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AMBER HAD BEEN running for over an hour, she fell to her knees in despair. Her breathing was way faster than it should've been, and all the emotions she'd been bottling up since she was kidnapped, began to escaped.

Amber looked around with tears running down her face. She was in a forest, but it was her second time in it, so she must be near Clint's. Amber curled up against a tree, sobbing, which she hadn't done in a long time.

Thoughts of the twins, Hydra torturing her, her parents dying, raced through her mind, along with all the thoughts from anyone within a 10 mile radius.

Ambers head was pounding, and the constant buzz of voices made her dizzy. She stood up slowly, her heart was pounding. She began to feel like the forest was closing in on her, she looked around looking for exit, but failed to see anything but trees. It only got worse and worse by each second, and it dawned on her. She was having a panic attack.

She screamed loudly as the dizziness and fast breathing continued. More tears ran down her face, she heard a noise overhead. Someone had found her. Still breathing rapidly she leaned against a tree for support.

Someone had landed a few meters away from her, approaching her slowly. Amber screamed again as flashes of Hydra torturing her crossed her mind. The man walked closer, and began instructing her.

"Focus on your breathing, In and out slowly" the man said placing a hand on Ambers shoulder.

Amber tried to focus but she couldn't her breathing just got more rapid. All she saw were black spots, slowly taking over her vision. She looked at the mans face before collapsing into the forest floor.

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Tony who was wearing his Iron Man suit, picked up Amber bridal style. All the times he had panic attacks, he'd never seen any like the one Amber had experienced. It was like hers was dialed to 100.

He slowly clicked his helmut back into place, and flew Amber back towards Clint's farmhouse.

He landed just outside the house, carrying a limp Amber. He slowly walked up the few steps and in through the front door.

The rest of the Avengers stood up from where they were sitting on the couch, they saw the unconscious girl in Tony's arms.

They all tried to walk forward, but Tony waved them off, "Clint?, is there any spare bedroom or bed for her?, she's had a long day" Tony asked,

"Yeah, second floor second door to the right" Clint told him, Tony nodded and climbed up the flight upstairs and found the spare bedroom.

Tony placed her on the bed then turned off the lights quietly, he glanced at the girl once more before walking out and closing her door behind him.

"How is she?" Steve asked as Tony sat down across from the rest of the Avengers,

"She passed out from a major panic attack, I've never seen anything like it, mine were level 10 panic attacks and I thought that was the worst they could get, but I saw Amber's today and I-I was shocked, how could a thirteen year old girl have almost a level 100 panic attack?" Tony sighed,

"She's been through a lot, most of us probably wouldn't understand" Natasha said looking up,

"What did happen to her?" Banner asked curiously,

"Amber's apartment was blown up when she was 7, her parents died but both her siblings survived. Her siblings and herself, were forced to live on the streets and work until they could afford a small government house" Natasha informed him, "Her siblings then volunteered the three of them for experimentation, she was tortured and experimented on for weeks. Then we came".

"For a girl her age, she's tough" Clint pointed out, "I think we should start training her to become an Avenger",

There was some protests, but Steve shut them down,

"Clint's right, she's ready, and with some training she could come in handy" Steve said standing up,

"We can ask her once she's awake, but let her sleep, but let her make the decision. Let her choose" Natasha said,

"Alright tomorrow then" and with that they all went their separate ways to their rooms.

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Amber opened her eyes groggily, she sat up straight, as she realised she was in a bed. She sat thinking then realised what happened last night. Tony had found her and helped her. Maybe he isn't that bad?, she got up slowly and fixed her hair into a messy bun. Then she nervously made her way downstairs, we're everyone was eating breakfast.

As Amber walked into the kitchen all eyes were on her, "Hey Sweetie," Laura said smiling at the girl, "Pancakes?"

Amber nodded taking an empty seat at the almost packed table,

"So kid, last night" Tony began, Amber looked down, as if not wanting to talk about what happened.

"The Avengers and I were talking, and we'd like to start training you, to see if you could be an Avenger" Tony continued,

Amber's mouth opened slightly, they wanted her to join the Avengers?

Steve saw her face, "But you can choose not to" He said hastily,

"No, I'd like to" She said smiling, the team let out a sigh of relief, "Is rather save the world than be a menace to it".

"We can start your training later just be ready"'Clint said grinning at the little girl.

Amber suddenly felt a poke in her side, Lila was standing behind her clutching a piece of paper.

"I'm sorry for making you sad" Lila said tears pricking her eyes, handing Amber a picture of a stick girl with purple hair and and smaller girl holding hands.

Amber hugged the smaller girl, "It's Ok" She said ruffling her hair.

The little girl skipped off happily as pancakes were placed in front of her, Laura placed a hand on Ambers shoulder,

"There's some old clothes upstairs on your bed, I thought you might want to change" Laura said,

"Thank you" Amber said quietly, eating a pancake slowly.

The Avengers watched her eat, she only ate a few bites before she put down her fork and knife, "I'm finished" Amber said standing up, and walking over to the sink,

"You've barely eaten anything" Steve protested,

"Only getting a small piece of food a week, I have a small appetite" Amber said walking upstairs,

She opened the door to the spare bedroom, and picked up a T-shirt and running shorts that had been placed on her bed.

She quickly changed and fishtailed her hair, and went back downstairs, the kids were playing with Clint and Steve and Tony were outside tackling on make wood for the fire.

Amber went to the kitchen, and Laura was there with a cup of coffee. "You know they were worried last night" Laura said to her,

Amber looked at her slightly confused, "I know you mightn't think it but the team really do care about you, and when you came back with Tony they were so relieved,"

"They were?" Amber asked,

"Yes. I know you might think the world is against you at the moment, but it's not. You have people that care about you and that's all that matters" Laura said pulling the girl, in for a hug.

Amber hugged Laura back gratefully, She has only known Laura a day and she already trusted the woman.

Amber pulled away after a second or two, Laura patted her on the head, "I think Tony wanted to talk to you" Laura said pointing towards the door.

Amber nodded and headed outside to talk to Tony, Tony and Steve looked like they were about to kill each other. Amber cleared her throat, "You wanted to speak with me Stark?" She asked looking at the two men with her arms crossed.

"Yes, actually," Tony said, he turned to walk towards Amber, "Don't take from my pile" he said to Steve.

Steve shook his head and got back to work, Tony walked towards the fields in front of them, Amber followed him, curious at what he was going to say. He abruptly sat down at the top of the small hill, gesturing for Amber to join him. Amber sat down uncertainly, and looked down at the farmhouse.

"What happened last night Amber?" He started,

Amber shook her head looking down,

"When Lila asked if I had any siblings something inside me clicked, I had to leave or else I could've lashed out at one of you. I had to let go of all the emotions I have been holding in since Hydra kidnapped me. I ran straight and ended up in the woods. I couldn't stop crying. Then something broke inside of me, it felt as if the forest was suffocating me." Amber said sadly, "I felt helpless, The thoughts of everyone within a 10 mile radius were dialed to volume 1000, I couldn't control my breathing or the constant chatter of thoughts, and they wouldn't shut up",

"Wait, you can hear every single persons thoughts within a 10 mile radius?" Tony asked intrigued by this discovery,

"Yes, it's one of the many cons of being a telepath" Amber sighed,

"How do you sleep at night?" Tony said out of pure curiosity,

"I don't sometimes, but if I need to I can drown them out by thinking about other things" Amber replied,

"What things?"

"Happier times, when my parents were still alive, they used to bring Wanda, Pietro and I to a forest at the edge of Sokovia. We built forts and climbed trees there, and the day always ended in a picnic. We stopped going when I was 5, after Pietro climbed a tree trying to show off and fell, breaking his arm" Amber said smiling at the thought.

"You always talk about Pietro but rarely about Wanda, why?" Tony questioned,

"Pietro was always there for me, he took care of me most. Wanda on the other hand didn't want to always have to take care of me when I was smaller" She shrugged.

"Excuse me Mr. Stark, I'm sorry for interrupting your chat, but our tractor doesn't want to work..." Laura said awkwardly,

"Yeah I'll give it a kick" Stark said standing up, offering a hand to Amber. Amber took it and brushed the grass off her legs. Stark began walking towards the barn.

Amber followed Laura back into the house, "How about we bake cupcakes?" Laura suggested to the girl who was just about to go upstairs,

"Ok" Amber grinned,

"I'll just go get Lila and we can start" Laura said bustling off to get her daughter,

For once in Ambers life she finally fit in somewhere and she couldn't be happier.

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I'm getting overly attached to Amber, I feel the need to protect her at all times.

ANYWAY, MOVING ON,

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