A/N: Hey, everyone! Okay, I've been so incredibly obsessed with the Avengers lately, that I just had to write this! I promise, for those of you reading my Dragon Age fanfic, Just Cal Me Kat, I am working on the next chapter, and I will try to update it again as soon as possible. For now, I really hope you guys enjoy this!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Avengers, or anything Marvel related in any sense. If I did, Steve Rogers would be MINE! lol, I only own my OC, and the other two belong to my friends Liz and Megan.
"Come on, you slowpokes! I'm not letting Jimmy beat us again!" The shout ricocheted off the trees as a small group ran through the forest. A groan quickly followed as two young women crawled out of the bushes, scratched up and out of breath as they chased after their friend.
"Avalon! Wait up!" they called in tandem to someone ahead of them. The girl, Avalon, finally slowed to a stop about twenty feet away, her short, black curls swaying in the wind. She sighed, turning her electric blue eyes to them as they finally caught up.
"Really, you two, my grandma runs faster than you, may she rest in peace..." Avalon Knight had always been very competitive with her older brother, and tended to let things get out of hand pretty quick; in this case, her desire to defeat him had led to a game of manhunt at their family's annual Halloween party, and it swiftly shifted into an all-out war between the two siblings.
"Really, Avvie," the shortest, with long, blonde hair imitated, putting her hands on her hips, "you're an adult now. Can't you and your brother just get along this once?" Avalon rolled her eyes and turned back around, trying not to snag her costume on the thorns beneath her feet.
"Aw, Iris, have a little fun once in a while!" she laughed and moved out of sight without waiting for her reply. Iris just sighed as they started moving, waving their red-haired friend along with them.
"C'mon, Sadie, no use letting her wander off alone… again…" Sadie nodded, trying to gently pull the leaves from her hair as they continued on. They walked onward for nearly an hour, climbing over thorns and bushes to get as far from the other team as Avalon deemed worthy, until they finally found themselves lost amidst the endless foliage. They wandered in circles for a few minutes, stumbling around in the darkness without the light of the moon to help guide them.
"Avvie, let's face it," Iris called out, wrapping her cape tighter around her shoulders, "We're lost, in the woods, with no light or any means of communication." Avalon didn't respond, staring out between two dead trees in front of her.
"Avalon?" Sadie whispered, stepping up behind her, "What is it?"
"That's what I'd like to know…" The brunette replied, pushing forward through the blackened branches. Sadie looked to Iris, who shrugged, and they both followed behind her. They found themselves in a circular clearing about ten feet across, where the earth was charred almost perfectly from the center.
"It looks like a bomb went off…" Sadie said, slightly in awe as she knelt down in the dirt. "What do you think happened here?"
"I haven't the slightest idea…" Iris replied, "But maybe, we might be able to find our way back to Avalon's parent's house from here. Can anyone see the North Star?"
"Hold on a second, Iry," Avalon whispered, glancing around again, "Something isn't right here." She walked around the circle's edges, looking closely at its center. A marking shone in the light of the stars, slightly blue against the black, charred ground. They stepped closer to it, surrounding it.
"That looks like…"Iris trailed off, eyes widening as the marking began to glow. A low humming sound began to fill the air around them.
"Uh, do you guys hear that?" Sadie whimpered, green eyes looking up at the night sky. The other two nodded, watching as the symbol glowed brighter and brighter, turning almost icy blue in color. Thick, black clouds rolled in, hiding the stars from their view as thunder rumbled.
"What is going on?" Iris wondered aloud, backing away from the center. The humming only got louder and louder, and heat lightning began flashing above them.
"Guys, I think we should move…" Avalon raised her voice to be heard above all the noise, but they didn't budge, staring up as the clouds got thicker and darker, the lightning becoming more threatening and ominous as the seconds passed. A bright blue bolt appeared to be charging up, aiming right for the center of the clearing.
"Look out!" The bolt struck the mark dead on, lighting the entire area up the same, icy blue. The three women were knocked clean off their feet, crashing to the ground in crumpled heaps the light glowed brighter, turning almost white as they swiftly blacked out.
A/N: I really hope you guys enjoyed this prolouge! I'll try to get to the next chapter soon, and I'll explain their costumes then, too! Please remember to Read & Review! They make me smile, and make me update faster!