Sam Fury (sammyfury) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2012-06-18 12:04:00

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Something happened on the way to Comic Con...
Sammy made good on her promise. She flew out to Arizona to meet Tim and go with him to San Diego. She even allowed him to pick out her costume. What she didn't sign up for was the long drive across the desert to get there. For some weird reason she expected them to fly.

She fell asleep immediately when they left before dawn, only to wake up when she sensed the car wasn't moving any longer. It was hot already when she opened one eye to see where they were. Which was nowhere. All she could see was the highway shimmering in the distance and lots of flat land covered with scrub.

Sitting up, she covered a yawn and shook her head awake. "Are we stopping for breakfast? Is there coffee?"

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	shield_legacy 2012-06-18 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	Tim was outside of the car and searching through the trunk of the car for any tools that could help him repair the car. He heard Sammy speak and walked over to the passenger side window. "Good morning Sleeping Beauty." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2012-06-19 12:10 pm UTC (link)
	Sammy squinted up at him. "Good morning, Timmy. We can't be there already, can we?" She yawned again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-19 04:20 pm UTC (link)
	"Not yet Pigtails," he said. "Believe it or not we broke down and I'm working on getting this thing fixed." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2012-06-19 04:30 pm UTC (link)
	"Don't call me Pigtails," she said automatically. She pushed the car door open and got out to stretch. "I don't believe it. Something broke down on you?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-19 04:44 pm UTC (link)
	"It's a rental," he defended. "They frown on me taking cars from the motor pool for personal use." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2012-06-19 04:51 pm UTC (link)
	"Huh huh. What did you do?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-19 08:08 pm UTC (link)
	"What do you mean what did I do? I was just driving the car when it died. I'm trying to fix it now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2012-06-20 03:05 pm UTC (link)
	"What did you do to make them frown on you using a car from the motor pool?" Sammy walked over to peer under the open hood at the engine. She and engines didn't quite mix, unless they were armed and had a handy trigger. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-20 04:07 pm UTC (link)
	"I didn't do anything," he said. No way was he going to tell her about losing a prototype care for a little bit. She'd never let him live it down. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2012-06-20 04:36 pm UTC (link)
	She blew a sigh out, ruffling her bangs. "Okay, what do you need to fix it?" she asked reasonably. "Rentals don't usually come with toolboxes. We can always call and have someone pick us up from the San Francisco office." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-20 05:06 pm UTC (link)
	"I need to see what's wrong before I know what I need," he said. He knew he should have brought his travel kit of tools with him. This was vacation. He didn't think he would need them and left them in his quarters on the Helicarrier. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2012-06-20 05:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Don't let me stop you." Sammy left the front and went around to the trunk to see if they had any water. Coffee was out of the question. "I thought you could diagnose it by the sound alone." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-20 05:13 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm good, but not that good," he said as he walked to the front of the car and looked under the hood. "You may still want to make that call and get us a ride." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2012-06-20 05:22 pm UTC (link)
	"I get so used to you being that good that it's a shock when you confess you're not." Sammy stood back from the car with her bottle of water and watched him. "If we call for a ride, we'll have to explain why we weren't prepared to handle it. I'll call the rental company and have them send out another car." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-21 08:31 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm not perfect," he said. "Not even close to it." He leaned over under the hood. "If you want to call the rental company go ahead." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2012-06-22 02:28 pm UTC (link)
	"You have time to work on that," she teased as she dug her phone out of her bag. She also pulled out her ASP and automatically checked the loads. "I'm not taking over SHIELD for at least ten years." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-22 03:51 pm UTC (link)
	"Such high expectations to live up to," he said as he started checking things under the hood. "Not sure if I'm up to the task." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2012-06-22 04:37 pm UTC (link)
	She located the paperwork from the rental company in the glove box and punched the number into her phone. "Just don't get yourself replaced by an LMD and we'll be fine. Yes, hello. This is Sam Fury..." she turned away as the other end picked up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-23 09:23 pm UTC (link)
	"I won't get replaced by an LMD," he assured her. He muddled around with the engine and couldn't determine what was wrong with this bucket of bolts. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2012-06-23 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	She returned after a few minutes. "Relax, they're sending a tow truck and another rental. I get the feeling we'd get there faster if we walked." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-23 10:20 pm UTC (link)
	"Should have called the closest office," he said. "They'd be here faster." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2012-06-23 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	"Aren't we having an adventure?" she chided him with a smile. "Loose in the desert with just our wits and not our ID?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_legacy 2012-06-23 10:34 pm UTC (link)
	"I have my ID, but I ain't saying where I have it." Tim was dressed as Conan for Comic Con and his costume didn't have much in terms of pockets or any other places to hold things. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sammyfury
2012-06-23 10:57 pm UTC (link)

As skimpy as Tim's costume was, hers was becoming more and more stifling in the heat. She'd let him decide what it would be and he'd turned her into the girl from TRON. Except for her face and shoulders, she was covered in black spandex and boots. She did like the boots, but the spandex was making her sweat.

This is what they got for assuming they'd drive into Old Town and go directly to the convention center. Except she really wanted to change into something cooler.

"Timmy, you don't have much there to hide an ID. We don't know how long it'll be. Maybe you should put on a shirt or something so you don't burn too much?"

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	shield_legacy 2012-06-23 11:08 pm UTC (link)
	"I found a place," he said with a large grin. "Want to go through my bag and find me a shirt while I tinker?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)