𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 || 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 ||

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: 𝐀 𝐉𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐓𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭

TW: descriptions of violent murder and mention of rape

After cracking the Russian code and discovering a way to get to the Russians, they only had to find someone who could fit in the vent.

They tried to see if Dustin could have done it but were unsuccessful. Rosaleen could have used her powers, but she wouldn't want the Russians to know about them, she would use her powers only in a life-or-death situation - and if the TVA wouldn't take her because she broke another universe's equilibrium for the nth time.

"Y'know, I think I know who could help us," Rosaleen just hoped that her presence wouldn't change what happened in the TV series.

"Yeah? Who?" Steve was curious about who the brunette had in mind. But before the girl could tell the small group about the person she was talking about, the said person, unknowingly to them, walked towards the counter.

"Ahoy, sailors! All hands on deck!" said Erica, a little bit louder than what was socially acceptable, since there was no one to serve her. "Ahoy!" this time she yelled, a bit irritated over the two teenagers that should have been there. She rang obnoxiously the bell that was above the counter. "Come on. Get over here and serve me some samples"

-

After the three teenagers, plus the kid, explained to the girl - without the insignificant details - what their plan was, the group went to the back of the store so that Erica could see if she could fit or not in the vents.

"Hmm..." she muttered while inspecting the vent. "Yeah, I don't know"

"You don't know if you can fit?" asked Dustin seriously, he just wanted to know if she would help them in this important mission for the States.

Meanwhile, the mutant girl was attending to the customers with the blue and white uniform that Steve gave her. Unfortunately, the uniform showed all of her tattoos and scars that she got while fighting beside the Avengers, her family, and her hero friends. She felt anxious, sensing all those stares from the people in the Mall made her self-conscious. She tried to control her breath so that she could calm herself.

She couldn't stand all the eyes that she felt were on her, so the brunette girl decided to cover her arms and legs with a long-sleeved shirt and some leggings that she bought in one of the stores.

After wearing them, she felt quite better.

"Oh, I can fit. I just don't know if I want to"

"Are you claustrophobic?" Robin was quite done with the young girl's sassiness, she just wanted to get this 'job' done so that she could return to her quiet life - even if she was amused by the events that she was living in at that moment.

"I don't have phobias" Erica snickered like it was the most obvious thing, how could Robin think that she had phobias?

"Okay, well, what's the problem?"

"The problem is, I still haven't heard what's in this for Erica" Steve couldn't believe that that was the girl's problem.

-

"And here's your ice cream," said Rosaleen, while giving her the sweet delicacy.

"More fudge, please" she stated, before saying "Go on" while waiting for the brunette girl and Steve went fudge her ice cream.

"All right" Robin started while indicating to the young girl the path that she had to go through the vents "You see this? This is the route you're gonna take" She made her finger slip through the map "Then we just wait till the last delivery goes out tonight. Then you knock out the grate, jump down, and open the door"