POI fic: Henchman AU #6 - Agent Carter
TITLE: Henchman AU #6 - Agent Carter
AUTHOR: whomii2
DISCLAIMER: do not own
They were moving up in the criminal world as their little gang had been assigned their own agent from AVOCADO (the Anti-Villain Or Criminal Association Defense Organization). It wasn’t quite the same as having their own Superhero nemesis, but it was a start. AVOCADO filled a necessary gap in the fight against Evil. Superheroes were good but notoriously unreliable; if they weren’t called away to fight in another world or dimension, they were too often embroiled in some sort of personal crisis.
Agent Carter wasn't sure what to make of her new assignment. The theft of some pricey books wasn't usually something AVOCADO would be interested in, content to leave it to local law enforcement. She had to wonder about the unseen Mastermind behind the crime spree. Certainly not your typical Super Villain type. The first glimpse they had had that this was more than ordinary crime were those embarrassing indecent exposure incidents. That seemed more up the alley of those two yahoos pulling of the crimes than the theft of some good literature. The naked ray gun used indicated that these were more than just common criminals and put the gang on AVOCADO's radar. At least the aftermath of their escapades was a lot simpler than clean up for most Super Villain capers. There were no burning buildings or cars turned into ice cream melting on the streets. And that giant squid monster used in one attack had gotten rather stinky as AVOCADO tried to cart off its corpse after the battle. She hadn't envied the Agents who had to clean up that mess. The worst Agent Carter had to deal with so far was supplying tissues to forlorn librarians and book collectors or providing blankets to some naked and confused civilians.
Carter had been rather bemused when after their first run in, she had received a bouquet of flowers, a beautifully written thank you note, and a bullet-pointed critique of her performance with suggestions for improvement. Well, she already knew that the unseen Criminal Mastermind had good taste based on his choice of loot. Apparently he also had good manners as well. She sighed as she finished typing up her report on their latest theft, idly hugging the large stuffed bear that had arrived a short time ago with the usual thank you note. It really was rather soft and cuddly. Too bad Taylor was too old for stuffed animals anymore. The boy was growing up so fast. Soon he would be off to college and she would have an empty nest. She wasn't looking forward to that time. She knew her mother missed not having to babysit now that her son was older. Carter had found her one day wistfully staring at a website for abandoned kitties, and had quickly staged an intervention before her mama ended up as one of those crazy cat ladies. Although Carter had to admit that the kitten on the main page of the website was adorably cute. She had even sent in $10, pleased to have her faith in humanity restored by witnessing the kindness of strangers after all the Evil she was forced to deal with during her job.
AUTHOR: whomii2
DISCLAIMER: do not own
They were moving up in the criminal world as their little gang had been assigned their own agent from AVOCADO (the Anti-Villain Or Criminal Association Defense Organization). It wasn’t quite the same as having their own Superhero nemesis, but it was a start. AVOCADO filled a necessary gap in the fight against Evil. Superheroes were good but notoriously unreliable; if they weren’t called away to fight in another world or dimension, they were too often embroiled in some sort of personal crisis.
Agent Carter wasn't sure what to make of her new assignment. The theft of some pricey books wasn't usually something AVOCADO would be interested in, content to leave it to local law enforcement. She had to wonder about the unseen Mastermind behind the crime spree. Certainly not your typical Super Villain type. The first glimpse they had had that this was more than ordinary crime were those embarrassing indecent exposure incidents. That seemed more up the alley of those two yahoos pulling of the crimes than the theft of some good literature. The naked ray gun used indicated that these were more than just common criminals and put the gang on AVOCADO's radar. At least the aftermath of their escapades was a lot simpler than clean up for most Super Villain capers. There were no burning buildings or cars turned into ice cream melting on the streets. And that giant squid monster used in one attack had gotten rather stinky as AVOCADO tried to cart off its corpse after the battle. She hadn't envied the Agents who had to clean up that mess. The worst Agent Carter had to deal with so far was supplying tissues to forlorn librarians and book collectors or providing blankets to some naked and confused civilians.
Carter had been rather bemused when after their first run in, she had received a bouquet of flowers, a beautifully written thank you note, and a bullet-pointed critique of her performance with suggestions for improvement. Well, she already knew that the unseen Criminal Mastermind had good taste based on his choice of loot. Apparently he also had good manners as well. She sighed as she finished typing up her report on their latest theft, idly hugging the large stuffed bear that had arrived a short time ago with the usual thank you note. It really was rather soft and cuddly. Too bad Taylor was too old for stuffed animals anymore. The boy was growing up so fast. Soon he would be off to college and she would have an empty nest. She wasn't looking forward to that time. She knew her mother missed not having to babysit now that her son was older. Carter had found her one day wistfully staring at a website for abandoned kitties, and had quickly staged an intervention before her mama ended up as one of those crazy cat ladies. Although Carter had to admit that the kitten on the main page of the website was adorably cute. She had even sent in $10, pleased to have her faith in humanity restored by witnessing the kindness of strangers after all the Evil she was forced to deal with during her job.