Hey! Just thought I'd put another "alternate ending/sequel" blurb up! It's kind of fun writing this plot line that never was, and it's a good way to loosen up; kind of like a writing exercise. Hopefully it'll be amusing/interesting to someone else! :P

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Blinking twice, she found herself lying on a tile floor, her body limp against the cool surface. She was facing a tall, wide window that looked over a city that she couldn't name. Her face felt sticky and taut as she struggled to sit up. With one trembling had she could feel her own swollen cheeks and eyes. Beneath her nose was crusty and tight and she found flakes of dried blood on her fingertips when she pulled her hand away.

"What the..."

Outside the city was in shambles. Bones of rebar jutted out sharply in the hazy blue sky, dimmed by smoke and ash. It almost seemed like the whole city, as far as the eye could see, had been consumed by a now dying fire. Sutton felt a curdling in her stomach. What had caused such destruction? The question made her instinctively gag but she couldn't quite piece together why that would be, besides the fact that it was horrible. There was a confusing weight on her shoulders like a heavy regret that she didn't understand, but it made her all the more uneasy. If only she could remember! But remember what?

What she'd done.

Sutton's legs buckled wildly as the thought struck her.

Her? She'd done?

No. This couldn't have been her doing. But her stomach was cramping and tears were starting to roll down her cheeks regardless of her denial. In no time at all of her body was wracked in heaving sobs that she couldn't control. Every breath that she managed to take was quickly stolen by her gasping cries. She was practically keening for a full five minutes before it even dawned on her as to why. Her head shot up towards the window, eyes widening and pupils constricting as tears still continued to pour out of the corners.

She did do this.

Loki had taken her, left her in the Nothing, manipulated her into doing his bidding. And she had completely crumbled. He had spoken to her words that weren't true, but in her jumbled state of mind she had believed him.

What-what had she done?

What was she capable of?

Her limbs were still trembling as she attempted to support herself using the window.

A world where the Avengers had lost the war, that's what she had created. A world where Loki won and now reigned as earth's king. She was sickened by herself. It was obvious that he had not returned her home or ever had that intention in the first place. He was probably planning on keeping her here for future use. Words could not describe how violated and stupid she felt.

She shouldn't have done it!

No matter the price, she shouldn't have caved. She should have just sacrificed herself for her friends, and the world, like actual heroes did. Her friends, the Avengers, who were probably-

No!

No, they weren't dead!

She could feel her diaphragm began to seize in panic while her mind flew through her fragmented memory.

No. No matter what Loki had said she could never imagine the Avengers dead. Imprisoned, yes; but alive.

Her heart calmed slightly with this knowledge.

Even standing on her own two, bare feet, she didn't dare move away from the support of the window. Her arms and legs felt limp and exhausted and a headache danced around the edges of her skull. It felt almost like she'd barely took a step back from the brink of death itself. She wiped more dried blood from above her lip absentmindedly.

If she had caused this...could she fix it? Could she put it all back?

Well, she had to no matter what! She would have done it that very moment, but her brain felt particularly tender. It was oddly similar to that pulling ache after a harsh workout at the gym, only worse. Like if she tried to think too hard she might tear something important. That thought didn't really appeal to her. And the fact that she'd had a nose bleed and been unconscious, things that rarely to never happened to her, only displayed how much effort this world change had taken.

Sutton didn't know how long she was leaned up against the window before she couldn't stand looking out over the broken city anymore. Turning to look back into the room she was being held in, she searched for anything that could be relevant to her. It was a nice room, obviously built without concern to cost. The exact function of the room was not obvious, as there was not one piece of furniture to give her any hints. Just the polished tile floor, the large window, and a couple doors. Sutton took a shuddering breath and pulled at her tangled, frizzy hair.

Using the window, and then the wall, as support she was able to slowly make her way around the empty room to the closest door. When she managed to push it open, and it shouldn't have been as difficult as it had been to do so, she was met with another, smaller empty room. She assumed it was a closet. The next door opened into an equally empty bathroom. The last door didn't open at all.

With her short but draining exploration complete, Sutton tried to ignore her churning stomach and stuttering heart by feebly telling herself that she'd set everything right once her brain felt like it'd healed up.

If she could destroy the world, then she could fix it. She could make it right.

She could fix this, she could fix this, she would fix this.

She had to fix this.

It was getting hard to keep her eyes open now, her body was beginning to sag towards the floor. Swaying side to side, Sutton managed to curl herself up against the wall with her back to the large, accusing window. A few tears still managed to leak out despite feeling like she'd cried herself out. Her bottom lip quivered and she bit down into it harshly.

Loki would pay for this.

Once she set the world straight and the Avengers were free she would see to the retribution for herself. He wanted to abuse her 'potential'? Well, she'd show him just how much potential she really had.

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