As many of you have most likely noticed all the chapters for Live to Rise have been deleted. The reason being I have decided to rewrite it. I feel like I rushed with the original chapters and you all deserve better. The entire story line will change along with the main characters name. So with that being said, I hope you all enjoy the newly revamped Live to Rise!
Disclaimer: I don't own The Avengers. I just own October Donovan.
One last jet landed on the helicarrier before it went airborne. A woman in her mid-twenties climbed out of the jet, her brunette hair flying around her face. A pair of aviator sunglasses hid her light brown eyes from view. She was dressed in a pair of Distressed skinny jeans, a red tank top, converse and a black leather jacket. She slung an olive military duffel bag over her shoulder and made her way inside the helicarrier. Her converse clad feet hit the floor softly as she made her way to the main deck.
When she arrived on deck many S.H.I.E.L.D agents were sitting in front of computers as the helicarrier took off. She recognized Maria Hill, Nick Fury's second-in-command in the center of the room directing the other agents. The woman entered the room and walked over to the round table with the S.H.I.E.L.D emblem in the middle. Two men stood along the railing looking down at the other agents. One had blonde hair slicked back and dressed in a nice pair of dark trousers and a checkered top tucked into his pants. The second man had brown hair and tanned skin. He too was dressed in a pair of brown pants and a purple top with a matching brown blazer. Fury stood behind the men while Natasha Romanoff stood off to her right.
Natasha was the first one to notice the woman and smiled. The woman returned her smile as she dropped her bag onto the floor. The bag made a loud thud causing the men to turn around. Fury looked at the woman and smirked before walking over to her.
"I see you made it on time Agent Donovan." Fury said. The two men behind him looked at each other and then at the newcomer.
"I would have been here sooner had my mission went smoother." The woman replied crossing her arms.
Fury turned to Steve and Dr. Banner. The woman walked up next to Fury and took a closer look at the men. Her eyes lingered on Steve longer than she anticipated which didn't go unnoticed by him. Fury brought her from her thoughts as he began introducing her.
"This is Agent October Donovan. I've called her in to help and with her skills she's be a reliable asset. Donovan this is Doctor Bruce Banner and Captain Steve Rogers." Fury said.
October held out her hand for the men to shake and gave them a smile. "It's a pleasure to meet you both."
"The pleasure is all mine ma'am." Steve said with a nod of his head.
Bruce nodded and muttered his response. October looked away from the men as Natasha walked over to her.
"I'll show you to your new room." Natasha said. October grabbed her bag, slinging it over her shoulder and turned to Steve and Dr. Banner. She gave them a smile and wave before following Natasha to her room.
/TTA/
Natasha led October down a few halls and stairs until they finally reached her room. The hallway was lined with multiple doors to which October believed led to more rooms. Natasha opened the door and stood to the side letting October in first. The room was a decent size as October walked inside. The bed sat in the center of the room and had black sheets; a bedside table was on the right side of the bed, a dresser stood along the wall across from the bed while a bathroom was next to it.
"This is definitely an improvement over the last room." October said with a smile. Natasha stood beside her and smirked. She knew within a matter of minutes October would be rearranging the room to her liking. October dropped her bag to the floor and started pushing the bed up against the far wall opposite the door. She also moved the bedside table and the desk she had missed hidden in the corner. Natasha shook her head at the woman as she sat on the desk chair. When October was finished she looked around at her handiwork.
"I hope I'm not intruding ma'am." Steve said walking into the room.
"Not at all." October said picking up her bag. She unzipped the bag and started pulling clothes out, setting them on the bed. She then proceeded to pull out a laptop, a couple books, iPod dock and a padlocked black box.
"You still haven't shown me what is in that box 'Tober." Natasha said using her nickname.
October turned around and smirked giving her no other response. She got down on her knees and slid the box under the bed. A beeping and Maria's voice carried around the room, calling each of them to the main deck.
Fury, October, Natasha and Steve stood in the center main deck as the agents ran Loki's facial recognition. Agent Coulson stood next to Steve telling him about his vintage Captain America trading cards. October couldn't help but over hear Coulson's conversation. She caught Steve's eye and gave him a smile. A screen beeped signaling they located Loki.
"We got a hit. Sixty seven percent match. Weight, cross match, seventy nine percent." Agent Sitwell said.
"Location?" Coulson asked.
"Stuttgart, Germany. 28, Konigstrasse. He's not exactly hiding." Sitwell went on to say.
"Captain, you're up." Fury said turning toward him. October watched Steve exit the room when she received a nudge to the side. Natasha sent her a smirk.
"October you're going with them." Fury said turning to her. Bruce looked up and glanced over at the brunette. His curiosity got the better of him when he first met October. There was no file on her so he did some of his own research; however he came up empty handed. He turned back to the screens and continued his work.
/TTA/
October and Natasha climbed into the jet and fastened themselves into their seats. They were waiting on Steve to show up. Steve walked onto the jet, his boots reverberating along the jet's interior. October turned around in her seat to look at him, dressed in his Captain America uniform. Natasha nudged October's arm signaling they were ready to go. Steve took a seat on the bench as October started the jet and took over the controls.
"It's been awhile since you last flew one of these. Are you sure you still remember everything?" Natasha asked.
"Stop being so paranoid Nat. I can handle a jet or have you forgotten already?" October smirked pushing the controls forward and taking off.
October hovered over Loki's location allowing Steve to jump from the jet. Loki had the crowd kneeling before him. They could overhear every word Loki was saying.
"Is not this simpler? Is this not your natural state? It's the unspoken truth of humanity, that you crave subjugation. The bright lure of freedom diminishes your life's joy in a mad scramble for power, for identity. You were made to be ruled. In the end, you will always kneel." Loki said walking amongst the crowd.
An older man stood up, defying the god of mischief. "Not to men like you." He said.
"There are no men like me." Loki said walking toward the man.
"There are always men like you."
Loki looked around the crowd, motioning to the older man, "Look to your elder, people. Let him be an example." He raised his scepter getting ready to execute the man when Captain America intervened.
"You know, the last time I was in Germany and saw a man standing above everybody else, we ended up disagreeing." Captain America said.
Loki stood up and faced him. "The soldier. A man out of time."
"I'm not the one who's out of time." Steve said initiating a fight. He dodged Loki's attacks and landed some of his own when the jet appeared. Natasha's voice came over the speaker as October brought out the machine guns.
"Loki, drop the weapon and stand down." Natasha said. Loki didn't answer as he sent a blast at Steve sending him to the ground.
"Kneel!"
"Not today." Steve said flipping over Loki.
Natasha and October hovered above watching the two fight. Natasha spoke up, "They're all over the place."
"Agent Romanoff, Tober, did you miss me?" Stark's voice said as he flew by them and blasting Loki.
"Make your move, Reindeer Games." Stark said. October rolled her eyes at Tony and his usual antics. She had to remember to give him a piece of her mind when they got back to the helicarrier.
Loki put his hands up in surrender as his helmet vanished. Tony walked forward, "Good move."
"Mister Stark."
"Captain."
October rolled her eyes again as she waited for them to board. She watched as Loki was placed on the bend opposite of Steve. Tony walked by Steve and leaned on the two women's chairs as his faceplate opened.
"I'm surprised you're here Tober. I thought you were on probation after last time." Tony said. October glanced over her shoulder and sent him a glare. He held his hands up and backed away slowly. Steve watched the exchange, his eyes lingering on October. He turned away when Tony walked over and took a seat.
/TTA/
They were flying smoothly until it started to thunder and lightning followed by the jet shaking. October tightened her grip on the controls as the jet shook again followed by more thunder and lightning.
"Where's this coming from?" Natasha asked looking out the window. October maneuvered the jet as another streak of lightning lit up the sky. Steve's voice carried over to them and catching their attention, Natasha turned around looking at the men.
"What's the matter? Scared of a little lightning?" Steve asked the worried looking Loki.
"I'm not overly fond of what follows." He replied as the back of the jet smashed open. October held the jet straight as the back end smashed; she set to work on fixing the when Stark's voice stopped her.
"Now there's that guy."
"Another Asgardian?" Natasha asked. October had a hunch of who it might be.
"Think the guy's a friendly?" Steve asked. October chuckled lightly to herself. She missed what Tony said as he jumped from the jet flying after the two gods.
"I'd sit this one out, Cap" Natasha said turning around in her seat.
"I don't see how I can."
"These guys come from legends, they're basically Gods." Natasha explained.
Steve's comment had October chuckling again earning a look from Natasha. "There's only one God, ma'am. And I'm pretty sure he doesn't dress like that." Steve jumped from the jet with a parachute on his back.
Natasha sighed and turned around. October turned the jet around and went to hover over the fight that was ensuing. Natasha shook her head as she watched the men fight. October watched as Steve used his shield to block Thor's hammer sending the God flying back.
"It's about damn time." October said.
/TTA/
October landed back on the helicarrier and headed toward Banner's lab. Everyone stood inside talking as Loki was escorted by the lab. He smirked at everyone inside as his eyes landed on October. His smirk disappeared as he looked at her. She didn't turn away until he was no longer in view, and then she turned to the others.
"Is there a little history between you two?" Tony asked messing with one of the tablets.
"I don't even know him Tony." October replied crossing her arms. Tony stopped what he was doing and looked over at her. She had her eyes closed and head tilted down and leaned against the wall. Tony noticed he looked paler than usual. Everyone watched as Tony walked over to the woman against the wall. He placed the back of his hand against her forehead. October jumped away from the sudden contact, but relaxed her stance when she saw it was only Tony. Tony put his hand back on her forehead.
"You should get some sleep." He said.
"I'm fine…" October started to protest, but was cut off.
"October if you do not rest I will be forced to tie you to your bed until you are better. Remember?" Tony smirked. October glared at him before walking out of the lab and onto the main deck. She took a seat at the round table and pulled up one of the screens. Fury stood in front of Loki, interrogating him. The others joined her shortly and took a seat. Thor stood next to the table listening to the interrogation.
"It's an impressive cage. Not built, I think, for me." Loki laughed with a smirk.
"Built for something a lot stronger than you." Fury said.
"Oh I've heard." Loki looked directly into the camera knowing the others were watching. "The mindless beast, makes play to be the man. How desperate are you to call on these lost creatures to defend you, especially someone like Miss Donovan."
October froze and looked up. Multiple eyes were on her, each holding a questioning look. She ignored them and looked back down at the screen. Fury stepped forward with a menacing look.
"How desperate am I? You threaten my world with war. You steal a force you can't hope to control. You talk about peace and you kill cause it's fun. You have made me very desperate. You might not be glad that you did"
"Ooh. It burns you to come so close. To have the Tesseract, to have power, unlimited power. And for what? A warm light for all mankind to share, and then to be reminded what real power is." Loki said.
"Yeah, well, you let me know if Real Power wants a magazine or something" Fury turned around and left Loki in his glass cell.
October swiped the screen away from her and cradled her head in her hands. Tony was right she needed rest or she would be useless to the team. Bruce's voice made her raise her head.
"He really grows on you, doesn't he?"
"Loki's gonna drag this out. So, Thor, what's his play?" Steve asked turning to Thor.
"He has an army called the Chitauri, that none of Asgard nor any world knows. He means to lead them against your people. They will win him the earth. Return, I suspect, for the Tesseract." Thor explained.
"So he's building another portal. That's what he needs Erik Selvig for." Bruce said. Thor turned around upon hearing Selvig's name.
"Selvig?" he asked, brow furrowed. October took the opportunity to get up and leave. Tony watched October enter the hallway leaving the others in the room, talking. He hoped she took his advice seriously and if not he'd take matters into his own hands. She walked in the opposite direction as him. Tony entered the room just as Banner asked why they needed Iridium.
"It's a stabilizing agent." Tony said as Agent Coulson followed him. "It means the portal won't collapse on itself, like it did at S.H.I.E.L.D."
"No hard feelings Point Break, you've got a mean swing." Tony said to Thor hitting his arm. He went on to talk about the Iridium "Also, it means the portal can open as wide, and stay open as long, as Loki wants."
/TTA/
October made a trip to the Medical Bay for some medicine. As she exited the room she ran into something hard, gripping the bottle tighter in her hand. Steve grabbed onto October's arm steadying her.
"I'm sorry about that, I wasn't watching where I was going." She said looking up. Her eyes widened when she realized who she ran into. Steve gave her a prize winning smile.
"It's alright. What is that?" he asked pointing to the bottle.
"It's just some medicine. My head has been killing me for a while now." She said eyeing the bottle. Her head popped up when it dawned on her why Steve would be down here. There really wasn't much to see except the Medical Bay and… She glanced up at Steve.
"Where exactly are you heading Steve?" she asked.
Steve didn't answer her as he side-stepped around her continuing down the hall. She ran to catch up with him, following him to a locked door. She recognized the room and the warnings around the door. She was brought from her thoughts when Steve pried open the door with his hands. He gave her one last look and entered the room. October waited for Steve to return and when he did she wasn't expecting the item he brought with him.
"What the hell is that?" she asked eyeing the strange weapon.
"This is S.H.I.E.L.D.'s phase two." Steve said stalking off down the corridor. October shook her head and ran after Steve. She wasn't told much of Phase two and she already didn't like the looks of it.
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and please don't forget to review! I love hearing from my readers! Night everyone! (Waves)
