iron Girl.

"My trailer is over this way, if we need a moment. Though, I gotta say this is a little weird. I've never met one of your...type before." Austin says, looking Iron Girl over.

He was having trouble telling if she as a human or a robot.

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	anyastark 2010-11-30 06:29 am UTC (link)
	"Hold on," she said lifted off. It was a short flight to the nearest rooftop. She set them both down and the faceplate to her armor slid open. "You have met me before," Anya said. "Austin, that blast was meant for you. What's going on?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_citizen
2010-11-30 06:36 am UTC (link)

Okay, this was new. The flight with Iron Girl is short and Austin thought it was pretty cool, but this is still pretty weird for him.

He's starting to understand how people feel when they get to meet him sometimes, despite his efforts to calm them.

When the faceplate slides up, though, Austin expression goes slack with amazement and he blinks a few times in stunned silence.

"Anya? What the.../you're/ Iron Girl?" he asks, before immediately lowering his voice to a whisper.

"Are you crazy?!" he asks. "That guy could have killed you!"

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	anyastark 2010-11-30 06:39 am UTC (link)
	"Stark raving mad," she said with a grin. "One mutant with kinetic blasts is not enough to kill me. Not even on a bad day. Why is someone trying to kill you?" she asked. "That bomb was meant for you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_citizen
2010-11-30 06:47 am UTC (link)

Austin had about ten-thousand questions about this, but it explained certain things about Anya. Her love of machines, for one thing. Her availability for another.

Austin takes a deep breath and she asks again who is trying to kill him and why.

"Anya, thank you for savin' my life. I'm grateful to you for that...but I need to ask you to leave this alone and let me deal with it." he says.

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	anyastark 2010-11-30 06:52 am UTC (link)
	"Austin, let me help you," she said. "This is what I do. I help people...and save the world on occasion. Let me help. Tell me who is trying to kill you and why." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_citizen
2010-11-30 07:08 am UTC (link)

"They're not tryin' to kill me, Anya. They're tryin'..." Austin starts to say, before he stops himself. He's not going to bring Anya into this. It would shine a line on things in his past he couldn't have getting out and on the Club, which was like turning rat.

He wouldn't put his family in that position.

"Anya, this isn't something you can help with, okay? You'd be takin' on trouble you got no business bein' in and I'm not puttin' you in that position. This is my problem, and I'll handle it. Really, I will." he says.

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	anyastark 2010-11-30 07:14 am UTC (link)
	"Okay fine. Be that way. I will have to look into on my own and find the information you're trying to keep from me. And don't think I won't find it. There's almost no computer or computer system on the planet that I can't get into. Not to mention I have connections you wouldn't believe." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

nextgen_citizen
2010-11-30 07:19 am UTC (link)

Austin wanted to say she was bluffing and that she was full of crap. He'd paid damn good money to make sure his past got buried and stayed that way, and he wanted to believe that Anya didn't have that kind pull.

However, she was Stark. And she was flying around in better armor than they had in Tron. The limits of Anya's capabilities were being redefined every second and Austin Caine isn't sure that the people he hired to give him a new life are good enough to hide him from her.

"You are the single most infuriating woman on the planet." he says, looking away from her.

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anyastark
2010-11-30 07:24 am UTC (link)

"It's genetic," she said. "My father says that of my mother."

Her voice dropped and she became more serious.

"Austin, let me help. I'm not a spoiled rich kid who doesn't know how to do anything. I've been taught my whole life how to take care of myself and protect those I care about. I care about you and I want to help you. There's very little that I'm scared of and very little that I can't handle."

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nextgen_citizen
2010-11-30 07:35 am UTC (link)

"Anya, if it was just about courage, I wouldn't be questionin' you. You just saved me from bein' killed a couple times over without even thinkin' about it. Moreover, you been dealin' with stuff that most people never have to know about in their lives.

I know you aren't scared." Justin says, reaching out to lay his hand alongside her cheek.

"I'm not who you think I am, Anya. I'm not who anyone thinks I am. If this stuff got out, it would ruin my career and possibly get me sent back to jail. Yes, I said /back/ to jail. I did a couple of years when I was younger." he says.

Austin sighs and looks around at the city from their rooftop.

"How much time do you have?" he asks her.

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anyastark
2010-11-30 07:41 am UTC (link)

It was her turn to look away and not think about the warm hand on her cheek. "Not all of us have spotless records," she said. "We make mistakes and we pay the price for them. Some mistakes are bigger than others."

She would never forget her time as Lady Mandarin. The faces of the people she killed would always haunt her.

She looked back at him.

"As much time as it takes. Let's go somewhere more private." She offered a hand.

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	nextgen_citizen 2010-11-30 07:57 am UTC (link)
	"Okay. I trust you, Princess." Austin smiles, taking her hand. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

anyastark
2010-11-30 07:59 am UTC (link)

"Don't call me that," she said as the faceplate slid shut. She took his hand and put an arm around his waist.

A few moments later they were at Thunderbolts Headquarters and in Anya's lab. Thankfully Syd was else where.

Anya slipped out of her suit and put it away.

"We'll have as much privacy as we need here. Have a seat and start talking."

The floor opened and two chairs rose up. Anya fell into one.