TREPIDATION

PART 3

The Avenger's watched with sad eyes as an agent was placed slowly into the corner, where all of the ones that couldn't win their fights were placed. The casualties were starting to stack as Loki came up with more dangerous games, the last one was a lava floor where you had to reach the goal before the timer went out, Natasha had almost failed it, she had a searing burn on her left foot which was being tended to by Doctor Banner. Rei hovered nearby, worried about her friend.

"The next challenge I like to call is a 'Word Search'." Loki stated, he seemed happy, unlike everyone stuck in the forcefield, "You have to reach down on your knees and touch the words on the ground. It will only work with your hands."

Thor bristled, but calmed down as Rei neared him, "I have an idea." She stated, "We'll do a wheelbarrow."

"A wheelbarrow?" Thor asked, not familiar with the term.

"You grab my feet and I walk around on my hands." She explained.

Thor nodded his understanding just as Loki put out his rules, "As some of you are injured, or dead," He stated it like it was listing dirty washing, "Not everyone will have to go on their hands and knees. Have fun."

They all watched as words suddenly appeared on the floors, people clambering onto their hands and knees to touch them. Rei did a handstand and nodded in approval as Thor grabbed her feet. They walked around, Rei touching as many words as she could.

As the challenge ended everyone stood back up. Several agent's had seen Rei's idea and had copied it. The result?

The intercom buzzed, "You dare mock me?" Loki growled, "I hold your lives in my fingers you quims, and yet you dare to do that? You girl, your the one that instigated this, and shall be punished accordingly."

Rei winced and Thor shook his head, "Brother, stop this childish act at once!"

But instead Rei was placed inside of a forcefield, she breathed hard, trying not to panic, she watched as a huge rhino appeared inside of the cage.

"Be punished, quim." Loki stated, his attention fully on the battle.

Rei swore under her breath.