Eira Connors paced back and forth, worriedly. "Any idea why it's acting this way?" she asked, gesturing to the Tesseract.
"Not for certain, but if this doesn't stop, then this whole place is gonna collapse," said one of the scientists who were trying to figure out what was happening and stop it.
Eira had a really bad feeling. She was so nervous, she wouldn't have been that surprised if it turned out that she had literally worn a rut into the floor. She let out a whine laced with so much anxiety that it hurt. It felt as if her stomach was full of hot acid as she paced. She scratched at her face, trying and failing to calm herself. Eira was scared—no, she was terrified of what was to come. She didn't even know what would happen, though she thought that the Tesseract was summoning something—or someone. She let out a frustrated whimper and stood still just as a beam of bright light shot from the Tesseract.
Oh no. No, no, no, no, please no…
Eira clutched her shoulders, her nails digging into her flesh. "Everyone, get away!" she shouted, as a kneeling figure became visible at the end of the beam. Eira spotted Nick Fury and rushed over to him. "Fury, we need to get the Tesseract and everyone out of here! I have a really bad feeling," she whined. If no one she cared about were here, Eira would have fled long ago. Of course, no one else in the whole lab was as sensitive as Eira to 'feelings', so they didn't really feel the need to leave as urgently.
Fury looked down at the 24-year-old, but didn't answer as he looked at the mystery-man, now standing confidently and looking around, smugly. Eira glared at him and hid a little behind Fury. Although he was extremely handsome, Eira knew that he did not mean well at all. She was reminded of a song, then.
I heard that evil comes disguised like a city of angels…
"We have no quarry with your people," Fury said to him. The man regarded the Director with a sneer. Then he caught sight of Eira. Their eyes met and her breath caught. She had never seen someone with emerald-colored eyes like his, before. They were cold, but she could tell he had been deeply hurt, just by looking at him. His gaze was intense but all she felt at the moment was sympathy for him. She just wanted to walk up to him and give him a hug, let him cry into her shoulder and maybe even cry with him. But Eira knew that that was way out of the question, at the moment.
"Yes, just as an ant has no quarry with a boot," the man answered coldly, turning his gaze back to the one-eyed man. Okay, screw the crying part, now Eira just wanted to kick him. Fury frowned.
"Leave now and you will come to no harm." By this time, Hawkeye had come down from his little 'nest' and was ready to shoot the mysterious man with some arrows. The stranger grinned like a madman. It sent shivers down Eira's spine. It was frightening how quickly he could change from acting almost like a normal person, to a deranged super-villain in a second.
"I warn you…" But Nick Fury was cut off when the man suddenly lashed out, blue light shooting from the staff in his hand at everyone in the room. Eira quickly ducked down low, in order to avoid getting hit.
When a familiar voice cried out, however, Eira bolted toward the point of origin, not caring that she could be shot down easily. "Liam!" she called, frantically running to her brother's aid. She knelt by her fallen brother, helping him into a sitting position.
Liam's bright purple hair was messy from the fall and he was holding his abdomen, protectively. "Damn," he said. "For a villain, he's pretty hot." Despites the situation, Eira smiled uncertainly.
"You just got shot with some weird energy-stuff and all you can think of is that the guy who shot you is hot?"
"Sexy, even," Liam added, grinning. Eira snorted, happy that her brother was acting okay, but still quite worried because of the situation.
"You better not be pulling a Mercutio," Eira said, almost seriously.
Liam smirked at her. "'Tis but a scratch, a scratch. Marry, 'tis enough' and hurts like hell."
"If you weren't already hurt I'd hit you," Eira stated, turning on her knees so that she could see what was happening to the man behind her.
He's taking the Tesseract! That bastard!
Without thinking, she sprung forward, barely registering her brother's shouts of protest. She wasn't thinking as she jumped at the leather and green-clad thief's back. Unfortunately, she went right through him and hit the floor.
Stunned, Eira whipped her head around frantically, searching for the mystery-man. She let her instincts take over for a second and found herself spinning around to face a blast of blue energy. She almost didn't have time to think. Almost.
HOLY CRAP, am I seriously going to die this stupidly?
Throwing her arms in front of her head and shutting her eyes tightly, Eira braced herself for whatever was to come. She felt the energy hit something in front of her, throwing her back a few feet and knocking the breath from her lungs.
Eira opened her eyes as she began to breathe again and lifted herself off from the floor into a sitting position. She was suddenly aware of the ring on her right middle finger. It was hot but it didn't burn. She looked at the silver and amber memento of her mother's.
It's glowing! Is that steam?
Remembering that the mysterious man was still around, she looked up. Every conscious eye was on her, staring in awe.
"Well, I certainly wasn't expecting that," a menacing voice admitted. Eira got to her feet and turned around to face him, suddenly more confident, but still uneasy. He studied her for a moment, and Eira sensed that he too, was weary. She stood straight, and kept her eyes locked on his face, trying to keep him from seeing the shock in hers.
How the hell did that happen? Nothing's ever done that before!
Eira involuntarily gasped as he turned his eyes met hers once more. She was mesmerized by the color of his irises once again. He took a step closer, now smirking. She was suddenly knocked out of her stupor when she sensed an urgency to protect the Tesseract coming from Fury. Eira's eyes widened as she stared up at the man, taking a step backwards, realizing from Fury's tension that it was just a few feet in front of him. As the man took another step, Eira breathed in deeply before turning quickly and bolting towards the Tesseract.
Eira's heart raced not just because of the running, but the adrenaline rush. It was exhilarating. She felt as if she could do anything, but she knew that was untrue. Especially when the green-eyed guy appeared right in front of her. Eira knew she couldn't stop, so she threw herself on the ground, still being propelled toward the man, in the hopes of tripping him. She kept her legs out straight and boot (or as Liam liked to say 'Shitkickers') met shin. The man fell, giving Eira the chance to try again.
She didn't get three feet before she was hit with an arrow in the shoulder. Crying out, she heard her brother shout her name as she fell, clutching her injured limb. Pulling the arrow out, she was relieved to see that it was one that wasn't going to explode in her face. Eira looked behind her at Clint. She couldn't feel his emotions. It was like he was 'hollow'. Then she saw his eyes. A blue film, like a cataract covered them, but it was brighter, and reminded Eira of frost.
Suddenly, the whole building shook and it was just then that Eira realized that there was a portal of some sort right above their heads.
How on Earth did I not see that before?
Eira listened as Hawkeye, Mystery-Dude, and Dr. Selvig talked. The building was collapsing. She looked at Liam, who was struggling to get up, then at the Director, who was feigning unconsciousness. She knew that the thief had the Tesseract, but she couldn't do anything by herself. Even without him controlling the scientist and assassin, she was overpowered. Eira closed her eyes as she felt the trio leave. She knew that Agent Hill was outside and would try to stop them. It was a futile attempt.
Loki.
She suddenly remembered a dream she had had a while before. She was standing in some aircraft with several people she recognized. Tony Stark, or, Ironman, Fury, Natasha a.k.a. Black Widow, and Steve Rogers, or Captain America. As Eira turned her head, she saw Mystery Thief, who she now knew as 'Loki', looking back at her curiously with his emerald gaze. There was no malice in his eyes. She knew immediately that he was up to something. She felt a strange emotion coming from him. It was unfamiliar to her and foggy. It was like someone was trying to literally use an eraser to 'erase' her lungs. It was a strange sensation. But she found herself liking it, surprisingly. Her attention was turned to the weather outside. It was stormy. Then, something hit the roof of the aircraft. Thor. Said god of thunder appeared, stormed in, grabbed Loki, and then flew out. It was almost comical.
Eira was literally shaken out of her trance by a very worried-looking Liam. She blinked a couple times to clear her head completely. "We need to get out of here, Baby Sis," he said. Eira nodded and stood on shaky legs. Supporting each other's weight, they made their way to the exit, where Nick Fury was waiting impatiently for them. Eira couldn't remember much afterward because she was soon knocked unconscious by falling debris.