NCIS: LA/The Avengers (movieverse) - "The Stuff of Nightmares" (2/?)
Title: The Stuff of Nighmares (2/?)
Author: jedimasterstar
Fandom(s): NCIS: LA/The Avengers
Character(s) (in this chapter): G. Callen, Nadia Vadim (OFC)
Rating: PG-13 (FRT)
Warnings: Coulson lives in my series. That's your only warning.
Disclaimer: I don't own either NCIS: LA or The Avengers. But I do own Nadia.
A/N: If you want to picture Nadia, think of Katie McGrath from Merlin.
Summary: It is the their first mission as partners. But what Callen and Nadia do not know is that everything is not what it seems. It is just a small, quiet town, right? Maybe they just need to stop underestimating these sorts of things.
Chapters:
One; Three
“I hate road trips,” said Nadia as she and Callen were traveling through Vermont. They left New York earlier that morning so that they can get out of the city without having to deal with traffic. Coulson saw them off, making sure that they had the right documentation and their rings - very simple rings of white gold (Nadia’s was encrusted with diamonds). He also made sure to tell them to check-in regularly, since Nadia had a habit of not doing that. She grumbled at the remark, saying that if she checked in too often people would get suspicious. But they managed to finally get away and hit the road.
Smirking at her comment, Callen replied, “The scenery here is a bit better than in LA.”
“Point,” she conceded. “You got to miss out on everything autumn-y out there.”
“Is that a word?”
“Is now,” she replied. Callen chuckled and they continued on in silence. Soon enough, they found the sign that point toward Moon Valley. Turning off, they followed it…and the town was not what they expected it to be. They expected it to be all quaint and cheerful to attract folks. However, it was quaint and very dull…and very, very quiet. There were a few folks around; but the looks that they were giving the “couple” were anything but friendly. “Damn, why do I feel like we just walked into The Twilight Zone?” wondered Nadia as she looked around.
“Probably because this place looks peaceful except for the murderous glances,” retorted her partner. “Could be a remake of Out of the Mouth of Darkness.”
“You watched that?” she asked. She, Callen, Clint, and Tasha had a movie marathon a couple of weeks back and Clint wanted to watch it. Nadia was too tired and left; she did not like the movie anyway. But apparently they watched it.
“It was okay. Wasn’t expecting the ending.”
Nadia just shook her head. “Might as well find a hotel,” she said. Callen nodded and quickly spotted a bed and breakfast up ahead. As they pulled in, she asked, “You good?”
“Yeah,” he responded. “First time going under as a married man. But I can handle it.” He gave her a small smile. “Besides, I would do anything for my wife.”
Said “wife” scowled at him. “I’m going to kill you,” she muttered as she walked towards the front entrance, Callen chuckling right behind her. “Besides, I thought I read in your file that you were married while undercover.”
“But it was not part of the cover. Something that just happened,” he said.
“Ah,” she said as she looked at him. He just ignored her.
When they entered, they found a very rustic lobby - authentic log walls, wooden chairs, and paintings all over the place. “Welcome to Moon Valley B&B,” said the woman behind the desk. “My name is Ruth. Need a room?”
Callen put on a smile and replied, “A room for me and my new wife.” To emphasis the point, he wrapped his arm around Nadia’s waist. She responded by leaning against him slightly.
“Ah, newlyweds then,” the woman said, though Nadia could swear she heard a gleeful albeit malicious tone behind it.
“Yep,” said Callen. “We decided to travel New England to see the autumn colors.”
“Oh, this is a good time of year to visit,” she said as she handed them a paper. “Just need you to fill this out and then I will be able to give you a key.” Nadia took the paper and looked it over before writing anything. SHIELD was paying for the stay but the credit card was under Callen’s alias. After handing the paper back, Ruth handed them a key. “Here you go,” she said. “I hope you enjoy your visit here.”
Callen and Nadia smiled and went back outside to grab their bags. They packed light, so they did not have much. They walked past the front desk, trying to ignore Ruth staring at them, and went to their room. The room matched the lobby, except there was a queen size bed in the room and a door that more than likely lead to the bathroom. “Quaint,” comment Callen as he sat his bag on the floor.
“Quite nice, actually,” agreed Nadia. “One of the nicer places that I’ve stayed at.” She sat her bags on the bed and pulled out her phone to text Coulson that they made it. “So, it’s early enough. You want to explore?”
“I want to rest first,” he replied as he collapsed on the bed. “We left too early.”
“Says the man who’s a diagnosed insomniac,” teased Nadia as she climbed into the bed with him. Psych diagnosed him and had been trying to get him to take pills for it but he had been refusing.
“I’ve actually been sleeping a bit better,” he argued. She just laughed. “But resting may help out a bit before starting this.”
“Good point,” she concurred as she snuggled next to him. “Besides, this can give us a bit of practice. I never realized how comfy you are, G.” She laid her head on his chest and relaxed a bit.
Rolling his eyes at her teasing, he said, “Very funny.” But he let her lay on top of him. The quiet was nice and soon they were drifting off to sleep.
***
Callen woke up a couple hours after they fell asleep. If Sam found out about this, he would declare it a victory. It has been the longest time he had slept at one time in a long time. He noticed that his partner was still asleep, so he stayed still as to not wake her.
He sighed. He had not thought much about Sam and the others since he joined SHIELD. Both Fury and Nadia told him that the team and Hetty were against what Granger did but could do nothing about it. Well, to a point. After getting out of prison, Callen sent a text to Sam to keep his job and make sure that Granger did not do anything stupid. Then what Sam told him next disturbed him. Hetty resigned - retired actually. Vance could not stop her this time, not if he wanted to keep the peace. Fortunately for the LA branch of the OSP, Vance put Gibbs up as Operations Manager. That surprised Callen the most. He figured Granger would pick Hetty’s replacement; but Vance did his own thing. But he wondered what possessed Gibbs to agree to the promotion. Guess he would have to get in contact with the older man at a later date.
But as for now, he did not know what to think. Everything had happen so fast that he had not had time to really process it. Now, he just wondered what was going to happen to him next. He was not too sure about anything yet; however, he was beginning to feel comfortable about it. Before he could muse on it a bit, he felt Nadia begin to wake up. “Ready to get up, sleepyhead?” he said as her eyes fluttered open.
“How long have we been asleep?” she asked as she slowly moved to stretch her body.
“A couple hours,” replied Callen as also moved, though for some reason he missed the feeling of her in his arms. He shook his head. “Want to get something to eat?”
She smiled and nodded. “Food sounds good,” she said as she grabbed her purse, checking it to make sure that she had the “essentials” - her gun, her knives, as well as her ID. Callen laughed lightly at this.
They soon found a nice little restaurant just around the corner that had very good food. But the suspicious glances and coldness from the townspeople was becoming more noticeable. They even ran into a few people that rudely told them off. “This is really strange,” said Callen as they took a walk after eating. They were walking down one of the paths that went by the forest. It was actually a very lovely evening, with the cool breeze and the clear sky. The stars were out in force tonight.
“Ya think?” retorted Nadia. “They seem to not want us here.”
“The question is why. If they were part of the tourists’ disappearances, they should be more friendly to us.”
“Ruth is,” murmured Nadia. Thoughts began to race through her mind. “What if it’s not everyone in town. What if…”
“It’s a certain group of people,” ended Callen, understanding where she was coming from. “But my first question stands.”
“There has to be a certain reason,” she said. But before she could muse on it any longer, a sharp cry rang out. “What the hell was that?” she wondered as she looked around. But all she felt was Callen pulling her closer to him. Wondering why he was doing that, she looked up at him but noticed that he was looking towards the woods. That was when she gasped. Standing at the edge of the woods was a…creature; though that was the best word for it. It was a bipedal animal that could pass for a werewolf but definitely was not. Its back was severely hunched, its fur was black, and its eyes glowed an unearthly green.
“I think we better go,” whispered Callen as he began to pull Nadia back with him. “Besides, if we pull out guns now, people will be really suspicious.”
“Good point,” she muttered. When they made it back next to a building, the creature disappeared. “Well, that was interesting,” said Nadia.
“At least we know what has been causing people to disappear,” said Callen.
“But for what?”
“Another question to add to the list.”
Nadia sighed. “Let’s get back to the B&B,” she said. “I think that a good night’s sleep might do us some good,” she suggested as she leaned against her partner. Somehow this case had become a lot more complicated.
“Let’s get going,” he said as they moved towards the direction of the bed and breakfast, all the while unaware that something is watching them.
***
A/N: Yep, I put Gibbs in charge of the LA OSP. So it is AU of the last season of NCIS. I am currently working on how Vance conned Gibbs into taking the position. So you can keep a lookout for that. Now on to Chapter 3
Author: jedimasterstar
Fandom(s): NCIS: LA/The Avengers
Character(s) (in this chapter): G. Callen, Nadia Vadim (OFC)
Rating: PG-13 (FRT)
Warnings: Coulson lives in my series. That's your only warning.
Disclaimer: I don't own either NCIS: LA or The Avengers. But I do own Nadia.
A/N: If you want to picture Nadia, think of Katie McGrath from Merlin.
Summary: It is the their first mission as partners. But what Callen and Nadia do not know is that everything is not what it seems. It is just a small, quiet town, right? Maybe they just need to stop underestimating these sorts of things.
Chapters:
One; Three
“I hate road trips,” said Nadia as she and Callen were traveling through Vermont. They left New York earlier that morning so that they can get out of the city without having to deal with traffic. Coulson saw them off, making sure that they had the right documentation and their rings - very simple rings of white gold (Nadia’s was encrusted with diamonds). He also made sure to tell them to check-in regularly, since Nadia had a habit of not doing that. She grumbled at the remark, saying that if she checked in too often people would get suspicious. But they managed to finally get away and hit the road.
Smirking at her comment, Callen replied, “The scenery here is a bit better than in LA.”
“Point,” she conceded. “You got to miss out on everything autumn-y out there.”
“Is that a word?”
“Is now,” she replied. Callen chuckled and they continued on in silence. Soon enough, they found the sign that point toward Moon Valley. Turning off, they followed it…and the town was not what they expected it to be. They expected it to be all quaint and cheerful to attract folks. However, it was quaint and very dull…and very, very quiet. There were a few folks around; but the looks that they were giving the “couple” were anything but friendly. “Damn, why do I feel like we just walked into The Twilight Zone?” wondered Nadia as she looked around.
“Probably because this place looks peaceful except for the murderous glances,” retorted her partner. “Could be a remake of Out of the Mouth of Darkness.”
“You watched that?” she asked. She, Callen, Clint, and Tasha had a movie marathon a couple of weeks back and Clint wanted to watch it. Nadia was too tired and left; she did not like the movie anyway. But apparently they watched it.
“It was okay. Wasn’t expecting the ending.”
Nadia just shook her head. “Might as well find a hotel,” she said. Callen nodded and quickly spotted a bed and breakfast up ahead. As they pulled in, she asked, “You good?”
“Yeah,” he responded. “First time going under as a married man. But I can handle it.” He gave her a small smile. “Besides, I would do anything for my wife.”
Said “wife” scowled at him. “I’m going to kill you,” she muttered as she walked towards the front entrance, Callen chuckling right behind her. “Besides, I thought I read in your file that you were married while undercover.”
“But it was not part of the cover. Something that just happened,” he said.
“Ah,” she said as she looked at him. He just ignored her.
When they entered, they found a very rustic lobby - authentic log walls, wooden chairs, and paintings all over the place. “Welcome to Moon Valley B&B,” said the woman behind the desk. “My name is Ruth. Need a room?”
Callen put on a smile and replied, “A room for me and my new wife.” To emphasis the point, he wrapped his arm around Nadia’s waist. She responded by leaning against him slightly.
“Ah, newlyweds then,” the woman said, though Nadia could swear she heard a gleeful albeit malicious tone behind it.
“Yep,” said Callen. “We decided to travel New England to see the autumn colors.”
“Oh, this is a good time of year to visit,” she said as she handed them a paper. “Just need you to fill this out and then I will be able to give you a key.” Nadia took the paper and looked it over before writing anything. SHIELD was paying for the stay but the credit card was under Callen’s alias. After handing the paper back, Ruth handed them a key. “Here you go,” she said. “I hope you enjoy your visit here.”
Callen and Nadia smiled and went back outside to grab their bags. They packed light, so they did not have much. They walked past the front desk, trying to ignore Ruth staring at them, and went to their room. The room matched the lobby, except there was a queen size bed in the room and a door that more than likely lead to the bathroom. “Quaint,” comment Callen as he sat his bag on the floor.
“Quite nice, actually,” agreed Nadia. “One of the nicer places that I’ve stayed at.” She sat her bags on the bed and pulled out her phone to text Coulson that they made it. “So, it’s early enough. You want to explore?”
“I want to rest first,” he replied as he collapsed on the bed. “We left too early.”
“Says the man who’s a diagnosed insomniac,” teased Nadia as she climbed into the bed with him. Psych diagnosed him and had been trying to get him to take pills for it but he had been refusing.
“I’ve actually been sleeping a bit better,” he argued. She just laughed. “But resting may help out a bit before starting this.”
“Good point,” she concurred as she snuggled next to him. “Besides, this can give us a bit of practice. I never realized how comfy you are, G.” She laid her head on his chest and relaxed a bit.
Rolling his eyes at her teasing, he said, “Very funny.” But he let her lay on top of him. The quiet was nice and soon they were drifting off to sleep.
***
Callen woke up a couple hours after they fell asleep. If Sam found out about this, he would declare it a victory. It has been the longest time he had slept at one time in a long time. He noticed that his partner was still asleep, so he stayed still as to not wake her.
He sighed. He had not thought much about Sam and the others since he joined SHIELD. Both Fury and Nadia told him that the team and Hetty were against what Granger did but could do nothing about it. Well, to a point. After getting out of prison, Callen sent a text to Sam to keep his job and make sure that Granger did not do anything stupid. Then what Sam told him next disturbed him. Hetty resigned - retired actually. Vance could not stop her this time, not if he wanted to keep the peace. Fortunately for the LA branch of the OSP, Vance put Gibbs up as Operations Manager. That surprised Callen the most. He figured Granger would pick Hetty’s replacement; but Vance did his own thing. But he wondered what possessed Gibbs to agree to the promotion. Guess he would have to get in contact with the older man at a later date.
But as for now, he did not know what to think. Everything had happen so fast that he had not had time to really process it. Now, he just wondered what was going to happen to him next. He was not too sure about anything yet; however, he was beginning to feel comfortable about it. Before he could muse on it a bit, he felt Nadia begin to wake up. “Ready to get up, sleepyhead?” he said as her eyes fluttered open.
“How long have we been asleep?” she asked as she slowly moved to stretch her body.
“A couple hours,” replied Callen as also moved, though for some reason he missed the feeling of her in his arms. He shook his head. “Want to get something to eat?”
She smiled and nodded. “Food sounds good,” she said as she grabbed her purse, checking it to make sure that she had the “essentials” - her gun, her knives, as well as her ID. Callen laughed lightly at this.
They soon found a nice little restaurant just around the corner that had very good food. But the suspicious glances and coldness from the townspeople was becoming more noticeable. They even ran into a few people that rudely told them off. “This is really strange,” said Callen as they took a walk after eating. They were walking down one of the paths that went by the forest. It was actually a very lovely evening, with the cool breeze and the clear sky. The stars were out in force tonight.
“Ya think?” retorted Nadia. “They seem to not want us here.”
“The question is why. If they were part of the tourists’ disappearances, they should be more friendly to us.”
“Ruth is,” murmured Nadia. Thoughts began to race through her mind. “What if it’s not everyone in town. What if…”
“It’s a certain group of people,” ended Callen, understanding where she was coming from. “But my first question stands.”
“There has to be a certain reason,” she said. But before she could muse on it any longer, a sharp cry rang out. “What the hell was that?” she wondered as she looked around. But all she felt was Callen pulling her closer to him. Wondering why he was doing that, she looked up at him but noticed that he was looking towards the woods. That was when she gasped. Standing at the edge of the woods was a…creature; though that was the best word for it. It was a bipedal animal that could pass for a werewolf but definitely was not. Its back was severely hunched, its fur was black, and its eyes glowed an unearthly green.
“I think we better go,” whispered Callen as he began to pull Nadia back with him. “Besides, if we pull out guns now, people will be really suspicious.”
“Good point,” she muttered. When they made it back next to a building, the creature disappeared. “Well, that was interesting,” said Nadia.
“At least we know what has been causing people to disappear,” said Callen.
“But for what?”
“Another question to add to the list.”
Nadia sighed. “Let’s get back to the B&B,” she said. “I think that a good night’s sleep might do us some good,” she suggested as she leaned against her partner. Somehow this case had become a lot more complicated.
“Let’s get going,” he said as they moved towards the direction of the bed and breakfast, all the while unaware that something is watching them.
***
A/N: Yep, I put Gibbs in charge of the LA OSP. So it is AU of the last season of NCIS. I am currently working on how Vance conned Gibbs into taking the position. So you can keep a lookout for that. Now on to Chapter 3