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Peter's pov:

-----(time skip - next morning)----

Peter woke up and made his way to the kitchen. He was trying to figure out a way to tell the team what had happened the night before. How do you tell the world's mightiest heroes that the one person they are trying to catch just happened to be at the park and you just happened to have a nice conversation with them? Peter wasn't sure what he was going to say but he would figure it out as he went. As he walked into the kitchen he saw that Nat, Tony, Steve, and Bucky were already awake and eating breakfast.

"Hey kid, how'd you sleep?" Tony asked as he motioned for Peter to sit down at the kitchen table.

"Ok I guess," Peter responded as he sat down.

"When did you get back after you snuck out?" Tony asked casually and Peter started.

"S-snuck o-out?" Peter asked, not looking Tony in the eye.

"JARVIS can't lie to me kid, it's against his protocol" Tony explained and Peter looked up at the ceiling.

"Traitor," he told JARVIS and he heard Nat snicker.

"I am deeply sorry Mr. Parker" the AI's voice came from somewhere on the wall.

"What were you doing out of the tower at two in the morning?!" Tony asked, ignoring the AI.

"Just swung around New York a bit, taking in the views." Peter hesitated, now would be the perfect time to tell them but he wasn't sure how they would react, "I did bump into Ashlyn though," Peter added as casually as he could. Peter pretended not to notice Bucky coughing on his coffee, Steve staring at him while the Bacon he was cooking slightly burned, Nat giving him a quizzical look or Tony who opened his mouth to speak but no words came out.

"What happened?" Bucky asked when he pulled himself together.

"Found her at the park, we talked a little bit about decisions, then she left."

"What was she doing at the park at two in the morning?" Asked Steve, turning back to the stove.

"Not sure, but she was wearing a really fancy dress and she looked about twenty-five" Peter responded as he graciously accepted a plate of Bacon from Steve.

"How did you know it was her?" Asked Nat who was still staring at him.

"When I approached her, she pointed a gun at me and called me Spidey."

"She pointed a gun at you?!" Tony finally found his voice.

"But she put it down when she noticed it was me," Peter added quickly and Tony relaxed slightly, "I think I might have scared her a little bit."

"How did Peter of all people manage to scare The Emerald Assassin?" Asked Bucky.

"I asked her that and she said that she was having an off day, She seemed to have a lot on her mind." Said Peter thinking back to the conversation that they had.

"Peter I can't believe you decided it was a good idea to have a casual conversation with a criminal at two in the morning?!" Tony scolded.

"I don't think she was in any mood to fight at the moment, to be honest," Peter confessed and they all looked at him confused.

"You're telling me The Emerald Assassin didn't want to fight? Isn't that like what she does for a living?" Asked Nat.

"Like I said, she had a lot on her mind," Peter stated. "She told me that she had either made a very good decision or a very bad one and that she wasn't sure which one it was," Peter added as he remembered the little scenario she had told him about.

"What do you think the situation was?" Steve asked and Peter shrugged.

"I'm not sure, she didn't say much and honestly I was pretty surprised she wasn't trying to kill me," Peter confessed.

Ashlyn's pov:

When Ashlyn had returned home very early in the morning, she was surprised to find that Maya was still awake. She explained her situation to Maya who listened very carefully. By the end of the story, Maya was giving Ash a confused look.

"So you sat and talked to Spider-Man about it?" She asked suspiciously. "Who are you and what have you done to Ash?" Ash laughed lightly.

"I had a lot on my mind, but I didn't tell him anything important" She reassured Maya, who sighed.

"Good. Remember, the Avengers are still trying to find you and who knows what they will do to you once they do, probably put you in a cage for the rest of your life or something."

"I won't let them do that, somebody's gotta be here to look after you and Liam." she joked and Maya rolled her eyes.

"We can deal with the Hydra situation later. For now. just get some sleep, you look exhausted." Ash didn't bother resisting and instead made her way upstairs. She looked in the mirror and watched as her face changed to her normal look and her hair got darker and longer. Her eyes changed from dark blue to bright emerald green and she got slightly shorter. The dress she was still wearing changed and became an oversized T-shirt and a pair of shorts. She was also wearing fluffy socks. Ash sighed and plopped down on the bed. She looked around her room, the walls were a baby blue and there was a small white fluffy rug in front of a queen-sized bed. There was a desk in the corner of the room that was covered in random papers and throwing knives. There was a window on the wall behind Ash's bed and she opened it. 

As the cold breeze blew through her hair she thought about the offer that she had accepted a few hours ago. Ash wasn't sure whether accepting Oliver's offer was the best decision she could have made, but it was too late to go back now. As Ash laid down and began to drift off into sleep, she thought about the Avengers, Would they really put her in a cage for the rest of her life? She wasn't a fan of the world's mightiest heroes but she couldn't imagine them doing something like that. Ash's last thought before she was overrun by sleep was that she would never let herself be caught to find out.

----(time skip)----

Ash woke up a few hours later feeling much more refreshed. She was her usual snarky sarcastic self and she was itching to get into a fight. However, the fight would have to wait. When Ash checked her phone she saw that she had a message from Oliver, they had exchanged contact information the night before. Oliver wanted her to meet the four men she would be working with. As Ash headed down the stairs, she could smell the muffins that Maya had clearly baked and her stomach grumbled. She still hadn't eaten anything since the morning before and she was starving. As she made her way into the kitchen Maya greeted her and handed her a muffin and a cup of hot chocolate. Ash sat down at the table, Maya sat across from her, and both girls started eating. "So what's the plan for today?" asked Maya as she took a sip of her own hot chocolate.

"Oliver wants me to meet the team," Ash responded, taking a bite from her muffin.

"When?" asked Maya.

"He gave me the address of the warehouse they were staying at and told me to come by whenever I could," Ash told her. "I'll probably go after breakfast."

When Ash finished her hot chocolate and three more muffins, she cleared her plate and went back upstairs to her room. She looked in the mirror and thought about what appearance to use for today. Ash decided on a simple black suit that had straps for her to place her two favorite guns. She had one short sword attached to the back of her suit and two throwing knives stuffed into her combat boots. Her hair was in one long braid going back and reaching her waist. Her eyes had remained green but her hair color was a light blonde. Ash had changed her facial structure to look that of a 19-year-old and she was slightly taller than normal. Ash made her way back downstairs and entered the living room where Liam was now awake and watching cartoons.

"Damn Ash you look scary," complimented Maya as Ash came into her view.

"Perfect, just what I was going for," Ash responded and Liam giggled. "Well, I'm off." Ash waved goodbye to them and hopped onto her motorcycle. As Ash entered the warehouse that Oliver had told her about, she took out one of her guns just in case. Ash walked confidently through the doors, and the first things she noticed were the weird beeping machines everywhere. As she walked further into the warehouse she took note of the security cameras and the hidden shotguns in the walls. Ash walked along the hallways looking for any sign of human life when her heightened senses picked up on the sound of footsteps one floor above her. She walked down another hallway until she reached a staircase and she began to climb. 

When she reached the top she opened the door only to be met by four men, each pointing a gun at her. Ash acted quickly and kicked the hand of the first guy making his gun fall out of his grip. She swung her legs under him and he crashed to the floor. She kicked another of the men and he fell back to hit the third, they both fell to the ground. She pulled her legs around the neck of the last man standing and twisted. The man dropped the gun and reached up trying to push her off but she swung him into a wall and jumped off. Ash brushed herself off and looked at the four men laying on the ground. Ash was about to speak when she heard clapping and turned around. Standing there was none other than Oliver Mackento, leaning on the doorframe and clapping.

"That was impressive Miss Emerald," said Oliver who was clearly impressed. Oliver then walked toward the men who had stood back up by now and patted one of them on the back.

"That looked like it hurt," He said in a joking manner and he smirked.

"Let me introduce you to the team," he said, turning back to face Ash. Ash kept her face straight and examined each man. There was one who looked about 20 With dark brown hair, A blonde-haired man with blue eyes and a pale face, another brunette with long hair that was almost as long as Ash's, and the last man looked only about 18 with black hair and brown eyes. He also had tattoos running up his right arm. Ash took notice of one particular tattoo, it was in the shape of a boomerang with small carvings in it. 

Ash hated the sight of the tattoo because she had the same exact one on the back of her left shoulder. Ash had received it when the orphanage had branded her. They told her that the boomerang represented that she would always return to them. That wasn't true however since Ash had run away with Maya and Liam and never returned. Maya and Liam also had the same tattoo on different parts of their body. Maya's was on her right ankle and Liam's was on the back of his neck. All the kids at the orphanage had received one once they had completed at least three missions for them. Ash got her at the age of four. Ash looked at the man up and down trying to figure out why he had the same tattoo. He couldn't be from the orphanage, could he? Oliver seemed to notice that she was looking at him.

"This is Jackson, he's very talented in the form of bombs and grenades" Ash nodded at him but remained silent.

"This is Henry," said Oliver pointing to the man with the long hair, he specializes in computer tech, Ash held in a laugh, there was no way that this man was anywhere near as good as Maya.

"This is Lucas, He is one of the best snipers I've ever met" Oliver pointed to the blonde-haired man and he nodded at Ash.

"And lastly this is Ryder, He is very good with swords and knives," he said, pointing to the last brunette.

"Boys meet Miss. Emerald" Oliver pointed at Ash and she felt the gaze of all five men on her. "She is the absolute best fighter I have ever seen, You all just experienced part of what she can do," He told them. 

A/N: 

Thank you so much for reading the story so far! 

I hope you're enjoying it :)